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WHAT’S
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21
HAPPENING
Rainbow Gathering informational meeting
• 6 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall
Participants from the 2017 annual Rainbow Gathering will
host an informational town hall meeting to answer questions
from residents and get to know the communities near the gath-
ering. Those who are curious or have concerns about the Rain-
bow Gathering are encouraged to attend the meeting, and are
invited to visit the gathering site as well.
Youths ages 8-18 can sign up
for Grant County Youth Golf
this summer. This clinic is
June 26-30.
“Famine, fi re, and two men made Kam Wah
Chung” presentation
FRIDAY, JUNE 23
• 3-8:30 p.m., Belshaw Fields, Seventh Street Complex,
John Day
This event will feature music, food and drinks. The band
I4NI and DJ Jeff will perform; 1188 Brewing will be serving
beer, cider and wine; and various food vendors will be avail-
able. Proceeds will benefi t the John Day Canyon City Parks
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 23-24
Community-wide yard sale
• Mt. Vernon
Those interested in getting on the list can call Mt. Vernon
City Hall at 541-932-4688.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 23-25
Chief Joseph Rally
JUNE 21, 22 AND 23
Grub & Grog in the Park
A7
designated for questions and to report concerns: 541-575-
3131.
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 A17.
• 8:15 p.m, June 21 and 23, Clyde Holliday State Park am-
phitheater
• 7 p.m., June 22, Canyon City Community Hall
Mel Magers, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
camp host, will present a free, 45-minute slide show detail-
ing the historical signifi cance of the Chinese in Grant County.
There is no admission fee. For more information, call the Kam
Wah Chung State Heritage Site at 541-575-2800.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Eagle file photo
and Recreation Department. Admission is a $10 donation, and
tickets are available online or at the gate upon entry. For more
information, fi nd the Parks and Recreation Department on
Facebook, visit jdccparksandrec.weebly.com or call the offi ce
at 541-575-0110 or Program Director Jeff Meyerholz at 541-
620-4515.
Forest Service Rainbow Gathering meeting
• 5-6:30 p.m., Malheur National Forest headquarters, John Day
To share information and answer questions, the For-
est Service will host a community meeting in the Juniper
Hall Conference Room. Cooperating agencies, including
Oregon State Police, John Day Police Department, Grant
County Sheriff’s Offi ce, Blue Mountain Hospital and lo-
cal elected offi cials, are invited to attend and present infor-
mation at this meeting. A public information line has been
• Grant County Fairgrounds
The BMW Riders of Oregon will host its annual BMW mo-
torcycle rally with rides, seminars and entertainment. For more
information, visit bmwro.org.
MONDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 26-30
Grant County Junior Golf
• 10 a.m.-12 p.m., John Day Golf Course
Junior golf is open to boys and girls ages 8-18. Clubs will be
available. A team scramble and ice cream party will take place
Friday. The cost is $30 per person. For more information, call
the golf course at 541-575-0170, or Ron Lundbom at 541-575-
1850 during the day.
TUESDAY, JUNE 27
Entrepreneurs meeting
• 10 a.m., Timbers Bistro, 742 W. Main, John Day
Local entrepreneurs and startups are welcome to attend. For
more information, email David at david@envme.com.
‘The Shack’ showing
• 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 126 NW Canton St.,
John Day
All are welcome to attend a viewing of the fi lm ‘The Shack,’
based off of William Paul Young’s novel. For more information,
call the church at 541-575-1326.
First farmers market kicks off summer
Local vendors
offer a variety
of goods
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
The fi rst John Day Farmers
Market of the year featured
clear skies, fl oating cotton
and local wares.
Merchants at the farmers
market sold everything from
handmade jewelry to local
produce Saturday morning.
One vendor, Janine Good-
win, sold jewelry made with
a variety of materials includ-
ing natural stones and Czech
glass. She chose Czech glass
because it’s handmade and the
workers are compensated ade-
quately, she said.
Goodwin said she got her
Jars of honey from J5 Beekeeping at the John Day
Farmers Market Saturday, June 17.
Eagle photos/Rylan Boggs
Janine Goodwin compliments Emma Fields on a piece of
jewlery at the John Day Farmers Market Saturday, June 17.
start making jewelry in the
1990s making rosaries. She’s
continued and branched out
into a variety of earnings and
necklaces.
She uses American-made
materials whenever possible
and said she is more con-
cerned with making some-
thing beautiful that lasts than
creating something that is in
fashion at the moment.
“My touchstone is quality
materials and making things
that last,” Goodwin said.
Much of her work has
western
and
Christian
themes, but she works with
anything that appeals to her.
Local and regional hon-
ey and beeswax was avail-
able from J5 Beekeeping.
Beeswax has variety of
uses including making can-
dles and soap and is used
in woodworking and fl y
tying, according to Shana
Langely.
The stand was selling four
different types of honey, all
from a different region in the
state. The fl avor of the hon-
ey is affected by local pollen
sources, giving each honey a
distinct taste, Langely said.
The farmers market takes
place every Saturday until
mid-October. For informa-
tion about the market, call
Michele Bishop at 541-792-
0958 or email johndayfarm-
ersmarket@gmail.com.
GRUB &
GROG
COME AND ENJOY MUSIC,
YARD GAMES, FOOD AND BEER!
Friday, June 23, 2017
541-523-6377
541-963-6577
541-573-6377
541-523-6377
05370
PRAIRIE CITY
4TH OF JULY LINEUP
(proceeds go towards
JD/CC Parks & Rec)
“Wear a Red Hat”
7th Street
Complex,
John Day
Gate opens at 4:30
• 1188
• Suds Pub
• Little Canyon Food Cart
• Veraci Pizza • And More..
to show support for our troops and a contest at 1:00pm.
Pick up and return parade entries at Prairie City Hall.
Or fax to (541) 820-3566 • text to pchall@ortelco.net
Parade: starts at noon.
Parade line-up on North Johnson.
Whiskey Gulch Gang is going to be starting
the parade with a BIG BANG!!!
Color Guard will be the
Prairie City Legion Hall Post #106.
Legion Hall Burgers will be offered
at the Legion Hall starting at 11am.
FFA - BBQ in the park next to city hall.
05799
Strawberry Shortcake will be served by the
Green Thumb Garden Club 10am-4pm.
Fireworks at Dusk on the
OxBow Ranch on County Road 60.
DONATIONS
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Belshaw Fields
See next week’s ad for more details.