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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
O BITUARIES
LaQuita J. Cook
Blue Mountain Eagle
LaQuita J. Cook, 85, of Emmett, Idaho, passed away at
home April 12. Potter Funeral Chapel of Emmett is in charge
of arrangements.
A mangled car on display
at the Grant Union Junior-Se-
nior High School parking
lot through Friday, May 4,
showed what can happen
when driving impaired.
Julio Alberto Hernandez
of Weiser, Idaho, was just
18 when he died on March
15, 2009, after drinking and
driving. He and his girlfriend
had attended a party, and
when they left, he was visibly
intoxicated.
In Hernandez’s father’s
car, Julio’s girlfriend drove to
Nampa, Idaho, when he took
the wheel and drove solo to-
ward Weiser. His life came
to a tragic end a short time
later. Traveling in a 35-mph
curve at a high rate of speed,
Hernandez’s car left the road-
way and went airborne, strik-
ing a power pole and bursting
into flames.
His blood-alcohol level at
the time of the crash was 0.21
percent, almost three times
the legal limit.
Opal Bernice Wood Futter
Opal Bernice Wood Futter of Ontario passed away Tuesday,
May 1, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Ontario.
Alan Duane Hatley
Alan Duane Hatley, 77, of Monument passed away May 2 at
Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day. No services are planned at
this time. Contributions may be made to Friends of the Sumpt-
er Valley Dredge, Inc., through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241
S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave condolences,
visit driskillmemorialchapel.com.
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The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union students and Lisa Weigum look at mangled remnants of a car in the
school parking lot, which was involved in a drunken driving crash. The wreck took
the life of a young man. Looking at the car, from left, are Tristan Morris, Collin
Harvey, Cody Jones, Weigum and Dante Valentine.
Hernandez, who enjoyed
football and soccer, left
behind his mother, father,
five older sisters, two older
brothers and his girlfriend.
The Oregon Department of
Transportation’s team safety
program message is for oth-
E AGLE ON V ACATION — D AY
ers to learn from his mistake,
and that if the display saves
even one life, it would bring
some meaning to his death.
Dinner honors Long Creek fire, ambulance volunteers
The funds will be used
to purchase a hydraulic
powerlift gurney.
Silent and live auction
items included gift baskets,
handmade items, gift certif-
icates, toys, tools, artwork
and other treasures donat-
ed by community members
and businesses throughout
Grant County and beyond.
The dinner was hosted
by the Long Creek School
Booster Club and the City
of Long Creek.
Eighteen Long Creek
students served the meal.
Long Creek’s annual
first responder appreciation
dinner raised more than
$9,000 this year.
Over 145 people turned
out April 28 to support the
Long Creek Ambulance
Crew and Volunteer Fire
Department.
“The dinner this year
was great,” Mayor Don
Porter said. “As emergen-
cy services responders, we
appreciate our supportive
community!”
Contributed photo/Eric Sines
Don Porter, Joe Trott and Aaron Garinger auction
items at Long Creek’s first responder appreciation
dinner April 28. The event raised $9,000 for the fire and
ambulance crews.
Jeff Crosby & The Refugees
Contributed photo
Chet and Jeanne Day took the Eagle on a recent trip
to the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, Washington,
where they met their son, grandsons and 18 other family
members for a surprise birthday party.
Take a picture with the Eagle while on vacation and send
it to editor@bmeagle.com or 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John
Day, OR 97865.
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