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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Gold Rush comes to town
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo
Dave Turin from the TV show “Gold Rush” speaks
to a packed house at the April Grant County
Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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JOHN DAY — The cast
of the reality TV show “Gold
Rush” were special guests
at the April Grant County
Chamber of Commerce meet-
ing, and a big hit with all
those attending.
Chamber President Jerry
Franklin said cast members
Andy Spinks, Dave Turin,
Todd Hoffman and his father,
Jack Hoffman, most of whom
are from the Sandy area, are
happy to be back in Oregon,
after spending the past seven
years mining in the Yukon
and Guyana. They shared
stories of those experiences,
answered questions, gave au-
tographs and posed for photos
with the standing-room-only
crowd at the Outpost Restau-
rant.
According to Chamber
President Jerry Franklin, the
popular program has 170 mil-
Contributed photo
“Gold Rush” cast member Andy Spinks answers
questions at the April meeting.
lion followers and is broadcast
in nine different languages.
Franklin said he became
acquainted with the show’s
personnel some months back.
“They were nice enough to
accept my invitation to show
up here in John Day for our
Chamber meeting,” Franklin
said.
The Chamber provided
them with lodging and meals,
Franklin said, and Dave Tray-
lor gave a private tour of Sels
Brewery in Canyon City and
a history lesson on mining in
the Canyon City area where
gold was discovered in 1862
before miners moved on to-
ward Baker County.
Franklin said John Day
and Prairie City merchants
were generous with gifts and
gift certifi cates in hopes of
drawing the program’s busi-
ness to Grant County.
“We believe that they all
went away with a very pos-
itive feeling about our area
and the warm friendly recep-
tion that they received,” he
said.
They have a new mine just
outside of Hereford, Franklin
said, and he is hoping to at-
tract their business interests
toward Grant County.
“I think we have made
some new friends, and they
are really down to earth folks,
who understand that our area
has experienced some eco-
nomic setbacks over the years
and their presence could help
stimulate our economy,”
Franklin said.
Wildlife goes to school
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — Stu-
dents from fi ve area schools
had an educational encoun-
ter recently with wild birds
during a presentation from
Blue Mountain Wildlife of
Pendleton.
Staff from the volunteer
nonprofi t group visited Hum-
bolt Elementary on April 26,
bringing four birds — Sage,
a 22-year-old great horned
owl; Ruby, a 25-year-old red-
tail hawk; Helen, a barn owl;
and Niki, a peregrine falcon
— plus a treasure trove of
information on their habitats
and natural environment.
The 141 students, all
third- through sixth-graders
from Humbolt, Long Creek,
Dayville, Prairie City and
Seneca schools, were divided
into three sessions to allow
Contributed photo
Lynn Tompkins of Blue Mountain Wildlife is
backed by a peregrine falcon, a great horned owl,
a red tail hawk and a barn owl during an April 26
presentation at Humbolt Elementary. Students from
Long Creek, Dayville, Humbolt, Prairie City and
Seneca schools attended the event.
ample opportunity to see the
birds up close and ask ques-
tions.
The presentation was led
by BMW Executive Direc-
tor Lynn Tompkins, her hus-
band, Assistant Director Bob
Tompkins, and bird team
members from the group.
Blue Mountain Wildlife’s
mission is to preserve wild-
life and their habitats. The
group offers programs and
outreach opportunities to lo-
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cal communities to educate
people on the impact our ac-
tions have on wildlife and the
environment.
The wildlife event was co-
ordinated and funded by the
Malheur National Forest.
Wildlife Technician Col-
leen Malaney said the event
was a success and a hit with
the children.
“I feel like we built a great
relationship with the Forest
Service, Grant County Edu-
cation Service District, Blue
Mountain Wildlife and the
teachers and parents who
participated,” Malaney said.
“I hope we can do this and
more events like it to con-
tinue to offer our local com-
munities a closer connection
with the great resources we
have in our area.”
To learn more about Blue
Mountain Wildlife, visit
www.bluemountainwildlife.
org.
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