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SOFTBALL
Grant County came back
in the top of the sixth, scoring
three for a one-run lead, but
Hermiston scored two in the
seventh to win.
“It was a battle of a game,”
Grove said. “Both team did
really well. We had some cru-
cial errors, but they battled
back and played hard.”
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He said the team would
have beneited from tougher
competition during the regu-
lar season.
“They battled in those last
two games, and worked real-
ly hard,” he said. “With this
group, I look forward to how
they’re going to develop be-
cause they have a lot of talent
and great work ethic.”
La Grande defeated Pend-
leton for the district title, after
losing one game to Pendleton.
11-12 All-Stars
The Grant County 11-12
All-Star softball team worked
to overcome a tough start at
the District 3 tournament in
JOURNEY
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As Quick, now 55, entered
the “white light,” he recounted
earlier this month in Cannon
Beach, “I said, ‘I’ll do whatever
I can to change,’ and I woke up
three days later.”
“I’m not sure whether I had a
choice to save him or not, but he
wouldn’t have had a very good
lifestyle,” Easton said. “Not
very many people come back.”
Quick’s survival was a result
of Easton’s quick action and
subsequent medical treatment
— stents, bypass surgery, and
multiple cardiac procedures,
according to Easton. Quick
suffered so much damage —
the lower third of his heart was
dead — he required a pacemak-
er deibrillator for survival.
San Diego to St. Augustine
Less than a decade later,
in 2013, Quick had built him-
self into shape and proposed a
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger Photography Studio
Grant County 8-9-10 All Star Halle Parsons makes a
hit at the District 3 tournament in Milton-Freewater.
Milton-Freewater, but were
edged out by Hermiston.
“We were ahead most the
game, and then Hermiston
come back in the bottom of the
ifth and got a two-run lead,”
said coach Chip Grove, who
coaches with Janine Weaver.
unique thank you for the emer-
gency responders who came to
his assistance. He conceived a
plan to bicycle from coast to
coast, the irst man to embark on
a transcontinental ride with 16
heart stents and a deibrillator.
Easton and his wife, Marla,
owners of Easton Health and
Safety Solutions in Ogden,
sponsored the ride from San
Diego, California, to St. Augus-
tine, Florida.
The 91-day journey went
through Southern California’s
Imperial Valley, where tem-
peratures reached 114 degrees
on the ride. Quick and his son,
Conrad, rode at night when
necessary,
“It was an appreciation ride
and thank you to public safety
for their response,” Easton said.
“Bob’s job was to go shake
hands and kiss babies.”
“Say hello to your home-
town heroes, because that’s
what they are,” Quick said.
“The ones that never hear a
thank you.”
When they landed back in
Salt Lake City, they were greet-
ed by ireighters and emergen-
cy personnel lined on the run-
way in a V-formation.
Onward to Cannon Beach
Quick, along with the
Eastons and their two daugh-
ters, arrived June 7 in Cannon
Beach via RV to launch the irst
leg of Quick’s second transcon-
tinental journey, a 3,400-mile
trek from Cannon Beach to Fire
Island, New York.
This time, Troy Easton is
pedaling alongside Quick.
“Being the irst paramed-
ic to save him, I said, ‘I’ll go
with you,’” Easton, 48, said.
“I’ve got to watch him. He’s a
go-getter, he’s done amazing
things but I’ve got to reel him
back. It won’t be much of an
journey if we kill him.”
Quick had never been to Or-
egon, and originally suggested
San Francisco as their launch
point.
Easton vetoed that. “Bob
Grant
County 8-9-
10 All Star
Jaydika
Anderson
slides home
during the
District 3
tournament
in Milton-
Freewater.
13-14-15 All-Stars
The Grant County 13-14-
15 All-Stars, who won last
week’s District 3 tournament
championship with a 12-11
win over Milton-Freewater,
advance to the Or-Cal District
State Championships, facing
South Salem, the winner of
District 7.
The game is scheduled for
3:30 p.m. Friday, July 8, in
Tulelake, California.
wanted to take me through Ne-
vada,” he said. “We were going
to go from San Francisco to
Nevada from Reno to Salt Lake
— 512 miles of sheer hell. Why
would you do that? You could
cook an egg on the hood of
your car.”
Easton’s daughters had re-
cently vacationed in Cannon
Beach, and loved the city and
its scenic beauty.
He successfully pitched the
idea to Quick: “We’re going to
Haystack, Jack!”
Quick agreed, and began
preparation for the trip, which
would conclude 3,400 miles
away.
He got a “tune-up” from
medical personnel, includ-
ing another stent, implanted
through the groin up the femo-
ral artery. “The key was getting
him ready internally, externally,
mind for the next ride,” Easton
said.
The Eastons used the same
tests on Quick they use for per-
formance testing of ire and po-
lice personnel.
This ride expands the orig-
Contributed photo/
Tanni Wenger
Photography
Studio
inal goals of the 2013 trip.
Along with thank yous to emer-
gency services, Quick and his
team hope to raise awareness of
physical itness and health, and
they are raising funds to pro-
vide iPads to schools that serve
autistic children.
Quick’s grandson, Bruce, 6,
is autistic.
On the road
Quick and Easton, who took
off June 1, headed for Salem
and then to Bend.
On their way through Grant
County, they visited Dayville
Merc, one of several “Two
Wheels Spoken Here” bike
friendly businesses in the area,
for some repairs with help from
Justina Frey. They pulled into
John Day Friday and stopped
at the Squeeze In Restaurant
for lunch and the Blue Moun-
tain Hospital ambulance bay to
show their appreciation for lo-
cal emergency personnel.
They plan to participate in a
three-day event planned for St.
Jude Medical in Minneapolis.
They’ll then take 250 miles of
trail from St. Paul to Milwaukee.
With food, tents, sleeping
bags and stoves, “We’ve got
everything we need,” Easton
said.
They plan to travel about
50 miles a day. To prevent di-
arrhea or cramps, they eat glu-
tamates and protein — to main-
tain their energy, they’ll need
about 8,700 calories per day.
“We’ve been training hard
the last little while,” Easton
said. “But once that heart rate
goes up over your threshold
and that lactic acid is rocking
and you’ve still got 7 miles up
that hill still, that’s so heart-
breaking when you’re riding a
140-pound bike. I’m used to a
17-pound bike.”
This should be a wakeup
call for all of us — you don’t
have to suffer a heart attack to
participate in life, the “full ca-
tastrophe.” Your crowning mo-
ment is right now.
The journey offers inspira-
tion to “seize the day” — be-
fore the day seizes you.
Angel Carpenter contribut-
ed to this report.
New hike, bike, run event
comes to Canyon City July 16
Join us in Prairie City for the
2016 Grant County 4th of July!
Grand Marshals: Delmas & Mary Raymond
Parade line-up on North Johnson
Parade Judging starts 11:15 am
Sweep stakes receives $100 cash award!
BAR WB • The Roan Coffee Shop
J.D. City Hall • P.C. City Hall
7-10am: Fabulous Flapjacks
at the Teen Center
11am: American Legion Hamburgers
at the Legion Hall
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — Look-
ing for a new outdoor athletic
event with a fun poker twist
and prizes up for grabs?
The Canyon City Challenge,
set for 8 a.m. Saturday, July
16, is a three-part activity — a
2-mile hike, 12-mile bike ride
and 3-mile run. Participants can
sign up for one or all legs of the
challenge either as an individu-
al or part of a team. Poker cards
A MAN
WAKES
UP in the
morning
after sleeping on...
an advertised bed, in advertised
pajamas.
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
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National Anthem sung by Linda Boyer
Listen for the Whiskey Gulch Gang
to start the parade!
will be drawn at ive locations
throughout the hiking leg. For
those also doing the biking and
running legs, there will be two
additional cards drawn that can
be discarded or make a better
hand.
The event starts and ends
at Canyon City Park. Poker
hand tally and door prizes will
be awarded at the end. Win-
ners must be present.
Entry fees are $20 a person
or $40 per team, up to three
members. Children under 10
can participate for free. Pre-
register before Thursday, June
30, to be guaranteed a T-shirt
and event bag.
Form pick-up and drop-
off locations are Canyon City
City Hall; the Grant County
Chamber of Commerce of-
ice, 301 W. Main St., John
Day; or at 120 S. Washington
St., Canyon City. Completed
forms and payment may also
be mailed to Canyon City
Challenge, P.O. Box 383,
Canyon City, OR 97820.
For more information,
email canyoncitychallenge@
gmail.com, or visit Canyon
City Challenge on Facebook.
Noon - 3pm
Water Slides • Rock Climbing Wall
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1pm: Fay Burril Memorial Jackpot
Horseshoe Tournament
P.C. Basketball BBQ next to city hall
10am - 4pm: Green Thumb Garden Club
Strawberry Shortcake
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PET TIPS
When making your plans for the 4th of July
DON’T FORGET YOUR PETS’ SAFETY.
• Don’t let your dog eat burgers & hot dogs;
you risk giving them indigestion.
• Don’t leave them outside for the big finale.
Loud fireworks can disturb your pets and
even injure them.
• Make sure pets are wearing identification tags.
We now offer the first and only FDA-approved
treatment for canine noise aversion.
59989 Hwy. 26, John Day • 541.932.4428
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