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Business Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 16, 2018 A3 Pressure washing service started By Richard Hanners Blue Mountain Eagle Residents and business owners in Grant County with a heavy-duty cleaning project now have a service to turn to. Wayne Saul of Mt. Vernon, who grew up in Grant Coun- ty, has started a mobile pres- sure-washing business this year called Saul’s Pressure Washing. Mounted on a trailer that can be pulled to a site, his equipment offers hot or cold pressure washing, The Eagle/Richard Hanners Wayne Saul has started a new mobile pressure washing service in Grant County. vide painting preparation and house washing — and more,” he said. Saul said he drove to Salt steam-cleaning and surface cleaners for concrete surfaces. “We can clean gutters, decks and patios, and pro- Lake City to get the trailer with all the equipment ready to go, including a diesel-fired water heater and a gasoline powered water pump that keeps his operation totally self-sufficient. Saul also will clean ve- hicles and heavy equipment used for construction or log- ging. This includes cleaning firefighting vehicles to pre- vent the spread of noxious weed seeds, he said. The trail- er is set up with two washing hoses so two people can work at one time to speed up jobs at a wildfire incident. “I’ve been keeping pretty busy so far,” he said. For more information on Saul’s Pressure Washing, call 541-620-2282. Bed & breakfast opens in John Day British ambiance amidst Old West landscape Blue Mountain Eagle Cornerstone Bible Institute CBI Singers & Handbell Choir By Richard Hanners Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Richard Hanners Andrea Martinez and her husband, Pete, have opened the Victorian Lane Bed & Breakfast in John Day. The home is well furnished with upcycled items with an English flair. The Eagle/Richard Hanners Andrea Martinez stands in front of the Victorian Lane Bed & Breakfast at the end of Chimney Gulch Road in John Day. shops,” Andrea said, noting that her website features a list of the local shops. Visitors at the bed and breakfast have come from Holland, the United Kingdom and Germany. Two couples on motorcycles from the Port- land area stopped at Victorian Lane last year on their way to see Hells Canyon, she said. “Members of the Dutch TV reality show ‘Who’s The Mole?’ stayed here last year,” Andrea said. She said she was encour- aged by news about a sister city relationship being estab- lished between John Day and a village in China connected to the Kam Wah Chung Her- itage Site, which could draw more visitors to the area. Guests at the bed and A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY V ETERANS : Did you know a service-connected disabled veteran is entitled to FREE use of Oregon State Parks? See your Grant County Veteran Services Officer today for more information, Katee located at Grant County Courthouse. Hoffman Call 541-620-8057 for an appointment 530 E. Main, Ste. 5, John Day, OR 49762 1809 First Street • Baker City • (541)523-5439 BARGAIN MATINEE IN ( ) Adults $7 ALL FILMS $6 ON TIGHTWAD TUESDAY MOVIE SCHEDULE MAY 18-24 DEADPOOL 2 (R) Deadpool brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy of super- natural abilities from the brutal, time-traveling mutant, Cable. FRI & SAT (4:10) 7:00 9:40 SUNDAY (4:10) 7:00 MON-THURS 7:00 AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (PG-13) The Avengers and their allies attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe. FRI - SUN (4:00) 7:20 MON-THURS 6:45 OVERBOARD (PG-13) A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee. FRI & SAT (4:20) 7:10 9:45 SUNDAY (4:20) 7:10 MON-WED 7:10 SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) Opens Thursday, 5/24! THURSDAY 7:10 $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR, have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE. Then it’s too late. Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! 57426 AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710 Date: Wed., May 22 Time: 6:30 PM Place: New Life Bible Church 541-523-6377 541-963-6577 541-573-6377 541-576-2160 54392 NOW RECEIVING APPLICATIONS FROM VETERAN HOMEOWNERS American Legion Auxiliary POPPY BOOTH will be at Chester’s Thriftway Thursday - Saturday, May 17-19 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cornerstone Bible Institute PO Box 1158 Hot Springs, SD 57747-5158 (605) 745-6878 Community Connection has funds available for home repair for qualified veterans in Union, Wallowa, Baker and Grant counties. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to: IN Electrical Plumbing Roof/Gutters Foundation M IA R O EM M 56274 2nd & Allen breakfast are served an after- noon appetizer when they first arrive and a full breakfast in the morning. Breakfast-to-go is available for guests who must depart early, and packed lunches are available on re- quest. The Victorian Lane Bed & Breakfast is open from the end of February to the end of November. For more information, visit their sites on Facebook and Instagram and online at victorian- lanebnb.com or call 541- 286-5548. Rachel and Ty Sharp are the new owners of the Sil- ver Spur Cafe on Highway 26 in Mt. Vernon. Longtime residents of Grant County, they re- opened the cafe April 8 af- ter it was closed for a few months. The cafe has been in business for about 40 years under different ownership and names. Rachel worked at the cafe for 13 years. Open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the week, with breakfast available at any time, the cafe is pop- ular with locals but also attracts motorcyclists, bi- cyclists, hunters and other travelers passing through on their way to John Day, Rachel said. “Ty and I are bowhunt- ers,” she said, adding that word about the cafe will get around. Prime rib is served ev- ery Saturday night, and the breakfast skillets are very popular, Rachel said, but the cafe also offers a wide variety of burgers — in- cluding the ranch, cowboy, bacon-cheese and rodeo. “That’s what we’re known for,” she said. Rachel’s mother, Kathy, has been helping out at her sister Penny’s bakery in Caldwell, Idaho, but will come to Mt. Vernon to start baking at the Silver Spur. “We’ll have pies, cakes, cinnamon rolls, cookies and brownies,” Rachel said. “And Danishes for the coffee drinkers that come in early.” The couple has done some painting at the cafe, but remodeling plans are in the works to accommo- date electronic gambling machines in the future. They also have plans to get a beer and wine license, which would be new to the cafe, Rachel said. The Silver Spur Cafe is located at 150 Ingle St. in Mt. Vernon. For more information, visit them on Facebook or call 541-932- 4449. A man wakes up in the morning after sleeping on an ADVERTISED BED, in ADVERTISED PAJAMAS. Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com Long Creek, OR New owners take reins of Silver Spur Cafe Burgers, breakfast and prime rib popular By Richard Hanners The landscape view is Eastern Oregon, but the atmo- sphere inside at the Victorian Lane Bed & Breakfast in John Day has a slight British flair. Decorated with fine upcy- cled furniture and antiques, the home on a ridge high above the John Day Val- ley features four bedrooms named for places in classic English literature, Andrea Martinez explained. The Kensington room, named for a park in London featured in James Barrie’s well-known children’s book “Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up,” comes with a double bed and a children’s bunk bed perched above a playhouse built into an eave of the house. The Plumfield room, named for the school in Loui- sa May Alcott’s “Little Men,” offers two single beds for visitors who want to share a room. A family room with a large-screen television is shared by the four bedrooms. Andrea and Pete Martinez moved to John Day about four years ago to escape the crowds and pace of Southern Califor- nia, where Pete worked as an engineer in the aerospace in- dustry. They remodeled the house on 13 acres near the end of Chimney Gulch Road and opened up the bed and breakfast in March 2017. Visitors can enjoy a spec- tacular view of Canyon Mountain from the back deck, watch an Old West sunset or peer at the Milky Way through a reflecting telescope. “We counted more than 30 falling stars during two mete- or showers last year,” Andrea said. A piano and guitar in the music room sees some use, but many visitors come to see the Kimberly orchards or the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, to swim at Magone Lake or hike up to Strawberry Lake. “One group of women came to visit antique and thrift The Eagle/Richard Hanners Rachel Sharp, left, and waitress Kendre Littlefield in front of the Silver Spur Cafe in Mt. Vernon. Sharp and her husband, Ty, are the new owners of the cafe. 57440 Handles buildings and vehicles 57215 Porches/Steps Windows/Doors Sagging Floors Heating System Add Ramps Widen Doorways Siding/Paint Insulation If you are a veteran who owns or is in the process of buying your home and you are interested in the Veteran’s Home Improvement Program, please call Community Connection at (541) 963-3186 for more information. Income limitations apply. 55392
