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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (May 30, 2018)
Community Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 30, 2018 A7 W HAT’S 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. HAPPENING WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 Malheur National Forest open house • 5 p.m., Grant County Regional Airport The public is encouraged to attend and learn about proj- ects and activities being implemented in the Blue Mountain and Prairie City ranger districts during 2018. Subject mat- ter consists of on-the-ground projects that have completed the planning phase, and annual maintenance work will not be covered. A comprehensive map will be available at the open house, and can also be found at fs.usda.gov/malheur. For more information, call 541-575-3000. FRIDAY, JUNE 1 First Friday • 6-9 p.m., downtown John Day Several downtown businesses will offer food, shopping and more. Participating shops will feature different desserts at each location during the Dessert Crawl. All are welcome to attend and support the participating local businesses. FRIDAY-MONDAY, JUNE 1-4 Joe Wolter horse clinic • Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day Horse trainer and competitor Joe Wolter returns to John Day to head up a colt-starting, cow-work and roping clinic. Rider enrollment is currently full, but spectators are wel- come. Admission is $30 per day for adults; 4H, FFA and chil- dren under 12 are free. For more information about the clinic contact Patti Hudson, 541-620-1951 or patti@pattihudson. com. To learn more about Wolter, visit joewolter.com. SATURDAY, JUNE 2 Kids fishing derby • 9 a.m. to noon, McHaley Pond, east of Prairie City As part of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s free fishing weekend June 2-3, ODFW and partners host fishing events across the state, where volunteer angler ed- ucation instructors will loan out fishing gear and give tips to anglers. The local event, sponsored by ODFW, The Con- federated Tribes of Warm Springs, Malheur National Forest and South Fork John Day Wastershed Council, will feature a kids fishing derby with prizes plus crafts and games. Li- censes are not required, but regulations still apply. Adults are welcome to fish after noon. The pond is a half-mile east of Prairie City; turn right at the Forrest Conservation Area sign. For more information, call Steph Charette at 541-777- 2830. TUESDAY, JUNE 5 Senior Citizens Advisory Council meeting • 11 a.m., Monument Senior Center The Grant County Senior Citizens Advisory Council’s an- nual meeting will introduce new members of the council ap- pointed by the Grant County Court, and entertain new busi- ness proposed by council members. The public is welcome to attend. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 8-9 ’62 Days celebration • Canyon City The annual event, hosted by the Whiskey Gulch Gang, Eagle file photo Can-can girls dance on a float in last year’s ’62 Days Parade, including Avery Lenz, Uwanda Rodriguez, Raegan Sherman, Jordden Cameron and Ali Lenz. This year, ’62 Days is June 8-9. commemorates the discovery of gold in Canyon City on June 8, 1862. The parade, led by grand marshal Carl Lino, will take place at 11 a.m. on June 9, with a barbecue to follow. The parade will include dance performances by the Portland Lee’s Association Dragon & Lion Dance Team. A variety of vendors will be present, and activities include the Gold Rush Run/Walk, an ice cream social, bed races, kids games and contests and a hanging reenactment. F.C. Sel’s Brewery will feature live music by Copper Ridge. For vendor information, call Krista Wilson at 541-408-6331; for parade information, call Melissa Galbreath at 541-620-0898; and for general event information call Hugh Farrell at 541-575-0329. Quilt show • Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Grant County Fairgrounds Trowbridge Pavilion The Grant County Piecemakers Quilting Guild presents the 18th annual quilt show, featuring “Quilts of Valor,” patri- otic quilts made for veterans. Several vendors for shopping will be available. There will be food, door prizes, special awards and a raffle for a quilt drawing. The cost of admission is $5 for both days. A $20 workshop on quilting a woven star takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more in- formation, email gcpiecemakers@gmail.com, or call Lou’s Heartfelt Quilting, 541-620-2798, or the Shiny Thimble, 541-932-4111. SATURDAY, JUNE 9 Hazardous waste collection • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Grant County Road Department, 27941 Lower Yard Road, John Day Household hazardous waste items will be collected for no charge, with the exception of radioactive waste, explo- sives, sharps and ammunition, which will not be accepted. Volunteers are needed. To volunteer, contact Grant County Contributed photo At last year’s event, Joe Wolter works with Kathy Moss of Prairie City. Wolter will provide a four-day horse clinic June 1-4 this year at the Grant County Fairgrounds. Judge Scott Myers at 541-575-0059 or myerssw@grantcoun- ty-or.gov. For more information on the event, contact Matt Slafkosky at 541-298-7255, ext. 236, or slafkoskymatt@deq. state.or.us. Strawberry Lake photography hike • 10 a.m., Blue Mountain Land Trust office, 116 NW Bridge St., Suite 9, John Day Local photographer Ashley Stevick will lead the hike and offer photography tips. Hikers will meet at the Blue Moun- tain Land Trust office for a carpool to the start of the hike. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. The cost is $10 per person. For more information and to register, visit bmlt.org/upcoming-events/2018/6/9/strawberrylake. Cant Ranch open house • 12-3 p.m., James Cant Ranch, 32651 Highway 19 The public is invited to meet the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s new superintendent, Patrick Gamman. Other activities include visiting the James Cant building, observing carding and spinning wool demonstrations and one-hour grounds tours at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. For more information, call the John Day Fossil Beds at 541-987-2333 or visit nps.gov/joda. SATURDAY, JUNE 16 Family Fun Day • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., John Day City Park Families are invited to the 11th annual event, featuring free pool admission until 2 p.m., free dental screenings and free snow cones. Arts, crafts and activity booths will be on site, some with minimal costs. Children’s bicycle helmets will also be available. For $5, or $20 for a family, a variety of attractions will be on site, including a water slide, ninja warrior race and a bounce house. Free passes may be available for those in need. For more information, call Families First at 541-575-1006. Campfire restrictions begin June 1 Blue Mountain Eagle Seasonal restrictions for the Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman national forests are in effect annually from June 1 through Oct. 31 and require visitors to build their campfire in a fire pit surrounded by dirt, rock or commercial rings, in areas cleared of all flammable ma- terial within a three-foot ra- dius from the edge of the pit and free of overhanging mate- rial. A shovel and one gallon of water are required while building and tending camp- fires. These requirements also apply to the use of charcoal briquettes. During times of high or extreme fire danger, forests will implement additional public use restrictions, also known as PURs, which will further restrict the use of campfires, chainsaws, smok- ing and travel. PURs will be implemented in phases, based on increased fire danger, hot and dry weather conditions and concern for public safe- ty. For more information, call 541-575-3000 or visit fs.usda. gov/malheur. Open burning, including burn barrels and slash and debris piles, is also prohibited on lands protected by the Ore- gon Department of Forestry’s John Day Unit starting June 1. Saturday, June 16th 11 am - 3 pm John Day City Park • POOL OPEN - NO CHARGE! (from 11-2:00) • Arts, Crafts & Activity Booths (some a minimal cost) • Free Dental Screens • $1 Hamburgers & Hot Dogs • Kid’s Bike Helmets (bring your old one or $6 each) • $5 for All Day or $20 per family (waterslide, ninja warrior race, bounce house and GAGA ball) • FREE SNOCONES • IF YOU NEED A FREE FAMILY FUN PASS TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THIS EVENT CALL 541-575-1006 CEU credits available! UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONDING TO DEMENTIA-RELATED BEHAVIOR & EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES DATE Thutsday, June 7 TIME 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. VOLUNTEERS WANTED! LOCATION John Day APD 725 W. Main St., Suite E John Day, OR 97845 REGISTER These classes ate ftee, but tegisttation is tequited. To tegistet, call 800-272-3900. The Alzheimet’s Association Otegon Chaptet is pleased to ptesent these back-to- back community classes in John Day: “Undetstanding and Responding to Dementia- Related Behaviot” and “Effective Communication Sttategies.” In the fitst class, you’ll leatn to decode behaviotal messages, identify common behaviot ttiggets, and leatn sttategies to help intetvene with some of the most common behaviotal challenges of Alzheimet’s disease. In the second class, you’ll explote how communication takes place when someone has Alzheimet’s and identify sttategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease. An education program by the Presented in collaboration with Purchase wristbands at Families First NOW! ALCOHOL & TOBACCO FREE EVENT If you would like to help with the event or have a booth please let us know. Individuals and groups welcome! SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Local Community Advisory Council (LCAC) Shelk Foundation • Umpqua Bank • Bank of Eastern Oregon Oregon Trail Electric Company • John Day River Vet Clinic John Day Auto Parts • Mobile Glass Community Counseling Solutions For more information call or stop by: Families First Parent Resource Center 401 S Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845 541-575-1006 58616
