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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
W HAT’S
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14
HAPPENING
Small grants application training
• 5:30-6:30 p.m., John Day Fire Hall community room
The Juniper Arts Council is offering training on applying for
small grants. The trainer will use the Juniper Arts Council Shelk
Community Grant application and budget as a model at the train-
ing. The council is partnering again with the Shelk Foundation to
offer small grants to Grant County organizations. The application
will be available at the meeting and is due Nov. 2. The council will
distribute approximately $3,000 with a maximum grant award of
$1,000. For more information call President Kris Beal at 541-932-
4892.
Local author meet and greet
John Day Farmer’s Market
• 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – SW Brent St., John Day.
Crafts, baked goods, produce, kids activities, entertainment,
information booths. For more information, call 541-792-0958 or
email johndayfarmersmarket@gmail.com.
• 9 a.m., John Day Golf Club
Local resident Aaron Kienzle is hosting a golf scramble to
raise funds for a mission trip to Kenya. Players will compete on
four-member teams. A hamburger feed, by donation, will be held
after the scramble. The cost is $60 per person, which includes
green fees and a cart. Payment is due at registration. To register or
for more information, contact Kienzle at 541-620-4435.
Star program
Contributed photo
National Parks Service retiree John Fiedor, a Dayville
resident, is hosting a star program at the Thomas
Condon Paleontology Center of the John Day Fossil
Beds National Monument Sept. 16.
Blue Mountain Eagle
Chris Cronin of John Day
said her retirement plans in-
clude a trip to Ireland with her
husband as she closes a 24-year
career as Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity’s regional director for
Grant County.
It was in 1993, when Cronin
was hired, that EOU launched
full degrees online.
“It was a really exciting time
to be involved with distance ed-
ucation because it was blossom-
ing and growing, and EOU was
at the forefront,” she said.
Cronin said the online ed-
ucational programs are still
“alive and well” in the capable
hands of Ashley Armichardy.
Cronin worked side by side
with Armichardy at the Grant
County Education Service Dis-
trict offi ce in John Day since
2010.
Armichardy, Blue Mountain
Community College’s center
coordinator, has added EOU re-
gional advis er to her responsi-
bilities; the EOU position now
has reduced hours.
Cronin said she and Armi-
chardy, also a John Day res-
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Ashley Armichardy, left,
is filling an EOU position
as Chris Cronin retires.
ident, worked well together
over the years and added there
is also a positive link between
the college and university.
“BMCC and EOU have
always been strong consortial
partners,” Cronin said. “It al-
lows students to save on costs
by taking classes at the com-
munity college level at a greater
degree, and those credits trans-
fer easily.”
She added, “The advising
(students) get early on smooths
the pathway, so they take the
correct classes at the right
time.”
Armichardy jumped in, “ …
to get that bachelor’s degree ef-
fi ciently and economically .”
She said she can also help
answer students’ questions
about becoming an on-campus
Thank You
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27
• 6:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall, 129 S. Washington
2333.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20
• 7 p.m., John Day United Methodist Church
The Juniper Arts Council is bringing Kerry Grombacher back
to Grant County for an encore concert. Kerry, a modern-day trou-
badour, is a singer/songwriter whose songs are rooted in the West-
ern landscape. The concert is free and open to the public. The JAC
will accept donations for its scholarship fund. For more informa-
tion call JAC President Kris Beal at 541-932-4892.
Longtime EOU regional director retires
By Angel Carpenter
• 11 a.m. to noon, Grant Union JR/SR High School library
The Juniper Arts Council will host a meet and greet with local
author D. L. Jones (Don Jones.) Don, who taught history at Grant
Union for 26 years, has penned his novel about Carlos Quintana,
a civil war veteran. Don will talk about himself, writing historical
fi ction and his book. There will be a question and answer period
and Don’s book will be for sale. The meet and greet is in conjunc-
tion with the all school reunion school tours of Grant Union. Tours
will be offered at 10, noon and 1 p.m. Please meet in the foyer in
front of the old gym to start the tour. For more information contact
JAC President Kris Beal at 541-932-4892.
and a fl ashlight. For more information, call the center at 541-987- Healthcare for All Oregon program
Kerry Grombacher concert
• 6:30 p.m., Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, nine miles
west of Dayville
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument will host a star
program presented by John Fiedor, retired National Park Service
Ranger. An astronomy program will be given, followed by outdoor
viewing of stars and planets. A program will be presented regard-
less of weather. There is no cost to attend, but bring warm clothes
• 6:30 p.m., Grant County Regional Airbase, John Day
Blue Mountain Forest Partners collaborative group, in con-
junction with the Malheur National Forest, will host a presen-
tation given by Dr. Paul Hessburg, who has conducted fi re and
landscape ecology research for more than 27 years. This pre-
sentation is designed to help audiences better understand fi re, its
natural role in forest health, how management practices over the
years have altered this and created conditions that contribute to
larger, hotter, more destructive wildfi res, and how to can better
meet this challenge. There is no cost, and the public is encour-
aged to attend.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
A Round for Kenya golf tournament
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21
“Era of megafi res” presentation
student, admissions, fi nancial
aid and placement testing.
They also offer placement
tests for other schools, free of
charge.
And there are programs to
help people earn a GED.
“I can help students at every
level of their college experi-
ence,” Armichardy said.
Oftentimes people want to
return to college to fi nish up a
degree; sometimes a master’s
of arts and teaching.
The online degrees offered
through EOU include 13 un-
dergraduate degrees, 15 minors
and three graduate programs.
Armichardy said that for a
lot of online students “their fi rst
time on campus is for gradua-
tion.”
She is an EOU graduate
with bachelor’s in science and
biology and also holds a mas-
ter’s of biological sciences
from Boise State University.
She taught an online biolo-
gy class for BMCC in the past,
and, if given the opportunity,
she may teach the class again.
Cronin said she’s looking
forward to spending time with
grandchildren and traveling
with her husband in retirement,
but there are many aspects of
the job she’ll miss.
“My favorite part and the
part I will miss most will be
working with students and just
being a part of helping them
to all the people that stepped up and worked so hard
to make the Long Creek School Eclipse event a huge
success. Our guests had a great time, the weather
was perfect, and our fund raising far exceeded our
expectations. GO MOUNTAINEERS!
achieve their lifelong dreams,”
she said. “I helped make it eas-
ier for them to do what they
wanted to do. That was very
satisfying and rewarding.”
She said she sees former
students she assisted working
at the school district, forest
service and courthouse, as well
as accountants and those in the
medical fi eld.
“I was an advis er for so
many students who got their
degree through EOU,” she said.
Cronin said she’s glad to see
Armichardy stepping in where
she left off.
“I’m thrilled that she’s go-
ing to be serving in this role,”
Cronin said. “She’s a great fi t,
and she’s an EOU graduate.
We have partnered together and
worked with students in com-
mon for the past seven years, so
I have a lot of confi dence in her
knowledge and ability to work
with students.”
“I have big shoes to fi ll,” Ar-
michardy said.
Advising sessions with
Armichardy are available by
appointment by calling 541-
575-1550 or contact her at aar-
michardy@eou.edu.
Her hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays or by appoint-
ment.
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and affordability of healthcare, and achieving a universal, sin-
gle-payer healthcare system for Oregonians. The guest speakers
are Bill Whitaker and Anna Maria Dill, members of Health Care
for All Oregon. A short video will be shown followed by ques-
tions and discussion about health care concerns and a legisla-
tive update. The program is sponsored jointly by Grant County
Democrats. The program is open to public and there is no cost
to attend.
Local students pen top state essays
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Four Grant County stu-
dents won top honors at the
state level for Americanism
essays they wrote for an
American Legion Auxiliary
contest.
Annie Wall, Samantha
Floyd, Raney Anderson and
Monel Anderson each won
fi rst place locally last spring
in separate age divisions
through John Day’s Ellis
Tracy Unit No. 77, before
their essays were sent on to
the state competition.
Americanism essay con-
test co-chair Sherry Feiger,
who heads the local contest
with Jessie Lewis, said she
was thrilled to hear the four
local students won.
“It’s pretty exciting that
this happened, and we’re
defi nitely proud of them,”
Feiger said. “I appreciate
the teachers who were will-
ing to take this on and for
the students to have this op-
portunity to win.”
The theme for the 2017
contest was: “How Does
Learning About Govern-
ment and our America
Help you Become a Future
Guardian of the Liberties of
Our Country?”
Floyd, who is a soph-
omore at Grant Union Ju-
nior-Senior High School,
said she was notifi ed of win-
ning a few weeks ago.
“I was honestly just
shocked and pleasantly sur-
prised,” she said.
She added the contest
“helps bring awareness to
our country for people who
don’t often take the time to
appreciate it.”
Floyd is the daughter of
Greg and Joelene Floyd.
Annie Wall, who is a se-
nior at Yreka High School
in Yreka, California, entered
the contest while in Elizabeth
Shelley’s honors English IV
class at Grant Union.
She said not all teachers
include the essay as an as-
signment, and while it’s not
an easy task, she said it is a
Annie
Wall
Samantha
Floyd
Raney
Anderson
Monel
Anderson
valuable one.
“I think it’s really im-
portant that the teachers
assign it,” she said. “I think
the contest makes students
think about the country.”
Wall is the daughter of
Carol Faulkner and Bill
Wall.
Raney
and
Monel,
daughters of MT and Cori
Anderson, were students
of Seneca teacher Andrea
Ashley when they entered
the contest. Now Raney is
in seventh grade at Grant
Union, and Monel is in fi fth
grade at Seneca.
Monel said it was fun
writing the essay.
“It’s nice that I won, and
it’s an honor,” she said.
Raney said she’s partici-
pated in the writing contest
since third grade.
I like writing,” she said.
“Some topics are hard, but
not hard enough that you
can’t do them.”
She added, “It’s worth it
and nice to get recognized
for something you do.”
Seneca head teacher An-
drea Combs said every year
the students look forward to
the Americanism essay.
“(They) put a lot of effort
into producing a great piece
of writing,” she said. “We
are incredibly proud of the
hard work of these girls.”
All four students will be
awarded a medallion and
certifi cate at an American
Legion and Auxiliary meet-
ing this fall in John Day.
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