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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, February 8, 2017 O BITUARIES Carol Joyce Brown Jan. 30, 1935 - Jan. 29, 2017 Carol Joyce Brown, 81, of John Day passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, at The Chesley House Assisted Care facility. Driskill Memorial Chapel is in care of the arrangements. Brown was born on Jan. 30, 1935, in Portland to Irving A. and Blanche (Harris) Warnick. She married Fera B. Brown in Forest Grove on Nov. 12, 1953. Brown enjoyed painting and writing and loved to dance. She is survived by her husband, Fera B. Brown, of Canyon City; sons Tracy Brown and wife, Mary Brown, of Spirit Lake, Idaho, and Kelly Brown and wife, Leanne Brown, of Long Creek; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Elderberry House of John Day through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave a condolence, visit drisk- illmemorialchapel.com. Thomas Wesley Hunt Aug. 20, 1935 - Dec. 31, 2016 Thomas Wesley Hunt, 81, passed away Dec. 31, 2016, at St. Anthony’s hospital in Pendleton with his family at his side. A service will be held April 29 in John Day, with place and time to be announced. Arrangements are under the care of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel in Baker City. On Aug. 20, 1935, Hunt was born to Joe Hunt and Lucille Baker-Hunt in Burns. He graduated from Grant Union High School. In 1954, he joined the Air Force where he was stationed in Kent, Wash- ington. Hunt worked until he retired from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. After he retired, he worked for Driskill Me- morial Chapel in John Day. Even after he retired, he walked streams to record data and wherever else a friend needed some assistance. He loved to work outdoors, even haying in his spare time and fi xing fences. Hunt repaired watches, was in the John Day Bird Club, built bat houses and enjoyed hunting and fi shing. His last big hunting trip was in Canada where he shot a moose. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, American Legion, American Ri- fl eman Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Audubon Society. Hunt is survived by his daughter, Tanya; three grandchil- dren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ireta Round; and sister, Jean Horrell. Cards of condolence can be sent to Tanya and Lacy, 211 SW Eighth St., Pendleton, OR 97801. To leave an online condo- lence, visit grayswestco.com. Darlene Anita Owens Age 87 ~ Sept. 19, 1929 The John Day valley lost a unique lady January 30, 2017. “The Lady who wore the rose-colored glasses.” She came to the valley in ‘85 towing her 16ft. trailer and lived in it for quite some time. She was a mobile CNA that parked her trailer on many of the local ranches, taking care of many distinguished ladies and gentlemen. She bought a little piece of paradise on the John Day River and enjoyed freedom and a wonderful view for twenty years. She travels on, leaving great friends and family that loved her very much. Family gone before her, were her Dad and Mom, her brother, and her oldest son Bruce. She leaves behind son Brett and daughter- in-law Holly, and daughter-in-law Luree. Grandchildren include Brandon, Jeremy, Hannah, and Vanden. She will find peace and harmony in the Fort Rock Valley, as she once did as a young girl. Paid for by the family of Darlene Owens Eula Mae Thompson Sept. 28, 1925 - Feb. 1, 2017 Eula Mae Thompson, 91, of Prairie City passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Blue Mountain Care Center. A fu- neral service was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Driskill Me- morial Chapel with Pastor Mike Harvey of Grace Chapel in Prai- rie City officiating. Thompson was born Sept. 28, 1925, in Altoona, Kansas, to Er- vin and Allie (Carver) Harrington. As a young child, Thompson, her parents and her three sisters moved to Oregon, settling in Pleasant Valley. Her family even- tually moved to Haines, where Ervin worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. Thompson attended school in Haines and later grad- uated from Baker High School. Following graduation, she went to work in the Bates Hotel in Bates, where she met Beresferd Thompson. The couple married on Aug. 10, 1946. They re- mained in Bates, raising their two children Teddy and Roberta. Following the closure of the Edward Hines Lumber Mill in Bates, the couple moved to Prairie City where they spent the remainder of their lives. She was a member of the Bates Women’s Club, American Legion Auxiliary, the Methodist Church and a lifelong member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her son, Teddy Thompson and wife, Fonda, of Prairie City; daughter, Roberta Hutch- ens and husband, Kent, of Creswell; two grandchil- dren; three great-grandchildren; her sister, Helen Bo- gart of Victoria, Texas; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bert; three sisters, Irene, Valoria and Elaine; and a nephew, Sherman Cairns. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ameri- can Alzheimer’s Association through Driskill Memori- al Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave a condolence, visit driskillmemorial- chapel.com. Mark N. Belshaw Mark N. Belshaw, 54, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4. A ser- vice will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Prineville First Baptist Church, followed later that day with a burial at the Canyon City Cemetery. Call Prineville Funeral Home for more information, 541-447-6459. Blue Mountain Eagle A hunter education class starting Feb. 27 will be held in the Grant Union High School Library. Classes are scheduled for Monday, Wednesday and Thursday the first week and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the second week. Classes start at 6 p.m. and will run about two-and-a-half hours each night. Tentatively, there will be a live fire Blue Mountain Eagle The Oregon Department of State Lands will hold a hearing to seek pub- lic comments on proposed new rules that would create an expedited permit for certain activities that promote the reconnection of incised waterways with their floodplains from 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in the DRJ Conference L AST W EEK ’ S T EMPS NOAA W EATHER R ADIO FOR J OHN D AY 162.500 MHz “ field day at 9 a.m. March 11 at the po- lice range. The class is sponsored by the Ore- gon Department of Fish and Wildlife. No one under the age of 18 may hunt wildlife (except on their own land) without successfully completing this course. All ages planning to hunt as nonresidents in other states may be required to have a Hunter Education Card. ODFW has established a $10 class fee per student. This fee may be waived in some circumstances. Pre-enrollment is available at Ace Hardware, True Val- ue Hardware, the local ODFW office or other ODFW license sales outlets. To register online, visit dfw.state. or.us/education/hunter. At this site, reg- ister as a new customer if you do not have a Hunter ID and then click “reg- ister for a class.” For more information, call Bryan Nelson at 541-575-1808 or Deanna Maley at the ODFW office, 541-575- 1167. Waterway rule-making hearing planned in John Day 05227 24/7 F ORECAST A UTOMATED : 541-575-1122 R OAD CONDITIONS : 511; TRIPCHECK . COM WWW . BLUEMOUNTAINEAGLE . COM / INFO community safe and healthy.” If school and child care vac- cination records are not up-to- date on Feb. 15, the child will be sent home. Reminder letters to parents were mailed on or Blue Mountain Eagle before Feb. 1. In 2016, local health depart- Children in school or child ments sent 41,045 letters to par- care who are not up to date on ents and guardians informing immunizations will be exclud- them that their children needed ed from attending on Feb. 15. immunizations to stay in school The Oregon Immunization or child care. A total of 6,995 children Program is reminding parents to check their records on fi le, were kept out of school or child and update any missing vacci- care until the necessary immu- nization infor- nations for their Immunization mation was children before is the best turned in to the the deadline. schools or child Under state way to protect care facilities. law, all children children against Parents in public and seeking immu- private schools, vaccine- nizations for preschools, preventable their children Head Start and diseases such should contact certifi ed child their health care facilities as whooping care provider must have their cough and or local health immunization department. records updat- measles.” No one can be ed or have an Stacy de Assis Matthews, turned away exemption. from a local “ I m m u n i - school law coordinator in zation is the the Oregon Health Author- health depart- best way to ity Public Health Division. ment because of the inability protect chil- to pay for re- dren against vaccine-preventable diseas- quired vaccines. Many phar- es such as whooping cough macists can immunize children and measles,” said Stacy age 7 and older. Parents should de Assis Matthews, school contact their neighborhood law coordinator in the Ore- pharmacy for details. To fi nd a provider parents gon Health Authority Public Health Division. “It helps can call 211Info — dial 211 — keep schools and the entire or go to 211info.org. Parents asked to update children’s vaccine records Hunter ed class starts soon Leslie “Hap” McCloud passed on to glory on January 15, 2017. Hap started the Up River County Band and was active for several years playing at motorcycle rallies, Mt. Vernon Grange Pancake Feed, Valley View Assisted Living, Prairie City Blue Mountain Nursing Home at their Christmas party, and last but not least in Tom Whale’s front living room. Hap was a member of Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Association and the Oregon Bluegrass Association. Hap was always generous with his time to help where ever he could, whether it was sharing his huckleberries or helping with the music around the communities. Hap never quite got around to sharing where he found his huckleberry patch. Hap is now in heaven, sitting on the bank of the river of life, teaching the angels some good banjo licks and starting up a new band. We will see you there, Hap! J OHN D AY ..................................................................... HI/LO T UESDAY ....................................................................... 35/29 W EDNESDAY ................................................................... 30/23 T HURSDAY ..................................................................... 31/22 F RIDAY .......................................................................... 46/28 S ATURDAY ...................................................................... 49/42 S UNDAY ......................................................................... 51/43 M ONDAY ........................................................................ 47/31 Exclusion Day for immunizations will be Feb. 15 Room at the Oregon Department of Forestry office, 415 Patterson Bridge Road, John Day. The draft rules were developed with input over six months from an advisory committee composed of a diverse group of stakeholders, including elected offi- cials, environmental and agricultural organizations, and agency technical experts. The rules pertain to specific stream restoration actions that function similarly to natural beaver dams to im- prove incised stream channels. Members of the public who are un- able to attend the hearing may send comments via email during the public comment period, which ends at 5 p.m. March 3, to rules@dsl.state.or.us. For more information, visit oregon.gov/ dsl/Laws/Pages/Rulemaking.aspx. C ORRECTION Celebrate with us us! years 50 year You are cordially invited to an open house at The Outpost for Bill and Janet’s Golden Wedding Anniversary Party. Sunday, February 12 th 2 PM-4PM “Couples that fish together, stay together.” In a Jan. 25 story, the Ea- gle incorrectly stated the Mt. Vernon wastewater treatment facility was not up to code. The facility is up to code, according to the Oregon De- partment of Environmental Quality. The Eagle regrets the error and encourages readers to call 541-575-0710 to report any errors. About Obituaries News obituaries are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and republished as paid notices. Send obituaries by email, editorl@bmeagle.com; fax, 541- 575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For more information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710. W EATHER F ORECAST FOR THE WEEK OF F EB . 8-14 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Snow and rain Chance of rain Chance of showers Slight chance of snow Sunny Sunny Sunny 41 51 45 39 42 45 46 38 34 28 21 22 14 25