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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 10, 2017 A3 Hospice fundraiser draws a crowd By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle Strutters, striders, strad- dlers and strollers walked, ran, pedaled and pushed their way to the Blue Mountain Hospital on Saturday morning. Participants had four op- tions: a 1.5-mile walk from the Seventh Street Park, a 4-mile walk from Dog Creek, a 6-mile run from Pine Creek or a 13-mile bike ride from Prairie City. Start times were staggered so everyone met back at the hospital around the same time. Prizes were awarded for youngest and oldest partic- ipants, largest family and largest business. All proceeds from the event went to Blue Mountain Home Health & Hospice. “Sometimes people think hospice is just a sad thing,” Blue Mountain Home Health and Hospice director Sylvia Dowdy-Ross said. “So it’s The Eagle/Rylan Boggs nice to get everybody out and do some physical activity Drs. Raffaella Betza, left, and Janessa Sickler run during the Strut, Stride, Straddle and and do it in remembrance of Stroll Saturday, May 6. The event was expected to raise $1,000-2,000 for Blue Mountain somebody and just make it a Home Health & Hospice. community activity.” The two walked the four Liberte said. “It’s fun to get she expected the event to raise Susan Garner and John LaLiberte walk regularly but mile stretch in about an hour out in the morning and get a $1,000-2,000. “We’re just really push- with their dogs, Hank and good walk in.” enjoyed the organized event. Hospice volunteer Sher- ing people to get out and do “It’s so much fun, and it’s Toby. “I used to run when I was ri Dowdy said the event was healthy things,” Dowdy said. good to challenge yourself,” Garner said. “We walk every younger, so it’s nice to be in one of two fundraisers the “That’s one of the reasons we a race for a good cause,” La- hospice program hosts, and do this.” day but not fast like this.” B RIEFLY Prescribed burns planned on Malheur National Forest Malheur National Forest fire managers continue to evaluate conditions for op- portunities to conduct spring prescribed burning across the forest as part of the hazardous fuels reduction program. A variety of projects are planned in each of the three ranger dis- tricts. Follow “2017 Malheur NF Prescribed Fire” on Inci- web online at https://inciweb. nwcg.gov/incident/5139/ for updates. Program available for wildfire damage to livestock fences Lightning fires damaged permanent fencing in Baker and Grant counties on private, BLM and U.S. Forest Service allotments in 2016. Private landowners and permittees in these affected areas may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program administered by the Baker-Grant County Farm Service Agency Office. Re- storing permanent livestock fences is the only practice that may be eligible. Producers who have suffered a loss from this natural disaster may con- tact the Baker-Grant County FSA Office at 541-523-7121, ext. 2, and request assistance until May 31. Seven locals named to EOU dean’s list Eastern Oregon Universi- ty named 509 students to the dean’s list for the 2017 win- ter term. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while complet- ing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term. Local students earning the honor include Jamie Wal- tenburg, Dayville; Hannah Brandsma, Michael Luttrell and Mikayla Luttrell, John Day; Carmen Vaughan, Long Creek; Skye Manderscheid, Mt. Vernon; and Amy Black, Prairie City. Quinton named to UO dean’s list University of Oregon freshman Dawson Quinton of Canyon City made the dean’s list for winter term with a 3.85 GPA. He is enrolled in the Robert D. Clark Honors College as an economics ma- jor. To qualify, a student must be an admitted undergraduate and complete at least 15 cred- its for the term with a grade point average of at least 3.75, and at least 12 of the cred- its must be taken for letter grades. Grant Union greenhouse open in May The Grant Union green- house will be open from 9:30- 11:30 a.m. and from 1-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays during the month of May. The annual Mother’s Day sale will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 12-13, also including a yard sale. J OIN US ON F ACEBOOK facebook.com/MyEagleNews Michael B. DesJardin Dentistry, PC Preventive, Restorative & Endodontics New Patients Welcome! 208 NW Canton John Day 541-575-2725 mbddental@live.com michaelbdesjardindmd.com The Eagle/Rylan Boggs Grant County Sherriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Hutchison stands for a photo on Tuesday, April 18. “My father has worked in law enforcement for years and years, it’s something I’ve always had a great respect for,” Hutchison said. Hutchison graduates from academy By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle Grant County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Hutchison graduated from the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training’s 16-week basic po- lice class in April. During the academy he received training in survival skills, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, ethics, cultural diversity, problem solving, community policing, elder abuse, drug recognition, and dozens of other subjects. “It’s a pretty wide vari- ety of training that you get,” Hutchison said. He lived in Kentucky and worked in the outdoor industry for nine years but had been interested in law en- forcement for years. When he moved back to Grant County with his family, the sheriff’s department was hiring. After a few ride-alongs, he inter- viewed and got the job. His father, Tom Hutchi- son, works as an Oregon State Trooper. “My father has worked in law enforcement for years and years, it’s something I’ve always had a great respect for,” he said. As a deputy he will be performing a variety of du- ties including paper service, search and rescue, traffic vi- olations and more. Despite growing up with a father in law enforcement, Hutchison said he was surprised by the volume of calls and how much goes on in the county. “I honestly didn’t real- ize how busy you stay,” he said. “Growing up in such a small community, I always assumed things were pretty quiet, but we do stay very busy.” Hutchison said he was still working on getting his feet under him and process- ing the weeks of training at the police academy. For now he’s focusing on the basics but expressed interest in the variety of specialized train- ing programs, such as K-9 and drug enforcement, avail- able to deputies. “Being a new deputy, all of that sounds interesting,” he said. The Oregon Youth Authority is hiring temporary and permanent part-time Group Life Coordinator positions at the Eastern Oregon Youth Correctional Facility in Burns, Oregon. For specific qualifications and the application process, visit http://www.oregon.gov/jobs and reference job number OYA16-EOYCF. For questions, please call 541-573-3133. 05584 17th Annual G RANT C OUNTY Q UILT S HOW Presented by the Friday & Saturday, May 19th & 20th 2017 G RANT C OUNTY F AIRGROUNDS Trowbridge Pavilion, John Day, OR $5.00 for both days Payments may be made at the Tax Collector’s Office at the Grant County Courthouse in Canyon City, or the payment may be mailed and postmarked no later than May 15th, 2017. Please remember that delinquent taxes accrue interest at the rate of 16% per year. If you have any questions, please call the tax office at 575-0107 or 575-0189. Featured Quilter Maggie Ball of Dragonfly Quilts Sunday workshop from the PO Box 185 Canyon City, OR 97820 “Bargello With A Twist” book Maggie’s workshop is Sun. May 21st, 9am-4pm - $25.00 Vendors for lots of shopping include: Lou’s Heartfelt Quilting, Marilyn’s Pickets and Patchwork, Quilts and Beyond, Shiny Thimble Quilt Studio, and Thimbles and More. DOOR PRIZES AND SPECIAL AWARDS TOO! 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