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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
O BITUARIES
Elton Dale Nesselrodt
Jan. 15, 1960 - Dec. 22, 2016
Elton Dale Nesselrodt, 56, passed
away Dec. 22, 2016, at St. Alphonsus
hospital in Boise, Idaho. He had been
on dialysis for kidney failure and in
declining health for the last few years.
Nesselrodt was born Jan. 15,
1960, in Prairie City. He attended
schools in Mt. Vernon and Long
Creek, graduating with the class of
1978 at Long Creek High School. He
continued his education at Blue Mountain Community Col-
lege and earned his associate degree in photography.
After graduation, he went into photography and writing for
a number of years. He enjoyed books and had a used book
business. He also enjoyed attending a weekly auction and
yard sales. Nesselrodt became the volunteer chaplain at min-
imum security prisons outside of Boise, something that was
very important to him.
Previously married to Patricia Frantum and Crystal Samples,
he married Cheryl Essay on June 11, 2005. During their marriage
they took a trip to connect with his Nesselrodt heritage in Virginia
and West Virginia, which had special meaning for him.
Nesselrodt is survived by his wife, Cheryl, Boise; moth-
er, Valores Hall, Long Creek; stepmother, Sally Nesselrodt,
Hermiston; sister Beverly; stepdaughters Alisha and Joanie;
one niece; three nephews; aunt Valerie Rush; and cousins. He
was preceded in death by his father, Elmer; stepfather, Brooks
Hall; sister Retha; and nephew Dale Larkin.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
School districts
add extra day to
school calendar
Blue Mountain Eagle
Shaelynn Bice
Katie Hire
P RAIRIE C ITY S TUDENTS
OF THE M ONTH - D ECEMBER
The Prairie City Students
of the Month for December
were eighth-grader Katie
Hire and freshman Shaelynn
Bice.
Hire was nominated by
teacher Louanne Zweygardt
for showing a signifi cant
amount of growth in her aca-
demic focus as well as in her
interactions with her peers.
Bice was nominated by
teacher Billy Colson for
showing a great aptitude for
her classwork as well as go-
ing above and beyond in her
preparation for her semester
fi nals.
G RANT U NION S TUDENTS OF THE
M ONTH — N OVEMBER
Leslie ‘Hap’ McLeod
Feb. 19, 1938 - Jan. 15, 2017
Leslie “Hap” McLeod, 78, of Mt.
Vernon passed away Sunday, Jan. 15,
at Valley View Assisted Living facility
in John Day. Per his request, no public
services will be held.
McLeod was born on Feb. 19, 1938,
in Bandon to Leslie Carlson and Geor-
gia Jane (Cox) McLeod. He served in
the Navy, then spent his career driving
truck. He came to Grant County after
retiring.
He enjoyed hunting, fi shing and playing banjo.
Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Mountain
Hospice or Valley View Assisted Living through Driskill Me-
morial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To
leave a condolence, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com.
L UCKY LOCALS WIN BASKETS
Mickayla Coalwell
Grade: 12
Parents: Terry and
Leann Coalwell
Dante Valentine
Grade: 11
Parents: Poppy
Valentine and
Greg Valentine
Marissa Smith
Grade: 10
Parents: Brent
and Kim Smith
Jack Eldon Cavender
Jack Eldon Cavender, 96, of Monument passed away
Monday, Jan. 16, at his home surrounded by family. A fu-
neral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at
the Monument Church with a reception following at the
Monument Senior Center. To leave a condolence, visit
driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Margaret Leonora Shervey
Margaret Leonora Shervey, 93, of Eugene passed away
Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Riverpark nursing home. Shervey and
her husband, Earl, retired to John Day in 1990. She will be
remembered during the 10 a.m. service Sunday, Jan. 22, at
Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church.
Local students will be
making up classes canceled
due to the snow.
Grant School District
No. 3 Superintendent Curt
Shelley announced an extra
school day Friday, March
10, to make up for the school
closure the district had in
December before the win-
ter break due to inclement
weather.
The extra day will be for
Grant Union Junior-Senior
High, Humbolt Elementary
and Seneca schools.
“We must complete a
minimum number of seat
hours to fulfill state re-
quirements,” he said. “For-
tunately, we had indicat-
ed a proposed date on the
2016-2017 adopted calen-
dar in preparation for an
emergency school closure.
Friday March 10, 2017,
will now become a regular
school day to replace lost
seat time. We hope this the
only adjustment that will
be necessary.”
Daville School District
16J also has an extra day of
school planned for Friday,
Jan. 27, to make up for time
missed due to emergency
closures.
The Dayville School
Talent Show, which was
canceled in December be-
cause of inclement weather,
has been reset for 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the
school.
Contributed photo
Ellie Justice
Grade: 9
Parents: Ken and
Julia Justice
Sophie Brockway
Grade: 8
Parents: Jodi
and Kyle Myers,
Shawn Brockway
Chester’s Thriftway’s grocery manager Robert Hunt,
left, holds out a bag Dec. 19 as student Alexis Hafer
draws the names of two winners of gift baskets from
a fundraiser for Grant Union students who will travel
on the 2018 art club trip to Europe. Heidi Hilliard and
Gloria Wilcox each won a basket, which included
more than $450 in gifts, such as a hotel stay, an oil
change, a smoked turkey, dinner out, a hair cut and
much more, from several local businesses.
Riley Robertson
Grade: 7
Parents: Shaun
and Colleen
Robertson
C ORRECTION
In last week’s sports roundup story, “Panthers take losses
in road battles,” the Prairie City boys basketball team beat
their opponents in one of the two games. They beat Adrian
73-53 on Friday, Jan. 6. The Eagle regrets the error.
$9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth
05124
LION PG-13
A 5 year old boy gets lost in India, adopted by an
Australian couple, and years later searches for
his family.
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important mathematical data needed to launch
the program’s first successful space missions.
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An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed
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Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath.
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