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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Dental program grows in second year
include Grant Union Junior-Senior High
School and all grades at Humbolt Elemen-
tary. Consent form return rates were only
25 percent at Grant Union in its first year,
reducing the county’s overall return rate,
which was 63 percent last year. Seneca
School had a 100 percent return rate.
The program partners with Advantage
Dental to provide the services, which are
free for all students regardless of insurance
status.
Offered in 29 schools in Grant, Harney,
Baker and Malheur counties, the program
covered 4,670 students, with 40 percent
receiving dental screenings, 35 percent re-
Blue Mountain Eagle
More than 250 Grant County students
received dental screenings through the
Healthy, Happy Smiles program last school
year.
In its second year, the free school-based
program was offered at Grant and Prairie
City school districts. Of 766 students, 48
percent returned consent forms, 37 percent
received screenings, 32 percent received flu-
oride applications and 10 percent received
dental sealants, according to a report by the
Eastern Oregon Healthy Living Alliance.
The program was expanded this year to
ceiving fluoride, 14 percent receiving dental
sealants and 60 percent receiving oral health
education through a learning lab.
The four counties are considered rural,
where 73 percent of children ages 6-9 have
already had a cavity, compared to the state
average of 52 percent.
Fluoride application can result in 43 per-
cent fewer cavities on permanent teeth, and
dental sealants reduce cavity risk by 80 per-
cent.
The Oregon Children’s Dental Health
Initiative awarded a $70,000 grant to pro-
vide the program next year. For more infor-
mation, visit eohla.org/programs.
Zweygardt, Justice, Hire receive Farm Bureau scholarships
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County Farm Bureau awarded scholarships
to three local students active in FFA or 4-H. Brianna
Zweygardt of Prairie City received $1,200, Maggie
Justice of Grant Union received $800 and Cassie
Hire of Prairie City received $250. The Farm Bureau,
representing farmers and ranchers in Grant County,
rewards students who have had an active role in agri-
culture-related programs.
Maggie Justice
Brianna Zweygardt
Cassie Hire
43 KIDS ENJOY FREE FISHING DAY
Contributed photo
Children enjoy an aquatic station at the free fishing derby at McHaley Pond east of Prairie City earlier this month.
A total of 43 kids fished and visited a variety of educational stations, including an aquatic macroinvertebrate
identification station, gyutako fish painting, a stream simulation table and a fish anatomy puzzle. Malheur National
Forest employees from the Prairie City Ranger District and the Supervisor’s Office participated in the event,
which was hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon with contributions from
the Malheur National Forest, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State Police, North Fork John Day
Watershed Council and South Fork John Day Watershed Council.
Great things
are
happening!
EOU
Congratulations to all
755 graduates in EOU’s
class of 2018!
CONNECTED
IS
Student government president Daysi Bedolla
named among top 5 contenders for the
National Campus Leadership Council’s
Student Body President of the Year
Mountaineer athletics placed in the top
25 nationally for overall athletic success
in 2017-18
For more information visit
eou.edu/connected
Clarys Joan (Tureman) Anderson,
97, of Clinton, Oklahoma, passed
from this life on June 21 in Clinton,
Oklahoma. Clarys was born on Oc-
tober 3, 1920, to David “Pop” L. and
Rosie Mae (Parrot) Tureman in Prairie
City, Oregon. She grew up and attend-
ed school in Prairie City.
Clarys was a licensed vocational
nurse in California. She married Roy
Anderson in Yreka, California, and
they made their home in Yreka, California. She later moved to
Clinton, Oklahoma. Clarys was a member of the Yreka Church
of the Nazarene and served as an adult Sunday school teacher
for many years. Clarys was an artist and received many awards
for her artwork over her lifetime. She also enjoyed sewing,
flower gardening, metal detecting and RV camping.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Roy Anderson;
parents David “Pop” and Rosie Tureman; daughter Christina R.
Pryse; and sister Jessy E. Tureman.
Clarys is survived by her son Roger Lange and wife, Brenda,
of Yreka, California, and their daughter Corina Lange; daughter
Joan L. Harrel and husband, Bob, of Leedey, Oklahoma, and
their children Susan Terrell and husband, Rick, of Rogers, Ari-
zona, Butch Harrel and wife, LeaAnn, of Elk City, Oklahoma,
Tony Harrel and wife, Nancy, of Coleridge, Nebraska, Shan-
non Craig and husband, Arty, of Leedey, Oklahoma, and Sina
Johnson and husband, Ron, of Martinez, California; numerous
great-grandchildren; two nieces; and a host of friends.
Services will be held at a later time in Oregon.
Leslie ‘Les’ Horton
April 5, 1940 - June 21, 2018
Leslie “Les” Horton, 78, died on
June 21 at his home in John Day, Ore-
gon, with his family at his side. Per his
request, he will not have a service.
Les was born on April 5, 1940, in
McMinnville, Oregon, to Henry and
Evelyn Horton. He was raised and edu-
cated in McMinnville, graduating from
high school in 1958. Les met his wife,
MaryLu Sherman, on a blind date.
They married on Aug. 27, 1966, in
Portland, Oregon. Les worked for Canteen Company of Oregon
and May Trucking. He served with the Oregon National Guard.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing in the summer, bowling, and he
especially loved gardening. His favorite flower was wisteria.
Les will be remembered for being a supportive loving husband,
father, brother and uncle.
Les is survived by his wife of 51 years, MaryLu; daughter
Kristi Horton of Milwaukee, Oregon; son Mark Horton of Port-
land, Oregon; brother Terry Horton; and sisters Betty Aimee and
Dorothy Parsons.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Ellen
Cole.
For those who would like to make a memorial donation
in honor of Les, the family suggests Blue Mountain Hospice
through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-
vices, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences
may be shared at tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Teague, Winegar
graduate from
George Fox
Stewart
Scholarship
deadline July 1
Two local students earned
degrees from George Fox
University this spring. Mal-
achi Teague of John Day re-
ceived a Bachelor of Science
in nursing, and Tel Winegar
received a Doctor of Physi-
cal Therapy. More than 800
students graduated from the
Christian university in New-
berg this year.
Stewart Scholarship appli-
cations must be postmarked
by July 1. Applicants must
be Grant County residents
for one year or have a valid
reason they should be consid-
ered.
Most students received
$5,000 last year. For applica-
tions, visit grantesd.k12.or.us/
scholarships.htm.
A man wakes up in
the morning after
sleeping on an
ADVERTISED BED,
in ADVERTISED
PAJAMAS.
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.
Val Anderson
May 3, 1949 - May 17, 2018
A graveside service with military honors will be held at 11
a.m. on Monday, July 2, at Burns Cemetery, 430 W. Monroe
St., in Burns, Oregon. Friends are invited to join the family
for a reception to be held immediately following at the Amer-
ican Legion Hall in Burns, Oregon. For those who would like
to make a memorial donation in memory of Val, the family
suggests the American Legion through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Half-
way, OR 97834. Condolences may be shared at tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com.
Thank you to all who helped make our June
23, 2018 yard sale a success. We appreciate
everyone who donated, purchased, helped set
up, helped clean up, loaned tables and
displays, priced items and staffed the sale.
And thanks to the Grant County Chamber of
Commerce for letting us use their parking lot.
The funds raised help keep the Grant County
Genealogical Society Library and Research
Center open for genealogical research.
Grant County Genealogical Society
AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK?
DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE
Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it!
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Community Connection
of Grant County is providing
energy assistance for house-
holds that qualify and have
not received a payment since
September 2017. The program
provides a credit to low-in-
come households’ energy bills
to offset high costs. Appoint-
ments are being made now and
will continue until funds are
exhausted. Those interested
may call 541-575-2949.
Clarys Joan (Tureman) Anderson
Oct. 3, 1920 - June 21, 2018
Billie Lucille Morris
Billie Lucille Morris, 94, formerly of Mt. Vernon, passed
away at her residence in Prineville on June 18. Services will
be held at a later date in Mt. Vernon. To leave a condolence
for the family, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com.
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