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T HANKFUL FOR COMMUNITY
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Attendees enjoy a free Thanksgiving meal at the John
Day Elks Lodge Thursday.
Garrett Jennings volunteered to carve turkey for the
Thanksgiving Day feast at the John Day Elks Lodge. He
said he already had carved eight of the 10 turkeys that
were cooked for the event.
B RIEFLY
Christmas dinner
drawing deadline
is Dec. 11
Community Counseling
Solutions is sponsoring a
drawing for a Christmas din-
ner. Entry boxes are located
at Huffman’s Market, Tim-
bers Bistro, The Corner Cup,
Les Schwab, Long Creek
Cafe, Blue Mountain Hos-
pital, Families First, Grant
County Health Department,
Community
Counseling
Solutions, the Department of
Human Services and Aging
and People with Disabilities.
The deadline to enter is Dec.
11. The drawing will be held
Dec. 13, and winners will be
notified by phone.
Give back
through The
Giving Tree
The Giving Tree toy drive
provides a way for people
to donate toys and items to
qualified children in Grant
County. The Giving Tree
tags are located at Chester’s
Thriftway and the Outpost
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Restaurant, and people can
purchase gifts corresponding
to the tags and drop off the
new, unwrapped toys at the
OSU Extension Service, 116
NW Bridge St., John Day,
or Les Schwab Tire Center,
551 W. Main St., John Day,
through Dec. 14. The drive
is sponsored by Les Schwab,
the Grant County 4-H Associ-
ation, Families First and the
Department of Human Ser-
vices. For more information,
contact the OSU Extension
Service, 541-575-1911.
Clara Elizabeth Powell Doe
June 11, 1917 - Nov. 23, 2017
Thor N. Eide
June 18, 1982 - Nov. 16, 2017
Clara Elizabeth (CB) Powell
Doe passed away on Thanksgiv-
ing Day, Nov. 23, at the age of
100, at her birthplace, Medford,
of natural causes.
She was born on June 11,
1917, in the house her father
built on Valley View Drive in
northeast Medford, to parents
Herman D. and Blanche Wood
Powell. Her siblings were Jane,
Bobbie and Louis, all deceased.
Doe attended Roosevelt Grade School and Med-
ford Junior High and High School. On March 25,
1937, she married Paul R. Doe in Baker City. They
lived in Bates and Austin, where Paul worked in the
lumber industry. They moved to Vancouver, Wash-
ington, during the war years, where he worked in the
shipyards while she cared for her two children, Roy
L. and JoAnn A. The family returned to Bates after
the war, then moved to Medford in 1949, to be nearer
to family.
They moved back to Eastern Oregon and devel-
oped a small ranch near Prairie City from which they
based horse-camping trips into the Eagle Cap Wil-
derness and Hells Canyon. While in Prairie City, she
was active in the garden club, home extension, United
Methodist Women and volunteered at the senior cen-
ter. Over the years, she became an eight-gallon blood
donor.
After downsizing the ranch life with a two-year
stay in Prineville, the Does returned to Medford to be
near family, son Roy, since deceased, daughter JoAnn
Parker (Guy) of Prospect and grandchildren Pam Card
(Mike) of Jacksonville, Susan Parker and Jane Mof-
fitt (Eric) of Salem, and Kevin Durland (Carolina) of
Jacksonville and six great-grandchildren.
She will be interred beside her husband in the Prai-
rie City Cemetery. A service will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 1, at Grace Chapel in Prairie City.
Memorial donations may be made to the Paul and
Clara Beth Doe Scholarship Fund through Driskill
Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day,
OR 97845.
To leave a condolence for the family, visit driskill-
memorialchapel.com.
Thor N. Eide, 35, passed away on
Thursday, Nov. 16, in John Day.
He was born June 18, 1982, in Sha-
kopee, Minnesota, to Robert “Bob” Eide
and Susan Nokleby.
Eide was engaged to Carol Mahara of
Thorne Bay, Alaska. He is also survived
by his parents; his two brothers, Buck
and Bjorn; his niece Asanti; and maternal
grandparents Arnold and Eileen Nokle-
by. Preceding him in death were his pa-
ternal grandparents Richard and Lois Eide; and his uncle Steven
Nokleby.
Eide graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities,
in 2005. He began his career with fish and wildlife at the Minne-
sota Department of National Resources in International Falls. He
worked as fish biologist for the U.S. Forest Service in Thorne Bay
and was on a temporary assignment in Prairie City at the time of
his passing.
Eide was an avid outdoorsman who had a great thirst for adven-
ture. He loved boating, fishing, rafting, hunting, snorkeling, fat-
bike riding, scuba diving, skiing, sledding and traveling. He could
commonly be found out on the water, either boating or packrafting
to some new island or cove to go fishing and camping. Embark-
ing on multiday hunting or fishing trips was a normal occurrence
for him. He often invited others to join in on his trips and always
shared any fish or wild game that he collected. He was full of witty
remarks and quick to fire up the grill with some freshly caught fish
or game.
Eide was smart, resourceful and great at improvising out in re-
mote locations. He could operate and fix nearly anything with a
motor in it. At work, he was frequently involved in monitoring fish
populations, conducting stream restoration projects and increas-
ing spawning habitat for salmon species. He always seemed most
comfortable on the water, and as a boat operator, he was unshak-
able, always keeping his cool no matter how hairy the situation got.
As a co-worker, he often volunteered to help others complete their
projects and never complained no matter how wet, cold or muddy
he got. As a friend, he was reliable, had a great sense of humor
and always looked out for others. Whether he was hunting bison,
moose, caribou in the interior or fishing for salmon and halibut
somewhere in the southeast, Eide always seemed at home in the
wilds of Alaska. He truly embodied the spirit of Alaska, and em-
braced every opportunity to get outside and experience it.
Family, friends, and others whose lives Eide touched are invited
to the Hotel Prairie, 112 W. Front St., Prairie City, starting at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 29, to celebrate and remember his life. Addition-
al services in Alaska and elsewhere around the United States are to
be determined.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts be made
to an education fund for his niece, Asanti Eide. Checks should be
made payable to Carol Mahara FBO Asanti Eide, through Driskill
Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
To leave a condolence for the family, visit driskillmemorial-
chapel.com.
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E AGLE ON V ACATION — B ENNETT
Auxiliary
drawing winners
announced
Roberta Bennett
submitted this photo
of herself with Landon
and Josie visiting a
temple in Hawaii.
The American Legion
Auxiliary Post 106 Christ-
mas bazaar drawing win-
ners have been announced.
Joe O’Conner won a wine
basket. Cindy Combs won a
muffin basket. Melvin Crum
won a kitchen basket. Cathy
Elder won a tea basket. Joe
Phippens won a hunting bas-
ket. Pam Gangler and Nancy
McDaniel won $125 gift cer-
tificates. Marlene Woodley
won a cord of wood.
Take a picture with the
Eagle while on vacation
and send it to editor@
bmeagle.com or 195
N. Canyon Blvd., John
Day.
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