Community
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
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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
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