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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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Cruise-In draws 31 entries
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Etc. owner Sherrie Rininger dishes up cups of pavlova
during First Friday on Aug. 4. The dish was part of a dessert
crawl including stops at Etc., 1188 and House to Home.
Rininger said she and other business owners started the
event to get people out and about after work on Friday.
First Friday features
fl avorful fare
First Friday’s debut in
John Day brought new cus-
tomers into local businesses
with the lure of tasty treats.
The event Friday was cen-
tered around a dessert crawl
between three local business-
es.
Those participating could
sample pavlova at Etc.,
brownies and blondies at
1188 and Jello parfaits with
fresh fruit at House to Home
free of charge.
House to Home owner
Kattie Piazza said the event
was a success. She had peo-
ple in her shop who had never
been in before and saw a spike
in sales during the event.
Etc.
owner
Sherrie
Rininger said she also had
newcomers in her business
and was looking forward to
the next First Friday on Sept.
1. Rininger anticipates having
live music and said other local
businesses expressed interest
in participating.
“Kattie and I are spear-
heading this because we want
to see some life come back
into downtown,” Rininger
said.
The event will occur
monthly through November
and pick back up in the spring.
Participants rated the des-
serts and selected 1188’s
brownies and blondies as the
most delectable followed by
House to Home’s parfaits and
Etc.’s pavlova.
Prairie City graduate joins
Walden’s La Grande offi ce
Blue Mountain Eagle
An Eastern Oregon native
has joined U.S. Rep. Greg
Walden’s La Grande offi ce.
Tucker Billman, a Prairie
City High School and Univer-
sity of Oregon graduate, be-
came a fi eld representative for
Walden in June.
“I’m excited to get out and
meet with folks on behalf of
Greg and work on the issues
important for communities in
Eastern Oregon,” Billman said.
“This is an incredible opportu-
nity.”
An outdoorsman at heart,
he grew up hunting and fi shing
and is an avid bowhunter, when
he can fi nd the time.
The son of Mike Billman,
a veteran of the timber indus-
try in Eastern Oregon, he was
raised in the family business.
His earliest memories include
traveling to logging jobs and
lumber mills with his father,
giving him an understanding
of natural resource issues im-
pacting Eastern Oregon from a
young age.
While he is new to politics,
Billman is not new to public
service. He fought fi res for
three years
on a hand
crew for the
Forest Ser-
vice out of
Prairie City
and recent-
Tucker
ly fi nished
Billman
a
summer
working for
the Northwest Interagency Fire
Support Cache in Redmond.
At the University of Ore-
gon, Billman fueled his passion
for public service by earning a
degree in political science. His
belief in public service, and
desire to help Eastern Oregon
prosper, drove him to work
for Walden, where he can help
and serve the community that
raised him.
“From a young age, I’ve
had an interest in politics,” he
said. “I value the opportunities
presented by the political at-
mosphere to reach people and
change lives. Working for Greg
out of La Grande is the perfect
chance to seize on that oppor-
tunity.”
Walden’s La Grande offi ce
is located at 1211 Washington
Ave. The offi ce phone number
is 541-624-2400.
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
At the Grant County Kruzers Cruise-In Saturday, the winners of the Best of Show trophy, honoring Mike Greear,
were Gale and Linda Miller of Newberg with their ‘37 Ford.
Millers’ ’37 Ford wins best of show
Blue Mountain Eagle
Remnants of the past were on display
Saturday in Prairie City for the Grant Coun-
ty Kruzers Cruise-In.
Gale and Linda Miller of Newberg won
the best of show trophy, honoring Mike
Greear, with their ’37 Ford. There were 31
entries.
Tony Johns, club president, said he didn’t
expect more than 10, but there were 10 al-
ready there when he showed up an hour ear-
ly to set up. Vehicles ranged from the 1920s
to a 2005 Corvette.
Member Claudia Greear said the club
welcomes more to join, no matter what
kinds of cars they enjoy.
For more information, call Johns at 541-
820-3745.
Attendees enjoy the Grant County Kruzers’ summer Cruise-In
Saturday at Prairie City Park.
The interior of
Jerry Franklin’s
pickup at the Grant
County Kruzers
Cruise-In Saturday
in Prairie City.
Contributed photo
Cheryl Hoefler
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