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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
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LIGHTING UP MAIN STREET
Entries increase for 26th annual parade
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
T
he weather was slightly
warmer and the parade
was quite a bit longer
at this year’s Timber Truckers
Light Parade in John Day. The
theme of the 26th annual pa-
rade was “Truckin’ Thru The
Snow.”
The number of entries in-
creased from 26 last year to
36 this year. Local logging
companies and merchants,
the Forest Service, the Grant
County Sheriff’s Office and
fire departments participated
in the annual parade on Main
Street. Iron Triangle Logging
had six entries.
The Rude Logging en-
try, complete with its own
snow-making machine, won
the sweepstakes award and a
$1,340 Browning .30-06 rifle
and Leupold scope donated
by Ace Hardware and Les
Schwab Tire Centers. Ty Hol-
ly and Les Woodworth each
won a $400 Remington shot-
gun donated by True Value
Hardware.
This year the parade com-
mittee handed out 30 gift
certificates instead of items,
organizer Leslie Traylor said.
She joined Boyd Britton in
front of the H&R Block of-
fice, where Britton announced
the parade.
First-place winners won
$200 cash, second place
earned $100 and third place
earned $50. Winners were
also given merchandise do-
nated by local businesses.
The people’s choice win-
ners were chosen by voters
at the awards banquet held at
the John Day Elks Lodge after
the parade, with $100 to first
place and $50 to second place.
Eagle photos/Richard Hanners
An Iron Triangle logging truck in the Timber Trucker’s Light Parade in John Day Dec. 9. The theme of the 2017 parade was Truckin’ Thru The Snow.
2017 Timber Trucker Parade results
Timber
First: Rude Logging, Steve Kowing
Second: Iron Triangle Logging, Bill Coombs
Third: Iron Triangle Logging, Ronnie Tayn-
ton
Commercial
First: Grayback Forestry, Mike Cearns
Second: DesJardin Dentistry, Mike DesJardin
Third: Timbers Bistro, Marty Holmstrom
Farm and ranch
First: Curt Pereira
Second: Lisa Pereira
Community
First: Blue Mountain Hospital, Wade Nodine
Second: Sawyer Watterson, Watterson family
Third: Grant County Search and Rescue,
Dan Vandehey
People’s choice
First: Rude Logging, Steve Kowing
Second: The Ugly Truth Bar & Grill, Brian
Hubbard
Sweepstakes: Rude Logging, Steve Kowing
Shotgun winners: Ty Holly and Les
Woodworth
Frosty the Snowman rides atop a truck in the Timber
Trucker’s Light Parade.
A logging truck is decked out in lights for the Timber
Trucker’s Light Parade.
Santa rides on a tractor in Saturday’s parade in John
Day.
Smokey Bear rides on a snowmobile in the Timber
Trucker’s Light Parade.
10 DAYS OF
DOORBUSTERS
1 item per day for 10 days!
On Sale will be SONY Tvs, Bluetooth
Speakers, Headphones, Soundbars
Blu-Ray Players and Drones
JOHN DAY VIDEO
& ELECTRONICS
In the West Main Plaza
Open 11 am to 9pm - Tuesday thru Saturday
Take advantage of our low
prices on winter car care
essentials and accessories
26-Piece Screwdriver
Set w/Rack
20-Piece SAE/Metric
Ratcheting Combination
Wrench Set
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Open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm
Sat 8am-5pm, close Sun
29919
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THE GRANT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE reminds
you to shop these local chamber members.
Advantage Dental
America’s Best Motel
Ansel Krutsengel, Financial
Advisor
Arrow Appliance Repair
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Benchmark
Land Surveying
Berry Creek Ranch
Bisnett Insurance
Blue Mountain Care Center
Blue Mountain Chiropractic
Blue Mountain Eagle
Blue Mountain Hospital
Boyd Britton Welding
Canyon Mountain Center
CenturyLink
Chester’s Thriftway
City of John Day
City of Long Creek
City of Mt. Vernon
City of Prairie City
City of Seneca
Claws & Paws Pet Sitting
Columbia Power Co-op
Community Counseling
Solutions
Costco Wholesale of Bend
Country Preferred Realtors
Debbie Ausmus
Insurance Agency, Inc.
Doug’s Motor Vehicle
Repair
D.R. Driscoll Books
Driskill Memorial Chapel
Duke Warner Realty
Eastern Oregon Realty
Ed Staub & Sons
ER Printing and Graphics
Families First of Grant
County
Ferguson Surveying &
Engineering, Inc.
Fossil Shift Bike Shop
Four Seasons Plumbing
Grant County Farm Bureau
Grant County Geneological
Society
Grant County
Historical Museum
Grant County
Kruzers Car Club
Grant County People Mover
Grant County Snowballers
Grant/Harney County CASA
Hair It Is
Heart of Grant County
Hutch’s Printing
JD/CC Parks & Rec
John Day
Farmer’s Market
John and Linda Shelk
Foundation
John Day Elks Lodge
John Day Golf Club
John Day Senior Center
John Day Taxi
John Day Trailer Park &
Laundry Mat
Juniper Press
KJDY
Land Title of
Grant County, Inc.
Little Canyon Food Cart
Malheur National Forest
Malheur Employees
Association
MD Enterprizes
Mobile Glass of Oregon
Mossy Oak/Cupper Creek
Land Company
Nomad Sign Art
North River Electric
Northfork John Day River
Watershed Council
Old West Federal
Credit Union
Oregon Telephone
Company
Oregon Trail Electric
Oregon Trail Well Service
LLC
Oster Professional Group
Portrait Connection
Prairie Springs Fish Farm
Ritter Hot Springs
Robert Bagett PLS, CWRE
Silvies Valley Ranch
Smoking Pit BBQ of Burns
State Farm Insurance
Step Forward Activities
Sunrise Construction
Specialties
TEC Copier Systems
Town of Canyon City
Valley View
Retirement Center
Value Added Inc.
Virginia McMillan D.D.S.
Grant County Chamber of Commerce
301 W. Main St. • John Day, OR 97845
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