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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, June 8, 2016 The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 WHAT’S Second Saturday gathering • 9:30-11:30 a.m., Kathy Rogers’ home The June meeting for women will be a brunch potluck at Kathy Rogers’ home. Rogers will speak on “The Father’s Fabu- lous Creations.” Call 541-620-1813 for directions. HAPPENING Swim team sign ups • 5:30-7 p.m., Gleason Pool, John Day Sign ups for this year’s swim team will be at the pool at John Day City Park. Call 541-805-8996. THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 9-10 Red Cross blood drive • Noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 944 E. Main St., John Day To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1- 800-733-2767) or visit www.redcrossblood.org. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 10-11 ’62 Days Celebration • 6 p.m. Friday, Canyon City The theme this year is “Tell Me About the Good Old Days.” Parade grand marshal is Grant County na- tive Mary Ellen Brooks. Call 541-575-0329 or 541-620- 4032. See the articles in this week’s Eagle for a sched- ule and more details, plus an article on Grand Marshal Brooks. Book signing • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., DeWitt Museum at Depot Park, Prairie City Author Jane Nagler will be available to sign copies of her historical fi ction book, “By the River,” which is available on Amazon. Call Kathy Smith, 541-620-0343. Ninth annual Family Fun Day Eagle file photo Brooklynn Mumpfield of Prairie City splashes at the water slides during the 2015 Family Fun Day. This year’s ninth annual Family Fun Day will be Saturday, June 18, at John Day City Park. Cinnabar Mountain Playdays BMFP fi eld trip • 8 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day This is the fi rst playday of the season. The rodeo starts at 9 a.m. Membership is $30 a person or $45 per family. Entry fees are $2 per event or $10 for the day. Call 541-575-3520 or 541- 792-0077, or email cmplaydays@gmail.com. • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bear Valley Blue Mountains Forest Partners is hosting a fi eld trip to visit the Soda Bear project near Bear Valley. The group will visit treated areas to consider how well they meet desired outcomes and contribute to resilient forest conditions in the future. The public is welcome. Bring food and water, and dress for the weather. Transportation will be provided to and from the Forest Supervisor’s Offi ce, 431 Patterson Bridge Rd., John Day. • 9 a.m., John Day Golf Course, 27631 Golf Club Lane The free event is for all ages and skill levels. Activities in- clude unlimited golf with range balls provided and club house attendance (for those 21 and older) from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., les- sons from local experts from 10 a.m. to noon and free hot dogs from noon to 3 p.m. No registration is necessary. For more information, call 541-575-0170. • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., John Day City Park Events include arts, crafts and activity booths, some at a minimal cost, kids’ bike helmet exchange, $1 hamburgers and hot dogs and free sno-cones. Gleason Pool will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., free of charge. Enjoy a waterslide bounce house, Gaga ball, dunk tank and train for just $5 a person or $20 per family for the day. Purchase presale wristbands at Families First Parent Resource Center, 401 S. Canyon Blvd. Call Fami- lies First at 541-575-1006 or visit Families First on Facebook. Legion Auxiliary to meet WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 Golf open house Farmers Market opens • 9 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day Events include open calf branding, women’s calf branding, team doctoring, 60-plus branding and team load and tie. The cost is $25 per person per event. Pre-entry is appreciated, but not required. All proceeds benefi t the Grant County Stockgrow- ers. Call 541-620-0945 or 541-477-3880. SUNDAY, JUNE 12 SATURDAY, JUNE 11 SATURDAY, JUNE 18 Stockgrowers Ranch Rodeo Horse fun day • 11 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day Events start at 1 p.m. and will include polebending, key- hole, barrels and fl ag race, plus a 50/50 raffl e. The cost is $5 per event or $20 for the day. There will be two more dates on Sundays, June 19 and July 17. All proceeds benefi t Grant County Rodeo. Call 541-620- 2043. sages, immunizations, blood pressure, hearing and iron level checks, plus information booths for AirLink, WIC, veterans health and more. Blood tests are $15, A1C testing is $10 and iron tests are free. Registration for blood draws starts on Friday, June 10, at Blue Mountain Hospital. People can assist others with the blood draw cost by donating to a scholarship fund. For more information, call 541-575-1480. • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Southwest Brent Street, John Day The 2016 season of the John Day Farmers Market opens with a “Spring Festival.” In addition to vendors offering a variety of locally grown produce, homemade food and handmade crafts, opening day activities include a seed exchange, youth entertainment from Mon- ument and drawings for prizes from the John Day Community Gar- den. Call 831-596-0656, email johndayfarmersmarket@gmail.com or visit www.johndayfarmersmarket.com. Red Cross blood drive • 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Malheur National Forest offi ce, 431 Patterson Bridge Rd., John Day To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800- 733-2767) or visit www.redcrossblood.org. FRIDAY, JUNE 17 Grant County Health Fair • 6 a.m. to noon, Grant Union Junior-Senior High School, John Day Services at the annual health fair include blood draws, mas- • Noon, Valley View Assisted Living, 112 N.W. Valley View Drive, John Day All members of the Ellis Tracy Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary are urged to attend. The agenda will include the elec- tion of offi cers. SUNDAY, JUNE 19 Della Mae in concert • 7:30 a.m., Diamond Hitch Mule Ranch, Kimberly The multi-talented female combo Della Mae of Nashville brings their rootsy style of original music to the Diamond Hitch. The group’s breakthrough album, “This World Oft Can Be,” was nominated for a Grammy in 2013. Tickets are $20 a person, and camping is $15. Concessions are available. The Diamond Hitch is on State Route 19, 2 miles south of Kimberly between mile- posts 107 and 108. Call 541-934-2140. Learn more about the group at dellamae.com. Author draws inspiration from PC history PRAIRIE CITY — Author Jane Nagler, whose writings are inspired by her Prairie City an- cestors, will hold a book sign- ing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat- urday, June 11, at the DeWitt Museum in Prairie City. A resident of East Wenatchee, Washington, Na- gler’s fi rst historical novel, “By the River,” published last year, was inspired by her great-grandmother Sarah Ann Manwaring. Her newest novel “Secrets from the Little Red Box” is based on letters Manwar- ing’s youngest daughter kept, which were penned by a min- er named Harry. Nagler writes under the pseudonym Jae Carvel. The author said she’ll bring the box of letters, which were written between 1911-1914, with her to the book signing. Nagler said the novels’ pri- mary source of history comes from her family. “They all came in covered wagons (to Prairie City),” she said. “They’re all buried there.” ’62 BROOKS Continued from Page A1 Continued from Page A1 hanging of “Berry Way” at 1 p.m., a “Voices from the Past” presen- tation at 2 p.m. in Can- yon City Community Hall and kids games in the park throughout the afternoon. Vendors and live mu- sic will be at Sels Brew- ery Friday and Saturday evening, with The Peo- ple Mover offering free transportation from Sels both nights. ’62 Days commem- orates the discovery of gold on June 8, 1862, near Canyon City. The event, organized by the Whiskey Gulch Gang, has been running every year since 1922. over the course of two or three days. Brooks said Canyon City and ’62 Days are pretty spe- cial to her, adding while she usually prefers to take more of a background seat, she is honored to be selected as this year’s grand marshal. “I appreciate the work the committee does to keep ’62 Days alive,” she said. Brooks was the 2012 Grant County Fair parade grand marshal and is also involved with the Timber Truckers Light Parade and the Mt. Vernon Grange, among other community groups. The ’62 Days parade Jane Nagler to hold book signing June 11 By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Debbie Ausmus 245 South Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845 OPEN WED. & THUR. 9 am - 5 pm 541-575-1113 24 hrs/7 days wk debbie.ausmus@ countryfinancial.com EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Blue Mountain Eagle, a family-owned weekly newspaper in a stunningly beautiful Oregon community, is seeking an energetic, dedicated reporter. 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Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048; by fax to 503-371-2935; or by email to hr@eomediagroup.com A3 Eagle file photo The Sumpter Valley Railway Depot/DeWitt Museum in Prairie City. starts at 11 a.m. on Satur- day, June 11, in Canyon City and proceeds north on Can- yon City Boulevard to Grant Union Junior-Senior High School. Cowboy Chapel H our KJDY, Sunday, 7 a.m. “Everything Will Be Ok” Every other Monday in John Day at Blue Mountain Hospital 170 Ford Rd. • 541-575-1311
