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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
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Kids are all aboard for fun
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
The Grant Union junior-senior choir performs Wednesday, March 14, presenting festival
music at the school.
Music students share
positive notes in concert
Three musicians
qualify for state
solo contest
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Thirteen Grant Union
music students competed at
the March 3 District 6 Solo
and Ensemble competition at
Eastern Oregon University in
La Grande.
Each student performed a
solo, vocal or instrument, and
received expert advice from a
judge who was a specialist in
their instrument or voice.
“The kids worked hard for
weeks — some worked for
months preparing a solo to
perform,” said Grant Union
music director Lori Hart.
“I am so proud of each of
these amazing students,” she
said. “The work they put in
was phenomenal, and each
student had a huge amount of
growth and success.”
Hart said she appreciated
the feedback the students re-
ceived from the judges.
“It was amazing to hear
each of these students per-
form their solos and to do
well under so much pressure
to perform by themselves,”
Contributed photo/Lori Hart
Youths were in the ex-
press lane for exciting, yet
educational, activities during
the March 26-30 “Kids Pass-
port to Fun” event.
The spring break activity
included tours of three muse-
ums — Kam Wah Chung &
Co., Ranch and Rodeo Mu-
seum and Grant County His-
torical Museum — as well as
games, crafts and more at the
city park and community hall
in Canyon City.
“We had 229 people come
through the museum,” said
Peggy Murphy, who is cura-
tor of the Grant County His-
torical Museum and spear-
headed the event.
“I couldn’t have possibly
done it without all the won-
derful volunteers,” she said.
Many people from several
organizations worked togeth-
er to offer a variety of activi-
ties for the children, including
a pelt trunk, old-time photo
booth, croquet, games and
Legos.
Elise Delgado, project
manager for the South Fork
Grant Union band student Carle Wright performs a
solo on bass clarinet at the March 3 District 6 Solo and
Ensemble competition in La Grande. Wright qualified for
state competition with her performance.
she said.
High school performers
qualifying for the State Solo
Championships were: Alys-
sa Hoffman, junior, French
horn; Samantha Floyd, soph-
omore, bassoon and trom-
bone (qualified for State Solo
Championships on bassoon);
and Carle Wright, junior,
bass clarinet.
The championships will
take place April 28 at Pacific
University in Forest Grove.
Other high school com-
petitors were Sarah Barker,
sophomore, voice; Kohlten
Jones, sophomore, tuba; El-
lie Justice, sophomore, voice;
Matthew Shorts, freshman,
The Eagle/Richard Hanners
Children younger than 3 look for eggs during the Elks Lodge Easter egg hunt at the
Seventh Street Complex March 31.
April 16-21, 2018
Contributed photo
Grant Union senior Maggie Justice, far right, was ranked fifth at the Society for Range
Management’s High School Youth Forum in Reno, Nevada, for her presentation titled
‘Save the Bird, Save the Rancher.’
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Grant Union High School
senior Maggie Justice was
ranked fifth for her presenta-
tion “Save the Bird, Save the
Rancher,” given in February
at the 2018 Society for Range
Management’s High School
Youth Forum in Reno, Nevada.
Justice was given the oppor-
tunity to attend the forum after
receiving an award last June at
the High Desert Youth Range
Camp.
Barron Rector, associate
professor and extension range
specialist at the forum, com-
plimented Justice for a job well
done.
In a letter, Rector said her
project was “excellent, very
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nicely presented, informative
and you used your own expe-
riences and research to educate
and communicate knowledge
to the judges and listening
audience.”
John Day Watershed Council,
held a candle dipping booth at
the Canyon City park.
She said many kids, par-
ents and other residents
made candles, and they went
through 8 pounds of beeswax.
“They were well-orga-
nized, fun activities with an
outstanding turnout,” she
said. “I had a ton of fun, and
the kids did too. There was
a lot of community support,
and it was a good environ-
ment. I met a lot of people.”
On the hunt for Easter eggs
alto saxophone.
Junior high soloists were
Max Bailey, grade 7, alto sax-
ophone; Brady Dole, grade 7,
alto saxophone; Emily Finley,
grade 8, clarinet; Amelia Hall,
grade 7, clarinet; Alexander
Hoffman, grade 7, baritone;
and Destiny Pelayo, grade 7,
voice.
The senior band and com-
bined choir also performed
festival music for an apprecia-
tive audience March 14 at the
school, including “Seize the
Day” and “Shenandoah” from
the choir and “With Quiet
Courage” and “Three Phrases
from a Yugoslav Folk Song”
from the band.
Local high school senior recognized
for range presentation in Nevada
Contributed photos/Ashley Stevick
Jessie Nolan, left, and Elise Delgado assist Addison
Wilson in candlemaking at the Canyon City park during
the March 26-30 Passport to Fun. BELOW: Joyce Atchley
teaches Shasta Ackerman knitting during the event.
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97845
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So stop by, save
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Open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm
Sat 8am-5pm
Closed Sunday
Help is available for victims of sexual
assault in Grant County. If you or
someone you know has been a victim
of sexual assault, please call:
Heart of Grant County
Lineworker Appreciation Day
April 9, 2018
541-620-1342
Grant County Victim
Assistance Program
541-575-4026
Remember: sex without consent = sexual assault
Remember to #ThankALineworker
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awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S.
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are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views
of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
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