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Community Farmers market kicks off season with new manager Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Grand marshals honored at three Fourth of July parades By Angel Carpenter What better way to cele- brate Independence Day than with a parade? Three Grant County pa- rades will honor grand mar- shals representing Dayville, Monument and Prairie City on Wednesday, July 4. river on the Fourth. She added 4-H kids will hold a color run that morning, the Long Creek chuckwagon will sell food and the Jubi- lee group will have hot dogs, snowcones and cotton candy available. “I enjoy the entire commu- nity and the camaraderie,” she said. Monument — Judy Harris Dayville — Mary MacArthur Grand Marshal Judy Harris will be in Monument’s Fourth of July Jubilee parade at 10 a.m. She says what makes her town spe- cial is the way people look out for one an- other. Judy Harris, Harris born in Bend, spent most of her first 18 years in Monu- ment. Her dad worked at the sawmill in town and her mom raised a large garden. “I loved the freedom of be- ing able to ride horses, swim- ming in the creek and the closeness of the community,” she said. She was gone for 50 years and came home with her hus- band, Aaron, three years ago. Harris said, while living away from Monument, she stayed in close contact with the residents, including fami- ly members. “The friendship has nev- er left,” she said. “There are still a lot of people that I went to school with who still live here.” She worked for 27 years at Woodgrain Millwork, seven years in the mill and 20 in the office. She and her husband also had a farm in Culver. Married for 53 years, the couple have two daughters, Julie Erickson of Condon and Trisha Jones of Lone Pine, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Harris has been the fund- raising chairman for the Mon- ument Senior Center, helping raise tens of thousands of dollars for the facility, which is a town hub, through grants and fundraising events, such as the Buckaroo Festival. She and her husband also volun- teer for the local food bank, and she’s involved in the local Quilts of Valor project, which is a nonprofit group sewing quilts for local veterans. Harris said she’s look- ing forward to seeing the craft vendors, people of all ages playing old-fashioned games in the park and see- ing the fireworks over the Grand Marshal Mary MacArthur will ride horse- back in the Dayville parade at 10 a.m. She said the holiday brings fami- lies together for reunions, and former residents re- turn to the Mary hometown to MacArthur take part. Vis- itors also en- joy the festivities. A native of Grant Coun- ty, MacArthur said she’s had a “lifelong love of horses,” and was involved in the Fourth of July Five-Mile Horse Race that was once a highlight of the day’s cele- bration. Sometimes she was di- rector of the race, and other times she rode in it. She was born in Sene- ca and also lived in John Day, graduating from Grant Union High School in 1954. MacArthur’s par- ents were Jack and Edith Pocock. In 1959, she moved to Dayville and has been a resi- dent since that time. Her first 13 years in Day- ville were on the Mascall Ranch, and her children are Suzan Mascall and John Mascall. MacArthur is well-known as a former Dayville School secretary, starting in the fall of 1973 and retiring in the spring of 2000. Prior to that she worked at the Blue Mountain Eagle for a few years when John Moreau was the editor. She has been Dayville’s city recorder and she served on the Dayville school board. She’s still on the Cummings Ditch Board, which supplies the city and ranchers with ir- rigation water. MacArthur said she en- joys living in Dayville. “It’s a good place to live, where everybody minds their own business, yet they’re proud of their community and take care of it,” she said. “It’s just good people and a good life.” By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Blue Mountain Eagle New John Day Farmers Market manager Anna Star- gel said she’s excited about the potential of the market, which is now in its ninth year. The farmers market is open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at Southwest Brent Street and Main Street, west Anna of the stop- Stargel light in John Day. The market sea- son culminates with a Har- vest Festival on Oct. 20. Sixteen vendors kicked off the ninth annual season June 16, offering greens, strawberries, eggs and beef jerky, as well as scratch- made raspberry pies, breads and jams. Soaps, lo- tions, woodcrafts, jewelry, hand-sewn items and more were also available. “I think we had a great turnout,” Stargel said of the opening day. “We had some really good feed- back.” She and the market’s board of directors are seek- ing additional vendors, and they are especially in- terested in bolstering the produce section with more vegetables, fruit, meat and honey. “I would love to see Brent Street packed from Main Street,” she said. Stargel was hired in ear- ly June by Sally Bartlett of the Grant County Econom- ic Development Depart- ment through a Ford Family Foundation grant. The Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers, the John- son family and vocalist/ guitarist Gary Battles have provided music at the Grant County Jammers booth, or- ganized by Ron Phillips. Phillips said he wel- comes other musicians. “We rotate in the circle so everybody gets to per- form,” he said. “It (music) does the heart good.” Peggy Murphy, curator of Grant County Historical Museum in Canyon City, has been on hand with a children’s activity. “It’s really nice to see family vendors come to the market and sell directly to families,” Stargel said. “It’s a great connection, and it shows off Grant County and Eastern Oregon’s per- sonality and what we have to offer.” Sherrie Rininger, own- er of Etc. near the Farmers Market, has been the mar- ket manager in the past and is currently an adviser on the board of directors. She said having Stargel The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Gary Battles performs at Saturday’s John Day Farmers Market at the Grant County Jammers booth. From left, Mercedes Locke, Jesse Douglass and Katie Shockley man the salsa garden and craft booth at the farmers market. See more photos at myeaglenews.com. is helpful, as it can be dif- ficult to maintain a booth while also dealing with the management duties, which were provided on a volun- teer basis. “She can stay focused on the manager’s responsibili- ty,” Rininger said. “She’s a delight and brings a lot of energy to the market. She’s got some great ideas.” Stargel said, as produce comes into harvest, the mo- mentum of the market will increase. The taste of a summer- time vine-ripened tomato can’t be beat, compared to those available in Decem- ber, she said. As the farmers market represents the community, Stargel said she hopes for ideas and suggestions from area residents. She said, if a person thinks they may be inter- ested in joining the farmers market, “don’t be hesitant” to give her a call to talk about it. Cost for a booth is $5 per Saturday or $65 for the en- tire season. For more information, call Stargel at 229-869- 2136 or visit johndayfarm- ersmarket.com, which has the vendor application and rules and guidelines. C OUNTY Looking for someone (trapper) to remove whatever is living under my house (possible skunk). 66170 HAPPY 1 BIRTHDAY, Esther! 7-7-18 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. 66139 MOVIE SCHEDULE JULY 6 - JULY 12 ANT-MAN & THE WASP (PG-13) Ant-Man finds himself fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past. 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Hoffman Mendy Sharpe FNP Plea se ca ll Ri 541 chie at 620 -425 5 Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! Prairie City native Dean Hicks will be driving his 1991 Corvette as this year’s Fourth of July Parade grand marshal at noon. Hicks said Prairie City was an ideal place to grow up. “It was a Dean good place to Hicks be as a child, being involved in the community,” he said, add- ing he also enjoyed hunting and fishing, as well as waterskiing at nearby Unity Lake and Phillips Reservoir. Hicks spent most of his years in the timber and sawmill indus- try, and was also fire chief of the Prairie City Volunteer Fire De- partment for 12 years, serving the department for a total of 27 years. “In 1975, I started work- ing for Hudspeth Lumber Co., the day after I graduated high school,” he said. “Later, I bought my own skidder and skidded logs for Prairie Wood Products. I worked for Charlie O’Rorke for 12 years, then Grant Western Lumber Company, then ended up at Prairie Wood.” After Prairie Wood closed, he was a corrections deputy for the Grant County Sheriff’s De- partment for two years. He and his wife, Barbara, were high school sweethearts and have been married for 42 years. They have two sons, John Hicks and Eddy Hicks, and four grandchildren. Both sons also spent some time as Prairie City volunteer firefighters. Dean said his parents settled in the area close to 70 years ago. His mother is Ileta Hicks, and his father, the late Noble Hicks, passed away in 2015. He said, although the town has been changing, “the people have been a pretty close com- munity.” Did you know a service-connected disabled veteran is entitled to FREE use of Oregon State Parks? Monday - Thursday 7am- 6pm Friday 8am - 5pm AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE Prairie City — Dean Hicks A TTENTION G RANT $100 REWARD FOR CAPTURE OF THE BEAST! 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