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Wednesday, January 17, 2018
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Community honors King
Janice Peterson
June 17, 1929 - Dec. 27, 2017
Janice Erleen Peterson passed away
peacefully Dec. 27 in Chico, Califor-
nia. She was born in John Day on June
17, 1929, the daughter of Wilfred A. and
Gladys O. (Sweet) McKrola.
A graduate of Chico State College,
she taught for the Chico Unified School
District for 30 years: eight at Bidwell
Junior High, 12 at Fairview High and 10
at Chico High.
She was an accomplished pianist and
organist, playing at St. John’s Episcopal Church, where she was a
member, and singing in the church choir. She also sang regularly
with the Chico State Opera Workshop and in the University Cho-
rus. She was an active member of PEO Sisterhood, Chapter NS.
She loved her cats and her many antiques.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Hill, and
her beloved son, Fred; and by her second husband, Donald Peterson.
Survivors include her sister, Dorothy Howard, and a nephew,
a niece and their families of John Day and Phoenix, Arizona. She
also will be remembered and missed by the many others whose
lives she touched.
A celebration of her life will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 10, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Chico, California. A
reception will follow at the church. Donations in her memory
may be made to St. John’s and designated to either the Choral
Scholars program or the General Music Fund.
Her ashes will be inurned in the Canyon City Cemetery with
her son, Fred, at a later date.
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Thirty-two Grant County
residents gathered Monday
night to honor the life of civil
rights and religious leader Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. out-
side of the Corner Cup Coffee
House in downtown John Day.
Janine Goodwin of Prai-
rie City and Nancy Nickel of
John Day, who sang one of
King’s favorite hymns “Pre-
cious Lord, Take My Hand,”
organized the community
gathering, along with Jim and
Beth Spell of John Day and
others.
Those gathered joined in
singing civil rights anthem
“We Shall Overcome” as well
as “This Little Light of Mine.”
People, ranging in age from 9
to 76, read quotes from King
or shared their thoughts about
him.
Goodwin noted the na-
tional holiday fell on King’s
birthday this year, and April
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Janine Goodwin of Prairie City and Nancy Nickel of John Day sing “Precious Lord,
Take My Hand,” which was a favorite hymn of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Goodwin and
Nickel were among a group of people who organized the community gathering in
front of the Corner Cup in John Day to honor King.
4 will mark 50 years since
King’s assassination.
Nickel said King is one
of her heroes “because of his
commitment to nonviolent
activism.”
John Fiedor of Dayville
read the following quote by
King: “We must develop and
maintain the capacity to for-
give. He who is devoid of the
power to forgive is devoid of
the power to love. There is
some good in the worst of us
and some evil in the best of
us. When we discover this,
we are less prone to hate our
enemies.”
Marilyn Gladys Short
May 9, 1934 - Dec. 20, 2017
Marilyn Gladys Short, 83, passed away Dec. 20 with her fam-
ily by her side in Hillsboro.
Short was born on May 9, 1934, in Bend to John and Leona
Lyon. She grew up in Bend and attended St. Francis School. She
lived in Central Oregon most of her life. She and her husband,
John, moved to Canyon City in 2005. She was a devoted and lov-
ing mother of four children. She was a talented cake decorator,
tole painter and quilter. She shared her love of sewing with her
daughters and many friends who attended her classes over the
years. Like her parents, she was an avid gardener and always had
a beautiful garden.
She was preceded in death by her sister Joanne Wittekind and
her brother John Lyon.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, John Elwin Short;
daughters Teresa Chain and Karen Jarrett; sons John Estes Short
and Samuel Short; sons-in-law Timothy Chain and Edmond
Jarrett; daughter-in-law Jana Short; 13 grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren who blessed her life and loved her dearly.
She will be laid to rest with her parents in Bend.
D AYVILLE S CHOOL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — N OVEMBER
Judith ‘Judy’ Belle Valade
Dec. 7, 1943 - Dec. 18, 2017
Judith “Judy” Belle Valade, 74, died Dec. 18 in Knoxville,
Tennessee. She was born Dec. 7, 1943, in Prairie City to the late
Ralph Esdras Valade and Bessie Vera Romine and grew up in
John Day, where she graduated from Grant Union High School
in 1962. She attended the University of Portland. In 1965, she
moved with her beloved poodles to Arizona where her moth-
er, sisters Barbara (deceased), Teddie, Trudy Lee and Terri all
lived. Shortly thereafter, she met and married Stephen Wayne
Dodge, and they shared their mutual love of dogs and exotic
fish for 11 years. They had no children. After moving to Tennes-
see, she began working for CPA Floyd Baker, and they became
life partners until his unexpected death. She remained in Knox-
ville, moving to NHC HealthCare’s facility following an injury
that kept her bedridden until her death.
Valade was involved in genealogy, a passion shared with sis-
ter Teddie. They spent hours talking about family, both ancestral
and living, and researching the family tree together. She was a
worthy advisor and grand choir member in Rainbow Girls, and
active in debate, band, chorus, volleyball and hanging out with
lifelong best friends Dorcas Kilpatrick Tapper and Teresa Talbott
Attridge. A never-ending source of love, smiles and support, she
had a quirky sense of humor that always kept her friends and
family laughing. She will be missed.
Contributed photo
Dayville School students of the month for November: Denali Twehues, high school; Shae Leigh Gladish, grades
K-2; Sierra Jenks, grades 3-5; and Jaydon Hoffman, grades 6-8.
OREGON CAPITAL
B IRTHS
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INSIDER
Morgan Immoos and Zach Ham-
mon welcomed a baby girl, Laikyn
Ann Hammon, at 8:02 a.m. Jan. 2 in
Redmond. Laikyn weighed 8 pounds
9 ounces. Maternal grandparents are
Mark and Lucie Immoos of Canyon
City, and paternal grandparents are
Mark Hammon and Robbie Hammon,
both of Prineville. Laikyn joins a
brother, Sawyer.
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Steven R. Weeks
Aug. 28, 1949 - Jan. 11, 2018
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