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Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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Grant County Piecemakers Quilt Guild honors veterans
By Rudy Diaz
Blue Mountain Eagle
On Nov. 8, members of
the Grant County Piece-
makers Quilt Guild awarded
Quilts of Valor to 30 local
veterans. It was a night hon-
oring veterans while enjoy-
ing tacos, laughter and
nostalgia.
This was the second year
the Grant County Piece-
makers Quilt Guild hosted
the event, which filled the
Elks Lodge dining area.
“I am really thrilled with
how many people are show-
ing up and it’s seeming like
it’s more than last year,” said
Karen Hinton, the president
of the Grant County Piece-
makers Quilt Guild.
Members of the guild
spent a year making 30 quilts.
Each quilt used the patriotic
colors of red, white, and blue.
Hilton Presented the quilts
while members of the guild
and the Grant Union FFA
worked together to take each
quilt to give to a veteran.
“We understand that free-
dom is not free. The cost of
our freedom is the dedication
and lives of men and women
like you and each quilt is
meant to say thank you for
your sacrifice,” Hinton said
before presenting the quilts.
“Each quilt is meant to offer
comfort for you and remind
you that although your fam-
ily and friends cannot be with
you at all times, you are for-
ever in our minds and in our
hearts.”
Each recipient had their
name called, received their
quilt, had a picture taken,
and was applauded by the
audience.
Eagle photos/Rudy Diaz
The night ended when all of the veterans gathered together to take a group photo
with their quilts.
Some of the quilts that were award-
ed to veterans. Each quilt uses red,
white and blue.
Prairie City rolls out vintage Christmas celebration
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Shoppers flock
to Mt. Vernon’s
Christmas bazaars
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
There was a cornuco-
pia of crafts, pies, jewelry
and more offered at the Mt.
Vernon Grange Christmas
Bazaar and the Mt. Vernon
Fire Department Holiday
Bazaar.
An abundance of tal-
ent was on display at both
events.
Grange
treasurer
Mary Ellen Brooks said
they had a few new ven-
dors and a good crowd of
shoppers.
Christen Case of Long
Creek was selling hand-
made fleece blankets and
throw pillows.
She said she was enjoy-
ing meeting with the other
vendors.
“Whatever I don’t sell
will be Christmas gifts,”
Case said.
Bonnie Cearns, who’s
organized the fire depart-
ment bazaar for nine years,
said all 12 of their local ven-
dors were offering hand-
made items.
There were 24 differ-
ent types of pies available
to buy as well as a loaded
baked potato lunch, served
up by Bonnie Cearns’
mom Marilyn Schiller of
Echo.
“We do it for the Mt.
Vernon elderly food bas-
kets,” Bonnie said of the
bazaar. “Last year, we did
50 baskets.”
She said her hus-
band, Mt. Vernon Fire
Chief Bill Cearns, and
the other firefighters will
deliver the baskets at
Christmastime.
Eagle file photo
The holiday season will kick off at “A Vintage Christmas on the Prairie” on Friday-Saturday,
Nov. 22-23, Prairie City. A tree lighting takes place Nov. 22 and a day chock full of events
is on schedule for Saturday. In the photo: Monty Buck hauled happy passengers around
during last year’s event.
from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Pub-
lic Works building, next to
Bar-W-B on Front Street.
Tours of vintage Prai-
rie City homes, including
Hotel Prairie, is another new
activity.
To top off Christmas on
the Prairie, members of the
Prairie City High School
FFA chapter will hold a din-
ner at 5 p.m. at the Prairie
City Senior Center and an
auction at 6 p.m.
Talents and Treasures, a
nonprofit community group,
has planned out many of the
two days of events.
Wanda Winegar said
three new people have
Regional real estate magazine relaunches
EO Media Group has
relaunched its monthly real
estate magazine to include
all of its markets in north-
east Oregon.
Beginning with the
November issue publish-
ing this week, East Oregon
Real Estate will now be
inserted into all six East-
ern Oregon publications
owned and operated by
EOMG: The East Orego-
nian in Pendleton, Herm-
iston Herald, The Observer
in La Grande, the Baker
City Herald, the Wallowa
County Chieftain and the
Blue Mountain Eagle in
John Day.
“With this co-publish-
ing among our six publi-
cations, our Real Estate
magazine is now a truly
regional product with
extensive reach and read-
ership in Morrow, Uma-
tilla, Wallowa, Union,
Baker, and Grant coun-
ties,” said EOMG Regional
Publisher Chris Rush. “In
addition to our combined
newspaper
circulation,
thousands more copies of
the expanded magazine
will also be distributed at
advertiser and rack loca-
tions throughout Eastern
Oregon.”
The company will dis-
tribute 25,000 copies on a
monthly basis and is also
supported with an online
component, eastoregon-
realestate.com, which can
be accessed from any of
the six member newspa-
pers’ websites.
joined the group this year.
“They jumped right in
to help, and that’s been a
blessing,” she said. “We’re
excited to have new people
in our group.”
For more information,
call Winegar at 541-820-
3675. See Page A7.
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The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Kris Beal of Mt. Vernon visits with Mary Snyder, browsing
Snyder’s artwork and handmade hats and socks at the Nov.
9 Mt. Vernon Grange Christmas Bazaar.
Visitors to the “Vintage
Christmas on the Prairie”
can expect a few new activ-
ities Nov. 22-23 to kick off
the season at Prairie City’s
annual event.
The celebration starts with
a tree-lighting ceremony on
Friday, Nov. 22, with young
dancers presenting a cou-
ple routines at 4:15 p.m. and
the lighting happening at
4:30 p.m. near city hall.
Saturday’s
activities
begin with the traditional
American Legion Auxiliary
Christmas Bazaar taking
place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at the Prairie City School
cafeteria. The ornament
hunt is from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
at downtown businesses
and the bazaar with a prize
for the one who finds all
the ornaments and has their
name drawn.
At 10 a.m. children can
decorate gingerbread at the
Teen Center, and at 11 a.m.,
Santa Claus will arrive on a
fire truck.
An adult holiday craft,
creating a farmhouse wreath,
is a new activity, happening
$9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth
John Day Elks Lodge #1824
Annual Free Community Th anksgiving Dinner
Monday - Thursday
7am- 6pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
November 28, 2019
1-4PM
Th is will be a full thanksgiving Feast.
Mendy Sharpe FNP
Apppointments
available
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Everyone is invited to attend.
Volunteers will be needed throughout the day to help with cooking , setup, clean up and meal
deliveries.
Please call the Lodge at 541-575-1824 to sign up!
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A MAN
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UP in the
morning
after sleeping on...
an advertised bed, in advertised
pajamas.
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Location: 140 NE Dayton st, John Day
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Music Lessons: See paintedskycenter.com/music-lessons for more info or to register.
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FREE
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Thursday, November 28th - 1:00 p.m.
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