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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Cream of the crop perform in concert
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Maudean Brown, left, shows Shannon Winegar and
Jean Sagert a quilted centerpiece/wreath she made to
sell at the Mt. Vernon Christmas Bazaar held Saturday
at the Mt. Vernon Grange.
Bazaars bring
Christmas cheer
Blue Mountain Eagle
Shoppers fl ocked to two
bazaars on Saturday in Mt.
Vernon, checking out hand-
crafted items and goodies at
the Mt. Vernon Grange and
the Mt. Vernon Community
Center.
Shannon Winegar, who
was overseeing the event
at the Grange, said the pro-
ceeds from the table rentals
and food served benefi t sev-
eral of their groups’ causes,
including the Grant County
Fair royalty, Mt. Vernon
fi refi ghters fundraiser, a
Christmas dinner, 4-H kids
and more.
“It’s a good time for peo-
ple to get together,” Winegar
said. “We’re trying to keep it
homemade and support our
local crafts people.”
She said 24 vendors
signed up, offering cro-
cheted hats, jewelry, holiday
centerpieces,
homemade
Christmas stockings and
more.
Bonnie Cearns organized
the bazaar at the commu-
nity center to support the
fi refi ghters’ fundraiser for
Christmas food baskets they
give to the elderly each year.
Besides the array of
handcrafted wares fi lling
the center, which includ-
ed “quillows,” homemade
gourmet treats, and holiday
decor, there were raffl e tick-
ets and a fi reman’s boot for
donations.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Judy Bracken of Prairie City sets out earrings galore,
along with bracelets, “quillows” and more on her table
Saturday at the Mt. Vernon Community Center.
Contributed photo
The Grant Union honor band members, from left, are Sierra Cates (trumpet), Carle
Wright (bass clarinet), Samantha Floyd (bassoon) and Alyssa Hoffman (French horn).
Honor choir members in-
cluded alto Erika Dickens,
tenor Will Carpenter and alto
Emilie Updegrave.
The high schoolers studied
under directors Patrick Win-
ters for band and Reginald
Unterseher for choir.
Winters is a retired Eastern
Riley Robertson
Grade 8
Parents: Shaun and
Colleen Robertson
Clara Carr
Grade 9
Parents: Nancy Falk
and Mike Carr
Erika Dickens
Grade 10
Parents: Arthur and
Janice Dickens
Alyssa Hoffman
Grade 11
Parent: Jessica Hicks
Savannah Wyllie
Grade 12
Parents: Layton and
Kari Wyllie
Frances E. Brannan
Feb. 11, 1922 - Nov. 12, 2017
Frances E. Brannan, 95, of Prairie City passed away Sun-
day, Nov. 12. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
18, at Terrebonne Pioneer Cemetery with Autumn Funerals of-
fi ciating. Brannan was born in Homer, Illinois, Feb. 11, 1922.
She moved to Lakeside, California, in 1947 with her husband,
James, and then to Grants Pass in 1960 and to Redmond in
1984. She lived there until 2013 when she moved to Prairie City
to live with her daughter, Mary Brown.
Oregon
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Dorothy W. Bishop
Oct. 7, 1928 - Nov. 3, 2017
Dorothy Wayne Bishop, former-
ly of Turner, died Friday, Nov. 3, in
Prairie City, with her family at her
side. A celebration of life was held
Friday, Nov. 10, at the Jefferson Unit-
ed Methodist Church in Jefferson,
followed by a graveside service at the
Jefferson Cemetery.
Bishop was born prematurely
Oct. 7, 1928, in Antlers, Oklahoma,
to Chester and Flossie Carter. She
came to Oregon in 1947. She married Joe Bishop on June
27, 1948, in Albany. After marriage, she was happy being
a housewife and raising children. She lived in Prairie City
the last 12 years with her daughter Joanna and son-in-law
Jim.
The couple had three children, Joanna White, Otis
Bishop (deceased) and Wayland Bishop (deceased), and
grandson Curtis Bishop, who was raised as their son. She had
seven grandchildren and many great-grandchildren whom
she loved deeply.
Bishop had many talents and loved sewing, crafting, gar-
dening, canning fruits and vegetables, managing a walnut
orchard, setting up camps for her fishing and hunting family
and teaching Sunday school.
She loved her church. Her biggest gift was loving people.
She always had open arms and an open door. She could whip
up a meal for company anytime without notice.
Proverbs 31:28 befits her: “Her children raise up and call
her blessed; her husband also and he praises her.”
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made
to the Alzheimer’s Association through Driskill Memorial
Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
To leave a condolence for the family, visit driskillmemo-
rialchapel.com.
Amelia Hall
Grade 7
Parents: Dave and
Alicia Hall
Baker City
2830 10th St. • 541-524-0122
by their teachers then chosen
based on the number of in-
struments and choral parts the
directors needed.
Hart said the student musi-
cians received their music the
week before the concert.
“It was amazing, the work
they did,” she said.
O BITUARIES
G RANT U NION S TUDENTS OF THE
M ONTH — S EPTEMBER
Bradley W Allen
My Grandfather
Bradley Walter Allen
born Christian and
courageous man. His
parents were
Oregon pioneers, he
worked on their
sheep ranch in Long
Creek, OR.
My Grandfather
Bradley W. Allen
served in the USA Army in World War I. He
married Inez Beatrice Campbell on July 4,
1919 and started a family. Homesteaded Land
Patent issues March 31, 1923, Grant Co.,
Oregon.
Also, he was a respecter of nature and
wildlife and he was a skilled hunter. He
worked and retired from US Fish & Wildlife.
My beloved grandfather is lay to rest in Prairie
City, Oregon cemetery.
Washington University band
director who has also worked
with professional bands.
Unterseher is a choral
composer and clinician who
travels the globe working
with various choirs, including
Germany later this month.
Students were nominated
23991
By Angel Carpenter
Four Grant Union band
members and three choir
members performed at the
Nov. 7 District 6 Oregon
Music Educators Association
honor band and choir concert
at Pendleton High School.
The musicians were among
over 100 students from 18
schools, including Pendleton,
La Grande, Baker and oth-
ers, participating in two days
of practice and a grand fi nale
concert.
“I was moved to tears,
not just because my students
were performing but because
of the quality of music they
performed,” said Grant Union
music director Lori Hart, who
chaperoned the students.
Honor band members in-
cluded Sierra Cates on trum-
pet, Carle Wright on bass
clarinet, Samantha Floyd on
bassoon and Alyssa Hoffman
on French horn.
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