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B2 SPORTS Blue Mountain Eagle SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, May 15, 2019 SHOOTING THE BREEZE WHAT IS SUCCESS? FRIDAY, MAY 17 Grant Union track and field at OSAA 2A State Champi- onships at Western Oregon University in Monmouth Prairie City, Monument track and field at OSAA 1A State Championships at Western Oregon University in Monmouth SATURDAY, MAY 18 Grant Union track and field at OSAA 2A State Champi- onships at Western Oregon University in Monmouth Prairie City, Monument track and field at OSAA 1A State Championships at Western Oregon University in Monmouth MONDAY, MAY 20 Grant Union softball hosts OSAA State Playoffs round one at Seventh Street Com- plex in John Day, TBD Grant Union baseball hosts OSAA State Playoffs round one at Seventh Street Com- plex in John Day, TBD T he other day, I took my lit- tle girl fishing down at Holliday Park Pond. Since they had just stocked it, I was expect- ing to haul them in right and left. Not so. As it turned out, the fishing was pretty slow. Ella got bored fast and started playing in the water and looking for frogs and turtles. On the drive home, I was telling her how bummed I was about the poor fishing trip. To my surprise, she told me what a fun trip it had been. It reminded me of the first deer hunt with my oldest son. After a hard day of hunting, he missed an easy shot at the big- gest buck I have ever seen in Grant County. I was inconsolable. I pouted for days. When I finally came to myself and started talking again, I was sur- prised to find out that he thought it had been a great day! These moments of seeing the world through my kids’ eyes Rod Carpenter started me thinking about how we define suc- cess in the outdoors. We humans are pretty com- petitive by nature, and we love to quantify every- thing. That is why we talk about the number of fish we caught, or how long they were. Scoring sys- tems like the Boone and Crockett Club and SCI allow us to compare our hunting prowess against each other. Now I believe that scoring systems have a good purpose, and I try as hard as I can to hunt and fish for the biggest specimens I can find. I don’t think there is any- thing wrong with that, but is that how we should define whether or not we PROGRESS were successful that day? Isn’t any day not grind- ing away at work, fixing the roof or stuck in Port- land traffic a success- ful day? I love being out- side, but I hate coming home and having every- body ask, “Did you get anything?” It is almost as if coming home empty handed means that the day was wasted. But is any day spent out in the nat- ural world really wasted? Isn’t it a much better use of your day than painting the deck? We all have a limited amount of time we can spend outside. Draw sys- tems and season limits lend a sense of urgency to our pursuit. All too often we get caught up in accom- plishing the goal we have Contributed photo Columnist Rod Carpenter’s son, Josh, poses for a photo in the set for ourselves, whether field. it be harvesting a big bull or catching a limit of fish, that we miss out on some hard. But take the time to lucky ones, no matter how great experiences. We are slow down and look around the day turns out. so focused that we miss the you. Appreciate where you We welcome your beauty of our surroundings, are and, hopefully, who you thoughts and ideas at shoo- tingthebreezebme@gmail. the quiet and peace of the are with. The majority of woods or the companionship the people on this earth will com. Rod Carpenter is a hus- of the friends or family we never get to see what you band, father and hunting are with. see or do what you do. I fool. I encourage you to hunt would say that makes us the Celebrating our communities and showcasing achievements, industries and tourism Progress, a special publication of the Blue Mountain Eagle, highlights developments that enhance the economy and livability of Grant County. Show us YOUR progress by highlighting YOUR business! SALES DEADLINE PUBLISHES 10AM June 12, 2019 June 26, 2019 The CONTACT KIM TODAY! 541-575-0710 kim@bmeagle.com Blue Mountain EAGLE Grant County’s newspaper since 1868 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR • MyEagleNews.com Many, many thanks to everyone who attended the recent Monument Volunteer Ambulance Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Fundraiser! Your support was overwhelming and most appreciated. A special Thank You to Sylvia Cockrell for her stunning menu and expert help in preparing the meal, to Jeanne Strange, Judy Harris and Sue Stovall for your amazing decorations and to the Longview ranch for the generous donation of hamburger! Also to everyone who was kind enough to make pies for our dessert auction! We would also like to thank the following folk and businesses for donating items for our silent auction: Bruce & Jeanne Strange Pioneer Feed & Farm Supply Shawn Duncan/The Squeeze In Cochran Creek Ranch, Kimberly Judy Davis Harris Gary Adams John Day Auto Parts NAPA Nydam’s Ace Hardware John Day Hardware Les Schwab Tire Center Alva & Phyllis Farley Darrell & Rose Howe Jim & Suzette Mael Jeanne Vaughan Strange Thomas Orchards. Russell’s Custom Meats (Tracy & Kathy Moss) Archie Osburn and Brittany Desadier Monument School CTE Department (Builders: Tell Cox, Aubrieanna Osborne, Donovan Hayden Schafer) Engle Contracting, LLC... Apricot Apiaries (Matt Allen & Liz Lovelock) Toni Clark Lisa Neuburger & Dave Ciochetti
