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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
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Jennie Lynn Messmer McPherren
Jan. 30, 1960 - March 11, 2018
Jennie Lynn Messmer McPher-
ren, 58, died March 11 in Silverton.
She was born Jan. 30, 1960, in Eu-
gene and considered Prairie City her
hometown. She was a beloved wife,
mother, sister, cousin and friend.
She is survived by her husband,
Rhine Messmer; daughter Megan
Messmer; son Jacob Messmer (Jes-
sica); brother Patrick McPherren; sisters Leslie Repman
(Jim), Kathy Johnson (Roger) and Sharon Fritsch (Mark);
and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial and interment service will be held in Prairie
City May 12.
The memorial will begin with a drive that will leave from
Prairie Baptist Church at 12:30 p.m., followed by a grave-
side service at the Prairie City cemetery at 1 p.m. where her
ashes will be interred at her parents’ gravesite. All who wish
to share memories and food can gather at the Prairie City
Teen Center afterward. Donations can be made to the Prairie
City Cemetery Irrigation Fund in lieu of flowers.
The family is in charge of arrangements.
Elizabeth Moles
Elizabeth Moles passed away April 27 at her home sur-
rounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at 1
p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the John Day Senior Center, with
a potluck to follow.
Carl Rexford Reed
Jan. 8, 1924 - April 14, 2018
Carl Rexford Reed, 94, formerly of Canyon City, passed
away April 14 due to natural causes.
He was born Jan. 8, 1924, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to
Clemmer and Webster Reed. After the Great Depression,
the family migrated to Oregon and settled in the Portland
area.
Reed began working at an early age, and for entertain-
ment, he enjoyed rollerskating at Oaks Park. During World
War II, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Hawaiian
Islands. Upon his return to Portland, he married Evelyn
Snow Byers. They had two children, Robert and Sharon.
He lost Evelyn to cancer in 1972. He later married Joyce
(Webb) Sampson.
Reed retired after a successful career in the freight for-
warding business. He and Joyce relocated to his dream
farm in Bend where he enjoyed raising sheep and feeding
the wild geese. After Joyce passed away, he moved to Can-
yon City to be near his son. He enjoyed small town life
there until the spring of 2016 when his health necessitated
a move to Cascades of Bend Retirement Community.
He was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks for over 50 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, danc-
ing and traveling the country with Joyce. He was loved by
all who had the privilege of knowing him.
He was predeceased by three of his four siblings. He
is survived by his sister Ruby Myers; son Robert (Judith)
Reed; daughter Sharon (Monty) Tabler; stepchildren Craig
(Sherry) and Jane Sampson; seven grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to local
veteran outreach programs.
Scholarship
applications
due Friday
human development and family
services, earned a grade-point
average of 3.6 or better while
taking at least 12 credits.
Blue Mountain Hospital
District is offering scholar-
ships to graduating Grant
County high school seniors
entering health care fields.
Scholarships will be
awarded to students pursu-
ing a health care major for
an associate or bachelor’s
degree, said Foundation &
Public Relations Director Jena
Knowles. Applications are
due Friday, May 4.
Knowles said the scholar-
ships may be used by students
interested in fields such as
laboratory technician, regis-
tered technologist, healthcare
administration, physicians,
nurses, physical therapists,
respiratory therapists, and
more. To find the scholarship
link at bluemountainhospital.
org, click on “About Us” and,
on the drop down menu, click
“BMHD News.”
Applications are also avail-
able at the hospital’s adminis-
tration offices. For more infor-
mation, contact BMH human
resources at 541-575-4192.
Home repair
help available
Students named
to academic lists
Eastern Oregon Universi-
ty named 547 students to the
dean’s list for the 2018 winter
term. Local students included
Mariah Meyerholz of Can-
yon City; Kendall Hettinga
of Dayville; Cody Nielsen
and Shawna Oates of John
Day; and Stephanie Croghan
and Lucinda Harper of Mt.
Vernon. Qualifying students
achieve and maintain a grade-
point average of 3.5 or higher
on a 4.0 scale while complet-
ing a minimum of 12 hours of
graded EOU coursework.
Kevin Eddy of John Day
was named to the 2017-2018
winter term president’s list at
Oregon Institute of Technol-
ogy. Eddy is studying respi-
ratory care. Inclusion on the
list requires a 3.70 grade-point
average and above. Only full-
time undergraduate students
with 12 credit hours or more
are eligible for academic hon-
ors. Maya Thomas of Kimber-
ly has been named to the 2018
winter term dean’s list at Cen-
tral Oregon Community Col-
lege. Thomas, who is studying
Community Connection is
assisting veterans who are in
need of home repairs such as
adding ramps and widening
doorways, emergency repairs
to roofs and gutters and re-
pairing substandard electrical,
plumbing, siding, insulation,
heating systems, water heat-
er and mold or rot issues. In-
come limitations apply. Vet-
erans who own or are buying
a home who interested in the
Veteran’s Home Improvement
Grant Program can call Com-
munity Connection at 541-
963-3186.
OTEC members
re-elected
Contributed photo
Malheur National Forest Assistant Forest Engineer
Zeke Langum is the recipient of the Chiefs Award for
National Engineering Technician of the Year. From left
are Emilee Blount, director of engineering, technology
and geospatial services, Forest Service; Langum; Lenise
Lago, deputy chief for business operations, Forest
Service; and Christy Darden, director of engineering,
Region 6, Forest Service.
Forest engineer
receives national award
Blue Mountain Eagle
Oregon Trail Electric Co-
operative celebrated its 30th
annual Meeting of the Mem-
bership April 14 at the Harney
County Fairgrounds in Burns.
OTEC Chief Executive Offi-
cer and General Manager Les
Penning said the cooperative is
very proud of its history.
“(Thirty years) is a big deal.
That’s a lot of years under the
belt for a new cooperative,”
Penning said. “A lot of other
cooperatives were started in
the 1930s or 1940s.”
In all, nearly 200 members
attended the meeting. Penning
highlighted accomplishments,
including capital improve-
ments, made in 2017.
“For the last few years,
we’ve been focused inward.
There’s been $4 or $5 million
going into just capital improve-
ments,” he said. “As those
3,000 miles of line are aging,
weather’s taking its toll, there’s
a fair investment to try and keep
that system rigid, hardened and
to keep reliability up.”
The OTEC board election
results were also announced
with Austin Bingaman, Wayne
Overton and Gary Miller
re-elected.
Robert Ledbetter of Bak-
er City was drawn to win the
mail-in ballot drawing for the
$500 energy credit. Florence
Krueger of Hines was the win-
ner of the washer and dryer
“OTEC Attendance Award.”
Malheur National Forest
Assistant Forest Engineer
Zeke Langum was the recip-
ient of the Chiefs Award for
National Engineering Techni-
cian of the Year.
Several factors were con-
sidered to be selected for this
prestigious award, including
contributions to successful
achievement of the USDA
Forest Service overarching
goals for safety, resource
stewardship,
collaboration
and partnerships, ethics and
professionalism.
Langum rose to the chal-
lenges of the award with his
many achievements on the
Malheur National Forest.
Those achievements included
the contribution of innovative
ideas that furthered efficien-
cies in work, the mentoring
of fellow employees and con-
tributing significantly to the
success of accelerated vegeta-
tion projects on the forest.
For over 25 years, the
Washington Office of En-
gineering, Technology, and
Geospatial Services has rec-
ognized engineering staff for
outstanding achievements and
contributions in their career
field.
G RANT U NION S TUDENTS
OF THE M ONTH — M ARCH
Raney Anderson
Grade 7
Parents: MT
and Cori
Anderson
Madison
Whitmore
Grade 8
Parent: Brandy
Jo Whitmore
Abby Lusco
Grade 9
Parents: Andy
and Angie
Lusco
Frank Douglass
Grade 10
Parents: Mike
and Tawnia
Douglass
Sydney
Brockway
Grade 11
Parent: Jodi
Myers
Diamond
Workman
Grade 12
Parents: Thomas
and Juli Workman
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AY ’ S F IRST F RIDAY
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time when downtown John Day comes alive with
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This month take
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Then it’s too late.
(A small fee may apply at some locations for the tasting.)
BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING THIS MONTH ARE:
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May 4th ~ 6pm to 9pm.
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