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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Fall grant deadlines approaching O BITUARIES Everett William Holladay Feb. 12, 1938 - Aug. 3, 2017 Julie Rose Boyer Nov. 22, 1958 - Aug. 15, 2017 Everett William Holladay, 79, formerly of John Day, passed away Thursday, Aug. 3, in San Antonio, Texas. A memorial ser- vice will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at Driskill Memo- rial Chapel in John Day. Holladay was born Feb. 12, 1938, to Leo Holladay and Ber- tha Schell in Canyon County, Idaho. After graduating from Vale High School, Holladay joined the U.S. Navy where he served for six years. He then went on to work for Western States Cat- erpillar as a parts and service manager for 35 years, retiring in 2000. He married Mary Anita De Mastus on Feb. 17, 1962, in Ontario. Holladay is remembered by his friends and family as a man with a quick wit and a person whom you could always count on to be there when needed. He enjoyed gardening, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Holladay; broth- er Connie Holladay; and sister Rose Lee Holladay. He is survived by his sons William Holladay of Corvallis and Schann Holladay of San Antonio, Texas; and sister Verona Borton of Hood River. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Can- cer Society through Driskill Memorial Chapel. To leave condolences for the family, visit driskillmemorial- chapel.com. Julie Rose Boyer, 58, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 15, in John Day. No ser- vices will be held. Boyer was born Nov. 22, 1958, in Wells, Minnesota, to Henry and Cath- erine Borglum. She graduated from Bricelyn High School and later attend- ed community college in Austin, Min- nesota. She worked in the health care fi eld in hospital administration. On June 24, 2005, she married Douglas G. Boyer in Lincoln, Nebraska. She loved to ride her horse all over Grant County. She loved Prairie City and Grant County, which always felt like home to her. She is survived by her husband, Douglas Boyer; moth- er, Catherine Borglum; sisters Ann Baker and Rita Treptow; brothers Morris Borglum and Milo Borglum; son Cory Knut- son; daughter Lacy Knutson; two grandchildren; and many stepgrandchildren. Kathryn Pauline ‘Polly’ Horrell Oct. 21, 1931 - Aug. 12, 2017 Kathryn Pauline “Polly” Horrell passed away Saturday, Aug. 12. Grave- side services were held Aug. 17 in Prai- rie City. Horrell was born Oct. 21, 1931, in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, to Willy Ira and Jessie Vanderpool. She moved to Oregon in the late 1940s, where she met Stan Horrell. They married Dec. 17, 1949, in Prairie City, and had six children, Stanley, Shane, Susan, Judy, Jared and Kathryn. Throughout her life, Horrell was involved in school organi- zations and church Bible schools. She volunteered for civic and school functions and was greatly involved with the communi- ty. She received her GED in 1959 and had training as a dental assistant. She waited tables and worked at the Blue Mountain Care Center for several years, and owned the fi rst video store in Prairie City, as well as the coin-op laundromat. She enjoyed sewing, writing poetry and watercolor painting. Horrell was preceded in death by numerous brothers and sis- ters and her daughter Kathryn Dale Horrell. She is survived by her husband, Stanley Dale Horrell of Prairie City; sons Stanley John Horrell (Virginia) of Omaha, Nebraska, Shane Gregory Horrell (Debbie) of Elgin and Jar- ed Horrell (Kristen) of Lakeside, California; daughters Susan Bielemeier (Gary) of Stayton and Judy Rogers (Kenny) of Tay- lor, Arizona; 13 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. About Obituaries News obituaries are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and republished as paid notices. Send obituaries by email, editorl@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For more information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710. W EDDINGS J OHNSON -V ITALI Kimberly Johnson married John Vitali on Monday, Aug. 21, at the Golden Willow Ranch in John Day. The bride, a 2004 graduate of Grant Union High School and a 2008 graduate of the Art Institute, is the daughter of Marlin and Donna Johnson of John Day. The groom is the son of Joe and Roselaine Vitali of West Palm Beach, Florida, and the late Joyce Mellies. The maid of honor was daughter Mia Johnson. Bridesmaids were daughters Lily and Lucy Vitali. The best man was son Leo Vitali. The couple plans to hon- eymoon in the Florida Keys and live in Portland. A man wakes up in the morning after sleeping on an ADVERTISED BED, in ADVERTISED PAJAMAS. He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR, have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE. Then it’s too late. AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710 24/7 F ORECAST A UTOMATED : 541-575-1122 R OAD CONDITIONS : 511; TRIPCHECK . COM WWW . BLUEMOUNTAINEAGLE . COM / INFO NOAA W EATHER R ADIO FOR J OHN D AY 162.500 MHz Fall application dead- lines are coming up for a variety of different grants. Juniper Arts Council Community Grants will open Sept. 14. The dead- line is Nov. 2. Contact Karin Barntish at 541- 575-2721 or Kris Beal at 541-932-4892 for more information. The Schwemm Fam- ily Foundation, which focuses on environment, history and healthy life- styles, has grant appli- cations due Aug. 31. The maximum grant is about $8,000. Apply at schwemmfoundation. org. The Oregon Commu- nity Foundation Small Arts and Culture Grant, which provides one-year operating support grants of $1,000-$5,000 for arts and cultural organiza- tions with operating bud- gets less than $100,000, application is due Sept. 1. Apply at oregoncf. org/grants-scholarships/ grants/ocf-funds/small- arts-and-culture. The Collins Foun- dation, which provides general purpose grants to Oregon nonprofits working for the common good, including arts and humanities, children and youth, community wel- fare, education, environ- ment, health and science, religion and capital proj- ects, has a grant deadline Sept. 15. Grants range from $5,000-$750,000 (multi- year). Apply at collins- Karyl Newton May 10, 1941 - Aug. 12, 2017 Karyl Newton, 76, passed away Sat- urday, Aug. 12, at St. Charles Hospital in Bend. A celebration of life was held Sat- urday, Aug. 26, at the Methodist Church in John Day. An informal reception fol- lowed, where people spoke in remem- brance. Newton was born on May 10, 1941, in Fennimore, Wisconsin, to William and Ellen Sanford. Early in Newton’s life, her mother married Gene McCau- ley, who became “dad” to Newton. She married Wayne Cook on May 31, 1958. The couple, with their six children, moved to John Day in 1972. They were divorced in 1978. In 1983, she married Ed Newton, shortly after they had moved to the Southworth Ranch near Seneca. They remained on the ranch until her death. Her hobbies were crossword puzzles, playing board games with family, bowling and crocheting. She enjoyed using the moniker “the Afghan Elf” to anonymously give afghans to someone having a hard time due to illness or loss, particularly breast cancer patients. She would also provide Blue Mountain Hospital with afghans for them to distribute to newborns. One year, she crocheted a winter hat for every student at Seneca School. Newton was preceded in death by brothers Loren Sanford and Monte Sanford and grandchild Kimberly Allen. She is survived by husband, Ed; children Taya (Rod) Allen, Tambra (Rod) Stoltenberg, Loren Cook, Tawny (Perry) Mor- ris, Lance (Kim) Cook, Layne (Emily) Cook and Dean (Me- lissa) Newton; sisters Dene Rogers and Pam Lewis; brother Billy Sanford; 22 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation in care of Driskill Me- morial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. foundation.org/submis- sion-guidelines. Foundation For Rural Service grants for rural communities in the areas of business development, community development, education and telecom- munications are due Sept. 15. Awards range from $250-$5,000. Apply at frs.org/rural-communi- ty-outreach/grant-pro- gram. The Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation, which focuses on youth development, education and economic opportuni- ty in communities served by a branch of Umpqua Bank, has a grant deadline Sept. 30. Grants range from $2,500-$10,000. Apply at umpquabank. com/umpqua-life/com- munity-giving. Due Oct. 1, North- west Professional Edu- cators provides grants up to $500 for class- room projects, materials and supplies, software, technology, books and teacher scholarships for conferences, workshops, tuition and books. Apply at nwpe.org/index.php/ member-benefi ts/scholar- ships-and-grants. Target Field Trip Grant applications are due Oct. 1. Grants up to $700 for school fi eld trips are awarded. Apply at cor- porate.target.com/corpo- rate-responsibility/grants/ fi eld-trip-grants. For more information or additional help, con- tact Kristi Steber of the Shelk Foundation, 541- 447-6296, or visit Shelk- Foundation.org. B RIEFLY Five local students named to EOU dean’s list Five Grant County stu- dents made the dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University for spring term. The honor- ees are Hannah Brandsma and Michael Luttrell of John Day; James Hercher and Car- men Vaughan of Long Creek; and Stephanie Croghan of Mt. Vernon. At the close of spring term, 458 EOU students qual- ifi ed for the dean’s list. These students maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher while complet- ing at least 12 hours of graded coursework during the term. Bike, pedestrian committee seeks members The Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commit- tee is seeking two new mem- bers: one local government/ land use planning member and one at-large member. The eight-member volun- teer committee, appointed by Training & Employment Consortium Training Opportunities Available NOW! •Are you unemployed? Are you wondering what you are going to do now? Maybe you have skills and years of ex- perience, but the labor market for the type of work you do is no longer there. •Are you finding it hard to compete in the job market these days without the proper education? Most employers require a high school diploma or GED at the minimum. •Maybe you have a high school diploma or GED, but need more skills to compete for jobs because without em- ployable skills and education you are not being considered for positions. This may be a good time for you to think about your op- tions for getting the education or training you need to build a career because we just may be able to assist you with the educational or training costs to get on that career path. If you are an Oregon resident and would like to speak with someone about training opportunities and eligibility re- quirements, please stop by the Training & Employment office at 530 E. Main STE 5 in John Day or give us a call at (541) 575-0251. the governor, acts as a liaison between the public and ODOT. It advises ODOT in the regula- tion of bicycle and pedestrian traffi c and the establishment of bikeways and walkways. Members serve four-year terms. The committee was fi rst formed by Oregon Statute 366.112, a bill passed in the 1973 Oregon Legislature. In 1995, the Oregon Transporta- tion Commission offi cially rec- ognized the committee’s addi- tional role in pedestrian issues, and the group became the Ore- gon Bicycle and Pedestrian Ad- visory Committee, or OBPAC. Throughout the year, the committee gathers input from residents, offi cials and ODOT staff as it considers bicycle and pedestrian transportation-re- lated issues. The committee meets up to six times per year, with several of those meetings in locations outside of the Sa- lem area; travel expenses are reimbursed. Upcoming work items include input on the new Safe Routes to School program, ODOT’s Active Transportation Section and the department’s intermodal policies. Interest forms are available online. The deadline to apply is Aug. 31. For questions about the appointment process, contact Judge Kemp, Boards & Com- missions manager, 503-378- 2317. For questions about the committee, contact Sheila Lyons, ODOT Bicycle & Pe- destrian Program manager, 503-986-3555, sheila.a.lyons@ odot.state.or.us. Thank you The family of Polly Horrell would like to thank the Blue Mountain Hospital staff, the Blue Mountain Care Center staff, and the people of the community. What a wonderful place to live in a community like Grant County. May God bless each and every one and our community. From the Horrell family TEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services available upon request. TTY 541-962-0693. L AST W EEK ’ S T EMPS J OHN D AY ..................................................................... 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