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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Whiskey Gulch Gang rides again
Carl Lino is ’62
Days grand
marshal
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
It’ll be just like old times
when the Whiskey Gulch
Gang holds their 97th annual
’62 Days celebration Friday
and Saturday, June 8-9, in
Canyon City.
The festiv-
ities, includ-
ing the Gold
Rush
Walk
and Run, pa-
rade, hanging
re-enactment
Carl Lino
and bed races,
all commemo-
rate the Canyon City gold rush
in 1862.
New this year will be a
Portland-based Chinese drag-
on and lion dance group in the
parade and folks dressed in
historical garb, from the Grant
County Historical Museum,
mingling with the crowd.
St. Thomas Episcopal
Church will offer tours of their
historic building and hold their
traditional pie social.
Hugh Farrell, vice president
of the Whiskey Gulch Gang,
said the parade will mark the
start of the celebration.
“Hopefully, everyone can
come and have fun,” he said.
“Gold was discovered in 1862
(at Whiskey Gulch), and that’s
how the Whiskey Gulch Gang
was named.”
He said the group was
formed in 1922. Hugh’s son
Colby Farrell is the current
president.
Longtime John Day resi-
dent Carl Lino is this year’s
parade grand marshal.
Lino became Grant Union
High School’s principal in
1980, retiring in 1995.
He’s filled many positions
’62 Days events
Friday
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Grant County Historical Museum is
open
4 p.m.: Sels Brewery opens
9 p.m.: Music by Copper Ridge at Sels Brewery
Saturday
7 a.m.: Hope 4 Paws breakfast at the fire hall provided by
Squeeze-In Restaurant
8 a.m.: Gold Rush Run and Walk
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Grant County Historical Museum is
open
9:30 a.m.: Parade registration and lineup at Humbolt Ele-
mentary School
11 a.m.: Parade
After parade: Ugly Truth barbecue at the fire hall, Wres-
tling Club hamburgers, up to 20 vendors, games in the park
11:30 a.m.: St. Thomas Episcopal Church pie social and
tours of the historical building
1 p.m.: Grant County Historical Museum re-enactment
1:30 p.m.: Hanging re-enactment
2 p.m.: Bed races
2:30 p.m.: Ax throw
3 p.m.: Grant County Historical Museum re-enactment
5 p.m.: Street dance
9 p.m.: Music by Copper Ridge at Sels Brewery
Eagle file photos
Whiskey Gulch Gang members fire away during a previous ’62 Days parade. The event,
held every June since 1922, commemorates the discovery of gold in 1862 in Canyon City.
Children make a run for candy during last year’s ’62 Days
parade in Canyon City.
of volunteer service with the
Elks Lodge at the local, state
and national level.
He is a past state Elks pres-
ident for Oregon, and the past
nine years he’s served as a
member of the national Elks
Ritual Committee, the last two
years as chairman.
Lino’s wife, Sondra, who
passed away in 2011, was Or-
egon’s Girls State director for
the American Legion Auxilia-
ry.
Their two daughters are
Lisa (Tom) Berry of Boise
and Jody (Keith) Hammack
of Bend, and they have three
granddaughters.
Lino has traveled to all sev-
en continents and all 50 states
and said he enjoyed traveling
abroad yearly when he was
able.
He has also found much to
enjoy in Grant County.
“’62 Days was always fun
and a day to get together with
friends, chewing the fat, so to
speak,” Lino said. “I’ve al-
Two young boys share
their cache of candy.
ways said John Day-Canyon
City is not a place, it’s a way
of life, and everyone is sitting
around having a good time
reminiscing.”
He said the community has
had everything he wanted.
“A good community and
a good golf course, and the
fellowship,” he said. “The
school has a high reputation
and the programs are well re-
spected. We had good leader-
ship when Dean Nodine was
superintendent — he was the
one who hired me.”
Del Raymond will drive
a horse-drawn buggy in Sat-
urday’s parade, and if Lino
is unable to attend due to ill-
ness, a group of his past Grant
Union students will be in the
parade in his honor.
Melissa Galbreath, one
of this year’s ’62 Days orga-
nizers, said starting this year
the parades will have a gen-
eral theme of “old times” —
“Whatever makes you think
of 1862.”
Galbreath, who was a
Grant Union student while
Lino was principal, said he
continued to care about his
students after they graduat-
ed.
“He can remember the
name of every student who
walked the halls during his
reign and likely tell a story
about them,” she said. “He is
a kind, gentle man who has a
heart of gold.”
For more information, call
Galbreath at 541-620-0898.
Natural Resource Camp engages teens in outdoors
Blue Mountain Eagle
541-523-6377
541-963-6577
541-573-6377
541-576-2160
60997
Grant County teens who will be in grades
7-9 this fall can sign up to join the June 25-29
Natural Resource Camp at Lake Creek Youth
Camp in Logan Valley.
This year’s camp theme is “The Natural
World and You.”
Students will learn about natural resource ca-
reers while enjoying time with youths their age
in the Strawberry Mountains.
Classes and activities include: wetland ecol-
ogy, Logan Valley geology, aspen management,
archery, fire ecology, range health, leather craft
photojournalism, flintknapping and archeology,
fly tying, woodworking and more.
The camp usually costs $250 but is being
offered for $70 because of support from local
businesses and grants, said camp officials. Ad-
ditional scholarships are also available.
Elise Delgado of Blue Mountains Forest
Partners is this year’s camp coordinator.
The application deadline is Sunday, June 10.
Contributed photo
Youth at a previous Natural Resource
Camp enjoy a science lesson.
To register or for more information, call the
OSU Extension Service at 541-575-1911 or
register online at https://apps.ideal-logic.com/
osuextension.
FREE
Household
Hazardous
Waste
Collection Event
� What to bring
Saturday,
June 9
9 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Grant County
Road Department
27941 Lower Yard Road,
John Day, OR
CONTACT
Matt Slafkosky,
541-298-7255 ext. 236
slafkosky.matt@deq.state.or.us
Drop off your household
hazardous waste (at no
cost to you) so we can
dispose of it in a manner
that is safer for
the environment.
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• Pesticides and Poisons
• Thermometers*
• Thermostats
• Mercury and Mercury-
containing items
• Fluorescent Lights/Ballasts
• Polishes
• Household Cleaners
• Pool Chemicals
• Rust Remover
• Solvents
• Degreasers
• Motor Oil
• Antifreeze
• Engine and Brake
Cleaner
• Transmission and Brake
Fluid
• Paint and Paint Thinners
• Automotive/Marine
Paint
• Wood Preservatives
• Kerosene/Gas
• Aerosols
• Batteries
• Arts and Crafts Supplies
• Adhesives
• Photographic Chemicals
* Receive a free medical digital thermometer in
exchange for a mercury medical thermometer
� What not to bring
• Radioactive Waste
• Ammunition
• Explosives
• Sharps
Safety Tips
• Keep products in original containers if possible
• Do not mix any products
• Keep waste away from passengers
This special event is brought to you by Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality and Grant County
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