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A8 News Blue Mountain Eagle The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Ea- gle, 541-575-0710. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24 Lenten lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., First Christian Church, 311 N.E. Dayton St., John Day A soup meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., followed by a service until 12:45 p.m. All are welcome. Call 541-575-1326 or 541- 575-0766. FRIDAY, FEB. 26 Humbolt Winter Car- nival 5-7 p.m., Humbolt Ele- mentary gym Activities include games, cotton candy, face painting, WHAT’S HAPPENING balloon animals, popcorn, bingo, cake walk, plus lots of prizes. The cost is $4 per child. There will also be a hamburg- er and hot dog dinner to raise funds for the eighth grade trip to Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City. The carnival is sponsored by the Humbolt PTA. For more in- formation, call the school at 541-575-0454 or visit www. humboltelementary.weebly. com. Elks Lodge open house 4-8 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge Get to know the Elks, who they are and what they do. Take a tour and learn about the group’s scholarship programs, veterans services, charities and youth activities. Displays will be available from the Elks Chil- dren’s Eye Clinic, Meadowood A mortal teams up with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness who has usurped Egypt’s throne. FRI & SAT (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:40 SUNDAY (1:10) (4:00) 7:00 9:40 MON-THURS (1:10) (4:00) 7:00 9:40 DEADPOOL R A man is subjected to an experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. FRI & SAT (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:35 SUNDAY (1:10) (4:10) 7:10 9:40 MON-THURS (1:10) (4:00) 7:10 9:40 B REAKING N EWS A LERTS THE LADY IN THE VAN PG-13 FRI & SAT (12:45) (4:20) 7:20 9:45 SUNDAY (1:10) (4:20) 7:20 9:40 MON-THURS (1:10) (4:00) 7:20 9:40 $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth 03519 A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her car that’s parked in his driveway. 110 N.W. Valley View Drive, John Day A soup meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., followed by a service until 12:45 p.m. All are welcome. Call 541- 575-1326 or 541-575-0766. for those in grades K-6. At the door prices are $2 more. Tick- ets are available at Pioneer Feed, OSU Extension, Les Schwab Tires, Ed Staub Pro- pane and from any GU FFA member. Doors open at 6 p.m. THURS., MARCH 3 FRIDAY, MARCH 4 Farmers Market meet- ing SATURDAY, FEB. 27 GODS OF EGYPT PG-13 Wednesday, February 24, 2016 myeaglenews.com/breakingnews Springs Speech and Hearing Camp, Elks National Foun- dation, veterans services, plus short videos. Free hamburgers, hot dogs and sweet tater tots will be served; donations accepted. Elks Lodge No. 1824 is at 140 N.E. Dayton St., John Day. Family game night 6:30-8 p.m., Grace Chapel, Prairie City Looking for a fun family ac- tivity? All are welcome to bring favorite games and snacks for family game night, and be pre- pared for an evening of fun. Grace Chapel is at 154 E. Wil- liams St. in Prairie City. Call 541- 620-4198 for more information. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 Lenten lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day Anyone interested in par- ticipating in the John Day Farmers Markets in 2016 is welcome to attend the meet- ing. The group will discuss new ideas including a website dedicated to featuring local businesses. Vendors, entertain- ment, volunteers and anyone with ideas for the market are encouraged to attend. Visit John Day Farmers Market on Facebook to learn more. Donkey Basketball 7 p.m., Grant Union High School new gym, John Day All are welcome for a fun- ¿ lled family night watching teams such as FFA alumni, teachers, local business staff and law enforcement person- nel battle it out on the don- key basketball court. Advance tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students in grades 7-12 and $4 short time ago. In a letter re- cently received Mr. Mosier has the following to say: “Regarding the methods that have been used in the past by all of the treasur- ers in not noting upon the certificates for what years the taxes are for, I must say that your contention is very Accepting children 2 to 6 years old Multiple child discount • Art • Physical Activities • Healthy Menu 227 NW 2nd St. John Day Contact Stacie for more info: 541-974-8760 5:30 p.m., Cornerstone Christian Fellowship, John Day Speakers will present their inspirational stories of recov- ery. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m., and the presentations at 6 p.m. The church is at 139 N.E. Dayton St. Sponsored by Grant Coun- ty Safe Communities Coali- tion. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 4-5 Art show at the airport 5-8 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Grant County Regional Airport, John Day Everyone is welcome to the third annual Communi- ty Art Show, a presentation of the works of local authors and artists. The fee for artists who would like their work dis- played is $5. Authors will be on hand to sign and sell copies of their books. Friday is open- ing night. Admissison is free. For more information, call the SUNDAY, MARCH 6 Harvest America with Greg Laurie 3:30 p.m., Strawberry Mountain Christian Fellowship, John Day All are welcome to a live si- mulcast of “Harvest America” with Greg Laurie. The church is at 170 S.E. Dayton St., in John Day. Call 541-620-0976 for more information. To learn more, visit http://harvestameri- ca.com/. MONDAY, MARCH 7 Storyteller Rick Steber 6:30 p.m., Grant Union Ju- nior-Senior High School library, John Day All are welcome to hear award-winning author Rick Ste- ber share some of his captivat- ing stories, and be swept away by his performances of real West characters and adventures. Ste- ber, who lives near Prineville, has written more than 40 books, selling over a million copies. He is the only Oregon writer to have won the prestigious West- ern Writers Spur Award. An au- tograph session will follow. The event is free. O UT OF THE P AST Feb. 24, 1916 Grant County Journal 100 years ago County Treasurer Mosi- er is of the opinion that the method of handling the spe- cial school and city taxes can be improved along the lines suggested in The Journal a - Positive - Nurturing - Fun - Recovery story time airport at 541-575-1151, or Joan Hopper, 541-379-8963. To learn more, visit www.gcra. org. Debbie Ausmus 245 South Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845 OPEN WED. & THUR. 9 am - 5 pm 541-575-1113 24 hrs/7 days wk debbie.ausmus@ countryfinancial.com meritorious. The law does not state that this shall be done, and the blanks that I have been trying to use up ever since I have been in of- fice, quite a supply of which was left by my predecessor, do not provide for putting the years in. This never was done ... “I think that there should be a law compelling this method of bookkeeping on the part of all officers con- cerned in the matter. These certificates should be made in triplicate instead of du- plicate, so that the recorder, or school clerk, could keep a copy, the treasurer a copy, and the third be filed with the county clerk, as the du- plicate is now.” Mr. Mosier took up the matter of straighten- ing out Prairie’s special tax promptly, and with the change to the new sys- tem there will be far less chance of the mistake being made. Feb. 21, 1941 Blue Mountain Eagle 75 years ago Poor Business for the Jails Sheriff Hazeltine says that jail business has fall- en off. And he says that the same report comes from many sheriffs that he has talked to. The upturn in industry and increase in employment is responsible. Men are get- ting jobs instead of going to jail.
