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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Buckaroo Festival a success for all ages
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Activities were plentiful
at the fourth annual Mon-
ument Buckaroo Festival
& Fall Harvest Auction on
Saturday at the Monument
Senior Center.
Organizer Judy Harris
said about 200 attended
the elk and salmon din-
ner, and there were more
people enjoying the other
activities, including a pet-
ting area with a miniature
horse and mule provided
by Silent Wave Horse Res-
cue, face painting, corn
hole, silent and live auc-
tions and more.
“It was another grand
success,” Harris said. “It
takes many volunteers
to make it happen, and
we sure do have a great
group.”
Bringing in $1,200
Contributed photo/Jeanne Strange
Enjoying a petting area with a miniature horse and a
miniature mule from Silent Wave Horse Rescue are Jeanne
Strange, Suzi Mael, Jinbo Ciochetti, Taylor Hamilton and
Brooklyn Grassl (in front) during Saturday’s Buckaroo
Festival in Monument.
during the live auction
was a handmade wooden
box full of liquor. The box
was made by Dan Morrow
of Long Creek. Suzi Mael
had the winning bid.
OBITUARIES
The fundraiser bene-
fits the Monument Senior
Center, which is known
as a hub for the city with
many community events
held in the facility each
year.
A set of handcrafted
salt and pepper grinders,
made by Dennis Abraham
and created from a wal-
nut tree that was in Harris’
yard, were auctioned off
for $360.
Monument 4-H club
members were also part of
the festival, selling lunch
as a fundraiser.
Gary Gruner, owner
of Gruner Chevrolet in
Madras and Wright Chev-
rolet in Fossil, donated
three car canopies to the
senior center.
Music at the event was
provided by Nestle Davis
Williams and Tommy
Erhardt.
Free archery instructor training for teachers
to be hosted at Monument School Oct. 18
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife will
host an archery instructor
certification training from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18 at
Monument School.
Teachers and others are
welcome to attend.
The one-day training is
part of the National Archery
in the Schools Program,
an archery program run by
school teachers, faculty, par-
ents and other volunteers
within a school. It is open
to students in grades 4-12 as
both an in-school and after-
school activity.
To register for the train-
ing, contact Stephanie Rus-
tad, ODFW archery edu-
cation
coordinator,
at
stephanie.m.rustad@state.
or.us.
ODFW trains instruc-
tors who lead the archery
program in their school
as they see fit. The train-
ing teaches them how to
safely set up an archery
range, how to shoot a bow
and teach others to shoot
and how to take care of the
equipment.
ODFW provides equip-
ment kits to Oregon schools
on a long-term loan basis as
long as they meet the basic
requirements to be part of
the program.
Contributed photo
The National Archery in the Schools Program will host a
training for instructors Oct. 18 at Monument School.
Mildred Pearl Belshaw
July 24, 1926 – Aug. 15, 2019
Mildred Pearl Belshaw, age 93, was born July 24, 1926, in
Dayville, Oregon, to Kellogg & Pearl Morris Snow. She died on
Aug. 15 at her son Mark’s home in Redmond with her family by
her side.
Millie is survived by her children, Matt Rieger, Ron Rieger
(Ranell), Mark Rieger (Toni), Connie White (Gene), Eugene
Belshaw (Susie), Rita Smith (Kevin), Curtis Belshaw and Calvin
Belshaw. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jamie Benton
(Grant), Aaron Watne (Danielle), Brenda Stanton (Todd), Stacey
White, Todd White, Trevor Rieger and Austin Rieger (Tina). She
is also survived by her nine great-grandchildren, Jasmine, Josh,
Coby, Bryce, Addison, Sydney, Harper, Carson and Reese, as well
as many special nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.
Nothing brought Millie more joy than being with her family.
Millie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Carl
Belshaw; daughter, Gabrielle Nyberg; and brother, Morris Snow.
At her request, no public service was held. In lieu of flowers,
donations can be made to the Talking Book & Braille Library:
State Library of Oregon, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301-
3950. These books brought her many years of joy. To offer online
condolences to her family, please visit driskillmemorialchapel.
com.
Arlot J. Jewell
Nov. 7, 1962 – Sept. 14, 2019
Arlot was born to Jack and Jesse Jewell on Nov. 7, 1962,
in Heppner, Oregon. Arlot Jewell passed away at the age of
56 on Sept. 14, 2019, at St. Charles hospital in Bend, Oregon.
Arlot lived on his ranch in Kimberly, Oregon, with his
wife, Carrie Jewell. While living on his ranch he enjoyed
raising his Charolais cows. Arlot was an avid hunter and
fisherman. One of his greatest joys was to get his family and
friends together to barbecue. Arlot was a logger for most of
his life and, in 2012, Arlot started his own feller buncher
business. Arlot was always supporting his local community,
from the sports programs to 4-H and FFA. He was always
willing to help anyone in any way possible.
Arlot is survived by wife, Carrie Jewell; sons, William
Jewell, Jack Jewell and James Jewell; daughter, Jessica
Herpperle; brother, Ted Jewell; sisters, Cindy Jewell, Loretta
Jewell and Joy Adams. Along with seven grandchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. at
the Jewell ranch, 45712 Highway 402, Kimberly, OR 97848.
There will be a potluck to follow at the Monument Senior
Center.
Market Facilitation Program
signup ends Dec. 6
Blue Mountain Eagle
Making a splash at the Seventh Street Complex
Blue Mountain Eagle
Children enjoyed a fun way to
cool off during the opening day of the
splash pad on Sept. 7 at the Seventh
Street Complex in John Day. Admis-
sion is free.
Since then, the fun park has been
open just a handful of days, due to
cooler weather.
John Day-Canyon City Parks and
Recreation office assistant Marissa
Williams said the splash pad will
be open mostly on days when the
weather is over 80 degrees. The sea-
son is winding down, according to the
latest forecasts.
The splash pad is adjacent to a new
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
playground and the Smokey Gibson Enjoying the new Seventh Street Complex splash pad Sept. 12 in John Day are
Memorial Skate Park. There are also siblings Logan Varenhorst, 6, left, and Hailey Mecham, 13.
basketball and tennis courts nearby,
plus a covered picnic area and a drink- struction near Belshaw Fields, on the ball field is owned by Grant School
ing fountain and bathrooms.
west side of the complex, with a new District No. 3 and is managed by the
Softball dugouts are under con- configuration of the field. The soft- Parks and Recreation department.
Fire defense district ends fire season Sept. 26
with Oregon Department of Forestry’s fire regulations.
Burning may be allowed in barrels and small piles.
Always check with local jurisdictions for permits and
more information on restrictions in particular areas.
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant County Fire Defense District will go out of
fire season at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 26 in an effort to stay in line
Signup ends Dec. 6 for
the Market Facilitation
Program, a U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture pro-
gram to assist farmers who
continue to suffer from
damages because of unjus-
tified trade retaliation from
foreign nations.
Through MFP, USDA
will provide up to $14.5
billion in direct payments
to impacted producers, part
of a broader trade relief
package announced in late
July, according to a press
release.
MFP payments will
be made to produc-
ers of certain non-spe-
cialty and specialty crops
as well as dairy and hog
producers.
MFP payments will
be made to producers of
alfalfa hay, barley, canola,
corn, crambe, dried beans,
dry peas, extra-long sta-
ple cotton, flaxseed, len-
tils, long grain and medium
grain rice, millet, mustard
seed, oats, peanuts, rape-
seed, rye, safflower, ses-
ame seed, small and large
chickpeas, sorghum, soy-
beans, sunflower seed,
temperate japonica rice,
triticale, upland cotton and
wheat.
Dairy producers who
were in business as of June
1 will receive a per hun-
dredweight payment on
production history, and hog
producers will receive a
payment based on the num-
ber of live hogs owned on
a day selected by the pro-
ducer between April 1 and
May 15.
MFP payments will
also be made to producers
of almonds, cranberries,
cultivated ginseng, fresh
grapes, fresh sweet cher-
ries, hazelnuts, macadamia
nuts, pecans, pistachios
and walnuts.
Each specialty crop will
receive a payment based
on 2019 acres of fruit or
nut bearing plants, or in
the case of ginseng, based
on harvested acres in
2019.
More information can
be found at farmers.gov/
mfp, including payment
information and a program
application.
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