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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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Prepare to be ‘Amazed’ by fair headliner, Lonestar
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Fairgrounds manager Mindy
Winegar announced the country mu-
sic band Lonestar will be this year’s
Grant County Fair headline enter-
tainment, playing Friday, Aug. 17, in
John Day.
She said, with the great entertain-
ment lined up, “The fair is going to
be amazing.”
Lonestar has been cranking out
country music hits for more than 20
years — a few of their many familiar
tunes include “Amazed,” “Already
There,” “My Front Porch Looking
In” and “Mr. Mom.”
“Amazed” is the band’s biggest
hit, lasting eight weeks at the top
of the Billboard country chart, with
over 1,650,000 digital copies sold.
The song also reached the Bill-
board Hot 100, one of only two coun-
try songs in the 2000s decade to do so.
There are plenty more hits from
the band’s 10 albums, including nine
other No. 1 singles, which should
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Lonestar will perform at the Grant County Fair on Aug. 17.
have a wide appeal for those attend-
ing the fair.
The Lonestar musicians include
Richie McDonald, lead vocals, pia-
no; Michael Britt, lead guitar, back-
ing vocals; Keech Rainwater, drums;
and Dean Sams, keyboards, acoustic
guitar, backing vocals.
Nate Botsford, a Portland-based
singer/songwriter, will open for Lon-
estar and will also perform after the
concert.
Botsford’s hybrid style is a fresh
take on musical influences, which
include Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan
and Van Morrison, as well as two
piano-playing grandfathers. He
has described his work as “blue-
grass-country-rock with a little bit
of pop in there.”
Concert gates open at 6 p.m., and
Botsford opens at 7 p.m.
VIP tickets are $65 with seating
close to the band and no-host bars
with alcoholic and nonalcoholic
drinks. General admission is $30
with seating (or standing) in the
grandstands. Admission for people
12 and under is $15 with seating (or
standing) in the grandstands.
All tickets also provide free ad-
mission to the Grant County Fair that
day. The 109th Grant County Fair is
scheduled for Wednesday through
Saturday, Aug. 15-18.
To purchase tickets visit the fair-
grounds or purchase online at http://
prchs.me/2Htx4e4.
For more information, call Wine-
gar at 541-575-1900.
OTEC hosting annual membership meeting in Burns
Blue Mountain Eagle
Oregon Trail Electric Co-
operative has sent ballots for
its board of directors elec-
tions to the members.
Three positions on the
OTEC board are up for
election at the 30th annual
membership meeting April
14 at the Harney County
Fairgrounds, 69660 S Egan
Ave., Burns.
The election results will
be announced at that time.
The candidates are in-
cumbents Austin Bingaman,
Union County; Wayne Over-
ton, Baker County; and
Gary Miller, Grant Coun-
ty. All candidates are run-
ning to serve a three-year
term.
OTEC voting members
will be able to cast their
ballots by mail or may hand
deliver their ballot to the
meeting. To vote by mail,
the signed and sealed ballots
must be received by April 10
or delivered in person to the
meeting.
Members voting by mail
may also enter a contest to
win a $500 energy credit to
be awarded at the meeting.
Registration begins at 10
a.m., followed by a business
meeting at 11 a.m. A ca-
tered lunch will be provided
by Juniper Cookhouse and
will be served following the
Candidate forum planned at fair pavilion
Blue Mountain Eagle
All local candidates in the
upcoming election are expect-
ed to attend a candidate forum
sponsored by the Mt. Vernon
Grange in April.
Ted Ferrioli, former state
senator and current member
of the Northwest Power &
Conservation Council, will
moderate the event at 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 22, at the Grant
County Fairgrounds pavilion.
Each candidate will be al-
lowed to speak for five min-
utes, with an opportunity for a
three-minute rebuttal.
Questions from the audi-
ence for Ferrioli to present
will be gathered during an in-
termission. Coffee and cook-
ies will be available during
the intermission.
For more information,
contact Jean Sagert, 541-575-
1007.
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We are celebrating
the resurrection of
our Savior Jesus Christ
March 28th to Easter Sunday
business meeting. Live en-
tertainment will be provided
by Frank Carlson, and there
will be lots of raffles and
prize drawings throughout
the event. All members are
invited to attend.
A sign-up sheet for free
bus travel to the meeting is
available at the John Day Se-
nior Center, 142 NE Dayton
St. The bus is scheduled to
depart from John Day at 8:45
a.m. and to return passen-
gers to John Day by 3 p.m.
All times are approximate.
Signup sheets will be avail-
able until Friday, March 30,
or until they are filled.
To register to vote in
OTEC elections, contact the
local OTEC office, 541-575-
0161. For more information,
visit otecc.com.
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126 NW Canton, John Day
541-575-1326
Maundy Service
Thursday March 29th
7:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday Service
9:00 a.m.
59357 Hwy. 26, Mt.Vernon
541-932-4910
108 S. Washington St.
Canyon City
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541-575-2688
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M OUNTAIN
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Resurrection Sunday
Services
John Day Service
10:00 am
6:30 -Worship Jesus Communion
S UNDAY , A PRIL 1 ST
5:30pm - Resurrection Celebration
He Lives!
Come worship the risen Christ!
C ORNERSTONE
C HRISTIAN
F ELLOWSHIP
139 NE Dayton, John Day
Open Invitation Community
Good Friday -March 30th
at 7pm
Easter Service at 10 am
At the Fairgrounds
Followed by free lunch
P RAIRIE C ITY
C OMMUNITY
E ASTER S ERVICE
Prairie City School
Old Gym
10:30 am
Refreshments following
C OMMUNITY
S ERVICES
11:00 am
Easter Sunday
F IRST C HRISTIAN
C HURCH
311 NE Dayton, John Day
541-575-1202
Easter Service
at 11 am
With a special communion
and Easter message
C HURCH OF THE
N AZARENE
S T . E LIZABETH
C ATHOLIC C HURCH
521 E. Main, John Day
10:30am Continental
Breakfast before Easter Service
10:45 am Special Easter
message & music
Easter Egg Hunt following
Easter Service
541-575-1895
Holy Thursday 6:30 pm
Adoration of the Blessed
Sacraments
7pm to 11pm
Good Friday 6:00 pm
Holy Saturday 7:00 pm
Easter Sunday 9:00 am
St. Anne’s 12:30 pm
C OMMUNITY S UNRISE
April 1 at 6:30 am
Maundy Service March 29th Crisp Heights, 467 W. 4th St.
United Methodist
Parking off Airport Way
Good Friday March 30th Breakfast to follow at John Day
Church of Nazarene 6pm
Methodist Church 7:30am
St. Thomas 7pm
Grace Chapel 6:30 - 7:30
S T . T HOMAS
E PISCOPAL C HURCH
139 S. Washington, Canyon City
Good Friday Service
March 30th, 7 pm
Easter Vigil
March 31st, 8 pm
Easter Eucharist Service
April 1st, 10 am
541-620-1436
