Community
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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Alleluia! concert on tap in Prairie City
Blue Mountain Eagle
PR$IRIE CIT< – $ group
of musically talented people
in Prairie City have planned
an upbeat concert, with
thankfulness as the focus.
“$lleluia $ Celebration
of Praise and Worship” will
be at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25,
in the Prairie City Communi-
ty Center.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.,
and admission is by donation.
The event, presented
by Strings & Beyond and
Friends, will include vo-
cal, instrumental and choir
chimes performances. The
If you go
What: Alleluia! A Celebration of Praise and Worship
When: 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25
Where: Prairie City Community Center
Admission: By donation
Benefits: Restoration refurbishing of the community center
latter is offered by Strings
& Beyond, whose members
include Mollie Gill, Vonnie
Blasing, Chris Lewallen,
Kim Carter, Linda Boyer,
Bonnie Britton and Rose
Coombs. “The Messiah” is
one of their selections on the
program.
“Friends” scheduled for
the evening include the John-
son family, Jessica Reames,
Eithen Hat¿eld and others,
showcasing a variety of mu-
sical talent.
Coombs said the group
began mulling the idea of
doing a Christian concert last
spring.
She said they’ve included
The deadline for What’s
Happening items is 5 p.m.
Friday. Call Cheryl at the Ea-
gle, 541-575-0710.
and younger. The menu in-
cludes hamburgers with all the
trimmings and hot dogs with
or without Mark’s “famous”
Coney Sauce, plus potluck
salads and desserts. Proceeds
bene¿t the Old West Federal
Credit Union ¿re relief fund.
The Elks Lodge is at 140 N.E.
Dayton, John Day.
WEDNESDAY,
SEPT. 23
PC town hall on
recreational pot
• 6 p.m., Strawberry
Grange, Prairie City
Prairie City residents are
encouraged to attend the town
hall and learn more about the
issue of recreational marijua-
na. The city council seeks the
community’s input on the sub-
ject of the cultivation, process-
ing and sales of recreational
marijuana within the city lim-
its. Note the location change
for the town hall to the Straw-
berry Grange.
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forum
• 6-8 p.m., Mt. Vernon
Community Center
The local forestry commu-
nity is coordinating a public
forum to assist private timber-
land owners with restoration
strategies after wild¿re. $gen-
cy professionals will provide
information on requirements
of the Oregon Forest Practices
$ct for timber salvage, refor-
estation requirements, sources
for funding assistance, oppor-
tunities for landowner assis-
tance and more. Forest indus-
try representatives will offer
information on logistics, log-
ging considerations and poten-
tial log markets. Contact infor-
mation will be provided. There
will be a question-and-answer
period.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25
SATURDAY, OCT. 3
Credit Union’s Community
Fire Relief account, to bene¿t
those impacted by the Canyon
Creek Complex Fire. Due to
the large number of items in
the pavilion, only 75 people
will be allowed through at a
time, entering by way of the
front door, and exiting through
the east door. Payment will
be cash or check only, and all
sales are ¿nal. Examples of
items available include tools,
dry goods, canned food, toilet-
ry and kitchen items, bedding,
and all the clothing you can ¿t
in a plastic bag for $5 a bag.
Cash donations for the relief
account will also be accepted
during the sale.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26
AARP Smart Driver
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• 9 a.m.-4 p.m., John Day
Senior Center
Topics include defensive
driving techniques, proven
safety strategies and new traf-
¿c laws and rules of the road.
Multi-year discount on car
insurance may be available
upon successful completion.
Those attending should bring
a lunch. The cost is $15 for
$$RP members and $20 for
all others. To sign up, call
541-575-4268 or 541-792-
0587.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY,
SEPT. 26-27
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• 10 a.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.
Sunday, Grant County Fair-
grounds, John Day
This is the ¿nal Cinnabar
Mountain Playdays for the
season, rescheduled from $ug.
22-23, and will be a “tough
enough to wear pink” event.
Registration will take place
prior to the events.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
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• 5 p.m., Bear Valley Road-
house in Seneca
Members of the Mad Hat-
ters of Grant County and other
women interested, are wel-
come to join the group for din-
ner. For more information, call
Lisa Rynearson.
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• 5-7:30 p.m., John Day
Elks Lodge
Support the ¿re relief cause
at an all-you-can-eat burger
fundraiser. The cost is $10 for
adults, and $5 for children 12
Taco feed in Long
Creek
• 5-7 p.m., Long Creek
Community Center
Everyone is welcome to the
by-donation dinner. $ll pro-
ceeds will bene¿t those who
were affected by the Canyon
Creek Comple[ ¿re.
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concert
• 7 p.m., Prairie City Com-
munity Center
Strings and Beyond and
Friends presents ³$lleluia
$ Celebration of Praise and
Worship.” Doors open at 6:30
p.m. $dmission is by donation,
with all proceeds going toward
upgrades for the Prairie City
Community Center.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY,
SEPT. 25-26
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• 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Grant
County Fairgrounds Pavilion
Relief Center staff will
open their doors to a yard sale.
$ll proceeds from the sale
will go to Old West Federal
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NON-PROFIT
in Grant County?
We need your help!
The Blue Mountain Eagle is working to create
a master list of non-profits in Grant
County. We are looking for
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profit, CONTACT PHONE
NUMBER, EMAIL
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if available to be added to, or
updated on the list for this
year’s Grant County Giving
Back section, coming out in
October.
Either call the information into
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one or two sacred or gospel
songs in other shows in the
past, and decided this time to
do a concert with Christian
music as the entire theme.
“It’s a way of service to
the Lord,” Coombs said.
Gill, the newest member
of Strings & Beyond, said
she didn’t even know how to
read music when she joined,
but is enjoying performing
with the group.
Lewallen said, “Rose can
take raw talent and turn it
into a joyful noise.”
$ll proceeds bene¿t
the restoration and refur-
bishing of the community
center.
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Fun Run
• 8 a.m., Industrial Park,
John Day
This is the second year
for Heart of Grant County’s
“Color Me Free” Fun Run,
which kicks off “Domestic
Violence $wareness” month.
More color stations and more
goodies – including a T-shirt,
backpack and water bottle –
are planned. Registration is at
8 a.m. and the run start time
is at 10 a.m. See Page B1 for
complete story and informa-
tion.
The Eagle/Cheryl Hoefler
Strings & Beyond members, clockwise, from left,
Rose Coombs, Kim Carter, Mollie Gill, Chris Lewallen
and Vonnie Blasing practice a choir chimes selection
at the Strawberry Grange for the upcoming “Alleluia!
A Celebration of Praise and Worship.” Other members
are Linda Boyer and Bonnie Britton. The concert
will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Prairie City
Community Center.
for a “guys-style” prize.
Winner must be present.
See Page B2 for more infor-
mation.
SATURDAY-
SUNDAY, OCT. 3-4
SUNDAY-TUESDAY,
OCT. 4-6
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• 9 a.m., John Day Golf
Course
The event starts with a
continental breakfast and reg-
istration at 9 a.m., followed
by tee-off at 10 a.m. $ ham-
burger dinner and auction
will be at 4 p.m. The cost is
$40 a person, which includes
dinner, plus a goodie bag
and magazine subscription.
Dinner
only
is
$8.
Revival at Grace
Chapel
• 11 a.m, 6:30 p.m. Sunday,
6:30 p.m. Monday and Tues-
day; Grace Chapel, Prairie City
$ll are welcome be re-
freshed, revitalized and re-
vived, as guest speaker the Rev.
Max Edwards presents an “old
country church revival,” which
will include favorite traditional
hymns. The church is at 154
Williams St. Call 541-820-
4437 for more information.
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in Unity
• 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Unity
Community Hall
Get an early start on
holiday shopping with Uni-
ty’s second annual Harvest
Bazaar. Food will be avail-
able, served by the Burnt
River School FF$. There
will be a drawing at 2 p.m.
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