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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
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Rhea Mead leaps as the Grant Union Gold dancers perform
their state competition routine for the local crowd at last
year’s Spring Showcase, dancing to Katy Perry’s song titled
‘Rise.’ The event is March 8 this year.
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.
170 Ford Road, John Day • 541-575-1311 • www.bluemountainhospital.org
Reduce Your Risk of Colon Cancer
– GET SCREENED
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Wednesday, March 6
Luncheon and church service
• 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., John Day United Method-
ist Church
The Ministerial Association churches will observe Lent
with a special luncheon and service held at various local
churches. Everyone is invited. These special services are
held on Wednesdays beginning with Ash Wednesday,
March 6, and ending on Wednesday, April 10. A soup and
bread lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 pm.
The service follows from 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 7
Special Olympics basketball game
• 6 p.m., Prairie City High School Gym
This annual game features the Special Olympics team
versus local law enforcement. The cost is $3 for single
admission and $10 for family admission. A bake sale and
pie auction will be held during the event.
Friday, March 8
Spring Showcase
• 6:30 p.m., Grant Union Junior-Senior High School
new gym
The Grant Union Gold dance team will perform at their
annual Spring Showcase. Admission is by donation. A
spaghetti feed takes place at 5:30 p.m. for $6.
Monday, March 11
School board training
• 6-8 p.m., Prairie City School Library
Prairie City School District will be hosting an Oregon
School Boards Association training for newer, prospective
and current board members. Renee Sessler, OSBA board
development specialist, will be instructing the training.
Light refreshments will be served. For more information
or to RSVP, call Lindsay Rausch at 541-820-3358.
Tuesday, March 12
Local Advisory Committee meeting
• 12-3 p.m., Long Creek Community Hall
The committee will conduct a biennial review of the
North & Middle Forks John Day River Agricultural
Water Quality Management Area Plan. The public is wel-
come. For more information, contact Bryan Vogt at the
Monument Soil & Water Conservation District offi ce at
541-934-2141.
Wednesday, March 13
Spay-ghetti dinner and auctions
5-8 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds pavilion
Hope 4 Paws: Grant County will host its by-dona-
tion fundraiser for its spay and neuter programs. Doors
open at 5 p.m., and bidding on the silent auction items
runs until 6:15 p.m. An oral auction of desserts and spe-
cialty items will follow. The spaghetti dinner is spon-
sored by the Squeeze In, and Spitfi re Cocktails will pro-
vide drinks for adults 21 and up. There will be a rescue
dog demonstration during the event, and silent and oral
auction items will include golf at Silvies Valley Resort,
jewelry by Hunting Heron Designs, a metal sculpture and
many specialty gift baskets. For more information, call
541-575-0500.
Sunday, March 17
One sure way to reduce your risk of colon cancer is to GET SCREENED.
Colorectal Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death that affects
both men and women. More than 140,000 Americans are diagnosed
each year and over 50,000 of them will die from the disease. The
average lifetime risk for men is 1 in 22 and 1 in 24 for women, but is 2-3
times higher when there is a family history of colorectal cancers or
polyps.
More than 90% of these cancers and deaths could be prevented, but
only when detected early. This is primarily the result of the use of
colonoscopy and the removal of benign polyps that over time would
have the potential to develop into cancer. Colonoscopy, the “Gold
Standard” tool for Colorectal Cancer screening, is unlike any other
screening tool we have in medicine: it allows us to not only detect
cancers at an early stage, but also prevent future ones.
There is no question that Colonoscopies Save Lives.
It is recommended that colon screening, including colonoscopy, begin at
age 45 to 50 (younger for those at increased risk).
Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer are often vague and nonspecific. They
may include a change in bowel habits with constipation or diarrhea,
narrowed stools, blood in the stool, abdominal pain or cramps, bloating,
weight loss, weakness, nausea, vomiting and fatigue. But more
importantly, the first symptom is “No Symptoms at All”. By the time
symptoms do occur, the cancer is likely to be at a later stage when a cure
is less likely.
So if you are 50 years old or older, get screened now. If you think that
you may be at higher than average risk (such as a personal or family
history of Colorectal Cancers and /or polyps, or a history of Inflammatory
Bowel Disease such as Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis) ask your
doctor about getting screened early and schedule your colonoscopy.
The bottom line is:
You CAN reduce your risk of getting colon cancer – GET SCREENED.
Keith J. Thomas, MD, FACS
Board-Certified General Surgeon
Blue Mountain Surgery
Clay pigeon jackpot shoot
• 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., mile marker 9 on Highway 402,
Kimberly
With proceeds benefi ting Silent Wave Horse Rescue,
the cost is $3 per shoot with men’s, women’s and kids’
competitions. A dessert auction takes place at 1 p.m.
Irish-themed food and drink will be available by dona-
tion. Call 541-934-2143 for details.
MARCH
VISITING
SPECIALISTS
Friday, March 22
Food bank distribution day
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Grant County Food Bank
The food bank is back on its normal distribution sched-
ule for the fourth Wednesday of the month. For more
information, call 541-575-0299.
11: Baker Podiatrist - Dr. Rushton
12, 20: Bend Cardio - Dr. McLellan
15: Bend Neuro - Dr. Tien
21: Bend Ortho - Dr. Jacobsen
Bobetta ‘Bobbie’ Baker was born on March 20, 1935 in Longview, Washington to
Floyd and Edith Redoliffe; she has one brother, Tom. She was raised in Longview and
Olympia, Washington.
Cancer benefi t dinner
• 4:30 p.m., John Day Golf Course
There will be a benefi t dinner to support GIST (gas-
trointestinal stromal tumor) cancer research. There will
be two dinner times, 4:30 and 6 p.m. Dinner is breakfast:
biscuits and gravy, pancakes, bacon, sausage and eggs.
The cost is $10 per person, $5 for children under 7. For
more information, call Linda McClellan at 541-620-2352.
Wednesday, March 27
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On June 20, 1959, she married Claude Baker and they had a son, James. While James
was growing up, they moved often, as Claude was in the military. They lived in
Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, California and the Philippines.
During Claude’s 30 years with the military, they also traveled to Hong Kong, Hawaii,
Guam and Macau in Asia.
Blue Mountain
Care Center
Resident of the Month
BOBETTA BAKER
Bobbie worked as a secretary and in later years, an electrologist. She enjoyed riding
her own motorcycle and traveling.
Bobbie came to the Blue Mountain Care Center on July 12, 2018.
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