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Community & History Blue Mountain Eagle 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. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30 Democrats meeting • 6:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall All local Democrats are encouraged to attend. For more in- formation, call 541-542-2633. A7 SATURDAY, SEPT. 2 WHAT’S HAPPENING John Day Farmers Market • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Southwest Brent Street, John Day The market features crafts, baked goods, produce, kids ac- tivities, entertainment and information booths. For more infor- mation, call 541-792-0958 or email johndayfarmersmarket@ gmail.com. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 8-9 NPRA Rodeo • 6 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds arena Tickets at the gate cost $10. Pre-sale tickets cost $8 and are available from the fairgrounds offi ce, Wild West Hair Company or any fair court member. Seniors are half price and children 5 and under are free. Concessions and a bar will be available. A queen’s dance will be held Saturday after the rodeo, with no cover charge. The dance will be family friendly with food and a no-host bar. For more information, contact the fairgrounds of- fi ce at 541-575-1900. FRIDAY, SEPT. 1 Evaluating groundwater resources presentation • 2-6 p.m., Grant County Regional Airport Aquageo Frameworks will have geologists and geophysicists present to explain how to understand and evaluate local ground- water resources, aquifers and their recharge capacity. The John Day Resource Center, Tomorrow’s Water and the Grant County Citizen Water Group are sponsoring the presentation, and all are welcome to attend. MONDAY, SEPT. 11 First Friday • 6-9 p.m., downtown John Day Some downtown businesses will extend their hours to participate in this free, monthly event. This month features a book signing by Kathy Moss, a carving demonstration by Mike Stinnett and Ashley Stevick Photography. Re- freshments provided. For more information, call 541-620- 2638. Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Grant County Senior Citizens Advisory Council Eagle file photo Chad Finley of Mt. Vernon competes in tie-down roping in a time of 9.4 at the Grant County NPRA Rodeo last year. The event is scheduled Sept. 8-9 this year. • 1 p.m., John Day Senior Center The meeting will introduce new members of the council, present a letter of appreciation to Bruce Kaufman and ad- dress future financial standings, possible future grants and the Grant County Safety Policies and Procedures Plan as it relates to the three senior centers. The public is welcome to attend. O UT OF THE P AST 75 years ago Aug. 28, 1942 V-Mail provides safe means of communication to soldiers overseas The Post Offi ce Depart- ment announced today that the V-Mail Service, inaugu- rated June 15, is now past the experimental stage, with each week showing large increas- es in the number of letters mailed to American soldiers overseas. The War Depart- ment has increased its facil- ities to handle promptly the volume expected in the future. Facilities are for photo- graphing and reproducing V-Mail to and from the Unit- ed States and the British Isles, Australia, India, Hawaii and other points where the volume may warrant. Pointing out that V-Mail provides a safe means of communication with mem- bers of our armed forces, the Post Offi ce Department gave assurance that the fi lm upon which the communications are reproduced are given the most expeditious dispatch available. Because of the small space taken up by the rolls of fi lm, they often can be carried on ferry planes or bombers. Every pound of weight that can be saved on air transports to overseas, said the depart- ment, means that an equiva- lent amount of weight can be allotted vital military materi- al. V-Mail letter sheets have been distributed at all post offi ces and have been provid- ed to all military and naval personnel at overseas points through Army and Navy post offi ces and military channels. Private fi rms and individuals have also been permitted by the Post Offi ce Department to reproduce the letter sheets. The sheets also will be avail- able soon to all stores selling stationary. V-Mail Service provides for the use by patrons of a special letter sheet form that is a combination letter and envelope of uniform size and design. The patron writes his message, completes the name and address of the address- ee and the return card in the space provided, folds, seals, and mails the letter in the usu- al manner. V-Mail letters are pho- tographed on micro-fi lm by automatic machines at the rate of 2, 000 to 2,500 per hour and the fi lm rolls con- taining 1,500 letters each are transmitted to destinations. Reproductions are then made by other automatic machines and delivered to the addressee in individual sealed window penalty envelopes. The War, Navy and Post Offi ce departments all co- operated in developing this service, largely with a view to decreasing the volume of mail to be carried overseas and providing an expeditious service. The public is urged to use it at every opportunity. 50 years ago Aug. 31, 1967 National forests closed; recreation usage limited All National Forests in Or- egon will be closed effective midnight Thursday, it was announced this afternoon by Chas. A. Connaughton, Re- gional Forester, U.S. Forest Eagle file photo From Aug. 31, 1967: TACKLING PRACTICE: All-league lineman Moose Simmons gives a tackling dummy a hard workout as assistant coach Toni Kosydar and halfback Steve Jolley watch. Simmons and Jolley will be co-captains for the Grant Union Prospectors. The tackling machine is a new addition to the football program at Grant Union. REPORTER The Blue Mountain Eagle, a family-owned weekly newspaper in a stunningly beautiful Oregon community, seeks an energetic, dedicated reporter. The Eagle is located in John Day, where seeing deer in front yards is normal and traffic is unheard of, just three hours from Bend and Pendleton. Surrounded by scenic forests and dissected by mountain streams, the location offers year-round recreational opportunities, including fishing, hunting, backpacking, camping, snowmobiling and horseback riding. Eagle file photo From Aug. 27, 1992: A bird’s eye view: The 83rd Annual Grant County Fair concluded Sunday with the annual Jackpot Rodeo and Horse Race. One of the most popular attractions at this year’s fair was a helicopter ride that whisked passengers high above the county fairgrounds and around the John Day Valley. Service. The unprecedented closure will be made be- cause of the extreme fire danger, the long drought and uncontrolled fires in the state, Connaughton said. The state forester has been asked to recommend the closure to the governor’s office under provisions of state forest law. The closure will be lifted immediately upon an appre- ciable changed in the weath- er, Connaughton assured. Some change is predicted for northwestern Oregon Friday night or Saturday, but no helpful moisture is forecast. The closure will stop any logging still being done in the national forests of Ore- gon. Main highways will be open, but most forest access roads will be closed. Rec- reationists will be hard hit. Some campgrounds and oth- er facilities will be open for use. Back country and other undeveloped areas will be closed to all activity. Hikers, riders, berry pickers, fish- ermen, etc. will not be per- mitted in the woods. Which recreational areas and camp- grounds will remain open will be decided by individu- al national forest supervisors. Recreationists are asked to contact local national forest or ranger district offi ces for information. 25 years ago Aug. 27, 1992 Prairie City post offi ce opens Prairie City residents who have long been waiting to get a post offi ce box will wait no more – the post offi ce has moved into its new, larger quarters on Main Street. Prai- rie City Postmaster Barbara Bass said the city has been seeking a larger building for about 15 years. Post offi ces needing more space are put on a U.S. Postal Service wait- ing list. The waiting list for indi- vidual post offi ce boxes began three or four years ago. Prai- rie City’s number fi nally came up in January 1991. The new, modern grey and white build- ing houses 790 boxes – 280 more than before – as well as more storage and parking space. Most box holders have the same box number after the move, but a few, whose box numbers don’t exist in the new building, have had to take a new number. Bass said many people had already checked on the status of their number before the move. A moving company trans- ported most of the old offi ce’s furnishings and equipment to the Main Street location over the weekend. Hours and ser- vices will remain the same as usual in the new building, Bass said. Despite the picturesque environment, the community is at the center of an evolving natural resource restoration economy, which gains statewide and even national attention. Despite the small-town charm, the residents are engaged and politically active in local and national debates, and hard-hitting stories are never hard to find. Ongoing topics include state and federal policies, forest health, logging, public lands grazing, water supply, wildlife habitat improvements and wildfire resilience, in addition to coverage of small-town life and local government. The position offers a wealth of breaking news and enterprise opportunities. Serving the community for 146 years, the Eagle is the oldest weekly newspaper in Oregon and is part of EO Media Group, an award-winning and innovative news organization with an active family of owners. This position offers excellent advancement opportunities in a company that prefers to hire from within. EO Media Group owns 11 newspapers and 17 websites that provide accurate, fair and timely reporting about the people and issues impacting the communities we serve in the Pacific Northwest, reflecting the responsibility and spirit of a free press. We seek a journalist who is passionate about local news and excited about the opportunity to publish in print, online and through social media. Candidates must be able to develop story ideas, take photographs, develop sources, prepare website and social media updates and work in a cooperative team environment. Journalistic integrity is a must. Journalism education or experience is required for this full-time position offering insurances, a 401(k)/401(k) Roth retirement plan and paid time off (PTO). Send resume, letter of interest and up to five clips to EO Media Group, P.O. Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048; by fax to (503) 371-2935 or by email to hr@eomediagroup.com. 195 N. Canyon Blvd. John Day, Oregon 06023
