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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 6, 2017 A3 Local board game creator searches for capital “Accession” inspired by time spent in real estate industry By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle A local man is working on raising capital to sell a home- grown board game. Accession is a real estate investment game that, on its surface, looks similar to Mo- nopoly. However, game creator Everett King said it’s not much like Monopoly at all, and he designed Accession to be less punitive. Two to six players move about the board purchasing property, building property value. The goal of the game is to “outsmart opponents and attain the greatest net worth by buying and selling income-producing proper- ties,” King said. King said he designed the game while working in real estate in the ’70s. He had roughly 1,000 boards made at one point, but was unable to sell them because of manu- facturing defects, he said. The game encourages player interactions and re- quires decision making and planning, according to King. People who are interested can join King and other play- ers at The Corner Cup from 6-8 p.m. Thursdays. “I think I like it because it’s a pretty accurate repre- sentation of the real estate game,” said Caleb Maples- den, who regularly plays the game. “I like that you never know who is going to win,” Sara Lambeth, who also plays the game regularly, said. “We like that Everett doesn’t win all the time. He’s the inventor so you think he would always outsmart us, but you would be surprised.” The Eagle/Rylan Boggs Everett King plays Accession, a real estate investment board game he created, at The Corner Cup in John Day on Thursday, Aug. 17. City hires agribusiness manager By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle Caution advised at Olive Lake boat ramp Blue Mountain Eagle Due to lowering water levels, Forest Service offi- cials are requesting visitors use caution when launching boats at the Olive Lake boat ramp. Continued loss of water out of the Olive Lake Dam combined with lack of sig- nificant rainfall over the summer have lowered the level of the lake to the point that the boat ramp may be difficult for larger trailers to use, according to a Forest Service press release. “The lake level is now well below the end of the boat ramp concrete pad, so that there is an 8- to 10-inch gravel drop-off from the end of the ramp to the water. It could be very difficult for boat trailers to get over this drop-off when pulling boats back out of the water,” said Shaun Oliver, facilities engi- neer. Forest officials closed a small portion of Olive Lake on the North Fork John Day Ranger District to complete maintenance work on the dam and spillway on Aug. 7. The closure prohibits boating and swimming within the clo- sure area. Work will be inter- mittent and is anticipated to last until Oct. 1. The area closed to public entry is approximately one- half acre in size and is signed, fenced and defined by a string of buoys (extending from the dam into the water about 200 feet) to notify swimmers and boaters of the closure. The closure area is located on the northeast side of Olive Lake. The campground remains open, but sites near the dam should be avoided. The hik- ing trail in the vicinity of the dam and spillway is closed during construction, but boat- ing and swimming are still allowed outside the restricted area. Currently less than 1 percent of the 149-acre lake surface area is affected by the closure. Construction activities on the dam and spillway include rip rap placement on the lake- side face of the dam, removal and filling of the access tun- nel on the backside of the dam, as well as removal of vegetation and debris in the spillway. Olive Lake is a popular mountain lake and camp- ground located 12 miles west of Granite. The natural lake was deepened by a 30 foot- high dam built in the early 1900s by the Fremont Power Company to provide hydro- electric power, generated at the Fremont Powerhouse, to the then-booming gold min- ing community. For more information about permitted recreation activities on Olive Lake, con- tact the North Fork John Day Ranger District at 541-427- 3231. Game Rentals and Sales Movie Rentals and Sales New and Used - Stop by and check us out. Located in the West Main Plaza - Open 11am-9pm $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth • Flower • Extract • Topicals • Edibles “Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of marijuana. Keep Marijuana out of the reach of children.” 27877 Apple Road John Day, OR 97845 541-575-4200 • Open Mon-Sat10-6 • Closed Sundays THE JUNIPER ARTS COUNCIL & JOHN DAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PRESENT KERRY GROMBACHER in concert WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017, 7 PM AT THE JOHN DAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH “Kerry Grombacher is the best kind of songwriter, with lyrics that take us on journeys to places we’ve never visited before, and melodies so pure and true that they seem to rise up from the plains…” - Nalini Jones, Newport Folk Festival The Juniper Arts Council is pleased to bring this modern-day troubadour back to Grant County for an encore concert. “There is no truer example of a troubadour than Kerry Grombacher.” Dave Stamey, 2016 Inductee, Western Music Hall of Fame The concert is free and open to the public. The Juniper Arts Council will accept donations for its scholarship fund. In 2017, the JAC gave three $500 scholarships to Grant County graduates. 06094 IT R A group of seven kids are united by their horrifying encounters with an evil clown and their determination to kill it. FRIDAY (1:20) (4:10) 6:45 9:35 SATURDAY (1:20) (3:45) 6:45 9:35 (1:20) (3:45) 6:45 9:45 SUNDAY MON - THURS (1:20) (4:00) 6:45 9:45 HOME AGAIN PG-13 Reese Witherspoon. A single mom starts a new life in LA, which is complicated by her decision to house three young, charismatic guys. FRIDAY (1:20) (4:10) 7:10 9:45 SATURDAY (1:20) (4:10) 7:10 9:45 SUNDAY (1:20) (4:10) 7:10 9:45 MON - THURS (1:20) (4:00) 7:10 9:45 LOGAN LUCKY PG-13 Comedy; Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig. Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. (1:20) (4:10) 7:00 9:40 FRIDAY SAT & SUN (1:20) (4:00) 7:00 9:40 MON - THURS (1:20) (4:00) 7:00 9:45 Oregon Medical Marijuana Patients (OMMP) ONLY. 06084 We will be giving away several prizes, gift certificates, a pair of Muck boots....Purina Antlermax feeds and blocks as well as game bags. toward his degree. On a different path than most farmers, Manitsas is excited to be working on a unique project like the green- houses. “This is kind of a one-of- a-kind opportunity,” he said. “Down the road in 5-10 years, I’m going to have a tremen- dous amount of experience working for the city and with public works.” The city’s plan for the greenhouse includes using reclaimed water from a pro- posed wastewater plant also on the Oregon Pine Property. A feasibility study for the new wastewater plant is scheduled to begin in September. Controlled climates in JOHN DAY VIDEO & ELECTRONICS ATTENTION BIG GAME HUNTERS • Bring your trophy down to Pioneer Feed and have your picture taken to be entered into our raffle to win great prizes! • Open to all ages starting now through November 13th 2017! • Big or small, we want to see them all! The Eagle/Rylan Boggs Matt Manitsas is the agribusiness project manager for the city of John Day. 06110 Contributed photo A small portion of Olive Lake will be closed for dam and spillway work through Oct. 1. The half-acre closure represents less than 1 percent of the 149-acre lake. A Grant Union and Ore- gon State University graduate has been hired to oversee the city of John Day’s hydroponic greenhouse project. Matt Manitsas was hired on as the agribusiness manag- er for the project on Aug. 14. “Coming back to John Day with an agriculture degree and getting to continue my edu- cation through practice and working with guys like Aaron (Lieuallen) and Nick (Green) makes me feel really excited and fortunate,” Manitsas said. Growing up, he often helped family friends with ranching and became more in- terested in agriculture during high school. “Through the FFA pro- gram here at Grant Union and the ag classes, I developed my passion for agriculture,” he said. Manitsas graduated from OSU in four years with an agribusiness degree and a mi- nor in communications. Pro- grams through Grant Union gave him college-level credits greenhouses bring plants to fruition more quickly and al- low for multiple growing cy- cles, according to Manitsas. “John Day has a short growing season,” he said. “Us- ing the greenhouses, you can expand that to year-round.” Manitsas said the city was looking at growing produce including tomatoes and let- tuce that could be sold at lo- cal markets, restaurants and schools. This would result in fresh- er produce at lower prices for consumers. If the yields were high enough, the city could also look at exporting produce beyond the county. Manitsas explained many trucks bring- ing goods into John Day leave empty providing an opportu- nity. The city’s goal is to be in construction by May and oper- ational by August. 06101 Manitsas a Grant Union, OSU grad 06092
