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A8 Education Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Two area students Student musicians awarded for excellence win Elks scholarships Blue Mountain Eagle Prairie City and Dayville students awarded By Angel Carpenter Amaya Zweygardt Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY — Prai- rie City senior Amaya Zweygardt and Dayville senior Skylar Powell were awarded this year’s John Day Elks Lodge scholarships. First-place winner Zweygardt will receive a $2,000 scholarship, paid out at $1,000 a year, and second-place winner Pow- ell will receive $1,000 with $500 a year. “We had several appli- cations and outstanding stu- Skylar Powell dents from most of our high schools in Grant County,” said scholarship chairman Connie Wood. “I was very pleased wit the way the stu- dents dressed and handled themselves. We have some great young people in Grant County.” Wood expressed appreci- ation for this year’s judges Vera Shoberg, Carl Lino and Mitch Saul. “We appreciate each of you very much,” she said. JOHN DAY — Two Grant Union student musicians were awarded for their dedication in the program during the year-end District Concert. Director Mary Ann Vi- dourek presented senior Devon Vargas with the 2016 National Choral Award, and percussionist Ricky Weick- um, a senior, the John Philip Sousa Band Award. Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter The Grant Union 7-12 choir sings “YMCA.” Grant Union music director Mary Ann Vidourek presents percussionist Ricky Weickum, a senior, with the John Philip Sousa Band Award as well as a desk set during the May 24 District Concert held at the school in John Day. Local college graduates honored JOHN DAY — Five local graduates were honored at a re- ception hosted by the College Advisory Committee on June 1 at Grant County Regional Air- port. The students are Catrina Gabbard, Julianne Hanson and Kim Neault, who earned as- sociate of arts Oregon transfer degrees from Blue Mountain Community College; and Jenni- fer Garinger and Chely Carpen- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Blue Mountain Eagle, a family-owned weekly newspaper in a stunningly beautiful Oregon community, is seeking an energetic, dedicated reporter. Topics include forest health, logging, public lands grazing, water supply, wildlife habitat improvements and wildfire resilience in addition to coverage of small-town life and local government. The Eagle is located in John Day, Oregon, just three hours from Bend and Pendleton. The community is at the center of an evolving natural resource restoration economy, which gains statewide and even national attention. The location offers year-round recreational opportunities, including backpacking, camping, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and horseback riding. Serving the community for 146 years, the Eagle is the oldest weekly newspaper in Eastern Oregon and is part of EO Media Group, an award-winning and innovative news organization with an active family of owners. This position offers excellent advancement opportunities in a company that prefers to hire from within. EO Media Group owns 11 newspapers and 17 websites that provide accurate, fair and timely reporting about the people and issues impacting the communities we serve in the Pacific Northwest, reflecting the responsibility and spirit of a free press. We seek a journalist who is passionate about local news and excited about the opportunity to publish in print, online and with social media. Candidates must be able to develop story ideas, take photographs, develop sources, prepare website and social media updates and work in a cooperative team environment. Journalistic integrity is a must. Journalism education or experience is required for this full-time position offering health and retirement benefits. Send resume, letter of interest and several clips of (or links to) your work to EO Media Group, P.O. Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048; by fax to 503-371-2935; or by email to hr@eomediagroup.com ter, who both majored in phys- ical activity and health through Eastern Oregon University. All completed their degrees as online students in Grant County while working with ad- visors through the Grant Coun- ty Center in John Day. BMCC’s graduation is 7 p.m. Friday, June 10, and EOU’s commencement is 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11. For more information about EOU and BMCC’s local online degree programs, call Ashley Armichardy at 541-575-1550 or Chris Cronin at 541-575- 2168. FINDING DORY PG The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish reunites with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way. FRI-THURS (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:40 Contact the Grant County Chamber for more information 541-575-0547 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 Our first planning meeting to begin organizing for the 2017 solar eclipse was very well attended with folks from communities across the county, several agencies representing law enforcement, forest service, emergency management, businesses, elected officials and many residents wanting to get involved with this major undertaking. The Chamber President, Jerry Franklin, welcomed the group and encouraged them to seek out other groups and friends to get involved. A slide presentation was given by Tammy Bremner, who is the Chamber office manager and will be heading up the event. She identified a number of problems and challenges that the county could encounter with the anticipated influx of thousands of visitors from around the world. There was good interaction with the group and several good ideas and suggestions were discussed. Our next planning meeting will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Canyon City Community Hall. We expect to see more new faces and updates from various leaders and volunteers who have already started organizing events in their communities to keep the visitors entertained while they are in the area. We are encouraging everyone to call or stop in and provide the Chamber with information on any homes, cabins, extra bedrooms, lots or acreage that could be rented out. We will create a master list and will be able to provide locations and contact information for you and our visitors. cluding stage man- ager for the col- laborative production of “King Rachel Lear” with Bentz the La Grande Shakespeare Company, which opened last Feb- ruary. She is excited about her new position and the locales she will visit, such as Japan and Thailand. “I’m really looking for- ward to exploring the port cities we visit, as well as the opportunity to work with the latest in the- atre technology,” Bentz said. After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage. FRI-THURS Grant County HEALTH Department 528 E. Main, St. E, John Day (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:30 NOW YOU SEE ME PG-13 The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off an impossible heist. FRI-THURS Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm (12:45) (3:45) 6:45 9:30 Grant County Chamber Monthly Newsletter Well, if you like a variety of weather, we have certainly had our fair share of surprises this year. Having been raised in Michigan and moving to Prairie City from Southern Nevada in 1974, I can honestly say that we live in one of the greatest areas of the West. LA GRANDE — Ca- reer plans are cruising along for one recent Grant Union Junior-Senior High School graduate. Rachel Bentz, a 2012 Grant Union graduate, will join the technical stage staff of Royal Carib- bean Cruises, following her graduation from East- ern Oregon University in La Grande this month. Bentz anticipates start- ing her new job in July, aboard a ship stationed in Shanghai, China. A theater student at both GU and EOU, Bentz has been involved with numerous EOU shows in various capacities in- Karen Triplett, FNP Services Provided: Advertise Here Blue Mountain Eagle Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE PG-13 $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth Grant County Chamber Members Bentz’s career cruising along 03976 Blue Mountain Eagle Grant Union choir member senior Devon Vargas receives the 2016 National Choral Award from director Mary Ann Vidourek at the May 25 District Concert. • Primary Care • Acute Care • Women’s Health Exams • Men and Children Exams • Immunizations • Family Planning • Contraception • Pregnancy Testing & Referrals • HIV Testing & Referrals • Cacoon • WIC • High Risk Infants • Maternity Case Management Grant County Health Department does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activitie s, or in employment. Appointments available Call and schedule your appointment today! TOLL FREE 888-443-9104 or 541-575-0429 JOHN DAY AUTO NAPA 721 W. Main St. John Day, OR 541-575-1850 NOTICE OF 40 MILE CHIPSEAL PROJECT ON MIDDLE FORK ROAD, COUNTY ROAD 20 Grant County Chamber Members Advertise Here On MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 20 th , the Grant County Road Department will begin its 40 mile Chip Seal Project on the Middle Fork Road, County Road 20. It is anticipated to continue through July 1 st . Work is scheduled for Monday – Friday, 7:00 am-4:30 pm, and possibly later if necessary. Starting point of this project is the Junction of State Hwy. 395 and County Road 20, and will proceed east, ending at the Junction of County Road 20 and State Highway 7, by July 1 st . (It is estimated we will chip seal approximately five miles a day). A pilot car will be utilized for the duration. A bike shuttle will not be available. Be prepared for possible loose rock, and some delays. For further information on this project, call the Grant County Road Department, at 541-575-0138, or 541-575-3783. Contact the Grant County Chamber for more information 541-575-0547 A MAN WAKES UP in the morning after sleeping on... an advertised bed, in advertised pajamas. Our next Chamber meeting will be on Thursday, June 16, the business meeting being at the Chamber of Commerce office at 11 a.m. and the lunch meeting being at the Outpost at 12 p.m. The public is invited to both meetings. Our guest speaker will be Mark Howell, Fire Prevention Officer of the Blue Mountain Ranger District. He will be speaking about the Red Flag Fire Weather Program. Our second speaker will be Christy Sweet, Curator for the Kam Wa Chung Museum. She will share sotme information about the museum and the number of visitors that have been coming to John Day from around the world to visit this unique attraction. See you there! He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR, have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE. Then it’s too late. AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! Jerry Franklin, President Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com 04039 Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710
