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A look back on news from
Grant County over the past
100 years, pulled from past
issues.
July 20, 1916
Grant County Journal
100 years ago
July 18, 1941
Blue Mountain Eagle
75 years ago
Lightning strikes deer
Walt Barnett, forest rang-
er at the Lake Creek station,
Logan Valley, witnessed a
very unusual lightning show
Tuesday night. A bolt of
lightning struck a big tree
and took the top out. Mr.
Barnett went to the tree to
inspect the fire that usually
follows. Instead of a fire he
found a forked-horn deer.
The buck got under the tree
for protection. The lightning
ran down the tree, skiddeled
off and struck the deer be-
hind the ear, ran down the
side, burning the hair off
and then burned two streaks
down the hind legs. The only
thing that it failed to do was
to fry the meat.
July 21, 1966
Blue Mountain Eagle
50 years ago
Rabid Bat Bites Monu-
ment Man
MONUMENT – Ray Cun-
ningham, 67, Monument,
is making good progress in
recovering from a bite by a
rabid bat, reports Mrs. Edith
Round, Grant County nurse.
Cunningham was bitten
on the hand when he picked
up a bat last Thursday. The
bat was checked and found to
be carrying rabies by health
officials. Serum was rushed
from Boise to Ontario by the
Idaho State Police and from
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 20
Wind Down
Wednesday
Eagle file photo
From the July 18, 1991, Blue Mountain Eagle: Alisa
Willey (left) and Jill Hueckman prepare to cross the
finish line in the bubblegum race. They finished
second in the event which requires the riders to
hold a ribbon between them for the length of the
race and to have a bubble blown as they cross the
finish line.
Ontario to Jamieson by the
Oregon State Police where
County Sheriff, Tom Negus,
relayed the medicine to a
John Day physician’s office.
Cunningham is recover-
ing from the bite at his home
in Monument.
A Clinic for rabies will
be held at the Monument
Grange Hall from 10 a.m.
to 12 noon on Friday. Dr.
August Stevenson, John
Day veterinarian, and R.A.
Bennett, assistant state vet-
erinarian, will conduct the
clinic.
Dr. Stevenson plans to
hold another clinic in John
Day at a later date.
July 19, 2006
Blue Mountain Eagle
10 years ago
Hancock, Smith hook win-
ning bass at McKay
Nine boats participated
in the John Day Valley Bass
Club tournament held May
6 on McKay Reservoir. Win-
ning the tournament with two
largemouth bass weighing
8.48 pounds was Jim Hancock
and Jim Smith.
Hancock boated the big
¿ sh of the tournament, a
4.37-pound largemouth. Han-
cock and Smith’s two ¿ sh
outweighed the limits brought
in by William Gibbs and Walt
Sharp, who placed second
With reference to my alleged “paid advertisement”
for “Gnostic heresy” in the July 6th paper entitled
“Heaven,” a rereading of that paid piece would
show that I never said one could gain life everlast-
ing through the “Law”. What I said was God’s Laws
and Jesus’ distillation of them, are far superior to
what passes for law today. Salvation still comes
through the “Grace” obtained from the blood of The
Lamb of God, Jesus; but “Faith” has been replaced
by God’s own proof through revelation for those
willing to look with humility and see. What the
piece demonstrated was that God and His Word,
“The Holy Bible” are glorified with the recognition
that “Genesis” was always correct, just as it was
back when other church doctrines were wrong and
people like Galileo were threatened with being
burned at the stake for the heresy of pointing that
out. I don’t know from Gnostics, but I doubt they
knew any more about space and atmosphere than
Moses did. I do know that the “New International
Version” has replaced the word “Heaven” with the
word “Sky” and as changing words in the Bible is a
bit of a heresy itself, even if it does align with
Church Doctrine, the end of the Bible warns of
what will happen if you do. It wasn’t me that placed
the “Firmament ‘” between the “Waters above and
below” and called it Heaven. It was God, according
to the Bible quote I showed you. Moreover, it
wasn’t the Gnostics, or Greeks or Asians I was re-
ferring to concerning the end of the “Age”. It was
Daniel,
7
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the wa-
ters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left
hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it
shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have
accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these
things shall be finished. 8 And I heard, but I understood not:
then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up
and sealed till the time of the end. 10 Many shall be purified,
and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly:
and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall un-
derstand. Dan 12:7-10 (KJV)
What I did do is try to demonstrate that “Mankind”
has been confused about the location of “Heaven”
as God described it since Moses, which is 3,500
years ago: which coincidentally divides into a time,
times and a half time. As some Imams are pushing
for global Jihad, even as some Rabbis are pushing
to remove all none Jews from Old Israel (when Is-
rael means “Who Prevail with God” and is not lim-
ited to, nor guaranteed by, bloodline) and it seems
Christians are being led to battle and selling their
children into debt bondage while clergy teach that
there are no consequences for one’s actions so
long as they have “Faith”: it seems to me that it is
the “holy people” who keep us from reconciling our
differences and freeing all God’s children. It wasn’t
my idea to “reason” together. Unless Isaiah was a
fool or a Gnostic rather than a prophet, it was
God’s.
18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye
with ¿ ve ¿ sh weighing 5.84
pounds, which included the
second big ¿ sh of the tour-
nament, a 1.49-pound large-
mouth.
The husband and wife
team of Jesse Madden and
Michal Madden placed third
with five fish weighing 4.84
pounds; the team of Bill Gibbs
and Stan Bird, which brought
in ¿ ve ¿ sh weighing 4.41
pounds finished fourth; the
father and son team of Rick
Gerry and Ryan Gerry, who
caught 3.5 pounds of fish,
finished fifth; and the team
of Francis Martin and Har-
old Pickett, who weighed in
one keeper at 1.11 pounds,
took the sixth-place spot.
Kayden Madden, ¿ shing
with his parents Jesse and Mi-
chal, caught a ¿ sh weighing
1.2 pounds, which would have
been the third big ¿ sh of the
tournament.
The next meeting of the
John Day Valley Bass Club
will be held at 7 p.m. July 24
at the Outpost restaurant. Any-
one interested in bass or bass
¿ shing is invited to attend.
Cowboy Chapel H our
KJDY,
Sunday, 7 a.m.
“Your will
must have this”
• 5-8 p.m., John Day Elks
Lodge patio and parking lot,
140 N.E. Dayton St.
An open-air market fea-
turing food and drink spe-
cials, games, entertainment
and shopping from local
vendors will take place
Wednesdays through Aug. 3.
An Elks membership is not
required. For more informa-
tion or vendor applications,
contact Sandie Gilson, 541-
575-1529, or the lodge, 541-
575-1824.
SATURDAY,
JULY 23
Farmers Market
• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
Southwest Brent Street, John
Day
Weekly features include
vendors offering a variety
of locally grown produce,
homemade food and hand-
made crafts, plants and more.
This week features entertain-
ment from Youth Arts Pro-
gram participants. Vendor
Beyond Needle and Thread
(12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:35
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Manny, Diego, and Sid join up with Buck
to fend off a meteor strike that would
destroy the world.
Comedy reboot with a new cast, including
Kristin Wig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate
McKinnon & Chris Hemsworth.
(12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:40
$9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth
be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the
sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Isaiah 1:17-
20 (KJV)
If you are content to believe some Gnostic or some
Ancient Asian or some Greek espoused something
because someone says they did, that’s your right.
If you think the credentials given at seminary
school make people wiser than a simple reading of
the Bible, that’s your right as well. If you want to go
to war with a billion Muslims so that your minister
doesn’t have to admit that he (or she) was wrong
about anything consequential, ever, when the Bible
prophesied that all the wise and “Learned” men will
be proven wrong, that’s your right too.
11 And
the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a
book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned,
saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is
sealed: 12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned,
saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw
near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but
have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me
is taught by the precept of men: 14 Therefore, behold, I will pro-
ceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a mar-
vellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men
shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall
be hid. 15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel
from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say,
Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? 16 Surely your turning of
things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for
shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or
shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no un-
derstanding? Isaiah 29:11-16 (KJV)
I have paid for space to show you quotes from the
King James Version of the Bible so that you can
see for yourself what “The Book” says. I will not
argue tit for tat over individual scriptures taken out
of context. I do not protect any doctrine. I don’t do
this work for personal gain, nor do I take dona-
tions, nor do I take any pleasure in upsetting good
people. Then again, Jesus said only God is good.
We have lost our way in this Country: and in the
World as a result. Jesus was political. He came out
of Galilee as a man of peace:
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, saying, 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Neph-
thalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles; 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light;
and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is
sprung up. 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to
say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matt 4:12-17
(KJV)
:when the English translation of Galilee is “Revolu-
tion”. You’ll notice He says, “Repent” not “Have
Faith”. Jesus knew the scriptures He was adding
to, even as He completed them, so we are encour-
aged to look for Him in Peaceful Revolution.
28
But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
Mark 14:28 (KJV)
If you will not read for yourself or have someone
read to you, something as small as “Fight Club 2.0”
to try and save this Country and the “God Given
(Constitutional) Rights” you are losing, then you
only have faith that you have the faith required and
nothing else. Your God and the Nation He gave us
deserve better. “Faith” means a belief that leads
one to trust enough to attempt to follow in the path
Gospel concert
• 3 p.m., Long Creek SDA
Church
Everyone is welcome to
attend the concert by Ladies
Praise from Walla Walla,
Washington. Call Vivian
Morris, 541-421-3868, for
more information.
Pie and ice cream
social
• 4-7 p.m., John Day Unit-
ed Methodist Church, 126
NW Canton
For more information,
contact Sherry Feiger, 541-
575-0766.
SUNDAY, JULY 24
Memorial trap shoot
• 9:30 a.m., Seneca range
The Grant County Shoot-
ing Sports Club will host
its Past Members Memorial
Trap Shoot with ¿ ve optional
events: $40 for all or $10 for
single events. Open to every-
one, the event honors Pam
Uebler and Benny Dodds this
year. Prizes depend on par-
Adult co-ed pickle-
ball orientation
• 6 p.m., Seventh Street
Complex tennis court
Learn about pickleball
and the league in John Day
that will play through Aug.
18. Games start July 26.
Doubles league plays Mon-
days and Wednesdays, with
singles league on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Registration
is $40 per team. For more in-
formation, call the Parks and
Rec of¿ ce at 541-575-0110.
TUESDAY, JULY 26
Mad Hatters
• 5:30 p.m., Nancy
Chase’s residence, mile post
9 on Highway 395 out of
Canyon City
John Day ladies are asked
to bring dessert, and Prairie
City ladies a salad. Every-
thing else will be provided.
Come dressed in Hawaiian
attire, and bring a friend.
RSVP to Joyce, 541-575-
1918, or Nancy Chase, 541-
575-0243.
John Day City
Council
• 7 p.m., new ¿ re hall on
Canyon Boulevard
John Day City Council
will now meet in the new
¿ re station, which has better
ADA accessibility.
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E. F. Ricco is the ¿ rst
man in this part of the valley
to have his hay cut and put
away. When the rain came
Sunday night he was ready
for it. Quite a bit of the hay
in the valley is wet, and some
damage done, but probably
nothing to compare with
the good that came from the
shower.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
of Jesus even unto death. That path leads to
Heaven on Earth on the “Sabbath Day” and the
hope and promise of an eternal afterlife through
Grace provided by The Lamb of God for those who
seek out that path.
24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow
me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whoso-
ever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Matt 16:24-25
(KJV)
“Faith” is not simply trusting that Jesus was The
Prophesied Christ. Satan had that much Faith. Nor
is “Faith” some talisman to be conjured up like a
“Get out of jail free” card. True “Faith” is walking
the walk without the hypocrisy that turns others
away from God and His Christ, Jesus.
I suspect that one person took all the copies of
“Fight Club 2.0” that I first left at the library. Hope-
fully they shared them. Their replacements
sparked little interest. I’ll leave some more if any-
one cares enough to do the work required to bring
consensus to this broken world. At the end of the
pamphlet there is a copy of a letter to the legal lady
at Wikipedia. It’s not only the location of Heaven
that is misunderstood. It is the time of the battle in
Heaven, for Heaven, among the Host of Heaven,
to expel evil (metaphorically known as the “Person”
of Satan, but more easily recognized as corruption)
from Heaven and into “The (metaphorical) Bottom-
less Pit” for a thousand years (The Sabbath Day).
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day
is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as
one day. 2 Peter 3:8 (KJV) 27 And he said unto them, The sab-
bath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. Mark
2:27-28 (KJV)
I don’t know what the Gnostics had to say on the
matter, but the first two Bible quotes in this piece
contain threats from God, not me. I did not publish,
what is obviously true about Heaven’s location, to
pick a fight with obstinate people, but only to return
a lost people to The God so many blind, obtuse,
clergy have driven them away from. I wouldn’t
bring this down on myself if it were not my cup.
This is simply me drinking from it. Back in 2003 I
published in a local paper, in the heart of the land,
the following: “Today, I come before you, allegori-
cally, with my right hand lifted up to heaven and
swear by him who lives for ever and ever, who cre-
ated heaven and what is in it, and the earth and
what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that
there should be no more delay, but that in the days
of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh
angel, the mystery of God, as he announced them
to his servants the prophets, should be fulfilled.” I
left proof of that publishing with The Blue Mountain
Eagle. Today I lift my left hand (allegorically) to re-
peat that message. I have only done all I was com-
manded to do. Do as your God Given Free Will
dictates.
Russ Denton
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