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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. 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
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., Can-
yon City
The documentary is about Arizona rancher LaVoy Finicum,
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 cof-
fee will be available afterward. The fi lm will be presented by
Finicum’s widow, Jeanette Finicum, and producer Mark Herr,
who is the co-founder and president of Center for Self Gover-
nance. For more information, call 541-620-4974.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Wednesday, Feb. 6
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Friday, Feb. 1
Bingo night and dinner
• 5-8 p.m., Prairie City School cafeteria
75 years ago
Truck accident
near resort
fatal to Prairie
City man
At this writing, it is
learned that Bill Fletcher
passed away at the hospi-
tal, his death resulting from
serious injuries which he
received last Friday about
5:30 p.m. when the lum-
ber truck he was driving
upset on the highway near
the Joaquin Miller Resort,
nine miles south of Canyon
City. He was pinned under
the truck, and it was about
three hours before the acci-
dent was discovered and he
was released.
Mr. Fletcher was hauling
lumber for the Grant County
Lumber Company at Prai-
rie City, and was returning
from Seneca when the acci-
dent occurred. He was about
30 years of age and leaves
his widow and two children.
They had lived in Prairie
City for about two months,
their former home having
been at Vale. The body was
taken to Vale for funeral ser-
vices and interment.
50 years ago
Samaritan
quilters lend
‘helping hands’
The Samaritans Quilting
Group met at the home of
Mrs. Walter Foree Saturday.
After the potluck dinner
at noon, the group worked
on quilt blocks.
Attending the meeting
were Mrs. Roy Zeiger, Mrs.
Mary Stewart, Mrs. Luck
McCarthy, Mrs. Charles
Payne, Mrs. Flossie Vehrs,
Mrs. Rhys Humphreys and
Grant County Little League sign-ups
• 6-8 p.m., Grant Union Junior-Senior High School library
Sign-ups will be held for softball and baseball players ages
7-14. A copy of the birth certifi cate and three proofs of res-
idency are required (unless the player has played on an All-
Star team). Online registration is available at eteamz.com/
grantcountylittleleagueOR, and required documents can be
delivered to Ace Hardware, attention Robbie Copenhaver. A
late fee will be assessed for sign-ups after March 1. For more
information, visit Grant County Little League on Facebook.
Saturday, Feb. 9
Thursday, Jan. 31
‘Active Parenting’ class
• 5-8 p.m., Families First Parent Resource Center, 401 S.
Canyon Blvd., John Day
Families First will host the fi rst session of a fi ve-week Active
Parenting class, with future dates from 5-8 p.m. Feb. 7, Feb. 21,
Feb. 28 and March 7. The class covers parenting techniques,
with video and discussion for parents of children ages 5-12.
Free dinner will be provided. Contact Families First for child
care options. For more information or to register, contact Nancy
or Katrina at 541-575-1006 or ffhvnan@gmail.com.
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Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger Photography Studio
The Grant County Wildfi re players celebrate their win of the
Oregon Little League Softball Championships in 2018 along
with the coaches, from left, Marissa Williams, head coach
Zach Williams, Ray Wenger and Levi Watterson. Grant County
Little League sign-ups for baseball and softball players ages
7-14 will take place Feb. 6.
The Prairie City Parent Teacher Committee will host a
bingo night and dinner. Dinner is from 5-5:45 p.m., followed
by bingo. Dinner costs $5 and will tentatively be soup, rolls
and a drink. For more information, call 541-820-3314 or visit
the “Prairie Panthers” Facebook page.
OUT OF THE PAST
Mrs. Foree. The next meet- 25 years ago
ing is planned for Feb. 8 at
the home of Mrs. Charles
Payne.
The Samaritans are a
group of ladies living within
a distance of about 15 miles
up the John Day Valley and
15 miles down the valley,
from Picture Gorge.
The group fi rst met in the
fall of 1960 with eight ladies
attending the fi rst “quilting
bee” — Mrs. Elmer (Kitty)
Asher, Mrs. Christine Burt,
Mrs. Walter (Bessie) Foree,
Mrs. May (Tootie) Mascall,
Mrs. Loula Humphreys,
Mrs. Alcye Moore, Mrs.
Mary Stewart and Mrs. Roy
(Jean) Zeiler.
They chose the name for
their group from the Bible
story of the Good Samar-
itan but they only use
“Samaritan.”
The group meets every
two or three weeks from the
fall months until about June
1 at the home of one of their
members.
OTEC nominating committe members appointed
Baker City, Oregon (OTEC) — The Oregon Trail Electric
Cooperative Board of Directors have appointed the
following members to the director nominating committee
for Baker and Union counties:
Positions 7 and 8 — Union County
Seats are currently held by incumbents Greg Howard and David Baum
•
Donna Beverage 541-786-1492
•
Mary West
541-910-4546
•
Russell Lester
541-910-0906
Position 9 — Baker County
Seat is currently held by incumbent Charlene Chase
•
Diana Brown
541-523-3679
•
DeeDee Clarke
541-524-1999
•
Fred Warner, Jr.
541-524-2040
The nominating committee handles interviewing and recommendations of qualified
candidates for the 2019 OTEC Board of Directors elections. If you are a member of
the cooperative and are interested in running for the OTEC Board of Directors, please
contact one of the committee members in your county.
The committee has requested any members interested in stepping forward for
consideration, please contact them on or before January 29, 2019.
The nominating committee must submit its nominations to the board secretary no later
than February 1, 2019.
Any member wanting to petition for placement on the 2019 Board of Directors election
ballot should contact Lea Gettle (541-524-2831) for the petition and conflict of interest forms.
Nominations by petition must be filed no later than March 5, 2019, must be signed by
the candidate and include at least 50 OTEC members’ signatures who are qualified to
vote. In addition, there must be a request that the candidate’s name be placed on the
ballot. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Wednesday, January 9, 2019
HED: OTEC nominating committee members appointed
Baker City, Oregon (OTEC) — The Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Board of Directors
have appointed the following members to the director nominating committee for Baker
and Union counties:
Positions 7 and 8 — Union County
Seats are currently held by incumbents Greg Howard and David Baum
•
Donna Beverage 541-786-1492
•
Mary West
541-910-4546
•
Russell Lester
541-910-0906
Position 9 — Baker County
Seat is currently held by incumbent Charlene Chase
•
Diana Brown
541-523-3679
•
DeeDee Clarke
541-524-1999
•
Fred Warner, Jr.
541-524-2040
The nominating committee handles interviewing and recommendations of qualified
candidates for the 2019 OTEC Board of Directors elections. If you are a member of
the cooperative and are interested in running for the OTEC Board of Directors, please
contact one of the committee members in your county.
The committee has requested any members interested in stepping forward for
consideration, please contact them on or before January 29, 2019.
The nominating committee must submit its nominations to the board secretary no later
than February 1, 2019.
Any member wanting to petition for placement on the 2019 Board of Directors election
ballot should contact Lea Gettle (541-524-2831) for the petition and conflict of interest forms.
Nominations by petition must be filed no later than March 5, 2019, must be signed by the
candidate and include at least 50 OTEC members’ signatures who are qualified to vote. In
addition, there must be a request that the candidate’s name be placed on the ballot.
Lake Creek
Camp is one of
Grant County’s
best kept
secrets
Setting snugly along
the foot of the Strawberry
Mountains, Lake Creek
Camp might just possibly
be one the best-kept secrets
in Eastern Oregon. Some-
time during the New Year’s
holidays this beautiful camp
Daddy Daughter Dance
• 6-8:30 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge and upstairs ballroom
The theme is “Boots and Bling.” Fathers or father fi g-
ures and daughters can choose a dinner and dance pack-
age for $50 and $5 for each additional daughter, or dance
only for $30 with no charge for additional daughters. The
dinner features hamburgers, hot dogs and a sundae bar.
Included in either price is a 5-by-7-inch photo by Tanni
Wenger Photography. Registration forms are available at
schools and at the Parks and Recreation offi ce at 845 1/2
NW Bridge St. in John Day. For more information, call
Parks and Rec at 541-575-0110 between 8:30 a.m. and
12:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 15
Valentine’s benefi t dinner
• 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., John Day Golf Club
The benefi t dinner supports GIST (gastrointesti-
nal 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 din-
ner roll and dessert for $17 per person or $30 per cou-
ple. Call 541-575-0170 for more information or to make
reservations.
was vandalized by what
the Grant County Sheriff’s
offi ce believes were most
probably teenagers wanting
a secluded place to hold a
drinking party – a keger.
The damage wasn’t dis-
covered until about a week
later when Forest Ser-
vice personnel stopped by
on a routine check of the
camp.
When board members
arrived to inspect the dam-
age they found numer-
ous beer cans and bottles
scattered around, a broken
window in the main lodge
and some of the furniture
had been taken outside
and damaged.
A dog or dogs had def-
ecated and urinated inside,
and foodstuffs had been
opened and scattered about
the kitchen.
The roof was dam-
aged by people climbing
up on it and sliding off but
the extent of the damage
won’t be fully determined
until the snow melts; addi-
tionally, it was also esti-
mated that about two cords
of wood were stolen when
tracks in the snow showed
where a vehicle was driven
up to where the wood was
stacked outside the lodge
building.
February 13, 2019
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(541) 449-3558
(541) 379-0632 cell
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www.meadowacresangus.com
EPDs as of 11/13/18
For more information contact
Grant County Veterans 541 620-8057
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