Community
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
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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-
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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-
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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
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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.
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Tree work closes camps
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grounds on the Malheur
National Forest’s Emigrant
Creek Ranger District are
having temporary closures
this week for removal of haz-
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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.
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each site, it will reopen for
camping. Visitors are urged
to avoid the campgrounds un-
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