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S TUDENTS OF THE M ONTH — N OVEMBER
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
O BITUARIES
Some
of¿ ces
announce
holiday
closures
Robert Albert Forseth Sr.
Dec. 13, 1934 — Dec. 6, 2015
BEND — Ronald Albert Forseth
Sr., 80, formerly of John Day, died
Dec. 6 at Partners in Care Hospice
home in Bend, surrounded by his
children and loved ones. Services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28,
at the Eastside Church in Prineville,
followed by a reception at the
Prineville Elks Lodge around 12:30
p.m.
Mr. Forseth was born Dec. 13,
1934, in Minnesota, to George Sr. and Esther Forseth. His
family moved to California when he was a young boy. He
graduated from Red Bluff High school in 1953 and attended
American River Junior College near Sacramento, Calif.
He relocated to Prineville in the early 1970s. He spent
some years in John Day and Seneca where he semi-retired,
then returned to Prineville in 2007.
He was a passionate upholsterer, most of which was self-
taught, the maMority of his life. His hobbies included gol¿ ng
and hunting, and he obtained his pilot’s license in his mid-
50s. He was a member of the John Day Elks Lodge and the
Band Of Brothers in Prineville.
Survivors include his six siblings, Jack, Leola, Helen,
Marna, Bert and Rodney; six children, Leanne Thompson,
Ronald Forseth Jr., Teri Elmore, Nikki Bailey, Brad Forseth
and Brent Forseth; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death by his brother, George Jr.
,n lieu of À owers, memorial contributions may be made to
Partners in Care Hospices Home in Bend or Band of Broth-
ers, Prineville.
Blue Mountain Eagle
AJ Dickens
Grade 7
Parents: Arthur
and Janice Dickens
Tegan Wright
Grade 10
Parents: Trent and
Jamie Wright
Gage Brandon
Grade 8
Parents: Khristopher
and Fawn Brandon
Hailey Carter
Grade 11
Parents: Mat and
Jennifer Carter
Braden Spencer
Grade 9
Parents: John Spencer
and Cindy Dougharity-
Spencer
Mariah Boyd
Grade 12
Parents: Sheila Owens
and Allen Boyd
Some local of¿ ces will be
closed or have limited hours
for the Christmas and New
Year’s holidays.
Here are a few of the clo-
sures:
Malheur National Forest:
Of¿ ces in John Day, Prairie
City and Hines will be closed
starting at 12:30 p.m. Thurs-
day, Dec. 24, through Friday,
Dec. 25. Of¿ ces will re-open
Monday, Dec. 28, for normal
business hours. Of¿ ces will
also be closed all day Friday,
Jan. 1, and anticipate an early
closure on Thursday, Dec. 31.
Grant County of¿ ces: All
county of¿ ces will be closed
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24
and 25, and Friday, Jan. 1.
Department of Motor
Vehicles: Closed Friday, Dec.
25, and Friday, Jan. 1.
Blue Mountain Eagle:
Closed at noon Thursday,
Dec. 24, and all day Friday,
Dec. 25, and Friday, Jan. 1.
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these new
books
on our
shelves
“A Perfect Life” by Danielle Steel
“Joshua’s Hammer” by David Hagberg
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Contributed photo
Outdo
SAN T A
Several high-school students wrapped presents for local nursing home residents that were purchased
with proceeds from the Carrie Young Memorial. Back row, from left, Nathan Gehley, Wyatt Weaver, Heather
Mosley and Hayden Young. Front row, from left, Taylor McCluskey, Mariah Gibson, Avery Lenz, Kenzie
Wilson, Jeannie McCarthy, Bayley Harper and Amaya Zweygardt.
Jingle all the way
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CANYON CITY — Grant
County Safe Communities
Coalition Youth are sponsor-
ing free movies during Christ-
mas break at Grantville The-
ater in Canyon City.
The movies will be at 2
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. For unto you is
born this day in the city of David a Savior,
which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11
Merry
Christmas
p.m. Dec. 22, Dec. 23 and
Monday through Wednesday,
Dec. 28-30.
All the movies are rated
PG or PG-13. Doors open at
1:30 p.m. Seating is limited.
For titles, check the theater
door or visit Grantville The-
ater on Facebook.
C ORRECTION
A photo caption in the Dec. 16 story “Timber Truckers Pa-
rade an old-fashioned Christmas´ incorrectly identi¿ ed the
Santa’s Workshop-themed À oat. The À oat represented John Day
Auto Parts. We regret the error. The Eagle works hard to be
accurate. If you believe something is inaccurate, please email
editor@bmeagle.com or call 541-575-0710.
DP Home Entertainment
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