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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Primozic looking
forward to being
back on council
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
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.
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8
Solar eclipse planning meeting
• 4 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall
The Grant County Chamber of Commerce will hold an in-
formational meeting on the August 2017 solar eclipse. Resi-
dents can hear about the planning process and ask questions.
For more information, call Tammy Bremner at the chamber of-
fi ce at 541-575-0547.
SATURDAY, FEB. 11
Daddy Daughter Dance
• 6:30-9:30 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds pavilion, John
Day
The John Day-Canyon City Parks and Recreation is spon-
soring a “Night to Glow” Daddy Daughter Dance. The dance is
for girls in grades kindergarten through eighth grade and their
fathers or father fi gures. The cost is $25 for in-district residents
and $30 for those out of district and includes a photograph. Pre-
registration forms are available at the Parks and Rec website,
jdccparksandrec.weebly.com, Facebook page and offi ce at 845
1/2 Bridge St. in John Day. For more information, call the offi ce
at 541-575-0110.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, FEB. 15-16
Grant Union presents ‘Young Sherlock’
• 7 p.m., Grant Union Junior-Senior High School stage
The Grant Union drama club will perform “Young Sherlock”
on stage at the school. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for
students.
File photo
Mike Carr and his daughter, Clara, enjoy time together out
on the dance floor at the Daddy Daughter Dance in 2015.
Dayville running smoothly with new mayor
Slower pace
appeals to
Bogardus
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
Newly elected Dayville
Mayor Peter Bogardus is
happy to help his communi-
ty.
He works full-time as
a teacher and track coach
at Dayville School. He has
taught math, world history,
French, drafting and person-
al finance and has coached
all events for the school’s
track team with the help of
one other coach.
He moved to Dayville for
his fi rst full-time teaching job
and, like many, found he pre-
ferred the slower pace to the
busy city.
“I went to a school with
2,000 kids, and to be in a
building with six teachers to-
tal, K-12, it’s different,” Bo-
gardus said. “I like it.”
Before being elected may-
or, he had served on the city
council.
“The community is pretty
small,” he said. “Everybody
needs to do something to chip
in.”
He looks forward to help-
ing out with events like the
city’s Fourth of July celebra-
tion and the Bunny Hop 5K,
for which Bogardus plans to
don a bunny suit.
Bogardus, 34, is mar-
ried and has four children
he loves playing with when
not at city hall, the school or
coaching track.
Unsurprisingly, he loves
both reading and running, do-
ing most of the latter during
track season because he
doesn’t enjoy running alone.
He’s drawn to fi ction and
fantasy when reading outside
of school, especially titles
such as Ender’s Game and
the 14-book Wheel of Time
series by Robert Jordan.
Bogardus was elected in
November and said, so far,
things are running smoothly.
The city recently completed
a water line extension and
repair projects as well as a
wastewater treatment facili-
ty upgrade.
“The future of the town
looks good,” Bogardus said.
“The city doesn’t seem to be
shrinking.”
The city has been fiscal-
ly responsible but has the
lowest net tax collected in
the county with just $7,869
expected during the 2016-
17 fiscal year. Bogardus
doesn’t see any large proj-
ects approaching for the city
but admits it will have to im-
prove its revenue stream in
the future.
He said Dayville is an
attractive place to live but
would need to grow to ac-
commodate more people.
“There’s always more
people who want to live here
than there are places (to live)
and jobs,” he said.
Attention Grant County Veterans:
Did you know Grant County Veterans
Services Officer is available to assist
YOU in applying for all VA benefits
you may be entitled to?
See your Grant County Veteran Services
Officer today for more information,
located at Grant County Court House.
Jeff Wilcox
05172
If you have any questions,
please call the Tax Office at
541-575-0107 or
541-575-0189.
PO Box 185
Canyon City, OR 97820
05107
The second installment of the
2016-2017 property tax is due
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
by 5 p.m.
Payments may be made at the tax
collector’s office at the Grant County
Courthouse in Canyon City, or the payment
may be mailed and POSTMARKED no
later than February 15, 2017. Please
remember that delinquent taxes accrue
interest at the rate of 16% per year.
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The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Dayville Mayor Peter Bogardus sits for a photo in the
Dayville City Hall Thursday, Jan. 26. The city hall was the
city’s jail until it was converted and moved across town,
Bogardus said.
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Re-elected City Coun-
cilman Frank Primozic is
looking forward to serving
the community by moving
along key projects.
Primozic served one term
as a city councilor, took a one-
term hiatus and is now begin-
ning his second term as a city
councilor. Primozic volun-
teers at the Dewitt Museum in
Prairie City and wants to help
with projects like the new
sewer system and other water
projects.
He was born in Wise Riv-
er, Montana, and moved to
Prairie City in 2004.
Primozic started volun-
teering at the Depot Museum
in 2005 because his family
was involved with the muse-
um.
“The railroad opened up
the John Day Valley to the
20th century,” Primozic said.
Ranchers and farmers uti-
lized the railroad to quickly
and effi ciently transport ani-
mals and crops.
He enjoys learning about
the history of the railroad,
which reminded him of his
hometown of in Montana.
A roughly 100-person
town in southwest Montana,
Wise River had a similar rail-
road to that of the John Day
Valley.
“Coming to Prairie City
was kind of like coming to
the big time for me,” Pri-
mozic said. He has also
lived in Denver and New
Mexico.
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Prairie City City Council
member Frank Primozic
His one-term hiatus from
serving on the city council
was a result of a DUII acci-
dent right before elections.
He crashed into two Prai-
rie City businesses in Septem-
ber of 2010.
“I’m sorry for what I did,”
Primozic said following the
incident. “I plan on living my
life differently.”
Prairie City Mayor Jim
Hamsher spoke positively
about Primozic.
He was not worried Pri-
mozic’s past would affect his
service to the city and had
complete faith in him.
“I think he’s a very knowl-
edgeable council member and
very active in the council,”
Hamsher said. “Overall, he’s
a very good thinker.”
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