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WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, NOV. 8-10
Annual church Christmas sale
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Second Saturday Gathering
W HAT’S
HAPPENING
• 11 a.m., Prairie City city park
A memorial service will be held in honor of veterans at the
fl ag pole in the park. All are welcome to attend. For more infor-
mation, call Dean at 541-820-3692.
Veterans Day ceremony
• 11 a.m., Seventh Street Complex, John Day
The John Day Elks Lodge will hold its annual Veterans Day
ceremony at the fl ag pole at the park. All are welcome to attend.
FRIDAY, NOV. 10
United State Marine Corps lunch
• Noon, Squeeze In restaurant
In honor of the United States Marine Corps’ 242nd birthday,
all Marines are invited to the no-host lunch. Bring a partner,
stories and Semper Fi.
Community potluck
• 5:30-7:30 p.m., Prairie City School cafeteria
The Prairie City American Legion Auxiliary is sponsoring
a potluck honoring all veterans. Coffee and punch will be fur-
nished, and bring a dish to share. For more information, call
Dean at 541-820-3692.
SATURDAY, NOV. 11
Annual Christmas bazaar
Bake sale and holiday bazaar
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mt. Vernon Community Center
Cookies, pies, bread and muffi ns will be available for pur-
chase, along with vendor offerings. Lunch is a loaded baked
SATURDAY, NOV. 18
Christmas on the Prairie
Eagle file photo
Shoppers look over jewelry choices and other
handcrafted goods at a previous Mt. Vernon Fire
Department bazaar in the Mt. Vernon Community Center.
potato and will be served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations of
baked goods are accepted at Mt. Vernon City Hall. Donate one
can of food for a raffl e ticket, benefi ting the Mt. Vernon volun-
teer fi re department. To purchase a table or for more informa-
tion, call Bonnie at 541-571-3284.
Cliff Knox Project
pre-scoping scheduled
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Ranger
District of the Malheur Na-
tional Forest is in the pro-
cess of developing a pro-
posed action for the Cliff
Knox Project.
The
approximately
40,000-acre project area is
located 30 miles southeast
of Prairie City, in Grant and
Harney counties, according
to a Forest Service press re-
lease.
The project area is com-
prised of the Blue Bucket
Creek and Cliff Creek-Mal-
heur River subwatersheds,
and includes the Malheur
River Inventoried Roadless
Area, as well as part of the
Malheur River Wild and
Scenic River corridor.
An informal, open house-
style public meeting to
share information about the
Cliff Knox project area will
be held from 5-7 p.m. Tues-
day, Nov. 14, at the Prairie
City Senior Center, 204 N.
McHaley.
A meeting will also be
held from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. that day at the
Harney County Chamber of
Commerce, 484 N. Broad-
way Ave., Burns.
Forest Service staff
will provide information
about existing conditions
of resources in the proj-
ect area and solicit feed-
back about the types of
activities that may be pro-
posed to address resource
concerns.
For more information,
contact NEPA Planner Amy
Mathis at 541-820-3890 or
amymathis@fs.fed.us.
Blue Mountain Care Center receives upgrades
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Blue Mountain
Healthcare Foundation an-
nual meeting, dinner and
auction Oct. 21 raised over
$25,000, a huge jump from
last year.
With the help from both
the hospital district and the
foundation, the Blue Moun-
tain Care Center in Prairie
City has received several
upgrades this year, includ-
ing a generator, dryer, fur-
niture, new paint and sur-
round sound.
At a time when some
nursing homes across the
state are closing down
due to funding shortage,
the hospital district and
foundation are invest-
ing in the care center to
ensure residents have a
local option.
“The care center is a
vital part of our communi-
ty and has been for many
years,”
Administrator
Jonie Jones said. “The im-
provements to the facility
are key in keeping things
up to date and running
efficiently.
The foundation has al-
ways been very gracious in
funding projects or helping
in any way they can. ... The
past and recent fundrais-
ers and future endeavors
that they are undertaking
Michael B. DesJardin
Dentistry, PC
• 9:30-11:30 a.m., Outpost Restaurant
Ladies of Grant County are invited to the gathering. The
topic is “Count Your Blessings or Bitters.” Kathy Rogers will
present music at the no-host breakfast. Coffee and tea are com-
plimentary.
Veteran memorial service
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday
• 9 a.m. to noon, Friday
• Methodist Church, John Day
Members of United Methodist Church’s “Ye Old Thrift
Shop” will hold their annual Christmas sale in the church’s fel-
lowship hall. Items such as Christmas decor, ornaments, kitchen
items, holiday tins and clothing will be for sale.
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mt. Vernon Grange, across from Clyde
Holliday State Park
Local vendors will have a variety of wares to sell for Christ-
mas gifts. Homemade stew, rolls, pies, cakes and cookies will
also be available to purchase. To donate food to the annual
Grange Food Drive, bring a can of nonperishable food to the
bazaar. For more information, call Mary Ellen Brooks at 541-
932-4540.
to continue to support the
care center’s upgrades and
projects benefit not only the
care center but the entire
community.”
The foundation do-
nated all proceeds from
the its golf scramble in
August, and the recent
auction.
Upgrades on the horizon
include the HVAC system,
walk-in freezer, sign, tub
and kitchen stove.
• Downtown Prairie City
The theme for this year’s holiday event is “A Vintage
Christmas.” Activities include an ornament hunt, ginger-
bread house building and other children’s crafts, bazaars,
merchant sales, vintage camp trailer tours, open mic night
at Hotel Prairie, FFA auction, art exhibit and tree auction
and photos with Santa and the elves, including a session for
family pets. Maps will be available showing where and when
each event is taking place. For more information, call 541-
820-3675.
O UT OF THE P AST
75 y ears a go
Nov . 6, 1942
took part in a highly success-
ful mission over Vietnam,
Condon Holds Prospec- according to an Air Force
tors To Tie In Game Satur- release. Lt. Drinkwater and
day
other F100 Super Sabre pi-
On a windy, cold field lots hit an enemy headquar-
at Condon last Friday, the ters complex 60 miles south-
Condon Blue-devils tied west of Phan Rang.
the Grant High
“The mis-
football team,
sion was a
6-6.
known Viet
This
was
Cong loca-
considered
a
tion where
great upset as
helicopters
Grant defeated
had observed
Condon at Grant
s m o k e
two weeks ago,
coming up
35-0. This tie
through the
was due to sev-
trees.
We
eral factors.
were direct-
Condon’s im-
ed in on the
provement over
strike and put
their last game
all the bombs
with Grant, the
on target and
windy,
cold
then strafed
fi eld, and Grant’s
a
nearby
over-confi dence.
area where
Grant plays
the
Army
Heppner, in the
had planned
last game of the Lt. Ronald Drinkwater on making
season, at Hep-
an
assault
pner this (Fri-
landing. Ev-
day) afternoon.
erything on the flight was
normal and it was a very
satisfying mission,” said Lt.
50 y ears a go
Drinkwater.
The flight was credit-
ed with destroying 12 large
bunkers and three fortifica-
tions.
Lt. Drinkwater is a mem-
ber of the 31st Tactical
Fighter Wing at Tuy Hoa
AB, Vietnam. Drinkwater
was commissioned in1964
upon graduation at the U.S.
Air Force Academy. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Drinkwater.
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS PG-13
A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish
and suspenseful mystery.
FRI & SAT
(1:20) (4:00) 7:00 9:35
(1:20) (4:00) 7:00 9:35
SUNDAY
MON - THURS (1:20) (4:00) 7:00 9:45
THOR: RAGNAROK PG-13
Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial
contest against The Hulk, his former ally.
FRI & SAT
(1:20) (3:45) 6:45 9:30
(1:20) (3:45) 6:45 9:35
SUNDAY
MON - THURS (1:20) (4:00) 6:45 9:45
A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS R
3 under-appreciated and over-burdened
moms rebel against the challenges and
expectations of Christmas.
FRI & SAT
(1:20) (4:10) 7:10 9:40
SUNDAY
(1:20) (4:10) 7:10 9:35
MON - THURS (1:20) (4:00) 7:10 9:45
$9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth
Nov . 9, 1967
Aerial Mission Success-
ful
First Lt. Ronald Drinkwa-
ter of Prairie City recently
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Honoring our
veterans
For their courage, hard work and dedication, we
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the morning after
sleeping on an
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in ADVERTISED
PAJAMAS.
He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR,
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hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his
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Then it’s too late.
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sazute the men and women of our armed forces,
past and present. For protecting our citizens and
our country, we thank them.
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