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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
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Seneca Oyster Feed draws a crowd
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
About 200 people braved
overcast skies to enjoy the
annual Seneca Oyster Feed, a
fundraiser for the Bear Valley
Meadows Golf Course.
Diners gathered under
a large tent to enjoy plates
of grilled oysters on the
half shell or deep-fried oys-
ters. Music was provided by
Bucky, James Pottschmidt of
Warrenton.
The day began early with
a golf scramble with four
teams. The winning team
included Brad Smith, Matt
Wenick, Dale Plemon and
Jay Kenyon. Winner for clos-
est to the pin was Cody Riley,
and the longest drive went to
Reuben Harvey.
Mark Novak of Burns won
the home run derby, knocking
seven softballs out of the park
with 10 swings. That was fol-
lowed by a coed softball tour-
ney. Each team supplied its
own pitcher, and four players
manned the outfi eld.
CHC of Central Oregon,
with only nine players, took
fi rst place in the softball tour-
nament. Pulled Hamhawks
of Burns placed second, and
the Screwballs of Burns took
third. Eight teams entered the
tourney.
Callie Moss was the grand
prize raffl e winner of a Ruger
American Predator bolt-ac-
tion rifl e. Kurt Hodson was
the raffl e winner for the Cal-
cutta Cooler. Dodie Hunt
won the Leupold binoculars,
and Dale Plemon won the
golf package at The Retreat
& Links at Silvies Valley
Ranch, John Day and Burns.
Contributed photo
The Eagle/Richard Hanners
The grills were busy at the Seneca Oyster Feed May 18.
CHC of Central Oregon were the winners of the softball
tournament at the 2019 Seneca Oyster Feed. Left to right are
Robert George, Chad Howard, Cassie Howard, Mike Strong,
Jackie Brinson, Josh Howard, Tifi nie Hadley, Sam Hadley and
Heidi Otteni. Not shown are coaches Steve and Amy Duke.
The Eagle/Richard Hanners
The Eagle/Richard Hanners
A batter swings for the fence during the softball tourney at the annual oyster feed in Seneca
on May 18.
A truckload of oysters and ice at the annual oyster feed in
Seneca on May 18.
EOU announces dean’s list
Blue Mountain Eagle
Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity named 570 students to the
dean’s list for the 2019 winter
term.
Grant County awardees
include Mariah Meyerholz of
Canyon City; Dauna Bishop,
Railey Namitz and Cody Niel-
sen of John Day; James Her-
cher and Carmen Vaughan of
Long Creek; Lucinda Harper
of Mt. Vernon; and Bri-
anna Zweygardt of Prairie
City.
Qualifying
students
achieve and maintain a grade
point average of 3.5 or higher
on a 4.0 scale while complet-
ing a minimum of 12 hours of
graded EOU coursework.
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