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Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, June 1, 2016 B1 WEDNESDAY June 1, 2016 WOODEN WELCOMER A new wooden sculpture, created by Ken Justice of Prairie City, welcomes visitors to the Seventh Street Athletic Complex. New sculpture stands at Seventh Street Athletic Complex entrance Carving features baseball player at the plate By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY — A new baseball player now welcomes visitors to the Seventh Street Athletic Com- plex — a carved wooden statue. Ken Justice of Prairie City cre- ated and donated the work of art. He installed it in March, and land- scaping touches surrounding the statue, by Levi Voigt, are nearly complete. “It ties in to the facility real- ly well,” said Kim Ward, who is program coordinator for John Day-Canyon City Parks and Rec- reation. The complex is used for youth through high school baseball and softball, and youth football and soccer. Photos by The Eagle/Angel Carpenter See STATUE, Page B10 A Vince Lombardi quote with the sculpture reads: “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” Hands-on learning in the outdoors Teacher partners with ODFW for science lesson By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Contributed photo Brent Smith of ODFW hands Humbolt fifth-grader Riddick Hutchison a net of fish to place in Trafton Pond. Behind Hutchison, in line, are Edi Hernandez and Tucker Carpenter. DAYVILLE — “I hear, and I forget. I see, and I re- member. I do, and I under- stand.” That quote by Confucius is one that Humbolt Elemen- tary fi fth-grade teacher Geor- gia Boethin takes to heart as she guides her class. Her students had a lot of hands-on “doing” during a May 25 fi eld trip just outside of Dayville, partnering with biologists from Oregon De- partment of Fish and Wildlife for an ecosystem unit. “This part of science is probably my favorite, be- cause I get to teach about our local ecosystem and how we, as humans, both interact with and affect the ecosystem,” Boethin said. “The overar- ching concept in fi fth-grade science is all about systems See OUTDOORS, Page B10 Contributed photo Humbolt fifth-graders in Georgia Boethin’s class handle a bullfrog during a field trip near Dayville. From left: Trenton Winegar, Quinn Larson, Amelia Hall, Rio Reeves and Laci Pentzer. Youth rodeo series starts June 11 Get ready for the Gold Rush Run and Walk Events held at fairgrounds rodeo arena By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY — The Cinna- bar Mountain Playdays Youth Rodeo Series for youth up to age 18 is just around the corner. New this year is the loca- tion of the events, all held at the Grant County Fairgrounds. There are fi ve days of rodeo on the schedule this year: Sat- urday, June 11; Saturday, June 25; Saturday, July 16; and Sat- urday and Sunday, Aug. 20-21. Youth can participate in bar- rel racing, pole bending, goat tying, dummy roping, keyhole racing, fl ag racing and fi gure 8 racing. CANYON CITY – Ev- eryone can run, or walk, “for the gold” in this year’s ’62 Days Gold Rush Run and Walk in Canyon City at 7 a.m. Saturday, June 11. The 5K course is a scenic loop that begins and ends in front of Sels Brewery in Canyon City. It passes such historic sites as Humbolt Diggings, Hog Point and Rebel Hill. The event, sponsored by The Strawberry Striders and Whiskey Gulch Gang, attracts novice and experi- enced runners, as well as walkers of all ages. See RODEO, Page B10 Eagle file photo Sam McCracken swings the rope in his favorite event, dummy roping, at a 2015 Cinnabar Mountain Playdays rodeo. Last year’s winner Tan- ner Elliott finished the course in 19 minutes, 33 seconds. Walkers joining the event can expect to cover the course in about 45 min- utes. The overall men’s and women’s winners in two age divisions, 39 and un- der and 40 and over, will receive ’62 Days com- memorative awards. The top finisher in each 10- year age division will re- ceive ribbons. All children 12 and under will receive medals. See RUSH, Page B10