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Blue Mountain Eagle
SUMMER
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Gleason Pool schedule
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“I think I’m going to have
a good staff this year,” Ward
said. “We’re hoping for good
weather and good attendance,
with everybody out exercising
and swimming.”
For more information
about Gleason Pool, call 541-
575-9930.
Summer lunch program
A free USDA lunch pro-
gram for children through age
18 will be offered at three Grant
County locations this year.
In John Day, the lunches will
be served near the pool at city
park from 12-1 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays.
A summer reading program
will be offered at the John Day
site before lunchtime 10:30-
10-11 a.m., Mondays-Fridays, in-service, cleaning, private lessons
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, swim lessons
1-4:30 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, recreational swim
5:00-6:30 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, adult lap swim
6:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, water aerobics
6:30-8 p.m., Wednesdays, family swim night
John Day-Canyon City residence costs
Recreational swim, $3; family pass, $130; individual pass, $80; lap swim, $2.50;
family swim, $6; swim lessons, $40; lap swim punch card, 12 visits, $25.
Out of District residence costs
Recreational swim, $4; family pass, $160; individual pass, $95; lap swim, $3;
family swim, $7; swim lessons, $45; lap swim punch card, 12 visits, $30.
Pool rentals: $100 per hour (includes two lifeguards, $20 per hour for additional
lifeguards)
Because out-of-district residents do not pay property taxes that support the
Parks and Rec District, they are charged an additional percentage for most
programs.
11:30 a.m. (June 21 through
July).
Activities will be provided
occasionally by OSU Exten-
sion’s Christal Culley, who is
the Grant County Supplemen-
tal Nutrition Assistance Pro-
gram education coordinator
during lunchtime.
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Parks and Rec took on the
USDA program a few years
ago, and Janean Nodine is the
cook.
Besides free lunches for
kids, adults 19 and over may
purchase a meal for $2.
Lunches in Prairie City
will be 12-1 p.m. Tuesdays
through Thursdays at the city
park.
Long Creek lunches will
be served from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. on Wednesdays at the
North Fork John Day Water-
shed Council, with nature ac-
tivities for preschool through
sixth-grade children.
Youth Arts Program
Students ages 7-18 with a
creative streak can sign up for
The Eagle/Cheryl Hoefler
Happy, laughing and
splashing children
enjoy opening day at
Gleason Pool Monday in
John Day.
the Youth Arts Program, a two-
week day camp now in its third
year.
Classes include art, band/
string instruments, choir and dra-
ma and will be held weekdays
1-5 p.m., starting Monday, June
20, and running through July at
Dayville School.
Registration forms are due as
soon as possible, and will be ac-
cepted until the irst day of class,
as room allows.
The cost is $100 per student
or $200 for families, with schol-
arships available.
A People Mover bus will be
available to transport the students
from John Day to Dayville and
back.
WEEKEND
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John Day, Mt. Vernon, Dayville, Monument
and Long Creek. This year’s theme is “Bridg-
es of Grant County.” The event includes door
prizes and a no-host dinner at 5 p.m. at the
Outpost restaurant in John Day. Call 541-575-
0547.
Ninth annual Family Fun Day
— Saturday, June 18
The free, popular summer kick-off event for
families will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at John
Day City Park. Features include arts, crafts and
activity booths, some at a minimal cost; a kids’
bike helmet exchange; $1 hamburgers and hot
dogs; and free sno-cones. Enjoy all-day fun on a
POLICY
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Mike Strong, who has a stu-
dent in high school and one in
grade school, said he was con-
cerned how the testing would
be enforced fairly.
When Grant Union Ju-
nior-Senior High School Prin-
cipal Ryan Gerry explained
one of the options was to test
all the athletes at the beginning
of the season and then move to
random testing, Strong said he
could agree with that.
Strong also said sports may
be the only positive point in
some students’ lives and ques-
tioned whether taking that
Clark’s Disposal
is relocating all recycle depots and will
be closing all drop sites
as of July 1st.
All recyclable items need to be taken
to Clark’s Transfer Station.
Call for Hours:
541-575-0432
Robbins Farm Equipment
3850 10th St.
Baker City
10218 Wallowa Lake Hwy.
La Grande
1160 S Egan
Burns
86812 Christmas Valley Hwy.
Christmas Valley
541-523-6377
541-963-6577
541-573-6377
541-523-6377
Program director Rebecca
Bogardus and her assistant Sa-
mantha Floyd will teach music,
Savanna Martin will teach art
and Kathryn Hedrick will teach
drama.
Bogardus said if there are
enough youths signed up for
drama, they may present a full-
length play, “The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow.”
“This program reaches kids
who don’t have any arts in their
schools,” she said. “We get to
see the kids come alive artis-
tically, and they get to make
friends across school lines and
take what they’ve learned to
their communities and share it
there as well.”
For more information, call
Bogardus at 541-987-2440 or
visit the YAP website studiobog-
ardus.com/summeryap.html.
Junior golf
Grant Union golf coach
Ron Lundbom is again offering
Grant County Junior Golf at the
John Day Golf Club.
The program for boys and
girls ages 8 through 18 is held
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays
June 28-30 and July 5-7.
Cost is $25 per person.
Clubs are available, and a
team scramble and ice cream
party will be held on the inal day.
waterslide bounce house, Gaga ball and a dunk
tank, for just $5 a person or $20 per family. Pur-
chase presale wristbands at Families First Parent
Resource Center, 401 S. Canyon Blvd. Nearby
Gleason Pool will also be open from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m., free of charge. Anyone interested in vol-
unteering or hosting a booth can call Families
First at 541-575-1006.
Horse fun day — Sunday,
June 19
This event at the Grant County Fairgrounds
in John Day is open to all ages and beneits the
Grant County Rodeo. Registration is at 11 a.m.
and the activities start at 1 p.m. Events include
polebending, keyhole, barrels and lag race, plus
a 50/50 rafle. The cost is $5 per event or $20 for
the day. There will be one more date on Sunday,
away was always in their best
interest.
Dean of Students and Ath-
letic Director Jason Miller said
the policy being considered
would punish students with a
nine-week suspension from
participating in athletic contests
for their irst offense, which
could be reduced to four and a
half weeks if the student chose
to pursue a drug-intervention
program. He said the second
offense could carry an 18-week
game suspension, and after the
third violation, they could be
kicked off the team.
Gerry said the students
would not be suspended aca-
demically, nor would the dis-
trict provide the drug-testing
information to law enforcement
For more information, call
Lundbom at 541-575-1850,
days, or 541-575-2692 in the
evenings.
Cinnabar Mountain
Playdays
Young cowboys and cow-
girls can compete in the Cinna-
bar Mountain Playdays Youth
Rodeo Series at the Grant Coun-
ty Fairgrounds. Remaining dates
are June 25, July 16 and Aug.
20-21.
Entries open at 8 a.m. with
rodeos beginning at 9 a.m. —
the June 25 event will include
a second performance at 3
p.m.
Events include barrel racing,
pole bending, goat tying, dum-
my roping, keyhole race, lag
race and igure eight race.
Playdays are open to all chil-
dren up to age 18, as of Jan. 1 of
the current year. Proof of age is
required to compete.
Membership dues to partici-
pate are $30 for individuals or $45
for a family, and there is a $2 per
event or $10 a day entry fee.
For more information,
contact one of the directors:
Didgette McCracken, 541-
575-3520; Janet Plocharsky,
541-792-0077; Emma Win-
kelman, 541-620-1199; or
Justin Jacobs, 541-620-
1014.
July 17. Call 541-620-2043.
Della Mae in concert — Sun-
day, June 19
What could be more relaxing than a live
outdoor concert on an almost-summer night?
The multi-talented female combo Della
Mae of Nashville brings their rootsy style
of original music live at 7:30 p.m. at the
Diamond Hitch Mule Ranch near Kimberly.
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. Two more concerts are planned
for Aug. 6 and Oct. 1. The Diamond Hitch
is on State Route 19, 2 miles south of Kim-
berly between mileposts 107 and 108. Call
541-934-2140. Learn more about the band
at dellamae.com.
agencies. He said the athletes
would be required to practice
with the team if they wanted to
be reinstated after their game
suspension, and the testing
would be conducted in athletes
in grades nine through 12.
According to a U.S. De-
partment of Education study,
Gerry said, fewer substance
abuse problems were reported
in schools with random drug
testing, and the testing did not
affect sports participation rates.
Before making the motion
to develop the policy, Williams
said he appreciated hearing the
arguments of those opposed to
testing. He said, however, stu-
dents had the right not to partic-
ipate in sports and did not have
the right to do illegal drugs.
Board member Amy Stin-
er said it was a dificult issue
because she believed parents
should parent their children and
schools should educate. She
also said the funds required to
implement testing — Superin-
tendent Curt Shelley said Burns
pays somewhere between
$1,400 and $1,800 annually —
could be used to pay club sports
coaches or to offer more pro-
grams. Stiner said she was not
sure how she would vote on the
policy once developed but vot-
ed to develop it.
After the meeting, Shelley
said the district would pay for
the drug-intervention program
for students who tested posi-
tive, unless it would be covered
by their insurance.
