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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
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Gun enthusiasts flock to fairgrounds
Almost Spring
Bazaar attracts
shoppers
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Strawberry Mountain
Gun and Knife Show drew a
large crowd last weekend at
the Grant County Fairgrounds
pavilion.
Next door, at Keerins Hall,
shoppers were browsing and
buying a variety of crafts,
jewelry, lotions, candles, fruit,
yard sale items and more.
“It’s been a huge success,”
said fairgrounds manager
Mindy Winegar. “The ven-
dors and the community real-
ly like coming together at the
bazaar and gun show.”
Bob Kerr of Canyon City,
who was selling ammunition,
gun parts and stock working
tools, said he was a part of
the group that started the gun
Grant County Fair and Rodeo Queen Trinity Hutchison and
Princess Courtney Nichols sell raffle tickets at Saturday’s
Strawberry Mountain Gun and Knife Show to Jesse
Randleas of Canyon City at the pavilion in John Day.
Charles Baker of Mt.
Vernon shows a ’79 Star
Model BM 9-mm pistol he
bought for his collection.
The gun resembles a Colt
1911 Commander .45.
Elsa Spence, left, explains her Perfectly Posh products
to Shyannah Carr at Saturday’s Almost Spring Bazaar at
Keerins Hall in John Day.
show in 1993.
He said it was original-
ly held as a fundraiser for
the Grant County Shooting
Sports Club.
“The small gun shows are
the best because there is more
camaraderie with the people,”
he said. “You don’t have the
pressure you do on the west
“I’m glad to see that we can
still enjoy our constitutional
rights.”
He added, “It’s more of a
community event where we
can all get together with our
families and share stories and
ideas — and the burgers are
good.”
Mara Houck of Canyon
City, Grant County deputy
district attorney, said this was
her first gun show.
“I was interested in seeing
what’s at a show like this and
seeing the guns in person in-
stead of on the internet,” she
said.
Ken Larson of Bear Val-
ley was selling guns, holsters,
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
side.”
Charles Baker of Mt. Ver-
non, a Grant County correc-
tions deputy, found a 1979
Star Model BM 9-mm for his
collection.
He said the pistol is mod-
eled after the 1911 .45 Colt
Commander.
“I enjoyed it,” he said.
scopes and ammunition.
“— anything gun related,”
he said. “I try to have some-
thing for everybody.”
He said he’s been to near-
ly all the local gun and knife
shows.
“It’s a good way to visit
with all the local people and
touch base with them,” he said.
Grubsteak restaurant now offers Asian specials
Chef enjoying
out-of-the-box
creativity
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Community
encouraged to
complete online
survey
By Sean Hart
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant School District is
searching for a replacement
for outgoing Superintendent
Curt Shelley.
Community
members
are encouraged to provide
feedback to the school board
about district strengths,
weaknesses and priorities
and qualities they would like
to see in a superintendent. A
survey is available online at
www.grantesd.k12.or.us/dis-
trict-3. The survey will only
be available for a short time,
so anyone interested should
complete it as soon as possi-
ble.
“We would like as much
participation as possible,”
board chair Chris Cronin said.
“We really want to get a lot of
input via that online survey.
That’s really the best way for
people to participate.”
Cronin said the survey
is short and simple but pro-
vides plenty of opportunities
for people to describe what
they’d like to see.
A special board meeting
will be held at 6 p.m. today,
April 11, to discuss the va-
cancy, superintendent qualifi-
cations and salary range, ap-
plicant review arrangements
and the possible hiring of a
search consultant.
“We’re going to be hir-
ing a firm — if the board
approves that — to help us
with the search,” Cronin
said. “We’re looking for the
best candidate to replace Mr.
Shelley. We’ve had a lot of
stability in our district, and
we’re looking for a quality
person.”
Cronin said the goal is to
have a new superintendent in
place by July 1 when Shelley
leaves, but the board is com-
mitted to selecting the best
person for the job.
“We’re committed to do-
ing a thorough job and really
want to get the best person for
our district at this time,” she
said.
Shelley, who has accepted
a job at another district, said
he was pleased the board was
considering hiring a firm to
help with the search.
“I think it’s important to
try to find the best candidate
to fill the position,” he said,
adding the district is currently
working on multiple items he
hoped to see carried out. “I’d
like to see this district move
forward in a positive man-
ner.”
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needed filled in the commu-
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idea to Grubsteak owner Carol
Thompson, she was open to it.
Since he began offering
the Asian specials a couple
Ren Kirkpatrick shows his
freshly made Szechuan
chicken dish at the
Grubsteak in John Day.
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Grant School District No. 3 Superintendent Curt
Shelley is leaving for another district, and the school
board is asking the public to complete an online
survey about qualities they would like to see in
Shelley’s replacement.
The Grubsteak Mining
Company restaurant chef Ren
Kirkpatrick is now serving
Asian specials on Thursdays.
Grubsteak
celebrates
Grant County’s mining histo-
ry by serving large burgers in
gold pans with a steak knife in
the center.
The newer Asian offering
could be considered a nod to
the area’s Chinese history as
well.
Kirkpatrick has been in
the culinary field for over 20
years, making his start in a
Chinese restaurant in Califor-
nia as a younger man.
Regular specials at the
Grubsteak include steak,
shrimp scampi and sourdough
bread bowls with salad.
Now, in addition to orange
chicken, which has been a
standard on the menu, Kirk-
patrick is rotating in specials
such as beef broccoli — a cus-
tomer favorite — moo goo gai
pan, Szechuan beef, Kung Pao
chicken, Taiwanese stir fry and
cashew chicken.
A soba noodle bowl is
another offering, as well as
Asian-themed soups, such as
egg flower, hot and sour and
Chinese corn.
He said using fresh noo-
dles, rice, meat and vegetables
is important to his cooking.
“It’s all made to order, so
it’s not sitting around,” he said.
He can make the orders
spicy or mild, and vegetari-
an and vegan options are also
available, he said. He’s will-
ing to prepare the Asian meals
upon request on other days of
the week, with a reservation.
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