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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
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The Eagle/Sean Hart
Karen Hinton of the Grant County Piecemakers Guild
works at the Grant County Quilt Show Friday.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Event organizer Sylvia Ross, left, stands with the Chester’s Thriftway group which won two large pizzas for being the largest
group at the event.
Strutters and striders join
forces with Hilton Half runners
Events benefit
Blue Mountain
Hospice
More than 100
quilts filled
pavilion
By Sean Hart
Blue Mountain Eagle
By Angel Carpenter
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The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Jeff and Megan Pass of Canyon City walk their dogs Tucker, a black mouth cur, and Sarabi, a
Great Dane, in Saturday’s Strut, Stride, Straddle and Stroll in John Day.
the support.”
Sylvia Ross, director
of hospice, said this year’s
turnout at the 10th annual
event was a bit smaller
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“No matter the size of the
event, we just celebrate the
day with those people,” she
said.
More than 100 quilts
were on display at the
Grant County Quilt Show
Friday and Saturday at the
Grant County Fairgrounds
in John Day.
This year was the 19th
year of the show, presented
by the Grant County Piece-
makers Quilting Guild.
Karen Hinton of the
guild said the show was
going well Friday with
more than 100 quilts on
display, plus artwork from
local artists. She said the
show also featured a jew-
eler, a spinning wheel and
food this year.
Mary Lou Drury, a
long-arm quilter from Mt.
Vernon at the show, said
there was a lot of talent on
display.
“The level of quilting
is superb,” she said. “You
have to see the talent. It’s
incredible.”
After Saturday’s show,
there was also a quilting
class taught by Hinton and
Drury on Sunday.
LaVerne Hartwick of
John Day said she always
looks forward to this
event.
“I like taking the class
and learning something,”
she said.
Joan Hopper said the
guild also gives back to
the community. She said
they’ve made quilts for
veterans, fire victims,
babies, nursing homes,
Heart of Grant County,
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
and other causes.
“We have great quilters
and artisans in this area,”
she said. “There is so
much talent in this county.
We try to really be based
for our community here
and help as many people
as we can.”
Hinton said a grant
from Juniper Arts Council
allowed the guild to con-
struct new racks for hang-
ing the quilts this year,
which has helped the show
run smoothly.
She said the quilting
guild has great teamwork.
“I’m very proud to
be associated with these
women,” she said.
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certificate to the Snaffle Bit
Dinnerhouse.
Cam Marlow, Blue
Mountain Hospital Dis-
trict’s chief financial offi-
cer, who was attending
the event for the first time,
said he especially enjoyed
looking at the scrapbooks
from previous races as well
as remembrance books
honoring past hospice
patients.
“I love seeing all the
volunteers and the racers
to support a good cause,”
he said. “We appreciate
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Hilton Half runners com-
bined forces with partici-
pants of the Strut, Stride,
Straddle and Stroll event on
Saturday, a total of 53, in
support of Blue Mountain
Hospice.
This year’s proceeds will
honor hospice patients who
are mothers, fathers, vet-
erans and those celebrat-
ing birthdays with gifts or
flowers.
Hilton Half participants,
whose starting line was in
Prairie City, run to remem-
ber ambulance director,
paramedic and award-win-
ning emergency medical
services educator TR Hil-
ton, a John Day resident
who passed away May 8,
2013.
All hospice employees
and some hospital employ-
ees volunteered at the
fundraiser.
Ten-month-old Jemma
Grant won a badminton
set. Charlene Morris won
18 holes of golf at the John
Day Golf Club. And the
Chester’s Thriftway walk-
ers, the biggest group, won
two large pizzas. Other
prizes included a day pass
to Roaring Springs in
Meridian, Idaho, and a gift
Quilt show
highlights
local talent
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