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Community Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, March 9, 2016 A3 WHAT’S HAPPENING The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Ea- gle, 541-575-0710. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Lenten lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church, 627 S.E. Hillcrest, 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, MARCH 11 Highway sign dedica- tion 11 a.m., John Day Elks Lodge All are invited to a dedi- cation ceremony for the two WWI Veterans Memorial signs to be erected on High- way 395 in Grant County. The northbound sign will be at milepost 119.5, north of Mt. Vernon, and the southbound one at milepost 4.7 south of Canyon City. Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation crews will install the signs Mon- day-Tuesday, March 14-15. The signs are going up at sev- eral locations along the 383- mile stretch of Highway 395 in Oregon, recently designated the WWI Veterans Memorial Highway. The ceremony will be held in the Lodge parking lot or dining room, depending on the weather. Coffee and refreshments will be served afterward. SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Almost Spring Bazaar 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Keer- ins Hall, Grant County Fair- grounds Vendors will be on hand with an array of items for sale — crafts, home decor, collect- ibles, art, jewelry and more. Admission is free. Vendor space is $35 per 6-foot table, plus $5 for electricity. Set up is from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 11. Call the fair of¿ ce, 541-575-1900, for informa- tion or to reserve a table. Second Saturday Gathering 9:30-11:30 a.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day Colleen Clark, Sherry Nance and Lis Davis will be this month’s main speakers. Kathy Rogers and Lis Da- vis will present music for the gathering. Complimentary coffee and tea will be offered at the no-host breakfast for women. Owyhee River presen- tation 2 p.m., Grant County Li- brary, John Day Writer Bonnie Olin will offer a presentation based on her book, “The Owyhee River Journals,” an illustrated jour- ney into the canyonlands of the Owyhee River in Nevada, Idaho and Oregon. The book features 125 color photos of rarely seen landscapes by pho- tographer Mike Quigley. Olin will share a brief history of the area, discuss its uniqueness, read a short excerpt and show a 20-minute video of a 2006 ex- pedition into the Deep Creek and East Fork of the Owyhee. A question-and-answer period and book signing will follow. The library is at 507 S. Can- yon Blvd. Call 541-575-1992 for more information. Bingo Fun Night 5 p.m., Seneca School Everyone is welcome to “Bingo Fun Night,” a fund- raiser for the Seneca School PTA. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the games start at 6 p.m. The cost is $10 for two cards for all-night play, with no limit on the number of cards. There will be a 50/50 board for a cash prize of $350 to the winner, plus other prizes through the evening. Concessions will be available: potato bar, nachos, hot dogs, chili, maple bars and beverages. Donations are wel- come; call 541-620-0461. SATURDAY- SUNDAY, MARCH 12-13 Strawberry Mountain Gun and Knife Show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Satur- day; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday; Trowbridge Pavilion, Grant County Fairgrounds People can buy, sell or trade such goods as guns, knives, camping and hunting equip- ment, and archery supplies. Admission for adults is $5 per day or $8 for both days; for youth ages 7-18, $2 per day, and for children 6 and under, admission is one can of food. Again this year, attendees will be entered in a drawing for gun-related merchandise. Ven- dor space is $40 for an 8-foot table. Call the fair of¿ ce, 541- 575-1900, for information or to reserve a table. MONDAY, MARCH 14 Little League sign-ups 5-7 p.m., Humbolt, Prai- rie City schools Grant County Little League sign-ups for youth ages 7-14 will be in the com- puter labs at both Humbolt El- ementary in Canyon City and Prairie City School in Prairie City. Required documents in- clude the player’s birth certif- icate and three pieces of proof of residency. Signups can also be done online at www. eteamz.com/grantcountylittle- leagueOR. Call 541-575-0725 for more information. TUESDAY, MARCH 15 Genealogical Society luncheon Noon, Outpost Restau- rant, John Day Guest speaker will be George Sintay presenting the topic, “Mining.” All are wel- come to the ho-host luncheon offered by the Grant County Genealogical Society. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Lenten lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church, Mt. Vernon 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. This is the last Lenten lunch of the 2016 season. Call 541- 575-1326 or 541-575-0766. Foster parent orienta- tion 5:30-7:30 p.m., DHS, John Day Those interested in foster or adoption through the state of Oregon are welcome to at- tend a foster parent orientation at the Department of Human Services of¿ ce, 725 W. Main St., John Day. For more infor- mation, call 541-575-0728. Democrat meeting 6:30 p.m., Canyon Moun- tain Center, 511 S.E. Hillcrest Road, John Day All local Grant County Democrats are encouraged to attend the meeting. For more in- formation, call 541-542-2633. Contributed photo From left, Reagan Shelley, Dauna Bishop, Taylor McCluskey, Dawson Quinton and Maggie Justice are all smiles following the Northwest Science Expo Regional in Bend March 5. All five Grant Union students placed in their categories and advance to the state competition April 8 at Portland State University. Science students succeed Five GU high- schoolers will compete at state April 8 Blue Mountain Eagle BEND — All ¿ ve Grant Union students who attended the Northwest Science Expo Regional competition in Bend placed in their categories and advance to the state level ex- position. The winning students and their categories are: Reagan Shelley, sopho- more: ¿ rst place, behavioral and social science. Taylor McCluskey, se- nior: second place, human science. Dauna Bishop, junior: third place, human science. Maggie Justice, sopho- more: ¿ rst place, environmen- tal and earth science. Dawson Quinton, senior: second place, environmental and earth science. All are under the guidance of Grant Union science teach- er Randy Hennen. Awards also went to four of the students: Shel- ley, Outstanding Research in Psychology; McCluskey, Air Force Outstanding Stu- dent Research Project OSU $2,000 scholarship; Justice, Sustainability Solutions Ini- tiative Award; and Quinton, NASA Outstanding Earth Systems Project Award and U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Project Award. The regional expo was held at Central Oregon Com- munity College on March 5. All ¿ ve will compete at the state competition Friday, April 8, at Portland State Uni- versity. Grant Union’s annual sci- ence fair will be this Thurs- day, March 10. Interviews will be from 1:18-2:09 p.m. New childcare sprouts in John Day Facility provides complete care for children ages 3 months to 6 years By &heryl HoeÀ er Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY — Parents in need of child care for their “lit- tle sprouts” have a new option in John Day. Little Sprouts childcare, which opened Feb. 1, offers a complete program for chil- dren ages 3 months to 6 years. Monthly rates are available for two, three, four and ¿ ve days a week, plus drop-off rates while spots are still open. Mul- tiple-child discounts are avail- able. Licensed for 15 children, the childcare provides a structured daily schedule with music, art and baking opportunities, and a menu that includes organic milk, whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. “Little Sprouts is a setting I’m working on developing a program that provides activi- ties that are the building blocks necessary for further education- al achievements,” owner Stacie Klusmier said. “Children are born with a natural enthusiasm for learning.” Early states of play that in- volve imagination and ¿ ne and gross motor skills are the foun- dations needed for future learn- ing potential, she said. It’s also during this time that children experience some of their ¿ rst independent social interactions. “Little Sprouts is dedicat- ed to making this a safe and nurturing atmosphere for this to happen, and to facilitate the emerging special personalities that all our little ones have,” Klusmier said. She feels lucky to have found staff members who share her passion for this age group. “They have a variety of years of experience, special classes they have taken and are all tremendously good with children,” she said. Running her own childcare is something Klusmier said she has always thought about do- ing. Early in her college educa- tion, she took early childhood education classes and was a preschool teacher in her early 20s. She intended to pursue an elementary teaching career and knew she enjoyed working with children of all ages. She decided occupational therapy would be a better ¿ t for her, and in 1999, earned a bachelor’s degree in that ¿ eld from Loma Linda University in California. During her career, Klus- mier has worked with people of all age groups, including at a neonatal intensive care unit where she performed early re- À ex testing, feeding readiness and developmental testing for children from birth through 24 months. She currently works at Blue Mountain Hospital where she provides occupational therapy in an inpatient setting as well as the home health department. She provides therapy for Grant County Early Intervention, ear- ly childhood special education and developmental testing for Malheur County schools. Klusmier decided to open a childcare center because she has two young daughters and wanted a place where their children could be to- gether. She also wanted a convenient location for her husband, Jim, for dropping off and picking up their girls, and for lunches together, as schedules permit. “I have really enjoyed get- ting to know other families in our small town,” Klusmier said. “Even when my chil- dren are grown, I look for- ward to continuing to get to know the youngest members of our community, along with their parents.” Little Sprouts, at 227 N.W. Second St. in John Day, is open from 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. For more information, call 541-974-8760. Thursday, March 17, 2016 Maag Angus Ranch Headquarters, Vale, Oregon ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS Are you ready for the next step? Need help with auto insurance? Suspension, DUII, tickets, no insurance? Let us at Consumer Insurance Services get you going! Bend: 541-383-1733 Redmond: 541-504-2134 Toll Free: 1-888-898-sr22 Don’t forget to apply for a Silvies Valley Ranch Education Scholarship. Open to Grant & Harney County students. Postmark deadline is April 1, 2016 Applications are available from your school’s guidance counselor or online at www.silviesvalleyranch.com EST. 1 88 3 SILVIES VALLEY RANCH
