Community
Blue Mountain Eagle
W HAT ’ S H APPENING
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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C OMMUNITY VOICES
The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday.
Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710.
THURSDAY, AUG. 20
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Fox Community
Church
Learn about volunteering with CASA
• 5:30 p.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day
Learn about the many ways and benefits involved in be-
ing a volunteer with Grant-Harney County CASA.
SATURDAY, AUG. 22
Folk concert in Prairie City
• 7 p.m., Prairie City Community Center
Donnie Macdonald and James Keigher, of the folk music
group, “Men of Worth,” will perform in concert. Admission
is $15 per person; proceeds go toward updating the kitchen
and electrical systems at the community center. Tickets are
available at Bar WB, Roan Coffee Company, Dr. Norm De-
Jong DDS, Prairie Trading Post and Prairie City Antiques.
For more information, visit www.menofworth.com. Spon-
sored by the Prairie City Community Association, 541-620-
1492.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, AUG. 22-23
Cinnabar Mountain Playdays
• 9 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day
These are the last playdays of the 2015 season. Registration
is at 9 a.m. and the rodeo starts at 10 a.m. Membership cost
is $30 a person or $45 per family. Entry fees are $2 per event
or $10 for the day. Call 541-571-8591 or 541-620-4158, email
cmplaydays@gmail.com, or visit Cinnabar Mountain Playdays
on Facebook.
SUNDAY, AUG. 23
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• Noon, Fox Community Church
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of the Fox Community Church, built in 1889. John Day Pickers
will provide music, Jackie Johns a brief history on the church
and Jack Retherford will offer a short service. Long Creek His-
torical Society will head up a potluck lunch at the old school
across the highway from the church. Handicapped-accessible
transportation will be available. Call 541-575-1927 or 541-421-
3379.
MONDAY, AUG. 24
Healthy Together project
• 5:30-7:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall
The topic will be how our homes, relationships and even
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include identifying personal safety strategies to avoid situations
that impact our health. Everyone is welcome to attend the free
event. Dinner and child care are free, too, and there will be door
prizes. For more information or help with transportation, call
541-620-8261.
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25-26
Red Cross blood drive
• 1-6 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Church of Je-
sus-Christ of Latter-day Saints, John Day
For an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS. The church is
at 944 E. Main St.
Restoring a Fox landmark
By Reiba Carter Smith
and Gaye Pruit
To the Blue Mountain Eagle
The old church in Fox has
long been a landmark in the
valley, but the tides of time
have taken a heavy toll on the
once-stately structure.
After walking around in its
shadow and peering through its
windows a person might feel the
chuch is hallowed. One thinks
of the long-forgotten joys and
sorrows of weddings, births
and deaths that seem to linger in
the silent whisper of the breeze.
Only the cries of birds nesting in
the broken siding and damaged
steeple offer any homage.
A few have become more than
aware of the plight of this once-
grand old church, established in
the 1800s, and are launching a
restoration campaign.
The John Day Pickers will
perform at noon, Sunday, Aug.
23, at the church. There will also
be a brief history presentation
on the church. The Long Creek
Historical Society will sponsor a
potluck prior to the music at the
old school house across High-
way 395 in Fox. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
All donations will be used
for repairs to the church. Any
interest in helping, or material to
make repairs would be greatly
appreciated.
For more information, call
Ron Phillips, 541-575-1927, or
Veterinary center
offers microchip Grant Union class
$15 discount
reunion postponed
list their contact information.
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River Veterinary Center will and the company is called. of 1965 has been postponed un-
offer discounts on animal mi- The owner’s contact infor-
crochipping during the next mation is used to help reunite
two weeks.
them with their animal.
BlueMountain
JDRVC will offer $15 off
For more information,
Eagle.com
the service, resulting in a cost call the veterinary center at
of $30 per animal. Dogs, cats 541-932-4428.
and even horses and birds can
be microchipped.
“Microchips are a perma-
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that have aided many animals
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Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm
veterinarian at the center.
Owners of microchipped
Karen Triplett, FNP
animals can go online and
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Services Provided:
HEALTH
• Primary Care
• Acute Care
• Women’s Health
Exams
• Men and
Children Exams
• Immunizations
• Family Planning
• Contraception
• Pregnancy Testing &
Referrals
• HIV Testing &
Referrals
• Cacoon
• WIC
• High Risk Infants
• Maternity Case
Management
Grant County Health Department does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin,
disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activitie s, or in employment.
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Appointments
available
Call and schedule your
appointment today!
TOLL FREE
888-443-9104
or 541-575-0429
til the weekend of Sept. 25 to 27,
at the John Day Golf Course.
The reunion had been
planned for this coming week-
end. For more information, call
509-301-4440 or 541-928-2961.
Pat McGirr, 541-421-3379.
Reiba Carter Smith and
Gaye Pruit are members of the
Long Creek Historical Society.
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Registration opens at 9:00 a.m.
Rodeos start promply at 10:00 a.m .
• August 22 & 23rd,
Grant County
Fairgrounds
Photo by Tanni Wenger
Events include:
Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Goat Tying, Dummy
Roping, Keyhole, Flag Race, and Figure 8
Membership: $30 individual / $45 family ~ Entry Fees: $2/
event or $10/ day
For more information, contact:
• Didgette McCracken - 541-575-3520
• Janet Plocharsky - 541-792-0077
• Shilo Burton - 541-620-1617
• Emma Winkleman - 541-620-1199
• Scott Moore - 541-620-0433
• Justin Jacobs - 541-620-1014
• Melanie Kimball - 541-620-0706
or email CMP at cmplaydays@gmail.com
or find us on FaceBook!
www.facebook.com/CinnabarMountainPlaydays