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The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday.
Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710.
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
Learn about beekeeping
Blue Mountain Eagle
Second Saturday Gathering
• 9:30-11:30 a.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day
Chris McKinley will be the
guest speaker, presenting the topic
“The Most Important Question you
can Ever be Asked.” Kathy Rogers
HAPPENING
and Lis Davis will present music at
the no-host breakfast for women.
Coffee and tea are complimentary.
WHAT’S
Contemporary Christian concert
• 6:30 p.m., John Day Church of the Nazarene
All are welcome to a live performance by the six-member con-
temporary Christian group Faith Street and Grace. The concert is
free, but a free-will offering will be taken. The church is at 521
E. Main, John Day. To learn more about the group, visit faith-
streetandgrace.com.
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12-13
Drama Club presents a modern-day Alice
• 7 p.m., Grant Union Junior-Senior High School, John Day
The Grant Union Junior-Senior High School Drama Club
presents “Alice @ Wonderland” in the school’s old gym. The
show, by Jonathon Yukich, features a modern-day Alice — who
uses a cellphone and knows all about Google and the internet —
and many of the characters from the original “Alice in Wonder-
land” story. Tickets at the door are $5 for adults and $3 for stu-
dents. The play, which is appropriate for all ages, is produced by
special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service of Denver, and
directed by Julie Reynolds.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Youth Arts Program concert
• 7 p.m., Methodist Church, John Day
The Grant County Youth Arts Program will present its spring
concert, “April Showers,” at the United Methodist Church, 126
NW Canton St., John Day. Admission is by donation. YAP Director
Rebecca Bogardus will direct the youth and adult choirs, and the
combined À ute choir and string ensemble. Janine Goodwin will di-
rect the children’s choir and the string ensemble. The directors will
also perform as soloists. The program will include songs composed
for the ensembles, Disney songs, Irish ¿ ddle tunes, show tunes and
classical music. YAP is sponsored by the Juniper Arts Council.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
KIMBERLY — Two bee-
keeping workshops are com-
ing up from noon-4 p.m. Sat-
urday, April 30, and Saturday,
June 4.
The ³Open Hive´ ¿ eld
days, organized by Matt Al-
len and Liz Lovelock of Apri-
cot Apiaries, will be a go0d
opportunity for beginners to
learn and seasoned honeybee
managers to share experience
and knowledge.
The group will inspect
hives at the Diamond Hitch
Ranch in Kimberly and dis-
cuss healthy brood, good
queens, spring management,
making splits and how to
know when a hive is falling
and how to ¿ x it.
Keeping bees can be an
enjoyable and rewarding en-
deavor, but Allen cautions it
“takes some time and invest-
ment and is not for everyone.”
“Making honey is more
than just putting bees in a
box,” he said.
The ¿ eld days help people
understand the commitment
before making the leap, Allen
said.
Participants should bring
a snack, and those who have
extra protective equipment
are asked to bring it to share.
The Diamond Hitch Ranch
is on State Route 19 between
mileposts 106 and 107, just
north of Holmes Creek Road.
For more information, call
apricotapiaries@gmail.com
or call 541-934-9101.
To learn more, visit Apri-
cot Apiaries on Facebook.
Contributed photo
Beekeeper Matt Allen from Apricot Apiaries starts
up a smoker during a beekeeping field day last
spring. Two “Open Hive” field day workshops are
coming up on Saturdays, April 30 and June 4, at the
Diamond Hitch Ranch. Beginners and seasoned
beekeepers are welcome.
Michael Martin Murphey to play Pendleton bene¿ t
Blue Mountain Eagle
PENDLETON — Country and
western music legend Michael Mar-
tin Murphey and his Rio Grande Band
will play a benefit concert at 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, at Hamley Slickfork
Saloon in Pendleton.
Proceeds from the concert will help
fund ongoing Lyme Disease treatment
for journalist and consultant Andy
Rieber of Adel. Through her work,
Rieber has been telling the story of
ranchers and helping protect their abil-
ity to graze on public lands.
Michael Martin
Murphey
Andy
Rieber
Two other concerts by Murphey,
Friday, April 8, at the Elks Lodge in
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 15-16
Lakeview, and Sunday, April 10, at the
Tower Theatre in Bend, will also ben-
efit Rieber.
The evening includes a live auction
of classic Pendleton items and an au-
tographed Michael Martin Murphey
guitar.
Premier seating is $45 a person and
general seating, $40. Doors open at 6
p.m.
For tickets, visit michaelmartin-
murphey.tix.com. Learn more about
Murphey
at
michaelmartinmur-
phey.com and Reiber at andyrieber.
com.
Honoring tradition-keepers
16th annual quilt show
• 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day
Trowbridge Pavilion at the Grant County Fairgrounds will
come alive with colors and patterns at the 16th annual Grant Coun-
ty Quilt Show presented by the Grant County Piecemakers Quilt
Guild. Admission is $5 a person, for both days. Featured quilter this
year is Dawn Kitzmiller, formerly of Traditions in Baker City, who
will present a workshop teaching from the “Buggy Barn” books
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The fee for the workshop is $25.
Several regional quilt shops will have goods for sale and Java Jun-
gle will offer a menu of food items. There will be a quilt rafÀ e, door
prizes and awards. For more information or to sign up for the work-
shop, email gcpiecemakers@gmail.com or call 541-932-4111.
April 7 event
spotlights local
folk arts
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo
Taiko drumming is among the folk arts which will
be presented at an event honoring local tradition
keepers April 7 in Burns.
BURNS — A celebra-
tion of local tradition-keep-
ers will be held from
2-6 p.m. Thursday, April
7, at the Harney Coun-
ty Community Center in
Burns.
The event will honor
those whose folk arts are in-
cluded in a book by folklor-
ist Douglas Manger.
The community is wel-
come to meet Harney and
Malheur county tradi-
tion-keepers and learn about
their leather and silver
work, beading and basket-
ry, rawhide and horsehair
braiding,
flint-knapping
of obsidian spear points,
cultural foods, fiddling
and Taiko drumming, and
more.
The presenters will de-
scribe and demonstrate
their crafts and answer
questions.
Performances
are scheduled through the
afternoon.
The community center
is at 484 N. Broadway, in
Burns, next to the chamber
of commerce.
John Day Fossil Beds recruiting youth
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Every other Monday in John Day at
Blue Mountain Hospital
170 Ford Rd. • 541-575-1311
Mission statement:
T o be good stewards of
our Nation’s Forests,
natural resources, and to
protect life and property
from harms way.
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April 8, 2016 ~ 7:30 p.m.
Join Grant-Harney County CASA &
Heart of Grant County
at the Corner Cup
to bring awareness to child abuse
and sexual assault prevention
For more information, contact 541-575-4335
KIMBERLY — John Day
Fossil Beds National Monument
is recruiting Youth Conservation
Corps members for an eight-
week program this summer.
Youth ages 15-18 are encour-
aged to apply, provided they do
not reach their 19th birthday be-
The City of Mt. Vernon
seeks to fill two vacant positions on
their Budget Committee. If you are
at least 18 years of age, a qualified
City of Mt. Vernon resident for 1
year or more, a registered voter and
interested in being a Budget
Committee member,
applications are available
at the Mt. Vernon City Hall.
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fore Aug. 5, 2016.
YCC members will work
from June 13 through Aug. 5,
earning the Oregon state min-
imum wage of $9.25 per hour.
The schedule is 7 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 7
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays, with
every other Friday off.
Work will be done at the
John Day Fossil Beds National
Monument under the supervi-
sion of National Park Service
staff.
Applications are available
at Grant Union, Dayville and
Monument school of¿ ces the
Grant County Library and at the
Fossil Beds.
Completed
applications
must be postmarked by May 3
to: John Day Fossil Beds Na-
tional Monument, Attn: Jona-
thon Fitch, YCC, 32651 High-
way 19, Kimberly, OR 97848.
Apply now for
Futures Scholarship
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY — Quali¿ ed
local residents can now apply
for the Grant County Futures
Scholarship.
Applicants must be en-
rolled or planning to enroll in
course through Eastern Ore-
gon University or Blue Moun-
tain Community College’s
online degree programs and
courses offered through the
Grant County Center in John
Day. They must also have
been county residents for one
year, demonstrate ¿ nancial
need, provide letters of rec-
ommendation and present a
speci¿ c request.
Funds are intended for the
2016-17 academic year. The
deadline is 4 p.m. Thursday,
April 28, at the center.
Applications are available
from Ashley Masterson-Armi-
chardy or Chris Cronin at the
center, 835 S. Canyon Blvd.,
John Day, or visit grantesd.
k12.or.us/scholarships.htm.