News
Blue Mountain Eagle
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
New pub is open in Mt. Vernon
Green beer will
be on tap for
St. Pat’s Day
By Cheryl HoeÀ er
Blue Mountain Eagle
The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday.
Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710.
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 orientation
5:30-7:30 p.m., DHS, John Day
Those interested in foster or adoption through the state of
Oregon are welcome to attend a foster parent orientation at
the Department of Human Services office, 725 W. Main St.,
John Day. For more information, call 541-575-0728.
Democrat meeting
6:30 p.m., Canyon Mountain Center, 511 S.E. Hillcrest
Road, John Day
All local Grant County Democrats are encouraged to at-
tend the meeting. For more information, call 541-542-2633.
THURSDAY, MARCH 17
Writers meeting
4 p.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day
All writers are welcome to the next meeting of The River
Valley Writers Group. For more information, call 541-987-
2343.
BMFP to meet
4 p.m., Grant County Regional Airport, John Day
The public is invited to a meeting of the Blue Mountains
Forest Partners.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
Bunny Hop 5K
8 a.m., South Fork Road, Dayville
This is the third annual Bunny Hop 5K Run/Walk. Regis-
tration is at 8 a.m.; the race starts at 9 a.m. Participants can
park at Dayville School for bus transportation to the starting
line on South Fork Road. The route will end at Dayville City
Park, where an Easter egg hunt will be held afterward. The
cost is $10 a person, and shirts are $10 each. Proceeds bene-
fit the town’s Fourth of July Celebration. For more informa-
tion, contact the Dayville City Hall at 541-987-2188 or email
winkelej@gmail.com.
Spray queen tryouts
Noon, Spray Rodeo grounds
Queen tryouts will be held for the May 28 and 29 Spray
Rodeo. Contestants do not have to be local or Wheeler Coun-
ty residents, but they must be at least 15 and never married or
had children. Call 541-468-2442.
Holy Land presentation
2:30 p.m., Mt. Vernon Grange
Local resident Josiah Martin and his world-traveling
cousin Nathanael Martin will offer a presentation on their
trip of a lifetime to the Holy Land. They will share personal
experiences, amazing photos and true life stories during their
life-changing, 10-day trip as they followed the footsteps of
Jesus through the Jordan Valley, boat ride on the Sea of Gal-
ilee, Mt. Carmel and other locations. For more information,
call 541-620-0340.
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29-30
MT. VERNON — Local
beer on tap, video lottery and
fresh, hot food — that and
much more is available now at
Suds Pub in Mt. Vernon.
Owners Jesse and Joe Mad-
den, who also own Blue Moun-
tain Custom Homes and Blue
Mountain Mini-Mart, launched
the pub in January, which Jesse
said, is “just about the funnest
project Joe and I have done.”
Drink choices include a va-
riety of craft beers, wine and
hard cider, accompanied by
lunch and dinner menu items
such as pizza and burgers and
fries.
Contributed photo
Suds Pub in Mt. Vernon offers indoor seating as
well as a patio area on the banks of Beech Creek.
The pub will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with
corned beef and cabbage, and green beer.
This Thursday, Suds Pub
will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
with a traditional Irish meal of
corned beef and cabbage and
green beer for the occasion.
Jesse Madden said they
will also stay open past the
usual 10 p.m. closing time, as
long as the crowd is still there.
Local veterans
attend dedication
ceremony
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY — A dedi-
cation ceremony was held
March 11 at John Day Elks
Lodge No. 1824 for two
“World War I Veterans Me-
morial Highway” signs in
Grant County.
The signs are scheduled to
be installed this week by Ore-
gon Department of Transpor-
tation crews at milepost 119.5
north of Mt. Vernon, and
milepost 4.7 south of Canyon
City on Highway 395. They
are among several going up
at locations along the 383-
mile stretch of the highway
through Oregon.
Dignitaries at the dedi-
cation included VFW Post
No. 3597 Quartermaster and
John Day Elks Trustee Jim
Jerome, John Day Elks Sec-
retary and Veterans Com-
mittee Chairman Robert Van
Voorhis, Elks representative
to the Boise VA Medical
Center Ron Estep of Burns
Elks Lodge No. 1680, Prai-
rie City American Legion
Post 106 Commander Ed
Negus and Sen. Ted Ferrioli
(R-John Day).
Contributed photo
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Grant County
Chamber Members
Advertise Here
Contact the Grant
County Chamber for
more information
541-575-0547
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
Bene¿ t breaNIast
8-10 a.m., Prairie City Senior Center
A bene¿ t breakfast and silent dessert auction will be held to
help with medical and travel expenses for Brian Johns of Prairie
City. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee and
juice. To make a donation, text or call 541-808-4877, 541-792-
1051 or 541-620-0920
Jerry Franklin
GRI, ABR, SRES
Broker/Owner
BAKER CITY – Looking
for family fun during spring
break?
The National Historic
Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center in Baker City is of-
fering one-hour workshops
that detail what happens to
plants and animals in the
spring.
Here’s the theme sched-
ule:
Monday, March 21:
Nesting and Migration.
Tuesday, March 22:
Pollination and Intercon-
nections.
Wednesday, March 23:
Hibernation and Spring
Growth.
Thursday, March 24:
Life Cycles and Habitats.
The workshops are at 10
a.m. and 1 p.m. daily and
are suitable for ages 6 and
up.
The cost is $5 per ses-
sion. Activities for younger
children will be available.
Free hands-on pioneer
craft demonstrations will
be available at 11 a.m. and
2 p.m. each day. Other ac-
tivities include children’s
films and Junior Explorer
Activities.
The interactive chil-
dren’s exhibit “Wagons
Ho! Experience the Oregon
Trail” will also be open.
Space is limited, so
preregistration is encour-
aged. Call 541-523-1852
or email ots1844@gmail.
com.
The Interpretive Center
is 5 miles east of Baker City
on Highway 86. To learn
more, visit oregontrail.blm.
gov.
160 E. Main John Day, OR 97845
Office: 541-575-2121
Home: 541-820-3721
JFranklin@easternoregonrealty.net
www.easternoregonrealty.net
From left, VFW Post No. 3597
Quartermaster and John Day
Elks Trustee Jim Jerome,
John Day Elks Secretary and
Veterans Committee Chairman
Robert Van Voorhis, Elks
representative to the Boise VA
Medical Center Ron Estep of
Burns Lodge No. 1680, Prairie
City American Legion Post 106
Commander Ed Negus and
Sen. Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day).
1-6 p.m. Tuesday, Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 944 E. Main St., John Day
9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, Malheur National Forest of¿ ce,
431 Patterson Bridge Road, John Day
To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or visit
http://www.redcrossblood.org.
Blue Mountain Eagle
Green attire is encouraged.
The pub’s decor includes
old black and white photos of
popular singers and musicians,
and movie actors. Guitars —
both left- and right-handed
— hang on the walls bearing
“Please play me” signs to en-
courage patrons to pick a lick
or two while they relax.
Outdoor seating with heat-
ers is available overlooking
Beech Creek.
As if “Suds” wasn’t al-
ready a likely enough name
for a beer pub, Madden
said it actually came from
having a laundromat next
door. He said they plan to add
video lottery by the end of the
month, and are hoping to ex-
pand the beer list with selec-
tions from regional breweries.
To those living outside Mt.
Vernon planning to visit Suds
Pub, Madden promises, “It
will be worth the drive.”
Suds Pub is at 130 Moun-
tain Blvd. Winter hours are
2-10 p.m. Wednesdays and
Thursdays, 3-11 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays, and noon-7
p.m. on Sundays.
Check out Suds Pub on
Facebook or call 541-932-
4333 for more information.
Two WWI Memorial Highway signs installed in Grant County
Red Cross blood drive
Spring break fun
at Baker City
Interpretive Center
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Grant County Chamber
Monthly Newsletter
Your Chamber board has been
very busy lately trying to promote
Grant County and its businesses. We
have been busy designing and
printing a monthly event flyer that we
can distribute to various businesses
around the county, to be available as
hand outs. Our hope is that this will
draw attention to the many activities
that are scheduled in Grant County
and help everyone when coordinating
their events. If you want to be
included, call the Chamber office at
541-575-0547.
In April, Travel Oregon will be
bringing a group of 25 tour operators
and guides on an Oregon Road Rally.
This group represents Germany, the
United Kingdom, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand, China, France and AU/
NZ. They will be visiting Eastern
Oregon so our plan is to interact with
them and present them with
souvenirs and information about all
that Grant County has to offer.
We have also been in contact
with TESLA Motors and received
information about setting up an
electric charging station at the
Chamber office. This might add a link
between Bend and Baker and other
areas and could attract a few visitors
to our area.
Our guest speaker this month will
be Mark Webb, who will be sharing a
bit of history about the Blue Mountain
Forest Partners and their approach to
creating a positive economic impact
for our area and communities. We
hope to see all of you at The Outpost
on Thursday, Mar. 17 at noon. You
might even win a door prize.
JOHN DAY
AUTO NAPA
721 W. Main St.
John Day, OR
541-575-1850
Grant County
Chamber Members
Advertise Here
Contact the Grant
County Chamber for
more information
541-575-0547
Jerry Franklin
Chamber President
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