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S TUDENTS OF
THE M ONTH
May – Grant Union
Junior-Senior High School
Veterans using
Burns bus urged to
time clinic visits right
Blue Mountain Eagle
Emily
Springer
Grade 7
Parents:
Mike
and
Shannon
Springer
Jay
Goldblatt
Grade 9
Parents:
Dan
and
Jennifer
Goldblatt
Meisha
Meyerholz
Grade 11
Parents:
Jeff
and
Sheri
Meyerholz
Alyssa
Hoffman
Grade 8
Parents:
Jessica
Hoffman
and Robert
and Mary
Beth Hicks
Shiranne
Carter
Grade 10
Parents:
Alice
Carlson and
Douglas
Carter
Jerry
Carter
Grade 12
Parents:
Mat
and
Jennifer
Carter
BURNS – Grant Coun-
ty veterans can take ad-
vantage of expanded Peo-
ple Mover service to get to
appointments at the Burns
VA Clinic.
But officials are urging
veterans to time their ap-
pointments so they fit the
schedule for the new bus
run to Burns.
The bus departs the
People Mover barn, 229
N.E. Dayton St., in John
Day for Burns at 11:40
a.m. Thursdays. To ride
from home to the barn and
back, people can use the
Dial-A-Ride service.
The bus also can pick
up people who live in
Canyon City for that run,
but it must be arranged in
advance by calling Angie
Jones at 541-575-2370.
Prairie City veterans also
should call that number
to arrange transport to the
bus.
The new route has the
bus arriving in Burns at
1:30 p.m., after a 10-min-
ute stop in Seneca.
In a release this week,
Burns clinic manager and
social worker Steve Bull
urged veterans taking the
bus to be sure to make
their appointments for af-
ter the arrival time – for 2,
2:30 or 3 p.m.
In Burns, the bus will
stop at Harney District
Hospital first, but also can
deliver veterans to the VA
Clinic on request. The oth-
er stops are Rite-Aid and
Figaro’s Pizza.
The People Mover
leaves Burns at 5:15 p.m.
from the hospital. Veter-
ans can arrange pickup at
the clinic earlier by calling
Jones. The bus returns to
John Day at 7 p.m.
The van is ADA acces-
sible for wheelchairs and
walkers. Veterans ride for
free if they show a val-
id VA card or honorable
discharge; caregivers also
ride for free.
The People Mover
route is not replacing the
Disabled American Vet-
erans van service. To ride
the van from John Day to
Burns or the Boise VA,
call Jim Jerome at 541-
620-4486.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
C ELEBRATING 102!
Contributed photo
Pearl Coombs is feted on her 102nd birthday Saturday, June 13, at Valley View
Assisted Living in John Day. With her is her son-in-law, Dave Abarr. Other
residents joined the festivities, wearing pearl necklaces, eating a delicious
strawberry-filled cake from Chester’s Thriftway, and enjoying a concert by Kathy
Rogers and Lis Davis, with songs about Pearl and her life as the theme.
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