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COMMUNITY
Blue Mountain Eagle
The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m.
Friday. Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@
bmeagle.com. For meetings this week, see our list in the
classifi eds.
Wednesday, Jan. 23
Food bank distribution day
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Grant County Food Bank
The food bank is back on its normal distribution
schedule for the fourth Wednesday of the month. For
more information, call 541-575-0299.
Facebook seminar for business
• 6-8 p.m., OSU Extension Office classroom, back
entrance
The class covers reaching customers, setting up sites,
monitoring businesses and selling online for $15 per
business. Bring a laptop to set up a business Facebook
page. For more information, call 541-575-1911.
Grant County Democrats meeting
• 6:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall
Brandon Smith, a member of the Grant County Dig-
ital Network Coalition and John Day City Council, will
speak about the coalition’s efforts to obtain financing,
solve technical infrastructure problems and build support
among residents. The presentation will explain Grant
County’s second-highest in the state Digital Divide Index
score and explore the financial challenges local geogra-
phy and remote communities present to internet provid-
ers. Community members are invited to attend.
Monday, Jan. 28
Valentine craft project
• 6 p.m., OSU Extension Office classroom, back
entrance
The class costs $35 per person and is limited to 18 par-
ticipants. The cost covers snacks, supplies and instruction.
For more information or to RSVP, call 541-575-1911.
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Monday-Tuesday, Jan. 28-29
Community blood drive
• 1-6 p.m. Monday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-
ter-day Saints, John Day
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, John Day
To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS
or visit redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code
“JOHNDAYCOMMUNITY.”
Tuesday, Jan. 29
Mad Hatters luncheon
• 11:30 a.m., Grubsteak Mining Co. Bar & Grill
All ladies are welcome to attend. For more information,
call Jean at 541-820-3303 or Norma at 541-620-4086.
Grant County Genealogical Society meeting
• 12 p.m., The Outpost Pizza, Pub & Grill
For more information, call Sandra Sutton at
541-575-1431.
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Community blood drive
• 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Prairie City School
To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
or visit redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code
“PRAIRIECITY.”
‘LaVoy: Dead Man Talking’ documentary showing
• 6 p.m., Grantville Theater, 129 S. Washington St.,
Canyon City
The documentary is about Arizona rancher LaVoy Fin-
icum, who participated in the occupation of the Malheur
National Wildlife Refuge near Burns in 2016 and was
killed by police en route to John Day. The showing is
free, and dessert and coffee will be available afterward.
The film will be presented by Finicum’s widow, Jeanette
Finicum, and producer Mark Herr, who is the co-founder
and president of Center for Self Governance. For more
information, call 541-620-4974.
Friday, Feb. 1
Bingo night and dinner
• 5-8 p.m., Prairie City School cafeteria
The Prairie City Parent Teacher Committee will host a
bingo night and dinner. Dinner is from 5-5:45 p.m., fol-
lowed by bingo. Dinner costs $5 and will tentatively be
soup, rolls and a drink. For more information, call 541-
820-3314 or check the “Prairie Panthers” Facebook page.
Friday, Feb. 15
Valentine’s benefit dinner
• 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., John Day Golf Club
The benefit dinner supports GIST (gastrointestinal
stromal tumor) cancer research. There will be two dinner
times at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dinner includes prime rib,
baked potato, vegetable relish tray, a dinner roll and des-
sert for $17 per person or $30 per couple. Call 541-575-
0170 for more information or to make reservations.
Musicians shine in Youth Arts Program concert
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County Youth Arts
Program Director Janine
Goodwin said this year’s win-
ter concert featuring music
from the World War I era went
well.
The junior choir kicked off
the concert Jan. 18 by march-
ing in singing “Pack up Your
Troubles in Your Old Kit
Bag.” The intermediate choir
sang two-part harmony on
“Keep the Home Fires Burn-
ing.” The combination of
choir and orchestra on “I Vow
to Thee, my Country” was the
fi rst multi-ensemble number
in YAP history.
Goodwin said all the
ensembles did very well.
The newest addition, choir
chimes, led by Rose Coombs,
was a hit. Choir chimes will
continue next term.
A historical exhibit in the
fellowship hall of the John
Day United Methodist Church
included a list of the men
drafted from Grant County
during World War I from the
Eagle’s Jan. 19, 1919, edition.
The Grant County Historical
Society provided photos and
letters from soldiers and sail-
ors. Karin Barntish brought
photos and a document from
a World War I soldier. Good-
win contributed photos of her
grandfathers, who were infan-
trymen, and copies of old
sheet music covers.
New members are sought
for all the groups next term.
Registration and contact
information can be found at
https://grantcountyyap.wix-
site.com/grantcountyyap. For
more information, contact
Goodwin at 541-820-4331.
The next concert, “Music
of the Americas,” will be May
10. Rehearsals are on Mon-
days this term, which begins
Feb. 11.
Contributed photo
Joel Coombs, top, accompanies the junior guitar group at
the Youth Arts Program concert Jan. 18 at the John Day
United Methodist Church.
Church Services In Grant County
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