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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle E AGLE ON V ACATION — S INTAY Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Eagle wins general excellence at state convention Staff earns seven first-place awards Blue Mountain Eagle The Blue Mountain Eagle earned the top two honors in the Oregon Newspa- per Publishers Association 2018 Better Newspaper Contest. For weekly newspapers with a sim- ilar circulation size, the Eagle earned the Elmo Smith Award of General Ex- cellence, the top award judged on over- all newspaper quality. The Eagle also earned more individ- ual awards in its circulation group in the contest than any other weekly earned their circulation group to earn the sweep- stakes award for weekly newspapers. The Eagle won seven first-place awards, five second-place awards and nine third-place awards. Editor and General Manager Sean Hart placed first in best writing, ed- itorial, editorial page and coverage of business and economic issues. He placed third in local column, headline writing and government coverage. Former reporter Rylan Boggs placed first in feature photo. He placed second in headline writing and third in spot news coverage, photo essay, sports photo and news photo. Reporter Angel Carpenter placed first in sports photo. She placed third in writing. Eagle designer Randy Wrighthouse placed first in page one design. The staff placed second in web de- sign, photo essay, enterprise reporting and spot news coverage and third in spe- cial section. Firefighters make progress on Wilson Prairie Fire Blue Mountain Eagle Contributed photo The George and Susan Sintay family visited Hungary for a reunion with George’s extended Szintai family. On July 14, the travelers toured caves in Aggtelek, Hungary, on the Slovakian border. From left: Trevor Brown of Spokane, Washington; Scott Sintay of Kennewick, Washington; Sallie Roberts of Houston, Texas; Sara Jenson of Maple Walley, Washington; George and Susan Sintay of John Day; Drew Brown of Spokane; Brandon and Angela Smith of John Day; and Sonna Smith of Seneca. Take a photo with the Eagle on vacation and send it to editor@bmeagle.com or 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. Firefighters made signif- icant progress Monday night building fireline around the Wilson Prairie Fire, located in the southwest corner of Mor- row County, according to an Oregon Department of Forestry press release. The fire originated on lands protected by ODF and spread onto the Umatilla National Forest. The fire is estimated to be 120 acres, burning in grass, brush, and timber. Monday, firefighters were challenged with the fire spot- ting in pockets of dead white fir. Monday night, the fire held inside the existing retardant lines used to “box in” the fire and check the spread. There are currently no evacuations or clo- sures in place around the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Tuesday, additional resourc- es were arriving to relieve fire- fighting personnel who worked throughout the night to stop the spread of the fire. Firefighters were able to use dozers to build fireline around most of the fire Monday afternoon. Firefighters worked Tuesday to complete the fireline, building handline in steep rocky ground where dozers were unable to work. Resources assigned to the fire Tuesday included two con- tract crews, two Oregon De- partment of Corrections crews, three dozers, two water tenders, B IKE R IDERS N ORTHWEST TOURS G RANT C OUNTY E AGLE ON V ACATION — L YSNE eight fire engines from ODF and three initial attack mod- ules from the Umatilla National Forest’s Heppner Ranger Dis- trict. Work also began Tuesday mopping up fire and heat ad- jacent to the fireline, strength- ening these lines to reduce the risk of fire moving outside the perimeter. Aerial resources will sup- port the firefighting effort as needed. These aerial assets in- clude two Type 2 helicopters used to drop water and cool hot spots. These helicopters are specially funded by Oregon’s legislature to reduce impacts from large fires on landowners and Oregon’s natural resources including water and air quality. A Type 1 helicopter was expect- Cliff Knox Project released for public scoping Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Bike Riders Northwest participants take a journey through the picturesque Malheur National Forest, descending from Dixie Summit, westbound on Highway 26 Monday. The eight-day event that started July 21 travels through Seneca, Mt. Vernon, John Day, Sumpter, Baker City, Catherine Creek, Unity and Long Creek. Contributed photo From right, Mark and Millie Lysne of John Day took the Eagle on vacation with their 12-year-old grandson Ronin Lysne and his mother, Tara Lysne, from Clarkston, Washington, to a zipline tour with Timberline Adventures in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, June 23. Take a picture with the Eagle while on vacation and send it to editor@bmeagle.com. O BITUARIES Clyde ‘Michael’ Euteneir Clyde “Michael” Euteneir, 71, of Sumpter passed away July 22 surrounded by his loving family. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To leave an online condolence, visit grayswestco.com. BLUE MOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER SCRAMBLE 2018 SATURDAY JULY 28TH The scoping period for the Cliff Knox Project on the Prai- rie City Ranger District of the Malheur National Forest began July 20. The public will have 30 days to submit comments, with the period ending Aug. 20, accord- ing to a Forest Service press release. People who submit spe- cific written comments during this designated opportunity to comment, or the future 45-day comment period on the draft en- vironmental impact statement, will have standing to object to the project. The Cliff Knox Project proposes 27,000 acres of fuels treatments, 1,045 acres of fuels reduction along strategic roads, 40,000 acres of landscape un- derburning and about 5,000 acres of wildlife habitat desig- nations. Road activities, including construction of 15 miles of tem- porary road for log haul, closing 14 miles of currently open roads, opening 2.5 miles of currently closed roads, decommissioning 9.5 miles of currently open and closed roads, decommissioning and relocating about 2 miles of roads and confirming closure of 28 miles of past administrative- JOHN DAY GOLF CLUB • 18 HOLE SCRAMBLE • 8:00 AM CHECK-IN • 9:00 AM TEE OFF AWARDS TO FOLLOW PLAY • BBQ TO FOLLOW AWARDS • 3:00 PM SOCIAL HOUR $75 ENTRY INCLUDES TOURNAMENT & BBQ • $25 BBQ ONLY NUMBER OF PLAYERS ______________ @ $75 EACH (GOLF AND DINNER) ed to arrive Tuesday to support the extended attack firefighting for this fire. Single-engine air tankers and large air tankers are available if the fire moves out- side the fireline. Dry fuel conditions through- out the region combined with continued hot and dry weather in the forecast have the poten- tial for rapid fire growth. Regulated closure is in ef- fect for ODF’s Central Oregon District. Specific restrictions, intended to reduce human caused fires, can be found at odfcentraloregon.com. For regulations on the Umatilla National Forest, visit bmidc.org. For regulations on the Malheur National Forest, visit fs.usda.gov/malheur. ly closed roads, are proposed. Additionally, typical road main- tenance activities designed to meet forest plan standards and guidelines would be performed. The Cliff Knox Scoping Package containing the pro- posed action and maps can be accessed on the Forest Ser- vice website at fs.usda.gov/ project/?project=50433, or a hardcopy may be requested by contacting Kathy Schnider at 541-820-3821 or kschnider@ fs.fed.us. Comments should be submitted to Ed Guzman, c/o Kathy Schnider, Prairie City Ranger District, P.O. Box 337, Prairie City, OR 97869 or to comments-pacificnorth- west-malheur-prairiecity@ fs.fed.us. The Prairie City Ranger Dis- trict will host two open house- style meetings where the public is invited to share information, ideas or concerns, and discuss the proposal with members of the project’s interdisciplinary planning team. The first will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Prairie City Senior Center, 204 N. McHaley St. The second is from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Harney County Chamber of Commerce, 484 N. Broadway Ave. Burns. A man wakes up in the morning after sleeping on an ADVERTISED BED, in ADVERTISED PAJAMAS. TOTAL $ _______________ PLAYER #1: NAME _________________________________ PHONE ________________ HANDICAP OR AVG PLAY PLAYER #2: NAME _________________________________ PHONE ________________ HANDICAP OR AVG PLAY PLAYER #3: NAME _________________________________ PHONE ________________ HANDICAP OR AVG PLAY PLAYER #4: NAME _________________________________ PHONE ________________ HANDICAP OR AVG PLAY If less than a 4 person team, you will be placed with other players to make up a team. 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. TOTAL $ ________ NAME _________________________________________ PHONE ___________________ NAME _________________________________________ PHONE ___________________ NUMBER OF CART RENTALS ________ (CARTS CAN BE PAID FOR THE MORNING OF THE TOURNAMENT) MULLIGAN (INSURANCE) TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED THE MORNING OF THE TOURNAMENT WATERHOLE MULLIGANS MAY BE PURCHASED ON #4 & #13 ENTRY: MAIL, DELIVER, OR CALL BLUE MOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 170 FORD ROAD JOHN DAY, OR 97845 AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE QUESTIONS? Contact: Jena Knowles 541-575-1311 Ext: 2213 jknowles@bluemountainhospital.org Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com 70110 L AST W EEK ’ S T EMPS J OHN D AY ..................................................................... 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