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History O UT OF THE P AST Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Feb. 10, 1916 Grant County Journal 100 years ago son, co-captain, were nom- inated to the finalist team. They expect notification in March. The group, affiliat- ed with Grant Union High School, began practice in October. Fritz McKay cut off his left thumb Monday, while trying to cut wood. He was doing that old familiar stunt of holding the stick in one hand and handling the ax with the other, when he made the miss lick and cut off his thumb just below the joint. Dr. Belknap treated the injured member, but there was no chance for saving it. Feb. 8, 2006 Blue Mountain Eagle 10 years ago Feb. 7, 1941 Blue Mountain Eagle 75 years ago Noel Lemons of Mt. Ver- non was batting about here on Tuesday, or maybe it was Wednesday. “What’s new?” asked the reporter. “You know,” says he, “I came here in the early part of the 15th century and this was a good country then. There were more than 100,000 sheep near Dayville and every family had from eight to a dozen kids, and there were all those three- toed horses in the fossil beds RU ¿HOGV RU KLOO RU ZKDW \RX call them. Yes. Yes, them were the days.” “Well, what do you do now; have any fun, do any- thing good, bad or anything?” “No,” said Noel. “I’ll tell you Haight,” says he, “when a fell- er gets as old as we are he just can’t do nothin’, good, bad or at all.” Maybe; that may be the situation with Noel Lem- ons but it is evident that with long years of acquaintance that Noel Lemons still don’t know Clint Haight. Feb. 10, 1966 Blue Mountain Eagle 50 years ago File photo From the Jan. 31, 1991, edition of the Blue Mountain Eagle: The Gold Dust Dance Team of John Day and Canyon City recently placed third overall at La Grande for best costumes and captured first place honors overall in their A-AA Division at Pendleton. Team members include (front left to right) Kendra Flippence, Sherrie Cobb, Mikayla Spell, Cathy Williams, Danielle Jones and Jenna Huffman. In the rear (left to right) are David Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Roxanna DeLoe, Daedra Studniarz, Chris Pryor and Kathy Edmiston, the team coach. will take place in John Day Sunday morning as Clyde Holliday will bring his herd from Bear Valley to his ranch east of John Day. Joseph Tompkins, a free lance television photographer from Salem, will be on hand to ¿OPWKHDQQXDOVSHFWDFOH7KH ¿OPZLOOEHXVHGIRUWHOHYLVLRQ programs. The cattle drive will come through John Day sometime Sunday around 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Team of John Day and Canyon City recently placed third overall at La Grande for best costumes and captured first place honors overall in their A-AA Division at Pendleton. Individual firsts at Pendleton includes kicks, splits, showmanship and Jan. 31, 1991 Blue Mountain Eagle 25 years ago B REAKING N EWS A LERTS for Blue Mountain Eagle News all week long. It’s Free! Dancing toward success The Gold Dust Dance myeaglenews.com/breakingnews inspection while Kendra Flippence won the Miss Su- per Sensational title. At the All-State competition Jan. 12 at McNary High School, Mikayla Spell, team cap- tain, and Elizabeth Thomp- This Valentine’s Day get them a G i ft C a rd from Log Cabin Espresso Debbie Ausmus 245 South Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845 OPEN WED. & THUR. 9 am - 5 pm 541-575-1113 KJDY Sunday, 7 a.m. “What does a Woman Want?” in popularity with retailers and young lovers every- where. Here’s what a couple of Grant County citizens have to say about their Val- entine’s Day experiences. Eula Thompson of Prai- rie City has a good reason to remember Valentine’s Day. “My most wonderful one was when I went to the doctor and found out I was pregnant with my son, Ted Lee,” said Thompson. “I remember I was hoping I was pregnant. My husband always bought me Valen- tine candy, and gave the kids Valentine cards too. It will always be special to me.” David DesJardin, 10, from John Day, had a very different take on the day. “Well, this happened a very long time ago,” said DesJardin. “I can hardly remember it. I was walking along and tripped on a rock, and hit another rock and gouged my cheek. That’s about all I can remember.” Whatever origins or memories we have, Valen- tine’s Day is a day to share with the ones you love, and one to remember to be more loving. Love a t Fir st S ip TV Filming Set For Cat- tle Drive A familiar scene of the old west — the cattle drive — Cowboy Chapel H our Remember to be more loving Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) is celebrated interna- tionally. Its beginnings are subject to scrutiny; there are several different ideas about its origin. One of the most popular and romantic involves a young priest who served as a soldier under the Roman emperor Claudius II during the third centu- ry. Claudius figured single men would make better sol- diers than married men with families, so he decreed that young men could not marry. Valentine defied Claudius and covertly married youth- ful lovers. When Claudius discovered what Valentine was up to, he ordered him put to death. The 18th century saw the introduction of the Valen- tine card, and it has grown A7 24 hrs/7 days wk debbie.ausmus@ countryfinancial.com Log C a bin Espresso John Day Polaris • 821 W. 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