WEDNESDAY
June 17, 2015
COWBOYS RIDE HIGH
AT BULL RIDING TOUR
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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.
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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.”
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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
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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
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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.
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Humbolt anglers make a splash
Students have fun
options for last day
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – About 44
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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
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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
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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
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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.”
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commemorative coin.
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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
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Youth golf starts June 23
Six lessons teach
golfing basics, fun
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
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JOHN DAY – The Humbolt El-
ementary student body had several
fun activities to choose from last
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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.
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searchers
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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
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this month at the John Day
Golf Course.
Lessons are on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays
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Coach Ron Lundbom said
the lessons are an opportuni-
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basics – and to have fun.
Golf clubs will be avail-
able, and on the last day,
the group will have a team
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Chase Wilcox putts the
ball at last year’s Junior
Golf Camp.
scramble and ice cream party.
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For more information,
call the John Day Golf Club,
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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
