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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle A new career? She nailed it! Local college celebrates its first graduate By &heryl +oeÀ er Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Gradua- tion day is a proud occasion for any student. Karla Andrew’s comple- tion of the nail technology program at Eastern Oregon College of Industries and Arts LLC in John Day is not only a proud time for her, but a monumental event too, for the college. Andrew is the first grad- uate from the College of Cosmetology at EOCIA, which opened last Febru- ary. She completed the 600 hours required for the pro- gram, and is now in the pro- cess of becoming licensed with the State of Oregon Board of Cosmetology. A 1989 Prairie City High School graduate, Andrew lives in Baker City, where she already has a full-time The Eagle/Cheryl Hoefler Karla Andrew of Baker City is the first graduate of the school of cosmetology at Eastern Oregon College of Industries and Arts in John Day. Andrew completed the 600 hours required in the school’s nail technology program. job waiting for her at Kel- ly’s Glamour Nails, where she herself has had her nails done over the years. A single mother, Andrew is bursting with pride over B IRTHS Braeden Michael Webb James Robert and Haylea Danielle Webb of Mt. Vernon announce the birth of their son, Braeden Michael Webb, at 11 a.m. on June 22, at Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Jerry and Kath- leen Webb of Mt. Vernon, and Darra Kemmerer of Damascus. Great-grand- parents are Elvin and Jane Webb of Mt. Vernon. her hard-earned accom- plishment, and so are her children and grandchildren, she said. She’s eager to get going on her career, but admits it’s somewhat bittersweet leav- ing the school after several months spent there. “The students are very warm and accepting,” An- drew said. “I can’t believe it’s finally over.” She had words of praise for EOCIA’s owner and ad- ministrator Nina LeAnne Gast, who is also a certified cosmetology instructor at the school. “She can teach anybody anything,” Andrew said. Living in Baker City and attending school in John Day did provide its chal- lenges. Andrew stayed in John Day Tuesday-Satur- day, spending the weekends in Baker City. “I wish there was more rental housing here so the school could take on more students out of the area,” she said. Gast agreed that addi- tional rentals in the John Day area might encourage prospective students to at- tend EOCIA. With two teachers – Darian Maynard is the other certified cosme- tology instructor – the col- lege can accommodate up to 30 students. With Andrew’s departure, the school is cur- rently at six. More students could also help handle the number of clients in the community taking advantage of sa- lon services the school of- fers at reduced rates, Gast said. EOCIA offers a range of courses in barbering, hair design, nail technology and esthetics, offered individu- ally or in combination, on a full- or part-time basis. Class hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sat- urday. Appointments are preferred for client services. For more information, call 541-575-0700, or visit “EOCIA, LLC Col- lege of Cosmetology” on Facebook. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Historical novel is set in Prairie City Blue Mountain Eagle The John Day Valley in the late 1800s – that’s the setting for a new novel, “By the River,” by Jane Meador Nagler. Nagler, writing un- der the pen name Jae Carvel, now Jane lives in East We n a t c h e e , Meador Nagler Wash., but she has a sound connection to Grant County, specifically Prairie City. Her great-grandparents came to the area by wagon train in the 1800s, and her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents all lived in Prairie City. Nagler her- self graduated from Prairie City High School in 1954. It was stories from her Grant County ancestors that became the inspiration for her tale of Sarah Ann Martin, an 1869 wagon train traveler who becomes a young widow with three young children after her husband disappears near Laramie, Wyoming. Martin remarries and raises nine children, while living the life of a pioneer rancher’s wife. The story chronicles the work of homesteading for the families in the area, and the changing times as miners and ranchers filled the upper John Day Valley during the second half of the century. Nagler added her own imagination of her ances- tors’ lives during that time period, hoping to fascinate fans of historical fiction, ro- mance and personal adven- ture tales. “By the River” is avail- able at Amazon, in both paperback and Kindle edi- tions. Copies are also avail- able at some Grant County museums. Carvel can be reached by email at jaecarvel@nwi.net or by phone, 509-670-6622. E AGLE ON VACATION GRANT COUNTY LIBRARY LIBRARY HOURS: Mon, Wed., Sat. 1-5 pm • Tues. 10 a.m. to noon and 1-7 pm Thurs.: 1-5 pm and 7-9 pm • Fri. and Sun.: Closed Check out these new books on our shelves “The Gods of Guilt” by Michael Connelly “Military Blunders” by Michael Coffey grantcounty.plinkit.org Phone: 541-575-1992 Contributed photo Christopher Schierup of Kimberly took the Eagle on vacation June 10 to North Manitou Island, which is part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. Take a photo with the Eagle (print or mobile editions) while on vacation and email it to cher- \O#EPHDJOHFRPRUEULQJLWWRWKH(DJOHRI¿FH For breaking news: Myeaglenews.com/breakingnews O BITUARY Paul Bennett Paul Bennett, 90, a former Memorial donations may be longtime resident of Long Creek, made to Community Hospice, died July 3 in Longview, Wash. P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA A Celebration of Life will be 98632. (A full obituary will be in next held in September, date to be an- week’s issue.) nounced, in Long Creek. About Obituaries News obituaries are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and republished as paid notices. Send obituaries by e-mail, cheryl@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. The deadline to submit an obituary is noon Monday for the Wednesday paper. For more information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710. W EATHER F ORECAST Sunny Wednesday 80/46 Mostly sunny Thursday 82/50 Sunny Friday 88/53 Mostly sunny Saturday 90/55 Mostly sunny Sunday 87/53 Mostly sunny Monday 86/44 Sunny Tuesday 84/42 L AST WEEK J ULY 14 John Day 81/52 Sheep Rock 81/53 15 16 17 18 19 20 84/54 80/55 80/52 85/49 92/55 92/60 86/54 90/54 84/52 86/52 91/60 98/61 R IVER F LOWS Discharge Last Year Average % of Avg. John Day (Mainstem) 46 37 82 56 Ritter (MF) 25 46 59 42 Monument (NF) 121 225 264 46 Service Creek (Mainstem) 188 166 389 48 McDonald Ferry (Mainstem) 248 174 444 50
