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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
G RANT U NION S TUDENTS
OF THE M ONTH — O CTOBER
Max Bailey
Grade 7
Parents: Zachary and
Heather Bailey
Emily Finley
Grade 8
Parents: Aaron and Janita
Finley
Contributed photo
The Grant Union FFA Chapter collects food for the Grant County Food Bank. Dressing up for the food drive, the
group called their event “Trick or Treat, so someone else can eat.” From left: Lucas Wolf, Jesaka Culley, Kori Jo Girvin,
Parker Manitsas, Kellen Shelley, Averie Wenger and Cinch Anderson.
Ethan Moore
Grade 9
Parents: Jeramie and
Lacey Moore
Russell Hodge
Grade 10
Parents: Erin Hodge and
Lorin Hodge
FFA collects canned
goods for local food bank
320 pounds gathered
from community
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union High School’s FFA
chapter members collected 200 pounds
of canned goods for the Grant County
Food Bank in John Day.
And 120 pounds of food were collect-
ed at Les Schwab Tire Center in John Day.
Grant Union FFA president Kori Jo
Girvin said she was glad their group was
involved in a positive activity.
“I enjoyed getting our chapter out in
the community, and showing who we are
and what we’re trying to do,” she said.
“It will help our small chapter succeed.”
Les Schwab was one of 70 stores par-
ticipating in the food drive, store officials
said in a Nov. 13 press release.
FFA advisor and Grant Union teach-
er Adam Ineck said he appreciated those
who contributed this year, and they plan
G RANT U NION
Grant LeQuieu
Grade 11
Parents: Marc and
Stephanie LeQuieu
to hold the drive again next year.
“I’m continuously amazed at the
generosity and the outpouring of com-
munity support to participate in activ-
ities like this for the benefit of oth-
ers within the community,” he said.
“Things like this are what makes this
community a great place to live, work
and raise our youth.”
He added, “It’s always good to see
young adults actively involved in a pos-
itive manner for the betterment of their
own community.”
HOSTS BLOOD DRIVE
Reagan Shelley
Grade 12
Parents: Curt and
Elizabeth Shelley
Grant Union sophomore
Emily Springer finishes
up at the American Red
Cross blood drive held
Wednesday, Nov. 15, at
the school. To her left,
freshman Parker Manitsas
visits. Blood drive advisor
Elizabeth Shelley said the
Grant Union leadership
students helped run the
successful drive. The Red
Cross collected 27 units
of blood, including four
double red, and they had
13 first-time donors.
O BITUARIES
Charles G. ‘Chuck’ Christiansen
Charles G. “Chuck” Christiansen, 85, of John Day, a former
longtime Hermiston resident, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 14, in
Prairie City. Arrangements are pending, in care of Burns Mor-
tuary of Hermiston. He was born March 13, 1932, in Alta, Iowa.
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