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A18 News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, November 21, 2018 TABLECLOTH Continued from Page A1 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Savannah Watterson, left, stands with her sixth- grade teacher Georgia Boethin. Watterson’s turkey is disguised in her Wildfire softball team uniform, complete with sunglasses, visor and her team number. STUDENTS Continued from Page A1 In their Nov. 14 class, the students guessed who made each project and lat- er described the inspiration behind the disguises they chose. Maddie McManus said, “We can’t celebrate Thanks- giving before Christmas.” So, she disguised her turkey as a Christmas tree. “If a turkey is trying not to get found, there is noth- ing better than camo,” said VOGT Continued from Page A1 first-degree rape and un- lawful sexual penetration.” The Oregon charges were dismissed when he was ex- tradited. Ada County deputies picked up Vogt at the Grant County Jail on Nov. 7 and took him to Boise. Vogt is now being held on a $1 mil- lion bond. According to the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, the girl had been reported miss- ing as a runaway for three days when she was discov- ered at Vogt’s Mt. Vernon home. “Evidence indicates the girl, who is under the age of 16, met Vogt through the online ‘MeetMe’ app earlier this fall,” the Ada County re- lease said. “He then drove to Charlie Knowles. Jacey Mickey covered her turkey with cotton balls, representing snow. She said she’s wishing for a lot of snow this winter. Madelyn Bailey said she decided on a Captain Ameri- ca outfit for her turkey. “I love superheroes, and Captain America is one of my all-time favorites,” she said. “I know that this class is creative and expected some really creative results, but they surpassed my expecta- tions,” Boethin said. Eagle in late October, where he met the girl and had ille- gal sexual contact with her.” The girl’s family in Ea- gle last saw the girl on the evening of Oct. 26, and they reported her missing early the next day, the sheriff’s office said. The criminal complaint filed against Vogt in Idaho states that he forced the girl to leave Eagle for the purpose of “committing any lewd and lascivious act upon any child under the age of 16,” the sheriff’s office said. Eagle Police and the Ada County Sheriff’s Office were able to track the girl to Mt. Vernon, and Idaho officials contacted the Grant Coun- ty Sheriff’s Office. When Grant County investigators contacted Vogt, he initially told them he believed the girl was 19 years old, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office said. Vernie and Clayton Cork’s signatures are included on the tablecloth. The former Moore Ranch property is located about a half-mile south of the Foree Picnic Area or half-mile north of Cathedral Rock, Sutton said — north of what is currently known as the Longview Ranch. Sutton said she would like to know if anyone has fami- ly stories about a relative who signed the tablecloth. She’s spoken with children of some people who signed it, but they were too young at the time to know why it was signed. “Is there anyone out there who told a story about signing a tablecloth?” Sutton asks. She plans to donate the ta- blecloth to the Grant County Historical Museum, hopefully with more answers about its origins. To speak with Sutton about the mystery tablecloth, call her at 541-575-1431. Embroidered signatures on the tablecloth include: Lillian Andyews, Fort Rock, no date; Adda Baker, Unity, Sept. 11, 1940; John Charles Baker, Uni- ty, Sept. 11, 1940; Cecil May Bailey, Unity, Sept. 24, 1940; Harry G. Barnett, John Day, Dec. 12, 1940; Rosa V. Beam, Unity, Sept. 24, 1941; Viviane Beaver, John Day, Dec. 22, 1940; Hattie Best, Dayville, Jan. 14, 1941; Carlyn Blakley, Bend, May 14,1941; Evelyn Blakley, Bend, July, 18, 1941; Patricia Ruth Blakley, Bend, May 14, 1941; Minnie Brock, John Day, Oct. 13,1940; Eliz- abeth Brotnar, Clearwater, Ida- ho, Sept. 5, 1940; Daisy Brown, John Day, Oct. 11, 1940; George Brown, John Day, Nov. 11, 1940; Gladys Brown, John Day, Oct. 11, 1940; Hel- en Brown, John Day, Oct. 11, 1940; Vera A. Campbell, John Day, Oct. 20, 1940; Aloha Cav- erhill, Bend, May 20, 1940; Gordon Christopher, John Day, Sept. 24, 1941; Lovina Christo- pher, John Day, Nov. 17, 1940; SAUNDERS Continued from Page A1 and was discharged in 1946. Back in the states, Saun- ders went to work as a cat skinner for the Oregon Lum- ber Co., skidding logs in for- ests across Grant County. Two years later, Saunders bought the original Austin House on Highway 7, which was known as the Y Building. He ran the business until 1952. Two years later, Saunders bought the Bear Valley Store in Seneca, which he ran until he sold the business in 1980. The general store sold food, clothing, hardware, fuel, snowmobiles and boats. It also had a bar and restaurant and an apartment upstairs. He also ran a sawmill behind the Bear Valley Lodge. After Thanksgiving ay One D Only! The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Sandra Sutton of John Day holds a mystery in her hands, an antique tablecloth with dozens of embroidered signatures from many Grant County people with dates ranging from 1940-1943. Sutton is trying to find out how the tablecloth came to be and who created it. Monday Madness Sale Gift Subscription or New Subscriber ONE YEAR - $10 OFF Contributed photo From left, John Hicks Saunders Jr., Sue Holliday, Mandy Taylor and Doyle Griffiths. “He would answer the door any time of night if someone needed gas,” his stepdaughter Wanda Wenick said. The store burned down about a year after he sold it, but Yvonne said her husband insisted the new owner carry fire insurance. Saunders then worked with cattle and took on horse-log- ging contracts with the For- est Service. He hired on with the city of Seneca as head of maintenance in 1987, retiring in 2014 at 91 years old. “He was an incredible as- set to the city of Seneca for what he contributed to the public works department,” said Josh Walker, the current public works director. “He ran it singlehandedly for 27 years.” Saunders was involved in numerous community activi- ties. He helped start racing in the early days of snowmobil- ing in Seneca. In 2013, at 89 years old, Saunders helped prep the race course for the Seneca Winter Classic and even competed. He was a good snowmobil- er, Wenick recalled, but once she fell off while riding on the back of a snowmobile with him, and he kept on going. “You rode with John?” people later exclaimed. “There are so many memo- ries, so much to tell,” she said. Bernie Chorn, Boise, Idaho, Aug. 31,1941; Geneva Court, Unity, Sept. 5, 1940; William L. Culbertson, John Day, Dec. 8,1940; Marcus Dale, John Day, Jan. 7, 1940; H. L. DeSou- sa, Mt. Vernon, Nov.16, 1940; Ruth Donaldson, no town list- ed, June 2, 1941. Non-embroidered signa- tures on the tablecloth include: Mollie E. Andyews, Fort Rock, May 15, 1941; Shirley Blak- ley, Bend, May 12, 1941; June Cliff, Jan. 7, 1941; Vernie M. Cork; Sharon Marie Cork, Red- mond, April 24, 1941; Clayton W. Cork, Redmond, April 24, 1941; Helen Elder, B.S. Camp, Bend, May 22,1941; Wilma F?ickas, Bend, March 12, 1941; Bill Heryford, Cote d Or, Feb. 7, 1941; Ruth Heryford, John Day, Jan. 9, 1941; Willard Jackson, Boise, Idaho, Aug. 31, 1941; Anna Keerins, John Day, Feb. 4, 1941; Edna McCurdy, Bend, May 22, 1941; Mary E. McCurdy, Dayton, Washing- ton, June 1943; Alcye Moore, Dayville, June 26, 1941; Art and Carolyn Morgan, Prairie City, Feb. 2, 1941; Marilyn Saund??, B? Camp, May 15; Irene Scott, John Day, Feb. 4, 1941; Alta Simonson, Ma- pleton, Aug. 24, 1941; Chr?ie Uberuaga, John Day, no date. Saunders always wanted to build a golf course in Seneca, Wenick said. When an oppor- tunity arose in 1991 for Sene- ca to get free oysters if some- one from town would drive up to Washington to dig for them, the annual Seneca Oyster Feed kicked off. Initially the money raised from the event went to the local ambulance and golf course. Hunting was a family ad- venture for Saunders, who also took moose-hunting trips to Canada. The mount from a six-point bull elk Saun- ders shot in 1967 hangs on a wall in the Sel’s Brewery in Canyon City. In 2009, the Whiskey Gulch Gang chose Saunders to be their ’62 Days Parade grand marshal. Two hundred people showed up at Saunders’ 90th birthday party at the Seneca City Hall, Yvonne said. “He danced our grand- daughter and her friend right off the floor,” Yvonne said. Wenick said, no matter where her son went in Grant County, he ran into people who knew Saunders. “He was on the go all the time,” Yvonne said. “But he always took time for family,” Wenick said. “If the children wanted to go sledding, he took them.” “He never turned the grand- kids down,” Yvonne said. “They were his pride and joy.” 22 (Must Mention Monday Madness) NOVEMBER 26 CALL 541-575-0710 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. STOP BY 195 N CANYON BLVD. JOHN DAY Credit card, cash or check payment must be received by 5 p.m., Nov. 26 to receive discount. Not valid with any other offers. 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