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draft environmental impact
statement. Interested parties
will have the opportunity to
submit written comments,
which are reviewed by the
Forest Service, and then a
final environmental impact
statement will be produced.
Substantive comments —
those that provide “relevant
and new information with suf-
ficient detail and rationale” —
can be used to inform the final
plans, and people who submit
substantive comments can ob-
ject to the final plans during a
subsequent objection period.
Forest access and road clo-
sures were a major topic of
concern for many residents
during the comment periods
on the forest plan revision
process.
Resident Judy Kerr said
preserving roads and access
to the forest is important for
hunting, fishing and gathering
of mushrooms and firewood.
“They are inch by inch
restricting more and more ac-
cess to our public lands,” she
said.
Kerr believes the Forest
Service is listening to con-
cerns voiced by the public,
but doing very little to address
them. She said they only lis-
ten when people identify spe-
cific roads with concrete rea-
sons for not closing them. She
gives an example of a road
on the Ragged Ruby project,
which was reopened after it
was shown there was heavy
use of the road.
“I really don’t think they’re
paying that close of attention
because that’s not their intent
to open the roads up,” Kerr
said. “Their intent is to close
the roads, and they’ve made
that very clear.”
Beverlin said the Forest
Service does not have specif-
ic guidelines to meet in terms
of how many miles of roads
QUILTERS
On the web
Seneca Oyster Feed
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The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Viola Rose of Prairie City,
left, shares what she likes
about a quilt with Shannon
Winegar of Mt. Vernon,
center, and Latrona Smith
of Prairie City at the quilt
show on Saturday.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
of house fires. They also
give quilts for raffles to sup-
port cancer patients, rodeo
queens and other needs in the
community.
People’s Choice winner
was Faith Hundley of John
Day who created a quilt out
of heirloom items, such as
a World War II parachute, a
wedding dress and pillow-
For those who have
gone before to
protect and defend
Thank You!
120 E Main St.
John Day
541-575-0629
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Find more quilting
photos online at
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cases from her grandmothers
and aunts. Second-place win-
ner was Cheryl Ringering of
Hamilton with a warm-toned
star quilt.
Youth also showed their
creativity at the show with a
home-schooled sophomore
entering a quilt and Hinton’s
4-H sewing group entering
projects in the Crayon Col-
or Challenge where each
entrant creates a small quilt
based on a randomly select-
ed color.
Guest quilting instructor
Maggie Ball of Bainsbridge
Island, Washington, taught
workshops, showing tech-
niques from her book “Barg-
ello Quilts with a Twist,”
using quilting squares in a
variety of patterns.
are available or which roads
should be closed, but the
agency must address certain
road issues, such as conflicts
with other uses, conflicts with
wildlife and allocations for
special uses.
Beverlin explained grazing
permittees, search and rescue
and fire operations have ac-
cess to closed roads. Grazing
permittees are allowed access
to check on herds, perform
fence maintenance and deal
with other issues that arise.
Eagle photos/Rylan Boggs
Bethany Dempster plays in the softball tournament at the
Seneca Oyster Feed Saturday, May 20. See story on Page A1.
Resident Bonnie Kocis
expressed dismay that some
would get preferential access
to roads and asked if there
would be more road closures
after the travel plan was com-
pleted. Beverlin said it could
happen but only in rare cir-
cumstances.
Beverlin urged those with
concerns about road closures
to work through the govern-
ment’s feedback system to
specify which roads they want
to remain open and why.
Brady Long prepares
oysters at the Seneca Oyster
Feed Saturday, May 20.
PUBLICATION FOR SONSHINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Sonshine Christian School will be accepting pre-registrations for the
2017/2018 school year. Registration fee for students is $75.00.
Zoo Phonic Programs Taught
Pre School students must be 3 years of age before September 1 of the
school year and able to attend to toileting without staff assistance.
Their classes will be offered 2 days a week from 9-11am.
Garrett Lenz, left, serves corn at the Seneca Oyster Feed
Saturday, May 20.
Pre-Kindergarten students must be 4 years of age before September 1 of the school year.
Their classes will be offered 3 days a week from 9-11:30am.
Registration packets can be picked up at the church office, 521 E Main Street, John Day.
The office is open Tuesday-Thursday 9am-3pm. For information call (541) 575-1895
or e-mail Trace at the church e-mail address, judy@johndaynazarene.com
541-620-4255
We pick up & deliver - most anything locally:
packages, beer, pizza, kids, crated animals
to vets, etc.
05534
05645
You never need a taxi until you need one;
put me on speed dial.
Richie Colbeth, Owner/Operator
Sally DeFord batters oysters
at the Seneca Oyster Feed
Saturday, May 20.
“FOR ALL
THOSE WHO
HAVE SERVED,
THANK YOU! ”
JOHN DAY RIVER
VETERINARY CENTER
59989 Hwy. 26, John Day • 541-932-4428
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The Basics & Effective
Communication Strategies
Thursday, June 8 | 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
John Day DHS APD Office
725 W. Main St., Suite E
John Day, OR 97845
If you or someone you know is affected by Alzheimer’s disease or dementia,
it’s time to learn the facts. This program provides information on detection,
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As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias progress in their
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Explore how communication takes place when someone has Alzheimer’s,
learn to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone
with dementia, and identify strategies to help you connect and communicate
at each stage of the disease.
This class is free, but registration is required.
To register, call 800-272-3900.
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