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Local graduation
dates and last
days of school set
Prairie City graduation is 2
p.m. Saturday, June 3, and last
day of school is Friday, June 2,
for a half day.
Dayville graduation is 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 3, and last day of
school is Wednesday, June 7.
Monument graduation is
1 p.m. Saturday, May 27, and
last day of school is Thursday,
June 1. Long Creek graduation
is 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27,
and last day of school is Thurs-
day, June 1, for a half day.
Humbolt and Seneca
School have their last day
Wednesday, June 7.
Natural Resource
Camp registration
deadline June 1
Natural Resource Camp,
a weeklong, outdoor educa-
tion summer camp for Ore-
gon students entering seventh
through ninth grade, will take
place June 26-30 at Lake
Creek Youth Camp in Grant
County.
The camp aims to stimu-
late appreciation for the nat-
ural environment and teaches
environmental stewardship.
Participants will learn about
fisheries, wildlife, fire ecol-
ogy, rangeland management,
timber harvests and stream
morphology from a diverse
group of natural resource pro-
fessionals, including private
contractors, permit holders,
agency personnel and water-
shed councils. Some of this
year’s activities include an
early morning bird walk, star-
gazing, watershed simulation,
macro-invertebrates course,
salmon bake, fish and wildlife
education, rangeland health,
bat box building and bonfires.
The registration deadline
is June 1. Registration forms
are available at OSU Exten-
sion Offices across the state.
The forms are also available
online at http://extension.or-
egonstate.edu/grant/camps.
The “4-H Summer Camps”
link leads to the registration
portal, which is found under
the Natural Resource Camp
link. Scholarships are also
available.
Natural Resource Camp
would not be possible without
the collaborative efforts of
local partnerships and volun-
teers.
Harvesting
over a gallon
of mushrooms
requires permit
Mushrooms are pushing up
through the soil, but harvesters
should be aware of regulations.
A permit is not required to
harvest, possess or transport
less than one gallon in Oregon,
according to a Forest Service
press release. These free-use
mushrooms are for personal
consumption and cannot be
sold, bartered or given away.
A commercial permit is re-
quired for people 18 or older
for more than one gallon. Com-
mercial picking is prohibited in
wilderness areas. An Industrial
Camping Permit is required if
commercial mushroom har-
vesters and buyers plan to camp
overnight on National Forest
System lands, which can only
be obtained at the local rang-
er district office on the forest
being harvested. Commercial
mushroom harvesters and buy-
ers are prohibited from camp-
ing in developed campgrounds.
Commercial permits cost
$2 per day with a 10-day min-
imum, or $100 for the year. A
buyer’s permit costs $600 plus
administrative costs.
Check with ranger districts
to determine if temporary road
and area closures are still in ef-
fect in last year’s wildfire areas.
Proper identification and
determination of whether a
mushroom is edible is the re-
sponsibility of the picker. Many
forest mushroom varieties are
poisonous.
Disaster drill
planned June 1
Blue Mountain Hospital
will be performing a training
disaster drill on Thursday, June
1. The drill will start at 9 a.m. at
Grant Union Jr./Sr. School and
will end at 11 a.m. at the hos-
pital. More emergency vehicles
will be out on the roads and at
the hospital. The vehicles will
not be using their lights and
sirens during the drill. Services
will not be interrupted at this
time, and emergency crews will
still be on staff and prepared in
the event that an emergency
does arise during the training.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
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Prairie City clerk
retires after 29 years
McDonald
looks forward
to remodeling
home and
traveling
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
Lyn McDonald has been
through 11 mayors.
After almost 29 years as
the Prairie City city clerk,
she decided it’s time to re-
tire and enjoy life.
Her husband, Dan, a
lifetime contractor, retired
in October, which prompt-
ed her to spend more time
at home.
“I just decided I wanted
to be home so we could do
things together,” she said.
The two are currently
remodeling their home, and
she is looking forward to
purchasing new furniture
and landscaping their yard.
Once they’ve completed the
remodel, she said they have
a week-long trip to the coast
planned in their RV.
McDonald is looking
forward to visiting friends
in northern California and
exploring some of the east-
ern part of the country.
“I’ve never been east of
Boise, so it would be a joy
for me to go east and see
some of that country and
some of those other states,”
she said.
While she is glad to be
retiring, she said she would
miss interacting with res-
idents, especially the se-
niors.
“When they come in to
pay their bill, it’s become
over the years a time to
catch up with them and see
what they’re doing,” she
said. “We always have to
stop and visit a little bit, and
I’ve enjoyed that a lot.”
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Lyn McDonald stands for a photo outside the Prairie City City Hall on Wednesday,
May 17. McDonald said she looks forward to traveling and spending time with her
husband, Dan.
Her least favorite part of
the job was chasing down
people with delinquent pay-
ments.
She remembers when the
city renovated Front Street,
adding new sidewalks, trees
and flower beds.
“That was probably the
best event that happened
in the time I was here,” she
said.
McDonald performed a
wide variety of duties, in-
cluding acting as the city
planner.
“I’m not educated in
that, but I’ve managed to
get them through,” she said.
In her retirement, Mc-
Donald said she wants to
stay involved with the city.
She isn’t planning on run-
ning for city council, but
plans to attend meetings.
She plans to get involved in
local activities and groups
like Talents and Treasures.
“People tell me that you
become very busy, wheth-
er you like it or not,” she
said.
A celebration is planned
for McDonald’s retirement
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri-
day, May 26, at the Prairie
City City Hall. Cake will be
served all day, and residents
will have a chance to meet
the new city clerk, Bobbie
Brown.
Attention Grant County Veterans:
Did you know Grant County Veterans
Services Officer is available to assist
YOU in applying for all VA benefits
you may be entitled to?
See your Grant County Veteran Services
Officer today for more information,
located at Grant County Court House.
Jeff Wilcox
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I think of you and miss you every day,
Clayton. You will never be forgotten.
Love, Mom
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