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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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-
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