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News Blue Mountain Eagle A7 Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Contributed photo Peruvian native Silvia Calisaya teaches ancient, natural healing traditions at the Canyon Mountain Center in John Day. Peruvian visitor shares ancient healing traditions Blue Mountain Eagle Contributed photos Cinch Anderson, left, and Carson McKay traveled to the World Wide College of Auctioneering on June 16-24 in Mason City, Iowa. Two FFA members SOLD! on auctioneering Teens’ talents soar to new level at training By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Grant Union junior Cinch Anderson and Prairie City junior Carson McKay flew to Mason City, Iowa, in June where they experienced eight days of training at the World Wide College of Auc- tioneering. The 16-year-olds, both FFA members, have been involved for years, showing livestock at the Grant Coun- ty Fair in John Day. Anderson is vice pres- ident of the Grant Union chapter and is the Strawberry Mountain District sentinel, and McKay is president of the Prairie City FFA chapter and is the Strawberry Moun- tain District vice president. Anderson, who lives with his family on a ranch in Izee, has shown Herefords since he was 7 years old at various shows and auctions through- out the northwest. “I’ve been going to dif- ferent auctions and hearing auctioneers my whole life and thought it would be something I would enjoy,” Anderson said. “Ever since seventh grade, I wanted to Carson McKay and Cinch Anderson receive their diplomas after attending the World Wide College of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa. go to auctioneering school.” He spoke with auction- eer Butch Booker, who rec- ommended the World Wide College of Auctioneering. As Anderson prepared to sign up, he thought of his friend, McKay, who is also interested in the field, and asked if he’d like to attend. Both young men have had opportunities to auction- eer at local events, including FFA functions. McKay said he’s auction- eered for FFA for two years now, and he’s volunteered for other benefits such as Christmas on the Prairie in Prairie City last fall, an eighth-grade Philly Trip fundraiser, and he auctioned off desserts in Monument during the Fourth of July. He said he’s been work- ing to develop his public speaking skills for a few years. “It’s not necessarily natu- ral to me, but I have so much fun with it when I’m doing it,” he said. Each received $1,000 from the Oregon Fair Board Association for the trip with Grant County Fairgrounds manager Mindy Winegar signing an endorsement for them, and they each received $100 from the Grant County Auction Committee. Ander- son also received $500 from the Grant Union FFA. The pair traveled by plane on their own for the July 16- 24 training, where 71 stu- dents took classes, including 20 under the age of 18. Anderson said they worked on their chant and learned how to communicate with people for business and auctioneering. “They taught us every- thing from real estate, estate sales, livestock, car sales and benefit auctioneering,” he said, noting there were 26 professionals teaching. “It was really fun to go there as friends,” Anderson said. “It was a really good time.” McKay said the training was well rounded. He said he’d like to eventually break into livestock auctioning. “It would be cool to open up a sale barn somewhere, someday,” he said, add- ing, “There is enough cattle around here — Madras and Vale are the closest.” This month, Anderson jumped in with both feet. On Saturday, July 14, he sold a filly through the fifth annual High Desert Quarter Horses production sale at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond. Then July 16, at the Central Oregon Livestock Auction in Madras, he had an opportu- nity to auction off about 20 drafts of butcher cows and small livestock. “I want to get out and be around it as much as possi- ble and get to know people in the business and work my way up the chain,” Anderson said. Silvia Calisaya journeyed from the southern Lake Titi- caca region of Peru to John Day July 4-6 to share her culture, including the an- cient healing traditions of the Peruvian Aymara. She visited with a group of 15 at the Canyon Moun- tain Center, a non-denom- inational well-being and meditation center owned by Jim and Sandy Bay. “She explained that each person has the power with- in to heal from traumas that have left us disconnected from our soul,” said Sandy Bay. “The more we release those hurts, the more peace- ful we become.” In her two-hour talk, Calisaya shared the ancient pre-Incan culture and tradi- tions she grew up learning from her mother and grand- mother. Attendee Tom Winters said it was interesting that the Aymaras believe in the Mayan calendar. “They understand that the energy on the planet shifted from a male-dominated cy- cle on Dec. 31, 2012, when the Mayan calendar ended its last 13,000-year cycle, to a female-dominated cycle that is happening now,” he said. “It gives me hope for a more peaceful and loving world.” Attendee Eva Harris said it was reassuring there are communities where people are civil and treat each other with respect, “recognizing we are all of one earth and share the same needs.” The Eagle asked Calisaya about her trip, her culture and her advice. Monetary gift graces Monument Senior Center By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The outpouring of support for the Monument Senior Center continues. The center’s board of di- rectors were notified of a $39,541 gift from the Joyce Miller Owens Charitable Foundation. The funds will be used for remodeling both the men and women’s bathrooms, includ- ing flooring and toilets, and urinals for the men’s bath- room. “We have a really good team, and that’s what it takes to make these things happen,” said senior center fundraiser chairman Judy Harris. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter The Monument Senior Center is the community hub with many events scheduled throughout the year. In addition to the upgrades to the bathrooms, floor un- derlayment and/or carpeting will be installed in the library meeting room, office, lobby and hallway at the center. Harris said she and the tion trustees. “They had talked about our Buckaroo Festival, and (Cole) told him we needed to do some updating,” Harris said. Hansen, who visits the Monument area during hunt- ing season, has been heavily involved in the senior center, donating salmon and corn on the cob to the Buckaroo Festi- val and items for their annual rummage sale. Both events are fundraisers for upgrades to the center. “He’s been a blessing to our community all around,” Harris said of Hansen. Harris has called the senior center the hub of Monument and says the entire communi- ty benefits from the building. She said 18 volunteers lent a hand at their spring rummage sale, which raised $2,900. “I just ask for help, and they show up,” Harris said. “We’ve been blessed 10-fold over.” Q: What have you en- joyed about your visit to John Day? A: I found that the moun- tains and desert are very similar to Peru. I really en- joyed the Kam Wah Chung Museum. It is a very special place to learn about ancient Chinese medicine traditions. Q: What did you share with the people here about your philosophy, teachings and traditions? A: I shared about my cul- ture and how my ancients (the Aymaras) see their con- nection with the cosmos (the Sun and Moon) and the earth (the Pachamama). My peo- ple believe in natural heal- ing and old traditions. Many people have forgotten about the ancient wisdom of our ancestors. My teachings re- mind people of their connec- tion to the cosmos, the earth and each other. Q: How were you able to help people here? A: Sharing my culture, beliefs and traditions help people to remember their connection to their own self-healing power, and the natural healing power of the earth. Q: What are some sim- ple words of advice that you have for people to guide them to living a good, healthy life? A: I spoke about three ancient laws of the Aymaras: “Don’t lie, don’t steal and don’t be lazy.” Those laws apply to how we act in the world and also how we treat ourselves. Love, work and service are very, very im- portant. 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