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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (May 31, 2017)
Community 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 B7. FRIDAY-MONDAY, JUNE 2-5 Wednesday, May 31, 2017 W HAT’S HAPPENING A11 takes place when someone has Alzheimer’s, learning to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia and identifying strategies to connect and communi- cate at each stage of the disease. There is no cost, but registra- tion is required. To register, call 800-272-3900. For a full list of upcoming classes, visit www.alz.org/oregon. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 9-10 Joe Wolter Horse Clinic ’62 Days celebration • Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day Horse trainer and competitor Joe Wolter returns to John Day to head up a colt starting, cow work and roping clinic. For spec- tators, the cost is $30 per day. Rider pre-registration is required. To sign up for the clinic, call Patti Hudson at 541-421-3456. Learn more about Wolter at joewolter.com. • Canyon City The event, hosted by the Whiskey Gulch Gang, commemo- rates the discovery of gold in Canyon City on June 8, 1862. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Miner’s Eclipse.” Parade Grand Marshal is Sharon Livingston of Long Creek. Activities include the parade, Gold Rush Run/Walk, an art show, pie and ice cream social, kids games and contests, a hanging reenact- ment and the Oregon State Fastdraw Championship. F.C. Sels Brewery will feature live music Friday and Saturday evenings. For more information, call Leslie at 541-620-4032. SATURDAY, JUNE 3 Free children’s fi shing • 9 a.m. to noon, McHaley Pond, east of Prairie City The event includes free fishing for kids with prizes, crafts and games, fishing help and other activities. The annual event is sponsored by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Malheur National Forest. The pond is a half-mile east of Prairie City; turn right at the Forrest Conservation Area sign. For more information, call Emily Davis at 541- 777-2831. The event coincides with Oregon’s free fishing weekend when a license is not required, but regulations still apply. TUESDAY, JUNE 6 Mad Hatters Meeting • Noon, Lake Creek Lodge, Logan Valley The Grant County Mad Hatters will meet. Lunch will be served. To RSVP by May 31, call Marge Conlee at 541-575- 2701. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 10-11 Eagle file photo Sam McCracken swings the rope in his favorite event, dummy roping, at the Cinnabar Mountain Playdays rodeo last year. A playday is planned June 10-11. THURSDAY, JUNE 8 Alzheimer’s Association class • 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., DHS offi ce, 725 W. Main St., Suite E, John Day The Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter will present “The Basics + Effective Communication Strategies.” Informa- tion covered includes detection, causes and risk factors, stages of the disease and treatment, as well as how communication Cinnabar Mountain Playdays • 8 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day The theme is “Tough Enough to Wear Pink.” The youth ro- deo starts at 9 a.m. Membership is $30 per person or $45 per family, and membership is required. Entry fees are $2 per event or $10 for the day. For more information, call 541-575-3520 or 541-792-0077, or email cmplaydays@gmail.com. TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13-14 Spay and neuter clinic • John Day River Veterinary Center Dogs will be seen on Tuesday and cats on Wednesday. The veterinary center is at 59989 Highway 26, west of John Day. For more information, call the center at 541-932-4428. Horse training clinic returning to John Day Blue Mountain Eagle Horse trainer and compet- itor Joe Wolter will conduct a colt-starting, cow work and roping clinic June 2-5 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day. Known for his deep under- standing of livestock and his simple, thoughtful approach to helping both animals and people, Wolter holds training clinics all over the world and at his own facilities in Asper- mont, Texas, and Ballantine, Montana. He has conducted a clinic in John Day for the past four years. “We’re very lucky to have someone of this caliber coming to Grant County,” said clinic sponsor Patti Hudson of Long Creek, who recently returned from a three-week clinic tour in England with the Wolter fam- ily. “Joe has been well known in the U.S. for years, and his popularity is really growing in- ternationally.” Wolter began his career working for renowned horse- man Ray Hunt on the Soldier Meadows Ranch in Nevada. Later, he joined legendary roper and rawhide braider Bill Dor- rance to conduct the fi rst ranch roping clinics. He also worked Contributed photo Joe Wolter works with a horse during last year’s training clinic. This year’s clinic is planned June 2-5 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day. with Dorrance’s brother, master horseman Tom Dorrance. Today, Wolter trains hors- es and competes as his clinic schedule allows. He has won numerous versatility ranch horse competitions and ranch roping events. A few spots are still avail- able for riders in John Day. Anyone interested can contact Hudson at 541-421-3456. For spectators, the cost is $30 per day. For more information about Wolter, visit joewolter. com. 05642
