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A2 FAMILY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Grant County schools post excellent graduation rates Eagle file photo Dayville School District has graduated all of its students the past two school years. Graduation rates at Grant County schools were well above the state average following the 2018-2019 school year. Each school district in the county beat the state- wide average of 80%, the highest rate ever recorded in the state, according to data released by the Oregon Department of Education. Three local districts had perfect rates last year. Monument’s class of 2019 began with four stu- dents, and all four gradu- ated. The district’s rate was 100% the previous year as well. Seven students started in Dayville with two trans- ferring before their senior years. All five that remained Grant will improve small-animal barn at County fairgrounds Lyla Marie Brooks Jan. 3, 1945 — Dec. 23, 2019 Lyla Marie Brooks passed away in Boise, Idaho, Dec. 23, 2019, at the age of 74. Lyla was born in Prairie City, Ore- gon, to Lyle and Hazel Blume. She was raised in Bates, Oregon, and grad- uated from Prairie City High School. After graduation, she married Free- man Brooks. They began their life together traveling by train to Washing- ton, D.C. In 1964 their work took them to the Philippine Islands, where their son Garry was born. In 1965 they moved to Sin- gapore. Then in 1966 they transferred to England where their second son Russel was born. In 1968 they moved to Belgian Congo, where they spent two and a half years. In 1971 they were assigned to Guatemala City. After three and a half years in Guatemala they moved back to England. In 1974 they were transferred to Buenos Aires. Then in 1979 they transferred to Lima Peru. They were then sent back to the U.S. where their children graduated high school. In 1984 she was assigned to Athens, Greece. Freeman and Lyla then divorced. Lyla went on with her work travel- ing to Turkey, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria. Lyla retired in 2002 and moved to Boise, Idaho, where she enjoyed golfing, playing cards and jigsaw puzzles. Lyla is survived by her son Russel of Payette, Idaho; granddaughter Kate Brooks of Payette, Idaho; her sisters Marlene Woodley, Bev Davis, Bobbi Officer, Sandy Mead and Verna Pettyjohn; and her companion Jerry D Campbell. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Gary, a brother Garry and a sister Joann Hild. Services will be at a later date. Contributed photo From left, Northwest FCS Insurance Agent Beau Reynolds presents a $2,000 Rural Community Grant to revitalize the small-animal barn at the Grant County Fairgrounds to the Grant County 4-H Association, represented by OSU Extension Office Coordinator Carol Waggoner, 4-H leader Deanna Ma- ley and Grant County Fair Manager Mindy Winegar. Current Oregon driver’s licenses won’t work to board commercial aircraft starting Oct. 1 Blue Mountain Eagle Oregonians planning to board a commercial aircraft after Oct. 1 will need a form of identification that is Real ID compliant. The current Oregon driv- er’s license is not Real ID compliant, but the Depart- ment of Motor Vehicles will begin offering a Real ID option July 6, according to an Oregon Department of Transportation press release. The DMV, however, will not be able to fulfill the Painted Sky Center for the Arts offers new classes Blue Mountain Eagle Painted Sky Center for the Arts is offering new classes beginning in February. Classes include writ- ing, group guitar, cham- ber choir, introductory rock band, knitting, piano, voice and flute. Other classes are also ongoing. For more information, call 541-620-3788 or visit paintedskycenter.com. demand of almost one mil- lion Oregonians who will want the Real ID option. If people do not have a Real ID compliant form of identification at the airport, the Transportation Secu- rity Administration will put them through an alternate identity verification pro- cess that could take an hour or more, potentially causing them to miss flights. Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant County Cham- ber of Commerce is work- ing with a consulting firm to develop a new logo, brand and marketing plan for Grant County. To help determine what Last Week’s Temps 24/7 F ORECAST A UTOMATED : 541-575-1122 R OAD CONDITIONS : 511; TRIPCHECK . COM NOAA W EATHER R ADIO FOR J OHN D AY 162.500 MHz Steven Milton Devine, 72, of Monument passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Blue Mountain Hospital. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Driskill Memorial Chapel. To offer online con- dolences to his family, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. Doyle Dewaine Staples Doyle Dewaine Staples, 96, of Seneca passed away Jan. 19, 2020, at his residence. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Driskill Memo- rial Chapel. To offer online condolences to his family, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. Chamber seeks local feedback on Grant County marketing plan Mildred A. Greenwood Mildred A. Greenwood, 97, of Unity, Oregon, and recently of John Day, Oregon, passed away at Valley View Assisted Living Facility in John Day, Oregon, on Jan. 27. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Services will be held at a later date. To leave an online condolence for the family, visit grayswestco.com. best describes the county, the chamber is asking local res- idents to complete a quick survey. Answer the nine branding questions at surveymonkey. com/r/N56TCKQ. For more information, call the chamber at 541-575-0547. Janice C. Officer, age 89, of Canyon City passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at her residence. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, January 29th at 1:00 PM at Canyon City Cemetery with a reception following at the John Day Elks Lodge. Janice was born June 20, 1930 in Baker, Oregon to James and Jessie (Cassidy) Moore. She graduated from Grant Union High School in 1948. In August of that same year, she married Joseph Wade Officer Jr. in the John Day United Methodist Church. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, golfing and reading. She was a real history buff as well.Aside from her work on the family ranch and a housewife, Janice was very active in her community. She was the 1947 Grant County Fair Princess, a member of the Grant County Family Heritage Foundation Board, a member of the John Day Golf Course and served on the Golf Course Board. She was also the 1993 Grant County Fair Grand Marshall and a 4-H leader for livestock and knitting clubs. Janice was a member of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, a member of the Eastern Star, Nydia Temple Daughter of the Nile, past member of the Canyon City Rainbow Board, a charter member of the Grant County Cow Belles, having served as the President, Vice President and Secretary. She was also a charter member of the Oregon Cow Belles and has been 2nd Vice President and Secretary. She is survived by her daughters: Patti Deist of Pilot Rock and Karen Officer of John Day and one son, Jim Officer and his wife Andrea of Bear Valley as well as 7 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Janice was preceded in death by her husband Wade Officer, her parents Jim & Jess Moore and one brother, James (Dinty) Moore. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grant County Family Heritage Foundation or to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, Oregon, 97845. To offer on-line condolences to Janice’s family, please visit www.driskillmemorialchapel.com. Paid for by the family of Janice C. Officer John Day ...........................................................HI/LO Tuesday ........................................................... 46/33 Wednesday ..................................................... 44/38 Thursday .......................................................... 48/41 Friday ............................................................... 54/39 Saturday .......................................................... 58/33 Sunday ............................................................. 48/36 Monday............................................................ 46/34 Steven M. Devine Another option is to obtain and use a pass- port or passport card. The cost of getting a new pass- port card is roughly equal to that of getting a replace- ment license with the Real ID option — and people can apply now at one of more than 76 acceptance sites across Oregon. For more information, visit oregon.gov/realid. 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. A MAN WAKES UP in the morning after sleeping on... an advertised bed, in advertised pajamas. He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR, have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE. Then it’s too late. AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! S169007-1 Passports, passport cards or Real ID compliant identification will be required dents graduated for a rate of 92.5%, up from 92.11% the previous year. Although Prairie City School District had the low- est rate at 84.6%, only two students failed to graduate. The grade level started with 16 students, and three trans- ferred. Eleven of the remain- ing 13 earned a diploma. The rate was 88.9% the pre- vious year. OBITUARIES Blue Mountain Eagle Northwest Farm Credit Services has awarded the Grant County 4-H Associa- tion in John Day a $2,000 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant. In a statement, the association said, “We thank Northwest Farm Credit Services for the grant. The funds will be used to revital- ize our local small-animal barn. The cur- rent barn has allowed youth to house ani- mals during fair for over 50 years, but it is in need of remodeling. With this grant, youth will have the opportunity to house animals at this location for many years to come.” In 2019, Northwest FCS committed over $237,000 to 190 projects in rural communities across Idaho, Montana, Ore- gon and Washington. Since the program’s inception in 2007, it has awarded 1,182 grants totaling more than $1.99 million. The next rural grant deadline is Feb. 1. Visit northwestfcs.com/stewardship/ rural-communities for more information and an application. graduated, up from a rate of 50% in 2017-2018. Long Creek’s class began with eight students. Although all but one trans- ferred, the remaining student earned a diploma. The previ- ous year, Long Creek’s rate was 66.7%. At the largest district, Grant, the class began with 50 students, and 10 trans- ferred. Thirty-seven stu- Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com S167944-1 Blue Mountain Eagle Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710 W EATHER F ORECAST FOR THE WEEK OF J AN . 29-F EB . 4 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Possible rain Cloudy Cloudy Partly sunny Cloudy Mostly sunny Mostly sunny 44 48 54 58 36 43 48 38 41 39 33 28 13 32
