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Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Judge swears in 10 new advocates for children
Blue Mountain Eagle
The largest class of new local court appointed special advo-
cates was sworn in Nov. 9.
Grant-Harney County CASA Executive Director Hannah
Hinman said the 10 new advocates will serve in Grant and Har-
ney counties, with four primarily based in Grant County.
The new advocates are Carmen Leguizamon, Jessica
Wilson, Danielle Gregg, Robin Hoyt, Amy Hoppe, Ramo-
na Revak, Angela Uptmor, Amanda Martino, Katy Brigham
and Bruce Bartley.
They were sworn in by Grant County Circuit Court Judge
William D. Cramer Jr. in Burns.
The advocates completed 30 hours of pre-service training
and an extensive screening process, Hinman said.
Once appointed, they will serve the life of a case, advocating
for the best interests of a child, or sibling set, in the state’s care,
she said.
Contributed photo
Grant County Circuit Court Judge William D. Cramer Jr. (left) swears in 10 court appointed special advocates.
Student musician receives $1,500 Juniper Arts grant
Blue Mountain Eagle
Samantha Floyd
Grant Union High School junior Saman-
tha Floyd, who plays both trombone and bas-
soon, has received a $1,500 grant from the
Juniper Arts Council.
The funds will support Floyd when she
tours Europe next July as one of several
members of the Oregon Ambassadors of Mu-
sic group.
Kris Beal, president of Juniper Arts, said
the council made the decision at their Nov. 8
meeting to award the grant to Floyd.
“The Council, whose mission is to pro-
E AGLE ON V ACATION
mote the arts, arts education, and cultural
heritage in Grant County, was wowed by
Samantha,” Beal said, adding the funds will
allow Floyd to advance her knowledge and
experience in music.
Floyd, who enjoys composing music, has
taught music lessons through the Youth Arts
Program, and teaches 10 piano students and
one ukulele student from home.
She is also a member of the Chamber Mu-
sic Society of Harney County, playing both
trombone and bassoon, and plans to continue
teaching Youth Arts Program classes and, in
the future, major in music.
Two dispatchers
complete training
Blue Mountain Eagle
Two local dispatchers have completed trainings, 911 Dis-
patch Manager Valerie Maynard said.
Ryan Palmer graduated from the two-week emergency
telecommunications class on Nov. 9 and completed the three-
day emergency medical dispatch training the next week.
Camillia Haney completed the yearlong public safety
leadership training through the APCO Institute, earning the
title of registered public safety leader.
B IRTH
Contributed photo
Mary Bradley and Carrie Bellinger of Mt. Vernon sent in
this photo taken at the Cliffs of Moher while on a vacation
through Scotland and Ireland with Bradley’s two oldest
daughters. Other highlights of the trip included the
Scottish Highlands, St. Andrews, Edinburgh, the Giant’s
Causeway, Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains, Dingle
Peninsula, many castles and beautiful scenery.
Take a photo with the Eagle while on vacation and send
it to editor@bmeagle.com or 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John
Day, OR 97845.
A girl, Land-
er May Ingram,
6 pounds, 9
ounces, 20 inch-
es in length, was
born to Matt
and Lindsay In-
gram of Spray
at Blue Moun-
tain
Hospital
We d n e s d a y,
Oct. 24. She
joins 4-year-old
brother Bridger
and 2-year-old
sister Juniper.
O BITUARIES
David Allen Gray
Dec. 19, 1948 - Nov. 16, 2018
David Allen Gray, 69, of Prairie
City passed away peacefully on Nov.
16 surrounded by family and friends
at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend,
Oregon.
He was born Dec. 19, 1948, to Wal-
ter and Georgia Gray in Stafford, Ar-
izona; he later moved to Walnut, Cal-
ifornia. He graduated from Rowland
High School in 1967 and was drafted
by the army in 1969.
He met his wife, Rose, Nov. 3, 1973; they had just celebrated
45 years of marriage when he passed. They had a happy life to-
gether having two children, six grandkids and one great-grand-
son. They have lived the last 22 years in Prairie City and, during
all that time, attended Prairie Baptist Church.
He was a longtime carpenter and has done several remod-
els in the county. His family and fellow churchgoers meant the
world to him. He has always loved children and loved teaching
them about the Lord as he was an Awana leader for the last 18
years.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Gray, of Prairie City;
daughter Jenny (Jason) Shaw and their kids Paige and Kyler
Shaw of Prairie City; son Toby Jewell and his kids Piper and
Ruby Jewell of Sandy, Oregon; granddaughter Autumn Orcutt
of Gresham, Oregon; grandson Justin Young of Redlands, Cali-
fornia; brothers Jay Gray of Beaverton, Oregon, Ron (Bernice)
Gray of Alliance, Ohio, Sister Jennie Kenndrick of Montclair,
California; along with countless nieces and nephews from all
over the U.S.
He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Gray; mother,
Georgia Gray; sister Maxine Richardson; and brother Lee Ray
Gray.
Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. at the Prairie
Baptist Church with a potluck dinner to follow in the teen cen-
ter; the main course is provided.
Cecil O. Gibson
Cecil O. Gibson, 63, of Long Creek passed away on Nov.
19. Services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 1 p.m. at the
Seventh-day Adventist Friendship Hall in Long Creek.
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Carl William “Bill” Schrade passed away somewhat unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Pocatello, Idaho,
at the age of 81 from complications of cardiovascular disease. He is survived by his wife Anita; their
children Jeff of Stafford, Virginia, Lois Murphy of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Chris of Pocatello, Idaho, and Jon of
Pleasant Grove, Utah; his older brother Charles Schrade of San Antonio, Texas; and 17 grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Albert Schrade and Lois Alma (Beard) Schrade.
Every summer during his teenage years he took a bus from San Antonio, Texas, to Kanab, Utah, to work
for his Uncle and Aunt, Peaches and Donna Beard, at what was then Peaches’ Trails End Cafe. He and
his cousin, Lois Marie (Beard) Webb, became like brother and sister. He was a 1955 graduate of South
San High School in Texas where he was an all-district football player, an outstanding track star, placing
third in the state finals of the broad jump, a member of the National Honor Society and president of the
Student Council. He later went on to play football at Howard Payne College and San Angelo College before
heading back to Kanab and landing a job building the Glen Canyon Dam.
It was there that he met the love of his life, Anita Lundblade, who became his wife on Dec. 27, 1958. The couple would have celebrated their
60th anniversary this December. Bill’s hard work and dogged determination led him into the sales industry, selling sheet rock and building
supplies in Salt Lake City and later in Boise, Idaho. In 1967 he was recruited to the Bay Area of California and later Southern California where he
sold Komatsu road-building machines. In 1971 he was hired to sell Caterpillar equipment in Eastern Oregon. The family felt like they’d arrived in
heaven when they moved to a small ranch just south of John Day.
While in Oregon, he was president of the Lions Club in John Day and helped establish a little league baseball program. It was also there that
he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1977 his company advanced him and moved him back to Idaho where the family
lived in Emmett as he worked in Boise. He was advanced again in 1981 and took the family to Pocatello where he became the Eastern Area Sales
Manager for Western States Caterpillar. After retiring, he enjoyed traveling to Iceland, Mexico and Alaska, and doting on all of his grandchildren.
Bill was a proud Texan and flew the Texas flag for every Texas holiday. He loved watching football while eating popcorn with lemon juice on top.
He loved his family and took watchful care of his neighbors serving them as best he could. He had deep appreciation for his friends and learned
to love his Heavenly Father and Savior, and would often discuss the power of prayer.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Fahim Rahim, Dr. Sharla Clark and Dr. Janet Otto, as well as the staff at the Pocatello Regional Medical Center for the
wonderful care they provided. The funeral was held Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pocatello, Idaho. He was
interned at Fielding Memorial Cemetery in Idaho Falls.
Paid for by the family of Carl William “Bill” Schrade
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