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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, February 3, 2016 O BITUARIES E AGLE ON V ACATION WHAT’S HAPPENING W HAT ’ S H APPENING The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Fri- day. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3 Little League sign-ups Sheldon Lenz of John Day took the Eagle on vacation to the Texas-New Mexico state line on Jan. 9. Take a photo with the Eagle (print or mobile editions) while on vacation, and email it to cheryl@bmeagle.com or bring it to the Eagle oI¿ ce. Correction The Jan. 27 headline “Shootout, death end stand- off” was inaccurate. The in- cident was a shooting. The Jan. 27 article “Re- port hunt results by Jan. 31” listed an incorrect phone number. The correct number to report results is 1-866- 947-6339. The Eagle regrets the er- rors. GRANT COUNTY LIBRARY LIBRARY HOURS: Mon, Wed., Sat. 1-5 pm Tues. 10 a.m. to noon and 1-7 pm Thurs.: 1-5 pm and 7-9 pm Fri. and Sun.: Closed 5-8 p.m., Humbolt Elementary Those interested in participating are encouraged to get signed up. Coaches are needed too. Call 541-620-2803. THURSDAY, FEB. 4 Mia Dyson in concert 7 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall The Juniper Arts Council presents Australian singer and guitarist Mia Dyson in concert. Admission is $15 in advance, $18 at the door and $10 with student ID. Tickets are cash only and available at Prime Time Video in John Day. Visit Mia Dyson at http://www.miadyson.com. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, FEB. 5-6 Seneca Winter Classic snowmobile races Seneca Test and tune will be on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, registration will be from 8-10 a.m. The races are set to start at 10 a.m. with competitors vying for cash prizes. Vintage snowmobiles will be on hand, and spectator admission is free. The event is sponsored by the Grant County Snowbal- lers and Les Schwab Tires. For more information, call 541- 620-0134 or visit http://grantcountysnowballers.com/. SATURDAY, FEB. 6 Flood Preparedness Fair Check out these new books on our shelves “The Girl who Fell From the Sky” by Heidi W. Durrow “The Girl in the Spider Web” by David Lagercrantz www.grantcountylibrary.net Phone: 541-575-1992 B REAKING N EWS A LERTS myeaglenews.com/breakingnews Are you lonely? Time to get some help? Move into Valley View today. Experience great food, housekeeping, and activities while choosing services for medication or personal care (bathing, dressing, laundry, incontinence services) if needed. 3 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, John Day Grant County Emergency Management Coordinator Ted Williams will offer a presentation promptly at 3 p.m. An open house will follow with a variety of information on what people can expect in the event of a À ood in the area, what the county has done to prepare and what people can do to prepare. The event is organized by the LDS church, Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative, the Forest Service, the city of John Day and the American Red Cross. Call 541-575-1248 or 541-620-4751 for more information. TUESDAY, FEB. 9 Little League sign-ups 5-8 p.m., Prairie City Those interested in participating are encouraged to get signed up. Coaches are needed too. Call 541-620-2803. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 Lenten luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., United Methodist Church, John Day The ¿ rst Lenten luncheon will be served. A service fol- lows from 12:15-12:45 p.m. in the sanctuary. All are wel- come. Call 541-575-1326 or 541-575-0766 for more infor- mation. 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 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. Call or visit today. 541.575.3533 Cecelia Teresa Houck Dec. 13, 1936 — Jan. 21, 2016 BEND — Cecelia Teresa Houck, 79, of Dayville, died Jan. 21 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, with family by her side. A service will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Dayville Presbyterian Church. Houck was born Dec. 13, 1936, in Denver, to Celia Perea and Bruce Callbeck. She moved to Dayville in 2003. Survivors include her sister, Terrie Moulton of Dayville; daughter, Valaire Arellano of San Pedro, California; sons, Steven Houck and Wayne Houck from Moore, Oklahoma; granddaughters, Valarie Arellano and Monica (Sergio) Garcia; grandson, Frankie Arellano; and great-grandchildren, Desiree Armigio, Nathan Armigio, Joleen Garcia, Ricky Garcia and Na- dine Garcia. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Katsu- mi Manaka. Rachel Rebecca Stewart Oct. 13, 1918 — Jan. 18, 2016 REDMOND — Rachel Rebecca “Becky” Stewart, 97, of Canyon City died on Jan. 18 at her daughter and son- in-law’s home in Redmond, where she had been living since September 2012. All are welcome to a celebration of life at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the John Day Senior Center. Stewart was born Oct. 13, 1918, in Vernonia, to Thomas and Margaret (Spencer) Throop. She attended school in Vernonia, and then her family moved to Dayville, where she graduated from high school. In 1938, she married Norman MacDonald, with whom she had two daughters, Jeanie and Cathy. They lived on the Mac- Donald ranch on Rock Creek below Dayville. In 1956, he was killed in an accident. In 1958, she married rancher Dalton Stewart from Dayville. He died in 2006. The happiest years of her life were living on the ranch being a rancher’s wife. Survivors include her daughters, Cathy (Chris) Struck and Jeanie Pauley; granddaughters, Kati (Brian), Angie (Matt), Lindsey (Josh), Heather (Robb) and Annalisa (Terry); great-grandchildren, Jonathan, Hardy, Klanci, Isaac, Dalton and Adin; nieces and nephews; her youngest brother, Tommy of An- chorage, Alaska; and a sister-in-law, Dollina Humphreys, who lives at Blue Mountain Care Center in Prairie City. She was preceded in death by three siblings. Arrangements are under the care of Autumn Funerals, 485 N.W. Larch Ave., Redmond, OR 97756. For condolences, visit autumnfunerals.com. Pamela Uebler June 10, 1954 – Jan. 23, 2016 Pamela McIntosh Uebler, 61, of John Day died Jan. 23 at her John Day home surrounded by family and friends. A viewing was held Jan. 29 and a funeral service on Jan. 30. Interment was at Canyon City Cemetery. Uebler was born on June 10, 1954, in Buffalo, New York, to Robert and Margaret McIntosh. She attended and graduated from the Kenmore West High School in Kenmore, New York. In 1976, she graduated from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. She also studied engineering and har- vesting at Oregon State University. She served as a forester for North East Experiment Station in New York, USFS Olympus National Forest in Washington, and Malheur National Forest in Oregon where she was also promot- ed to lands and mineral specialist for the last ¿ ve years before retiring in 2012 after 35 years. On Sept. 27, 1980, she married Edward H. Uebler at the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Roman Catholic Church in Buffalo. She enjoyed gardening, hunting, collecting Breyer horses, feather and À ower arrangements, home construction, target shooting and photography. She was af¿ liated with the Oregon Bird Hunters Association, Grant County Sportsman’s Club and the Society of American Foresters from 1975-1992. Survivors include her husband, Edward Uebler of John Day; sister, Mary McIntosh of Buffalo; brother-in-law, Rory M. Brake of Buffalo; brother, Robert G. McIntosh of Buffalo; brother and sister-in-law, Luke and Pam Uebler, and Margret Otoka of Buffalo; and nieces and nephews, Bethany, Victoria, Rachel, Robert, Ryan, Sarah, Luke, Kyle and Aaron. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Mar- garet McIntosh. In lieu of À owers, memorial contributions may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network through Driskill Memo- rial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. 3'ƌĂŶƚ3ŽƵŶƚLJ3ϰͲ,34ŶŶƵĂů3 3ŝƚƌƵƐ3^ĂůĞƐ3ĨƵŶĚƌĂŝƐĞƌ 2830 10th St., Baker City, OR 541-524-0122 EVERY OTHER TUESDAY 112 NW Valley View Drive, John Day, OR 97845 -,)&-/-&+-++ooo&nYdd]qna]odanaf_&f]l L AST W EEK ’ S T EMPS J OHN D AY .................................................... 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