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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Wright will serve
as Bend Bulletin
publisher
EO Media Group
Heidi Wright, chief operating officer
of EO Media Group, will also serve as
publisher of The Bulletin, effective Sept.
1.
EO Media Group has agreed to buy
The Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman
out of bankruptcy, and the deal is set to
close at the end of August.
“I think it’s critical that we are able
to deliver on the promises we’ve made
to the employees and to the community,”
Wright said. “So the owners have asked
me to step into the leadership role to
ensure that’s going to happen.”
Wright, 63, was chief financial officer
of The Bulletin’s parent company, West-
ern Communications, from 2014 to 2017,
when she departed for Salem-based EO
Media, a family-owned publishing com-
pany. She worked as publisher in Butte,
Montana, for Lee Enterprises and was
president of Klamath Publishing and
publisher of the Herald and News in
Klamath Falls from 2004 to 2014.
“Heidi’s deep knowledge of The Bul-
letin’s operations and her insights into
the newspaper’s market equip her to lead
The Bulletin as EO Media Group takes
ownership of the newspaper,” said Steve
Forrester, president and CEO of EO
Media Group. “She will continue to be
the chief operating officer of EO Media
Group, and our corporate headquarters
will remain in Salem.”
“I feel like saying ‘Welcome home!’”
said Betsy McCool, chairwoman of the
board of The Bulletin’s parent company,
Western Communications. “Heidi was
wonderful to work with in the past, and I
feel that I can call her a friend.”
EO Media Group announced Wednes-
day that it would not retain editor Erik
Lukens and would hire a new editor from
outside the company. The company was
the high bidder at a bankruptcy court
auction July 29 for The Bulletin and Red-
mond Spokesman, offering $3.65 million
for Central Oregon’s century-old daily
newspaper and a sister weekly.
Eagle file photo
A group of bicyclists take a break at the Conastoga Wagon Landmark off Highway 26 east of Prairie City.
Chamber takes reins of landmark Prairie City wagon
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Landmark Conestoga Wagon at the
viewpoint 2 miles east of Prairie City off
Highway 26 has “come full circle,” said
Grant County Chamber President Jerry
Franklin.
The chamber recently assumed respon-
sibility of the wagon and grounds from the
Prairie City Community Association.
The PCCA, for a variety of reasons,
including illness, was looking for another
agency to take on the upkeep.
Visitors to the area have enjoyed the rest
stop with the larger-than-life wagon since
1998 when the PCCA, the Prairie City City
Council and Oregon Department of Trans-
portation made a no-fee agreement for the
care and maintenance of the wagon and
grounds.
Franklin said he, his wife, Marcia, and
other business owners in Prairie City helped
form the Prairie City Business Association
in the 1970s, which later became the PCCA.
Marcia, along with Derral Dew, Judy
Jacobs, Helen Emmel, Melanie DeJong,
Sandy Murray and Leonard Wolf, were
members of the PCCA when the wagon and
its information kiosk were developed.
Funds for maintenance of the wagon and
grounds, which includes a sizeable parking
lot, will still be raised through advertise-
ment panels, which are included on part of
the wagon, and some assistance from the
Grant County Transient Room Tax, which
is administered by the chamber.
Jerry Franklin, who lives near the
wagon, said he rarely drives by it without
seeing one or more people at the site.
“This popular landmark and rest area
has, over the past 21 years, attracted thou-
sands of visitors who have stopped to rest
and take photos of the wagon and the sce-
nic view of the John Day Valley and our
beautiful Strawberry Mountain range,” he
said.
There was no charge for 29 current
advertisers at the wagon for 2018, and
there is no charge for this year, including the
remaining months.
In 2020, the annual advertising fees at the
Grant School District has board vacancy
Grant School District 3
is accepting applications for
a board of director vacancy.
Applicants must be a regis-
tered voter for one year. The
term will run through June
30, 2021.
wagon will be $200 for an 8x10-inch panel
and $300 for an 11x17-inch panel.
“We hope those who have faithfully sup-
ported the wagon over the years will con-
tinue to do so, and we hope that even more
will come aboard and help out this popular
landmark with more advertising or dona-
tions,” Franklin said.
A new tarp, costing $1,000, was pur-
chased for the wagon a couple years ago,
and more restoration work is needed, he
said.
Franklin said he feels the project needed
some “new blood infused” into it, and added
“everybody is on board” at the chamber.
All the communities in Grant County
can add something to highlight their area —
two of the panels are photos of Prairie City,
paid for by the city. This could also include
museums, he said.
“I think it will open a whole new world
for the county,” he said.
Anyone interested in advertising at
the wagon can stop by the chamber office
at 301 W. Main St. in John Day or call
541-575-0547.
OBITUARIES
About Obituaries
News obituaries of 300 words or less are a free service of the Blue
Mountain Eagle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral
home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Obituaries submitted to
the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and republished as
paid memorials. Obituaries longer than 300 words may be published as
paid memorials. Send obituaries by email, office@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-
575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For more
information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710.
Those
interested
in
applying may pick up an
application from Superin-
tendent Bret Uptmor, 401 N.
Canyon City Blvd., Canyon
City. The application dead-
line is Sept. 2.
Tammy Marie Binschus
A final memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 24
at Clyde Holliday State Park for Tammy Marie Binschus.
There will be a potluck dinner afterward, and pulled pork
sandwiches will be provided.
Mildred Pearl Belshaw, age 93, was born July 24, 1926 in Dayville, Oregon to Kellogg & Pearl Morris Snow. She died on August 15, 2019 at
her son Mark’s home in Redmond with family by her side.
Millie lived in Dayville through the 2nd grade and in John Day grades 3 through 6. During grades 7 through 12 she lived on the Moon Creek
Ranch near Mt. Vernon. She graduated from high school in 1945. In 1947 Millie married Dr. Terrance Parsons of New Westminster B.C. They had 2
children, Matt and Gaye. In 1951 she moved back to Portland and met and married Ed Rieger in 1953. They had 2 children, Ron and Mark.
In 1972 Millie moved back to John Day and married her high school sweetheart Carl Belshaw where she remained until early May 2019
when she moved to Redmond to live with her son Mark and his wife Toni. Millie worked many years as a customer service representative for
Portland Area Freightline Companies. She also worked for the Grant County Road Department from 1973 until her retirement.
Millie & Carl spent many years bowling, fishing, hunting and traveling until Carl became ill and passed away in 2005. Millie enjoyed her special
time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Millie also enjoyed time with her close companion Ken Moore of Mt. Vernon.
Millie is survived by her son Matt Rieger of Washougal, WA, Ron Rieger (Ranell) of Mt. Vernon, Mark Rieger (Toni) of Redmond, Connie White
(Gene) of Virginia, Eugene Belshaw of Washington, Rita Smith (Kevin) of Oregon, Curtis Belshaw and Calvin Belshaw both of Bend. She is also survived
by her grandchildren Jamie Benton (Grant) of Redmond, Aaron Watne (Danielle) of Camas, WA, Brenda Stanton (Todd) of Camas, WA, Stacey White
of Virginia, Todd White of Virginia, Trevor Rieger of Redmond and Austin Rieger (Tina) of Redmond. She is also survived by her 9 great-grandchildren
Jasmine, Josh, Coby, Bryce, Addison, Sydney, Harper, Carson and Reese as well as many special nieces, nephews and cousins.
Millie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Carl Belshaw, daughter Gabrielle Nyberg, and her brother Morris Snow. At Millie’s request
there will be no public service. Friends and family are invited to a potluck to celebrate her amazing life on Saturday, August 24th at her home in John Day
- 306 NW 5th Street from 1-4 PM. Please bring your favorite story or memory to share of Millie or “Aunt Dickie” as she was also fondly known.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Talking Book and Braille Library: State Library of Oregon 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR
97301-3950. These books brought so many years of joy for Millie. To light a candle for Millie or to offer online condolences to her family, please
visit www.driskillmemorialchapel.com Paid for by the family of Millie Belshaw
Monday - Thursday
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Friday 8am - 5pm
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Drew Thomas Knowles
Sept. 28, 1982 – July 26, 2019
Drew Thomas Knowles was born on September 28, 1982, in Portland, Oregon to Sally
Gregory Knowles and Jeffrey Blakeston Knowles. He died on July 26, 2019. From the beginning,
Drew was a ray of sunshine in the lives of all who knew him. He lived life to the fullest, with
passion and exuberance. Drew attended Grant Union High School in John Day, Oregon;
graduating in 2001. Drew was an athlete, playing football, basketball, and baseball, and
participating in wrestling and rodeo during high school. He was a member of the Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association, participating in steer wrestling, calf roping, team roping, and steer
roping. But the roping he loved most was branding calves with his family and friends.
A farrier by trade, Drew shod horses from Fossil to Winnemucca. He truly loved his job. He loved the work and
he loved the people. He developed many lifelong friendships on his shoeing route. Drew loved the outdoors, cutting
firewood, hunting, fishing and running his hound dogs. He was not afraid to go after a cougar or a bear in a hole or grab
a rattlesnake by the tail. The ranch at Drewsey was his very favorite place to be. Drew was the epitome of an ardently
involved father, not just playing with his boys, but taking them with him everywhere. But he was active in coaching, not
only his kids but all of them with the Grant County Wrestling Club and little league baseball. He had a particular talent
as an artist and craftsman, working in leather, wood, and metal. He could hone knives out of rasps, make a purse, a piece
of furniture, or a one of a kind branding iron. He would give his pieces of art to those dear to him and where he saw the
need. Drew shared his passion for life with everyone with the biggest smile, a twinkle in his eye and a bear hug whether
you wanted one or not. A genuine friend, Drew would give you the shirt off his back. He made everything fun. But there
was nothing he loved more than being with Jessie and the boys. Drew is survived by his wife of ten years, Jessica, and his
three sons, Charley, Jack and Cody; his mother, Sally; his brother, Trevor, and sister-in-law, Jena; as well as numerous other
relatives and an abundance of friends. He is preceded in death by his father, Jeffrey Knowles.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sons of Drew Knowles Memorial Fund through Driskill Memorial
Chapel at 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave an online condolence for Drew’s family or to view the tribute
video, please visit: www.driskillmemorialchapel.com. Paid for by the family of Drew Thomas Knowles
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He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR,
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Then it’s too late.
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