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A18 News Blue Mountain Eagle ’62 DAYS Continued from Page A1 June 9-10 in Canyon City. Vendors and live music will be downtown at Sel’s Brewery both nights, and the People Mover will be offer- BOOK Continued from Page A1 District No. 3., is awarded to a Grant Union senior who lives within the Mt. Vernon boundaries. Both Brooks and Williams made new discoveries about Mt. Vernon along the way. “I learned how many fam- ilies and homesteads there were in the area, and how many businesses they had until the 1950s,” Brooks said. “At one point it was a pretty booming town — now it’s al- most a ghost town. She said her first relative to settle in the area was her great-grandfather, Martin Lu- cas, who retired from the Civil War. “He had sheep and was more of a carpenter,” she said, adding he helped build the Episcopal Church in Canyon City. Williams said his father’s ing free transportation. Saturday begins with a breakfast at 6 a.m. and a gold rush walk and run at 7 a.m. The parade starts at 11 a.m., and a barbecue and ice cream social starts at noon. A mock hanging, using a volunteer from the Whiskey Gulch Gang in a special har- ness, is at 1 p.m. For vendor information, contact Dorman Gregory at 541-620-4032, and for pa- rade information and pre- registration, contact Leslie Traylor at 541-620-4032 or 541-575-1862. descendants came to the area in 1908, and through his re- search he’s found relatives he didn’t know he had. One of the many stories in- cluded in the book is about Mt. Vernon’s first school, which was organized in 1873 and built on Ingle Street. “They didn’t go to school many months out of the year in those days,” Brooks said. Back then, a fort was con- structed around the school, and, at times, the women and children gathered there “to protect them from the Indians in the 1870s,” she said, adding it was back in the days when there weren’t many people around. In 1915, there were about 60 residents, but Mt. Vernon wasn’t officially incorporated until 1948. The current population is 525. Brooks and Williams both agreed that Mt. Vernon’s school, which closed in 2012, was the heartbeat of the town. “We had a pretty good school,” Williams said. “School was the best part of Mt. Vernon in those days,” Brooks said. “I’m getting old, and I’m old-fashioned, but life was different then. ... I like that we still have a town, but I wish it would turn around and be like it was in the ’50s and ’60s.” Brooks said the book can be purchased at John Day True Value Hardware, OK Garage in Long Creek and the Genealogical Society in John Day or by contacting Brooks at 541-932-4540 or Williams at 541-932-4721. Published by Eloise Boren of ER Printing and Graphics in Dayville, the 320-page book is available for $40 a copy. “I’m glad we have it done, and I just hope everybody enjoys it and appreciates the work we put into it,” Brooks said. “It was a learning expe- rience, but it was fun.” POT Continued from Page A1 suffers from chronic pain and arthritis and is now considering medical marijuana because of the accessibility. “It’s very accessible here. I don’t go out of the county very often,” she said. In their first day of busi- ness, Kidd said the majority of her patients had been over 40, with only a handful of younger customers. In Oregon, the min- imum age to buy recreational marijuana is 21. Only those with medical cards can access and make pur- chases from the new dispensary in John Day, with the exception of a limited number of super- vised visitors being able to enter the business. The building features about The Eagle/Rylan Boggs A jar of marijuana at the Rocky Mtn. Dispensary in John Day. The dispensary opened Thursday, June 1, and is the first of its kind in Grant County. $27,000 in security measures, including glass break censors at every entrance, motion cen- sors at every door, door break censors, key panels, an audi- Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Students of Humbolt Elementary raise their hands to answer Grant County Search and Rescue volunteer Dan Vandehey’s question during the May 31 outdoor presentation at the school. From left: Taylor Moss, Kennedy Benge, Ashlie Tipton, Tucker Carpenter, Edi Hernandez and Owen Nehl (back, center). SEARCH Continued from Page A1 ble alarm, panic buttons and 360-degree infrared cameras. The dispensary contracted the system through Cannaguard, a company that provides securi- ty systems specifically for the cannabis industry. To ensure compliance with regulations, the state can access all cameras and needs only provide one-hour notice before performing an inspection of the building, Olson said. The dispensary is selling only locally grown marijuana, as well as edibles, and other processed marijuana prod- ucts, such as wax and shatter, are imported from outside the county. As marijuana is still illegal on a federal level, most banks are unwilling to work with can- nabis retailers. Therefore, the dispensary will be operating on a cash-only basis. W e would like to thank Doug & Judy Hudson for always keeping Canyon City Cemetery looking trim, neat, beautiful and always green. We have been so proud to take family and friends there. We wish you a long and happy retirement. THE MUMMY PG-13 An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence and terrors that defy human comprehension. FRI - THURS (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:50 05754 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES PG-13 Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon. FRI - THURS (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:45 $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth Silvies Valley Ranch is proud to announce the winners of our Educational Scholarships for 2017! This year we are awarding 19 scholarships to local Grant and Harney County graduates and want to extend our congratulations to this year’s recipients, as well as to all the 2017 graduates, on your great accomplishment! 2017 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Jacob White* Jackson Thein* Jeff Davies* Trey Recanzone* Scott Davies Layle Bennett Tonya McBain Erik Davies* Claire Hammond Jamie Waltenburg* Cheyenne Nichols Kendall Hettinga Rayce Houser* Rayne Houser* Dauna Bishop Jessica Carter Hailey Carter George “G.W.” Clark Dinorha Vidrio Landin ’13 Burns Union ’14 Burns Union ’15 Burns Union ’16 Burns Union ’17 Burns Union ’17 Burns Union ’17 Burns Union ’13 Crane Union ’17 Crane Union ’16 Dayville ’17 Dayville ’17 Dayville ’14 Grant Union ’14 Grant Union ’17 Grant Union ’17 Grant Union ’17 Grant Union ’17 Monument ’17 Monument *Multi-Year Recipient 05731 05738 WONDER WOMAN PG-13 Diana, princess of the Amazons and trained warriors, leaves home to fight a war to end all wars. FRI - THURS (12:45) (3:45) 6:45 9:40 Jan & Jake O’Rorke Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Kell said it was also im- portant to carry certain items while hiking. Humbolt third-grader Riley Davis as- sisted by showing items to take, pulling each one out of a bright yellow backpack — which each student was given at the assembly. As Davis held up a flash- light, food, water, a warm hat and a whistle, Kell ex- plained how each item could help someone survive and be found. “If you do get lost, stop, stay put, find an open clear- ing, maybe hug a tree,” she said. “Also, remember, if you do get lost, there’s going to be people like me looking for you. Be visible, blow a whis- tle, and if you don’t have a whistle, make some noise.” Volunteer Ramy Jisha demonstrated how her dog Ruger, a Dutch shepherd, is trained to find a person. First-grader Wyatt Davis hid under a covered table in the center of the gym. After sniffing, shaking and tossing an article of Wyatt’s clothing, Ruger made a beeline for Wy- att. Ruger then ran to his train- er for his reward, a squeaky toy. “It’s all a game to him,” Jisha said. Outside, the students ex- plored a search and rescue trailer as Undersheriff Zach Mobley showed them equip- ment used in searches. Search dog Gabby, a long- haired German shepherd, stood with her owner Cindy Lemcke, enjoying some atten- tion from the children. Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer, who leads the search and rescue team, said the team is following Deschutes County’s “Hug a Tree” program to teach children what to do if they become lost. He explained, when a young boy went miss- ing for 17 hours last year, the search became more diffi- cult because the boy was on the move. Palmer said the boy’s legs were scraped up from running past bushes and branches. “They need to sit down and make themselves visible and audible,” he said. “We’re trying to teach them to sit down and hug a tree and make themselves seen and heard.” He added the volunteer search and rescue team is al- ways looking for more mem- bers, and applications are available. For more informa- tion, call the sheriff’s office at 541-575-1131. 541-523-6377 Search and rescue dog Ruger jumps for his toy after finding Wyatt Davis (still hiding under a table). Ramy Jisha throws a toy to the Dutch shepherd, and her daughter Sky holds a T-shirt belonging to Davis, which was shown to Ruger for the scent. Humbolt Elementary students, including first-grader Jayden Daniels, pet German shepherd, Gabby, a search and rescue dog belonging to Cindy Lemcke who visited the school, along with other Grant County Search and Rescue team. In back, is Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer who coordinates the county search and rescue team. 541-963-6577 541-573-6377 541-523-6377 05370
