History
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
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Community HEALTH BEAT
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From June 8, 1967: BIKE RACES – Highlighting the
motorcycle activities at the Mt. Vernon track Sunday was
a 40-lap Feature Scramble race won by Robert George
of Baker City who rode a modified Honda 160. Roy Cates
of Mt. Vernon finished second in the race. The hill climb
winner was Ray LeRouque of Prineville. Charles Cole
of Prineville won the trophy scramble. Races will be
held again Sunday with riders from Prineville at the Mt.
Vernon track.
O UT OF THE P AST
75 years ago
June 5, 1942
Several young people in-
jured in auto accident
An automobile accident that
occurred Monday evening on
the Three Flags highway, about
four miles south of Canyon City
resulted in rather serious injuries
to three occupants of the car and
two others of the group of young
people, all of John Day and who
were en route to the Joaquin
Miller Resort, received bruises
and minor cuts.
Ernie Coots, owner and
driver of the car, and Miss Dol-
lie McKern were the most se-
verely injured. Coots sustained
head injuries and was taken to
the Blue Mountain Hospital at
Prairie City, but was later re-
leased as he is recovering sat-
isfactorily, and Miss McKern
sustained severe cuts on her
face. Miss Edna Weissenfluh
suffered a broken nose and the
two others, who escaped with
minor injuries, were Harold
Johnson and Hillary Stout.
According to the occupants
who were interviewed, the car
got out of control, presumably
due to defective steering appa-
ratus, ran into the bank, turned
over and then caught fire. For-
tunately, one of the doors was
easily opened and all of the
young people managed to get
out before flames consumed
the vehicle.
50 years ago
June 8, 1967
Baker Rider Wins Race
Riding a modified Honda
160, Robert George of Baker
City was the winner Sunday
of the 40-lap Feature Scramble
race at the Mt. Vernon motorcy-
cle races.
The hill climb was won by
Ray LeRouque, Prineville, who
rode a Bultaco Matador. LeR-
ouque made it within a few feet
of the top, but as of last Sunday,
nobody has yet crested the hill.
The Over 100cc Trophy
Scramble was won by Charles
Cole, also of Prineville, on a
Bultaco Metisse.
In the main races, the high-
est placing of a local rider was
Roy Cates, who finished sec-
ond in the Feature race.
As proven last Sunday, a
motorcycle has to be especially
prepared to be competitive with
the big bikes. LeRouque’s Hon-
da was bored out to 190cc, had
coarse treaded tires front and
rear, had a 19-inch front wheel,
and had suspension modifica-
tions as well as racing handle-
bars and seat. Cole’s Bultaco
Metisse was developed by the
factory as a racing bike and has
a Rickman-designed frame and
Telesco front forks.
The major incident of the
day occurred when Bruce
Hewkin’s Yamaha 305 rolled
taillight-over-handlebar down
the hill climb; miraculously,
the bike suffered only a few
very minor dents, and Hewkin
wasn’t injured at all.
10 years ago
June 6, 2007
Mt. Vernon students say:
Welcome to Grant County!
Visitors to Grant County of-
ten pick up a copy of the “Ex-
plore” guide at the Chamber of
Commerce office in John Day.
Starting next week, they’ll also
be able to peruse “The Good
Old Days,” “Look in Our Back
Yard,” “Nicholas Wilson’s
World of Grant County,” and
more than a dozen other kids’-
eye views of the local area.
The colorful guidebooks
were produced by sev-
enth-graders in Kerri Clark’s
Cultures of the World class at
Mt. Vernon Middle School.
They wrapped up their study
of other cultures by taking a
look at their own. Each book
includes some history, a “day
in the life” feature, a photo or
drawing to represent the au-
thor’s family, and other infor-
mation about the local area.
Clark said the students used
the Explore guides, which are
produced by the Blue Moun-
tain Eagle and the Chamber, as
a starting point to create their
own personalized guides to the
local area. “I wanted them to
think about their own culture,
their homes and families and
the history of the area,” she
said.
Clark said she encouraged
the kids to put some personality
into their writing.
“They poked a little fun at
times, but we also wanted to be
respectful,” she said.
Most of the students were
colorful in their descriptions of
the county and their lifestyle.
“Grant County is a cute little
place with only seven thou-
sand people,” wrote Brittnee
Lippert. “I have to say this is
a beautiful place with amazing
wildlife.”
She and others also dealt
with rural life, head-on. “In
Grant County, 4-H is a big
thing, being that most of us out
here are hicks from the sticks,”
she wrote in her essay “Wel-
come to Hick Town.”
Ranching, hunting and
fishing, pickup trucks, the
County Fair, family and pets
were frequent themes. “In this
county you will see some of
everything. There are your old-
school cowboys in their pick-
up trucks, while the teens who
are wannabe cowboys ... drive
the cars from the ‘80s,” wrote
Nicholas Wilson. “Yet we do
not care what we drive, we are
not afraid to be seen driving
with our mom.”
David Hall, who wants to
be a chef someday, wrote about
the fun he has at school but just
couldn’t resist critiquing school
lunches in his essay, “Day at
School.”
“Man, I am telling you
what, they taste worse than
your mom’s green bean casse-
role or her meatloaf; now that is
disgusting,” he wrote.
Last week the students
were designing covers for
their books, using maps, pretty
photos and graphics plucked
from the Internet. One of the
designs was guaranteed to
wake up the sleepiest tourist;
it featured large pictures of
coiled rattlesnakes.
“It’s like a little warning
about what you might see out
there,” said the author, Bran-
don Kerr. “Just watch where
you step.”
Many of the students inter-
viewed a grandparent or some-
one else who has lived a long
time in the local area. Trey
Thompson interviewed his
grandfather, Jim Jaynes, and
was surprised at some of the
things he learned. “I learned
more about him than I already
knew,” Trey said. Alexsandra
Saunders was just getting her
interview part done last week.
“I’m going to interview Bob.
He owns Thriftway and he’s a
friend of my dad’s,” said Alex-
sandra Saunders.
Once the books are edit-
ed and bound, they will go
on display in the Chamber of
Commerce’s new office, per-
haps as early as next week.
Clark thinks visitors will get
a kick out of looking at them.
“When you go someplace
new, you don’t get a real per-
spective on the place until
you meet someone and talk to
them,” she said. “This is one
way to meet some of the peo-
ple here.”
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Sunlight is essential for synthesis of vitamin D and has benefits on mood, BUT,
UV (ultraviolet) radiation causes concerning issues such as skin cancer, sunburn,
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and sunscreens, are all crucial to prevent or reduce the potential harms associated
with UV exposure. Protect your skin this summer and learn the facts and how
sunscreen can protect you!
Myth #1: SPF 15 is enough. We should all be wearing at least 30 SPF (sun protection factor). Fair skinned individuals and
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per limb, and two tablespoons for your chest and back.
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UV exposure.
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increases. Indoor tanning and tanning outside are both dangerous. Indoor tanning gives you high levels of UV radiation in a
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the sun.
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reflected light, which is particularly intense near water, you need sunscreen. Cover up in UPF (ultraviolet protection factor)
clothing and wear wide brimmed hats with sunglasses. A cloudy day still allows penetration of the damaging rays. UV
radiation is invisible and even if it isn’t hot you need sunscreen.
Myth #10: There is such a thing as waterproof sunscreen. No such thing. This can’t even be put on the bottles
anymore. They are usually water resistant for either 40 or 80 minutes. This means reapply!
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the damaging rays. Reminder that the best protection really is sun avoidance, long sleeves, UPF clothing,
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generally better. Avoiding a sunburn doesn’t mean you’ve properly protected yourself. Once you
have tanned, you have already damaged your skin.
Myth #13: Babies can’t wear sunscreen. For babies under six months, try to avoid sun exposure, stay
covered, wear hats, and you can apply a minimal amount of sunscreen to a small area such as face
and back of hands. For children older than six months, there are no limits to using sunscreen.
Myth #14: Spray sunscreens are safe. It is actually thought that spray sunscreens aren’t safe. They
are still under investigation, but it is thought there are chemicals and particles that aren’t safe. If
you do use, spray on your hands first then rub on your skin and stay away from you face and mouth.
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color of a mole.
Eloise ‘Lois’ Hill was born on September 1, 1924. She
has lived nearly her entire life in the communities of
Kimberly, Monument and Spray.
As a young girl, she helped to cook for harvesting
crews and this led to her love of cooking and baking.
She cooked at Monument schools, first as an assistant
cook and later as the head cook, until her retirement
in 1989, after 23 years of cooking for the school. She
is always delighted when one of the ‘kids’ (now
adults) sees her and compliments her on the great
meals and especially the hot rolls she served.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
CARE CENTER
Resident of the Month
LOIS HILL
Lois married a young rancher, Charles “Son” Hill who
had several ranches along the John Day river between
Kimberly and Spray. They worked hard with their
cattle herd and growing hay. They also raised their
two children on the ranches; son, George “Gus” and
daughter, Jean.
Lois always had a big garden to help feed the family
and canned fruit every summer from the Kimberly
orchards. Lois was “Son’s” constant companion and
caregiver during the last 10 years of his life, following
a series of strokes.
Lois was also an avid quilter and spent many
afternoons quilting with her friends around Kimberly,
while “Son” was taking his afternoon nap. The
Kimberly bunco group was a source of great support
and she loved the bunco get-togethers.
Lois came to the Blue Mountain Care Center on
January 7, 2014.
Presents...
June
Visiting
Specialists
June 5
Dr. Rushton
Podiatrist
June 7
Dr. McLellan
Cardio
June 7
Dr. O’Hallaren
Urology
June 19
Dr. Rushton
Podiatrist
June 21
Dr. McLellan
Cardio
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