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WHAT’S HAPPENING & NEWS
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.
Friday, Nov. 22
Women’s Advent Festival
• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., John Day United Methodist Church
All women are invited to this event. Sponsored by
St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Breakfast will be a pot-
luck and lunch is provided. For more information, call
Becky Carey at 541-575-0104, Susan Church at 541-
921-7386 or the United Methodist Church at 541-575-
1326.
Spaghetti dinner & silent auction
• 5 p.m., Seneca School gymnasium
Hosted by the City of Seneca, all proceeds will go
toward a new fire station. Doors open at 5 p.m. followed
by dinner at 6. Dinner is $8 for adults and $5 for kids
6th-grade and below. Garlic bread for the meal is being
donated by Grandma’s Truck N’ Kitchen of Seneca. For
more information, call 541-542-2161 or email admin@
senecaoregon.com.
Saturday, Nov. 23
American Legion Auxiliary 106 Holiday Bazaar
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Prairie City High School cafeteria
Cinnamon rolls and a baked potato bar will be served by
the Prairie City girls basketball team.
Monday, Nov. 25
Christmas chalk fun
• 5:30-7:30 p.m., Painted Sky Center for the Arts
This Christmas-themed chalk couture workshop will
design holiday porch signs. For more information, visit
paintedskycenter.com.
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Thursday, Nov. 28
Thanksgiving dinner
• 1 p.m., PBC Teen Center, Prairie City
Everyone is invited to a free Thanksgiving dinner. For
more information, call 541-820-3696.
• 1 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge 1824
A free Thanksgiving dinner will be held, and everyone is
welcome. Attendees can bring a side dish or dessert if they
would like (not required), and home deliveries are available
for those who cannot make it to the Lodge. For more infor-
mation or to volunteer, call 541-575-1824.
Friday, Nov. 29
Tree Lighting Ceremony
• 6 p.m., The Corner Cup
Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony with Santa visit. For
more information, call Sherrie at 541-620-2638.
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Grant County Senior Citizens Advisory Council
• 11:00 a.m., Monument Senior Center, 269 Main St.
The semi-annual meeting will be held to introduce new
members of the Council appointed by the Grant County
The Grant County Natural Resource
Advisory Committee meets for first time
By Rudy Diaz
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant County Nat-
ural Resource Advisory
Committee, consisting of
10 members, met for the
first time on Nov. 14 and
elected its leaders.
The committee elected
Scott McDonald, who has
worked for the U.S. For-
est Service for the past 32
years, as chairman. Bil-
lie Jo George, who has been
involved with several for-
est projects, was elected
co-chairman. Haley Olson,
owner of the Rocky Moun-
tain Dispensary, was named
secretary.
The first task for the com-
mittee is to establish bylaws
to give to Grant Count Com-
missioner Jim Hamsher,
the liaison from the county
court. Hamsher will pres-
ent the proposed bylaws to
the county court for final
approval.
To help the committee
establish bylaws, the group
was provided with a packet
from Baker, Harney and
Malheur counties to give the
committee ideas on rules and
purpose.
The committee has agreed
to take the bylaws home to
review the information they
have been given and prepare
for the next meeting Dec. 12.
Each committee member
introduced themselves and
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Court, and review new business proposed by council mem-
bers. The public is welcome to attend.
Thursday, Dec. 5
Light up a Life
• 6 p.m., Valley View Assisted Living
Candles will be lit in memory of loved ones at the 14th
annual event. Donations accepted at the door, refreshments
following program. For more information, email sross@
bluemountainhospital.org.
Thursday, Dec. 7
Grant Union Gold Holiday showcase
• 3 p.m., Grant Union new gym
The 23rd annual Holiday Showcase will include
dance performances from Grant Union Gold and Body,
Fitness & Dance. Admission is $4 and free for chil-
dren 6 and under. For more information, call Ashleigh
at 541-647-8316.
Monday, Dec. 9
American Red Cross blood drive
• 1-6 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in John Day
The blood drive will be held at 944 E. Main Street in John
Day. For more information or to schedule an appointment,
call 1-800 (RED CROSS).
Tuesday, Dec. 10
American Red Cross blood drive
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-
ter-day Saints in John Day
The blood drive will be held at 944 E. Main Street in John
Day. For more information or to schedule an appointment,
call 1-800 (RED CROSS).
Grant Union senior to lead
Red Cross Blood Drive
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union High School
senior Tiler Voigt is partnering
with the American Red Cross
to assist with a two-day blood
drive scheduled for Mon-
day-Tuesday, Dec. 9-10.
The drives will be located at
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, 944 E. Main
St., John Day, from 1-6 p.m on
Monday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
on Tuesday. The volunteer
effort is part of Voigt’s senior
project. She will be mentored
by Margee Sell who is with
the American Red Cross blood
services in Bend for the event.
Participating donors will
be entered into a drawing for
a small prizes, with a winner
drawn every hour.Voigt said
she has a goal to have 70 blood
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
The Natural Resource Advisory Committee having their first meeting with Commissioner Jim
Hamsher present as the liaison from the Grant County Court.
stated why they want to be a
part of the NRAC.
“Fire fuels is my main
interest right now because
I just see our summers get-
ting hotter and drier and fires
getting bigger,” McDonald
said. “Being in the business,
the Forest Service goes to
where the big trees are, they
don’t go to where the prob-
lem is and that’s why I am
here.”
The committee con-
sists of members that have
worked in or have experi-
ence with the Forest Ser-
vice, federal government,
ranching, hemp, Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife and/or environ-
mental analysis.
Burke O’Brian, Doug
Ferguson, Jim Bahrenburg,
Judy Kerr, Pat Voigt, Steven
Baldwin and Dan Becker
are the other NRAC mem-
bers. Meetings are planned
to be the second Thursday
of every month.
donations
within the
two days.
“I have
set a per-
sonal goal of
encouraging
Tiler Voigt
at least 20
new donors
to give blood,” she said. “One
donation can save up to three
lives. However, less than 38
percent of our population is
eligible to give blood or plate-
lets. With that, according to
the American Cancer Society,
about 1.7 million people are
expected to be diagnosed with
cancer in 2019. Many of them
will need blood, sometimes
daily, during their chemother-
apy treatment, and a single car
accident victim can require as
many as 100 pints of blood
(American Red Cross).”
STUDENTS SHARE MUSIC AT
HONOR BAND, CHOIR CONCERT
Contributed photo
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
Scott McDonald was voted to
be the chairman of the Natu-
ral Resource Advisory Com-
mittee by his fellow commit-
tee members.
Grant Union student musicians gather after performing in
the District 6 Honor Band and Choir Concert Tuesday, Nov.
5, at McLoughlin High School (MacHi) in Milton-Freewa-
ter. Front, from left: Emily Finley (clarinet), Kohlten Jones
(tuba), Samantha Floyd (bassoon); middle row, Will Car-
penter (bass singer), Aiden Taylor (bass singer); back row,
Brianna Majors (soprano), Emilie Updegrave (alto) and Er-
ika Dickens (alto).
Recycling
Awareness Month
Grant County has designated the month of November as “Recycling
Awareness Month.” It’s a good time for all of us to start making
the most of new opportunities to recycle. Recycling bins for plastic
containers, tin cans, newspaper, magazines, and cardboard are
located at Clark’s Transfer Station, 26431 Luce Creek Road, John
Day, OR. Routine recycling makes a real difference and contributes
toward waste prevention. “Recycling” redirects many discards away
from disposal and back into commerce which allows materials to be
transformed for use as new products. “Waste prevention” is about not
making waste in the first place as we change what we use and how we
use it. Consumers can impact the environment by preventing waste
through the choices they make every day. What materials we consume
and how we consume them is what makes the real the difference.
Some important questions for each of us to ask are -- Is the item
really needed or can money be spent more productively? Can the
item be borrowed or rented rather than bought new? Is the item
made to last, or can it be repaired if it breaks? Is it recyclable?
Does it have excessive packaging? If people practice making
sustainable purchases, we could save a tremendous amount of
resources and help prevent products from being discarded. We all
can make it a daily practice to recycle, reuse, and compost. Grant
County promotes recycling and waste reduction within the Grant
Wasteshed as required by OAR 340-090-0030 and 340-090-0040.
For more information, contact Grant County at 541-575-0059.
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