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A2 FAMILY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, December 26, 2018 The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Fri- day. Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@bmea- gle.com. For meetings this week, see our list in the classifi eds. W HAT’S Thursday, Jan. 10 Hailie Wright Trinity Hutchison Alcie Moore Kaylee Wright Grant Union volleyball players receive All-State recognition Blue Mountain Eagle Hailie Wright, senior, setter, fi rst team Kaylee Wright, senior, outside hitter, fi rst team Trinity Hutchinson, senior, middle blocker, second team Alcie Moore, senior, setter, honorable mention Friday, Jan. 11 Cancer benefi t dinner • 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., John Day Golf Club The dinner will support gastrointestinal stromal tumor Sophie Brockway Grade 10 Parent: Jodi Myers Andrew Hunt Grade 8 Parents: Robert and Shana Hunt Tiler Voigt Grade 11 Parents: Kellie Combs and Kaleb Voigt Jueun Park Grade 9 Host Family: Russ and Sheila Comer Roen Langum Grade 12 Parents: Zeke and Brandy Langum cancer research. There will be two dinner times at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dinner includes chicken or beef enchiladas, Mex- ican rice, refried beans, chips and salsa with fl an for dessert. The cost is $15 for singles, $25 for couples and $7 for kids 7 and under. For more information, call Linda McClellan at 541-620-2352 or call 541-575-0170. Pets pose with Santa Paws GRANT UNION STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — NOVEMBER Liberty Woehlert Grade 7 Parent: Dezirae Chobo HAPPENING Quickbooks for Ag seminar • 4-8 p.m., Extension Offi ce classroom Space is limited to 20 people. RSVP by Jan. 4. The price is $10 per person. For more information, call 541-575-1911 or stop by the offi ce at 116 NW Bridge St. in John Day. Contributed photo/Emma Carniglia Santa holds a gerbil named Alex at the Grant County Fairgrounds pavilion Saturday in John Day. Contributed photo A turkey poses with Santa Saturday during the Santa Paws fundraiser Colleen Page, 88, of Boise, Idaho passed away at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise on Dec. 13. A graveside service will be held on Friday, Dec. 21at 10 a.m. at the Fox Cemetery in Fox, Oregon. Pastor Al Altnow, of the John Day First Christian Church, will be officiating the service. Following the service, a reception will be held at Dick and Yolanda Galbreath’s residence. Colleen was born in Burns, Oregon on April 22, 1930; the eldest of two daughters born to Wilbur Reynolds and Julia (McKinnon) Reynolds. Colleen grew up on a small cattle ranch in the Long Creek area of Grant County near the middle fork of the John Day River. She attended the Range School on Granite Creek, grades one through eight. She graduated from Long Creek High School in 1948 and was valedictorian of her class. She was active in sports having played volleyball and softball all four years. After graduating, she married her high school boyfriend, Bruce Galbreath. They had two children, Carol Ann and Richard Lee; the marriage ended in divorce. Colleen and the children moved to Pendleton where she worked for Pendleton Grain Growers and Eastern Oregon State Hospital. During that time she met and married Bruce Holt. They had one daughter, Lori Jane; this marriage also ended in divorce. In 1965, Colleen and family moved to La Grande where she accepted a job with the Department of Transportation, Highway Division as secretary for the right of way section. She retired from this job in 1988 having worked there for 23 years. After moving to La Grande she married Jack Page and they enjoyed many years together traveling, camping, trips to Jackpot, Nevada and a very special trip to Alaska in 1990. Colleen enjoyed a variety of hobbies; one being crocheting afghans. Most of her friends and family have one of her afghans. Cooking was another favorite hobby, she was a wonderful cook and holiday meals for her family were special. Colleen was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Carol Anne; sister, Betty Cook; and nephew, Kenneth Cook. She is survived by her faithful and loving husband, Jack; son, Richard (Yolanda) Galbreath; daughter, Lori Jane Allen (Charles); six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. To leave an online condolence for the family, please visit: www.driskillmemorialchapel.com. Contributed photo Santa poses with a puppy during Saturday’s Santa Paws photo shoot, benefi ting Hope 4 Paws: Grant County. The event was held in conjunction with the Camp Fire benefi t yard sale which raised $5,503 for the fi re victims in Paradise, California. Monday - Thursday 7am- 6pm Friday 8am - 5pm Mendy Sharpe FNP Paid for by the family of Colleen Page Apppointments available 92688 Please call Kim Kell at 541-575-0710 Blue Mountain Eagle Early Deadlines for the January 2nd edition Classified, Legal and Display Deadline is Wednesday, December 26th at 5 p.m. 195 N Canyon Blvd., John Day • www.bluemountaineagle.com Th e Weather Forecast for the week of Dec. 26-Jan.1 Blue Mountain EAGLE The Blue Mountain Eagle offi ce will close at noon Dec. 31. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 24/7 Forecast Automated: 541-575-1122 Road conditions: 511; tripcheck.com NOAA Weather Radio for John Day 162.500 MHz Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Cloudy Partly sunny Cloudy Cloudy Sun and some clouds 39 43 35 39 43 37 42 29 17 25 27 22 26 25
