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Student musicians harmonize for October treat
Seven students
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band, choir
By Angel Carpenter
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Kowing said they are also
in the planning stages on
making improvements at the
town’s park, which include
upgrading the play equipment
and putting in a walking path.
The entire town underwent
a transformation in 2009 with
a safety and enhancement
project that included new side-
walks, vintage street lamps,
improved curb and storm
drainage upgrades and brick
paving along Main Street and
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section.
The Silver Spur restau-
rant is under new ownership,
effective Nov. 1. Dawnna
Reed, Samitha Hollingsworth
and Darrinn Manuel bought
the restaurant from longtime
owners Dale and Clay Finley.
Only a name change is planned
for the time being, to Racers
Restaurant – Reed said they
are NASCAR fans. Beyond
that, the trio plan to just “grad-
ually improve on Finley’s suc-
cess,” Reed added, maintain-
ing the same hours and menu
customers have come to know
and enjoy.
Anderson said, “We’re an-
ticipating a great contribution
to the community from the
new owners, and also give
thanks to Dale and her service
over the years.”
He added the old Mt. Ver-
non Middle School property is
owned by Oregon Telephone,
who has been using it for
equipment storage. As far as
cleanup of the Mt. Vernon Mo-
tel, which burned in a Septem-
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The Grant Union combined choir performs at the fall concert, led by music
director Mary Ann Vidourek.
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members Devon Vargas, Nikki
Jones, Tiana Allen and Avery
Lenz.
Chloe Bentz and Annie
Wall will take part in the
Nov. 20-23 Western Interna-
tional Band Clinic in Seattle.
Last summer, Grant
Union senior choir mem-
ber Devon Vargas toured
Europe with Kelsey Long
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ates, and Grant Union music
director Mary Ann Vidourek
Performing with the other junior high band
as Ambassadors of Music.
members are (back row) Caleb Dilley, left, Sierra
The group, which includ-
Cates, Peyton Neault and Madison Spencer; (front
ed student musicians from 18
row) Gabriel Torres, Levi Carpenter and Katie Allen. states in the U.S., performed
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the city is in the legal stages of
that effort.
The town boasts a spacious
community center at the cor-
ner of Ingle and Cottonwood
streets, which received a com-
plete reconstruction nearly 10
years ago, and is the site of
several functions and fundrais-
ers. The Mt. Vernon Grange
Hall a mile east of town also
hosts several events through-
out the year.
Mt. Vernon, which has a
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said, is home to active com-
munity groups such as Cinna-
bar Mountain Rendezvous and
the Grant County Piecemakers
Quilt Guild.
The Rendezvous organizes
such events as the annual Ren-
dezvous weekend – with lum-
berjack contests and parade
during Memorial Day, and a
Halloween party at the com-
munity center. The Quilt Guild
meets monthly at the Shiny
Thimble Quilt Studio and
hosts the annual Grant Coun-
ty Quilt Show each autumn.
Members share their talents
through goodwill activities
in the community. In a recent
endeavor, the group present-
ed nearly 100 locally crafted
quilts to Canyon Creek Com-
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dinner night out.
Just outside Mt. Vernon is
Clyde Holliday State Park, one
of only two Oregon state parks
in Grant County, offering near-
by day and overnight recre-
ational opportunities along the
scenic John Day River.
Anderson pointed out the
town’s strong and active vol-
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is under the leadership of Chief
Bill Cearns. The department
holds several events annually
including an Easter Egg Hunt
in the park, and in November,
a food basket drive for elderly
folks in town and a holiday ba-
zaar.
Anderson, who grew up in
Prairie City, moved back to Mt.
Vernon with his wife Carla, a
Mt. Vernon native, in 1997. He
is almost midway through his
term as mayor, and previously
served on the city council.
Mt. Vernon’s councilors
include Mike Cearns, Wayne
Saul, Eva Dougharity and Jan
Lowry.
Anderson said, “We all
work toward common goals
and anticipate participation in
good things for our communi-
ty.”
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Kowing, who has been the
city recorder for 2-1/2 years,
lives in Canyon City; unlike the
mayor and councilors, Mt. Ver-
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she spends in Mt. Vernon, she
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JOHN DAY – The Grant
Union student musicians pre-
sented a fall concert Oct. 27,
which was a melodious treat
for the crowd in attendance.
Music director Mary Ann
Vidourek conducted a range
of music, with the combined
choir singing “Lightning” by
Greg Gilpin, the junior band
playing the “Star Wars Main
Theme” by John Williams,
and the senior band ending on
a fun note, with the “Addams
Family” theme song by Vic
Mizzy which had the audi-
ence snapping along.
Megan Maxwell, a John
Day resident, accompanied
the choir on piano.
In other music news, the
choir attended the Oct. 21
Ione Tri-Co Music Festival.
The event gave the choir
the opportunity to harmonize
with a larger group of stu-
dents – the Grant Union choir
has only one male member,
so singing with more voic-
es made the trip especially
worthwhile, Vidourek said.
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