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Wednesday, November 21, 2018
G RANT U NION S TUDENTS OF THE M ONTH — O CTOBER
Bradlee Smith
Grade 7
Parents:
Brandon and
Angela Smith
Raney
Anderson
Grade 8
Parents: MT
and Cori
Anderson
Riley
Robertson
Grade 9
Parents: Shaun
and Colleen
Robertson
Kenna Combs
Grade 10
Parents: John
and Andrea
Combs
Erika Dickens
Grade 11
Parents: Arthur
and Janice
Dickens
B IRTHS
B REMNER
Jacob Vaughan
Grade 12
Parents:
Robert and Eva
Vaughan
Darcie Lynn Bremner, 7 pounds, 1
ounce, was born in Lincoln, Nebraska,
to Kodi and Audrey Bremner of Lin-
coln on Nov. 1.
Grandparents are John and Terri
Burke of Bates and Rich and Deronda
Lallatin of John Day.
W EDDINGS
Forest supervisor
on detail in D.C.
H ERZBERG -O’R ORKE
The Eagle on vacation
Trulock will fill in
during 120-day
assignment
Blue Mountain Eagle
Malheur National Forest
Supervisor Steve Bever-
lin has accepted a 120-day
detail assignment in the
Washington office as the
acting Deputy Director for
Forest Management, Range
Management and Vegeta-
tion Ecology, filling critical
capacity needs for the head-
quarters staff.
He reported Nov. 11, ac-
cording to a Forest Service
press release.
Craig Trulock, depu-
ty forest supervisor on the
Rogue-River Siskiyou Na-
tional Forest, will fill in be-
hind Beverlin as acting for-
est supervisor.
Beverlin has served in
various capacities for the
Forest Service, including
district ranger on the San
Juan National Forest in
Colorado and the Regional
Rangeland Program lead for
the Forest Service Rocky
Mountain Region. He joined
the Pacific Northwest Re-
gion in 2012 as the depu-
ty forest supervisor on the
Malheur. He was selected as
supervisor in 2014. Beverlin
has overseen higher timber
harvests, private sector jobs
Contributed photo
Malheur National Forest
Supervisor Steve
Beverlin
created and investments in
forest and watershed treat-
ments — all under a collab-
orative approach working
alongside partners and com-
munity members.
Trulock has been with
the Forest Service for over
28 years. His early career
included positions in tim-
ber and planning in Idaho,
Montana and Alaska. He
served as the Pinedale Dis-
trict Ranger on the Bridg-
er-Teton National Forest
in Wyoming beginning in
2002. From 2007-2014,
he was a district ranger on
the Nez Perce-Clearwater
National Forest in Idaho.
While there, the forest in-
creased their timber target
by 50 percent with exten-
sive use of stewardship
contracts.
In southwest Oregon,
Trulock has prioritized
strengthening the collabora-
tive partnership between the
forest, community leaders,
partners and stakeholders.
Contributed photo
Maria Strawn of Mt. Vernon sent in this photo from
Victoria, Canada, while on the way back from a cruise
to Alaska, where they visited Ketchikan, Juneau and
Skagway. From left: Carmen Gomez-Pascual, Maria
Strawn and Joan Escudero.
Take a photo with the Eagle while on vacation and
send it to editor@bmeagle.com or 195 N. Canyon
Blvd., John Day, OR 97865.
Contributed photo
Deniscia Herzberg and Jake O’Rorke married Nov. 3 at the
Heart of Rock Farm in Sherwood.
G RADUATION
Second Lt. Everal Zach
Roberts graduated from
Air Force Officer Training
School on Nov. 7 in
Montgomery, Alabama.
Roberts, who is married
with three children, will
be stationed in San
Antonio, Texas, where he
will train to be a drone
pilot. Roberts is the
grandson of George and
Susan Sintay of John
Day and son of Everal
and Sallie Roberts of
Houston, Texas.
Contributed photo
D EATH NOTICE
Carl William ‘Bill’ Schrade
C ORRECTION
The day care offered by
Dayville School is open to
all children 0-4 years old
who are residents of the
Dayville School District,
not just teachers’ children,
according to Superinten-
dent-Principal Kathryn He-
drick. The Eagle regrets the
error.
John Hicks Saunders Jr., 95, of Seneca, passed
away at Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day on
Nov. 5. A potluck celebration will be held on Sat-
urday, Nov. 17, at noon at the Seneca City Hall
to celebrate John’s life. John was born on May 8,
1923, in Caverhill, Oregon (between Long Creek
and Fox) the fifth child of John and Lillie (Johns)
Saunders. He attended high school in Long
Creek. John served proudly for four years and
nine months as a member in United States Navy
as a Seabee. On Sept. 24, 1971, John married the love of his life, Yvonne
Buchanan, in Reno, Nevada. John was the owner and operator of the
original Austin House known as the “Y Building” (1948 – 1952) located
near where the Austin house currently stands. He became the proud
owner of the Bear Valley Store in 1954 until 1980 when he took on var-
ious opportunities such as horse logger and brush piler. John accepted
a position with the City of Seneca in 1987 as head of maintenance, until
retiring in 2014 at the age of 91. John enjoyed golfing, fishing, hunting
and most of all playing with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
John was proud to have been one of the driving forces behind the design
and construction of the Bear Valley Meadows golf course in Seneca; he
was instrumental in the establishment of the annual Seneca Oyster Feed,
which continues to delight the county each year. He was also a long-
term member of the Elks Lodge. He is survived by his wife of 47 years,
Yvonne Saunders; brother Jim (Norma) Saunders; sister-in-law Gloria
Saunders; stepson Gordon (Betty) Beil of Canyon City; stepdaughter
Wanda (Lindsey) Wenick of Bend; and grandchildren Chris (Erin) Beil
of John Day, Melissa (Ryan) Pettyjohn of Seneca, Matt (Shannon) We-
nick of Seneca, Pat (Heidi) Gibson and George (Tia) Gibson. He is also
survived by 10 great-grandchildren, 11 nephews, 18 nieces and numer-
ous great-nieces and nephews. John also leaves behind a stepdaughter
from a previous marriage, Sandy Franke, and her three children. John
is preceded in death by his parents John and Lillie Saunders; brothers
Alfred, Bob and Elmer; and sisters Myrtle, Beulah, Sabina and Francis.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Seneca School or the Sene-
ca Golf Course through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd.,
John Day, Oregon 97845. To leave an online condolence for the family
of John, please visit: www.driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Paid for by the family of John Hicks Saunders
Carl William “Bill” Schrade, 81, formerly of John Day,
passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Pocatello, Idaho, from
complications of cardiovascular disease. There will be a
viewing at the Wilks Funeral Home in Chubbuck, Idaho, on
Friday, Nov. 23, from 6-8:00 p.m. The funeral will be held
Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 2300 Butte St., Pocatello, starting at 11 a.m.
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Deniscia Herzberg and Jake O’Rorke married Nov. 3 at the
Heart of Rock Farm in Sherwood.
The bride is the daughter of Trevor Herzberg of Columbia
City. The groom is the son of Charlie and Jan O’Rorke of John
Day.
O BITUARY
Barbara Ann Lynch
July 3, 1925 - Nov. 10, 2018
Barbara Ann Lynch, 93, of John
Day passed away Nov. 10 at Valley
View Assisted Living in John Day.
Barbara was born July 3, 1925, to
Ivie and Emily Cunningham in Des
Moines, Iowa. The family moved to
Alexandria, Virginia, when she was 1
year old.
On Oct. 24, 1942, at the age of
17, Barbara married Robert (Bob) G.
Lynch who, at the time, was a captain
in the U.S. Army. Following World War II, the family relocated
to Whittier, California.
Barbara was a hospital volunteer and earned a degree in li-
brary sciences in addition to being a full-time mom to three
children. Her favorite activities included gardening, camping,
reading and collecting figurines, dish sets, cookie jars and oth-
er collectibles. Bob and Barbara moved to Folsom, California,
in 1997 where Bob passed away in November 2010. Barbara
moved to John Day in May of 2017 to an assisted living facility
in order to be close to her son, Bryan Lynch.
Barbara is survived by her sons, Glen Lynch of Peoria,
Arizona, and Bryan Lynch of Canyon City; daughter, Karen
Todd of Grass Valley, California; four grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Barbara will reside with her husband at the Sacramento Val-
ley National Cemetery in Dixon, California.
Arrangements are by Driskill Memorial Chapel.
To offer online condolences to the family, please visit www.
driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Thank you to everyone who helped
support us during these past years with
Mary Weaver and her cancer. She has
gone home to be with our Lord Jesus.
Your support, prayers, cards and helping
us in her celebrating of life was amazing
to see. Thank you also goes out to the
Hospice, Blue Mountain Hospital and the
Fairgrounds.
Give us a call today
541- 676-9158 - Heppner
541- 348-2801 - Condon
Thank you from Kim Johns and the
Weaver family, Jim, Mandy and Jarrod.
We welcome the opportunity to visit
with you about our services!
Heppner & Condon
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