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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
W HAT ’ S H APPENING
The deadline for What’s
Happening items is 5 p.m.
Friday. Call Cheryl at the
Eagle, 541-575-0710.
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 25
PC kindergarten
round-up
Eagle file photo
Kelly Collins leads out the 2015 Cinnabar Mountain Rendezvous Parade in Mt.
Vernon. This year’s parade will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28, with the parade
lineup beginning at 10 a.m. at the Mt. Vernon Community Center.
Let the Rendezvous begin!
Event celebrates
community,
timber industry
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
MT. VERNON — The an-
nual Cinnabar Mountain Ren-
dezvous in Mt. Vernon cele-
brates the community’s rich
logging industry.
There will be plenty of ac-
tivities to choose from Friday
through Sunday, May 27-29,
including the town parade set
for 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28.
Grand Marshals Roy and
Evelyn Cates will ride in the
parade, which has the theme
“Let’s Bring the Timber In.”
“It’s about logging, and
logging events,” said Ren-
dezvous group member Drew
Harmer. “We’re reminding
people that lumber is our in-
dustry here. It’s a lot of fun.”
The Cinnabar Mountain
Rendezvous is a group that
handles community cleanups
and other projects in Mt. Ver-
non.
“If the city needs help, they
come to us,” Harmer said.
The weekend of activities
starts with a potluck and bin-
go 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 27,
at the Mt. Vernon Community
Center (bring a hot or cold dish
and table service).
Following Saturday’s pa-
rade, the city park will have a
hamburger stand and carnival
games for the kids.
There will be a dou-
ble-elimination
horseshoe
tournament, and a Golden
Spike Scavenger Hunt with a
$200 prize.
The Teen Scavenger Hunt
for youth ages 10-17 is 12:30-
3:30 p.m. Teams of four will
vie for a $100 prize.
More competition starts up
at 1 p.m. with the Axe Throw
for men and women, Frying
Pan Throw for women at 2
p.m. and the Horseshoe Throw
for women at 2:30 p.m.
A Choker Setting contest
for men is at 3 p.m., and the
Bore and Buck is at 4 p.m.
(bring your own saw).
The cost is $5 per event,
and the winner collects the
money paid in.
Prizes for the All Around
include a $250 gift certifi cate
to Frontier Equipment and
Rental in Mt. Vernon for the
men and a $150 gift certifi cate
to Bar-WB in Prairie City for
the women. There is a $20 fee,
and the prize is awarded to
the person who gives the best
performances in all events for
men or women.
Raffl e tickets and 50/50
tickets are also available at
area businesses.
A social hour will be held
at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Mt.
Vernon Community Hall.
Sunday events in the city
park include a Kids Day and
horseshoe tournament.
For more information, call
Harmer at 541-792-0393,
Karen Hinton at 541-932-
4111 or Kristin Nodine at
541-620-8384.
• 3:30 p.m., teacher Becky
Sharp’s classroom, Prairie
City School
Parents should bring their
child’s birth certifi cate and a
copy of their immunization
record. Children need to be 5
years old before Sept. 1, 2016.
Seneca spring concert
• 6 p.m., Seneca School gym
All are welcome to be en-
tertained by Seneca School
students in grades K-6 at the
school’s spring concert.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY,
MAY 27-29
Cinnabar Mountain
Rendezvous
• Mt. Vernon
Three days of events in-
clude a potluck on Friday
night; parade, horseshoe
tournament, men’s and wom-
en’s competitions in the park
and a social at the communi-
ty hall, all on Saturday; and
kids activities and day two of
the horseshoe tournament on
Sunday. Grand marshals are
Roy and Evelyn Cates. This
year’s theme is “Let’s Bring
the Timber In.” Call 541-
792-0393, 541-932-4111 or
541-620-8384 for more in-
formation.
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THURSDAY-
MONDAY, JUNE 2-6
Joe Wolter horse
clinic
is a half-mile east of Prairie
City; turn right at the For-
rest Conservation Area sign.
Call 541-777-2831.
Fire station open house
• Grant County Fair-
grounds, John Day
Horse trainer and com-
petitor Joe Wolter returns to
John Day to head up a colt
starting, cow work and rop-
ing clinic. For spectators,
the cost is $30 per day, but
admission is free to the fi rst
colt starting session on June
2. To sign up for the clinic,
call Patti Hudson at 541-
421-3456. Learn more about
Wolter at www.joewolter.
com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
Free fi shing for kids
• 9 a.m. to noon, McHaley
Pond, east of Prairie City
The event includes free
fi shing for kids with prizes,
a barbecue lunch, fi shing
help and other activities.
The annual event is spon-
sored by the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs, the
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife and Malheur
National Forest. The pond
• 4-6 p.m., 316 S. Canyon
Blvd., John Day
The new John Day Fire
Station opens its doors to
the community. The public
is welcome to view the new
structure and take a tour.
Free food and beverages will
be available.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
Fox Church benefi t
• Noon, Fox Valley Com-
munity Church
All are welcome to a
potluck fundraiser for the
restoration of the Fox Val-
ley Community Church,
built in 1889. Bring a dish
to share at the meal host-
ed by the Long Creek His-
torical Society, which will
be held at the old school
building across the high-
way. The Grant County
Jammers, led by Ron Phil-
lips, will play home-grown
music in the church until
dusk. Call 541-575-1927
or 541-421-3379.
B REAKING N EWS A LERTS
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Church Services In Grant County
Redeemer
Lutheran Church
Come Worship with us at
627 SE Hillcrest, John Day
1 st & 3 rd Sunday Worship
& Communion ...............................10 am
2 nd , 4 th & 5 th Sunday Worship ..........10 am
Wednesday Evening Bible Study.......6 pm
For information: 541-575-2348
Cornerstone
Christian
Fellowship
139 N.E. D AYTON S TREET , J OHN D AY
541-575-2180
Sunday Worship Service
10 am
Pastor Levi Manitsas
cornerstonejohnday@gmail.com
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Sunday School..............................9:30 am
Sunday Worship Service .............. 10:45 am
Sunday Evening Service................6:00 pm
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Weekdays: Sonshine Christian School
521 E. Main • John Day • 541-575-1895
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