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Family Blue Mountain Eagle A2 Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Putting Grant County on the Tesla map B IRTHS Z OEY L ANEÉ R OSEBERRY Janelle Martens and Aar- on Roseberry of Prairie City announce the birth of their daughter, Zoey Laneé Rose- berry, at 8:45 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2016, in John Day. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounc- es and was 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Rob Gibson of Mesa, Arizona, Lonnie Keith of Canyon City and Mike Mar- tens of Rathdrum, Idaho. Great-grandparents are Earlene Durant of Prairie City and Carolyn Roseberry of Peoria, Arizona. Zoey joins one sister and four brothers: London, 10, and Kayden, 9, of Arizona; Dominik, 5, Brayden, 3, and Jarrett, 2, of Prairie City. O BITUARIES Chester Allyn Bennett Jr. Chester Allyn Bennett Jr., 84, of Hermiston died Monday, Sept. 26, while visiting friends in Pine Top, Arizona. He was born Jan. 6, 1932, in Corvallis. Arrangements are pending with Owens Livingston Mortuary in Show Low, Arizona. Brewing Company plans to have charging available as well. The charging station now appears with others in the net- work on the computer console in Tesla vehicles, Franklin said. “It’s just another tool to draw people to John Day and Grant County,” he said. Stacy Stemach and Doug Watson, who were here to help promote the charging sta- tion, were the fi rst people to use it. Stemach said the Tesla vehicles can travel about 260 miles on average before re- charging. “I think the technology is just going to keep improving, so what is possible in this car today wasn’t possible 10 years ago,” Stemach said. “I think they’re just hoping to keep improving the batteries and keep getting higher and higher capacity and faster charging.” By Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant County Cham- ber of Commerce hopes one of its newest projects will pro- vide a jolt to the local econ- omy. The chamber recently in- stalled a 100-amp Tesla elec- tric vehicle charging station at its offi ce, 301 W. Main St., John Day. The high-powered outlet will quickly charge Tesla bat- teries, and Chamber President Jerry Franklin said he hopes the free, 24/7 availability of the service will bring some people into Grant County who otherwise may have avoided the area. “It’s the wave of the fu- ture,” he said. “If people know it’s here, they might change their route to come through Grant County.” The Eagle/Rylan Boggs From left to right: Chamber President Jerry Franklin, Doug Watson and Stacy Stemach ride in Stemach’s Tesla after charging it at the new charging station at the John Day Chamber of Commerce Sept. 14. Franklin said charging sta- tions have been available in Bend, Baker and Burns for a while. He said the Harney County Chamber of Com- merce has reported the station in Burns is used “quite a bit” and the cost of the electricity is negligible. He said Historic Hotel Prairie in Prairie City also has a charging station, and 1188 Bear Creek fi re contained By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle The Bear Creek fire north of Seneca was held at 19 acres and is 100% con- tained according to For- est Service public affairs specialist Shiloh Burton. Crews are mopping up the blaze with the goal of hav- ing it fully contained earli- er this week, according to Burton. While it is no lon- ger summer, officials urge everyone to be aware of fire dangers and make sure their fires are “dead out” and not left unattended. Firewood cutting is al- lowed all day on the north half of the forest consisting of the Blue Mountain and Prairie City ranger dis- tricts. On the south half, firewood cutting is only al- lowed until 1 p.m. Both re- quire a one-hour fire watch once chainsaw operations cease. For more information, please contact the Malheur National Forest at 541- 575-3000. From left to right: Laurie Montgomery, Eric Amstad, Nick Green, Russ Comer, Shannon Winegar and Mike Cosgrove examine a map of a proposed trail near Magone Lake on Friday, Sept. 30. A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY V ETERANS : Did you know a service-connected disabled veteran is entitled to FREE use of Oregon State Parks? See your Grant County Veteran Services Officer today for more information, located at Grant County Courthouse. Open Mon, Wed, & Fri, 10 am - 4 pm, by appointment. Call 541-575-1631 Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic Grant County HEALTH Department 528 E. Main, St. E, John Day Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Services Provided: Karen Triplett, FNP • Primary Care • Acute Care • Women’s Health Exams • Men and Children Exams • Immunizations • Family Planning • Contraception • Pregnancy Testing & Referrals • HIV Testing & Referrals • Cacoon • WIC • High Risk Infants • Maternity Case Management Grant County Health Department does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activitie s, or in employment. Appointments available Continued from Page A1 around Magone Lake. Fund- ing for the trails would come from the ODOT Active Trans- portation Section and the Rec- reational Trails Grant admin- istered by Oregon Parks and Recreation A fi nalized plan for the trails will likely be released later in October, according to Laurie Montgomery, a Forest Service writer and editor. One of the proposed trails would run from the 7th Street Complex in John Day up to Magone Lake and service a network of proposed trails around the lake. City Manager Nick Green said it’s typical to see peo- Cowboy Chapel Hour Call and schedule your appointment today! TOLL FREE 888-443-9104 or 541-575-0429 grants while the other 20 per- cent would be local fundrais- ing. Another proposed trail would be a paved path run- ning from Prairie City to Mt. Vernon. The trail would get cyclists off of Highway 26, and allow better access to the river. This trail would help ease tensions between motorists and cyclists as well as help at- tract Cycle Oregon, an annual road bike ride that brings cy- clists from across the country, back to the area. Green said the new proj- ects would appeal to young families and retirees looking to settle in the area, bring tourists in and paint the city as progressive and forward look- ing. The developments would be low cost and high reward and could even be built by prison labor, according to Green. The trail system could be done in time for next year’s solar eclipse, according to Green. TRAILS KJDY, Sunday, 7 a.m. “From Beginning to End” Eagle photos/ Rylan Boggs A trail marker indicating a bike route on a tree near Magone Lake. Taken Friday, Sept. 30. ple with thousands of dollars of bikes on their cars come through John Day and never stop, adding these trails would give them a reason to stop, eat lunch and experience the community. The proposed trail would cross two different sections of private land requiring memo- randums of understanding to be signed by the landowners. The trail would be an- chored by a BMX and moun- Are you part of a I think of you and miss you every day, Clayton. You will never be forgotten. Love, Mom tain bike fl ow course built north of the complex. The proposed site would cover 11 acres, seven of which are owned by school district and four of which are owned by the parks and recre- ation department. The fl ow course would be a collaborative effort between the city, COTA and the Grant County Economic Coun- cil. Funding for the projects would come from 80 percent N ONPROFIT in Grant County? We need your help! Cover -GCG iving2 015 - Pa ge 1 - Comp osite The Blue Mountain Eagle is working to create a master list of nonprofits in Grant County. We are looking for the NAME of the nonprofit, CONTACT PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL, ADDRESS and WEB SITE if available to be added to or updated on the list for this year’s Grant County Giving Back section, coming out in October. Either call the information into the Eagle office at 541-575-0710 or email office@bmeagle.com. Blue Mountain 195 N Canyon Blvd. EAGLE L AST W EEK ’ S T EMPS J OHN D AY ..................................................................... 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