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Blue Mountain Eagle
The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday.
Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@bmeagle.com.
For meetings this week, see our list in the classifieds.
Wednesday, Sept. 18
Glyphosate documentary showing
• 6:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall
This event features a documentary about Glyphosate and how
it affects the body, sponsored by LucyCamp Super Foods, Pio-
neer Feed, Field’s Grass Fed Beef, Anita Linn and Carl Amstad.
A question-and-answer session will follow. For more information,
call 503-799-2179.
COMMUNITY
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Grant County Democrats meeting
• 6:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall
Rep. Lynn Findley will be the guest speaker at the Grant
County Democrats meeting. He will give an update about the last
legislative session and answer questions. For more information,
call 541-542-2633.
Friday, Sept. 27
Thursday, Sept. 19
Author presentation
• 5:30 — 7:30 p.m., Canyon City
Award-winning author Paty Jager will discuss her Gabriel
Hawke series, writing a mystery and general writing-related top-
ics. Her books will also be available for purchase at the event. For
more information, visit paintedksycenter.com, email paintedsky-
center@gmail.com or call 541-620-3788.
Our Lady of Immaculate Heart of Mary visitation
• 10:45 a.m., St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church
The public is invited to attend as the statue of Our Lady of
Immaculate Heart of Mary is received. A varied visitation sched-
ule is planned throughout the day at the church beginning at
10:45 a.m. and concluding at 6 p.m. Advanced sign-ups for any
of the planned activities are encouraged. For more information or
to sign up, call Father Christie at 541-575-1459 or Liz Aleman at
541-915-9441.
Drawing and painting workshop
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall
This event focuses on painting horses in watercolor and how
to properly draw a horse and portray its form in watercolor. This
class costs $300 for all three days. For more information and to
see supplies needed, visit paintedskycenter.com.
Friday, Sept. 20
American Legion Auxiliary Ellis Tracy Unit 77 meeting
• 2 p.m., Grant County Chamber of Commerce
Members are urged to attend to discuss important matters. For
more information, call Ruth Harris at 541-575-0076.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Monument Buckaroo Festival & Fall Harvest Auction
• 12 p.m., Monument Senior Center
The fourth annual festival and harvest auction will feature a
salmon and elk dinner, live music performed by Nestle Davis Wil-
liams and Tommy Erhardt and grand marshals Boken, Lonnie and
Roger Lawerence. At noon, the 4-H food booth will open on the
front lawn of the senior center, and bidder registration tables will
open for the live and silent auction; at 1 p.m. horse shoes and corn
hole begin, the silent auction in the senior center starts and games
for kids with prizes will start on the back lawn; at 3 p.m. the live
auction begins. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. and is $15 per person or
$25 per couple. Children 6-12 years can eat for $7.50, and 6 and
under are free. All proceeds benefit the Monument Senior Center.
For more information, call Judy Harris at 541-934-2244.
Needle felting demonstration
• 2 p.m., Painted Sky Center for the Arts
Fiber artist Catherine Danae, artist-in-residence at the John
Grant County
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 27-29
Eagle file photo
Diners lined up for elk steaks, ocean-caught salmon, wild
rice and homemade pies at the Buckaroo Festival and Fall
Harvest Auction in Monument in 2018.
Day Fossil Beds National Monument, will be demonstrating nee-
dle felting. She uses wool to create life-like sculptures of wildlife,
primarily fish. This is a free event and open to the public. For more
information, visit paintedskycenter.com.
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Operation Christmas Child packing
• 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Prairie City Senior Center
Volunteers pack boxes for 2- to 4-year-olds containing donated
gifts and other items for children overseas. Everyone is encour-
aged to attend. For more information, call 541-820-4100.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Basic drawing class
• 5:30-7:30 p.m., Painted Sky Center for the Arts
A series of classes starts Sept. 25 and ends Nov. 6. The class is
for ages 8 and up and will explore techniques ranging from char-
coal to graphite, basic shapes and still life. Register and see the
recommended materials list at paintedskycenter.com.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Chamber installation dinner
• 5 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge
The no-host social hour is from 5-6 p.m. with dinner at
6 p.m. On the menu is tri-tip or salmon dinner. New officers will
be installed shortly after dinner. Several guest speakers will be
presenting important information about “The Future of Grant
County.” Everyone is welcome to attend. RSVP dinner choices
and number of guests by Sept. 25. For more information or to
RSVP, call 541-575-0547 or email gcadmin@gcoregonlive.com.
Saturday, Oct. 5
‘Think Like an Animal’ tracking course
• 10-11:30 a.m., Madden Brothers Performing Arts Center,
John Day
Joe Kreuzman, senior instructor at Coyote Trails Nature
Center, will teach a course on tracking, including a guided
hike to introduce the proper way to read signs of wild-
life, their travels and behavior and the implications of the
local, interconnected landscape. The course costs $20, but
ages 15-17 are free. For more information, contact Gen-
evieve Perdue at genevieve@bmlt.org or 541-620-5754.
To purchase tickets, visit universe.com/embed2/events/
think-like-an-animal-tickets-john-day-PJ6YQH.