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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@bmeagle.com. For recurring meetings, see our list in the classifi eds on Page B7. Wednesday, August 17, 2016 WHAT’S THURSDAY, AUG. 18 HAPPENING Building Your Budget class • Noon to 2 p.m., John Day Community Connection of Northeast Oregon will host a free budgeting class at the Department of Human Services offi ce, 725 W. Main St., John Day. R.S.V.P. to Housing Manager Deb- bie Votaw by Aug. 16, 1-800-838-3186. McCracken, 541-575-3520, Janet Plocharsky, 541-792-0077, or Emma Winkelman, 541-620-1199. SATURDAY, AUG. 20 MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22-24 Farmers Market Red Cross blood drive • 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 handmade crafts, plants and more. This week features entertainment from Youth Arts Program participants. The markets continue every Saturday through mid-October. Call 831-596-0656, email johndayfarm- ersmarket@gmail.com or visit johndayfarmersmarket.com. • Noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 22 • 1-6 p.m. Aug. 23 • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 24 • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, John Day For more information, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. TUESDAY, AUG. 23 American Legion Auxiliary meeting Child sex abuse prevention training • Noon, Valley View Assisted Living, John Day The Ellis Tracy Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet to discuss important business. All members are encour- aged to attend. • 9 a.m. to noon, DHS offi ce, 725 W. Main St., John Day A Darkness to Light training aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse will be offered free to parents, foster parents, caregivers, youth-serving organizations, community partners and Department of Human Services clients. For more infor- mation, contact Sarah Hatfi eld, 541-575-0728, sarah.hatfi eld@ state.or.us. Spaghetti feed and silent auction • 5:30-7:30 p.m., John Day Senior Center The proceeds from this by-donation event will benefi t the Greater John Day Ministerial Association to help Grant County people in need. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 Contributed photo/Laura Hopper Connor White competes in the June 25 Cinnabar Mountain Playdays. The final two days of the youth rodeo competition are set for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20 and Aug. 21. • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., John Day Fossil Beds National Monument A full day of events is planned in the Sheep Rock Unit, home to the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center: from 10 a.m. to noon, a practice fossil lab at the center; at noon, cake at the center; from 1-4 p.m., limited seats for painting at the Cant Ranch, email joda_interpretation@nps.gov; at 2 p.m., discussion of fossils in John Day region at the center; and at 3 p.m., discussion about mapping the Clarno Unit geology at the center. For more information, call the paleontology center, 541-987-2333. Grant County Mad Hatter’s meeting SATURDAY-SUNDAY, AUG. 20-21 • 5 p.m., Austin House Cafe RSVP by Monday, Aug. 22, to Barb Pollak, 541-575-0396, or Margie Conlee, 541-575-2701. Cinnabar Mountain Playdays • 9 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds The fi nal days of the summer youth rodeo event series. En- tries open at 8 a.m., and the rodeo starts at 9 a.m. For more information, email cmplaydays@gmail.com, or call Didgette THURSDAY, AUG. 25 SUNDAY, AUG. 28 Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation benefi t scramble • John Day Golf Course For more information, call 541-575-0170. National Park Service’s 100th anniversary O BITUARIES A fair ‘way of life’ for grand marshals By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Representing this year’s Grant County Fair were grand marshals Carl and Gale Shep- pard of Prairie City. “The fair’s been our way of life,” Gale said. The couple have lived in Prairie City for nearly 40 years. Carl retired after 30 years with the U.S. Forest Service and he also worked for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in Prairie City for eight years. Gale is still employed at the Prairie City Ranger District. Their daughters Pamela Woodworth of Prairie City and Ann Marino of Redmond grew up experiencing all the fair has to offer. “It taught my family so much,” Gale said. “We’ve sponsored a lot of 4-H clubs and projects, and were barn superintendents for a few years.” She said sometimes it seemed they were in the barn 24/7, and their daughters also competed at the state fair. Ann became a 4-H ambas- sador, traveling to Salt Lake City and Atlanta, and Pamela stayed in Japan with a 4-H for- eign exchange program. The fair is also a good time to visit with friends, she said. “It’s been our place for so- cial get-togethers,” she said. “You see people you haven’t seen in years.” Erma Jean Elliott Erma Jean Elliott, 80, of Seneca passed away Monday, Aug. 8, at her home. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave a condolence, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. Cynthia Jane Webb Cynthia Jane Webb, 61, of Mt. Vernon passed away Sat- urday, Aug. 13, at Blue Mountain Hospital. A celebration of life is pending. In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions may be made to Hope 4 Paws through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave a condolence, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. About Obituaries Debbie Ausmus 245 South Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845 OPEN WED. & THUR. 9 am - 5 pm 541-575-1113 24 hrs/7 days wk The Eagle/Angel Carpenter debbie.ausmus@ countryfinancial.com Grant County Fair 2016 grand marshals Carl and Gale Sheppard wave to the crowd during the fair parade Saturday, Aug. 13, in downtown John Day. News obituaries are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Obit- uaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and republished as paid notices. Send obituaries by e-mail, cheryl@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For more information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710. A CADEMIC R EPORT Blue Mountain Eagle Do you have a gambling addiction? I T ’ S YOUR LUCKY DAY . Sydney Stearns, John Day, and Deanna Hunt, Fos- sil, were named to Central Oregon Community Col- lege’s spring term Dean’s List. The COCC Dean’s List is based on enrollment in 12 or more credits. Let our family of Pharmacists serve you! H e l p is i s FR FRE E E , C O N F I D E N T I A L a an n d i t W O R K S . 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