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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 13, 2017 A3 Juniper Arts Council offers grants to local nonprofits Grant application training planned Thursday Blue Mountain Eagle The Juniper Arts Council is once again partnering with the John and Linda Shelk Foundation to offer small grants to Grant County non- profits. After a year off in 2016, the council is gearing up to once again offer small grants this fall. The 2017 grants will total almost $3,000. The grant application is due by 5 p.m. Nov. 2. Grant applications will be reviewed, scored and funds distributed on Nov. 9. The maximum grant awarded will be $1,000, and grant funds must be spent within one year of receipt. The council is offering a grant application training from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in the John Day Fire Hall community room. The trainer will use the Juniper Arts Council Shelk Community Grant application and budget as a model at the train- ing. All are welcome to attend the training from organizations interest- ed in small grant applications, not just those interested in this grant. The local grant application will be available after Sept. 14 at Karin Barntish’s office at 131 W. Main St. in John Day. The council began its partner- ship with the Shelk Foundation in 2014. During the first two grant cycles, it awarded almost $12,000 in Shelk Foundation money to Grant County nonprofits. Fund- ing for projects went to the track project at Grant Union Jr./Sr. High School, Strawberry Mountain Out- door Club, Grant-Harney County CASA, Prairie City Ministerial Association, Cinnabar Mountain Playdays, Grant County Fair, Grant County 4-H Leaders Association, Grant County Library Foundation, Healthy ‘N Fit Kids, Mt. Vernon Grange, OSU Grant County Exten- BRIEFLY Local woman wins a year’s worth of groceries Denice Seebart of John Day must have thought she found the end of the rain- bow when she picked up the phone, recently. She found out she’s the winner of $400 worth gro- ceries a month for one year from Chester’s Thriftway in John Day after her name was drawn in a Lake Creek Youth Camp fundraiser. Store owner Bob Thomp- son partnered with the non- profit for the big giveaway. “I was just putting money towards it because I thought it was a nice fundraiser and going to a good cause,” See- bart said. “Little did I think I would win.” Seebart ran Golden Heri- tage Adult Care Home in John Day for 27 years, retiring four years ago. She said her husband Jack bought a ticket for both her and her daughter. “I was the lucky one,” Denice said. When asked if she’ll share the winnings with her husband, she jokingly said, “Maybe.” Lake Creek Youth Camp, located about 32 miles south- east of John Day, caters to youth groups and families as well as other groups and indi- viduals. The site includes a main lodge with fireplace and an eating and meeting space, five A-frame bunkhouses, bath houses and an open grassy area. For more information, visit lakecreekcamp.org. Researcher offers wildfire presentation in John Day The Blue Mountains For- est Partners collaborative group, in conjunction with the Malheur National Forest, will host a presentation on wild- land fire called “Era of Mega- fires” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Grant County Regional Airport in John Day. The “Era of Megafires” is a 70-minute, multimedia, traveling presentation hosted by Dr. Paul Hessburg, who has conducted fire and land- scape ecology research for more than 27 years. This presentation is de- signed to help audiences bet- ter understand fire, its natu- ral role in forest health, how management practices over the years have altered this and created conditions that con- tribute to larger, hotter, more destructive wildfires and how we can better meet this chal- lenge. Hessburg is a research ecologist with Forest Service Research and Development. He has been studying histor- ical and modern era forests of the inland West for the last 32 years, publishing extensively to office at the Nov. 7, 2018, general election. Local precinct commit- teeperson candidates may file for office from Jan. 31, 2018, to 5 p.m. March 6, 2018; these are two-year terms and are elected at the primary. Forms and manuals are available on- line at sos.oregon.gov/elec- tions. Forms are also available at the Clerk’s Office in the County Courthouse at 201 S. Humbolt St., Canyon City. For more information, call 541-575-1675. sion and Prairie City FFA. The council is also hosting Kerry Grombacher in concert Sept. 20, as well as a meet and greet with local author Don Jones during all-school reunion tours Sept. 23 For more information about the Juniper Arts Council, contact Presi- dent Kris Beal at 541-932-4892. The council meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month in the John Day Fire Hall communi- ty room. New members are always welcome. We’re gonna need a bigger thermometer! Grant County seeks committee volunteers Contributed photo Lake Creek Camp board members Carl and Vicki Heckman of Canyon City, left, and Amber Wright, president of the board, were present Sept. 4 at Chester’s Thriftway for a big grocery fundraiser drawing. notforsale in leading national and inter- national journals. His work documents large changes in forest conditions and how these changes have set the stage for large and severe wildfires or megafires. This presentation is an out- growth of his research and his concerns for the future. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free presentation. For more information on the Malheur National Forest, visit fs.usda.gov/malheur. Free parks passes offered for fourth-graders and families Fourth-graders can print out a paper voucher for free entry into all federal lands by visiting the Every Kid in a Park website at everykidina- park.gov. The Every Kid in a Park pass allows free entry into all federal parks, forests and rec- reation areas for a full year. Students and their families can also redeem their paper voucher for a plastic pass at any Forest Service office. The voucher and passes are valid from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31, 2018. The Forest Service is part- nering with schools and ed- ucators across Oregon and Washington to plan Every Kid in a Park events in local com- munities and distribute passes at back-to-school events this fall. Teachers or adults who en- gage fourth-graders through a youth-serving organiza- tion can print paper passes, and find activities and lesson plans, at www.everykidina- park.gov/get-your-pass/edu- cator. 7, 2017, to 5 p.m. March 6, 2018. Candidates will be elected to office for the nonpartisan positions of county commis- sioner No. 1, a four-year term currently held by Boyd Brit- ton, and justice of the peace, a six-year term currently held by Kathy Stinnett. Candidates for county judge, a six-year term current- ly held by Scott Myers, and district attorney, a four-year term currently held by Jim Carpenter, will be elected to office at the primary but must file to run for the position with the Secretary of State’s Office. Candidates for the nonpar- tisan county clerk position, a four-year term currently held by Percy, will be nominated at the primary to be elected Grant County is recruit- ing volunteers to serve on boards and committees. Ap- plications are available at the Grant County Courthouse, and applications are due Sept. 22. Applicants are sought for the Extension & 4-H Service District Advisory Council, the Fair Board, the Mental Health Advisory Board, the Planning Commission and the Senior Citizens Advisory Council. For more information, contact Laurie Wright, 541- 575-0059, wrightl@grant- county-or.gov. Blue Mountain Hospital installs new advanced CT scanner The radiology department at Blue Mountain Hospital recently upgraded to a new 80-slice computed tomogra- phy machine. This new machine acquires more information in less time, Monday - Thursday 7am- 6pm Friday 8am - 5pm Mendy Sharpe FNP Apppointments available 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. Don’t let your gambling addiction play you for a fool. W E CAN HELP . The City of John Day is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on the John Day City Council. 06137 cal, surgical or radiation treat- ment. CT scanning is often the best method for detecting many different cancers since the images allow a doctor to confirm the presence of a tu- mor and determine its size and location. CT is fast, painless, non- invasive and accurate, but is particularly well suited to quickly examine people who may have internal injuries from car accidents or other types of trauma. and services available upon request. TTY 541-962-0693. Grant County Clerk Bren- da Percy will conduct the 2018 primary election by mail May 15, 2018. Candidates may file for office from Sept. Applications are due by noon on September 22. is safer for patients and is comparable to machines in larger hospitals in Bend and Boise, according to a hospital press release. Patients who visit out-of- town specialists can also re- quest their scan order get sent to John Day to avoid another trip out of town. Computed tomography can be used to visualize near- ly all parts of the body and is used to diagnose disease or injury as well as to plan medi- TEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids Candidates may file now for 2018 primary election One candidate to be appointed for a 15-month term to run September 26, 2017 through December 31, 2018. Primary residence has to be within the city limits of John Day to apply. Interested candidates can pick up an application at City Hall or download it at www.cityofjohnday.com under “Latest News”. Contributed photo/Eddie Smith It was a little warm directly in the sun at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, at Eddie Smith’s residence in Prairie City. ommunity ounseling olutions Help is FREE , CONFIDENTIAL and it WORKS . Call 877-MY-LIMIT (24 hour help line) OR chat with us online at 1877mylimit.org 528 E Main St. • John Day 541-575-1466 Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Serving Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Counties
