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Blue Mountain Eagle
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Grant Union art student
receives recognition
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union Junior-Se-
nior High School sophomore
Anastasiya Hozhenko received
honorable mention for her col-
ored pencil drawing “The Glass
Red Pepper” at a regional high
school art competition.
Her art, along with work
from six of her schoolmates and
students from 14 other schools,
including Prairie City, Union, La
Grande and North Powder, is on
display at the annual Eastern Or-
egon Regional High School Art
Exhibition.
Over 300 entries are on dis-
play through March 21 at the
Nightingale Gallery at East-
ern Oregon University in La
Grande.
Hozhenko, a foreign ex-
change student from Ukraine,
enjoys drawing with colored
pencils and said this was her
first juried art show.
“I enjoy art, but have nev-
er competed,” she said. “I was
surprised, because I didn’t
think I was going to win. It was
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Grant County Commissioner Boyd Britton and County Judge Scott Myers confer
after a county court meeting on Wednesday, March 8.
Contributed photo
Anastasiya Hozhenko
my first big picture.”
Grant Union art teach-
er JJ Collier said seven of
her students entered eight art
pieces.
Among the entries were an
etched mirror, a collage, a tile
and mirror mosaic and a black
and white drawing.
Hoshenko’s drawing was
done during a class still life proj-
ect that included glass fruits, a
bottle and deer antlers.
Collier said all the entries
from her class were high quality.
“It’s always fun when you
get an award winner,” she said.
Grant Union sophomore
Anastasiya Hozhenko
won honorable mention
for her drawing titled
“The Glass Red Pepper”
at the Eastern Oregon
Regional High School Art
Exhibition. Artwork by
students from several high
schools is being featured
through March 21 at the
Nightingale Gallery at
Eastern Oregon University
in La Grande.
“You never know.”
The Nightingale Gallery, lo-
cated in Loso Hall on the EOU
campus, is open from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. Mondays through Fri-
days.
Former John Day resident
pens books about St. Patrick
Blue Mountain Eagle
Former John Day resident C.L. “Carrie”
Neely has authored two recently released
books about the life of St. Patrick, “The Mak-
ing of a Saint” and “The Mission of a Saint.”
Neely, who now lives in Utah, said she was
astonished as she separated fact from fiction
in her studies of St. Patrick, who lived over
1500 years ago.
“Before researching his life, I always
thought he was just another Catholic Saint
with the myth of ridding Ireland of snakes,”
she said.
Her first book begins the moment Patrick
was kidnapped by Irish raiders and sold as a
slave, and her second book covers the battles
Patrick fought and surprising friendships he
made.
“God used Patrick to take a land, wres-
tling with superstition and evil, and transform
it into one of unity, as he gained a foothold
against the evils of the druids,” Neely said.
Both books can be found in paperback and
Kindle editions and are available online at
Amazon. For more information, email Neely
at Carrien2u@yahoo.com.
Community garden
proposed in Canyon City
County court
will meet every
other week
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
A resident is proposing a
community garden in Can-
yon City.
Stephen
Cross
ap-
proached the Grant County
Court March 8 to inquire
about turning a lot owned
by the county into a garden
to benefit the community.
The lot, on Adams Street, is
used for parking and sand-
bag storage.
Cross said he wants
to create an aesthetically
pleasing garden to produce
food for the community that
residents will take pride in.
“If it looks nice, people
will take ownership of it
and it will be an asset to the
community,” Cross said.
He wants to create a fa-
cility to help those less for-
tunate and make the commu-
nity more self-sustaining.
Grant County Judge
Scott Myers suggested
meeting with representa-
tives from Canyon City to
review zoning regulations
for the lot. He suggested
the garden may also find a
home on a lot near the In-
land Street Bridge, which
the county is looking at
purchasing as part of flood
mitigation efforts. The 3.2-
acre lot is near the river,
which would make irriga-
tion more feasible, accord-
ing to County Commission-
er Jim Hamsher.
Several members of the
community voiced support
for the garden. Dave Tray-
lor likened it to the liberty
gardens used to help sus-
tain communities in war-
time.
“A tastefully designed
liberty garden would be so
cool,” resident Judy Kerr
said.
Cross said he hoped to
have a garden in place by
June for the growing sea-
son.
The court was also pre-
sented with a refinished
plaque in honor of General
Ulysses Grant, for whom
the county was named.
The plaque had been giv-
en to the county in 2014
but had faded and was re-
touched by Dave Traylor,
Linnea Coleman and Ron
Ballard.
During the meeting, it
was announced there will be
no court on March 15. The
court will now meet every
second and fourth Wednes-
day to allow the judge and
commissioners to travel
more freely throughout the
state.
The court also:
• reviewed and signed
a data license agreement
with the department of rev-
enue to provide them with
information on tax lots.
• reviewed manufactured
home ownership document
system building codes.
• reviewed and signed an
agreement with Oster Pro-
fessional Group for auditor
services.
• reviewed and approved
a liquor license application
for Silvies Valley Ranch.
Kam Wah Chung open spring break
Museum open
late March,
early April
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo
Former John Day resident Carrie Neely
has written two books about St. Patrick,
which are available online at Amazon.
Kam Wah Chung will be
open during special hours
for spring break this year.
The interpretive cen-
CHAMBER CHATTER
Whether you want to believe it or not,
the upcoming solar eclipse, which
will take place on Aug. 21, 2017, will
be here before we know it. It is taking
on a life of its own. If you have any
doubts about the number of visitors
coming, all you need to do is attend
and listen to the feedback at the next
eclipse meeting at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 12, at the Canyon
City Community Hall. The Chamber
of Commerce has taken on the
responsibility of organizing the event.
Our goal is to make this a very
successful, safe and memorable
experience for all. Under the capable
hands of project organizer Tammy
Bremner, officials and volunteers
from each community are involved
plus about every local, county, state
and federal agency that will be
needed to address any problems that
may arise. A few tips that might help
you prior to and during the event are
to expect a large crowd, slower traffic
and delayed emergency services.
You should fuel your vehicles
beforehand and keep them locked.
Stock up on groceries and
necessities ahead of time. Keep your
property lit, leash your pets and be
aware of stranger danger. Above all,
be friendly, helpful and extend a
Grant County welcome. What a great
opportunity to showcase our county.
Who knows, a visitor may decide to
move their family and a job-based
company to our area which could
help our local economy and schools.
Don’t miss out on our next chamber
meeting Thursday, March 16. The
business meeting begins at 11 a.m.
at the Chamber, then adjourns to the
Outpost at noon for our luncheon
meeting. Our guest speakers will be
Tygh Campbell and Colby Marshall
from the Silvies Valley Ranch who
will be sharing plans and job
opportunities for their July 2017
opening of the new Western Frontier
Experience. See you at our meeting.
Spring is around the corner!
ter will be open from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. with muse-
um tours offered at 9 a.m.,
10 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1 p.m.
and 2 p.m. March 27-31 and
April 3-7
“It is also a great time for
parents to bring their kids
while school is out,” said
Friends of Kam Wah Chung
member Kyle Cline. “This
is an excellent opportunity
to meet our new museum
curator, Don Merritt, and
welcome him to our com-
munity.”
More information, in-
cluding photos, videos,
documents and background
history can be found at
FriendsOfKamWahChung.
com.
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