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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
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a local option levy to voters,”
Green said.
In other city news, a re-
cent poll conducted by Or-
egon Solutions, an agency
that helps communities
build consensus about an
enhancement project, identi-
fied the Innovation Gateway
as a priority.
The Innovation Gateway
Jamie Cernazanu sings the national anthem before the
demolition derby Saturday, July 22.
Eagle photos/Rylan Boggs
Cody Frazier of John Day sits in his car after being
knocked out of the 28th annual demolition derby at the
Grant County Fairgrounds Saturday, July 22.
fund other events including
the ’62 Days celebration in
June.
With only two truck en-
tries, this year’s derby did
not feature a truck heat, but
is a 53-acre property pur-
chased by the city to improve
city connectivity, create a
new wastewater treatment
facility and open the doors
for a number of possible im-
provement projects.
The survey included 330
participants, the majority of
which lived in John Day or
visited at least once a week.
Other priorities, in order,
were a recreation center,
improved housing options,
high-speed internet and a
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28th annual
demolition derby
organizers hope to have more
entries next year.
“We want to put on a
show,” Farrell said. “That’s
the main thing: putting on a
show for the crowd.”
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Those surveyed also felt
John Day should become an
innovation center for agri-
culture, food production and
education.
Mayor Ron Lundbom
said he thought partnering
with Oregon Solutions was
a good investment so far and
said it was nice to see the
county, hospital and school
district all on the same page.
He said the high survey
response rate impressed Or-
egon Solutions, which was
not accustomed to so many
responses for such a small
group.
Lundbom was also sur-
prised at the importance of
arts and culture to locals.
marketing campaign.
Steady jobs in new indus-
tries were an overwhelming
top choice for what might
draw people to John Day. A
strong educational system
was also important, accord-
ing to Green.
Many of those surveyed
said they thought the Kam
Wah Chung Museum and
improved arts and cultural
opportunities were import-
ant in attracting people to
the area.
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First place: Nick Stiner, $2,000
Second place: Douglas Hills, $1,500
Third place: Cody Frazier, $500
Most aggressive driver: Wayne Saul
Hard luck winner: Jonathan Schmeck
Ed Moulton shakes hands with another driver after the
end of their heat in the demolition derby.
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Williams said residents and
business owners should stock
up on supplies early.
“Get it done now,” he
said. “Don’t wait on it, be-
cause it may not be avail-
able, or the crowds may be
so big that you may not want
to get out.”
Williams said, personally,
he is planning to have extra
food and water for seven
days. He recommends res-
idents have one gallon of
drinking water a day per per-
son, as well as food, medi-
cation and other necessities.
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Stiner described it as “just
a plain Jane, regular, sturdy
body car.”
“We had a motor that fit
in it and a tranny that would
run, so we figured why not,”
he said.
The 17 other vehicles
were all American-made
models ranging from the ear-
ly ’70s to late ’90s.
The cars were divided into
three heats. Cars that sur-
vived the heats could com-
pete in the main event for
a chance to win the $2,000
first-place prize.
“It’s pretty amazing how
bad a car can get beat up
and then get back in there,”
organizer Hugh Farrell
said.
Depsite the violent nature
of the derby, there were no
injuries this year, something
Farrell said is typical.
The derby is hosted annu-
ally by the Whiskey Gulch
Gang, and proceeds help
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All the towns in Grant
County are expected to be
affected by heavy traffic be-
cause all are in the path of
totality.
“One stalled vehicle could
back up traffic for miles,” he
said. “I’m reasonably confi-
dent ODOT will be able to
keep the roads open. In town
is a different matter because
that is where everybody is
converging.”
Filling vehicle fuel tanks
and having cash on hand, in
case ATMs and debit ma-
chines are down, are also im-
portant, he said.
Extra people could mean
extra crime, so Williams sug-
gested increasing security
around businesses, homes and
vehicles.
Cellphone service could
also be disrupted, especially
during peak times.
Williams has an incident
management team, which in-
cludes five first responders
from throughout the state,
as well as a communications
trailer with a staff of 10, and
all are volunteering their time.
“Plan on being inconve-
nienced, and be patient,” he
said. “This isn’t going to be
that hard to get through. There
is an end.”
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