History
Blue Mountain Eagle
April 20, 1916
Grant County Journal
100 years ago
Eagle file photo
The Ranch and Rodeo Museum in John Day is
one of the local museums in Grant County that
will be re-opening soon for the summer season.
Down history lane
Local museums
will soon
re-open for
the summer
season
Blue Mountain Eagle
Whether you’re re-
searching family gene-
alogy, looking up local
history or just need a fun
outing with the kids some
weekend, check out one of
the several museums and
historical groups available
in Grant County.
Some are open all year,
and others are preparing
to re-open for the summer
season.
Here are the details for
each location:
• Kam Wah Chung
and Company State
Heritage Site, John Day,
541-575-2800. Hours at
the interpretive center at
125 N.W. Canton St. are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The
museum, across the street
at John Day City Park, is
open by guided tours only,
led at the top of each hour.
There is no admission fee
at either, although dona-
tions are welcome. Opens
Sunday, May 1.
• Grant County His-
torical Museum, 101 S.
Canyon City Blvd., Can-
yon City, 541-575-0362.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Tuesday through
Saturday.
Admission:
adults, $4; seniors over
62, $3; children ages 7-17,
$2; children under 6, free.
Opens Tuesday, May 3.
•
Grant
County
Ranch and Rodeo Mu-
seum, 241 E. Main St.,
John Day. Hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, or by
appointment. Admission:
adults, $3, children under
12, free. Opens Thursday,
May 5.
• Sumpter Valley Rail-
way Depot/DeWitt Mu-
seum, Bridge and Main
streets, Prairie City, 541-
820-3330. Hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Admis-
sion is $3 for adults; chil-
dren under 9, free. Opens
Wednesday, May 11.
• John Day Fossil Beds
National
Monument’s
Thomas Condon Pale-
ontology Center, State
Route 19, 1 mile north
of Highway 26, 541-987-
2333. Summer hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, from
Memorial Day through
Labor Day. Admission is
free; donations accepted.
Open year-round.
• Grant County Ge-
nealogical Society Re-
search Center, Parsonage
building behind Historic
Advent Church, 281 W.
Main Street in John Day,
541-932-4718 or 541-575-
2757. Hours are 1-4 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays; 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays,
or by appointment. Open
year-round.
• Long Creek Histori-
cal Society, Long Creek,
541-421-3621. Meets the
fourth Friday of every
month. The group plans
to relocate the settlers
fort built in 1878, and
build an interpretive site
and museum. Open year-
round.
The Oregon Anti-Saloon
League is sending a list of
questions to all candidates for
the legislature to ind out their
stand in regard to the prohi-
bition law. The League does
not appear to be satisied with
the present law and wants to
make it stronger. When they
had their way the saloon men
went to the extreme, and now
we have prohibition. Perhaps
it would be well for the an-
tis to remember this and be
satisied with what they have
accomplished. Either extreme
will drive the vote the other
way. The present law looks
pretty good, and the less tam-
pering done with it, the better.
April 18, 1941
Blue Mountain Eagle
75 years ago
A ine smoker grade
school put on
It was a smoker that
smoked and even the girls
in the ring made the feath-
ers ly, and to top off a irst
class evening of ighting fun
Mr. “Grub” Allen and Dean
Woods put on some big city
stuff in the wrestling line.
They gave a rough house
show down to the second
when Mr. Allen picked up Mr.
Woods like he was a chip and
gave him the airplane spin,
which ended in a nose dive
for inish.
April 21, 1966
Blue Mountain Eagle
50 years ago
John Day Adds New Auto
Parts Store
In his second week with
the newest business irm in
John Day is Don Lundbom,
manager of the John Day
Auto Parts, Inc.
The irm, located on the
west highway near the Food
Center, opened for business
April 11.
Lundbom, formerly of
Sandy, served as a manag-
er for an auto parts store in
Sandy for four years. Prior to
being an auto parts manager
he worked seven years as a
service station operator.
He has served in the Army
and is married and has two
children. Lundbom lives in
John Day.
O UT OF THE P AST
April 18, 1991
April 19, 2006
Blue Mountain Eagle
Blue Mountain Eagle
25 years ago
10 years ago
Teen Center opens to offer
some alternative activities
Churches team together to
ill Friday void.
The opening night of the
new Grant County Teen Cen-
ter proved to be a success with
more than 50 students coming
to the center.
“We ended up with a total of
53,” said director, Ken Purnell.
He added that he felt there might
have been more, many of the stu-
dents coming that evening hadn’t
heard about it until that day.
“I think the best publicity is
going to be word-of-mouth,”
Purnell added. With the reaction
he received from the students
that were there, word-of-mouth
publicity shouldn’t be a problem.
Some of the many attrac-
tions to the center, which is
open every Friday night from
7:30 until 11:45, include pool
tables, ping-pong and air hock-
ey. There are also blackjack
games and Nintendo game
tournaments where the students
can earn “Teen Bucks.” They
can spend these “Bucks” at an
auction that is held at the end of
the evening. Items such as six-
packs of coke, posters and the
like are up for auction.
And music? Students are al-
lowed to bring their own music
as long as it passes Purnell’s
approval. According to him,
the only music not allowed at
the center is music that glori-
ies sex, drugs or alcohol. Other
than that, everything else is fair
game.
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Advertise Here
Contact the Grant
County Chamber for
more information
541-575-0547
SATURDAY
MAY 7, 2016
MEET AT BLUE
MOUNTAIN
HOSPITAL
7:00 AM
Ride your bike
from Prairie City,
run/walk from
Pine Creek or
Dog Creek or
stroll from 7th
Street back to the
hospital.
Prizes for the
youngest & oldest
participant.
All kids
participating will
receive a gift.
Sign up at the
Hospice office by
April 29 or the
morning of the
race at the
hospital.
STRUT,
BLUE MOUNTAIN
STRIDE,
HOSPICE
422
W Main St.
STRADDLE
(First Floor)
John Day
& STROLL
541-575-1648
RACE mgibson@bluemountainhospital.org
Jerry Franklin
GRI, ABR, SRES
Broker/Owner
160 E. Main • John Day, OR 97845
Office: 541-575-2121
Home: 541-820-3721
JFranklin@easternoregonrealty.net
www.easternoregonrealty.net
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learn more at
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541-575-0798
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Lindsay Madden, resident care
manager.
The home was surveyed in
all areas of care, such as chart-
ing, dietary, medical records,
environment, nursing and ac-
tivities to determine if the facil-
ity is meeting all standards.
“In survey you can get mi-
nor citations or you could be
put in fast track and have your
doors closed immediately,”
Hampton said.
The nursing home has 48
people on staff and it takes ev-
ery one of them doing their best
to get a perfect score, said Judy
Martin, administrator.
“Every year surveyors com-
ment on things like the home-
like environment here. They
notice that the care is personal
and that we care about the resi-
dents,” Hampton said.
The are 23 people in care,
but the facility could take up
to 48.
Nursing home is perfect
PRAIRIE CITY – For the
seventh straight year, Blue
Mountain Nursing Home re-
ceived a perfect score from the
Department of Human Ser-
vices client care monitoring
unit during their annual inspec-
tion. It was inspected by three
surveyors, March 20 through
the 23rd.
“A lot of people don’t un-
derstand what a huge deal this
is. It shows that the nursing
home provides excellent holis-
tic care,” said Brandi Hampton,
director of nursing services.
“This holistic, family-like
care is provided year round,
not just during survey. We tru-
ly strive to make this the best
place for people to live when
they cannot be at home,” said
Time to
break out the
lawn mower.
Fill it up at one
of our two
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For Farm Bureau Members
Grant County
Chamber Members
Grant Union Students want to learn
about the Korean War first hand
from a veteran. If you are
interested in participating
call Tom after 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Cash
Allowance
toward the purchase or lease of
most 2015 and 2016 chevrolet Vehicles.
W RIGHT C HEVROLET
550 Main St. • Fossil • 800-336-0057
Grant County Chamber
Monthly Newsletter
GOLD RUSH IS COMING
Fans who watch and enjoy the reality TV
show “Gold Rush” will have the opportunity
to join us for an evening get together on
Thursday, April 21 at 6 p.m. at the Outpost to
meet and interact with two and possibly more
of the Hoffman Crew who have agreed to be
our guest speakers. Dave Turin, Andy Spinks
and their wives will join us along with Dave’s
mother who will be driving over from Sandy,
Oregon to join them. We are expecting a fun
and entertaining time listening to their life
experiences and stories about the popular
show which has around 170 million followers
worldwide. If you intend on having dinner, we
suggest that you come early. Bring a camera
for a photo and you might also get an
autograph and a special surprise at the end.
See you there!
JOHN DAY
AUTO NAPA
721 W. Main St.
John Day, OR
541-575-1850
We want to welcome a new member, Sherry
Nehl of Sherry’s Bake House, and also
announce that Mike Springer is a new
appointee to the Transient Room Tax
Committee.
For the past two years, your Chamber of
Commerce has promoted a county wide
raffle as its major fundraiser for the year. The
raffle has been very successful and has
replaced the one day Grantski Auction which
over a number of years had lost its appeal
and support. This will be our third year of the
raffle and, as most of you will recall, the
funds for the 2015 raffle in the amount of
$7,500 was donated to the Fire Victims
Relief Fund for those folks who lost their
homes in the Canyon Creek Complex fire.
Isn’t it great how the residents of this county
pull together like one big family and support
those causes that help someone in need and
other worthwhile activities?
Grant County
Chamber Members
Advertise Here
Contact the Grant
County Chamber for
more information
541-575-0547
We are in the planning stage of the 2016
raffle which will again start in August and we
are hopefully optimistic that everyone will
keep the chamber in mind when making
those decisions as to where your donation
dollars will go. We always appreciate your
support and will continue to do those things
that will be beneficial for your businesses
and also support the citizens of our great
county as well. If you are interested in
becoming involved with the chamber in any
capacity, give us a call or stop by the office.
Jerry Franklin
President
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