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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
OBITUARIES
Grant Union choir serenades valentines
Oaklee ‘Lee’ Hyder
Oaklee “Lee” Hyder, 93, of John Day died Feb. 16 at Val-
ley View Assisted Living. A memorial service will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Living Word Christian
Center in Mt. Vernon with Pastor Sharon Miller offi ciating.
To offer condolences to her family, visit driskillmemorial-
chapel.com.
Virginia Moore
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
The Grant Union choir, led by director Levana James, favored many area residents by singing Valentine’s Day telegrams
Feb. 13, including the Blue Mountain Eagle staff . The group sang the Jason Mraz song ‘I’m Yours’ and Nat King Cole’s ‘L-O-
V-E.’ Front row, from left, Alexia Staudy, Alyssa Catalani, Anahi Gonzalez, Hailey Mecham, Izabella Bower, Olivia Delgado
and Daniel Hall; back row, Brianna Majors, Quinn Larson, Logan Namitz and Will Carpenter.
GRANT UNION HONOR ROLL
First semester
Seniors
4.0 GPA: Kade Blood,
Aidan Broemeling, Victo-
ria Coalwell, Roen Langum,
Madison McKrola, McK-
eely Miller, Marissa Smith
and Hailie Wright.
Honor roll (3.5-3.99
GPA): Avery Hughes,
Andrea Comer, Kaylee
Wright, Alcie Moore, Cody
Combs, Oaklee Clark, Tan-
ner Elliott, Avaley Morti-
more and Alondra Moreno.
Honorable mention (3.0-
3.49 GPA): Yui Asami,
Nicole Jones, Sydney
Brockway, Cynthia Allen,
Alyssa Hoffman, Grant
LeQuieu, Braden Spencer
and Jacob Vaughan.
Juniors
4.0 GPA: Drew Lusco
and Donavan Smith.
Honor roll: Erika Dick-
ens, Rylee Browning, Ellie
BIRTHS
Justice, Tiler Voigt and Gage
Brandon.
Honorable
mention:
Tristan Morris, Emily
Springer, Fallen Bolman,
Samantha Floyd, Cinch
Anderson, Megan McMa-
nama, Taylor Hunt, War-
ner Robertson, Tyler Blood,
Sierra Cates and Baylee
Combs.
Sophomores
4.0 GPA: Jacob Smith
Honor roll: CJ Glimpse,
Abby Lusco, Peyton Neault,
Devon Stokes and Jesaka
Culley.
Honorable
mention:
Sophie Brockway, Parker
Manitsas, Kenna Combs,
Michael Dilley, Madison
Spencer, Ashleigh Ostberg,
Leah Comer, Sydnie Moss
and Jordyn Young.
Freshmen
4.0 GPA: Riley Rober-
ston, Carson Weaver and
Paige Weaver.
Honor roll: Soren Cau-
dill, Paige Gerry, Ash-
ley Henry, Grace Taylor,
Lauryn Pettyjohn, Allie
Clark, Katelyn Hughes, RJ
Kaleo-McEntire,
Mariah
Kerr, Sam McCracken,
Maverick Miller and Audrey
Walker.
Honorable
men-
tion: Dylan Clark, Casey
Vaughan,
Emily
Fin-
ley, Lonnie Ashley, Zinny
Locke, Katelynn Miller,
Jueun Park, Justin Hodge,
Billy Radinovich, Gavin
Lopez, Tanler Fuller, Harli
Grove, Mason Morris and
Madison Whitmore.
Eighth-graders
4.0 GPA: Amelia Hall.
Honor roll: Daniel Henry,
Andrew Hunt, Jasmine Bry-
ers, Shyanne Smarr, Raney
Anderson, Tucker Carpenter
and Max Bailey.
SNAP benefi ts to be issued early in March
Blue Mountain Eagle
Holland
A girl, Hazel Marie Hol-
land, 4 pounds, was born to
parents Connor and McK-
enzie Holland of John Day
Feb. 13 at St. Luke’s New-
born Intensive Care Unit in
Boise, Idaho. Grandparents
are Robert and Alisa Hol-
land of Medford and Jim and
Kim Davis of Prairie City.
Honorable mention: Dia
Vyas, Quinn Larson, Taylor
Moss, Emma Schlarbaum
and Ethan Sheedy.
Seventh-graders
4.0
GPA:
Aliciana
Archibald, Sydnie Bran-
don, Sarah Clark, Grant
Hall, Abbie Justice, Bailey
McCracken, Kynlee Petty-
john and Bradlee Smith.
Honor roll: Macy Carter,
Morganne Wyllie, George
Ashley, Alyssa Catalini,
Halle Parsons, Eric Cul-
ley, Treyton Brown, Alexis
McKrola, Kaden Talking-
ton, Drewsey Williams,
Alex Finley and Lauren
Wenger.
Honorable mention: Mia
Adams, Jaydika Anderson,
Anahi Gonzalez, Jasmine
Hayzlett, Sivanna Hodge,
Quinlan Taylor, Liberty
Woehlert, Sara Mauseth
and Layla Wenick.
Oregonians who normally receive
their Supplemental Nutrition Assis-
tance Program benefits between
the first or ninth of each month
will get their March allocation on
March 1.
The U.S. Department of Agri-
culture has asked states to provide
early issuance of March benefits for
those who rely on SNAP for food
security.
This request is because of the par-
tial federal government shutdown that
occurred in January.
This is the second month that
SNAP benefits will be issued dif-
ferently than the regular issuance
schedule.
The early March issuance date will
help to ease the burden on affected
households who have had a longer
than usual gap between their usual
SNAP issuances.
“We understand that this disrup-
tion in the schedule of how bene-
fits are distributed can be difficult for
SNAP participants,” said Self-Suf-
ficiency Programs Director Kim
Fredlund. “Our goal, during this
unprecedented time, is to ensure
we provide vulnerable Oregonians
with access to food benefits and help
them find additional resources if
needed.”
If people are concerned about running
out of SNAP benefits, they can contact
211Info, the Oregon Food Bank or the
Aging and Disability Resource Con-
nection to find resources in their local
communities.
For more information, con-
tact the local DHS office, 725
W. Main St., John Day, 541-575-
0309.
July 31, 1924 — Feb. 6, 2019
Virginia Marie Moore, 94, of Long
Creek, Oregon, passed away on Feb. 6
at the Blue Mountain Care Center in
Prairie City.
Virginia was born on July 31,
1924, in Elk, Washington, to Edward
Andrew and Mary Lena (Meents)
Moulton. She went to high school
for three years in Newport, Washing-
ton, and one year in Dayville, Oregon.
After high school, Virginia attended Business College in
Spokane, Washington. She worked as a bookkeeper for the
city of Long Creek.
On Sept. 2, 1946, Virginia married Don Chesnut Moore
in Dayville. Together, they had two children, William
Edward and Joyce Ann. She enjoyed fi shing, camping, sew-
ing, gardening, painting, knitting and quilting. She spent
many years as a 4-H Leader and member of the American
Legion Alexander Harper and Dayville Presbyterian Church.
She was also a member of Auxiliary and Home Extension
Grant County. Her greatest accomplishments included rais-
ing her two children and four grandchildren, and fi shing out
all streams, rivers and lakes in Eastern Oregon.
She is survived by her son, William Edward Moore
(Bruna), of Karlsruhe, Germany; grandchildren, Tammi Lee
Moore Schröder of Gernsbach, Germany, Billi Lin Moore
Elk of Heuchlingen, Germany, Kenneth Ralph Reade (De
Anna) of Pendleton, Oregon, Douglas Don Reade of Leba-
non, Oregon; and many great-grandchildren. She is also sur-
vived by her special friends Myla, Mike, Max and Ben Cor-
ley of Long Creek, Oregon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Chesnut
Moore; daughter, Joyce Ann; sister, Carol Ann Moulton; and
parents, Edward and Mary Moulton.
Memorial contributions in memory of Virginia can be
made to the Long Creek Volunteer EMT Ambulance through
Driskill Memorial Chapel at 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day,
OR 97845.
To leave an online condolence for the family, visit drisk-
illmemorialchapel.com.
David Wayne Paustian
June 29, 1959 — Feb. 10, 2019
David Wayne Paustian, age 59,
passed away on Feb. 10 at his home
in Baker City, Oregon.
David was born on June 29, 1959,
in Prairie City, Oregon. When he was
less than a year old, the family moved
to Unity, Oregon, and from there they
moved to Izee, Oregon, where they
lived for the next fi ve years. Then,
his dad’s job with Ellingson Lum-
ber Company had the family moving to
Baker where David remained for the rest of his childhood
attending Baker schools.
As a teenager, David worked summers in Prairie City
at the Oxbow Ranch, and as a young adult he went to
work at Ellingson Saw Mill. David got into welding/
fabricating and remained doing that work for the rest of
his life. This line of work took him away from Baker,
traveling as far as Kentucky and Alabama. He made
his home in northern Idaho in the Kamiah and Weippe
areas.
In 2017 he moved back to Baker City to be closer to
family and started working for Harney Rock & Paving
where he remained until his death.
David is survived by his dad, Gordon Paustian, of
Baker City; brother-in-law, Lee Fuge, of Canby, Oregon;
sister, Carrol (Bob) Titus, of Prairie City; sister, Tammy
Zemmer, of Baker City; brother, Gary (Sherri) Paustian,
of Nampa, Idaho; and numerous nieces, nephews, great
nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Fay Paustian;
and oldest sister, René Fuge.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of
one’s choice through Gray’s West & Company Pioneer
Chapel at 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
To light a candle in memory of David, visit grayswestco.
com.
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