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B IRTHS
Ava Belle Ensign
Clayton and Thea Ensign of Merid-
ian, Idaho, announce the birth of their
daughter, Ava Belle Ensign, on Oct. 19.
She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and
was 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Craig and Jan En-
sign of Long Creek, Wes and Terri Aas-
ness of Mt. Vernon, and Kim Chesley
of John Day. Great-grandparents are
John and Diane Aasness of John Day.
O BITUARIES
Noble Hicks
Feb. 27, 1933 – Nov. 23, 2015
Noble Hicks, 82, of Prairie City
died Nov. 23 at his home, surrounded
by family. A funeral service was held
Saturday, Nov. 28, at Grace Chapel in
Prairie City. Interment followed at the
Prairie City Cemetery and a potluck re-
ception at the Strawberry Grange Hall
in Prairie City.
Mr. Hicks was born Feb. 27, 1933,
in Ava, Mo., to Sophus and Maggie
Hicks.
On Sept. 2, 1952, he married Julia Ileta White in Vale. He
worked as a millwright for San Juan, Hudspeth and Prairie
Wood until he retired in 1996.
He enjoyed hunting, fi shing and spending time with his
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Julia Ileta Hicks, of Prairie City;
sons, Larry (Eva) Hicks of Green Creek, Idaho, and Dean (Bar-
bara) Hicks of Prairie City; daughter, Joyce (Mike) Cearns of
Mt. Vernon; 10 grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Blue Mountain
Hospice through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon
Blvd. John Day, OR 97845.
November colder than
normal in John Day
Blue Mountain Eagle
PENDLETON – Ac-
cording to preliminary data
received by NOAA’s Na-
tional Weather Service in
Pendleton Oregon, tem-
peratures at John Day av-
eraged much colder than
normal during the month of
November.
The average temperature
was 33.5 degrees – 5.4 de-
grees below normal. High
temperatures averaged 44.4
degrees – 5.3 degrees below
normal. The highest was
68 degrees on Nov. 1. Low
temperatures averaged 22.7
degrees – 5.4 degrees below
normal. The lowest was 1
degree, on Nov. 27.
There were 24 days with
the low temperature below
32 degrees. There were five
days when the high tem-
perature stayed below 32
degrees.
Precipitation
totaled
John “Jack” Fisher, 75, of Dayville, died Nov. 29 at St.
Charles Medical Center in Bend. A graveside service will be
at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Dayville Cemetery. A potluck
will follow.
Arrangements are under the care of Driskill Memorial Chap-
el, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
0.83 inches during Novem-
ber – .52 inches below nor-
mal. Measurable precipita-
tion – at least .01 inch – was
received on nine days with
the heaviest, 0.26 inches,
reported on Nov. 19.
Snowfall totaled one
inch with at least one inch
of snow reported on one
day. The heaviest snowfall
was 1.0 inches reported on
Nov. 25. The greatest depth
Wanted: Coats for
Humbolt Elementary kids
Blue Mountain Eagle
John ‘Jack’ Fisher
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
CANYON CITY –
Humbolt Elementary is col-
lecting gently used winter
clothing for local children.
Donations of coats,
sweaters, boots, gloves,
hats, scarves and snow pants
start of December to 41.0 de-
grees at the end of December.
Normal lows fall from 24.0
degrees to 22.0 degrees. The
30 year normal precipitation
is 1.24 inches.
The National Weather
Service is an offi ce of the
National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration,
an agency of the U.S. Com-
merce Department. Visit
weather.gov/pendleton.
Prizes awarded in PC
Blue Mountain Eagle
are welcome.
Drop off locations are
Humbolt and Chester’s
Thriftway.
Clothing will be avail-
able for pick up during the
week of Dec. 14-18 in the
Humbolt Elementary cafe-
teria.
Winter
Stock-Up Sale
The family of Cleve Hinton
wants to thank everyone for all
your caring support and
thoughtfulness during this
time of our loss. Your
generosity of food, your time
and friendship are greatly
appreciated. The show of
support we’ve received
is proof of the great
man Dad was and
the many friends
he had. Thank
you all so
much again.
of snow on the ground was
one inch on Nov. 25.
The highest wind gust
was 50 mph which occurred
on Nov. 17.
The outlook for Decem-
ber from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls for
near to above normal tem-
peratures and near to be-
low normal precipitation.
Normal highs for John Day
fall from 44.0 degrees at the
PRAIRIE CITY – Several
people kicked off the holiday
season by winning a prize while
bazaar shopping at Christmas
on the Prairie.
The American Legion Aux-
iliary had drawings for several
goodies:
• Lyn McDonald of Prai-
rie City – $50 gift certifi cate at
Huffman’s Select Market.
• Levin Preston of Sherman
Oaks, Calif. – Kids basket.
• Barb Williams of Canyon
City – Movie basket.
• Marjean Koser of Prairie
City – Spa basket.
• Sharon Thissell of Seneca –
Wine basket.
• Connie Flower of Prineville
– Won not only the outdoors
basket, but the load of wood,
too, which she gave to her sister,
Carol Purvis, of Prairie City.
The Green Thumb Garden
Club’s drawing for a bird feeder
went to Chris Camarena of Prai-
rie City.
About Obituaries
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the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. 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.
Take advantage of our low
prices on winter car care
essentials and accessories
Blue Fuel
Portable Power Bank
99
$18
Smart Hitch
Camera & Sensor System
$99 99
The New Owners of The
Silver Spur would like to
invite you to visit
721 W Main St., John Day
541-575-1850
Open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm
Sat 8am-5pm, close Sun
03042
The homestyle,
comfort food you
love, plus new
items you’re sure
to enjoy.
Let our family
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serve you!
Mon-Sat 7am-8pm, Sun 7am-5pm
We are happy to
transfer and mail
prescriptions and
would welcome the
opportunity to visit with
you about our services!
150 S Ingle St., Mt. Vernon
541-932-4545
Words cannot express our gratitude to family,
friends, co-workers and strangers for the love,
support and generosity after
the loss of our home in the
Canyon Creek Complex fire.
Give us a call today.
541-676-9158
Thank You :
The only two words to convey the sincere
feeling in our hearts.
Thank You
everyone!
Dennis Voigt & family
Heppner and Condon, Oregon
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