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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
CASA dinner, auction Monument School
raise $12,000 for kids receives $2,000 grant for
children’s theater group
Blue Mountain Eagle
The second annual
CASA St. Patrick’s Day
dinner and auction raised
more than $12,000 for the
organization that advocates
for children.
Grant-Harney County
CASA Executive Director
Hannah Hinman said the
event was an “incredible
success.”
“The amount of commu-
nity support we received for
this event was humbling,”
she said. “It is an honor
to have the opportunity to
put that support to work
recruiting and training ad-
vocates for abused and
neglected children in our
communities. I continue to
be impressed by the various
ways people in this small
county show up for causes
important to them.”
The event featured din-
ner and silent and live auc-
tions to benefit Court Ap-
pointed Special Advocates.
Forty-two local businesses
and individuals donated
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo/Ashley Stevick
Jack Southworth, right, auctions items at a CASA
benefit.
twice as many items as last
year. Seventeen desserts
were contributed by 13 in-
dividuals and businesses.
For the event, 125 tickets
were sold, and 70 bidding
paddles were distributed.
Jeff Meyerholz donated
his time as a DJ for the eve-
ning, and Jack Southworth
was the emcee and auction-
eer.
Three current CASA
volunteers were recognized
for the time they give to
advocating for vulnerable
children. Information was
shared about CASA’s work,
and several people in the
crowd expressed interest in
becoming a volunteer.
For more information
about CASA or how to
volunteer, contact Hinman
at 541-575-5574 or casa@
grantesd.k12.or.us.
Monument School District
received a $2,000 grant from
the Trail Blazers Foundation
and Wells Fargo to host a
weeklong artist-in-residence
program from the Missoula
Children’s Theatre.
Superintendent
Mick-
ey Lane said the school has
hosted the theater group in
the past, and they have been
well received.
“They have been ex-
cellent, spending the week
teaching all our students
theatre arts and production
that culminates in a perfor-
mance for the community,”
he said. “This year we had
a full house, and the pro-
duction was first class. The
students, staff and families
really look forward to the
special week.”
Lane said school board
member Brittany Desadier
brought up the idea, and he
successfully applied for the
grant. He said they were also
awarded $250 to send two
representatives to the MODA
Center for a Trail Blazers
game against the Detroit Pis-
Contributed photo
Monument School Board member Brittany Desadier,
center, receives a $2,000 Take It To The Court grant from
The Trail Blazers Foundation and Wells Fargo.
tons, including a private pre-
game shoot-around, a tour of
the facility and an on-court
award ceremony.
The school held a drawing
among staff and board mem-
bers for the game package,
and Desadier won. She and
her husband, Jordan, repre-
sented the school in Portland.
“It was a true honor getting
to represent our little school,
which is the heart of our
community,” Desadier said.
“It was great to mingle and
meet the board who chose the
grants and get an idea on why
they chose how they did and
some tips for next time. Tracy
Curtis, the president of Wells
Fargo, was extremely kind
and several times encouraged
us to apply again next year.”
Monument’s Take It To
The Court grant was among
$110,000 provided to schools
in Oregon and Clark County,
Washington.
from Western Governors Uni-
versity. The university held
its 64th commencement cere-
mony at the Disney Coronado
Springs Resort in Orlando on
Feb. 10 to celebrate the grad-
uation of about 15,000 gradu-
ates from across the country.
Pinkal received a Mas-
ter of Science Performance
Improvement degree from
Grantham University, a
100 percent online college.
Grantham University serves
a global student population of
more than 14,000 annually.
Genealogy seminar planned
May 5 at John Day Fire Hall Local students earn master’s degrees
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County Genea-
logical Society is hosting a
spring genealogy seminar
May 5 at the John Day Fire
Hall with a no-host lunch at
the Outpost restaurant. Reg-
istration will begin at 8:30
a.m., and the first class will
begin at 9 a.m. Topics for
this seminar are genealogi-
cal pitfalls and how to avoid
them; immigration details;
how to discover more infor-
mation in death records; and
how to bring your ancestor’s
story to life.
Pam Vestal from West
Linn will present the four
classes of the seminar. Vestal
is a professional genealogist
and speaker and the owner
of Generations Genealogy
LLC, and she has published
articles in the Association of
Professional Genealogists
Quarterly.
Participants will learn
how to trace ancestors from
place to place; details death
records can offer; how to use
context to tell a story beyond
names, dates and places; and
how to avoid pitfalls that
cause errors.
Early registration costs
$35. Registration at the
door costs $40. For more
information or to register,
call 541-932-4718 or 541-
575-1431.
Blue Mountain Eagle
Kathryn Harter of John
Day and Gregory Pinkal of
Mt. Vernon recently received
master’s degrees.
Harter received her Master
of Science in Nursing degree
Veterans Services Office moves
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The Grant County Vet-
eran Services Office has
moved to its new location
at 530 E. Main St., Ste. 5,
541-523-6377
541-963-6577
541-573-6377
541-576-2160
49482
Jackpot Clay Pigeon Shoot Fundraiser
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Only
$3 per
shoot!
There will be a Jackpot Clay Pigeon Shoot Fundraiser for
the Grant County Sheriff Search and Rescue on Saturday,
April 14, 2018 from 11am - 4pm at the pit at Kimberly
Rock Products. Cost is $3 per shoot. Baked good auction
will be held and a raffle of various items. Concessions
and lunch will be available by donation only.
Call (541) 934-2143 for more information.
* 2 RV PARKS
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ROCK PIT
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LODGING
45986
John Day.
The phone number is
still 541-620-8057. The
hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Mondays through
Fridays.
Katee Hoffman