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Grant Union holds all-class reunion
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Alumni from an array of eras
shared memories as they attended an
all-class reunion at Grant Union High
School on Sept. 23.
Many toured Grant Union and the
old Blue Mountain Junior High, and
over 400 enjoyed dinner at the John
Day Elks Lodge No. 1824.
The $2,200 in proceeds raised
from registration fees will benefit the
GUHS Alumni Scholarship Fund,
and an extra $260 was donated to the
Grant County Food Bank.
Individual classes also met on Fri-
day for their own activities.
The class of ’67 held their 50th
reunion at the Canyon City Commu-
nity Hall on Friday with other classes
joining them, including ’66 and ’68.
Leslie Traylor of John Day, a ’67
alum who headed up the reunion with
a committee of seven other volun-
teers, said the most exciting thing was
seeing classmates speechless as they
“hugged and hugged and hugged.”
“To see so many reconnections
after so many years made the work
worthwhile,” she said.
Some people came from as far
away as California and Chicago.
Traylor said in a speech, “We all
go out to make our footprint in the
world, but our first footprint started in
John Day at Grant Union High.”
Community
members
who have experienced the
death of a family member or
friend are invited to register
for the GriefShare program
held at Strawberry Mountain
Christian Fellowship in John
Day.
The nondenominational
program features Christ-cen-
Fossil Beds Cant Ranch
open house, volunteer
recruitment event planned
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Contributed photo/Lisa Mesa
Joining in for Grant Union High School’s all-class reunion are, from left, Jake
Conklin, Christy Martin and Cookie Martin, at the Canyon City Community Hall.
The Martins’ father was a pharmacist in John Day, and Conklin’s dad owned a
car dealership.
Grant Union High
School alumni
gather for a dinner
at the John Day
Elks Lodge No.
1824 during the
Sept. 23 all-class
reunion weekend.
Contributed photo
Angie Jones
GriefShare program begins Nov. 4
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
tered, biblical teaching that
focuses on grief topics as-
sociated with the death of
a loved one. A DVD sem-
inar features grief experts
and real stories, followed
by a small group discussion
about what was seen on the
DVD.
The bereavement expe-
rience may be recent or not
so recent. The goal is to find
encouragement, comfort and
help in grieving the death of
a spouse, child, parent, sib-
ling, other family member or
friend. No matter what the
cause of a loved one’s death,
this is an opportunity to be
around people who under-
stand the feelings.
People will learn infor-
mation about facing a new
normal in life and renewing
hope for the future. Grief-
Share will be held Saturdays
at 6 p.m. starting Nov. 4 and
going through January 27 at
Strawberry Mountain Chris-
tian Fellowhip, 170 SE Day-
ton St., John Day.
To register or for ques-
tions, call Kadie at 541-519-
1644. There is a $15 one-
time fee to cover the cost of
the workbook.
An open house harvest cel-
ebration and volunteer recruit-
ment event is scheduled from
12-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at
the Cant Ranch Historic Home
and Museum in the Sheep Rock
Unit of the John Day Fossil
Beds National Monument.
The Cant Ranch is an intact
example of a successful, ear-
ly-20th century ranch within
the John Day River Valley.
Monument staff would like
to see the Cant Ranch open
more often, but volunteers are
needed. People can learn more
about volunteer opportunities
within the national park at this
event.
This is a family-friendly
event that includes a tour of
the ranch, carding and spinning
wool demonstrations and cider
pressing with light refresh-
ments. The tour is limited to 20
people at a time and will occur
on mostly level ground.
“We get asked almost dai-
ly if the Cant Ranch Historic
Home and Museum is open for
public viewing. We’re asking
for your help to make that hap-
pen,” says Acting Superinten-
dent Chris Collins. “When you
volunteer, you’ll get a chance
to learn more about this slice
of history while working in a
beautiful, historic ranch. You’ll
also get to meet people from
all over the country and world
as you embark on an exciting
opportunity as a volunteer with
the National Park Service.”
For more information, call
541-987-2333 or email joda_
interpretation@nps.gov.
Climate forum coming up
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Oregon Stewardship
Tour, presented by Citizens’ Cli-
mate Lobby, is coming to Grant
County from 7-8:30 p.m. Thurs-
day, Oct. 26, at the John Day
Fire Hall, 326 S. Canyon Blvd.
Volunteers and communi-
ty members will host an open
discussion and a presentation,
“Protecting Oregon’s Climate
with Market-based Solutions.”
The event is free and open to
the public. This fall, Citizens’
Climate Lobby volunteers are
criss-crossing rural Oregon,
visiting 11 towns over 12 days
and learning about residents’
climate concerns. Volunteers
hope to find common ground
on a solution that will reduce
carbon emissions and maintain
a thriving economy.
The presentation and dis-
cussion will be led by Brian Et-
tling, a National Park Service
ranger for 25 years, currently
at Crater Lake National Park,
where he has experienced cli-
mate impacts firsthand.
“These meetings pro-
vide CCL an important op-
portunity not only to share
real-world solutions to the
impacts of climate change,”
Ettling said, “but also to
listen to the personal sto-
ries and concerns from the
residents of these communi-
ties in Eastern, Central and
Southern Oregon.”
For more information and
updates, visit oregontour.org.
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