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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August ,
‘We can’t say thank you
enough to this community’
Firefighter motivated by community’s appreciation
By Marissa Williams
Blue Mountain Eagle
The thank you signs, posted
throughout the community, mo-
tiYate ¿ re¿ ghter 5oEert +olmes
to continue to work hard on the
&anyon &reek &omple[ ¿ re
But there are other motiva-
tors, too
“What stands out the most
for me are the simple things,
like the ¿ rst
few days we
were here,
our apparatus
was parked
on the street
and coming
out to go to
work
and
Robert
¿ nding notes
Holmes
and goodies
left on the seats That means so
much to the crews´
+olmes, who works for the
Lane Fire Authority headquar-
tered in Veneta, was working
on the Warm 6prings ¿ re when
he and the rest of his crew
were transferred to the Canyon
Creek Comple[ ¿ re 6aturday,
Aug
+e is one of ¿ re person-
nel working the ¿ re
“We have Eeen working in
the south division of the ¿ re
since we arrived,´ he said
“We¶ve kind of Eeen all over in
the areas south of Canyon City
This ¿ re is de¿ nitely high on
The Eagle/Nancy McCarthy
Thank you signs went up throughout John Day and Canyon City to show appreciation for the firefighters
fighting the Canyon Creek Complex fire. This sign was posted on the fence at the Grant County Fairgrounds.
my personal list The last ¿ re
that came close was when I was
on the Douglas complex a cou-
ple years ago´
Ever since the ¿ re started
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Keith “Mick” Dougharity was
born Jan. 23, 1941, in Baker
Oregon to G.A. “Mick” and Lucy
“Justice”
Dougharity.
He
attended school in Austin and
Prairie City, and graduated from
Imbler High School. Mick served
in the U.S. Navy after high
school in 1956. In 1963 He
married Charlotte “Thompson”
and made his living as an
owner/operator
of
Mick
Dougharity Inc., a logging
contractor, logging and building roads all over Grant,
Union, Wallowa and Baker counties. In 1978, Mick sold the
logging operation and moved home to Grant County where
he ranched and worked for the Grant County Road
Department from 1979 until he retired in 1988. Mick was an
active member of the Elks, the Masons and Eastern Star. All
of his life he made his family a priority from 4H and rodeo,
to hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, waterskiing and
watching youth sports. Wrestling was his very favorite sport
to watch. He loved watching his three grandsons win state
titles, and every little kid tournament. Mick passed away
Aug. 10, 2015 at home with his wife at his side. He is
survived by his wife of 53 years, Charlotte; his son Mick and
his wife Karyn, and their children Mick and Brynna; his son
Keith and wife Eva; stepchildren Katie and Wayne and their
families; his daughter Cindy and husband John Spencer;
grandchildren Jacob, Caleb and Rebecca; step-grandchildren
Peyton, Braden and Madison; his sisters Beth Dunkleburger,
Patty Bingaman, and their families. He will be remembered
for his quick wit, ability to fix almost anything, making
delicious jerky, and his love of life and family. All who knew
him were impacted by his magnetic personality.
Paid for by the Dougharity family.
Aug , the community has
Eeen showing its appreciation
+andmade thank you signs
for the ¿ re¿ ghters are scattered
throughout John Day and Can-
yon City on fences, telephone
poles and anywhere else staples
or tape will stick
Some offer messages of
thanks; others display kids’
handprints, drawings and mo-
tivational messages like, “Kick
Ash´
Most of the crews hail far
away from *rant County Wild-
land and structural ¿ re crews
drove through the night to get
here to hit the ¿ re lines
+olmes is part of a Lane
County task force that includes
agencies from all around the
Eugene area
“I’ve Eeen with them for
years, as a volunteer until I
was hired on in ,´ +olmes
said
+e and the rest of his crew
of guys head to the *rant
County Fairgrounds, where
they live in tents after they
come off their -hour shift
from the ¿ re
The Eagle tracked +olmes
down via FaceEook after see-
ing the appreciation message
he posted to the community’s
Canyon Creek Complex ¿ re
FaceEook page
“As far as what I’ve seen
from the community, it started
with the signs The thank you
signs coming Eack into camp
are a huge motivation for the
crews,´ +olmes said
Everyone appreciates the
support, he added
“I know people have com-
mented on ‘how thank you
isn’t enough’ Well, I can tell
you what people call a simple
‘thank you’ is an incrediEle
thing for crews
“We can’t say thank you
enough to this community for
their support It’s Eeen aEso-
lutely ama]ing´
O BITUARY
A NNIVERSARY
Charlene Lambeth
Jan. 1, 1953 – Aug. 17, 2015
325TLA1D ± Charlene LamEeth, , of John Day, died Aug
at 2regon +ealth and Science 8niversity in 3ortland A Cel-
eEration of Life will Ee at pm Saturday, Sept , at the John
Day Senior Center
Mrs LamEeth was Eorn Jan , , in Mapleton, to Gaylord
and Emily LamEeth She had a sister, Geneva
Survivors include her daughter, Brandy; son-in-law, Shane;
-year-old granddaughter, Lacey; and Erothers, 5ichard, Gary
and 5alph and their families
Memorial contriEutions may Ee made to the Grant County
Food Bank through Driskill Memorial Chapel, S Canyon
Blvd, John Day, 25
Jim and Lola Pettyjohn
Jim and Lola McCaEe 3ettyMohn,
of 8matilla, will celeErate their th
wedding anniversary with a party host-
ed Ey their children and close friends
from to pm Sunday, Sept , at the
Family Closet Building, TumEle-
weed Blvd, Irrigon
The 3ettyMohns worked in Canyon
City in the early s, where they op-
erated 3ettyMohn Weed and 3est Con-
trol Company
The couple have four children, Earl James 3ettyMohn, of An-
chorage, Alaska; Linda Groce, of Boardman; Jerry 3ettyMohn,
of +eppner, and 1ancy Lancaster, of 2ak +arEor, Wash; ¿ ve
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren
Jim is a retired farmer and truck driver, and Lola was a
homemaker
E NGAGEMENT
Shannon Croghan and Garret Gardner
Mark and Lorie Croghan, of Mt Ver-
non, announce the engagement of their
daughter, Shannon Croghan, to Garret
Gardner, son of Tony and Carmen Gard-
ner, of Canyon City
The Eride-to-Ee lives in Walla Wal-
la, Wash, where she is completing her
last year of college on an externship as
a sonographer at 3rovidence St Mary’s
Medical Center
The prospective groom lives in Can-
yon City, where he is employed in the family Eusiness, Gardner
Enterprises
The couple plans a Sept wedding at 5iverside School Bed
and Breakfast in 3rairie City They plan to make their home in
John Day after Shannon ¿ nishes school
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