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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Grant County spelling whizzes compete Blue Mountain Eagle Spellers from all corners of the county competed at this year’s Grant Education Service District County Spelling Contest held Thursday, April 27, at the John Day Elks Lodge No. 1824. There were 45 students from the fi ve Grant County school districts participating in the con- test, which was divided into four divisions, including Primary for grades K-3, Division I for grades 4-5, Division II for grades 6-8 and Division III for 9-12. First-place winners each re- ceived a Kindle Fire. Second place earned a hydro fl ask and third place a Cinch Sac back pack. The top spellers in Divi- sions I through III have the op- portunity to compete at the Sept. 2 Oregon Spellers Statewide Spelling Championship at the state fairgrounds in Salem. Savannah Kowing, an em- ployee with the Education Ser- vice District, lauded those who supported the students, the vol- unteers and the John Day Elks Lodge for their help with the event. Readers were Stacie Hol- mstrom, Chris Cronin, Ashley Masterson-Armichardy and Sa- vannah Kowing. Test correctors, in addition to the readers, were Donna Becker, Kyle Pettyjohn, Andrea Combs, Ryan Gerry and Jo Sproul. The master of cere- mony was ESD Superintendent Robert Waltenburg. Contributed photo Grant Union junior Reagan Shelley shares an American Legion Auxiliary poppy with school librarian Jamie Wright. Poppies will be available by donation locally Thursday through Saturday, May 18- 20, at Chester’s Thriftway in John Day. Poppy Days are May 18-20 Blue Mountain Eagle National Poppy Day is Friday, May 26, and the red American Legion Auxiliary paper poppies will be avail- able by donation locally Thursday through Saturday, May 18-20, at Chester’s Thriftway in John Day. The poppies are worn to honor the fallen and support the living military service members, and proceeds from donations assist disabled and hospital- ized veterans. Grant Union junior Rea- gan Shelley, this year’s Girls State delegate through the American Legion Auxilia- ry Unit No. 77 in John Day, handed out the fi rst poppy this week at the school. She will attend the June 11-17 session of Girls State at Wil- lamette University in Salem. G RANT U NION CLARINETIST PLACES FIFTH AT STATE Grant Union sophomore Carle Wright competed at the April 29 OSAA Solo State Championships, finishing fifth in low clarinet. The music competition was held at Pacific University in Forest Grove. “The judges only had good things to say about her performance,” said Grant Union band director Lori Hart. “I am very proud of the work she put in, and that work really showed while she performed.” Contributed photo Primary Division, left to right: Jin Bo Ciochetti (second place), Boyden Weaver (third place) and Gracey Kenyon (first place). Contributed photo Division I, left to right: Hunter Noel (second place), Nick Devine (first place), Macy Carter (third place, tie) and Alici Archibald (third place, tie). Primary Division First place, Gracey Kenyon, grade 3, Humbolt Second place, Jin Bo Ciochetti, grade 3, Monument Third place, Boyden Weaver, grade 3, Humbolt Division I First place, Nick Devine, grade 4, Monument Second place, Hunter Noel, grade 5, Seneca Third place (tie), Alici Archibald, grade 5, Humbolt; and Macy Carter, grade 5, Seneca Division II First, Katrine Bogardus, grade 6, Dayville home school student Second, Max Bailey, grade 6, Humbolt Third, Thomas Kreamier, grade 8, Long Creek Division III First, Jessica Carter, grade 12, Grant Union Second, Kendall Hettinga, grade 12, Dayville Third, Brittani Hays, grade 12, Monument Contributed photo Contributed photo Division II, left to right: Katrine Bogardus (first place), Max Bailey (second place), Thomas Kreamier (third place). Division III, left to right: Kendall Hettinga (second place), Brittani Hays (third place) and Jessica Carter (first place). Contributed photo American Legion Auxiliary POPPY BOOTH will be at Chester’s Thriftway Thursday - Saturday, May 18-20 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday 7am- 6pm Friday 8am - 5pm Mendy Sharpe FNP Apppointments available J OIN U S F OR IN To all of our friends and customers: Thank you for your friendship and loyalty. It has been our pleasure to know and serve you. Thank you for your condolences and for respecting our privacy at this difficult time. Sincerely, Charles, Kathy and Amanda Fox Repair LLC M IA OR EM M P R R OMOTION D R R AY E E G G S U U Friday & Saturday May 19th & 20th 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. ! R 05611 05613 Charles Born, 59, of Long Creek passed away May 6, 2017. E VERYTHING R UGER O N S ALE ! Come in and receive two free tickets for the Ruger Firearm Drawings. Charles leaves behind his wife, Kathy; two daughters, Amanda Born (Nolan Riis) and Stephenie Lewis (Shawn Foster); one son, Ed Lewis; two granddaughters, Kaitlin Lewis and Addison Foster; and in-laws Tony Lewno and Patty Adams. Ruger Hats & T-Shirts! ENTER TO WIN! Ruger Rifle American Predator 6.5 Creedmore and a Revolver LCR 38 Special. Charles was preceded in death by his son, Charlie Born; and his parents, Chet and LaVerne Born. L AST W EEK ’ S T EMPS J OHN D AY ..................................................................... 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