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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Record cold
in Seneca
Mt. Vernon
SENECA
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He said the coldest tempera-
ture he has experienced in Sen-
eca is -34, which he jokingly
attributed to global warming.
Seneca and Ukiah tied for
the state record for coldest
recorded temperature, -54
Fahrenheit, in February 1933,
according to the National
Weather Service.
“I remember hanging my
little brother’s diapers on the
line, and they would freeze
before I could get them hung
Committees are formal public bodies required
to comply with Oregon Public Meetings Law
ORS 192.610.
up,” 86-year-old Seneca resi-
dent Leonard Rider said.
He said, as a child, he lived
in half a boxcar with no wa-
ter and no power for several
years. He remembered ice
skating with his family de-
spite subzero temperatures.
“We didn’t pay much at-
tention to it really,” he said.
Turner left California for
Seneca after he retired and,
despite the cold weather, likes
the slow pace of life in Grant
County.
“It’s too nice here,” he
said. “I don’t think I could
take California again.”
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three year term and meet annually to receive,
deliberate, revise and approve the annual budget
document as provided by the Budget Officer. Any
proposed programs are discussed and considered.
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the coldest places in
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above sea level,
Seneca is in the
lowest portion
of Bear Valley.
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Lowest recorded temperatures in Seneca by month, 1933-2006
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A state record
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Seneca tied with Ukiah for the
coldest recorded low temperature
in Oregon on Feb. 10, 1933.
-25
-30
-31
Sources: Western Regional Climate
Center; National Weather Service,
NOAA; EO Media Group research
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-43
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-48
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EOU ag scholarship
Dance registration
deadline approaching fundraiser planned
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Contributed photo/Sonna Smith
River
Canyon City
Seneca was the coldest place in the
contiguous United States 20 nights from
July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. Only
Yellowstone Park in Wyoming and Bodie
State Park in California had more nights in
which either was the coldest.
At an elevation of more than 4,600 feet,
Seneca is situated in the lowest portion of
Bear Valley. Cold air from the surrounding
hills settles in the valley at night, leading to
temperatures up to 20 degrees colder than
John Day 20 miles to the north.
Seneca tied the record for the lowest recorded temperature in Oregon Feb. 10,
1933, at -54 degrees Fahrenheit. Situated at the bottom of Bear Valley, a bowl
in the mountains, cold air settles into the small town at night.
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John Da
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Registration deadlines
for dance classes are com-
ing up.
Level III and Junior
High last chance regis-
tration is from 5-7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 29, at Body,
Fitness and Dance, 173 SE
Dayton St., John Day. Prac-
tice resumes Jan. 3.
Level I and Level II
registration will be held
from 5-7:30 p.m. Tues-
day and Wednesday, Jan.
3-4. Classes will begin the
week of Jan. 9.
For more information,
call 541-620-1581.
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity Agriculture Club is
hosting its annual scholarship
fundraiser, the Ag Dinner
Dance, Jan. 28 at the Blue
Mountain Conference Cen-
ter in La Grande. Doors open
and a live band will start at
5 p.m. for social hour, and a
tri-tip dinner will be served at
6 p.m.. Silent auction items
will be available, and a live
auction will start at 6:45 p.m.
Only 200 tickets are on sale
for $25 for an individual and
$40 for a pair. All proceeds
will go toward scholarships
for students in the Eastern Or-
egon University Agriculture
and Natural Resources De-
partment.
The event is open to the
public and tickets will be on
sale at the door. Contact the
Agriculture Club president
Krista Sites at 541-891-3562
for more information or to
purchase tickets.
541-620-4255
Fares effective 12/14/16
John Day
6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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