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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 2015)
Community Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, October 14, 2015 The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. THURSDAY, OCT. 15 WHAT’S Holiday Showcase 3-7 p.m., Chester’s Thriftway, John Day This year’s event will feature over 35 vendors; wine, beer and holiday food samples; grocery bag giveaways; drawings; and an oyster eating contest at 6 p.m. HAPPENING Megan Maxwell, brain-building activities for children, Active Parenting opportunities, music, a create-your-own-book activi- ty, and local authors Kandice Bowe, Bryn Fleming and Jill Wil- liamson on hand. Refreshments will be served. There will be a grand prize drawing for an iPad mini, book rafÀ es, free books, autographed books, information and more. The event is spon- sored by Families First Parent Resource Center, Frontier Early Learning Hub and the Healthy Together Project. Successful market season closes with Harvest Festival on Oct. 17 Rehabilitation Project meeting 6-8 p.m., Grant Union gym, John Day The meeting’s discussion will be on long and short term proj- ects to minimi]e the impact from increased À ood waters in the Canyon Creek Complex Fire area where soil stabilizing vege- tation has been destroyed. Burned Area Emergency Response team of¿ cials estimate water À ows could be three times higher than previously experienced. The projects will have an impact on landowners along Canyon Creek from the John Day River to the upstream city limits of Canyon City. Doug Ferguson of Ferguson Surveying and Engineering will share plans for the projects. All are encouraged to attend. For more information, email dougfse@ortelco.net. By Cheryl HoeÀ er Blue Mountain Eagle SATURDAY, OCT. 17 Harvest Festival 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Southwest Brent Street, John Day The 2015 Harvest Festival will close out the sixth season of the John Day Farmers Market. In addition to a wide array of vendors selling locally produced food and items, activities include live mu- sic by singer-songwriter Wayne Worthen; tasting booth by Elaine Mezzo, featuring local produce, eggs and meat; Lindsay Rausch of Doodlebugs with harvest activities for children; and pumpkins. The popular cider press will be available again, so people can bring their apples and containers for pressing. Anyone interested in re- serving a booth should call Jan Keil, 541-910-5150. A7 Eagle file photo Diners enjoy good food and good company at the 2014 Blue Mountain Hospital Foundation meeting, dinner and auction. This year’s event, ‘Denim and Diamonds,’ will be Saturday, Oct. 24, in Trowbridge Pavilion at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day. JOHN DAY – All good things must come to an end. That includes the John Day Farmers Market sea- son, but it’s going out in a flash of color and fun with a Harvest Festival from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, on Southwest Brent Street in John Day. In addition to an array of vendors selling locally produced food, handmade crafts and other items, ac- tivities include live mu- sic by singer-songwriter Wayne Worthen; tasting booth by Elaine Mezzo, featuring local produce, eggs and meat; Lindsay Rausch of Doodlebugs with harvest activities for children; and pumpkins. A favorite feature, the apple press, will be on hand again, too. Anyone is welcome to bring apples to be pressed, and should bring containers for col- lecting the juice. Anyone interested in re- serving a booth for the Har- vest Festival should call Jan Keil, 541-910-5150. This is the sixth year for the John Day Farmers Market. The 2016 season is scheduled to resume the third Saturday of June. ber Rights and Responsibilities,” and “Understanding Financial Information. To learn more, register and pay fees online, visit www.nonpro¿ tsteward.org, or call 541-929-9320. SATURDAY, OCT. 24 Women’s retreat 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Grace Chapel, Prairie City The free day-long retreat is open to all women in the communi- ty, and will include a series of mini-workshops. Lunch is included. Grace Chapel is at 154 E. Williams St. Auxiliary meeting Noon, Valley View Assisted Living, John Day The Ellis Tracy Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will make plans for the upcoming annual veterans gift shop. All mem- bers are urged to attend. Stockgrowers of the Year potluck 5 p.m., Mt. Vernon Community Center Longtime ranchers Jack and Katie Johns of Fox will be honored as Stockgrowers of the Year at this year’s dinner. Meat will be fur- nished; those attending are asked to bring a side dish. Friends of the Johns are invited. Contact Harriet Crum at 541-575-4340, or shcrum@centurytel.net. MONDAY, OCT. 19 Board member training 6-9 p.m., Grant County Regional Airport, John Day Board members of nonpro¿ t groups and their advisors are welcome to participate in the training. Trainers include repre- sentatives from the IRS Exempt Organizations Division, a re- tired Oregon Department of Justice nonpro¿ t specialist and a nonpro¿ t certi¿ ed public accountant. There will be three work- shops: “Seven Things You Should Know to Protect Your Tax Exempt Status,” “Attorney General’s Guidance on Board Mem- Zombie Circus Fun Run 5 p.m., Seventh Street Complex, John Day Participants in the untimed fun run will try to run from Zom- bies, navigate obstacles and escape intact. The event is for those ages 8 and older; ages 8-12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Preregistration is recommended for runners, and required for zombies. Fees are $10 a person or $35 per family in advance, and $15 a person or $45 per family the day of the circus, which includes admission to the “after party.” The cost for just the party is $5 or $2 and two cans of food. Forms are at Families First and Station 62, or online at jdccparksandrec. weebly.com. Call 541-575-1799, ext. 29, for more information. BMH Foundation dinner, auction 5:30-9 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds Pavilion, John Day This year’s theme for Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation’s annual meeting, dinner and auction is “Denim and Diamonds.” A no-host bar, games and auction item viewing starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the business meeting at 7:30 p.m. The dinner, catered by the SnafÀ e Bit, includes New York strip, stuffed baked potato, mixed vegetables, green salad, des- sert, coffee and lemonade. Tickets are $30 a person or two for $50. RSVP by Monday, Oct. 19, by calling 541-575-4151, 541- 620-1010, or emailing jkruts@hotmail.com. SUNDAY, OCT. 25 Fall Family Frolic 3-5 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall The free evening includes interactive children’s music with VFW HELPS A LOCAL VETERAN Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3597 Quartermaster Jim Jerome, left, and Commander Gregg Starr, have a check for $1,500 ready to mail to local Marine veteran Mike Mannell, who lost his home to the Canyon Creek Complex fire. The funds came from the local post and VFW Post 584 in Albany, aimed at assisting a local veteran impacted by the disaster. Mannell had been building the two-story cabin, which was to be his retirement home, for the past six years, and was nearing completion when the fire swept through the canyon. The Eagle/Cheryl Hoefler Judge Scott W. Myers Commissioner Chris B. Labhart Commissioner Boyd Britton Meeting Announcement Canyon Creek Channel Rehabilitation Project Due to the destruction of soil stabilizing vegetation from the Canyon Creek Complex Fire, there is potential for a substantial increase in flooding along Canyon Creek. The hydrologist from the BAER team has estimated water flows could be 3 times higher than previously experienced. These flows will have a significant effect on areas of Canyon City and John Day. Long and short term projects to minimize the impact from increased flood waters will be discussed at this meeting. These projects will have an impact on many landowners along Canyon Creek from the John Day River to the upstream city limits of Canyon City. You will have an opportunity to ask questions. Doug Ferguson of Ferguson Surveying and Engineering will be sharing plans for these projects at this community meeting. For more information you may contact Doug at dougfse@ortelco.net 02835