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A2 FAMILY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Health in focus at fairgrounds By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle People fl ocked to the 25th annual Grant County Family Health Fair, packing into the county fairgrounds pavilion in John Day for what coordinator Chris Yri- arte said was a successful event. Yriarte said most of their regular vendors returned, and they had several new faces this year. Committee members helping Yriarte included Veanne Weddle of Senior Services, Lisa Rynear- son from the Forest Ser- vice, Jessica Winegar from the Grant County Health Department, Marcy Wasi- luk from Strawberry Wil- derness Community Clinic and Jim and Lynette Sul- lens who are retired from the Forest Service. The venue moved from Grant Union Junior-Senior High School, where it was held in year’s past, to the Grant County Fairgrounds. Yriarte said the move made sense because they had been transporting the tables and chairs, borrowed from the fairgrounds, to the school. Now, they have everything in one spot. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Marcy Wasiluk, director of Strawberry Mountain Community Clinic in John Day, hands giveaway items to Tammy McKenna of Mt. Vernon at the health fair. Also new this year was a kids zone where children could get creative, paint- ing rocks or playing with puppets, along with other activities. Jeremy Buller, trauma coordinator at St. Charles Medical Center in Red- mond, had several small groups signing up for train- ing in “Stop the Bleed” where he taught simple techniques. Members of the Grant County Sheriff’s Offi ce Search and Rescue team were among those receiving training. “You don’t need spe- cialty equipment to control Wayne Stewart Scholarship has new deadline this year life-threatening bleeding,” Buller said. “The goal is to train as many people as we can.” Another new addition to this year’s health fair was an American Red Cross blood drive. Aleah Johns, who will be a senior at Prairie City School this fall, helped coordinate the event for her senior project. There were several new vendors including Can- yon Mountain Center own- ers Jim and Sandy Bay, who brought a portable lab- yrinth; ODS Community Dental of Portland; Ore- gon Health Insurance Mar- ketplace; John Day Farmers Market; Childcare Resource & Referral; Families First Parent Resource Center; and OSU’s Food Hero booth. Tai chi instructor Krish Hamilton led a couple well-attended demonstra- tions in the practice. Wasiluk had information about a Community Health Worker program the clinic is launching in July, which will support people with chronic disease management and can include in-home visits. Several booths were led by the clinic, Blue Moun- tain Hospital and the Grant County Health Department. Yriarte said the com- mittee created a new way to lead visitors through all the booths by using a “passport.” Those fi lling their pass- port, which often led to interactions with those manning booths, could be entered into a drawing for prizes. Prizes for children fi ll- ing out passports included a boys and girls bicycle, with a helmet, and fi shing poles. “It’s a great turnout,” Yriarte said, adding some were there for the blood draws or blood donations, and some came for both. Magone Lake Bike Trail kickoff event constructs fi rst half-mile of new trail Blue Mountain Eagle The Malheur National Forest, in conjunction with the Eastern Oregon Trail Alliance and Blue Mountain Land Trust’s “Blues Crew” from Walla Walla, Wash- ington, hosted the Magone Lake Bike Trail Network kickoff event June 8-9. The kickoff was a two- day event resulting in the construction of the fi rst 0.61 miles of the new bike trail system. Participants included 26 volunteers and four Forest Service employ- ees, including Prairie City District Ranger Ed Guzman. The full 18-mile trail project, with 8 miles of road-to-trail conversion and 10 miles of contractor-built new trail, has a three year window for completion. The kickoff weekend initi- ated work on a road-to-trail conversion segment. The new trail segments will all be constructed using a grant from Oregon Parks and Rec- reation Department, Rec- reational Trails Program. Contract work will begin in 2020. “We can’t thank our state and private partners enough for their support of this proj- ect,” said Jared Bowman, Malheur’s North Zone rec- reation planner. For more information on future Magone Bike Trail Network work days, Bow- man at 541-820-3863. Gibson earns Master of Social Work Blue Mountain Eagle Widener University con- ferred degrees to more than 1,100 graduates in a cere- mony May 17 at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. Michelle Gibson of John Day graduated with a Master of Social Work from Widener’s School of Human Service Professions. OBITUARIES BEO ranked in top 100 community banks in nation Blue Mountain Eagle Blue Mountain Eagle Grant County students of higher education who apply for the Wayne Stewart Scholarship should take note of an earlier deadline this year. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, June 28. There is also a new mailing address for the applications. A total of $608,000 was awarded to 122 recipients for the 2018-2019 scholarship year. The funds are avail- able thanks to the late benefactors Wayne Stewart of Dayville and his son Eminger Stewart III, who made pro- visions in their wills for a perpetual scholarship. For applications and more informa- tion, visit the Grant County Education Service District website at grantesd. k12.or.us, and click on “Scholarships.” Scholarships should be mailed to U.S. Bank Wealth Management, Trust Department, 131 E. Main St., Medford, OR 97501. American Banker magazine has ranked Bank of Eastern Oregon among the top 200 community banks in the country. The magazine, a trade publication based in New York City, named BEO Bancorp of Heppner to the list based on average return of shareholder equity between 2016 and 2018. Banks with less than $2 billion in assets were eligible. At 10.71% aver- age return, BEO Bancorp ranked 97. President and CEO Jeff Bailey said he was pleased with the recognition. “This is testimony to the dedica- tion of our employees and the tre- mendous support of our customer base,” Bailey said in a statement. “We are proud of our track record serv- ing eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington communities for over 74 years and are delighted to be the one of only three banks located in Oregon that can make the claim of being in the top 200 community banks in the country.” For more information, visit beo- bank.com. Deerhorn, Middle Fork campgrounds closed June 25-28 Blue Mountain Eagle Malheur National Forestrecre- ation staff have announced a tem- porary closure for the Deerhorn and Middle Fork campgrounds from June 25-28. The campgrounds are being closed temporarily for haz- ard tree removal as part of the Camp Valley Project. For more informa- tion, visit fs.usda.gov/malheur or call 541-575-3000. Blue Mountain Eagle Ruth Irene Smith Nov. 24, 1931 — June 18, 2019 Ruth Irene Smith, 87, of John Day, Oregon, passed away on June 18 at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 26, at 10 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in John Day with Bishop Dave Archibald offi ciating. Graveside interment will be held imme- diately following the church service at Rest Lawn Cemetery in John Day. Ruth was born on Nov. 24, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, to Hector Nivi- son and Ellynne Trumbull. She gradu- ated from high school in Mt. Vernon, Oregon. On Sept. 27, 1951, she married Randel Smith in John Day. Ruth was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting, sew- ing, coloring and reading; she also loved genealogy and fam- ily history. She was also a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, loving to greet people as they came in the door. Ruth was proud to have served on a mission for the church. She is survived by her children, Dixie Smith of Cres- cent City, California, Randy Smith of Florida, Debbie Wess- ley of Crescent City, California, Mindy Sue of Oklahoma, Laurel Baucum of John Day, Oregon, and Hector Smith of Washington. She is also survived by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ruth is preceded in death by her husband, Randel Smith Sr.; and her son, Randel Smith Jr. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s hospital through Driskill Memorial Chapel at 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave an online condolence for Ruth, visit driskillme- morialchapel.com. Office Closure Our office will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day. No early deadline will be in place. We hope you spend this day celebrating with friends and family! 124275 Monday - Thursday 7am- 6pm Friday 8am - 5pm Mendy Sharpe FNP 124284 Apppointments available Last Week’s Temps John Day ...........................................................HI/LO Tuesday ........................................................... 82/53 Wednesday ..................................................... 72/47 Thursday .......................................................... 60/43 Friday ............................................................... 62/46 Saturday .......................................................... 77/41 Sunday ............................................................. 72/47 Monday............................................................ 74/44 24/7 F ORECAST A UTOMATED : 541-575-1122 R OAD CONDITIONS : 511; TRIPCHECK . 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