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A6 Blue Mountain Eagle Community Wednesday, July 25, 2018 WHAT’S HAPPENING 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 25 Contributed photo Fraud Aware Fair From left, Barb Wagner, Brent Bartley, Steve Allen and Dan Gourley pose for a photo at the Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation Scramble last year at the John Day Golf Club. The event takes place July 28 this year. • 10:30 a.m. to noon, Grant County Fairgrounds Trowbridge Pavilion Old West Federal Credit Union, in partnership with AARP, will present the event, geared toward teaching residents about financial fraud and how to avoid it. For more information, con- tact the credit union at 541-575-0264. Cowboy day celebration Democrats meeting • 6:30 p.m., Canyon City community hall Grant County Democrats are encouraged to attend. Susan Church, county coordinator for the Jamie McLeod-Skinner con- gressional campaign, will speak about local efforts. For more information, call 541-542-2633. THURSDAY, JULY 26 Ellis Tracy Unit meeting • 2 p.m., Grant County Chamber of Commerce The Ellis Tracy Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet to discuss business. All members are urged to attend. SATURDAY, JULY 28 • Prairie City park In honor of National Day of the Cowboy, a variety of events will take place. A stick horse and dog costume parade, dog cos- tume and talent contest, dog agility exhibition, stick horse ro- deo, sack races, ag olympics, barbecue, horseshoe 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 information on the costume and talent contest, call 541-932-2727 or 541-575-0262. Community concert • 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 Prai- rie City. Tickets at the door are $25. For more information, call 541-620-0746. JULY 30-AUG. 10 John Day Farmers Market Youth Arts Program camp • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Southwest Brent Street, John Day. The market features a variety of locally grown produce, homemade food and handmade crafts, plants, food and recipe samples, information booths and entertainment. For more infor- mation, call 541-575-0547 or 1-229-869-2136, or email john- dayfarmersmarket@gmail.com. • Dayville School The YAP day camp with music, drama and art lessons for youth ages 7-18 will end with a public performance at 5 p.m. Aug. 10. To register, visit studiobogardus.com/yap. For more information, email grantcountyyap@gmail.com. Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation golf scramble • 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. TUESDAY, JULY 31 Mad Hatters meeting • Noon, Nancy Chase residence, 9-mile marker on Highway 395 South The gathering will be a potluck with dishes made with the first initial of a member’s first or last name. Dessert and drinks will be provided. RSVP to hosts Joyce Nodine at 541-575-1918 or Nancy Chase at 541-575-0243. FRIDAY, AUG. 3 Shane Smith and the Saints concert • 7 p.m., Madden Brothers Performing Arts Center Doors open at 6 p.m. Special guest is local band Last Call: Pete DeRosier, Farrell Clark, Mitch Keith and Joe O’Connor. The People Mover will be available for rides to and from the concert, and rides can be arranged by calling 541-575-2370. Tickets cost $15-30 and are available at maddenbrothers.tix. com or at the door. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, AUG. 4-5 Cinnabar Mountain Playdays • 9 a.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day Registration for the youth rodeo begins at 8 a.m. Contes- tants are encouraged to dress in pink for the theme, “Tough enough to wear pink.” Membership for participants is $30 for a one-time fee, and entry fees are $10 per day or $2 per event. The event is free for spectators. For more informa- tion, call 541-575-3520 or visit Cinnabar Mountain Playdays on Facebook. MONDAY-TUESDAY, AUG. 6-7 Community health assessment meetings • Monday, 6 p.m., Prairie City Legion Hall • Tuesday, 6 p.m., Seneca Community Hall A short presentation about the role of public health in the community will be followed by a discussion of local health challenges, totaling approximately one hour. A community health assessment is a systemic examination of health status indicators in a population, used to identify and address the community’s health needs. Information about future commu- nity meetings is available at the Grant County Health De- partment, 528 E. Main St., John Day, or by calling 541-575- 0429, ext. 4517. Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at 61005
