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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
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know and serve you.
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