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A8 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 classifi eds on Page B9. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Wednesday, April 5, 2017 W HAT’S HAPPENING Lenten luncheon • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church A soup meal will be served, followed by a service. All are welcome. For more information, call 541-521-2247. more information, call Tammy Bremner at the chamber offi ce at 541-575-0547. 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 granites of Dixie Butte. Coffee, tea and cookies will be provid- ed. There is no cost, and all are welcome to attend. For more information, call 541-575-3346. SATURDAY, APRIL 15 THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Bunny Hop 5K Run/Walk Pop of Spring potluck fundraiser • 6 p.m., Dayville Community Hall Everyone is invited to attend the spring-themed potluck, and attendees are asked to bring a main dish, side dish, salad or dessert to share. Participants can also enter an appetizer in the green appetizer contest. Plants will be available to purchase with a donation. Proceeds will go toward a new stage curtain for the community hall. To donate plants or for more information, call Dayville City Hall at 541-987-2188. Succession planning workshop • 6-8:30 p.m., Grant County Regional Airport meeting room, John Day Land owners, Rogue Farm Corps, the Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Blue Mountain Land Trust will host a discussion about voluntary tools landowners can use to keep agricultural lands in production. THURSDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 6-8 Spring Roundup • 6:30 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds pavilion The Greater John Day Ministerial Association will sponsor a free multi-day religious event to which all are welcome. Jeff Parson will be the guest speaker. Thursday will feature musical specials from local churches. Friday will feature a concert by Faith Street and Grace. Saturday will feature the Community Praise Team. Saturday from 1-4 p.m. will be an afternoon of interactive fun for the whole family, featuring “Road to Resur- rection,” a walk through the fi nal week of Jesus’ life. Eagle file photo U.S. Forest Service Geologist Hannah Grist gives a presentation on Grant County geology at a previous meeting. The next meeting is April 12. components of the “Love Commandment.” Kathy Rogers and Lis Davis will present music at the no-host breakfast. Coffee and tea are complimentary. American Legion Auxiliary meeting • Noon, Valley View Assisted Living, John Day The Ellis Tracy Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet to discuss business. All members are encouraged to attend. Beekeeping workshop • 12-4 p.m., Thomas Orchards, 42798 Highway 402, Kim- berly This free workshop will focus on beekeeping basics includ- ing installing nucs or packages, feeding, reading a frame and inspecting and evaluating a hive. It is open to anyone interested. Bring a snack and a veil. Some extra protective equipment may be available. For more information, contact 541-934-9101 or apricotapiaries@gmail.com. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 SATURDAY, APRIL 8 Solar eclipse meeting Second Saturday Gathering • 9:30-11:30 a.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day Ladies of Grant County are invited to Second Saturday Gathering. This will be the second of a four-part series on the • 4 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall The Grant County Chamber of Commerce will hold an infor- mational meeting on the August 2017 solar eclipse. Residents can hear about the planning process and ask questions. For OREGON CAPITAL INSIDER Grant SWCD Weed Control Dept. Working for You in 2017 Thanks to the Grant County Court and Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee, Grant Weed Control is able to offer Noxious Weed Control on Private Grazing Lands, through a Title II funded Grant Project. This program will provide a maximum $5,000 of noxious weed control services to qualifying landowners. To be eligible for participation, the treatment property must not be irrigated and be primarily managed for livestock grazing, minimum of 20 acres in size, located within Grant County, and must contain priority noxious weed species. Applications for this limited weed control assistance opportunity will be ranked and funded according to a priority noxious weed list. Contact the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District office at 541-575-1554 or visit 721 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845 for applications and additional information. Get the inside scoop on state government and politics! We’re investing in Salem coverage when other news organizations are cutting back. OregonCapitalInsider.com • 8 a.m., South Fork Road, Dayville This is the fourth annual Bunny Hop 5K Run/Walk. Registration is at 8 a.m.; the race starts at 9 a.m. Partic- ipants can park at Dayville School for bus transporta- tion to the starting line on South Fork Road. The route will end at Dayville City Park. The cost is $10 a per- son. The Buddy Award, $50 cash, will be given to the winner of the 0- to 13-year-old group who completes the race on their own legs. Proceeds benefit the town’s Fourth of July Celebration. For more information, call Dayville City Hall at 541-987-2188 or email winkelej@gmail. com. Genealogy seminar • 9 a.m., Mt. Vernon Community Hall The Grant County Genealogy Society presents a spring genealogy seminar with guest speaker Pam Vestal. The four topics include “Voting records - genealogy’s best kept secret,” “Beyond names and dates - fi lling in stories of female ances- tors,” “Genealogy for beginners and beyond” and “Tips and tricks.” Lunch is included, and registration begins at 8:30 a.m. To register or for more information, call 541-932-4718 or 541- 575-1431. Easter egg hunt • 10:30 a.m., Dayville City Park The city will host an egg hunt for children in four age groups, infant to sixth grade, and there will also be a “fun hunt” for parents, with a guarantee of prizes for everyone. Call Dayville City Hall for more information at 541-987- 2188. Monument Booster Club trap shoot • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kimberly Rock Products pit, milepost 9 on Highway 402 The cost is $3 per shoot. There will be a barbecue and a des- sert raffl e will be held as well. Proceeds benefi t the Monument Booster Club. Benefi t dinner for Butch Goslin • 6 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge Join Team Goslin for a benefit dinner with both a live and silent auction to help raise funds for Goslin’s can- cer treatments and traveling costs. Donations for the event can be made prior to April 10, or cash donations can be made in Goslin’s name at Old West Federal Credit Union. For more information or to make a donation, call Walt Ki- ght at 541-620-1227 or Chelsey McDaniel at 541-792- 0886. The application deadline for this program is April 7, 2017. 05332 541-523-6377 541-963-6577 541-573-6377 541-523-6377 05370 THANK YOU Grant-Harney County CASA would like to take this opportunity to thank the community businesses and individuals who came together to support our organization, dedicated to supporting our most vulnerable youth. NAPA Filters’ Spring Sale! April 17 - 22, 2017 Spring forward into NAPA Filters’ Spring Sale. You’ll save big on all NAPAGold oil, air, hydraulic, fuel and cabin filters you desire. And our unique NAPA Filters’ Program manages your inventory so that all your vehicles stay on the move and not stuck in the garage on a lift. 721 W Main St., John Day 541-575-1850 Mon - Fri 7 am to 6 pm Sat 8am-5pm, Closed Sun The St. Patrick’s Day dinner and auction was our most successful CASA fundraising event to date! We had 106 attendees along with multiple community businesses and individuals who helped bring in about $8,000.00 for the program. Funds raised from the event will be used to support our community’s most vulnerable youth through advocacy, by allowing the program to recruit and train new volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates and to support our current volunteers by providing quality ongoing training and supervision. Silver level event sponsors ($250 and up) include: Cornerstone Surveying and the Law Office of Robert Raschio. A fantastic group of people were responsible for organizing and executing the dinner and auction. Aaron Roth, Vice President of the CASA Board of Directors, chaired the event planning committee, which included the entire Board of Directors along with Kim Jacobs of Blue Mountain Hospital and Kimberly Neault of the Grant County District Attorney’s Office. Ed and Margie McCrary prepared and served the delicious prime rib meal, which was donated by Southworth Bros., along with The Oregon Beef Council and Blue Mountain Hospital. An assembly of some of the best bakers in the county donated 16 delicious desserts, which were entered into a dessert auction. Jack Southworth worked his magic as the auctioneer for the evening, which was a treat for all attendees. We had a wonderful group of 5 Grant Union High School students who helped with serving and clean up. We currently have seven active CASA volunteers serving 39% of the children currently in care in Grant and Harney Counties. Our goal is to serve 100% of the children in care. Current active Grant County advocates include: King Williams, Rhiannon Bauman, Amy Charette, Valeen Madden, and Katy Nelson. In order to serve all of the children in care, each county would need approximately 7-9 CASA volunteers. CASA is a State mandated program, although the program only receives about 30% of our annual budget from the State. The remainder of our budget must be raised through fundraising, grant writing, and private donors. 05482