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A10 News Blue Mountain Eagle LEAD Continued from Page A1 Grant School District Su- perintendent Curt Shelley said testing is scheduled in June for all three schools, Seneca, Humbolt Elementary and Grant Union Junior-Se- nior High. “Testing facilities are swamped right now, and it may take longer than expected to get results,” he said. “With the recent indings in Port- land Public Schools and a few others around the state it has been brought to the attention all school districts really need to test for the safety of all. We have not tested for lead in my tenure as superintendent (one year); however we will plan to test on a regular basis moving forward.” Prairie City School District Superintendent Julie Gurczyns- ki said she authorized the testing of drinking fountains and cooking water earlier this month and expects the testing to be complete within the next month. Long Creek School District Ofice Manager Jennifer Gar- inger said the school will be testing for lead, but she did not know when. Monument School District has not responded to the Ea- gle’s record request. The districts will also need to develop a plan to test for radon by this fall, as the Or- egon Board of Education is fast-tracking adoption of a new rule that requires schools to test for both lead and radon and report those results to the public. The board heard a irst reading of the rule Thursday and plans adoption Aug. 17. A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for Aug. 2. The requirement will entail additional costs to schools and the Oregon Department of Ed- ucation. The Legislative Fiscal Ofice is working on an esti- mate on what those costs will be. Legislative leadership has asked the Emergency Board to allocate money to pay for it. Gov. Kate Brown in April directed the Oregon Depart- ment of Education and Oregon Health Authority to review existing requirements for envi- ronmental testing and address the problem of lead in drinking water. During the review, health and education oficials learned that neither the education de- partment nor the health author- ity has the power to require schools test for lead, said Emily Nazarov, operations policy ana- lyst with the education depart- ment’s government and legal affairs section. The health authority has au- thority to require testing of pub- lic water systems, but schools are excluded from the agency’s jurisdiction. Long Creek, Monday, July 4 12 p.m.: Founders Day celebration at Long Creek City Park For more information, call city hall at 541-421-3601. FOURTH Continued from Page A1 Dayville, Saturday, July 1-3 July 1 5 p.m.: Youth Arts Program art, mu- sic and drama presentations at Dayville School gym July 2 10 a.m.: 3-on-3 basketball at Day- ville School with sign-ups from 9-9:30 a.m., $15 per team 2-4 p.m.: Beer and wine tasting at Dayville Merc 2:30 p.m.: Tribute to Jake Streeter, city park 3 p.m.: Horseshoe tournament 4 p.m.: Scavenger hunt with digital camera or cellphone, teams of two 4:30 p.m.: Pie contests 5 p.m.: Jake Burger stand 6 p.m.: Parade with Grand Marshals Skip and Cindy Inscore (line up east end of Dayville) 7 p.m.: Baked goods auction 7:30 p.m.: Duck race, $5 each ($200 Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Eagle file photo The late Jake Streeter, and Brandon Thompson, flip Jake Burgers together at last year’s Fourth of July celebration in Dayville, near the park. prize for irst, $100 for second and more prizes) 8 p.m.: Music in the park Sunday, July 3 7:30-9 a.m.: Community Breakfast at the Community Church, by donation. For more information, call city hall, 541-987-2188. Monument, Monday, July 4 Monument’s Fourth of July Jubilee has fun for everyone scheduled for Inde- pendence Day. 7-9 a.m.: Pancake breakfast at the se- nior center 7:30 a.m.: Top Road Challenge 5K Run 9 a.m.: Horseshoes 9:30 a.m.: Booths open 10 a.m.: Parade 10:30 a.m.: Baking contest 11 a.m.: Family games, Frisbee golf 1 p.m.: Carnival 2 p.m.: Watermelon-eating contest 3 p.m.: Auction 4 p.m.: Lip sync 5 p.m.: Corn Hole 6 p.m.: Chili cook off 7 p.m.: Bingo at senior center 10 p.m.: Fireworks over the river The proposed rule would require school districts, charter schools and education services districts to conduct lead and radon testing and to submit an environmental monitoring plan to ODE for keeping water, air and physical spaces safe for students and staff. The health authority already had authority to require schools to test for radon, but the new rule will provide compre- hensive guidance to schools on all of the testing required. Schools will be required to report their test results to the education department and to the community annually. Phil Wright and Paris Achen contributed to this re- port. For more information, call Lonnie, 541-934-2696; Lorna, 541-934-9871; Jamie, 541-934-2876; or Heather, 541- 934-2690. Prairie City, Monday, July 4 Prairie City has some new events scheduled for their celebration, with the theme “Remember Why it’s the 4th of July.” 7-10 a.m.: Fabulous Flapjacks at the Teen Center 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Strawberry short- cake 11 a.m.: American Legion hamburg- ers at VFW Hall 12 p.m.: Parade with Grand Mar- shals Del and Mary Raymond (line up on North Johnson, judging at 11:15 a.m.) 1 p.m.: Fay Burril Memorial Jackpot Horseshoe Tournament and barbecue next to city hall 12-3 p.m.: Family fun at the park, water slides and a rock climbing wall Dusk: Fireworks on the Ox- bow Ranch property on Strawberry Road FINICUM Continued from Page A1 Both Fisher and Landin say they are unarmed, and they say they intend to remain peaceful. By law, they are not allowed to carry guns because both men are convicted felons. The Forest Service said the memorial items are prohibited and need to go, but the agency has not speciied a timeline for when it could be removed by the agency. “The Forest Service does not want to have any conlict or confrontations,” said Stea- rly. “Law enforcement is in contact with those folks, and communications are in place.” The men said they won’t leave until a permanent memo- rial is in place at the site. They said others will take their place when their stay limits are up. “We are prepared to do this for as long as we need to,” said Fisher. “We have wall tents with wood stoves if we need them. We have snow ma- chines. We have whatever it takes.” Fisher and Landin are both currently unemployed. Before he began camping with Fisher, Landin worked as a gas atten- dant in Burns. They are now supported by food and mone- tary donations from Finicum supporters and friends. In late May, four men were cited for allegedly attempting to install a permanent cross in concrete at the site. The Har- ney County Sheriff’s Ofice charged the men with third degree criminal mischief, a violation that could carry a $5,000 ine. Grant County Little League S OFTBALL M AJORS & M INORS Proud Sponsors Coaches Zach Williams, Tammy Clark & Mike Strong (not pictured) Baylee Combs, Hailie Wright, Taylor Allen, Tiler Voigt, Shaine Madden, Kori Jo Girvin, Madi McKrola, Kaylee Wright, Tyler Blood, Jordyn Young, Marissa Smith, Macy Strong Coaches Zach & Marissa Willams, Levi Watterson & Zeke Langum (Not pictured) Brilynn Combs, June Wolf, Laken McKay, Ashlyn Langura, Lauren Wenger, Drewsey Williams, Savannah Watterson, Halle Parsons, Lilly Rockhill, Addy Northway, Jaycee Winegar, Jaydika Anderson, Sivanna Hodge, Matti Woodbury & Kydalin Sagaser Coaches Chip Grove & Janine Weaver Amelia Hall, Riley Robertson, Harli Grove, Taylor Moss, Madison Whitmore, Raney Anderson, Jacey Cash, Paige Gerry, Mariah Kerr, Emilee Meyers, Dalli Girvin, Arionna Young, Jesaka Culley & Paige Weaver. 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