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WEDNESDAY June 17, 2015 COWBOYS RIDE HIGH AT BULL RIDING TOUR The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Mary Jane Lanier, left, her mom, Jody Tuttle, and Lanier’s son, Riley, along with Molly the dog, sit outside the Grant County Chamber of Commerce in John Day ready to set out on their geocache hunt. Tuttle and her husband, Mark, from Bend, call themselves “Kestrel Ridge” and the Laniers, from Eugene, are the “Ducky Five.” Geocachers set coordinates for Grant County Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Grant County fans enjoyed an electric show put on by 35 Challenge of Champions Bullriding Tour cowboys and the cantankerous bucking bulls. Challenge of Champions returns for thrills By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Seven of 35 bull riders bucked to the buzzer in Saturday’s Challenge of Champions Bullriding Tour. &RZER\V ZHUH ¿JKWLQJ IRU D SXUVH RI DERXW DW WKH Grant County Fairgrounds event. &DLQ6PLWKRI+HUPLVWRQULGLQJRQWKH'XUD)ODSPXGÀDS high-point bull Double Deuce, won the top spot with an 88.5. “The guys were really good, and the bulls bucked hard,” said organizer Jason Mattox, president of PUSH Enterprises Inc. “The crowd was so involved and excited to be there.” 7KHHYHQWEHJDQZLWKDIHZ¿UHZRUNVWKHQDWLRQDODQWKHP sung by Jaime Cernazanu and a tribute to local veteran Dick Ray. The cowboys and bulls brought plenty of thrills, with rodeo clowns Sean Peterson and Ryan Wilson working to keep the Challenge of Champions rodeo clown Sean bull riders safe. Pickup men Chase Ricker, Zane Ford and Bubba Bullock Peterson visits with Makenna Forrester, left, and her cleared bull after cantankerous bull from the arena with their cousins Tayler and Trenten Carpenter after the show. roping skills. Announcer, Bryan Frye of Surprise, Ariz., also helped keep The rodeo things exciting. clowns Ryan Bucking hard for the cheering audience were bulls such as Wilson, back the infamous Tickle Me Elmo and Teardrop. left, and Sean Smith earned a ride on the bounty bull Watermelon for a Peterson work to FKDQFHDWZLQQLQJDQH[WUDEXWWKHEXOO¶VYHUWLFDOEXFNV keep riders safe at the Challenge proved tough. Four contestants joined in a dance contest – which was actu- of Champions. ally an entertaining prank – won by Jack Strong. After the event, fans met up with the cowboys for photos and autographs at the after party. See BULL, Page B10 O UTDOORS Humbolt anglers make a splash Students have fun options for last day By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – About 44 JHRFDFKHUVÀRFNHGWRWKH*UDQW County Chamber of Commerce for Saturday’s Geocoin Chal- lenge. Geocaching is a hiking scav- enger hunt sport where people use coordinates on GPS units or VPDUWSKRQHVWR¿QGKLGGHQFDFK es. The event was organized by the Grant County Geocach- ers Club, including Tammy Bremner, Jim Spell, Rex Kams- tra, Carl and Ronda Metler, Karla Teague and Kimberly Teague. “This is our second big event,” Bremner said. “We work together really well.” Seekers were ready to head out Saturday for a hunt that would take them south on Highway 395 and through Logan Valley. Gladys Biglor of Bend, who goes by the geocaching name “Bulldog,” said she and her hus- band Jack “Mad Jack” have been geocaching since its early days in 7KH\KDGKRSHGWR¿QGDOO caches on Saturday. “If not, we’ll be back,” she said. She said the event would have a positive economic ef- fect for the community, and that The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Tammy Bremner of Canyon City, left, who is one of the organizers, hands out prizes at the start of the Geocoin Challenge. most of those attending the event would stay at local motels or campgrounds. “We’re spending money, and not just in restaurants,” she said. “These things grow, and it’s a good thing for the community and the cachers.” ,I WKH DGYHQWXUHUV ¿QG RIWKHFDFKHVWKH\UHFHLYHD commemorative coin. 7KH ¿UVW VHDUFKHUV ZKR ¿QG DOO ZHUH SURPLVHG WKLV year’s and last year’s coins. The event was funded by a grant from the Grant County room tax fund, Spell said. For more information about the Geocoin Challenge or the Grant County Geocachers, call WKH &KDPEHU RU 6SHOODW Youth golf starts June 23 Six lessons teach golfing basics, fun By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – The Humbolt El- ementary student body had several fun activities to choose from last :HGQHVGD\ RQ WKHLU ¿QDO GD\ RI VFKRROLQFOXGLQJ¿VKLQJDPRYLH DUWSURMHFW¿HOGJDPHVDQLPDOVFL ence/petting zoo, bike safety and cooking. The activities were orga- nized by PE teacher Sami Gerry, and several community sponsors volunteered their time. “It was the effort of all the teachers and staff at Humbolt that allowed the day to go as well as it did,” Gerry said. Geocoin event attracts 44 searchers Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Humbolt Elementary first-grader Zeke Rookstool, left, reels in a catch of four rainbow trout at Trafton Pond with help from his mom Heather. Humbolt second-grader Zeri Janssen enjoys the fishing activity with his schoolmates. JOHN DAY – Grant County Junior Golf les- sons for boys and girls DJHV ZLOO EHJLQ ODWHU this month at the John Day Golf Course. Lessons are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays DPQRRQ-XQHDQG -XQHDQG-XO\ Coach Ron Lundbom said the lessons are an opportuni- W\ IRU \RXWK WR OHDUQ JRO¿QJ basics – and to have fun. Golf clubs will be avail- able, and on the last day, the group will have a team Eagle file photo Chase Wilcox putts the ball at last year’s Junior Golf Camp. scramble and ice cream party. 7KHFRVWLVDSHUVRQ For more information, call the John Day Golf Club, RU /XQGERP DWGD\V HYHQLQJVRU GOT DRUGS? Turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal Official Drop-off.No Questions Asked. FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH , 6 am - Noon Grant County Health Fair - GUHS For more information contact Grant County Safe Communities Coalition at 541-575-1799 ext. 29