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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, December 9, 2015 A9 Bazaars pack fairgrounds with local, handmade goods By Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY — Two buildings at the Grant Coun- ty Fairgrounds were full of vendors offering a variety of items at two holiday bazaars Saturday. The Blue Mountain Hos- pital Auxiliary bazaar was maxed out on vendors in 7URZEULGJH +DOO IRU WKH ¿UVW time in several years, coor- dinator Mary Jones said. The auxiliary has been hosting the ED]DDU WR EHQH¿W WKH JURXS that purchases items for the hospital since 1975, she said. The fairgrounds bazaar ¿OOHG .HHULQV +DOO DV ZHOO hosting more vendors and the Festival of Trees. Marcus Teague, of John Day, was selling handmade antler knives and said the turnout was great. “We’ve been really suc- cessful,” he said, adding that he’d sold 17 knives by noon. Selling handmade wooden ornaments, John Day substi- tute teacher Rick Callahan said he was pleased with his Vendors sold a variety of items at the two holiday bazaars Saturday in John Day. Eagle photos/Sean Hart Robin Olterman, right, peruses the collection of wooden ornaments made by John Day substitute teacher Rick Callahan at the auxiliary bazaar Saturday. sales as well. David and Crish Hamilton, who live between Mt. Vernon and John Day, said they have been selling honey at the bazaar for years. “The best part about it is all the people we get to see that we don’t see very often,” Crish Hamilton said. “Dave and I moved here in 1993, and it was the big event of the year, and it still is.” Wildflower honey was among the assortment of goods available at the bazaars on Saturday. David Hamilton said he has been selling honey there for years. “I don’t make the honey,” he said. “The bees do, and I just steal it.” O UT OF THE PAST Dec. 10, 1914 — Grant County Journal — 101 years ago Dec. 6, 1990 — Blue Mountain Eagle — 25 years ago Timber Truckers L ght Parade December 12th at 6:00 pm Cronin wins state compe- tition Jason Cronin, a junior at Grant Union High School, took ¿UVW SODFH KRQRUV 6DWXUGD\ DW the Music Teacher’s Nation- al Association (MTNA) high school division state piano Dec. 6, 1940 — Blue competition at Western Oregon Mountain Eagle — State College in Monmouth to 75 years ago advance to the regional com- McNutts’ Customer Goes petition planned this January in to Jail Cheney, Washington. The car had a Washing- Cronin, 17, is the son of Dan ton license and it drove to the and Chris Cronin of John Day, George McNutt Service sta- and he currently studies with WLRQDQGRUGHUHGWKHWDQN¿OOHG Dr. Rachelle McCabe, profes- up, and that was $2.50 please sor of piano at Oregon State and the car drove on. It was a University in Corvallis. He be- git and run driver. Get the gas gan his studies at age 9 with Al DQG UXQ 2I¿FHUV ZHUH FDOOHG Olson of John Day. and the car overhauled at Mt. Sponsored by Yamaha, Vernon. Charges of drunk- en driving and running away from the service station were ¿OHG DQG -XVWLFH RI WKH 3HDFH McCallum imposed a sentence of 40 days in the county jail. Downtown John Day 652 W Main St. John Day, Oregon (541) 575-0549 Something for every woman on your Christmas list! Kitchenware Candles Home Decor Boyd’s Bears (limited supply) Theme Parade ed Fashion An Old as tm is r h C 02964 Preregistration is encouraged by calling Leslie Traylor at 541-620-4032 or 541-575-1862 $10 entry fee Winner’s will be announced at the Elk’s Lodge following the parade. Dec. 9, 1965 — Blue Mountain Eagle — 50 years ago Studded Tire Use Illegal With the advent of winter, Oregon motorists are remind- ed that tires with metal studs projecting beyond tread or traction surfaces are illegal in Oregon, according to the De- partment of Motor Vehicles. Motorists are subject to arrest if they use the tires, but there is no law prohibiting their sale. Some states have legalized the studded tires, but a similar bill introduced in the 1965 Or- egon Legislature did not pass. Tests of studded tires, re- ported in the September issue 00905 541-987-2133 207 W. Franklin Dayville, OR s 071$ LV DI¿OLDWHG ZLWK 2UH- gon Music Teacher’s Associa- tion. Regional competition in Cheney will feature state win- ners from Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. Winners at the regional level will advance to the national competition. In last Saturday’s com- petition, participants were required to perform Piano Concerto in D Minor by Mo- zart and the First Movement Local boy tags record bull MONUMENT — The morning of Nov. 6th was a OXFN\GD\IRU.HJDQ+DZNLQV He and his stepfather/guide, Brian Hawkins, were hunting in the Northside hunting area. .HJDQKDGDVHFRQGVHDVRQ hair tag and was hunting with his mom’s .30-06. 6XGGHQO\ .HJDQ VSRWWHG some elk about 75 yards away. “I started shaking, shaking EDGO\´.HJDQVDLG .HJDQ¶VVKDNLQJGLGQ¶WSUH- vent him from making a good • Knick-Knacks • Cards • Figurines • Candies • Books • & Lots More m’ of The Speaker, published by WKH 7UDI¿F 6DIHW\ DQG (GXFD- tion Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles, thus far indi- cate that studded tires do not of- fer better stopping ability than tire chains. The tests also show that studded tires rank between chains and snow tires traction ability on ice. Major tire and oil compa- nies were advised last year that studded tires are not legal for use in Oregon. In spite of this, studded tires are being actively advertised in at least one area in Oregon. Drivers should be reminded that while the law does not pro- hibit purchase of the tires, their use is illegal in Oregon. on your list. Dec. 7, 2005 — Blue Mountain Eagle — 10 years ago da Eagle file photo From 1990: John Day Junior High honored its Students of the Month for October. They included (left to right) Wade Burgett, seventh grade; Andy Pereira, eighth grade; and Josh Pearson, sixth grade. Ny A Steady Growth )URPWKHWLPHWKDWWKH¿UVW house was built in Prairie this town has enjoyed a substan- tial and steady growth, and the immediate prospects are now better than they have ever been. Prairie has the best stores, the best buildings, the best schools and more cement walks than any other town in this section, and there is no doubt but that the hopes of the business men that the town will make a con- siderable growth in the coming 12 months will be realized. Another month’s work, or at the most six weeks, will complete the Long Creek road, DQG RSHQ XS D ODUJH ¿HOG IRU trading with Prairie City. All of the north end of the county will then be handier to this place than to any other railroad point and have better roads from here to haul over. This means that Prairie will be their rail point and that they will do a large amount of trading here. Prairie now has the only accredited high school in this section, and with the union with four other districts this school will receive even greater improvement. When choosing a place to live, school facili- WLHVDUHDOZD\VRQHRIWKH¿UVW considerations of the desirable citizen, and more than one fam- ily will make their future home here on that account. Every house in town is oc- cupied and more are needed; a new hospital will open here the ¿UVWRIWKH\HDUEXVLQHVVFRQ- ditions generally are the best of anywhere in the state, and there is every reason to believe that Prairie City’s steady growth is about to take on a spurt. Cadenza by Beethoven. shot. He hit the six-by-six in the KXQWLQJEXWRQO\KLV¿UVW\HDURI In the second part of the neck. hunting elk. competition, participants got The bull scored a 366. “I’ll probably never get a to select the pieces of music 7KLVLV.HJDQ¶VWKLUG\HDURI big one like that again,” he said. they played. Cronin played the Prelude and Fugue in D Major WTC I by Bach; the Etude in The the Sonata No. 3 in A Minor by n 3URNR¿HYDQG$OOHJUR%DUEDUR Dayville Ope as istm by Bartock. 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