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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Grant Union sophomore
bassoonist performs at All-State
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union sophomore
Samantha Floyd was in the
spotlight Jan. 14, performing
with 150 other top-notch high
school musicians in the All-
State symphonic band concert
at the Hult Center for the Per-
forming Arts in Eugene.
Floyd auditioned and was
selected for the band, playing
bassoon.
After two full days of re-
hearsals on Jan. 12-13 at the
Oregon Music Education As-
sociation event, the work cul-
minated with concerts from
choirs, bands and orchestras.
Floyd said she enjoyed the
event.
“It’s nice to be around
people with a shared pas-
sion,” she said.
This is the first year Floyd
has participated at All-State
on bassoon. She played trom-
bone the last three years she
was chosen for All State.
Grant Union music direc-
tor Lori Hart said she’s been
impressed with Floyd’s level
of involvement with music.
“Samantha is a strong
player,” she said. “She is ded-
icated to going the extra mile
to play with other musicians
and students.”
Floyd has played in the
Harney County Chamber Or-
chestra and teaches music at
the Summer at the YAP Youth
Arts Program.
Among her other musi-
cal pursuits, Floyd writes
her own music and currently
teaches eight piano students.
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Grant Union High School sophomore band student
Samantha Floyd, who plays bassoon, was among
hundreds of Oregon’s top high school musicians
performing at the Oregon Music Education Association’s
All-State program Jan. 12-15 in Eugene.
January warmer than normal
P RAIRIE C ITY S CHOOL STUDENTS
OF THE MONTH — J ANUARY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Nate Barber nominat-
ed seventh-grader Laken
McKay, whom he said is
great to have in the class-
room. “She is quiet, but
she is a go-getter,” he
said. “She is an amazing
athlete and student. She is
thoughtful and hard work-
ing in the quality of her
schoolwork and how she
treats her classmates. She
seems to always have a
smile on her face.”
Lindy Cruise nomi-
nated junior Levi Burke.
“Levi is a strong leader
and always has a positive
attitude in class,” she said.
“He is kind and empa-
thetic to everyone in our
school, and puts in a lot of
hard work to be successful
in his academics, athletics
and FFA.”
Laken McKay
Levi Burke
M ONUMENT S CHOOL STUDENTS
OF THE MONTH — D ECEMBER
Above-normal
temperatures
expected in
February
Blue Mountain Eagle
Temperatures in John Day
averaged warmer than normal
during the month of Janu-
ary, according to preliminary
data received by the National
Weather Service.
The average temperature
was 35.9 degrees, which was
2.9 degrees above normal.
High temperatures averaged
45.2 degrees, which was 2.7
degrees above normal. The
highest was 57 degrees on
Jan. 30. Low temperatures
averaged 26.5 degrees, which
was 3.1 degrees above nor-
mal. The lowest was 17 de-
grees, on Jan. 1.
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Temperatures in John Day were warmer than normal in January and are expected to be
above normal in February.
There were 28 days with
the low temperature below
32 degrees. There was one
day when the high tempera-
ture stayed below 32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled 0.48
inches during January, which
was 0.50 inches below normal.
Measurable precipitation was
received on nine days with the
heaviest, 0.23 inches, reported
on Jan. 19.
Since October, the water
year precipitation at John Day
has been 3.48 inches, which is
1.08 inches below normal.
The highest wind gust was
41 mph, which occurred on
Jan. 11.
The outlook for Febru-
ary from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls for
above-normal temperatures
and near-normal precipita-
tion. Normal highs for John
Day during February are 47.4
degrees, and normal lows are
24.8 degrees. The 30-year
normal precipitation is 0.75
inches.
Morgan Cole
Fifth grade
Samantha Adams Choate
Ninth grade
OSU E XTENSION OPEN HOUSE
DRAWS CROWD
B RIEFLY
Free fishing
days Feb. 17-18
It’s free to fish, crab or
clam on the Saturday and Sun-
day of President’s Day Week-
end in Oregon. During these
two days, no fishing licenses
or tags (including a Combined
Angling Tag and a Columbia
River Basin Endorsement)
are required to fish, crab or
clam anywhere in Oregon. Al-
though no licenses or tags are
required, all other regulations
apply including closures, bag
limits and size restrictions.
Under statute set by the Ore-
gon State Legislature, the Or-
egon Department of Fish and
Wildlife can offer eight days
of free fishing each year. The
six other days of free fishing in
Oregon this year are June 2-3,
Sept. 1-2 and Nov. 23-24.
must have attained a semester
grade-point average of 3.5 or
higher on a 4.0 grading scale.
Houser, Hettinga
named to Pacific
Skinner named to dean’s list
Rayne Houser of Canyon
Olivet dean’s list
Joshua Skinner of Can-
yon City was named to the
dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene
University during the recently
completed fall 2017 semester.
To qualify for inclusion on the
dean’s list, a student must have
been enrolled as a full-time
undergraduate student and
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sleeping on an
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City and Emmalee Hettinga
of Dayville were named to the
dean’s list at Pacific Universi-
ty for fall semester 2017. They
are among 459 undergraduate
students at Pacific University
to achieve this high academ-
ic honor. To qualify for the
dean’s list, a student must
achieve a term grade-point
average 3.70 and complete 12
or more graded hours.
Grant Union
announces perfect
attendance
Grant Union Junior-Senior
High School has announced stu-
dents with perfect attendance for
the first semester: Sage Brown-
ing, Daniel Henry, Andrew
Hunt and Emma Schlarbaum,
seventh grade; Sam McCrack-
en, eighth grade; Jordan Hall,
ninth grade; and Taylor Hunt,
Megan McManama, Curtis Per-
ry, Kellen Shelley and CharLee
Wolf, 10th grade.
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Virginia A. Knowles, 87, of John Day passed away
Friday, Feb. 2, at Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day.
To offer condolences to her family, visit driskillmemo-
rialchapel.com.
Thank you to the Blue Mt. Care Center
staff, the organizations and individuals
who support the Care Center residents,
Dr. Lieuallen, Driskill Memorial staff,
and Boyd and Janine. Your kindness is
felt deeply and will be remembered.
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Lois had that twinkle in her eye and
sweet smile nearly to her passing.
We all love and miss her.
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kind and loving words, flowers, your
donations in her memory and your
thoughtfulness with Lois’ passing.
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The Family of Lois Hill
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have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an
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Contributed photo
A group of youths enjoy a STEM (science, technology,
engineering and math) activity with leaders during
the Jan. 26 open house at the Oregon State University
Extension office in John Day. The daylong event
featured a full slate of activities, including tree care
and interior decorating workshops.
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