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A10 News Blue Mountain Eagle O UT OF THE P AST OF THE E AGLE ARCHIVES Oct. 18, 1940 - Blue Mountain Eagle Cafe for Fox Valley It was stated here yester day that Frank McGirr had ar ranged to put in a cafe at Fox which goes to show that Fox is really going to town. Oct. 21, 1965 - Blue Mountain Eagle Rope Team Slates TV SENECA The Seneca Rope Jumpers are slated to ap pear on channel seven KTVB Boise at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, announced Mrs. Esma Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Dorothy Klabo, directors of the group, will accompany the popular rope jumpers to Boise for the television appearance. The Edward Hines Lumber Co. will sponsor the jumpers. The group will appear on Periscope with Shirley Mix as the hostess. It will be the fourth television appearance for the Rope Jumpers. The Rope Jumpers have appeared Seneca man found after search Blue Mountain Eagle SENECA – Early Sunday morning, after an overnight search, the Grant County Sheriff¶s Of¿ ce found a Sen eca man who went missing Saturday afternoon. 7he Sheriff¶s Of¿ ce re ceived an overdue person report after Michael 'avid Buck Elliott drives the ‘62 Days float in the Grant County Fair Parade, 1930. at many special events, in cluding the Seattle’s World Fair, during the past 20 years. Eleven girls will be mak ing the trip to Boise for the television appearance. Oct. 18, 1990 - Blue Mountain Eagle Anti-drug Week Observed JOHN DAY – The John Day City Council has pro claimed the week of Oct. 2028 as Red Ribbon Week, in recognition of the nation wide campaign against drug abuse. The event is sponsored by the National Federation of Parents. Downtown businesses have been asked to decorate their sops with red ribbons, and Chester’s Thriftway has ordered enough ribbons for every student in Grant Coun ty. The ribbons symbolize the commitment to a drugfree, healthy lifestyle. Oct. 19, 2005 - Blue Mountain Eagle Haunted Hotel Newsweek magazine, the New York Times, the Orego nian, and several books have This Just written about the alleged In! ghosts found in the Geiser Grand Hotel. Is there truth Ladies jackets, to the legend? It sure is good vests & sweaters fun to wonder – especially at Ladies fashion jeans Halloween! The season kicks off Oct. Now 20% off 27 and 28. Paul Warshauer Men’s Wrangler returns with another mys flannel shirts tery – “Murder at the 1929 Now 20% off Geiser Grand Masquerade.” Fall collection of soft Halloween weekend is the shoes perfect time, and the Geiser Now 20% off Grand the place for a mystery. Is the hotel really haunt ed? You be the judge! $49 per person includes your gourmet four course dinner. Overnight packages include the VIP brunch the morning e are th ! o after. Advanced tickets are s r d a n ere, a wait to we h on sale. s i l Fal can’t e Haunted Hotel? This w s style year, you be the judge. Oct. 31, there’ll be free treats from 4 to 6 p.m. for all on Main Find the Perfect Street. Stay overnight and watch the scary movie rat Denim Fit ed 234 NW Front St. • Prairie City PG party complete with 541-820-3675 popcorn. e v o L Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Yo u r Look Bar W B Here to help, even before the smoke clears . son, 72, went for a drive to looN for ¿ rewood left in hunting camps after the re cent deer season, and didn’t return. At about 3 a.m. on Sunday, southeast of Seneca, Sheriff’s deputies found Davidson’s vehicle, which was stuck, but not Davidson. Search and Rescue was activated. At about 8 a.m., Sheriff Glenn Palmer came across Davidson, who was walking back to Seneca. Davidson, who reported ly has medical issues and a form of dementia, had walked through the night and sought shelter under a tree for a while. He was returned to Seneca. Barrel, small ¿ re burning OK’ed Blue Mountain Eagle According to Chief Ron Smith of the Grant County Fire Defense District, effec tive Oct. 20, burning is al lowed in barrels and small piles, with permits, from the hours of 6 a.m.10 p.m. The effort is to stay in line with Oregon Department of Forestry’s ¿ re regulations. People are encouraged to check with their local juris dictions for permits and more information. Lawmakers haven’t raised gun initiatives By Hillary Borrud Capital Bureau SALEM ² 7he mass shoot ing at Umpqua Community College renewed the debate over gun control and on Oct. 8, Senate Democrats announced plans to close loopholes in the federal background check sys tem and crack down on straw purchasing. But in Oregon, lawmakers have yet to propose any new measures aimed at preventing gun violence. “I think people are just coming out of shock right now, and we did a big push for the background checks in the 2015 session,´ said state Senate Ma jority Leader Ginny Burdick, DPortland. “I just need to have some conversations with peo ple ... my caucus members and people on the other side of the aisle, to see if there’s a path way for something to happen in 2016. It’s a short session. It’s not meant to be a major policy issue session.” The Legislature has already closed some of the background check loopholes that remain at the federal level. Earlier this year, legislators passed a law that requires background checks for nearly all private ¿ rearm transfers. The state also began last year investigating people who failed background checks when they attempted to buy weapons at gun shows and licensed dealers. That policy change came at the request of Senate Minority Leader Sen. Ted Ferrioli, RJohn Day, af ter Ferrioli learned the Oregon State Police had not been inves tigating the incidents. It is illegal in Oregon for someone prohibited from pur chasing a ¿ rearm to attempt to purchase one. Some of the state’s efforts to prevent shootings, or improve the response, are still unfolding. The day before the Umpqua Community College shooting, Oregon State Police Superin tendent Richard Evans gave an update to state lawmakers on what Evans said was “my pas sion, school safety.” Evans is part of a 1mem ber state task force on school safety, which lawmakers cre ated in 2014 in response to the December 2012 shootings at Clackamas Town Center and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. A couple months after the bill to create the task force be came law, there was another shooting in Oregon, at Reyn olds High School in Troutdale. Evans told lawmakers on Sept. 30 the top priority for the task force is to create a tip line where people can report threats of school shootings, plus a broad range of other issues in cluding bullying, potential sui cides and abuse. “What we’ve learned in our research is 81 percent of the time, somebody else knew that that school shooting was going to occur,” Evans said. “And what we’re ¿ nding is that there’s no way, really, in Ore gon to report that.” Forest Service eases public use restrictions Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Because of recent and forecast wet weather patterns, the Mal heur National Forest changed public use restrictions to sea sonal restrictions, effective Oct. 20, with an Industrial Fire Precaution at Level I. Debbie Ausmus 245 South Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845 OPEN WED. & THUR. 9 am - 5 pm 541-575-1113 24 hrs/7 days wk debbie.ausmus@ countryfinancial.com Public use restrictions pertaining to chainsaw use, smoking and offroad trav el will be lifted. Firewood cutting is permitted all day, with a onehour fire watch following chainsaw shut down. Seasonal campfire restrictions will remain in place until Oct. 31. For de tails on restrictions, call the Blue Mountain Ranger District at 515753000, Prairie City Ranger District, 518203800, or Emigrant Creek Ranger District, 51 573300. For more information, vis it www.fs.usda/gov/malheur. JOB OPPORTUNITY Some Western regions are epicenters of change. Our beautiful Oregon community is one of those. The territory served by the Blue Mountain Eagle frequently juggles forest health, logging, public lands grazing, water supply, wildlife habitat improvements and wildfire resilience. For a journalist who thrives on the new story of the West, becoming Editor of the Eagle is an excellent opportunity. Our work place offers year-round recreational opportunities, including backpacking, camping, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and horseback riding. Part of a family-owned Oregon media company, the Blue Mountain Eagle is located in John Day, Oregon, just 3 hours from Bend and Pendleton. There is a small-town lifestyle and the news opportunities are varied and challenging. The community is at the center of an evolving natural resource restoration economy, which gains statewide and even national attention. The Eagle, seeks an energetic, creative, outgoing and hard-working Editor. This is your opportunity to join a company that believes in community journalism. The Eagle is the oldest (146 years) weekly newspaper in Eastern Oregon and is part of EO Media Group, an award-winning and innovative news organization with active owners. We seek a journalist who is passionate about local news, excited about the opportunity to publish in print, on line and with social media. You’ll manage and mentor two newsroom employees and work with a professional page design team. Your journalistic integrity is a must; leadership, budgeting, multi-media and mentoring experience are a plus. This is a hands-on position that edits and writes stories; takes photos; posts daily to our web site; and uses social media to engage readers. Along with the Eagle’s Publisher, you will need to be involved in the community. :DV\RXUKRPHRUSURSHUW\GDPDJHGLQWKHZLOG´UHV" The Oregon Insurance Division has free resources to help you before — and after — making a homeowner’s insurance claim. Consumer advocates are here to provide accurate, unbiased information. They can answer your questions and mediate any misunderstandings with your claim. If you’ve been affected by WKHZLOG´UHVKHOSLVDYDLODEOHQRZ EO Media Group owns 11 newspapers and 17 websites that provide accurate, fair and timely reporting about the people and issues impacting the communities we serve in the Pacific Northwest, reflecting the responsibility and spirit of a free press. 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