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Jeron Vernal Jackson
June 3, 1936 - Sept. 13, 2017
Peggy ‘Peg’ Jean Adams
Feb. 4, 1931 - Aug. 24, 2017
Jeron Vernal Jackson, 81, of
Union passed away on Wednesday,
Sept. 13, at St. Alphonsus Medical
Center in Boise, Idaho. A viewing
was held at the Union Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Saturday, Sept. 23, followed by the
funeral service.
Jackson was born June 3, 1936,
in Lyman, Utah, to Alpheus and
Gretta (Clawson) Jackson. He resid-
ed in Lyman, Utah; Fruitland, Idaho; Prairie City; John Day;
and Union. He attended grade school in Lyman, then Wayne
County High School in Bicknell, Utah, and Fruitland High
School in Fruitland. He married his high school sweetheart,
Mary Louise Higley, on Feb. 9, 1956, in the Salt Lake Tem-
ple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jackson began working for the U.S. Forest Service July
1955 in fi re suppression, transferring into the mechanic shop
April 1965, eventually becoming the shop foreman. He re-
tired from the Forest Service in December 1992. In May of
1980, he received the Silver Beaver Award for many years of
scouting service. He also received Forest Service certifi cates
for years of service.
His hobbies over the years included leather craft, garden-
ing, faceting gem stones and woodworking. He was a mem-
ber of the Boy Scouts of America, National Rifl e Association
and the John Day Volunteer Fire Department.
Jackson was a lifelong member of the LDS church and
served as a counselor in three bishoprics and one branch
presidency. He also served in many other positions in the
church.
Jackson had a sense of humor and loved a good joke. He
would sometimes gently tease his children and grandchil-
dren, and loved having them around. He was a wonderful
husband, dad, grandfather, brother and friend.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; children Keith Jackson
(Katherine) of Vancouver, Washington, Dale Jackson (Rula)
of Parma, Idaho, Evelyn Tanner (Ron) of Pleasant Grove,
Utah, Jay Jackson of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Karen Jen-
sen (John) of Tillamook; brothers Boyd Jackson (Dee) of
Fruitland, Joe Condie (Carol) of Arco, Idaho, and George
Condie (Marsha) of Pendleton; sister, Deanna Wilson (Olen)
of Nyssa; mother-in-law, Louise Higley of La Grande; 18
grandchildren ; 34 great-grandchildren; and 32 nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by brothers Vance Jackson and
Glade Jackson; sister Gretta Condie; and granddaughter Am-
ber Jackson.
Online condolences may be made to the family at love-
landfuneralchapel.com.
Peggy “Peg” Jean Adams, 86,
passed away Saturday, Aug. 24,
in Bend, surrounded by her lov-
ing family.
Adams is survived by her
two sons and daughters-in-law,
Vaughn and Kristi Adams of
Hillsboro and Zane and Nicole
Adams of Madras; sister Zell
Randall; nine grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband
and six siblings.
She was born Feb. 4, 1931, in Dayville, the young-
est of eight children born to Charlie and Alcye Moore.
She graduated from Dayville High School and soon after
eloped with her sweetheart, Wayne Adams, a minister
and millworker. They began their life together in the
community they both loved, raised their two sons there
and celebrated 62 years of marriage.
They spent countless hours exploring the John Day
Valley area and were very involved in the community.
She helped sew sports uniforms for the high school
students, planned youth activities and took photos for
the yearbook. She loved children of every age, and they
loved her.
Adams was a Title 1 reading aide for the Dayville
School District and served as mayor of Dayville from
1995 through 2004.
Under her influence and leadership, the Day-
ville community installed a long-sought sewer sys-
tem, a town library and began the ongoing reno-
vation of the Dayville Community Hall, where on
one occasion she performed her original cowboy
poetry.
She was the hub of the extended Moore family and
their self-appointed photographer, entertaining them at
reunions with her legendary slide shows. Her legacy will
live on for many generations to come.
A memorial service was held Sept. 24 at the commu-
nity church in Dayville with a reception that followed in
the fellowship hall.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dayville
Community Hall through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241
S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
Joseph ‘J.C.’ Oliver
Joseph “J.C.” Oliver, 67, of Seneca passed away
Thursday, Sept. 21, at his home. A graveside service
will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Canyon
City Cemetery in Canyon City, with Julie Reynolds offi-
ciating. Contributions may be made to the Grant Coun-
ty Family Heritage Foundation through Driskill Memo-
rial Chapel. To leave a condolence for the family, visit
driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Eagle Cap Excursion Train
Ride the train this October!
information, contact Elizabeth
Moore at 541-820-3863.
In honor of National Public
Lands Day, fees will be waived
at day-use recreation sites in
Oregon and Washington. This
fee waiver includes many
picnic areas, boat launches,
trailheads and visitor centers.
Concession operations will
continue to charge fees unless
the permit holder wishes to par-
ticipate. Fees for camping, cab-
in rentals, heritage expeditions
or other permits still apply.
Celebrated annually on the
last Saturday in September, Na-
tional Public Lands Day brings
together volunteers, agencies
and partner organizations to
connect people to public lands
in their community, inspire en-
vironmental stewardship and
encourage use of public lands
for education, recreation and
general health. Last year, over
200,000 National Public Lands
Day participants volunteered at
over 2,600 sites across the na-
tion, contributing $18 million
worth of public land improve-
ments. To learn more about Na-
tional Public Lands Day, visit
neefusa.org/public-lands-day.
Blue Mountain Eagle
The nation’s largest, sin-
gle-day volunteer effort for
public lands is National Public
Lands Day Saturday, Sept. 30.
To encourage people to join
in and visit their public lands,
the Forest Service is waiving
day-use fees at recreation sites
across the Pacifi c Northwest.
“Our public lands are a na-
tional treasure belonging to all
Americans,” said Jim Peña,
Pacifi c Northwest regional for-
ester. “On this National Public
Lands Day, whether you’re
volunteering in your commu-
nity or enjoying the great out-
doors, we thank you for helping
us celebrate and care for these
special places.”
The Malheur National For-
est will host a volunteer oppor-
tunity from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sept. 30 at Magone Lake. Res-
toration opportunities for vol-
unteers will include trail main-
tenance, trash clean up, fi re pit
cleanup and more. A barbecue
lunch along with environmen-
tal education talks with for-
est staff will be provided for
volunteers to enjoy. For more
BEO announces second quarter earnings
“Being an agricultur-
al-based institution, we are
affected by the ups and downs
in the ag sector,” President
and CEO Jeff Bailey said in
the release. “The lower com-
modity prices, as well as lower
production in 2016, warrant an
increase in the loan loss provi-
sion. That said, the 2017 crop
conditions have improved dra-
matically from last year, and
recently prices have also im-
proved slightly.”
Chief Financial Offi cer
Mark Lemmon said book value
per share was $26.25, compared
to $23.71 on June 30, 2015, an
increase of 10.7 percent.
“We had a strong start in our
new Athena branch and have
enjoyed the warm welcome
into that community,” Chief
Operations Offi cer Gary Proph-
eter said.
Blue Mountain Eagle
BEO Bancorp and its sub-
sidiary, Bank of Eastern Ore-
gon, announced second quarter
2017 consolidated net income
of $742,000, or $0.62 per
share, compared to $815,000,
or $0.67 per share, for second
quarter 2016.
Year-to-date earnings were
$1.543 million, compared to
$1.597 million for the fi rst six
months of 2016, according to
a press release from the com-
pany. Total assets were $396.0
million, up 13.1 percent year
over year. Net loans of $322.9
million were up 10.3 percent
from the same period in 2016,
while deposits were at $352.6
million, up 14.1 percent year
over year. Shareholder equity
increased by $2.37 million, or
8.2 percent, from June 2016.
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