Community
Blue Mountain Eagle
The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Fri-
day. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 24-26
Wanted: Talent Search contestants
Sing, dance, whistle or strum your way to a cash prize
Blue Mountain Eagle
Bates reunion
• Bates State Park
Former residents of the town of Bates, and friends and
family are welcome to the reunion, which is held every two
years. A potluck will be at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. There will
be a drawing for a large framed oil painting of the old Bates
Mill area by Darlene (Haskins) Hammack – tickets are $1
each or six for $5 – and a silent auction for a framed, orig-
inal Bates basketball jacket donated by Leonard Cardwell.
Campsites are $10 per night. A $10 donation to The Friends
of Bates to cover reunion costs is suggested. The state park
is located on County Road 20, about a mile north of Austin
Junction at highways 26 and 7.
SATURDAY, JULY 25
Fossil Beds 40th anniversary
• 9 a.m., Sheep Rock Unit
Activities include a Blue Basin Hike, Cant Ranch tour,
cake reception – including art contest winners announced
and new exhibit unveiled – park ranger presentation, gallery
tours and practice fossil lab. A potluck dinner and reunion of
current and former park employees will be at 6 p.m. in Day-
ville. For more information, call the John Day Fossil Beds at
541-987-2333.
TUESDAY, JULY 28
Mad Hatters to meet
• 5:30 p.m., Nancy Chase’s home, Canyon City
The next gathering of the Mad Hatters of Grant County
will be at Nancy Chase’s home – milepost 9, Highway 395
South, in Canyon City – hosted by Chase and Joyce Nodine.
The theme is “South of the border,” so members are encour-
aged to dress accordingly in serapes, sombreros or any bright
colors. Food and drinks will be provided. The cost is $5 a per-
son; bring a guest. RSVP by July 26, by calling 541-575-0243.
SATURDAY, AUG. 1
20th annual Show ’N Shine
• 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Prairie City
The 20th annual Grant County Kruzers’ Show ’N Shine,
a display of classic vehicles from throughout Grant County
and beyond, rolls into Prairie City. Registration is from 9-11
a.m., and a poker walk with participating city merchants will
be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Prizes will be awarded at 3 p.m.,
in such classes as best of show, special interest, 1980 and
newer, teen-owned, farthest traveled, and several time pe-
riod categories. There will also be a special 20th anniver-
sary grand prize drawing, and oldies music playing all day
to keep everyone in a “classic” mood. Registration is $20
per car, which includes a goodie bag, dash plaque and pok-
er walk entry. Breakfast will be served by the Prairie City
School FFA, and lunch by the PC girls basketball team. Call
541-542-2525 or 541-820-3745, email gckruzers@ortelco.
net, or visit www.ortelco.net/~kruzers/.
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 5-8
Grant County Fair
• Fairgrounds, John Day
The theme for the 106th county fair is “Blue Jeans and
Country Dreams.” Highlighted acts include Brady Goss
Band, Magic with Hart, Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers
and The Saddle Boyz. Other returning activities include the
trike races, watermelon seed spitting contest, talent search,
as well as the pavilion exhibits. And yes, there is a carni-
val again this year. The Kids parade is at 1 p.m. Friday, and
the main parade is at 10 a.m. Saturday, with grand marshals
Marge and Art Walton of Prairie City. Fair Queen is Reitta
Wyllie. Admission to the fair is free for everyone on Wednes-
day, and free every day for seniors 65 and older, and children
5 and under. Daily admission is $5, or $10 for the entire fair.
Call the fair office, 541-575-1900, for more information.
Joanne
Metlock
sings “It’s No Secret”
accompanied by Hap
McCleod on the banjo
during the 2014 Talent
Search at the Grant
• 7-9 p.m., Fairgrounds arena, John Day
Professional competitors will be kicking up the dirt as
they buck, ride and rope their way toward the winner’s cir-
cle. Admission is $5 a person each day, plus a fair pass. Call
the fair office, 541-575-1900 for more information.
SUNDAY, AUG. 9
CowKids Rodeo
• 10 a.m., Fairgrounds arena, John Day
Events include calf riding, steer riding, wooly bullies,
dummy roping, breakaway roping, pole bending, barrels,
goat tail undecorating, goal tail tying, goat tying and stick-
horse race. Deadline for entries is Sunday, Aug. 9. For more
information, call Simmie Waddell, 541-620-0596.
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JOHN DAY – Your mo-
ment in the spotlight is
here.
Yes, you – the one who
sings in the shower, danc-
es in the kitchen, whistles
while you work or strums
on the back porch – have
an opportunity to strut
your talent at the Talent
Search during the upcom-
ing Grant County Fair.
And maybe win a hefty
cash prize, too.
The competition, which
returns this year to the are-
na grandstand, will be at 6
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5.
A mandatory sound
check for all applicants
will be at 7 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 3.
The entry deadline is
Tuesday, Aug. 4.
There are three age di-
visions: children, 5-9;
youth, 10-17; and adults,
18 and over.
First prize in children’s
division is $50, and in the
youth and adult divisions,
$100.
First-place winners are
eligible to represent Grant
County at the Oregon Fair
Talent Search Finals on
Sunday, Aug. 30, at the
Oregon State Fairgrounds
in Salem.
Recorded sound tracks
may not include lead vo-
cals. Performances must
not exceed five minutes,
and selection of material
must be appropriate for
family audiences.
Sponsors of the event
are Bank of Eastern Ore-
gon and Chester’s Thrift-
way.
Rules and entry forms
are available in the fair
guide or at the fair office.
For more information
about the Talent Search,
call Carolyn Stout, 541-
575-1827.
Population forecast meetings scheduled
er, Lake, Malheur, Morrow,
Sherman, Umatilla, Union,
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Population Forecast Program governments and members of
is charged with providing co- the community.
ordinated population forecasts
Three meetings are sched-
with a 50-year forecast horizon uled:
for Oregon cities and counties.
Harney, Malheur and
In September and October
Grant counties
the program will be holding
• Sept. 30 from 8:30 a.m.
public meetings in Eastern Or-
egon, affecting Baker, Gilliam, to 4:30 p.m.
City Hall Council Cham-
Grant, Harney, Hood Riv-
Blue Mountain Eagle
ber, 242 S. Broadway, Burns.
Umatilla, Morrow, and
Wheeler counties
• Oct. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Eastern Oregon High-
er Education Center, 975
S.E.
Columbia
Drive,
Hermiston.
Wasco, Hood River and
Sherman counties
• Oct. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Fort Dalles Readiness
Center, 402 E. Scenic Drive,
The Dalles.
To RSVP for a meet-
ing, visit the following
link:
https://app.e2ma.net/
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43854/58a23615cc.
While not required, an
RSVP will allow us to plan
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est of those attending.
For more information
about the meetings, including
locations: http://www.pdx.
edu/prc/opfp-regional-meet-
ings.
Two events on tap at Trail Center
Blue Mountain Eagle
BAKER CITY – Two
events – an exhibit and a con-
cert – are coming up at the Na-
tional Historic Oregon Trail
Interpretive Center in Baker
City.
Award-winning
West-
ern singer Mary Kaye will
perform at 7 p.m. Satur-
day, July 25, in the outdoor
amphitheater, to celebrate
“The National Day of the
Cowboy.”
The two-hour concert
will feature Kaye’s original
music inspired by western
life and cowboys.
Gates open at 6 p.m. The
event is hosted by the non-
profit Trail Tenders.
Tickets are $12, and may
be prepurchased online at
trailtenders.org.
Tickets
will be available at the gate,
but seating is limited, so
advance purchase is encour-
aged.
An exhibit, “Cargo for
a Continental Crossing,” is
open now through Oct. 13 in
the Flagstaff Gallery. Visi-
tors will be able to explore
the Oregon Trail experience
and examine the material
possessions and supplies pi-
oneers needed to choose for
their journey west.
Authentic artifacts in the
exhibit reflect the lifestyle
and needs of a five-month,
slow-moving journey in
rustic conditions 170 years
Celebrating the Fossil Beds
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 7-8
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Blue Mountain Eagle
DAYVILLE – It’s time to
party at the Fossil Beds.
The John Day Fossil Beds
National Monument is cele-
brating its 40th anniversary
with a celebration on Satur-
day, July 25.
Fossil Beds staff have
planned a full schedule of
activities to mark the event:
• 9-10:30 a.m. – Blue Ba-
sin hike with a paleontolo-
gist.
• 10-11 a.m. – Cant Ranch
Tour.
• 11:30 a.m. – Main
event, with a cake recep-
tion, announcement of
art contest winners, and
the unveiling of a new
exhibit.
• 1-1:30 p.m. – Presen-
tation by a park paleontolo-
gist.
• 2 and 3 p.m. – Gallery
tours with a park paleontol-
ogist.
• 2-4 p.m. – Practice fos-
sil lab with park preparator.
The celebration will
conclude at 6 p.m. in Day-
ville, with a potluck din-
ner and reunion of current
and former park employees.
For more information,
call the Fossil Beds at 541-
987-2333.
ago. Live presentations,
films and activities related
to the exhibit will be in the
Leo Adler Theater.
The Trail Center, oper-
ated by the Bureau of Land
Management, is located five
miles east of Baker City on
Highway 86. The Center is
open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.
Admission for adults is $8;
seniors, $4.50; and free for
children 15 and under.
For more information,
call 541-523-1843, or visit
oregontrail.blm.gov.
PIXELS PG-13
When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic
arcade games as a declaration of war, they
attack the Earth in the form of the video games.
FRI - THURS (4:20) 7:20 9:35
ANT-MAN PG-13
A man armed with a super-suit with the
astonishing ability to shrink in scale but
increase in strength, must save the world.
FRI - THURS (4:10) 7:10 9:45
TRAINWRECK R
Comedy. Commitment-phobic career woman
may have to face her fears when she meets a
good guy.
FRI - THURS (4:00) 7:00 9:40
( ) = Bargain Matinee
$9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth
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W HAT ’ S H APPENING
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Nominate Your
Educational Hero
Educators play an extremely important role
in our community and are often underappreciated.
This year, Doug’s Motor Vehicle Repair is saying
“Thank you, educators” by honoring an
“Educator of the Month.”
Each month one local educator will be highlighted in
the Blue Mountain Eagle and will receive a $50 gift
certificate from Doug’s Repair. Educator of the Year will
receive $1,000 to be donated to school of their choice.
Nominate your Local Hero by picking up a nomination form at the
Blue Mountain Eagle or Doug’s Repair, or download a copy from the
Blue Mountain Eagle’s website –www.bluemountaineagle.com.
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WIN $10 WEEKLY OR
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Open to all amateur photographers.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has stocked
some big ones in local lakes and waterways this summer.
This is your chance to catch supper and maybe win a
prize, in the 2015 Best Fishing Photo Contest sponsored
by the Blue Mountain Eagle, Boyd Britton Welding and
Prairie Springs Fish Farm.
• Photos will be judged for quality, content, viewer appeal.
Remember, it’s not the biggest fish – but the best fishing
photo that takes the prize!
• Photos must be taken this summer in Grant County.
• Digital format is best - e-mail to kristina@bmeagle.com or bring
in a disc to the Eagle office, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day.
• Deadline for submissions: Sep. 21, 2015 for the grand prize.
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Fisherman’s Name:__________________________________________
Where the fish was caught:____________________Date taken: _________
Fish Species:____________________Weight & Length________________
Contact phone number:_______________________
Contact e-mail address:________________________________
For more info, call the Eagle, 541-575-0710 – and happy fishing!