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WHAT’S
HAPPENING
The deadline for What’s
Happening items is 5 p.m.
Friday. Call Cheryl at the
Eagle, 541-575-0710.
FRIDAY-
SATURDAY, NOV.
6-7
‘Loved – The Fare-
well Tour
6:30 p.m. Friday, Baker
City Nazarene Church
The event, which fea-
tures 10 speakers inspir-
ing women with compel-
ling stories and humor,
as well as live music and
shopping, will be simul-
cast from Baker City
Nazarene Church, 1250
Hughes Lane, Baker City.
Friday’s activities start
at 6:30 p.m., and Sat-
urday’s schedule runs
from 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Admission is $25 a person
or $10 for students, and in-
cludes a catered lunch and
refreshments. Tickets are
available at Len’s Drug
in John Day and Prairie
Hardware & Gifts in Prai-
rie City. Call the church
at 541-523-2333 for more
information.
SATURDAY, NOV. 7
Author reading and
fundraiser
4-6:30 p.m., Canyon
City Community Hall
Former Grant Coun-
ty resident Sam Cronin,
author of “Warm Gold,”
will host an author read-
ing, followed by a ques-
tion-and-answer period and
book signing. Copies of
the book will be available
to purchase. The informal
event is a fundraiser with
30 percent going to fami-
lies affected by the Canyon
Creek Complex Fire.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
HAPPY HAUNTING!
Blue Mountain Eagle
Whether you’re looking
to scare, be scared, or just
have a little fun, there are
plenty of Halloween events
coming up to suit just about
everyone.
Here’s a roundup of the
haunting happenings in
Grant County:
Thursday, Oct. 29
Children’s party, 6-8:30
p.m., Elks Lodge, 140 N.E.
Dayton St., John Day. Cos-
tume contest for ages 0-3,
4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, ghoulish
games, freaky fun and fright-
ening food. Admission is $1
or one can of food per child.
Costume party, 6-9 p.m.,
Grant County Library, 507
S. Canyon Blvd., John Day.
Scavenger hunt, bobbing for
apples, prizes and treats. Ad-
mission is free.
Friday, Oct. 30
Carnival, 6-8 p.m., Prai-
rie City School old gym.
Lots of new games, cotton
candy, costume contest and
prizes. Tickets are four for
$1.
Lodge Halloween par-
ty, 7-9:30 p.m., John Day
Elks Lodge. Teens 13-18
are welcome. Laser tag, mu-
sic featuring The Creative
Light Project, costume and
dance contest, T-shirt paint-
ing, neon painting, food and
games. Admission is $1 or
one can of food per person.
Separate admission to laser
tag is $1 or one can of food.
Halloween party, 2
p.m., Blue Mountain Care
Center, Prairie City. Open
to the public; all ages wel-
come.
Contributed photo
Participants enjoy sunny autumn weather in the Prairie City Pumpkin Run Oct.
10. The Prairie City PTA raised enough money from the event to cover what
they owed on the new laptop cart for Prairie City Elementary School, as well
as add $100 to the Canyon Creek Complex Fire Fund.
Eagle file photo
Brothers Caleb, left, and Michael Dilley scared up a
good time at Humbolt Elementary’s Spookaree last
year.
Saturday, Oct. 31
Halloween carnival,
4:30 p.m., Mt. Vernon Com-
munity Center, sponsored
by Cinnabar Mountain Ren-
dezvous. Costume contest,
games, prizes, goldfish,
cakewalk, toddler maze.
Halloween refreshments
and trick-or-treating, 5-8
p.m., EOCIA/College of Cos-
metology, 743 W. Main St.,
John Day. College students
will visit local businesses
showing off their extreme
make up and hair design
skills, and inviting families
to trick-or-treat at EOCIA.
Skelebration, 5-9 p.m.,
Canyon City Community
Hall. Haunted house with
“Tunnel of Terror,” “Spiders
Lair,” “Gruesome Grave-
yard,” “Haunted Hall of
Mirrors,” treats and more.
Open to all ages and admis-
sion is free.
Trick-or-treating, 5:30-7
p.m., at Valley View Assist-
ed Living, 112 N.W. Valley
View Dr., John Day. Col-
oring contest and costume
contest for children in third
grade and younger.
Fun Fall Festival, 6-8:30
p.m., Strawberry Mountain
Christian Fellowship, 170
S.E. Dayton St., John Day.
Adult costume party, 8
p.m., John Day Elks Lodge,
with live music.
Church Services In Grant County