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NEWS BlueMountainEagle.com Wednesday, March 13, 2019 A3 Monument SkillsUSA students plan park project By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Students in Monument High School’s Career and Technical Student Organiza- tion, SkillsUSA, expressed an interest to their adviser Michele Engle in giving back to the community. As a result, three students are spearheading a project to add wheelchair accessibil- ity to the town’s city park, which lies at the heart of Monument. Senior Kyla Emerson, who is SkillsUSA presi- dent for Monument School, junior Aubrey Bowlus (vice president) and junior Miranda Cook completed a needs assessment of the J. Dempsey Boyer Park. “The students decided it was clear that our park is not accessible to handicapped or disabled community mem- bers or travelers,” Engle said, adding while there is Contributed photo Monument School SkillsUSA members, left to right, Kyla Emerson, a senior, and juniors Aubrey Bowlus and Miranda Cook are working on plans to create an ADA accessible path and picnic area at the Monument city park. currently a gravel path, it is overgrown with weeds and grass. “This park is used for all of our community events, school picnics, Fourth of July celebrations, funerals, weddings, and daily play,” she said. Engle said city lead- ers have approved the park plans. In their assessment, the three students found that a wheelchair-accessible side- walk and picnic area would help people of all abilities utilize the park. “This sidewalk will enable them to reach the play area and basketball court,” Engle said. She said a picnic table made to seat all sizes of wheelchairs is another part of the design. On March 1, the stu- dents held a ham dinner fundraiser to help pay for the expenses for their Skill- sUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference. “There was such tremen- dous turnout that our stu- dents decided to give half of their profits to the park side- walk project,” Engle said. “The remaining $3,200, the students hope to secure by May via more fundraisers or even a successful grant response.” She said Dan Emerson Contracting and Engle Con- tracting have offered their labor as in-kind work. If they can secure fund- ing, the group hopes to have the project done by late May. Kyla Emerson said she’s looking forward to see- ing the completion of the project. “I’m excited to see the sidewalk go into the park and see how many individu- als it helps,” she said. Monument SkillsUSA students will attend the pro- gram’s March 14-16 State Leadership and Skills Con- ference in Clackamas. There are 15 students in the local program in grades 7-12, and seven plan to attend the conference. Sophomore Saman- tha Adams will compete in pin design, which was cre- ated using Adobe and rep- resents Oregon and many of its skilled trades; junior Drew Wilburn and senior Cade Milton will compete in welding, including mig, tig and shielded metal arc weld- ing; and Emerson, Bowlus and Cook will give a presen- tation on their community service project. Juniper Arts Council distributes Cultural Trust grants Quilters, Fiber Fest, museum, PTA and YAP receive funding By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Six nonprofit organiza- tions that received Oregon Cultural Trust grant funding will bring a variety of artis- tic and cultural experiences to Grant County this year. The list includes a quilt show, a fiber arts festival, a theatrical performance for elementary students and an event that will include edu- cational activities for chil- dren at local museums. A professional classical pia- nist will also present an out- door concert, and a Youth Arts Program will bring opportunities for students in all Grant County schools (and adults) to try various instruments. The Juniper Arts Coun- cil board members previ- ously reviewed grant appli- cations for the OCT funding, and JAC president and sec- retary Kris Beal handed out grant checks on Feb. 28 at the Grant School District 3 meeting room in Canyon City, and a representative from each group described their plans. TREAT YOUR FEET The Eagle/Angel Carpenter The Juniper Arts Council distributed Cultural Trust grants on Feb. 28 at the Grant School District 3 office in Canyon City. Representatives of nonprofits receiving grants, left to right: Peggy Murphy, Patrick Gamman, Adele Cerny, Janine Goodwin, Alexandria Maurer, Ginger Shive, Cheri Bellmore, Karen Hinton and Joan Hopper. Recipients included Karen Hinton who accepted $2,876 on behalf of the Piecemakers Quilting Guild; Ginger Shive, $500, Prai- rie City Fiber Fest; Alexan- dria Maurer, $400, Humbolt Elementary Parent Teach- ers Association; Peggy Mur- phy, $1,150, Grant County Historical Museum; Adele Cerny and John Day Fos- sil Beds National Monu- ment Superintendent Patrick Gamman, $500, for an out- door piano concert at Cant Ranch; and Janine Good- win, $1,577.76, Youth Arts Program. The quilting guild will use their grant funds to buy PVC pipes to create a pole system for the displays at their annual quilt show, which will be held May 10-11 this year at the Grant County Fairgrounds Pavil- ion in John Day. “One of the things we try to look at are groups that have a proven record, for example, the quilt guild because this is their 19th annual quilt show,” Beal said. Fiber Fest board mem- bers are a newer organiza- tion with some big plans. Shive said she and three others formed a board a year and a half ago to orga- nize a Fiber Fest which will include nine fiber arts work- shops on July 26-27 in Prai- rie City. Dozens of ven- dors, 25 so far, will also set up in the city on July 27-28 at the Prairie City Commu- nity Center, the Teen Cen- ter and the city park. The grant award will help pay for Wi-Fi in those areas. The group’s website is prairieci- tyfiberfest.com. Humbolt PTA’s fund- ing will pay for a visit from the theater group Hamp- stead Stage. Two actors will play several parts in “Trea- sure Island” the morning of April 9 at the school in Can- yon City. Prairie City and Dayville schools will also be invited to the performance. Murphy said $650 of the grant money will be used for Passport to Fun at the Can- yon City museum as well as other museums in John Day and Prairie City. In its second year, the history event is for toddlers through 12-year-olds and held during spring break March 25-29. The remaining $500 will pay for engraved infor- mational signs for the muse- um’s exhibits. Cerny has arranged for pianist Hunter Noack of the nonprofit “In a Landscape” to perform classical music “in the wild” on his 9-foot Steinway grand piano. Audi- ence members wear wireless headsets during the experi- ence. Concert dates for up to 200 audience members for each performance are scheduled for Friday, June 28, with a second concert Saturday, June 29, if there is enough of a response. Tick- ets will be available on April 15 through Noack’s website inalandscape.org, and 100 free tickets will be offered to Grant County residents. Oth- erwise, tickets are $25 each. Noack’s website includes videos of past performances in outdoor settings. YAP’s funding will be used for “instrument tast- ing” allowing students in outlying schools to try var- ious instruments. Goodwin hopes to visit every school in the county, and she said adults are also welcome. Funds will also be used for a stipend for the bell choir and orchestra directors. YAP’s next concert, with perform- ers from age 4-75, is sched- uled for 7 p.m. May 10 at the United Methodist Church. The theme is “Music of the Western Hemisphere,” fea- turing songs originating from Canada to Chile. 541-575-1648 Our Services Include: - Skin Inspection Call for an Appointment - Nail Trimming $35 fee - Callus and Corn Reduction - Electric filling of thick, hard to cut nails Services available at - Basic foot care provided by a trained CNA Home Health Office, - Advanced foot care provided by a Certified Foot Care Specialist 422 W. Main, John Day. - Monument/outlying foot clinic every 8 weeks THE JUNIPER ARTS COUNCIL IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE JOHN AND LINDA SHELK COMMUNITY GRANTS The Juniper Arts Council is seeking grant applications from Grant County organizations for community projects that benefit Grant County communities. The JAC has $3,000 to distribute from the Shelk Foundation for community projects. The maximum grant award is $1,000. An example of a recent Shelk recipient: Blue Mountain Community College and Oregon State University received a grant to purchase welding safety gear sets to be used for welding classes held at Grant Union with college credit from BMCC. Applications are available from Karin Barntish at 131 West Main Street in John Day. Further information is available from Kris Beal at 541-932-4892. Applications are due April 5, 2019 by 5 PM. Blue Mountain Hospital We provide Basic and Advanced foot care nursing based on current medical bluemountainhospital.org 105832 research and professional guidelines. Reduce your risk for foot infection and injury by scheduling with our professional staff today. ATTENTION THE SENECA PTA WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU! HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS Don’t forget to apply for a Silvies Valley Ranch Education Scholarship. Open to Grant & Harney County students. 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