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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle H ONOR ROLL P RAIRIE C ITY – F IRST NINE WEEKS Seniors Amaya Zweygardt Garrett Hitz Juniors MaKenzie Jones Wyatt Williams Sophomores Brianna Zweygardt Dorran Wilson Freshmen Levi Burke Grade 8 Shaelynn Bice Emily Ennis JoLynne Ashley Grade 7 Aries Bice Declan Zweygardt Caitlin Willet Samantha Workman Honorable mention Seniors John Burke Brandon Gillihan Teri Cobb Robert Bryant Marlayna Woodbury Juniors Sarah Ennis Lindsay Wall Sophomores Mariah McClung Marnie Woodbury Cassie Hire Sierra Dahlen Freshmen Kyla Winton Adolfo Ceja Haley Pfefferkorn Paige Moore Grade 8 Jessica Reames Rilee Emmel Carson McKay Jonathan Haskins Carson Jones Jacob McHatton Hailee Wall Abby Winegar Grade 7 Katelynn Hire Jayden Winegar Jojari Field Abby Pfefferkorn S TUDENTS OF Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Humbolt, GU activities planned THE MONTH O CTOBER – L ONG C REEK S CHOOL Blue Mountain Eagle CANYON CITY – The Humbolt Elementary PTA in- vites students, families, staff and others to join a work par- ty at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, to clean up landscape areas at the school playground. Volunteers are asked to bring work gloves, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows and oth- er yard tools – and a smile – as they make improvements to the playground. Call the school at 541-575-0454 for more information. Grant Union Junior-Se- nior High School drama club presents the production “No The club is selling 20-pound boxes of California naval oranges and Rio Star grapefruit from Texas for $35 a box. All proceeds bene¿ t the science club. This is the seventh annual year for the sale. For more information, call James Mabe at 775-335-9151. Body to Murder” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 18-19, in the school’s old gym. The play is directed by Ju- lie Reynolds. Order a sweet, healthy treat and support the Grant Union Junior-Senior science club at the same time. O BITUARIES Ray Contreras Paul Dean Fortenberry Jan. 15, 1938 – Nov. 5, 2015 Contributed photo Lilly Cave has been honored as the student of the month for September at Long Creek School. UKIAH – The Rev. Ray Contreras died Nov. 1. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Ukiah School gym, with a potluck to follow. Rev. Contreras was born in 1939 in Portland. He and his wife spent over 30 years serving the Lord Jesus Christ. He was the pastor of Camas Creek Bible Fellowship in Ukiah for the last 20 years. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Sherri; sons, Mark (Shannon), Mike (Pam), Steve and Scott; and daughter, Carole (Matt); 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. N OVEMBER – P RAIRIE C ITY S CHOOL Paul Dean “Pete” Fortenberry, 77, of John Day, died Nov. 5 at his home surrounded by family. Services are pending. Mr. Fortenberry was born Jan. 15, 1938, in Central, N.M., to Richard Lee Fortenberry and Nana Belle Chandler. On April 21, 1960, he married Donna Lee Hagey in Philo- math. He served in the U.S. Army from 1960-1968 as a staff sergeant. He then spent his career as a mechanic until retire- ment. His hobbies included ¿ shing and hunting. Survivors include his wife, Donna Fortenberry, of John Day; sons, Alan Lee Fortenberry, of La Grande, Danny Ray Forten- berry of Selah, Wash., and Jeffery Brice Fortenberry of Bend; daughter, Paulena Conner of Hermiston; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, and a grand- daughter, Noel Breann Fortenberry. Arrangements are under the care of Driskill Memorial Chap- el 241 S. Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845. About Obituaries News obituaries are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to edit- ing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and republished as paid notices. Send obituaries by e-mail, cheryl@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For more information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710. Contributed photo Y OUNG STOCKGROWER SHOWS BIG HEART Jolynn Ashley, left and Hailee Wall have been named students of the month for November at Prairie City School. Ashley was nominated by social studies teacher Paul Bartels, who said she is ‘pleasant to have in class and makes all the other students around her better.’ Wall was nominated by math teacher Billy Colson who said she is ‘an extremely hard working student with a great attitude and excellent personality.’ Seven-year-old Noah Baker of Burns shakes hands with Grant County Stockgrowers Association president Alec Oliver. The second-grader contributed $9,000 to the Stockgrowers, to be distributed to people affected by the Canyon Creek Complex fire, after raffling off his pig named Meatball. Baker said it felt good to donate the money and he enjoyed feeding and working with his pig. He won Grand Showman and a blue ribbon for the pig’s quality at the Harney County Fair last summer. The money will be earmarked for people involved with agriculture and distributed through Old West Federal Credit Union. A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY V ETERANS : 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. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter F OLLOW ON F ACEBOOK Logan Delano of John Day was named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Central Oregon Community College in Bend. These Medical Offices Salute Those Who Served Oregon Promise education grants now available The State of Oregon has announced that Oregon Promise – the new grant pro- gram for community college – will begin accepting appli- cations Nov. 1 for enrollment Strawberry Wilderness Community Clinic Blue Mountain Hospital 170 Ford Road John Day 541-575-1311 A CADEMIC REPORT Facebook.com/MyEagleNews 180 Ford Road John Day 541-575-0404 Blue Mountain Surgical Clinic Blue Mountain Care Center 170 Ford Road John Day 541-575-1311 112 E. 5th St. Prairie City 541-820-3341 in fall 2016. The grant program, orig- inally touted as “free edu- cation,” does not cover all college costs and is limited to Tuali¿ ed students. It does, 8th Grade GUHS Trip Fundraiser Saturday, November 13 If you need work done around your property - leaves raked, wood and/or other miscellaneous work - contact Tyler Sheedy at 541-620-1811 to schedule the GUHS 8th grade work crew. Thank You, Veterans! 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A new toolkit of informa- tional materials and a vid- eo to explain who quali¿ es for the grant are available at www.OregonPromise.com To qualify, Oregon res- ident students must have graduated from high school or completed their GED by spring/summer of 2016 with at least a 2.5 grade-point av- erage. Applications for the grant must be ¿ led between Nov. 1 and March 1, 2016. High school or GED transcripts must accompany applica- tions. A free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAF- SA) must also have been completed. Approved applicants must enroll in an Oregon community college within six months of graduating or completing their GED and must accept all state and fed- eral grants (not loans) for which they qualify. W EATHER F ORECAST FOR THE WEEK OF N OV . 11-17 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 43 43 48 47 47 47 41 23 23 33 31 23 21 22 SNOW FLAKE SHAPES: Most snowÀ akes form dazzling crystal patterns with six sides. But occasionally, triangular crys- tals form. Tuesday Other snowflake shapes include some that look like hour- glasses, others like spools of thread and still others like nee- dles.