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
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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
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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
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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
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Hair It Is
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Blue Mountain Hospital
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Snaffle Bit
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The Burckard Family
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Outpost
Izee Livestock
The Ugly Truth
Fossil Shift
Little Canyon Food Cart
Squeeze-In Restaurant
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Eastern Oregon Realty
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Malheur Lumber Co.
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