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Community and History Blue Mountain Eagle The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Fri- day. Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@bmea- gle.com. For meetings this week, see our list in the classi- fieds on Page A17. SATURDAY, MAY 13 W HAT’S HAPPENING Back to the Woods Wednesday, May 10, 2017 A7 provided by 1188 Brewing. A raffle, silent auction and 50-50 drawing will hand out over $1,000 in prizes. To register for softball, call Pete at 541-620-4533; for the golf scramble, call Chris at 541-542-2201. For more information, contact Seneca City Hall, 541-542-2161. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 19-20 Grant County Quilt Show • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chester’s Thriftway, Les Schwab and Leather’s parking lots Logging equipment, fire engines, Smokey Bear and a per- egrine falcon will be featured in this community celebration of collaborative work occurring in the forest, sponsored by Blue Mountains Forest Partners and the Malheur National Forest. Free hot dogs and hamburgers will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until food runs out. • 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day The Grant County Piecemakers Quilting Guild presents the 17th annual quilting show. The featured quilter will be Maggie Ball of Dragonfl y Quilts. Several vendors for shopping will be available. There will be food, door prizes, special awards and a raffl e for a quilt drawing. The cost of admission is $5 for both days. For more infor- mation, email gcpiecemakers@gmail.com, or call Lou’s Heartfelt Quilting at 541-620-2798, Quilts and Beyond at 541-820-4777 or the Shiny Thimble at 541-932-4111. Second Saturday Gathering • 9:30-11:30 a.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day Ladies of Grant County are invited to the Second Satur- day Gathering. This will be the third of a four-part series on the components of the “Love Commandment,” focus- ing on the mind. Kathy Rogers and Lis Davis will present music at the no-host breakfast. Coffee and tea are com- plimentary. TUESDAY, MAY 16 SUNDAY, MAY 21 Quilting workshop Eagle file photo Prepping oysters for the Seneca Oyster Feed is a messy job that involves many busy hands. The annual event is planned for Saturday, May 20, this year. SATURDAY, MAY 20 Entrepreneurs and startups meeting • 10 a.m., Timbers Bistro, 742 W. Main St., John Day Local entrepreneurs and startups are welcome to attend an initial networking meeting to provide input and help plan for future meetings. For more information, email David at david@envme.com. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 Fused glass workshop • 6-9 p.m., Grant Union Jr/Sr High School art room Artist Nancie Miller will instruct participants in the art of glass fusing. The cost to attend is $65, and all materials and tools will be provided. Class size is limited. To reserve a space, call JJ Collier at 541-980-4258 or 541-575-1799, ext. 36. Auxiliary yard sale • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Canyon City Community Center Blue Mountain Hospital Auxiliary’s yard sale is a fund- raiser that supports the needs of Blue Mountain Hospital and Care Center. A wide variety of items will be available for sale, and donations will be accepted until Friday, May 19. To donate, call Virginia Miller at 541-932-4500. Seneca Oyster Feed • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day Maggie Ball of Dragonfly Quilts will host a workshop for quilters, focusing on her book, “Bargello Quilts with a Twist.” The cost to attend is $25. To sign up, email gcpiece- makers@gmail.com, or call Lou’s Heartfelt Quilting at 541- 620-2798, Quilts and Beyond at 541-820-4777 or the Shiny Thimble at 541-932-4111. MONDAY, MAY 22 Swim team sign ups • 5:30-7:30 p.m., Gleason Pool, John Day Sign ups for this year’s swim team will be at Gleason Pool. For more information, call Heather at 541-390-5790. TUESDAY, MAY 23 Spring concert • Noon, Seneca Park The 26th annual Seneca Oyster Feed will feature a soft- ball tournament, golf scramble and all-you-can-eat oysters. A hamburger stand will also be open. The beer garden will be • 7 p.m., Grant Union Jr/Sr High School Old Gym All are welcome to be entertained by Grant Union band and choir students in grades 6-12 at the school’s spring con- cert. The concert will feature a number of movie themes. O UT OF THE P AST 75 years ago May 8, 1942 Proposed new Soil Dis- trict would enclose Grant County region Strong sentiment for the establishment of another soil conservation district in Or- egon, this one to be in the Monument region of Grant County, was expressed at the recent hearing con- ducted there by William L. Teutsch, assistant director of extension and member of the state soil conservation committee. The hearing was held after 32 landowners had petitioned the commit- tee for the creation of such a district under the state law. The proposed district in- cludes about 276,000 acres of grazing and crop land in the vicinity of Monument and lying around the north fork of the John Day river. Reasons given by ranch- ers and stockmen attending the hearing for creation of the district were to make possible community action on erosion control, water and irrigation development, weed and rodent control, range improvement and generally better land use practices. Another reason cited and one looming in importance throughout the state was to establish and maintain a district so as to be ready to cooperate in any public works program, which may develop in the post-war period. The 50 landowners attending the hearing, who operate more than half of the area in the proposed district, were unanimously in favor of Eagle file photo From May 11, 1967: Jail Moving — To make room for the building addition at the Grant County Museum in Canyon City, the Greenhorn jail was moved by a crane to the other side of the Joaquin Miller cabin Monday. Donating the equipment and labor to move the jail was the San Juan Lumber Co. of John Day. Carroll Sohr and his three-man crew started construction Monday for 25-foot addition at the north and south ends of the museum. Depending on the weather, the project is expected to be completed in about a month. Matching materials of the present building will be used for the project. When completed, the museum will be repainted. The addition is the first building project for the museum since it was built in 1953. The addition project is the contribution of Herman Oliver of John Day. organizing the district, and they estimated that 90 per- cent or more of the land- owners favor such action, Teutsch reported. Under the regular prac- tices of the state commit- tee, the record of the hear- ing will be considered by it at its May meeting, after which a decision will be reached as to whether the district is needed. If the committee decides favor- ably, a vote will be called for among the landowners, a majority of whom, own- ing 60 percent or more of the land, must vote favor- ably before the district can be set up. be in charge of the competi- tive swimming program and swimming instruction. Jones will handle baseball and two days of other activities. Velure, recreation student from the university, will be the overall program coordinator and will instruct girls’ softball, vol- leyball and track at the fair- grounds. Every child in the county is welcome to enter the program. Activities to be offered include baseball, swimming instruc- tion, competitive swimming, track, girls softball, adult soft- ball, volleyball, weightlifting, archery, fi shing methods, arts and crafts, table tennis and golf. Assisting with the program will be the Canyon Creek Ar- chery Club and the Mt. View Country Club. Field trips may be offered. It had the largest demand, according to a survey taken of the recreation interest in the local area. Additional help is needed to assist with this particular activity. There will be a small entry fee in the program to cover insurance, supplies, equipment and super- vision expenses. The Gleason swimming pool will tentatively open May 27. Signups for the swimming program will be held in the following 10 days. Signups for the summer program will start about June 7. A recreation meet- ing for all interested persons will be held in the meeting room of the county courthouse Monday, May 15, at 8 p.m. Eagle file photo From May 9, 2007: Volunteer firefighters Eddy Hicks and Adrian Wheeler help Prairie City School second-grader Sarah Ennis climb down a ladder to escape a simulated house fire. The demonstration was part of a fire prevention and fire safety program held at the school last week. 50 years ago May 11, 1967 Recreation program to be offered A complete summer recre- ation program is being offered for the fi rst time this year for all youngsters of Grant County. Sponsoring the program are the city of John Day, the John Day grade school, Grant Union high school and the Grant County Fair Board. The basic summer pro- gram will last eight weeks. The swimming program will be 10 weeks. Employed to operate the program are Bill Chambers and Don Jones of Grant Union and Ed Velure of the Univer- sity of Oregon. Chambers will 541-523-6377 541-963-6577 541-573-6377 541-523-6377 05370 National Hospital Week BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK! John Day Eye Clinic Bear Valley Meadows Golf Club John Day River Veterinary Clinic Bank of Eastern Oregon Les Schwabs of Burns 1st Choice Auto Body Velvet Touch Car Wash Nydam’s Ace Hardware Sigh Massage Oster’s Professional Group Lindsay & Wanda Wenick Muzzy’s 123 Dollar Store Joy Lane Sam Lane Blue Mtn. Eagle GIBCO Old West FCU Russell’s Custom Meats JW Pettyjohn Trucking Jack & Teresa Southworth John & Yvonne Saunders John Day True Value Chester’s Thriftway Polished Nails JD Rents & Power Equipment John Day Golf Club Ed Staub and Sons Les Schwabs of John Day Mobile Glass Hair It Is Gourmet & Gadgets Len’s Drug Java Jungle Carol Page 31 Karen Spencer John Day Dairy Queen Timbers Bistro Blue Mountain Hospital The Wimers Crown Cattle Co. John Day Video and Electronics Snaffle Bit Canyon Creek Vet Clinic The Burckard Family John Day NAPA Outpost Izee Livestock The Ugly Truth Fossil Shift Little Canyon Food Cart Squeeze-In Restaurant Bisnett Wanda Kenyon Eastern Oregon Realty Country Preferred Realtors Malheur Lumber Co. Blue Mtn. Chiropractic A Flower Shop and More Subway of John Day Prime Time Video Gander Ranch 1188 Brewing Co. BMHD Administration and Human Resources would like to thank ALL Staff for your diligence in living our Hospital Mission and Values every day! We thank you for all of your efforts you put into making our Hospital better each day. And everyone who showed up to play and support the Seneca School!! Quality Healthcare Close To Home 05579 170 Ford Road, John Day • 541-575-1311 www.bluemountainhospital.org 05607