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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 30, 2015 A7 Legislators return for interim meetings Capital Bureau Oregon lawmakers will return to Salem to hold inter- im meetings this week and although a controversial hear- ing on Planned Parenthood has been canceled, people in- volved still expect several po- litical hot topics to come up for discussion. Here are a few of the potential highlights. • Child welfare and foster care: Lawmakers will hear from former employees of the foster care agency Give Us Day, after a recent story in Wil- lamette Week about problems at the company’s facilities. State child welfare and abuse SUHYHQWLRQ RI¿FLDOV IURP WKH Department of Human Ser- vices, which continued to send children to the agency, will also testify at the hearing at The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. SATURDAY, OCT. 3 ‘Color Me Free’ 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 Awareness” month. More color stations and more goodies are planned. Registra- tion is at 8 a.m. and the run start time is at 10 a.m. The family-friend- ly community event promotes wellness and healthy lifestyles. The cost is $20 a person or $40 for a three-person family group. Early registration is encouraged. Forms are available at Triangle Oil, The Corner Cup, and Java Jungle in John Day and Prairie City, or call Heart of Grant County at 541-575-4335. Harvest Bazaar in Unity • 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Unity Community Hall Get an early start on that holiday shopping with Unity’s second annual Harvest Bazaar. Vendors will be selling such items as crafts, jewelry, art and metal work, collectibles, quilts, home decor, quilts and more. Food will be available, served by the Burnt River School FFA. A drawing for a “guys-style” prize will be at 2 p.m. Winner must be present. Quilt giveaway dinner • 4 p.m., Mt. Vernon Community Center This is an invitation-only dinner for those affected by the Canyon &UHHN&RPSOH[¿UHWRUHOD[YLVLWDQGHQMR\DPHDOZLWKQHLJKERUV about recent events. The event is sponsored by the Grant County Piecemakers Quilt Guild, who will hand out quilts made by guild PHPEHUVDQGRWKHUVWR¿UHYLFWLPVDVDVLJQRIFRPIRUW$VSDJKHWWL dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Call 541-792-0670 or 541-620-4574. Church harvest sale • 5:30 p.m., Dayville Community Church All are welcome to Dayville Community Church’s annual har- vest sale. A meal of chili, cornbread and split pea soup will be served at 5:30 p.m., followed by an auction at 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 3-4 ‘Rally for the Cure’ golf scramble • 9 a.m., John Day Golf Course A continental breakfast and registration are at 9 a.m., and tee-off at 10 a.m. A hamburger 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. All proceeds stay in Grant County and go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. Sunday’s schedule is a men’s and women’s four-person scramble. Sign-ups are at 9 a.m., and tee-off at 10 a.m. The cost is $10 a person. A bring-your-own-meat barbecue is at 4 pm., for $3 a person. Call the golf clubhouse, 541-575-0170, or Kimberly Ward at 503-583-0362. SUNDAY, OCT. 4 ‘Cowboy Carnival’ and barbecue • 3-5 p.m., Prairie Baptist Church The free event is for children ages preschool through grade 6. Activities include face painting, horseback rides, cupcake walk, hay rides, games and scavenger hunt. A barbecue will be at 4:30 p.m.; parents are welcome. A church van will provide rides to and from Cornerstone Fellowship in John Day. Call 541-820-3696 for more information. SUNDAY-TUESDAY, OCT. 4-6 Revival at Grace Chapel • 11 a.m, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; Grace Chapel, Prairie City All are welcome to be refreshed, revitalized and revived, as guest speaker the Rev. Max Edwards presents an “old country church re- vival,” which will include favorite traditional hymns. The church is at 154 Williams St. Call 541-820-4437 for more information. the Senate Interim Committee On Human Services and Early Childhood. • Medicaid reimbursement rates: Oregon’s reimbursement rates for the coordinated are organizations that serve the state’s low-income Medicaid population will drop slightly on average this year, and one of the organizations has al- UHDG\ ¿OHG D ODZVXLW DJDLQVW the state over the rate changes. There’s a lot of money in- volved, and lawmakers want the Oregon Health Authority to explain the rate changes. • Energy tax credits: News reports this summer found the Oregon Department of Energy was allowing energy tax cred- its to be sold at deep discounts, despite lawmakers’ attempts to regulate prices through legis- lation. Lawmakers have two hearings on the tax credits WHAT’S HAPPENING City Hall, 541-987-2188 for more information. SATURDAY, OCT. 10 Prairie Pumpkin Run 5K • 8 a.m., Prairie City School The event, sponsored by the Prairie City School PTA, starts and ends at the elementary parking lot. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the run starts at 9 a.m. The advance fee is $15 for adults, $10 for students and $40 for families of four or more, or $20, $12 and $45 the day of WKHHYHQW&KLOGUHQDQGXQGHUSDUWLFLSDWHIRUIUHH7KH¿UVWWR sign up get a T-shirt and tote bag with goodies. Half the proceeds will go toward the Canyon Creek Complex Fire Fund, and half toward a mobile cart of laptops for the elementary classes. Call the school, 541-820-3314. Tiller’s Folly in concert • 7 p.m., Prairie City Community Center Tiller’s Folly returns to Prairie City, bringing its mix of Ameri- cana, folk and Celtic music. The trio includes Bruce Coughlan, Lau- rence Knight and Nolan Murray, formerly of Prairie City. Tickets are $20 a person, available at Roan Outwest Coffee, Norm DeJong DDS, Bar WB and Prairie Trading Post in Prairie City, Station 62 in Canyon City, and Naturally Yours in John Day. Doors open at 6 p.m. Call l541-620-1492. To learn more about the group, visit www. tillersfolly.com. scheduled next week. According to one person preparing for the hearings, Gov. Kate Brown left the is- sue in the Legislature’s court earlier this month — Brown said in a statement the ener- gy agency would work with the Legislature to clarify handling of the tax credits — and “attention is moving way for how did we get here to OK, we need to clarify where we’re going.” • Untested rape kits: Ore- gon received nearly $4 mil- lion earlier this month from the U.S. Bureau of Justice and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. to help clear a backlog of 4,700 untested rape kits in the state. Now, lawmakers are also interested in potentially drafting legisla- tion to address the problem in the future. Ready to run from zombies? Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Feeling brave? The Zombie Circus Fun Run is coming up at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Seventh Street Complex in John Day. Participants will run from zombies, navigate obstacles DQGWU\WRHVFDSHWRWKH¿QLVK in the untimed fun run. The event is for youth 8 years and older; those ages 8-12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. No strollers are allowed on the course. Preregistration is recom- mended for runners, and re- quired for zombies. The ad- vance cost is $10 a person and $35 for a family, or $15 and $45 the day of the event. There will be a party after the run. Admission is included with the registration fees. For others not participating in the Zombie Circus Fun Run, party admission is $5 a person or $2 Eagle file photo This year’s Zombie Circus Fun Run will be Oct. 24 at Seventh Street Complex. and two cans of food. Register online at jdccpark- sandrec.weebly.com, or pick up a form at Families First Parent Resource Center, 401 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, or at Station 62 in Canyon City. Call 541-575-1799, ext. 29, for more information. Grant County Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic HEALTH Department 528 E. Main, St. E, John Day Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY V ETERANS : Karen Triplett, FNP Did you know there may be VA benefits available for you as a result of your spouses’ military service? See your Grant County Veteran Services Officer today for more information, located at Grant County Court House. Call 541-575-1631 for an appointment Open: Mon, Wed, & Fri 10am-4pm by appointment. Services Provided: By Hillary Borrud • 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. Appointments available Call and schedule your appointment today! TOLL FREE 888-443-9104 or 541-575-0429 Meet our latest commitment to your health. THURSDAY, OCT. 8 Red Cross training orientation • 4 p.m., Grant School District No. 3, Canyon City Anyone interested in volunteering with the American Red Cross is welcome to learn more at an orientation and Disaster Action Team training. Several volunteer opportunities are available. The District RI¿FHLVDW1&DQ\RQ&LW\%OYG3HRSOHDUHHQFRXUDJHGWR RSVP. Email lisa.stroup@redcross.org or call 541-306-1238. FRIDAY, OCT. 9 Dayville Fall Festival • 6:30 p.m., Dayville Community Hall Bring a favorite main or side dish, salad or dessert for a chance at a “people’s choice” award. Other activities include a cake walk and reverse raffle. The winners of the scarecrow contest will also be announced. All proceeds benefit the Dayville Community Hall Renovation Fund. Call Dayville A MAN WAKES UP in the morning after sleeping on... an advertised bed, in advertised pajamas. Heather Hansen, MD St. Charles Rheumatology St. Charles Medical Group is pleased to welcome Heather Hansen, MD, to our team of providers. Board certified in both rheumatology and internal medicine, Dr. Hansen attended medical school at Wake Forest University and the University of New Mexico. She completed her residency at the University of New Mexico and her rheumatology fellowship at the University of Arizona. In addition to general rheumatology, Dr Hansen’s interests include rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome and lupus. Dr. Hansen and her active family love to ski, cycle, play soccer and paddle board with their dog, Summit. She is also fluent in Spanish. The St. Charles Rheumatology clinic offers comprehensive services for patients with a variety of rheumatology-related diagnoses. To schedule an appointment, call 541-706-7735. He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR, have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE. Then it’s too late. AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710 2965 NE CONNERS AVE, SUITE 127 IN BEND | StCharlesHealthCare.org