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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 18, 2017 A3 Mt. Vernon Scout awarded the Eagle By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Kenna Combs Paige Gerry Students win BMW logo contest Logo to be used for 2017 Chief Joseph Rally By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Grant County art students stepped into the role of graph- ic designer, creating imagery for a BMW logo contest. The BMW Riders of Ore- gon motorcycle club fl ocks to the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day each June for its annual Chief Joseph Rally, and each year a new logo is designed to promote the event. Last year, rally master Doug Tewksbury proposed the idea of having local school students submit designs for the logo in a contest. The process began in September, and a win- ning design was chosen in De- cember. Kris Beal, president of the Juniper Arts Council, and Grant Union Junior-Senior High School art teacher JJ Col- lier helped organize the contest, and members of the BMW group judged the submissions. Students from all the Grant County schools were invited to participate, and entries were re- ceived from Prairie City School and Grant Union. Out of 108 entries, Grant Union seventh-grader Paige Gerry won the contest and $100 from the motorcycle group. Grant Union eighth-grader Kenna Combs placed second, receiving $25. Receiving hon- orable mention were Ashley Henry, Kimberly Teague, Man- Contributed photo With this logo design, Grant Union seventh- grader Paige Gerry won a contest judged by the BMW Riders of Oregon motorcycle club to design the logo for the 2017 Chief Joseph Rally in John Day, which takes place June 23-25. ao Kanazawa, Brianna Majors and Levi Carpenter. “Congratulations to all the students who participated in the 2017 Chief Joseph Rally logo design contest,” Tewks- bury said. “It is wonderful to see the creativity and thought- fulness put into so many of the designs.” The contest allowed stu- dents to create their own hand- drawn designs or a digital im- age. Collier said she had her stu- dents enter the contest as part of an assignment, and several entered two pieces of art. “They (the BMW Riders of Oregon) were very specifi c about the imagery they want- ed,” Collier said. “It’s great to be given the opportunity for the students work within spe- cifi c parameters for a graphic design client.” Earning the rank of Eagle is an accomplishment not achieved by many members of the Boys Scouts of Amer- ica — just 4 percent earn the award. Brogan McKrola, 18, of Mt. Vernon defi ed the odds and was honored with the Ea- gle Scout Award on Sunday, Jan. 8. Scoutmaster Darrel McK- rola handed his son the award at the Court of Honor held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in John Day. John Day City Manager Nick Green, a former Eagle recipient, was a speaker at the meeting, which had about 30 in attendance. “It was defi nitely a long and diffi cult process, but it taught me a lot of valuable skills and life lessons that I’ll be able to use throughout my life,” Brogan said. When asked what his fa- vorite part of Scouting is, he replied, “I enjoyed all of it.” The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call the Eagle, 541- 575-0710, or email editor@ bmeagle.com. For meetings this week, see our list in the classifi eds on Page A17. FRIDAY, JAN. 20 Working lands con- servation easements public meeting • 12-2 p.m., Grant County Regional Airport conference room The Northwest Rangeland Trust and the Trust for Public Land will present information on how working lands conser- vation easements can protect the ecological and agricultur- al benefi ts of farms and ranch- es. Lunch will be served. For more information, contact the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs at 541-575-1866. Contributed photo Brogan McKrola, center, stands with his parents, Kim and Darrel McKrola, after receiving his Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout Award. He added, “I want to thank my parents and Scout leaders for pushing me to complete my Eagle.” In order to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, McK- rola had to earn 21 merit badges and show leadership by planning, developing, and completing a community ser- vice project. Brogan led several vol- unteers from the community in October 2013 to build a retaining wall between the then-new Grant Union High School track and the Grant WHAT’S HAPPENING SATURDAY, JAN. 21 American Legion Auxiliary meeting • Noon, Valley View As- sisted Living, John Day The Ellis Tracy Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet to discuss business. All members are encouraged to attend. THURSDAY, JAN. 26 School District No. 3 offi ce; the former track was de- stroyed after Canyon Creek fl ooded May 15, 2011. The project, which took 20 hours to complete, was made possible, in part, with donations from Tidewater Contractors, Mills Building Supply and Darrel McKrola, a general contractor. Brogan is a senior at Prai- rie City High School, previ- ously attending Grant Union. He has been active in basket- ball, football, baseball, cross country and student council. seminars and annual meet- ing. Seminar topics include “Land Trusts and Working Land Easements,” “Con- trolling Juniper with Her- bicide” and an overview of the Cavender Wetland En- hancement project. At noon, Monument FFA members will serve a fundraiser tri- tip lunch at a cost of $8 per plate. The annual meeting will follow the landowner seminars at 2:30 pm. Those planning on attending the seminars and lunch are asked to RSVP at 541-934- 2141 or mswcd@centurytel. net. Landowner seminars and annual meeting Grant County Little League Sign-ups • 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monument Senior Center The Monument Soil and Water Conservation District will host its 2017 landowner • 5-7:30 p.m., Humbolt Elementary, Canyon City Sign-ups for Little League baseball and softball players will be held in the computer As a member of 4-H, McK- rola has raised and shown swine, and has been a 4-H counselor for the past two years. He plans to serve a two- year mission for his church after high school and then enlist in the Navy or attend college for electrical engi- neering. Throughout most of Bro- gan’s time as a Scout, his father has been his scoutmas- ter, leading a group of several scouts in Troop 800. “I’m really proud of him,” his father said. “He really dis- played great leadership in our program. Less than seven of every 100 Scouts make it to the Eagle rank, so I’m proud that he stuck with it and did all the work he needed to.” In 2015, 162 boys in the Blue Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America, earned the Eagle Scout Award pro- viding more than 21,877 ser- vice hours. The Blue Moun- tain Council, headquartered in Kennewick, Washington, serves youth in northeast Ore- gon and southeast Washington. lab at Humbolt Elementary. Players must have a birth certifi cate and three proofs of residency to sign up. For more information, call 541-390-5790. SUNDAY, JAN. 29 Grant County Farm Bureau annual meeting • 1 p.m, Outpost Restau- rant, John Day The annual meeting will include presentations by Shanna Northway of OSU Extension Offi ce on suc- cession planning, intern- ships and agro tourism and Jack Southworth on Forest Service land management practices, along with guest Steve Beverlin, Malheur Na- tional Forest supervisor; the election of offi cers; and the goals and direction of the Bureau for 2017. Open Mon.- Fri. 5 am - 7 pm • Sat. 6 am - 7 pm • Sun. 6 am - 6 pm Don’t forget to check out our selection of Cooper’s Express chicken! Pick up your application and save 10 cents a gallon! 05105 W. Hwy. 26 John Day • 541-575-2585