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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.
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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
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