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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Humbolt third through fi fth graders
win regional Battle of the Books
Sixth graders
win third
O BITUARIES
John Stiner
John Stiner, 68, of Mt. Vernon died Sunday, March 19, at
his home. Services were held Tuesday, March 21, at Corner-
stone Christian Fellowship, with Pastor Levi Manitsas offi ciat-
ing. Interment was held at Canyon City Cemetery following the
service. Services were entrusted to Driskill Memorial Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cornerstone Christian
Fellowship through Driskill Memorial Chapel.
Blue Mountain Eagle
A team of third- through
fi fth-graders won their divi-
sion at the regional Battle of
the Books in Sisters March
11.
The Oregon Battle of the
Books is a statewide read-
ing motivation and compre-
hension program sponsored
by the Oregon Association
of School Libraries in con-
junction with a Library Ser-
vices and Technology Act
grant.
Each division has 16
books the kids must read
and answer questions about.
“We started practicing in
January, by which point the
students had already read
each book multiple times,”
Humbolt Librarian Lauren
Berry said.
Humbolt also sent two
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Contributed photo
From left: fifth-grader Alici Archibald, fourth-grader Maddie Bailey, fifth-grader Bailey
McCracken, third-grader Maleah Archibald and fifth-grader Halle Parsons at Battle of
the Books regionals in Sisters March 11.
sixth-grade students, Max
Bailey and Kennedy Benge,
who placed third out of 11.
Through the compe-
tition, students in third
through 12th grade, regard-
less of ability, are exposed to
quality literature represent-
ing a variety of literary styles
and viewpoints.
The organization’s mis-
sion is to “encourage and rec-
ognize students who enjoy
reading, to broaden reading
interests, to increase read-
ing comprehension, promote
academic excellence, and to
promote cooperative learn-
ing and teamwork among
students,” according to its
website.
The third- through fi fth-
grade team will be going to
fi nals in Salem April 8.
Grant Union junior selected for D.C. trip
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union junior An-
nie Wall will pack her bags
in June for an all-expens-
es-paid trip to Washington,
D.C., courtesy of Oregon
Trail Electric Co-op.
Wall will join three oth-
er Eastern Oregon high
school students for the
opportunity to represent
Oregon and the Northwest
for the co-op’s youth tour,
joining nearly 1,500 stu-
dents from across the Unit-
ed States for the June 9-15
trip. Other Eastern Oregon
students on the trip include
Annie Wall
Bonny Daggett of Im-
bler, Anna Gambill of La
Grande and Mason Tomac
of Baker City.
The student delegates
will visit famous historical
sites, as well as meet with
congressional leaders and
learn leadership skills.
“This tour was initiat-
ed after Senator Lyndon
B. Johnson suggested that
co-op leaders send young,
promising student leaders
to the nation’s capital where
they could have the opportu-
nity to see, first-hand, what
the American flag stands for
and represents,” said OTEC
Manager of Communica-
tions and Governments Af-
fairs Lara Petitclerc-Stokes.
“OTEC’s student delegates
will have a week packed
full visiting historical war
memorials, national ar-
chives, the Library of Con-
gress and the Smithsonian
to name a few.”
High school sophomores
heading into their junior
year can find details on the
Rural Electric Youth Tour at
otecc.com under the “Com-
munity” tab. Applications
for the 2018 tour will be
available beginning No-
vember 2017.
Oregon Trail Electric is
a nonprofi t electric cooper-
ative serving 23,000 mem-
bers in Baker, Grant, Harney
and Union counties. Youth
Tour funds come from un-
claimed capital credits and
their earnings and do not af-
fect electric rates.
CASA RAISES POT OF GOLD
Enjoying prime rib
dinner at the CASA
fundraising event
on St. Patrick’s Day
March 17 are, from
left, Jim Officer,
Andrea Officer, Jim
Carpenter, Mara
Houck, Kimberly
Neault, Zach
DeRosier, Jessica
Winegar, Kathy
Smartt and Steve
Smartt.
New recruit
on the beat
in John Day
Blue Mountain Eagle
New Oregon State Police
recruit Ben Stinnett gradu-
ated from the OSP academy
Friday, Feb. 24. Stinnett, as-
signed to the John Day Out-
post, was among 18 gradu-
ates joining the OSP family
that day. The recruits were
welcomed by OSP’s Deputy
Superintendent Terri Davie at
the graduation in Salem, and
joined by friends and family,
to celebrate the completion of
almost 25 weeks of training.
Contributed photo
Oregon State Police recruit
Ben Stinnett
Benefi t planned
for Butch Goslin
Blue Mountain Eagle
A benefi t dinner with live
and silent auctions for Butch
Goslin, who was diagnosed
with terminal cancer in De-
cember, will be held at 6 p.m.
April 15.
Goslin was a co-owner of
Hanks Sanitation in Prairie
City, served on the city coun-
cil and spent more than 15
years working for Voigt Con-
struction.
Cash donations can be
made in Goslin’s name at Old
West Federal Credit Union.
Auction donations can be ar-
ranged by calling Walt Kight,
541-620-1227, or Chelsey
McDaniel, 541-792-0886, by
April 10.
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