WEDNESDAY
July 1, 2015
The Eagle/contributed photo
Kade Blood, right, is ready to golf at last Saturday’s
CASA Golf Scramble along with teammates, from
left, Jeromy Majors, Troy Wells and David Blood.
Eagle photos/Cheryl Hoefler
Competitors in the Baker City Cycling Classic make the turn toward Prairie City Park before heading
back to Sumpter.
Baker City Cycling Classic
included punishing leg to Prairie City
By Tim Trainor
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Baker City Cycling
Classic Eegan June in
Sumpter as competitors
raced miles out and Eack
to 3rairie City The punish-
ing route had a total ascent
of feet and tempera-
tures pushed degrees
The four-day race con-
cluded June The Zinner
in the men’s pro diYision
Zas Camilo =amErano Zho
finished Must ahead of Sepp
.uss in hours minutes
and seconds
,n the Zomen’s pro diYi-
sion Heather AlEert Zon in
hours minutes and
seconds Eeating Jennifer
/ueEke Ey minutes
Bicyclists enter Prairie City during a round-trip race from Sumpter on June
26, during Stage 1 of the Baker City Cycling Classic.
Golf scramblers
highlight fun in
CASA fundraiser
Group raises
record amount
for CASA kids
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Golfers took
a sZing for children serYed Ey
Court Appointed Special Ad-
Yocates at last Saturday¶s th
Annual CASA Golf ScramEle
The group of players
raised a record amount oYer
Zhile competing at
the John Day Golf CluE
CASA e[ecutiYe director
Tracey Blood said they had
more sponsors contriEuting to
the cause than preYious years
³All proceeds receiYed Zill
go toZard supporting children
Zho liYe in Grant and Harney
counties Zho are suEMected to
neglect and aEuse´ she said
She added CASA Yolun-
teers are trained to help chil-
dren through the dependency
court system
“The program’s goal is to
adYocate for a safe permanent
and nurturing home for eYery
child it serYes´ she said
Breakfast included Eis-
cuits and graYy Zith Judy
Hudson’s famous homemade
cinnamon rolls and fruit and
lunch consisted of EarEecued
riEs Ey Ed McCrary salads
The Eagle/contributed photo
Melissa
Galbreath,
emcee for the Scramble,
gives the starting signal
for the tournament.
Ey Margie McCrary /ori
Hickerson /inda :atson and
Sandie Gilson and desserts Ey
Hailey Delaney Alena Smith
and Aaron 5oth
Ne[t up is the Harney Coun-
ty CASA Golf ScramEle Aug
at the Hines Golf Course
Results:
First place: Roof Creek Guttering Team
– Scott Myers, Colt Carpenter, Mitch
Saul, and Alex Finlayson
Second place: (tie) Phil Jenkins, Kathie
Stoddard, Charlie Wilson, and Randy
Horner; Ed McCrary, Ryan Torland,
Travis Jones, and Lance Woodcock
Closest to the pin: Randy Horner, 7
feet, 7 inches
Longest drive: Women, Melody Jack-
son; men, Alex Finlayson
Scoring “most strokes for kids”: Team
Broemeling
Two GU softball
players honored
Blue Mountain Eagle
A group of racing bicyclists prepares to zoom out of Prairie City, after rounding City Park.
NE:3O5T – TZo
Grant Union graduates re-
ceiYed A All-Oregon soft-
Eall honors
BaEe Nash Zas named
to the First Team as catch-
er and Sydney Stearns had
an honoraEle mention as a
utility player
The girls played in the
Senior All-Stars Games
Babe
Nash
Sydney
Stearns
June in NeZport
and Munior Natalie Stea-
rns Zas listed as a fill-in
player
Chinook ¿ shery yields loZ catch for anglers
ODFW hopeful for longer salmon season next year
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Anglers had the op-
portunity to hook a Chinook in Grant
County during the late May and early
June salPon ¿ shery hoZeYer reports
are the harYest Zas loZ
The Oregon Department of Fish
and :ildlife approYed the May to
June opening of the Chinook ¿ shery
along a stretch along the mainstem
John Day 5iYer near .imEerly
ODF:¶s acting district ¿ sh Ei-
ologist Brent Smith said he is only
aZare of three salmon caught
³The riYer Zas in good shape for
¿ shing À oZing near cfs at Ser-
Yice Creek aEout a Zeek prior to the
season Eut Zhen the rains came it
rose to a high near cfs´ he said
³During high turEid À oZs it is nearly
impossiEle to catch salmon´
He added the riYer dropped to around
for the last Zeek of the season and
a handful of anglers tried again
³OYerall due to riYer conditions
there Zas Yery light angler pressure´ he
said ³, am hopeful for ne[t year if salm-
on numEers are good to open a longer
season Zith a larger ¿ shery area´