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News %lue 0ountain (agle Wednesday 1ovePber A5 FUN Continued from Page A1 WOLF Continued from Page A1 arraigned 'ec. in Grant &ounty -ustice &ourt in &an- yon City. 7he shooting happened in Grant County; the neighboring Harney County district attorney handled it as a courtesy because his Grant County counterpart was acquainted with the hunt- er’s faPily and wanted to avoid the appearance of a conÀict of interest. 7he incident happened 2ct. when Witty voluntarily noti- ¿ed the 2regon 'epartPent of )ish and Wildlife and 2regon State 3olice that he’d shot a wolf while hunting coyotes on private property south of 3rairie City. 3olice recovered a wolf’s rePains on the property. 2regon’s action to rePove wolves froP the state endan- gered species list has no appar- Photos by Kim Kell/The Eagle Door frames? Gate posts? How these candy canes are used is up to the imagination of the young gingerbread house builders at Christmas on the Prairie. Anna Smith’s kitchen in Prairie City is “gingerbread central” this week, preparing gingerbread house sections for the children’s activity this Saturday, Nov. 21, at Christmas on the Prairie. She said she enjoys giving back to the coPPunity add- ing “I’ll do anything to help when it’s needed.´ 7he SPiths have lived in 3rairie &ity Ior years and years in -ohn 'ay beIore that. 7hey have si[ children between theP and two grand- children. $nd yes they both get their own gingerbread houses to build each year too. Gingerbread fever has spread through 3rairie &ity this year SPith said. %usi- nesses in town will have gin- gerbread houses on display and children will get to vote ent bearing on the case. Wolves were listed under the state En- dangered Species Act at the tiPe of the shooting; the 2')W CoPPission on 1ov. rePoved wolves froP the state list. 5e- gardless they rePained on the federal endangered species list in the western two-thirds of the state. 7he wolf was identi¿ed as 25- a Pale that has worn a G3S tracking collar since 2cto- ber and dispersed froP the 8Patilla 3ack in )ebruary . He was in Malheur County for awhile then traveled into Grant County. Wildlife biologists don’t believe he had a Pate of pups. <oung or sub-doPinant wolves often leave their hoPe packs to establish their own territory and ¿nd Pates. 25- was the third 2regon wolf known to have died since August when the Sled Springs pair in 1ortheast 2regon were found dead of un- known cause. 7he state now has a PiniPuP of wolves. Gingerbread pieces await children’s imaginations to transform them into decorative and delicious houses. on their favorite throughout the day during &hristPas on the 3rairie. 7he one receiving the Post votes will receive a “children’s favorite´ certi¿- cate. 7he houses will be Prairie City Thanksgiving Community Dinner Enjoy a Sumptuous , Traditional Thanksgiving Meal Thurs., Nov. 26 th at 1 pm PBC Teen Center 145 W. Front Street More Information 541-820-3696 03008 Grant County Chamber Members Advertise Here Contact the Grant County Chamber for more information 541-575-0547 Open: Mon, Wed, & Fri 10 am - 4 pm, by appointment. Call 541-575-1631 JFranklin@easternoregonrealty.net Items may be viewed at the Road Department, 27941 Lower Yard Road, John Day OR between the hours of 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. For further information, call (541) 575-0138. Sealed bids with Lot No. identified on the envelope must be received by the Grant County Court office, 201 S. Humbolt, No. 280, Canyon City OR no later than 9:00 am, December 2, 2015. Grant County Road Department will contact the successful bidder for each item. If you have questions regarding the results, call the Road Department at 541.575.0138. **All sales are final. 03005 Hello Grant County, Where has this year gone? Seems like just yesterday that we started 2015. I am excited to announce that your Chamber of Commerce is alive and well, not only financially, but we have a proactive executive board and a great group of volunteers who keep the doors open and the office manned daily. Our annual installation and volunteer appreciation event was held at the golf course with about 80 folks attending. We honored our members and volunteers and paid a special tribute to a surprised guest, Phil Gray, who has been instrumental in promoting the best interests of Grant County for over 28 years through his radio station KJDY. A decision was made to donate the proceeds from our annual Chamber of Commerce fundraiser to the fire victims assistance fund and we are happy to report that we were able to give $7500. Like so many of the other fine folks in Grant County have stated, our hearts and prayers go out to all of you who were affected by the fire. See your Grant County Veteran Services Officer today for more information, located at Grant County Court House. LOT # DESCRIPTION MIN. BID 5’x7’ Flat Bottom Culvert (used), 7’ long 1 $40 2 3 pcs Flat Bottom Culvert (used), 5’-6’ x various lengths, 27’ total $150 3 1992 Viking Truck Snowplow, 11.5 wide $75 4 1994 Frink Truck Snowplow, 11.5 wide $75 5 2 Tool Boxes, 1 wood 6’x2’, 1 metal 2’x2’ $20 6 4 Pickup Tool Boxes (all metal), 5’ long x 1’ wide/deep $25 7 8 Wood Bridge Decking, 19’ x various lengths $175 8 8 pcs Treated Timbers of various lengths $20 9 1994 Ford 250 pickup (141,374 mi.) $800 10 2 pcs 30”x50” Culvert (used), (1) 19’ long, (1) 8’ long $50 Pro Saw Shop and a Whole Lot More Everyone Is Invited Did you know Grant County Veterans Services Officer is available to assist YOU in applying for all VA benefits you may be entitled to? Bid Opening: Dec. 2, 2015, 9:30 a.m Counted and bagged, gumdrops are ready for young gingerbread house builders. myeaglenews.com/breakingnews A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY V ETERANS : Bids MUST be RECEIVED AT COUNTY COURT on Dec. 2, by 9:00 a.m. to be accepted. auctioned off during the tree-lighting cerePony at p.P. that evening across froP &ity Hall. 7he proceeds will bene¿t 7alents and 7reasures of 3rairie &ity organizers of &hristPas on the 3rairie. 02131 “I wasn’t quite sure what I was GRinJ the ¿rst tiPe´ she said. 8nOiNe Sast \ears when parents needed to sign up in adYanFe this \ear partiFipa- tion wiOO Ee on a ¿rst-FoPe ¿rst-serYed Easis. 3arents aOso need to stay with their chil- dren while they work on their gingerbread houses. 6Pith said she starts buy- ing candy ± Ior the house eP- bellishPents ± in bulk aIter Halloween. She and her hus- band 7oP spent last week- end organizing and bagging it at 4uilts and %eyond in 3rai- rie &ity where SPith works. 7hen Ior seYeral days be- Iore to the eYent she’s in her hoPe kitchen preparing and baking all the gingerbread. SPith said she goes through about ¿Ye batches oI dough a day during that tiPe with each batch Paking about two houses. 7he icing “glue´ is Pade IroP scratch too which she and her husband will whip up the night beIore at the 7een &enter along with all the oth- er last-Pinute preparations. 7hey will be there until the late hours getting everything organized and setting up the stations. Why does she do all this? It’s all Ior the kids she said. “I just thought the kids in the coPPunity needed soPe- thing to do and get theP out and about during &hristPas on the 3rairie´ SPith said. We had a Saturday workday at the Chamber building where we stained and painted the exterior of the building. Thank you to the members who showed up to help and a special thank you to all of the volunteers from the Nazarene Church who assisted us. We wouldn’t have been able to complete it in one day without all of their help. The Grant County Greenback Program is progressing well and with the holiday season upon us, this is a good way to support our local economy. Greenbacks make good bonuses or gifts for your employees, friends and relatives, and can be spent like normal dollars at participating Chamber businesses. Greenbacks can be purchased at the Chamber office. JOHN DAY AUTO NAPA 721 W. Main St. John Day, OR 541-575-1850 Grant County Chamber Members Advertise Here Contact the Grant County Chamber for more information 541-575-0547 We are also looking for someone to donate a large Christmas tree for the front of the Chamber office. If you have one that you want to donate, please give us a call. Our open meeting this month will be held at noon on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Outpost. Our guest speaker will be Tom Insko, the new president of Eastern Oregon University. We would love to have a large attendance to welcome Tom to Grant County. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Jerry Franklin, President Grant County Chamber of Commerce 02381