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W HAT ’ S H APPENING
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
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Boxcars put learning in motion
The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday.
Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710.
Humbolt and Seneca elemen-
tary students ended their summer
session with a cardboard boxcar
competition at Humbolt School,
learning to follow instructions and
work in groups.
Instructors Georgia Boethin,
Casey
Hallgarth,
Micah
Sprouffske and teacher’s aids
teamed up for the project, help-
ing students make the cars with
cardboard for the body, old
CDs for wheels, pencils for ax-
les and a rubberband to set their
contraptions in motion.
Summer school, organized
by Title I teacher Devin Moan,
was held four days each week,
July 6 through 30, giving
students going into grades 1
through 6 a learning boost be-
fore the new school year. Stu-
dents also enjoyed trips to the
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 5-8
Grant County Fair
• Fairgrounds, John Day
For information, call the fair office, 541-575-1900.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 7-8
NPRA Rodeo
• 7-9 p.m., Fairgrounds arena, John Day
For information, call the fair office, 541-575-1900.
SATURDAY, AUG. 8
See the stars and planets
• 8-10 p.m., John Day Fossil Beds
All are welcome to a free evening of viewing planets,
stars and galaxies at the Thomas Condon Paleontology
Center, nine miles west of Dayville on State Route 19. The
outdoor viewing with telescope will be preceded by an as-
tronomy program, which will be held regardless of clear
or cloudy skies. The event is presented by National Park
Service volunteer John Fiedor. Call 541-987-2333.
SUNDAY, AUG. 9
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Two student teams race cardboard boxcars in the
championship July 30 at Humbolt. From left: Jacob
Reeves, Layla Wenick (back), Xerina Noel, Billy
Radinovich, Natalee Clarry, William Shaw, Rylan Cox,
Wyatt Cates and Mickey Jacey.
CowKids Rodeo
• 10 a.m., Fairgrounds arena, John Day
For more information, call Simmie Waddell, 541-620-
0596.
Humbolt
Elementary
summer school teachers,
Micah Sprouffske (front),
Georgia Boethin (back,
left) and Casey Hallgarth
measure the results of
the championship race.
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Sports physicals, well check exams
• 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Grant Union health center, John Day
The cost is $5 and two cans of food, which will be donat-
ed to the food bank. There’s also an incentive of $15 in Grant
County Green Bucks, for families/children willing to have a
complete adolescent well-child exam, which still fulfills the
sports physical requirements. Call the Grant County Health
Department at 541-575-0429 for more information.
Rylan Cox, left, smiles as
his team’s car moves.
Sports physicals, well check exams
Parade route closure of U.S. 26 in JD
MONDAY-TUESDAY, AUG. 17-18
• 8-11 a.m., Grant Union health center, John Day
The cost is $5 and two cans of food, which will be do-
nated to the food bank. There’s also an incentive of $15
in Grant County Green Bucks, for families/children will-
ing to have a complete adolescent well-child exam, which
still fulfills the sports physical requirements. Call the Grant
County Health Department at 541-575-0429 for more in-
formation.
JOHN DAY – U.S. 26
between Northwest Third
Avenue and Southeast Day-
ton Street will be closed
between 10 a.m. and noon
Saturday, Aug. 8.
The closure is neces-
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Two teams are ready to race their cardboard boxcars.
sary to facilitate the annual
Grant County Fair parade.
When closed, legal sized
freight traffic will be direct-
ed to use Northwest Third
Avenue to bypass the clo-
sure.
Bates State Park hosts Star Party
PRAIRIE CITY – The
night sky over Bates State
Park will set the scene for a
Star Party at 7:30 p.m. Aug.
14 at Bates State Park.
Local amateur astrono-
mers and volunteers from
Redmond will join the party
with telescopes for visitors to
view summer constellations,
star clusters and planets.
“We are fortunate in ru-
ral eastern Oregon to have
incredible dark night skies,
with little to no light pol-
lution,” said Park Manager
Dennis Bradley. “Add a new
moon and the Perseids mete-
or shower to the mix, and we
have the perfect formula for
an unforgettable evening.”
The Perseids meteor
shower produces up to 60
bright meteors per hour from
mid-July through late Au-
gust, peaking this year Aug.
12 and 13. The night sky will
be darker than usual on Aug.
14 because the new moon
will not be visible, and thus,
there will be no moonlight.
That evening, stargazers
can also enjoy an old-fash-
ioned camp¿ re and hear sto-
ries from folks who lived
in Bates when it was still a
thriving logging town. Visi-
tors can sing camp¿ re songs,
roast marshmallows and
munch on s’mores provided
by the park. The event and
day-use parking are free.
School starts soon
Blue Mountain Eagle
It won’t be long before
school bells will be ringing
again.
Here’s the schedule for the
¿ rst day of classes at Grant
County schools:
Nazarene
church to
hold VBS
Blue Mountain Eagle
Womens meetings to
resume in September
• Monday, Aug. 17 – Mon-
ument.
• Monday, Aug. 24 – Prai-
rie City and Dayville.
• Monday, Aug. 31 – Grant
Union Junior-Senior High
School, Seneca and Long
Creek.
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Just a re-
minder that the womens
group Second Saturday
B REAKING N EWS A LERTS
Where:
School-based health center at
Grant Union High School
When:
Thursday, Aug. 13, 8-5
Monday, Aug. 17, 8-11
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 8-11
Cost:
$5 and two cans of food
$15 Greenbacks when you switch to
adolescent well child exam
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Gathering will not meet in
August.
The monthly Saturday
meetings will resume in
September.
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JOHN DAY – Church of
the Nazarene in John Day will
hold vacation bible school
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sun-
day-Thursday, Aug. 9-13.
The theme is “Everest:
Conquering Challenges with
God’s Mighty Power.” The
program is for children ages 4
through ¿ fth grade.
The church is at 521 E.
Main St.
For more information, call
541-575-1895.
Bates State Park has 28
primitive or “non-hook-up”
sites available on a ¿ rst-
come, ¿ rst-serve basis. Pitch
a tent or sleep under the stars.
Bates State Park is 30 miles
northeast of John Day on
Middle Fork Lane off High-
way 7, one mile north of its
intersection with U.S. 26 at
Austin Junction. More park
information and directions
are available at www.oregon-
stateparks.org.
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