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Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, July 20, 2016 A11 WEDNESDAY July 20, 2016 July 20, 2016 FIRST CANYON CITY CHALLENGE DRAWS 22 The Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Participants in the first Canyon City Challenge get their start on Saturday morning near Canyon City Park. By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Walkers, runners and bikers took the opportunity for an up- close look at a town brimming with history during Saturday’s Canyon City Challenge. While the race was not of- ¿ cially timed, the ¿ rst one to cross the ¿ nish line was 1ich- olas Smith of Wisconsin, who is living in John Day for the summer. There were 22 participants in the event, which organiz- ers Karen Johnston and Cindy Lemcke hope becomes an an- nual tradition. $ poker run during the ¿ rst Organizers plan to bring hike, bike and run event back next year leg of the race included stops at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Station ’62, Russell’s Custom Meats, Shell Station and the Grant County Historical Muse- um. The biking portion followed Highway 395 South through Canyon Creek a total of 12 miles, and the running part in- cluded a loop behind the old schoolhouse on Rebel Hill Road. “Everybody came back and said it was a lot of fun and said they want to preregister next year,” Johnston said. All participants received a goodie bag with a Canyon City Challenge T-shirt, and those Pickleball leagues start on July 25 Singles and doubles held twice a week By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Pickleball leagues start next week at the Sev- enth Street Complex tennis courts in John Day. A sit session will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, July 25, with a review of the rules and practice play. Games begin on the second night and con- tinue through August 18. Doubles leagues play Mondays and Wednesdays, with singles leagues on Tues- days and Thursdays. Registration is $40 per team. John Day-Canyon City Parks and Recre- ation of¿ cials say the sport is easy to learn and is like a combination between table ten- nis and tennis, with a smaller court. They said that last year, adults of various ages signed up, along with some older teens. For more information, call the Parks and Rec of¿ ce at 541-55-0110. who stayed received door priz- es. Lynda Christensen won the poker run with three aces. Johnston said 14 volunteers helped the event run smoothly. Disc jockey Jeff Meyerholz provided energetic music in the park. Johnston said she and Lem- cke had talked about creating a walking, biking and running event for several years, adding they wanted all of it to begin and end in Canyon City. “We’ve designed this so there is something for every level of participation,” Lemcke said, adding children in strollers and dogs on leashes are wel- come in the hike portion. Johnston said, “Our hope is that we earn enough money for family friendly activities in our Canyon City Park, and to ex- pand the park area.” She added the city is spon- soring the activity, and an advi- sory board will be created to di- rect funds raised from the event. Johnston and Lemcke hope to see more people join the race. 1ext year, they plan to make it an evening event with a barbe- cue in the park. “We feel like we have a very unique city here, and we’re proud of it,” Johnston said. “We’re excited to have people come and enjoy the area.” JD swimmers take second in Burns By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The John Day Swim Team had a big weekend, ¿ nishing second at the July 15-1 Hi-Desert ,nvitational in Burns. “,’m proud of them all,” said head coach Sabrina Howard. She said they had their highest participation level of the season, with six from the youngest “¿ shies” group competing. “Quite a few of them took time, so that’s huge,” Howard said. “Hav- ing the youngsters brings a fun aspect to the meet. The enthusiasm in their eyes is contagious.” Lakeview won the meet, with Burns ¿ nishing third and Prineville fourth. Howard said several older athletes on her team “dominated” in the 400 freestyle event. “They’re all taking time off their events,” she said. “,t helps motivate us for the coming meet. We have home pool advantage, and we wel- come everyone to the JDST ,nvita- tional to gear us up for districts.” John Day’s invitational is Friday through Sunday, July 22-24. Teams from La Grande, Madras, Prineville, Pendleton, Burns and Lakeview will attend, with a cou- ple swimmers from leagues in The Dalles and Baker City. The Friday evening long swim begins at 30 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, warm ups begin at a.m. with the meet starting at 8 a.m. John Day results at the Hi-Desert Invitational - top event(s): Event/time/placement/team points Amsden, Deja Girls 18&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘B’ Leg 3 3:47.44, (2) 10 Bailey, Eliza Girls 8&U 50 Free Finals 1:59.19 1:58.77 (15) Bailey, Maddie Girls 18&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 2 Finals 2:31.08 (2) 10 Coalwell, Ryan Boys 9-10 50 Free 44.13 (1) 7 Coalwell, Trevyn Boys 14&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 3, 3:24.03 (1) 14 Boys 14&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 3, 2:34.54 (1) 14 Coalwell, Torie Girls 13&U 400 Free 5:59.74 (1) 7 Girls 15-18 100 Free 1:11.41 (1) 7 Comer, Andrea Girls 18&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘B’ Leg 1, 3:47.44 (2) 10 Gabbard, Trevor Boys 9-10 50 Breast 1:04.81 (1) 7 Hallgarth, Quentin Boys 18&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 2, 2:32.15 (1) 14 Boys 18&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 3, 2:09.80 (1) 14 Hansen, Kara Girls 6&U 25 Free 50.42 (2) 5 Hensley, Olive Girls 10&U 100 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 1:52.98 (1) 14 Hensley Thunell, Jillie Girls 8&U 100 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 3, 4:33.99 (3) 8 Hodge, Justin Boys 12&U 400 Free 6:50.43 (1) 7 Boys 11-12 100 Free 1:20.50 (1) 7 Boys 11-12 50 Back 45.93 (1) 7 Boys 11-12 50 Free 32.66 (1) 7 Boys 14&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 4, 3:24.03 (1) 14 Boys 14&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 4, 2:34.54 (1) 14 Hodge, Russell Boys 13&O 400 Free 6:24.18 (1) 7 Boys 13-14 50 Free 30.97 (1) 7 Boys 18&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 4 2:32.15 (1) 14 Boys 18&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 2:09.80 (1) 14 Hodge, Sivanna Girls 18&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘B’ Leg 4, 3:47.44 (2) 10 Howard, Cayden Boys 10&U 100 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 1:42.45 (2) 10 Howard, Colbie Girls 10&U 100 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 2, 1:52.98 (1) 14 Hunt, Andrew Boys 12&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 3, 4:08.18 (1) 14 Boys 12&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 3:06.58 (1) 14 Hunt, Taylor Boys 13-14 200 Free 2:48.59 (1) 7 Boys 13-14 100 Free 1:11.71 (1) 7 Boys 13-14 100 Fly 1:25.76 (1) 7 Boys 18&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 3, 2:32.15 (1) 14 Boys 18&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 4, 2:09.80 (1) 14 Komning, Dilynn Girls 8&U 100 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 4, 4:33.99 (3) 8 Larson, Quinn Young Jaxson Wright joins his parents, Kaylee and Tom, for the Canyon City Challenge. Boys 12&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 4, 4:08.18 (1) 14 Boys 12&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 4, 3:06.58 (1) 14 LeQuieu, Grant Boys 18&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 2:32.15 (1) 14 Boys 18&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 2, 2:09.80 (1) 14 LeQuieu, Thomas Boys 14&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 2, 3:24.03 (1) 14 Boys 14&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 2, 2:34.54 (1) 14 May, Sierra Girls 10&U 100 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 4, 1:52.98 (1) 14 Mead, Rhea Girls 18&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 2:31.08 (2) 10 Neault, Parker Boys 12&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 2 4:08.18 (1) 14 Boys 12&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 2 3:06.58 (1) 14 Neault, Peyton Boys 14&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 3:24.03 (1) 14 Boys 14&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 2:34.54 (1) 14 Reames, Jessica Girls 13-14 100 Fly 1:43.85 (2) 5 Reames, Riley Boys 12&U 200 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 3 3:06.58 (1) 14 Robertson, Riley Girls 18&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘B’ Leg 2, 3:47.44 (2) 10 Rookstool, Zeke Boys 10&U 100 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 2, 1:42.45 (2) 10 Rookstool, Zoey Girls 6&U 25 Back 1:00.61 (3) 4 Walker, Morgan Girls 10&U 100 Free Relay - ‘A’ Leg 3, 1:52.98 (1) 14 Wyllie, Brady Boys 12&U 200 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 4:08.18 (1) 14 Wyllie, Reid Boys 10&U 100 Medley Relay - ‘A’ Leg 1, 1:56.24 (2) 10 Wyllie, Rhynna Girls 6&U 25 Free 1:08.91 (7) No Matter how big or small your trophy was or if you just want to share a hunting adventure, send or drop off your best hunting photos or stories to 195 N Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845 • kristina@bmeagle.com Your photos could be published in this year’s EAGLE HUNTING JOURNAL Please have them to the Eagle by August 8.