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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
FFA, Les Schwab combine to collect food
Seasons are changing, and
that means it is back to school
and farmers are busy with
final harvest. But one thing
that does not change with the
seasons is the need across Or-
egon to help fight hunger.
Those affected by food
insecurity are in need year-
round. Les Schwab Tire Cen-
ters of Oregon has partnered
with Oregon FFA in a Drive
Away Hunger event to help
raise awareness and to raise as
much food as possible. The ini-
tiative will take place the entire
month of October.
Since 2008, the Oregon
Food Bank has seen the de-
mand for emergency food
boxes increase by 40 percent.
All month you may see FFA
members across the state doing
a variety of service activities to
raise as much food as possible.
Please be on the lookout for ac-
tivities and collections happen-
ing throughout our community.
The public is encouraged
to drop food donations at any
Les Schwab Tire Center, Wil-
co Farm Store or a local FFA
chapter.
Collection bags are being
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Workshop on forest
engagement planned
‘How to get involved with your forest’
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Courtesy photo/Oregon FFA Foundation
Les Schwab Tire Centers of Oregon has partnered with Oregon FFA in a Drive Away
Hunger event to help raise awareness and to raise as much food as possible. The
initiative will take place the entire month of October.
distributed to subscribers of the
Capital Press, East Oregonian,
Wallowa County Chieftain,
Hermiston Herald and Blue
Mountain Eagle, or you may
pick up a collection bag at your
local Les Schwab Tire Center
or a Wilco Farm Store.
FFA members are en-
couraging everyone to be
#TiredofHunger and fill a gro-
cery bag to drop at any of the
collection sites.
In addition to nonperish-
able food, the FFA is seeking
farm and ranch crop donations
as well. To donate portion of
a food crop, please contact a
local FFA chapter or Kevin
White, executive director of
the Oregon FFA Foundation,
at kwhite@oregonffa.com. All
donations received will be giv-
en first to local food pantries. If
there is more, it will be distrib-
uted by the Oregon Food Bank
to other pantries throughout the
state.
Last year the FFA’s Tired of
Hunger initiative helped raise
more than 500,000 pounds of
food. That was enough to pro-
vide 416,667 meals, or feed
4,960 families for nearly a
week.
This year, the more than
6,000 FFA members from 105
chapters have partnered with
the 107 Les Schwab stores in
Oregon as well as the 13 Wil-
co Farm Stores to make a dent
in helping supply the Oregon
Food Bank and other local
food pantries.
In an effort to increase
awareness on how to en-
gage with management of
the Malheur National For-
est, the public is invited to a
workshop focusing on “how
to get involved with your for-
est” from 5-7 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 16, at the Grant County
Regional Airport, 72000 Air-
port Road, John Day.
The interactive work-
shop will open with a brief
presentation on public input
opportunities related to pub-
lic lands management on the
forest, along with an over-
view of some of the chal-
lenges and sideboards of
public lands management.
Following the presenta-
tion, the focus of the work-
shop will be on current
opportunities for public
engagement, including op-
portunities to volunteer on
special projects and partner
with the forest to accom-
plish shared goals. Discus-
sions will also highlight
procedures on how the pub-
lic can best interact with
the forest to explore proj-
ect ideas, express concerns
about a proposed project,
how to initiate a partnership
and other topics attendees
are interested in.
Workshop attendees are
invited to bring Malheur Na-
tional Forest project exam-
ples that they are interested
in learning more about.
Vernita Ediger, Ph.D.,
will facilitate the conver-
sation. Forest Service per-
sonnel and others that have
successfully worked with
the Malheur National For-
est will be in attendance to
provide insight to the dis-
cussions.
RSVP to NEPA Planner
Sasha Fertig by calling 541-
575-3061 or emailing sasha-
fertig@fs.fed.us.
150 years of Grange
Granges across the country
are celebrating the organiza-
tion’s 150th anniversary.
The local Grange in Mt.
Vernon was established in
March 1925 and has, for over
92 years, provided a wealth of
activities, events and memo-
ries for the Mt. Vernon com-
munity, and Grant County as
well.
The organization is united
by strong ties to agriculture,
but welcomes all. The Grange
advances the cause of educa-
tion by all just means, includ-
ing an annual donation of dic-
tionaries to schools in Grant
County.
The Grange’s annual
Christmas Bazaar will be held
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov.
11 at the Mt. Vernon Grange.
Table reservations are first
come, first served, so contact
Shannon Winegar early at
541-620-0493.
Homemade stew, pies,
cakes and cookies will be
available for purchase. A bowl
of stew and a fresh-baked roll
cost $5. The Grange table will
have traditional homemade
breads, pies, cake, popcorn
balls and candy.
The group’s annual pan-
cake feed is held the last Sat-
urday of February.
Mt. Vernon Grange No.
659 meets with a potluck din-
ner at 6:30 p.m. and the meet-
ing at 7:30 p.m. on the second
Friday of each month. The
Mt. Vernon Grange is across
from Clyde Holliday State
park on Highway 26.
State seeks ATV committee members
The Oregon Parks and Rec-
reation Department is recruit-
ing volunteers for two positions
within the All-Terrain Vehi-
cle Advisory Committee and
three positions within the new
All-Terrain Vehicle Highway
Access Routes Advisory Com-
mittee.
The ATV Advisory Com-
mittee members will also serve
on the ATV grant subcommit-
tee.
Vacancies are available for
Class II: sand rails and four-
wheel drive vehicles, such as
jeeps, trucks and SUVS, and
Class III: off-road motorcycles.
Computer access and expe-
rience is mandatory. Knowl-
edge of OHV riding areas
throughout Oregon is benefi-
cial.
For the ATV Highway Ac-
cess Routes Advisory Commit-
tee, one member of the public
position and two ATV user po-
sitions are available.
The Oregon Legislature
established the All-Terrain
Vehicle Highway Access
Routes Advisory Commit-
tee in 2017 under Senate Bill
344 and tasked it with accept-
ing, evaluating and conduct-
ing field reviews of proposed
ATV highway access routes
on portions of state highway
rights of way.
The Committee Interest
Form is available through a link
under ATV Committees within
the menu section located online
at oregonohv.org. Applications
will be accepted until 5 p.m.
Nov. 3.
For more information, con-
tact Jeff Trejo at jeff.trejo@ore-
gon.gov or 503-986-0585.
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NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH 2017
Are you or someone you
know the victim of
physical or emotional
abuse?
Do you find yourself
being abusive toward
your partner?
GET HELP TODAY
AND COMMIT TO A BETTER LIFE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR CHILDREN.
CALL NOW OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CENTER FOR THE HELP YOU NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE.
HEART OF GRANT COUNTY: 541-620-1342
GRANT COUNTY VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: 541-575-4026
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Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed
in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views
of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
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October 11, 2016, John Day Taxi was born. I started the business sort
of like a hobby, just to look busy and get out of vacuuming, but people liked
my immediate response and it turned into a full-time job! In the beginning I
was almost a personal limousine service to half a dozen regulars - they
called and I was at their door in no time. It was fun, but now that I have
about 40 regulars, sometimes I can’t always offer the same accommodation,
sorry. I tried speeding things up until I got lit up by a handsome young
trooper my wife used to babysit for. Small towns are so cool.
Full time employment is a downer for this old Air Force retiree who
just wants to get out of housework, but the upside is I made so many
beautiful friends and it has been a blast! From my first client, the dear lady
in South Canyon I take to her appointments, to my buddies in
Meadowbrook I drive to DQ to get a Blizzard, to the gentleman I took to
Fossil in a blizzard, to the businesslike young lady in Prairie I take to her job
in John Day, to the energetic couple in Mt. Vernon I drove to their first
house in Canyon City, I love them all. On the rides we chatted about church,
politics, sports and personal matters.
I’m not subsidized so it wasn’t always easy, but I tried to keep my
fares as low as I could. I extended credit and always got paid, sometimes in
delicious homemade jam or juicy elk steaks, even gold fresh out of Canyon
Creek! That ought to give Oster a migraine next tax season. Other times I
just got smiles and that’s okay. My wonderful new friends tell me they
appreciate my service and that’s what’s really important.
I basically work 6am to 6pm, six days a week and for emergencies.
The bar owners get mad at me for not picking up after hours, but I’m just
one guy and I can’t do it all. Maybe that’s a niche for an enterprising
entrepreneur interested in a cool evening business.
I’ll be 80 next year. If it all ends tomorrow I just hope I did some
good in our community; I got out of vacuuming so it worked for me. Thanks
for your support and remember, you never need a cab until you need one,
so put me on speed dial - 541-620-4255.
God bless, Richie
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