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Community Blue Mountain Eagle The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@bmeagle.com. For meetings this week, see our list in the classifieds. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 SATURDAY, APRIL 21 W HAT’S HAPPENING John Day Farmers Market meeting A7 Wednesday, April 11, 2018 • 5:30 p.m., Outpost restaurant Anyone interested in participating in the farmers market is welcome to attend. The meeting includes setting the date for the May sign-up meeting for vendors. For more information, call 541-733-8778 or 541-932-4718. Wild and Scenic film festival • 7 p.m., Madden Brothers Performing Arts Center, 116 NW Bridge St., John Day The festival features a collection of a dozen films that speak to the environmental concerns and celebrations of the planet. Suds Pub will be present for food and drinks, and a raffle will be held. Tickets cost $15 for adults, and children 17 and under are free. The event is hosted by the Blue Mountain Land Trust and sponsored by the Madden Brothers Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available by visiting bmlt.org. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 21-22 Rep. Lynn Findley town hall Rummage sale • 6 p.m., John Day Fire Hall Rep. Findley (R-Vale) will hold a town hall meeting to give an update about the 2018 Legislative Session, respond to questions and engage with constituents. • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monument Senior Center Proceeds benefit the senior center operation fund at the third an- nual rummage sale. Chili, rolls, coffee and maple bars will be served April 21. 4-H’ers will serve hot roast beef sandwiches and desserts April 22. For more information, call Judy Harris at 541-934-2244. SATURDAY, APRIL 14 JC Oliver Memorial Team Roping Second Saturday gathering • 9:30 a.m., Outpost restaurant, John Day Ladies of Grant County are invited to the gathering. The theme will be “Keep Walking,” and a short video will be included. Mu- sic will be presented by Kathy Rogers at the no-host breakfast. Coffee and tea are complimentary. Clay pigeon shoot Eagle file photo Grima Horgan loads rhubarb into a bag at the John Day Farmers Market last year. A meeting about the market will take place today, April 11. • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kimberly Rock Products pit, mile marker 9 on Highway 402 Events include jackpots, Annie Oakley and more, plus men’s, women’s and children’s competitions. Proceeds will go to Grant County Search & Rescue. The cost is $3 per shoot. For more information, call 541-934-2143. Members of the credit union are invited to review the past year’s performance and learn about upcoming goals at the 60th anniversary annual meeting. For more information, call the credit union at 541-575-0264. Tree School East Sam Riggs concert • Baker High School, Baker City Tree School East, presented by the Oregon State University Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Service, is a one-day mini-college for woodland owners, professional foresters, ranch- ers or anyone else interested in Oregon’s natural resources. This year will feature 29 classes, from in-depth forest management trainings to broader natural resource management and apprecia- tion. For complete information on the event and how to register, call the OSU Baker County Extension Service office at 541-523- 6418 or email Extension Forester Bob Parker at bob.parker@ oregonstate.edu. SUNDAY, APRIL 15 Old West Federal Credit Union meeting • 1 p.m., John Day Senior Center, 142 NE Dayton St., John Day FRIDAY, APRIL 20 • 7:30 p.m., Madden Brothers Performing Arts Center, 116 NW Bridge St., John Day Country rock singer-songwriter Sam Riggs from Austin, Tex- as, and his band will perform with opening act Tylor & The Train Robbers from Idaho. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $30 for seated, $25 for general admission and $15 for children, available at maddenbrothers.tix.com. • 1 p.m. Saturday • 10 a.m. Sunday • Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day The event is an American Cowboy Team Roping Association qualifier. All proceeds benefit the Grant County Family Heritage Foundation. Doors will open an hour prior, and admission is free. SUNDAY, APRIL 22 Candidate forum • 1 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds pavilion All local candidates in the upcoming election are expected to at- tend a candidate forum sponsored by the Mt. Vernon Grange. Ted Ferrioli, former state senator and current member of the Northwest Power & Conservation Council, will moderate the event. Each can- didate will be allowed to speak for five minutes, with an opportunity for a three-minute rebuttal. Questions from the audience for Ferrioli to present will be gathered during an intermission. Coffee and cook- ies will be available during the intermission. For more information, contact Jean Sagert, 541-575-1007. FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Bluegrass in Baker Child sexual abuse prevention program • 7:30 p.m., Lefty’s Taphouse, 1934 Broadway, Baker City The Eastern Oregon Regional Theater will present the show, featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Laurie Lewis and Friends. The event is a fundraiser for the restoration of Baker Orpheum Theatre. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 the day of the show. Tickets are available by visiting bakerlivetheatre.com, calling 541-523-9652 or at Betty’s Books at 1813 Main St. in Baker City. For more information, visit bakerlivetheatre.com. • 2-4 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall Stewards of Children is a prevention training program that teach- es adults how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The program is designed for organizations that serve youth and individuals concerned about the safety of children. Community members are welcome. For more information, contact Lisa Weigum at lweigum@gobhi.net or Tracey Blood at pcaorinfo@gmail.com. Display told story of WWII interment camps Blue Mountain Eagle Grant Union’s Social Sci- ences Department hosted an “Architecture of Internment” display Thursday and Friday. The traveling museum featured large posters with enlarged letters, maps and photos from the wartime Jap- anese internment camps. The display explores how Oregonians participated in the decision to incarcerate Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants during World War II. The history is told with 12 large posters showing how individuals, organiza- tions, businesses and elected officials advocated for the incarceration of Oregonians of Japanese ancestry or stood by while it happened, as well as others who stood up with small and large acts of brav- ery. Dougharity-Spencer showed the display to her Modern World History stu- dents Thursday, and the class has been talking about the subject all week, she said. “How would you react if someone came in and told you to pack up and leave?” she asked the students. Students said they were shocked at what they learned. “Nobody did anything to prevent the Japanese from being treated this way,” said Donavan Smith. “They just accepted it.” Trenton Kidd said he was surprised the Japanese were moved into camps. Sammi Buckhaults and Shanniyah Hall, both sopho- mores, said they were upset at how the Japanese were treated. “I think everyone should be treated equal because ev- erybody is human,” Buck- haults said. “Everyone should be treated the same,” Hall said. “It doesn’t matter what color or race they are.” The greatest number of Japanese lived in the Port- land area and Hood Riv- er and Malheur counties, Dougharity-Spencer said. She said some moved near Seneca to work in the timber industry during that time. She first heard about the display from retired Seneca School head teacher Adele Cerny. Last fall, Doughari- ty-Spencer learned more of the court case, Minoru Yasui vs. United States of America, when she attend- ed a civics leadership con- ference in Salem. Yasui, a Japanese-American attor- ney, challenged the consti- tutionality of the internment camps. Learning more about it inspired her to bring the ex- hibit here for the students and public. FAR LEFT: Grant Union social studies teacher Cindy Dougharity-Spencer discusses the ‘Architecture of Internment’ display with her students on Thursday afternoon. LEFT: Grant Union sophomores Shanniyah Hall, left, and Sammi Buckhaults look at the display. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter The display has also re- cently traveled to Walla Walla Community College, University of Oregon and Klamath County Library. The $700 cost for the ex- hibit was paid for by the Ru- ral Organizing Project. Dougharity-Spencer had some parting words for her class before dismissal. “A lot of people lost homes and livelihoods while they were gone (at the camps),” she said. She added, the majority of their properties were not taken care of — some were ransacked — while others lost homes because they couldn’t pay their mortgage. “It’s important to ac- knowledge it because the same things can come up, and how we handle them de- termines what happens in the future,” she said. 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