Education
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
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Stellar spellers PC shows off student art
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY — A dozen
county-wide young spellers
are now eligible to compete
in the state level spelling
competition.
Three students in four
grade divisions came away
with irst-, second- and
third-place wins at the May
10 Grant Education Service
District spelling bee held at
the John Day Elks Lodge.
Nearly 50 students from
ive Grant County schools
participated in the bee.
The winning spellers are:
Primary Division
• First: Nicholaus Devine,
grade 3, Monument School.
• Second: Morgan Ma-
jors, grade 2, Humbolt Ele-
mentary.
• Third: Charley Knowles,
grade 3, Humbolt Elementa-
ry.
Division I
• First: Katrine Bogardus,
grade 5, Monument School.
• Second: Max Bailey,
grade 5, Humbolt Elemen-
tary.
• Third: Amelia Hall,
Grade 5, Humbolt Elemen-
tary.
Division II
• First: Drew Lusco, grade
8, Grant Union Junior-Senior
High School.
• Second: Riley Reames,
grade 6, Prairie City School.
• Third: Riley Robertson,
grade 6, Humbolt Elementa-
ry.
Division III
• First: Andrew Co-
penhaver, grade 12, Grant
Union.
• Second: Hailey Carter,
grade 11, Grant Union.
• Third: Jamie Walten-
burg, grade 12, Dayville
School.
Prizes were a Kindle Fire
for irst place, a Hydro Flask
for second and a Cinch Sac
backpack for third.
Volunteers helping with
the local bee this year were
readers Tracey Blood, Sta-
cie Holmstrom, Paul Smith
and Chris Cronin; and test
correctors Donna Becker,
Kevin Brown, Kyle Petty-
john, Emily Mosley, Hol-
mstrom, Cronin, Blood,
Robert Waltenburg, and
from the Bank of Eastern
Oregon, Sherri Giffin and
Julie Speakman.
The Oregon Spellers
Statewide Spelling Champi-
onship will be Sept. 3 at the
Oregon State Fairgrounds in
Salem.
Blue Mountain Eagle
PRAIRIE CITY — It’s a mas-
terpiece of an event that takes an
entire school year to create.
Student artwork took cen-
ter stage — as well as every
spot imaginable in Prairie City
School’s old gym — at the
school’s annual art show May 5.
The showcase of work paint-
ed, sculpted, sketched and com-
posed by students in all grades
was organized under the direc-
tion of teacher Raymond Field,
who has headed up the school’s
art program for the past three
years.
As in the past, Field and his
team transformed the school’s
old gym into a feast for the sens-
es with a welcoming ambiance
utilizing a variety of lighting,
background music, creative dis-
plays and even an assortment of
refreshments.
This year’s art pieces includ-
ed ghost footprints by kinder-
garteners, silhouette paintings
by seventh- and eighth-grad-
ers, impressionism paintings by
high-schoolers, and a “Mali per-
spective” student by students in
grades 5 and 6.
The art show is an annual
tradition at Prairie City School
during the closing weeks of the
academic year.
Eagle photos/Cheryl Hoefler
Several boys check out some of the art displays
at the annual Prairie City School art show.
Prairie City School art teacher Raymond Field
talks with Donna Becker, technical assistance
specialist at Grant County ESD during the May 5
art show at the school.
Summer vacation is calling
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo
From left, Morgan Majors, grade 2, Humbolt
Elementary; Nicholaus Devine, grade 3,
Monument School; and Charley Knowles, grade
3, Humbolt Elementary.
Another school year is
coming to a close, and area
teachers and students are pre-
paring for summer vacation.
Here’s a rundown of the
dates for last day of classes:
• Monument: Thursday,
May 26
• Prairie City: Thursday,
June 2
Ukiyo-e art by students
in grades 7 and 8,
and impressionism
paintings by high-
schoolers graces a
wall in the Prairie City
School old gym.
• Dayville and Long Creek:
Friday, June 3
• Grant District No. 3
(Grant Union and Seneca Ele-
mentary): Wednesday, June 8
Graduation dates:
• Monument: Saturday,
May 21
• Long Creek and Day-
ville: Saturday, May 28
• Grant Union and Prairie
City: Saturday, June 4
Debbie Ausmus
245 South Canyon Blvd.
John Day, OR 97845
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Student pottery and
a decorative flower
planter combine for an
eye-catching display at
the art show.
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Contributed photo
Katrine Bogardus, grade 5, Monument School;
Max Bailey, grade 5, Humbolt Elementary; and
Amelia Hall, grade 5, Humbolt Elementary.
Grant County
Chamber Members
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County Chamber for
more information
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Contributed photo
Riley Robertson, grade 6, Humbolt Elementary;
Riley Reames, grade 6, Prairie City School; and
Drew Lusco, grade 8, Grant Union Junior-Senior
High School.
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
Contributed photo
Andrew Copenhaver, grade 12, Grant Union
Junior-Senior High School; Hailey Carter, grade
11, Grant Union; Jamie Waltenburg, Grade 12,
Dayville School.
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Grant County Chamber
Monthly Newsletter
Mark your calendars for August 21, 2017 and
witness a historic event along with a potential
influx of 50,000 visitors who will be traveling
to Grant and surrounding counties in Eastern
Oregon. People from all around the world will
be here to experience a solar eclipse. The
moon will pass in front of the sun and we will
have total darkness which will allow us to see
the stars. You may never get the opportunity
to see this again in your lifetime.
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Prairie City will be the epicenter of the eclipse
which will spread out across the state. Your
chamber of commerce has agreed to take the
lead with this project which will take extensive
planning, organization and preparation. To
start things off we have scheduled a public
meeting at 4 p.m. on June 1, 2016 at the
Canyon City Community Hall. We encourage
each community to have elected officials and
citizens to attend. This will be a huge
undertaking which could have lasting
economic advantages for our area.
The first thing that we need immediately is an
inventory of what is available for temporary
lodging because most every motel and B&B
have already been reserved. If you have a
rental, a cabin, a spare bedroom or lot, a
campsite, or acreage or room for RVs, please
contact the chamber by phone, email or stop
in to the office and provide us with that
information. This event will be a great
opportunity to showcase our county, its
lifestyle and its friendly people. We will need
plenty of help to make this a memorable and
successful event. If you want to get involved
in any capacity, plan on attending the
meeting or stop by our office and let us know
how you would like to assist.
Grant County
Chamber Members
Advertise Here
Contact the Grant
County Chamber for
more information
541-575-0547
Our next public meeting will be at 12 p.m. on
May 19 at the Outpost Restaurant. Our guest
speaker will be Amber Wright, the program
manager for Step Forward. She will be
discussing how her organization is involved in
finding employment for those who have been
out of the work force for an extended amount
of time, social security issues for the elderly
and others as well as those who have
challenges in life. She will be accompanied
by others in her organization. We hope that
everyone will attend and hear what new
things are happening in the organization.
Jerry Franklin
President
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