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Community & History Blue Mountain Eagle Lenten luncheon W HAT’S HAPPENING • 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., United Methodist Church, 126 NW Canton St., John Day A soup meal will be served, followed by a service. All are wel- come. For more information, call 541-521-2247. Grant County geology meeting • 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Canyon City Forest Service geologist Hannah Grist will talk about the sedi- mentary rocks of the Aldrich. Coffee, tea and cookies will be provid- ed. There is no cost, and all are welcome to attend. For more infor- mation, call 541-575-3346. Blackwood Legacy Quartet gospel performance • 7 p.m., John Day Seventh-day Adventist Church, 110 Valley View Drive The Nashville group will perform a free show. For more informa- tion, call the church, 541-575-1216, or visit blackwoodlegacy.com. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 10-11 Love and respect video conference • 6:45-10:15 p.m. Friday • 8:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday • Prairie Baptist Church, 238 N. McHaley St., Prairie City Everyone is welcome to attend a seminar designed to help cou- ples and singles achieve the relationship of their dreams, based on Ephesians 5:33. The cost to attend is $20 per person. For more in- formation or to register, visit eventbrite.com. For more information, call 541-820-3696. SATURDAY, MARCH 11 Second Saturday Gathering • 9:30-11:30 a.m., Outpost restaurant, John Day • 5:30 p.m. Outpost Restaurant, John Day Blue Mountain Community College is sponsoring a social art- work guided painting class. Artist Kim Randleas will lead the fi rst class. The cost is $25 and includes instruction, canvas, supplies and light refreshments. All skill levels are welcome. Participants should “dress for the mess.” For more information, or to reserve a spot, con- tact Ashley Armichardy at 541-575-1550. Preregistration is required, and forms may be picked up at the Grant County Education Service District at 835 S. Canyon Blvd. FRIDAY, MARCH 17 • 5-7 p.m, SDA Friendship Hall, Long Creek The Long Creek Historical Society will present an evening featur- ing live music by the Grant County Jammers, with corned beef and all the fi xings on the menu. Proceeds will benefi t the Fort Townsend Museum building. For more information, call 541-421-3010. Special Olympics vs. law enforcement basketball FRIDAY, MARCH 10 THURSDAY, MARCH 16 Social artwork guided painting class St. Patrick’s Day benefi t dinner THURSDAY, MARCH 9 • 6:30 p.m., Grant Union Junior-Senior High School Grant County Special Olympians will host local law enforcement for a friendly basketball battle. There will also be audience-involved games and a bake sale. The cost of admission is $3, or $10 for a family. The Special Olympics athletes are also seeking sponsors, and those who donate $25 or more will be mentioned on the game pro- gram. Proceeds will be used to pay for delegation fees, uniforms and travel expenses for competitions. For more information, call Deron- da Lallatin at 541-620-4295 or visit Sue-Z-Q’s Thrift Store. A7 come. For more information, call 541-521-2247. 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 classifieds on Page A17. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 Wednesday, March 8, 2017 CASA benefi t prime rib dinner File photo Shooters take aim at the 2014 Memorial Trap Shoot at the Seneca Range. Several shoots are planned in Kimberly and Seneca in the near future. • 5:30 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge Doors open for a benefi t dinner with silent, live and des- sert auctions at 5:30 p.m. with dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. Individual tickets cost $25, and couples cost $45. For more information, call 541-575-5574 or visit grant-harneycasa. org. SATURDAY, MARCH 18 Ladies of Grant County are invited to attend the fi rst of a four-part series on the components of the “love commandment.” Kathy Rog- ers and Lis Davis will present music at the no-host breakfast. Coffee and tea are complimentary. Trap shoot • 9:30 a.m., Seneca Range Practice starts at 9:30 a.m., and the shoot begins at 10 a.m. Ev- eryone is welcome. Food and shells are available. For more informa- tion, call Ab Bezona at 541-240-1452. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 Community blood drive • 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Dayville School gymnasium To schedule an appointment or for more information, contact Dayville High School Leadership or visit redcrossblood.org and use the sponsor code “DayvilleSchool.” Lenten luncheon • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Seventh-day Adventist Church, John Day A soup meal will be served, followed by a service. All are wel- Ron and Carol Hyder Memorial Jackpot Shoot • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kimberly Rock Products pit, milepost 9 on Highway 402 Events include jackpots, Annie Oakley and more, plus men’s, women’s and children’s competitions. Concessions will be available on site. The cost is $3 per shoot. Call 541-934-2143 for more infor- mation. SUNDAY, MARCH 19 Trap shoot • 9:30 a.m., Seneca Range Practice starts at 9:30 a.m., and the shoot begins at 10 a.m. Ev- eryone is welcome. Food and shells are available. For more informa- tion, call Ab Bezona at 541-240-1452. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 Lenten luncheon • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Canyon City A soup meal will be served, followed by a service. All are wel- come. For more information, call 541-521-2247. O UT OF THE P AST March 6, 1942 Blue Mountain Eagle 75 years ago March Tires and Tubes Rationed for Grant County The Grant County tire ra- tioning board issued permits during February for eight passenger tires and eight pas- senger tubes. Permits were also issued for 10 truck tires and 10 truck tubes and four truck retreads. All prospective applicants in the eligibility list are urged to present their claims before the 20th of the month and the rationing board is urging that those who can meet the eligibility require- ments endeavor to fi le their claims, as all tires left over in the monthly quotas do not carry over for the follow- ing month. March quotas for Grant County are eight pas- senger tires, seven passenger tubes, 26 truck tires, 29 truck tubes and 11 truck retreads. No retreaded passenger car tires will be available for ra- tioning in March, as the war production board has not au- thorized the manufacture of passenger car camelback for this month. Applicants are urged to present their claims before Saturday of each week, says K.A. Snow, as the ra- tioning board is so swamped in work that day that it is im- possible to give personal in- terviews. Quotas for the entire state of Oregon are 1,313 pas- senger tires, 1,099 passenger tubes, 3,038 truck tires and 3,414 truck tubes. March 9, 1967 Blue Mountain Eagle 50 years ago Grade School Cuts Bud- get A cut of $12,931.82 in the Eagle file photo From March 7, 2007: Students in Andrea Combs’ seventh- and eighth-grade class had a “read in” at Seneca School. There were plenty of snacks, blankets and pillows to make a day of comfortable reading. amount of taxes to be levied for the next fi scal year for the John Day-Canyon City ele- mentary school district was made by the board of directors at a meeting Tuesday evening. The regular board meeting was held a week earlier to allow time to hold a budget hearing. The budget must be presented to the Intermediate Education District board pri- or to March 15. In the second main item at the meeting, a review of the teachers evalu- ation report was made. Teach- ers are required, by law, to indicate in writing by April 1 their intention to have a con- tract renewed. The school budget was cut due to an error of including the $2,000 for bus replace- ment in the general fund as well as in a special fund and by dropping the special read- ing program. The bus replace- ment fund is expected to run for a 10-year period. It is an- ticipated that the amount of the sinking fund plus interest thereon will be suffi cient to replace the three buses at the end of this period. This is the same procedure that has been followed in the past. Action by the school board in drop- ping the special reading pro- gram was taken because the program is not needed now due to smaller class loads and improvement in teaching personnel. The board felt that with the addition of a full time librarian, as required by new state standards, and the addi- tion of a part-time library aide at the Humbolt school, the needs of the students could be met. The state secretary will be available to do record keeping and other service tasks, thus allowing teachers additional time for reading programs. This is the fourth year for the reading program. Mrs. Darlene Brush was the fi rst special reading teacher. Mrs. Joan Bennett has carried on the program for the past three years. Applications for the secretary-library aide job are being accepted at the John Day school offi ce. Typing is required plus some ability in fi ling. Bookkeeping expe- rience is not necessary but would be helpful. ride again. Don’t let knee or hip pain keep you from doing what you love. StCharlesHealthCare.org/Mako
