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Community Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 13, 2015 A3 W HAT ’ S H APPENING The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575- 0710. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 Malheur holds burning open house • 5-8 p.m., Malheur Supervisor’s Office, 431 Patterson Bridge Rd., John Day All are welcome to the informational open house about Malheur National Forest’s prescribed fire pro- gram. There will be an opportunity for questions, and information will be available on all aspects, including burn locations, methods and reason for using prescribed burns. Gluten-free meeting • 6 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge Sandy Bupp will teach how to make gluten-free finger foods for your next party. This will be the final regular monthly gluten-free meeting. THURSDAY, MAY 14 Senior Advisory Council to meet • 10:30 a.m., John Day Senior Center The meeting will finalize recommendations for council by-laws. The public is welcome to attend. Call 541-820- 3530 for more information. Farmers Market introductory meeting • 6 p.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day Interested vendors for the 2015 John Day Farm- ers Market are encouraged to attend. Vendor space is again $50 for the season, which runs every Satur- day from mid-June to mid-October, or $5 per Saturday. Those unable to attend, but who wish to participate, or for any other information, call 541-932-2725 or 415-748- 8697. SATURDAY, MAY 16 Prairie City School yard sale • 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Prairie City School Bargains galore await shoppers in the sale which bene- fits school facility improvement. Beekeeper field day • Noon, Diamond Hitch Mule Ranch, Kimberly Beginners will be able to discuss basic bee management and start-up, while advanced beekeepers will talk about splitting hives. Bring a snack and a veil, or any other pro- tective gear you prefer, and extra gear to share with others. The event is free, but donations are welcome. Contact Matt Allen or Liz Lovelock at 541-934-9101 or apricotapiaries@ gmail.com. MONDAY, MAY 18 This is Grant School District No. 3’s second budget committee meeting for the fiscal year July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained at the district office from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Anyone may attend the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the budget committee. The district office is at 401 N. Canyon City Blvd. For more information, visit www. grantesd.k12.or.us/District-3/Financial.htm. Democrat meeting • 6:30 p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Canyon City Grant County Democrats will meet in the church’s par- ish house on 139 S. Washington St. All local democrats are encouraged to attend. Call 541-542-2633. FRIDAY, MAY 22 Fair Queen coronation dinner • 5:30-7:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall Dr. Keith Thomas and other medical professionals will discuss the benefits of medical screenings and how they may save your life. Everyone is welcome to attend. Dinner and child care are free, and there will be door prizes too. For more information or help with transportation, call 541- 620-8261. • 6 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day The coronation dinner honors 2015 Grant Coun- ty Fair and Rodeo Queen Reitta Wyllie. The eve- ning includes a spaghetti dinner, and both live and silent auctions. The cost is $10 a person. Funds raised will help Queen Wyllie represent Grant County as she travels to regional functions. Other fair courts are planning to attend, and all past and present fair courts are welcome, too. For more information, call the fair office at 541-575-1900. Genealogical Society luncheon Skywarn Weather Spotter training Healthy Together Project TUESDAY, MAY 19 • Noon, Outpost Restaurant, John Day Susan Sintay will speak on the history of the Outpost building and television in Grant County at the next lun- cheon meeting of the Grant County Genealogical Society. All are welcome to attend. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 District No. 3 budget meeting • 6 p.m., District office, Canyon City TUESDAY, MAY 26 • 1 p.m., Grant County Regional Airport, John Day Volunteers are welcome to the free training, of- fered by the National Oceanic and Atmospher- ic Administration’s National Weather Service. Advance registration is not required. There will be light refreshments and door prizes. The training is co-sponsored by Grant County Emergency Management. For more in- formation, contact Dennis Hull, 541-969-7136 or dennis. hull@noaa.gov. It’s oyster season! Fill up on fun, seafood May 16 in Seneca By Cheryl HoeÀ er Blue Mountain Eagle SENECA – If you love oys- ters – and even if you don’t – you’ll want to be in Seneca this Saturday. Fresh oysters brought in from the coast will be the main attraction at the annual Seneca Oyster Feed, held in Seneca City Park. The all-you-can-eat feast includes oysters, garlic bread, salads, corn and drinks for $20 a person. Not crazy about oysters? Burgers will be served at a nearby stand. The meal doesn’t start until noon, but the fun begins much earlier. Other activities include a softball tournament and a golf scramble for four-person teams. The golf scramble starts at 8 a.m., and the cost is $10 a per- VRQ$UHYHUVHGUDZUDIÀHZLOO be held, with over $1,000 in prizes at stake – including $500 cash as the top prize. Tickets are $5 each. This is the 24th year for the popular event, which draws crowds from well outside Grant County. To sign up for golf, call 541- 542-2201, and for softball, 541- Eagle file photo 620-4533. For general questions about Servers dish up meals to throngs of hungry oyster lovers at the 2014 Seneca the Oyster Feed, call Seneca Oyster Feed. This year’s event – the 24th annual – will be Saturday, May 16, in Seneca. City Hall, 541-542-2161. College, EOU set open house Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Blue Moun- tain Community College and Eastern Oregon University will hold an open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at their quarters in the new Education Service District building, 835 S. Can- yon Blvd. Representatives from both campuses will be on hand, including center directors Ashley Armichardy and Chris Cronin. The community is invited to stop by and tour the new RI¿FHV WKH VWXGHQW FRPSXW er lab for test proctoring and studying, and the state-of-the art classroom spaces. The Grant County ESD has been a partner in provid- ing higher education opportu- nities for county citizens and students through its support of BMCC and EOU for more than 25 years. For more information, contact Chris Cronin at 541- 575-2168 or email ccronin@ eou.edu or Ashley Master- son-Armichardy at. 541-575- 1550 or amastersonarmichar- dy@bluecc.edu. )DPLO\SKDUPDFLHVVHUYLQJ(DVWHUQ2UHJRQRYHU\HDUV Heppner and Condon, Oregon Tree work closes camps Blue Mountain Eagle HINES – Fee camp- grounds on the Malheur National Forest’s Emigrant Creek Ranger District are having temporary closures this week for removal of haz- ard trees. Crews are working through the campgrounds in this order: Delintment Lake, Tip Top, Alder Springs, Buck Springs, Idlewild, Joaquin Miller, Rock Springs, Yellow Jacket Lake, Falls, and Emi- grant. Once the work is done at each site, it will reopen for camping. Visitors are urged to avoid the campgrounds un- WLOWKHSURMHFWLV¿QLVKHGWKLV Saturday. For more information, FRQWDFW WKH (PLJUDQW RI¿FH 541-573-4300. /HWRXUIDPLO\RISKDUPDFLVWVVHUYH\RX :HDUHKDSS\WRWUDQVIHUDQGPDLOSUHVFULSWLRQVDQGZRXOG ZHOFRPHWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRYLVLWZLWK\RXDERXWRXUVHUYLFHV 541-676-9158 We Gladly Accept Visa or MasterCard Blue Mountain Hospital 170 Ford Road, John Day • (541) 575-1311 EVERY OTHER TUESDAY