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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle 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. Wednesday, July 11, 2018 W HAT’S SATURDAY, JULY 14 HAPPENING Demolition Derby SATURDAY, JULY 28 Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation golf scramble • 7 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds arena Gates will open at 6 p.m. The cost for tickets at the gate is $12 for adults and $10 for ages 12 and under; pre-sale tickets are $2 less. Children under 6 are free. The entry fee is $50 per car, which includes the driver and one pit crew person; pit pass- es are $30 a person. Prizes include $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. For rules or more information, call 541-575-0329. • 9 a.m., John Day golf course Teams of four will compete for cash and other prizes. Pro- ceeds go to health care improvements at the Blue Mountain Hospital District. Entries can be picked up in the hospital lobby or at the John Day Golf Club. Cowboy day celebration SUNDAY, JULY 15 Ritter, Range and Three-Mile schools 43rd reunion • Prairie City park In honor of National Day of the Cowboy, a variety of events will take place. A dog costume and talent contest, dog agility exhibition, stick horse and dog costume parade, stick horse rodeo, sack races, ag olympics, barbecue, horse- shoe tournament and concert will fill the day’s activities. For more information on the ag olympics, call Cinch Anderson at 541-377-2955 or Kori Jo at 541-216-0122. For more infor- mation on the costume and talent contest, call 541-932-2727 or 541-575-0262. • Noon, Ritter Hot Springs Students, families and friends are invited to a potluck. Cof- fee, lemonade, paper plates, silverware and napkins will be fur- nished. For more information, call Vivian Morris at 541-421- 3868. TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, JULY 17-18 Spay and neuter clinic • John Day River Veterinary Center, 59989 Highway 26, west of John Day Dogs will be seen on Tuesday and cats on Wednesday. Call 541-932-4428 for more information. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 21-22 Community concert Eagle file photo Sam McCracken competes in intermediate figure 8 at the June 16 Cinnabar Mountain Playdays rodeo. The youth rodeo is scheduled again July 21-22. Registration for the youth rodeo begins at 8 a.m. Member- ship for participants is $30 for a one-time fee, and entry fees Cinnabar Mountain Playdays • 9 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day Hunter education course begins July 17 Blue Mountain Eagle A hunter education class begins July 17 in John Day. The classes take place at 6 p.m. July 17, July 18, July 19, July 23, July 25 and July 26. Classes are 2-2.5 hours each. A field day will be held at 9 a.m. July 28 at the Prairie City law enforcement shooting range on Halls Hill between John Day and Prairie City. No one under the age of 18 may hunt wildlife, except on their own land, without successfully completing this course. All ages planning to hunt as nonresidents in other states may be required to have a hunter education card. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has es- tablished a $10 class fee per student. This fee may be waived in some circumstanc- es. Pre-enrollment is available at Ace Hardware, True Value Hardware, the local ODFW office or other ODFW license sales outlets. To register online, vis- are $10 per day or $2 per event. The event is free for specta- tors. Future Playday dates are August 4-5. For more informa- tion, call 541-575-3520 or visit Cinnabar Mountain Playdays on Facebook. Eagle file photo Hunters education area coordinator Bryan Nelson watches as Jack Strong takes aim during a previous field day test with students Dakota Ballou and Riley Robertson, right, watch. A course begins July 17 in John Day. it dfw.state.or.us/education/ hunter and click on “View/ Register for a Hunter Edu- cation Course.” Under “Get Started,” click on the drop down menu for “Hunter/An- gler ID#” and register as a new customer. For more information, call Bryan Nelson at 541-575- 1808 or Deanna Maley at the ODFW office, 541-575-1167. • 7 p.m., Prairie City Community Hall Brenn Hill and Andy Nelson will perform. Special guest is Kathy Moss. Tickets are $20 in advance and are available at Russell’s Custom Meats in Canyon City and at Bar WB in Prairie City. Tickets at the door are $25. For more informa- tion, call 541-620-0746. O BITUARIES Kenneth H. Kennedy June 29, 1940 - July 1, 2018 Raymond ‘Ray’ Curtis May 18, 1935 - July 6, 2018 Kenneth H. Kennedy, born June 29, 1940, passed away on July 1 in Prairie City, Oregon. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Satur- day, July 14, at Prairie City Cem- etery with a potluck reception to follow at the Packards’ house on McHaley Avenue in Prairie City, Oregon. Kenneth loved ranch work and working in the woods; the outdoors was where he felt most at home. He was an excellent fence builder and took pride in his work. Kenneth liked to be in the woods, hunting, riding horses, four wheelers, feeding cows and caring for the little calves. Kenneth had an old 1964 red pickup that would go anywhere; he never hesitated to assist people along the road or who needed help. He was a member of the Prairie Methodist Church, later attending Prairie Grace Chapel. On Aug. 15, 1999, he was baptized in the John Day River. He and the love of his life, Bonnie, enjoyed writ- ing religious songs together. Kenneth is survived by his companion Bonnie Nance; children Russell Kennedy, Norm Kennedy, Ruth Kenne- dy, Dee Kennedy; twin sister Karrol; brothers Kerman and Keith; sisters Laura, Karen and Karmen; and his many friends, including Pastor Darrell Johnson. He had seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and numer- ous nieces and nephews. To leave a condolence for Kenneth’s family, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. Raymond “Ray” Curtis passed away from cancer on July 6, sur- rounded by family. Raymond was born May 18, 1935, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Auer & Ada (Johnson) Curtis. Ray Curtis grew up in Burns, Oregon. He worked as a ranch hand in the Steens Mountains area during his teens and joined the Air Force in his early twenties, where he served on active duty for four years. In 1966, he met Patricia Boyles; they wed in 1967 and recent- ly celebrated 51 years of marriage. He held many different kinds of jobs, from gas attendant to bartender to oil truck driver, but he worked longest and best as a delivery man for the United Parcel Service, a job that required relocating to John Day, Oregon, where he lived for 36 years. With UPS, he covered the area around Mayville, Fossil, Service Creek, Spray, and Kimberly; he became a welcome daily presence in the communities there. He retired from UPS in 1998 after 22 years in the driver’s seat. Ray and Patricia have resided in La Pine since 2013, when they decided to be closer to their daughter, Cynthia Rae Lee. A kind and gentle man who had a handshake and smile for everyone he met, Ray enjoyed animals and horseback riding, hunting and fishing, and buy- ing the latest and most perfect tool for tasks he did not yet have. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church in John Day, and then the La Pine Community Church. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Curtis of La Pine; his son, Scott Curtis of Doha, Qatar; his daughter, Cindy of La Pine; his sister, Donna Gunkel of Burns; five grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. His father, Auer of Burns; his moth- er, Ada of Burns; his sister Evelyn of Burns; and his brother Melvin of Portland all passed before him. Services will be held at the La Pine Community Church on Saturday, July 14 at 11 a.m. Donations in his name can be made to Partners in Care Hospice Service in Bend, Oregon, or the American Cancer Society. Betty Jane (Steinhoff) Sheedy Betty Jane Sheedy (Steinhoff), age 95, left this world peacefully on June 25, 2018 near John Day, Oregon in the loving care of her daughter, Janet Robertson. Born spril 26, 1923 in Fremont, California, she was the third child of John Proctor Steinhoff and Eva McCrimmon. Hard work and close family relationships helped overcome many early hardships including the great depression and losing her father at a young age. She graduated from Washington Union High School in 1941 where she was active in the drama club and served as senior editor of the student newspaper. Betty married Carl Sheedy on September 20, 1941 in Centerville, California and a son, Robin, was born in 1942. Robin and Betty lived with her mother for two years while Carl served overseas for the srmy in WWII, afterwards moving to Placerville, California where Carl became a real estate broker. Two more children were born there, David in 1946 and Janet in 1950. Betty was active in civic organizations, president of her PTs, and chaperoned many youth horseback riding and camping trips into the Sierra Nevada mountains. Following retirement in 1962 from their successful real estate business, Betty and Carl moved to John Day, purchasing ranches east of Canyon City and opening another real estate office. sctive members of the Christian Science Church, they donated the land and oversaw construction of the church building in John Day, where Betty served as organist and a reader. sfter the building was sold, Betty played the organ at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Canyon City for more than 20 years. Carl and Betty were active in politics and co-chaired the Grant County Republican Central Committee several times. Over the years, Betty sat on various county advisory boards, volunteered at the Grant County Historical Museum, and was involved in garden club and local card groups. Both enjoyed traveling and would spend winters with his brother Gale and sister-in-law Cathy in their 5th-wheels. Betty loved horses and gardening, and was a devoted mother and grandmother. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and an infant sister; husband Carl Phillips Sheedy, son Robin Proctor Sheedy, and great-grandson Kevin Robert Sheedy. She is survived by her son, David Sheedy and his friend Lori Dillon of Cottonwood, sZ; daughter Janet (Bill) Robertson of John Day; nine grandchildren: Robert (Tammy) Sheedy, Sally (Richard) Greywolf, John (Sandra) Sheedy, Nickolas (Chelsea) Sheedy, Tyler Sheedy, Cassie (Ken) Beiler, Shaun (Colleen) Robertson, Eric Robertson, and Kimberly (Matt) Randleas; 21 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great- grandchildren; former daughters-in-law Eileen Music of Durango, CO, and Heather Swank of John Day; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. st Betty’s request, no memorial services will be held. Donations in her memory may be made to Driskill Memorial Chapel for reconstruction of the small animal barn at the Fairgrounds. About Obituaries News obituaries of 300 words or less are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and republished as paid memorials. Obituaries longer than 300 words may be published as paid memorials. Send obituaries by email, office@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For more information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710. THANK YOU Thank you everyone who was involved with making LaRue’s breast cancer benefit, fund drive and auctions a big success. We would like to express our deep gratitude to all the individuals who helped organize and cater this event. LaRue Pryse, Laura Brown Paid for by the family of Betty Sheedy 68166 L AST W EEK ’ S T EMPS J OHN D AY ..................................................................... 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