B10
Sports/Outdoors
Blue Mountain Eagle
Youth hunt
success
HILTON
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Contributed photo
Tucker Wright, 9, of Canyon City had success at
Saturday’s youth pheasant hunt, sponsored by
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. There
were 37 participants over the weekend at the hunt
which took place on private land near Prairie City.
TIGERS
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Hoodenpyl, a running
back, said it’s been fun tack-
ling and working on their
plays.
“I’m looking forward to
hitting and running the ball,”
he said.
GW Clark, who inished
10th in steer wrestling at the
Oregon High School Rodeo
Finals in June, is a guard in
his third year on the football
team.
“We’ve got a lot of
young kids, and we hope to
get them started,” he said.
“We hope to have a good
and safe year.”
In the 1A Special Dis-
trict 1, the Tigers will face
Prairie City/Burnt River,
Adrian, Harper/Huntington
and Crane. They’re also
scheduled to face nonleague
South Wasco County.
Ashley said he thinks
Crane could be their tough-
est opponent, but he knows
little about their junior varsi-
ty team, since this is the irst
year the Tigers moved from
varsity to junior varsity.
As for his own team,
Ashley said the athletes
have varied backgrounds
with the sport.
“We’re split between
players with experience
and inexperienced players,”
Ashley said. “We only have
nine guys, and they are all
hard-working kids. Every-
body seems to be stepping
up.”
The Tigers will face Prai-
rie City/Burnt River’s junior
varsity team at 1 p.m. Fri-
day, Sept. 23, in Unity.
“We’re just getting
ready for it as best we can
and working hard,” Ashley
said.
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HOT
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
SH T
Hall said he’d been train-
ing for the race since July, tak-
ing 3- to 12-mile runs with his
mom. He didn’t skip a beat.
After completing the race,
he zipped around the Kids K
course as well.
The Hilton Half started in
2013 as a way to remember
TR Hilton of John Day who
was a paramedic for 25 years
and was head of Blue Moun-
tain Hospital’s ambulance
service.
Friends and family of Hil-
ton who organize the event
recognize Hilton as an every-
day hero and, this year, invit-
ed participants to celebrate
their own everyday heroes as
well.
Families First Parent Re-
source Center sponsors the
event.
“Team Julia” took on
the Kids K in honor of 2
1/2-year-old Julia Haney
who is making gains after
she experienced a life-threat-
ening injury in September of
2014.
Her dad pushed her in a
stroller and carried her around
the Jimmy Allen Memori-
al Trail alongside her mom,
Cammie, grandma Ginger
Haney and cousin Penelope
Green.
“It was great to have an
opportunity to honor some-
one (Hilton) who gave so
much to this community and
who saved many lives, not
just through his own hands,
but through others he taught,”
Cammie said.
Jessica Madden, who
helped organize the event,
said she was amazed at the
level of participation and the
The Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Finishing the half marathon, Grant Hall and his dad,
Dave, do “the worm” as they approach the finish
line at Seventh Street Complex in John Day.
Tanner Elliott of the
Grant Union cross
country team runs
Saturday’s 5K portion of
the Hilton Half in John
Day. He won the 5K with
a time of 17:54.
Colter Handley races along in his black and yellow
cape along with 26 other children in Saturday’s Kids K.
number of volunteers and
sponsors who made the event
possible.
She said one goal they
strive to accomplish is keep-
ing the community healthy
and active.
Hilton’s widow, Kara
Kohield, said she was pleased
with this year’s Hilton Half.
“The goal is to move for-
ward with the everyday hero
theme for people who are still
with us or who have passed,”
she said.
She added they plan to
Julia Haney is “Super Girl”
for the HIlton Half Kids K
with her dad, Ethan.
continue to involve children
and adults and to “have fun
and bring the community to-
gether.”
Cooler weather brings regulation changes
doors, here are ive things to
know before you go:
Five recent
updates you
should be
aware of
Blue Mountain Eagle
With cooler weather roll-
ing in and work being com-
pleted, a variety of regulation
changes are taking place on
the Malheur National Forest.
If you plan to head out-
1. Prescribed burns
planned
Prescribed burning proj-
ects will take place when con-
ditions are favorable this fall.
Projects were scheduled to
begin Tuesday on the 16 Road
Unit on the Prairie City Rang-
er District and the 18 Road
Unit on the Blue Mountain
Ranger District.
Additional burns will
take place over the coming
M ARIA ’ S is closing.
Maria’s is sad to
announce the closing
of our doors this
Sept. 30th due to a
death in the
immediate family
which requires our
attention at home.
Last day in business :
Sept. 3 0 th
S UNDAY , S EPT . 25
6:30 P . M .
EEK
OF THE W
months. The exact days will
vary depending on weather.
The burns may impact
hunting and camping across
the forest. Road and trail clo-
sures will take place during
burn operations, which usual-
ly take two to ive days.
Updates and maps of the
proposed burns are located
at
inciweb.nwcg.gov/inci-
dent/4725. More information
on prescribed burning is avail-
able at fs.usda.gov/malheur or
any forest ofice.
For more information
about the Malheur National
Forest’s prescribed burn pro-
gram, contact 541-575-3000.
2. Fire restrictions reduced
As of Tuesday, the industri-
al ire precaution level of the
northern half of the Malheur
National Forest, comprised of
the Blue Mountain and Prairie
City ranger districts, was re-
duced to Level 1. This means
campires are allowed and ire-
wood cutting is allowed all day
with a valid permit, followed
by a one-hour ire watch. The
ire danger rating was reduced
to moderate.
On the southern half of the
forest, the Emigrant Creek
Ranger District, the precau-
tion level was reduced to Lev-
el 2 Wednesday, Sept. 21. This
means campires are allowed,
but wood cutting is only al-
lowed until 1 p.m. The ire
danger rating remains high.
For more information and
a full list of regulations, visit
fs.usda.gov/malheur or call
541-575-3000.
3. Evacuation order lifted
The Level 1 pre-evacua-
MARIAH MOULTON
tion advisory for the area to
the south of the Rail Fire was
lifted Monday.
The area includes Summit
Rock, Elk Creek Campground
and the Hunters Creek Camp
area. It extends from Summit
Prairie Road east to the Grant
County line and south from
the Grant County line 3 miles
to Tub Springs.
4. Rail Fire closure area
reduced
Forest Service oficials
have reduced the Rail Fire
closure area.
As crews continue to mop
up, some roads near the area
closure remain closed for
public and ireighter safety.
Hunters, hikers and camp-
ers should be aware the poten-
tial for new ires still exists.
For additional informa-
tion about the ire and current
closures, visit inciweb.nwcg.
gov/incident/4914 or contact
the Malheur National Forest
and Wallowa-Whitman Na-
tional Forest.
5. Canyon Creek Complex
closure lifted
Forest Service oficials
terminated the Canyon Creek
Complex closure order Fri-
day, Sept. 16, reopening the
area and affected roads to the
public.
Oficials warn dangers
such as snag trees, slick ash
and erosion still exist. Though
hazard trees have been re-
moved along the roads, high
winds may still topple trees in
the burned area.
For more information, call
541-575-3000 or visit fs.usda.
gov/malheur.
School: Grant Union
Grade: 11
Parents: Coby and Jody Moulton
Sport: Volleyball
Position: Outside hitter
What I like best about my sport: “I like hitting
the ball and bus rides with my team. I also like
being able to play different teams and getting
experience playing bigger schools.”
Coach’s Comment: “Mariah is a three-
year varsity starter as an outside hitter.
She possesses a high volleyball IQ and
reads the game exceptionally well.
Mariah has a strong passion for the
game that exudes confidence on the
court. She is a pleasure to coach.”
-Coach Shae Speth
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