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Outdoors & Sports
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
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Blue Mountain Eagle
PRAIRIE CITY – A public
meeting will be held at 6:30
p.m. Wednesday, June 17, in
the Prairie City School library,
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sponsored the tournament
and gave the team tuxedo
shirts for an Eagle on Va-
to discuss the second phase of
the Prairie City Athletic Com-
plex.
The community will have
an opportunity to comment on
such items as the economic
and environmental impact, the
service area, and alternatives to
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cation photo. Team players
are Shaine Madden, Tiler
Voigt, Kaylee Wright, Hai-
lie Wright, Madison McK-
rola, Macy Strong, Taylor
Allen, Tyler Blood, Marissa
Smith, Savanna Randleas,
Baylee Combs, Baylee Met-
calf, Brianna Zweygardt
and Jordyn Young. The
team is coached by Zach
Williams, Mike Strong and
Tammy Clark.
The Wildfire’s next
tournament is June 18-19
in Walla Walla, Wash.
River
rescue
training
on tap
Nominate Your
Educational Hero
Educators play an extremely important role
in our community and are often underappreciated.
This year, Doug’s Motor Vehicle Repair is saying
“Thank you, educators” by honoring an
“Educator of the Month.”
Each month one local educator will be highlighted in
the Blue Mountain Eagle and will receive a $50 gift
certificate from Doug’s Repair. Educator of the Year will
receive $1,000 to be donated to school of their choice.
Nominate your Local Hero by picking up a nomination form at the
Blue Mountain Eagle or Doug’s Repair, or download a copy from the
Blue Mountain Eagle’s website –www.bluemountaineagle.com.
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Gertrude L. Mc Rae
Scholarship Committee
Grant County Judge Scott W. Myers is seeking
qualified volunteers to serve on the Gertrude L.
Mc Rae Charitable Trust Scholarship Committee.
As a requirement of the Mc Rae Charitable Trust,
the committee is comprised of a professional
man or woman, a business man or woman, and
a public school teacher (all who shall be college
or university graduates), and a pastor or minister
of a church in Grant County. The committee
meets once each year in either July or August to
select college and university students to receive
grants from the Charitable Trust. Grant awards
pay for direct school expenses during the
upcoming academic year. Students related in
any way to the Gertrude L. Mc Rae family, a
Scholarship Committee member, or a Wells
Fargo Bank employee may not apply. Interested
persons who qualify to serve on this committee
are asked to contact the County Court office at
541-575-0059 by 5 pm Monday, June 15, 2015.
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The Grant County
Sheriff’s Office is host-
ing a swift-water rescue
training Friday-Sunday,
June 19-21.
The location will de-
pend on water flows.
Likely sites will be in
the
Dayville-Kimber-
ly-Monument area.
Hours will be: 9 a.m.-
5 p.m. Friday and Satur-
day, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday.
The cost is $310 per
person, and the class is
limited to 12 students.
Upon completion, par-
ticipants will be cer-
tified as river rescue
technicians.
The instructor is Nate
Ostis of Wilderness Res-
cue International.
For more information
and to register, contact
Sheriff Glenn Palmer,
gepalmer400@centu-
rytel.net, or 541-575-
1131.
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hits and three runs. Bryce Pie-
te took the mound in the sev-
enth, giving up no hits and no
runs.
Grant Union took an ear-
ly lead; McConnell scored as
Hayden Young grounded out
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inning, Prospector center
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McConnell reached home
in the third when Young sin-
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Grant Union’s score to 3-0.
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ing the plate on two doubles.
Regis continued their hit-
ting barrage in the sixth, load-
ing and clearing the bases for
11 runs.
Delaney said his team’s
pitching was tired and
couldn’t get the outs.
“That was our biggest con-
cern – we knew we weren’t
going to be able to hit with
them,” he said. “We knew
that if they caught on to our
pitchers, we were going to be
in trouble.”
Although Regis outhit
the Pros, Delaney said that
“doesn’t feel nearly as bad as
losing with errors.”
Grant Union had two er-
rors in the game to the Rams’
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“It was a tough loss, but it
was a loss that you can learn
and build from,” he said.
“With our younger kids com-
ing up, it was experience they
need to be prepared for the
future.”
He added that for being
young and inexperienced, his
team had a good season over-
all.
“They had to go through
those bad times to see how
this team is going to win,” he
said.
Regis was set to face
Knappa on Tuesday in the
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scheduled to play Monroe/Al-
sea that day.
The championship game is
Friday at Volcanoes Stadium
in Keizer.
The Prospectors will play
summer ball through June,
facing Baker, La Grande,
Kennedy, Crook County and
other teams.
“They’re fun games, and
more relaxed – played for ex-
perience,” Delaney said.
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10th in the 60-meter dash and
23rd in the 200.
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School has been Treila Os-
Pettit’s plan is to continue borne.
Osborne said earlier in the
with the sport this summer,
participating in Amateur Ath- season that she appreciates that
Pettit always tries her best, is
letic Union (AAU) track.
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tains focus at the meets.
Oakdale, Calif.
“She’s really coachable
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and do my normal events,” she something new and if I ask
her to change a little bit in
said.
Last March, Pettit won any of her events, she always
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at AAU U14 National Track said.
Pettit’s dad, Monument
Championships in Michigan.
Superintendent/Principal
Earl Pettit, has been coach-
ing the high school team, but
said he will turn that posi-
tion over to another person
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and watch and encourage his
daughter as she participates
in the meets.
“It looks to be an exciting
summer of track and field
for Sophia if she continues
to compete and improve like
she has been recently,” he
said.
Sophia said she plans to
compete in volleyball and
basketball, as well as track
and field next school year.
STATE
Drought aid available in county
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John Day City Park
• P OOL O PEN - N O C HARGE !
• A RTS , C RAFTS & A CTIVITY B OOTHS
(some activities at minimal cost)
• K ID ’ S B IATHLON - Running and
Biking events start at 11:30
• $1 Hamburgers and Hotdogs
• $5 All Day Fun - Water Slide,
Bounce House, Gaga Ball,
Dunk Tank & Train
• F REE S NO -C ONES !!
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Prospector Ty McDaniel goes up to bat
in the May 22 game against Baker/Powder Valley.
JOHN DAY – Land-
owners in drought-declared
counties, including Grant,
can apply for aid to help
mitigate the effects of the
dry conditions on crop,
range and forest lands.
The Natural Resources
Conservation Service an-
nounced the funding – up
to $26 million – last week.
June 26 is the deadline to
apply for the aid, and ap-
plications may be submitted
to the local USDA Service
Center.
“This funding will help
Oregonians in the most
drought-stricken areas of
the state to mitigate the im-
Voices from the Past
Who am I?
I was born in 1870 in a house that stood where St.
Thomas Episcopal Church now stands. I was married
to a well known Canyon City lawyer. Who am I?
I came to Canyon City from Yreka, California
when I heard of the gold strike. I mined for a while
and cleared enough money to open a General
Merchandise establishment and another well-known
business. I also served in several public offices. Who
am I?
To find out, come to Voices from the Past.
Sponsored by the Friends of Grant County
Historical Museum on Saturday, June 13, 2:00 -
3:30 at the Canyon City Cemetery. Twelve and
under free, others $5.
pacts of drought on crop-
land, rangeland and forest-
land,” said Ron Alvarado,
state conservationist. “This
funding amplifies the work
NRCS continues to do every
day to support water con-
servation, soil health and
productivity on Oregon’s
working agricultural lands
and forest lands.”
The agency will give
higher priority to applica-
tions in counties with the
highest drought status on
the USDA Drought Monitor,
but producers in all counties
with drought declarations,
issued by the governor, are
eligible to apply. Current-
ly, all of Eastern Oregon is
reported at either severe or
extreme drought; exception-
al drought is the only higher
category on the scale.
In Oregon the funding
is expected to help develop
grazing management plans
and install emergency live-
stock watering facilities, as-
sist with wildfire prevention
measures, and deal with soil
erosion and water issues on
croplands.
The funding will be made
available to eligible landown-
ers through the NRCS’ Envi-
ronmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP).
For information local-
ly, call NRCS at 541-575-
1274.
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