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Blue Mountain Eagle
County buildings
closed to public traffic
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County build-
ings are closed to traf-
fic due to COVID-19,
and county employees
are encouraged to work
from home, according to
Grant County Judge Scott
Myers.
Grant County Circuit
Court will remain open
with its revised hours,
and the county courthouse
can still be accessed.
The closure started at
1 p.m. on March 23 and
will last until April 6
when the situation will be
reassessed, Myers said.
Blue Mountain Eagle closing
office to walk-in traffic
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Blue Mountain Eagle
is closing its John Day office
to walk-in traffic to pre-
vent the spread of the new
coronavirus.
The office will be staffed,
but the doors will be locked.
Non-essential visitors will
not be permitted entry. Cor-
respondence can be deliv-
ered through the dropbox at
the front door.
Newspapers will be
available for purchase in the
lobby. Customers who have
their subscription delivered
to the Eagle office can pick
them up in the lobby.
Customers may contact
the Eagle staff by phone
at 541-575-0710; by fax at
541-575-1244; or by email
to
editor@bmeagle.com
for news, to ads@bmea-
gle.com for advertising or
to
office@bmeagle.com
for subscriptions or general
inquiries.
Virus response committee discusses
priorities for upcoming special sessions
By Dick Hughes
For the Oregon Capital Bureau
The Legislature’s coro-
navirus response committee
is working through propos-
als to help Oregon businesses
and residents handle the eco-
nomic and health effects of the
pandemic.
“What are the five most
important things we must do
as a Legislature to respond to
this coronavirus?” commit-
tee co-chair Rep. Paul Holvey,
D-Eugene, asked at Monday’s
lengthy meeting. He said the
committee’s immediate goal is
to propose policies and funding
that help individuals and small
businesses survive.
He called the COVID-19
pandemic “the most serious
issue I have known of in my
lifetime hitting the state of Ore-
gon,” and he implored Ore-
gonians to follow the health
guidelines that have been put
in place.
“Our biggest economic
impact that we can have, right
now in my opinion, is staying at
home and stopping the spread
of this virus. It’s so ultimately
important. Please take it seri-
ously,” Holvey said.
The committee will resume
its work Tuesday morning
with the goal of prioritizing its
recommendations.
Co-chair Sen. Arnie Roblan,
D-Coos Bay, said it will be up
to Gov. Kate Brown and the
Legislature’s Democratic and
Republican leaders to create
the plan for a special legislative
session.
“The reality of the situation
is, we were put in place to have
real conversations for the pub-
lic and everybody else to vet as
many ideas as we thought were
reasonable. We were also asked
to prioritize those,” Roblan said
of the Joint Special Committee
on Coronavirus Response. “At
the end of the day, the leaders
of our four caucuses and the
governor are going to have to
come together to come up with
a plan to have a special session,
if we’re going to do that.”
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Various locations offering free meals
for students and adults this week
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
An anonymous donor
is helping keep kids fed
during spring break.
The Ugly Truth Bar and
Grill in John Day served
up free pizzas for children
Monday and Tuesday. El
Cocinero in Prairie City
provided lunch for the first
sandwich, fruit, fruit snack
and drink.
In the evenings, from
5:30-7 p.m. St. Elizabeth’s
Catholic Church will serve
pasta to go until March 31.
Father Christi said the
church is carrying out the
mission of St. Elizabeth,
The Eagle/Steven Mitchell
which was to help the poor,
the lonely, the sick and the Students walk into The Ugly
Truth Monday for lunch.
needy.
100 customers Monday.
On a first-come, first-
served basis, Java Jungle
will provide 100 meals from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Chester’s
Thriftway
will provide free lunches
to K-12 students from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
each day through Friday.
The lunches will include a
OBITUARIES
Robert Guy Cummings
Sharon Joan Haynes
Robert Guy Cummings, age 97, passed away on March
9, 2020, at his residence at Meadowbrook Place. A memo-
rial service will be held on April 25,
2020, at the Harvest Church in Baker
City.
Robert was born on Jan. 24, 1923,
in Mt. Vernon, Oregon, to William
Otis and Gertrude (Hall) Cummings.
He attended high school in Mt. Ver-
non and went on to serve for 2 ½
years in the United States Navy as
a machinist’s mate. He worked for
Carnation Can for 22 years until his
retirement. On Feb. 29, 1980, Rob-
ert married Marilyn Jean Cameron in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Robert enjoyed carpentry, gardening and reading. He
always had a beautiful yard and a tremendous vegetable
garden. He made sure to share the produce with his fam-
ily and friends each year. He was a member of the Har-
vest Church, Oregon Boiler Makers Union, Full Gos-
pel Businessmen’s Association and the Oregon Retail
Association.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Cummings
of Baker City, Oregon; stepson, Dan (Linda) Shel-
ton of Baker City, Oregon; stepson, Perry Shelton of
Baker City and Florida; 17 grandchildren; and numerous
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and
Gertrude Cummings; siblings, Eva, Harlan, Eulala, Otis
and Harry; and his son, David Cummings.
In lieu of flowers and/or cards, memorial contributions
in memory of Robert can be made to the Harvest Church
through Coles Tribute Center at 1950 Place St., Baker City,
OR 97814.
To light a candle in memory of Robert, or to leave a
condolence for the family, visit colestributecenter.com.
April 8, 1939 – March 7, 2020
Born in Portland, Oregon, to Woodrow and Vera Haynes.
Sharon worked as a printer for the state
of Oregon, a bus driver and finally
for the Forest Service. Sharon gradu-
ated from Prairie City High School in
1958. Sharon was a rodeo queen (Prai-
rie City Rodeo 1955), a model builder,
a model train engineer, an accom-
plished equestrian, an animal lover
(especially her dogs and cats) and a
genealogist. She had a wry sense of
humor and loved to tease. Sharon had
a deep love of Grant County and all its
special places and people. Sharon is preceded in death by
her parents and brother, Dan Haynes. She is survived by her
sister Kelli Duhamel, nephew Eric Duhamel, niece Jamie
Duhamel, nephew Cory Haynes and many very special
cousins and friends. Sharon, thanks for adding your threads
to our tapestry.
Jerry Coalwell
Jerry Coalwell, 74, of John Day, Oregon, died on Thurs-
day, March 19, at the home of his daughter in Vale, Oregon.
Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online condolences
may be shared at tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
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. Informa-
tion submitted is subject to editing.
Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected
Jerry R. Aydelotte
July 4, 1940 – March 16, 2019
Jerry R. Aydelotte, 79, died Monday, March 16, at his
home in Portland, Oregon.
Aydelotte was born in Prairie City, Oregon, to Ruth A.
(Holland) Aydelotte and Alva G. Aydelotte. He lived his
early years in the John Day Valley area. In the late 1950s the
family moved to Pendleton, Oregon.
In 1959 he joined the U.S. Navy and received his training
in San Diego, California, and was assigned to the U.S. Naval
Base Subic Bay, Philippines. When he returned to the states
he moved to Portland, Oregon.
He loved to travel, study our country’s history and lived
in several cities across the United States. For recreation he
particularly enjoyed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the
Phillies baseball games. Throughout his life he was self-em-
ployed and successfully operated several businesses.
Aydelotte is survived by his sister, Juanita L. Aydelotte,
numerous special family members and long-term friends. He
was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth; father, Alva; and
multiple nieces and nephews.
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,
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about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710.
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