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A8 News Blue Mountain Eagle WHAT’S HAPPENING The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Fri- day. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 Lenten lunches begin 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Unit- ed Methodist Church, John Day A soup meal will be served from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., fol- lowed by a service until 12:45 p.m. All are welcome. Call 541-575- 1326 or 541-575-0766. This is the ¿ rst /enten lunch of the season. FRIDAY, FEB. 12 Daddy-daughter dance 6:30-8:30 p.m., Grant Coun- ty Fairgrounds Pavilion, John Day “Masquerade Ball” is the theme for this year’s event, for girls in grades K-8 and their dads/ dad ¿ gures. Admission is 20 for couples in the John Day-Canyon City Parks and Recreation District and 25 for all others. The eve- ning includes a 5x7-inch keepsake photo, disc jockey music, dancing, after-dinner snacks and prizes. To register, call or visit the parks and rec of¿ ce, 845-1/2 Bridge 6treet in John Day, 541-575-0110, or visit jdccparksandrec.weebly. com. SATURDAY, FEB. 13 2nd Saturday Gather- ing 9:30-11:30 a.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day Chris McKinley will speak on “/oved Enough to /ove,” with music presented by Kathy Rogers and /is Davis. Complimentary Training & Employment Consortium has programs available to assist youth ages 16-24 to finish their secondary education or assist in finding employment. If interested please call Tonya Fox at 541-575-0251 to schedule an appointment. 530 E Main #5 John Day coffee and tea will be offered at the no-host breakfast ladies gathering. MONDAY, FEB. 15 Americanism Essay dinner 6:30 p.m. /egion +all, John Day All are welcome to the annual potluck dinner which honors lo- cal Americanism Essay winners. Meat will be furnished; attendees are asked to bring a side dish. The event is sponsored by the Ellis Tracy American /egion and Aux- iliary. TUESDAY, FEB. 16 Genealogical historical luncheon Noon, Outpost Restaurant, John Day 6peakers for the next Grant County Genealogical 6ociety historical luncheon will be Char- lene Morris and Wanda Winegar, sharing information on the Boyer family. The meeting is open to the public. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17 Lenten lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., 6t. Thomas Episcopal Church, Canyon City A soup meal will be served from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., fol- lowed by a service until 12:45 p.m. All are welcome. Call 541- 575-1326 or 541-575-0766. THURSDAY, FEB. 18 Blue Mountains Forest Partners to meet 4-7 p.m., Grant County Re- gional Airport, John Day The Blue Mountains Forest Partners will hold its monthly full group meeting. The public is in- vited to participate. SATURDAY, FEB. 20 Spay-ghetti Dinner 4-7 p.m., 6queeze ,n restau- rant, John Day The all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner buffet is a fundraiser for New +ope for Eastern Oregon Animals, hosted by the group’s Grant County committee. The menu includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverag- es. Other activities include door prizes, drawings and a silent auc- tion. 6uggested donation is 10 for adults and 5 for children un- der 12. Tickets for drawings and door prizes are available at the door. Beer and wine will be avail- able for an added charge. Children can read, win at story hour By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JO+N DA< ² <oungsters know reading is fun, and now they have one more incentive to crack open books. V alen tine’ s D ay S ale 3 8 3 RII : 3 RP 3VHOHFWHG 3 H D 3 Q G 3 Q 3 0 H Q 3 &KLOG L 3 W H P V U H Q 3 36 FDUYHV33&RORJQH33-HZHOU\33*LIWV Wednesday, February 10, 2016 3 31:3)URQW36W333UDLULH3&LW\ 3 Each time children attend the Grant County /ibrary story hour, they can enter a drawing for a Kindle Fire for kids. This month’s winner is Am- aris Paddock. The Kindle Fire can help children learn to read and comes with a childproof case and chil- dren’s knowledge games, said librarian Vicki Waters. Two more drawings will be held this year for another chance to win. 6tory hour is held at the li- brary, 507 6. Canyon Blvd., at 10-11 a.m. on Tuesdays for children, ages 0-6. /ibrary hours are: Mondays 1-5 p.m,. Tuesdays 10 a.m. to noon and 1-7 p.m., Wednes- days 1-5 p.m., Thursdays 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. and 6atur- days 1-5 p.m. The library is closed on Fri- days and 6undays. For more information, call 541-575-1992. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union music director Mary Ann Vidourek, center, with her All-State students, Chloe Bentz (piccolo, flute) Oregon High School All-State and Samantha Floyd (trombone) Oregon Middle School All-State. Music students attend All-6tate Conference By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle EUGENE ² Grant Union musicians Chloe Bentz and 6amantha Floyd were select- ed for the Jan. 14-17 Oregon Music Education Associa- tion’s All-6tate Conference. Bentz, a freshman À utist, was selected for the honor by audition, playing in the sym- phonic band. /ast year, Grant Union director Mary Ann Vi- dourek nominated her to at- tend Middle 6chool All-6tate. “,t is a lot of fun,” Bentz said. “,t’s sad to say it was my ¿ nal year at Oregon All- 6tate because our family will be moving at the end of the school year.” 6he said she enjoys listen- ing to new music at All-6tate, and played both the À ute and piccolo for the conference concerts. “Music is really peaceful and brings joy to a lot of peo- ple and inspires new kids to play music,” she said. /ast November, Bentz was chosen to attend the Western ,nternational Band Clinic in 6eattle. 6he and Grant Union sophomore clarinetist Annie Wall attended W,BC with Vi- dourek. Bentz said she especial- ly enjoyed playing À ute un- der the direction of Johan De Meij, composer of the “/ord of the Rings” sympho- ny, playing “6ongs from the Catskills.” Eighth-grader Floyd, who plays the trombone in the band, and can play several other instruments, was nomi- nated for the second year by Vidourek to attend All-6tate. “,t was a great experience to be around others with dif- ferent backgrounds that came together with a common pas- sion,” she said. “, think music is a positive inÀ uence in the world ² with all the crazy things going on, music holds us together.” Vidourek had the addition- al responsibility of being the All-6tate housing chairman, ¿ nding hotel housing and chaperones for the students at night. “,t is also my last All-6tate as a teacher with students in performance, so it was espe- cially special,” Vidourek said, adding she plans to retire at the end of the school year. 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