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A6 Community Blue Mountain Eagle 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 22 Lenten luncheon Wednesday, March 22, 2017 W HAT’S HAPPENING inate and select offi cers, as well as entertain new business from members or input from the public. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, call 541-820-3530 or 541-575- 2949. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 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. $20 registration fee. To register, call or text Adair at 541-620-4599, or email softball.1188@gmail.com. • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church, John Day A soup meal will be served, followed by a service. All are welcome. For more information, call 541-521- 2247. Local Advisory Committee biennial review Spray Rodeo queen tryouts Grant County Democrats meeting 5-8 p.m., Monument Senior Center A biennial review of the North and Middle Forks John Day River Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan will be presented by the local advisory committee. Members of the public are wel- come to attend. For more information, call Bryan Vogt at the Monu- ment Soil and Water Conservation District at 541-934-2141. 1 p.m., Spray Rodeo Grounds Queen tryouts will be held for the May 27-28 Spray Rodeo. Con- testants do not have to be local or Wheeler County residents, but they must be at least 15 and never married or had children. For more information call 541-468-2442. • 6:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall Local Democrats are encouraged to attend. For more in- formation, call 541-542-2633. SATURDAY, MARCH 25 Bike for Lei 5K •10 a.m., Seventh Street Complex, John Day Makenna Adair will be hosting a 5K walk/run/bike event for a se- nior project to raise awareness for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. There is a TUESDAY, MARCH 28 Grant County Senior Citizen advisory council meeting • 11 a.m., Monument Senior Center The advisory council will hold its quarterly meeting to nom- F ROM THE P ULPIT Planning for everlasting life By Al Altnow To the Blue Mountain Eagle It’s interesting to watch people and their actions and activities, as you see so many varied things take place. As I watch others, I realize that I too fall into many of the same patterns that they do. We are taught to plan our futures, fi nances, vacations and, when young, we are taught to plan our education to help create our lifelong occupations. There is defi nitely nothing wrong with making plans and setting goals to get things done to get ahead in life. This year, there are thousands of people making plans to watch the eclipse take place. Many will travel thousands of miles and spend thousands of dollars to be able to watch an event that lasts only a few minutes. I’m not criticizing them in any way, as I plan on being where I can watch it too. I too am guilty of making all kinds of plans and spending all kinds of money on things that are temporary. Some years back, it became a real- ity in my life that I had planned and spent money for all of the things that are not permanent and had forgotten to plan for something that was permanent and didn’t cost any money. That one thing that I didn’t plan for was where I would spend eternity. We can make all kinds of plans, spend all kinds of money, but none of that will guarantee our salvation, which is given to us freely as Jesus went to the cross and paid the price (debt) that we could not pay. As we approach Easter Sunday, I urge you to review your plans and make sure you have set things in mo- tion to guarantee where you will spend eternity. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Al Altnow is the pastor of First Christian Church in John Day. THURSDAY, MARCH 30 Genealogical Society open house for kids • 1:30-3 p.m., 281 W. Main St., John Day The Grant County Genealogical Society will hold an open house for children in grades 3-6 to learn about family trees and build their own. Members will be present to help and answer questions, and parents are welcome to join in. For more infor- mation, call 541-932-4718 or 541-575-1431. Dayville School adopting new science textbooks Blue Mountain Eagle Dayville School is undergoing adoption of new science textbooks and materials in alignment with the recommendation from the state of Oregon. Dayville teachers presented their recommendations to the Board of Directors at the March 14 regular meeting. The materials are now on dis- play, available for public review, in the school library. The Board of Directors will act on the recommen- dation at the April 11 board meeting. The materials recommended are from the McGraw-Hill Pub- lishing Company: Inspire Science grades K-5; Glencoe iScience grades 6-8; and high school Phys- ical Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Patrons interested in reviewing the materials can contact Superin- tendent Kathryn Hedrick or head secretary Lori Smith for access during the school day at 541-987- 2412. Grant Union all-class reunion being planned Blue Mountain Eagle An all-class reunion is be- ing planned for Grant Union Sept. 23. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the John Day Elks Lodge and will cost $25 per per- son. The Elks will provide food, and there will be live music by Frank Carlson of Baker City. Any Friday evening or Saturday afternoon activities need to be organized by individual classes. More information is available on the GUHS (John Day, OR) Alumni Facebook page and at classmates.com. Payments may be mailed to Leslie Traylor, 624 NW Bridge St., John Day, OR 97845. Checks should be pay- able to “Reunion Fund.” For more information, call Traylor at 541-620-4032 or 541- 575-1862. Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at