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A2 FAMILY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, April 1, 2020 OBITUARIES James Lynn Johnson James Lynn Johnson, 85, of Canyon City passed away on March 26 at his residence under the care of his family and Blue Mountain Hospice of John Day. He will be interred at Canyon City Cemetery on Thursday, April 2, and a private family service with military honors will take place the fol- lowing day. To offer online condolences to his family, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. Jerry Coalwell The Eagle/Rudy Diaz To participate, comment below the bingo post on Facebook and share the actions completed to support local businesses. The winner’s name will be put into a weekly drawing for $25 Grant County Greenback. Grant Chamber helping businesses and sharing the word By Rudy Diaz Blue Mountain Eagle As COVID-19 continues to affect businesses around Grant County, the Grant County Chamber of Com- merce continues to do all it can to help during these tough and unsure times. Office Manager Tammy Bremner said that Facebook has been one of the main ways the chamber has been able to help. They have been sharing posts and updates from businesses in the county. They also shared a docu- ment that lists all the restaurants open in the county with numbers and busi- ness hours. “When you know of something that will help, just get the word out and let us know if there is anything we can do here at the chamber,” Bremner said. The chamber also posted a bingo game on its Facebook page, an idea from Kattie Piazza, owner of House to Home and Sherrie Rininger, owner of Etc., which they saw from the chamber in Sandy, and the commu- nity can play the game for a chance to win a $25 Grant County Greenback gift certificate. The bingo card includes activ- ities that support local businesses through social media, shopping over the phone, purchasing gift cards and more. To participate, comment below the bingo post on Facebook and share the actions completed to support local businesses. A “bingo” can be achieved when a player fills in five in a row or all four corners. The winner’s name will be put into a weekly drawing. Bremner said she checks her email everyday and shares information that will be beneficial to local businesses looking for relief. She shares this info with chamber members through an email blast and added that businesses that are not members can request to receive these messages as well. “Right now we are not cater- ing just to chamber members,” she said. “We’d like to help all of our businesses.” Even with businesses closed, the community can still support many of them by buying gift certificates to redeem later or continue to buy food from them, according to Bremner. The office may not be open to the public, but the community can call the chamber and let them know if there is any way that they can help. “My advice would be to help each other as much as we can, shop local, check on your neighbors and if you hear of a way people can help, let peo- ple know,” Bremner said. May 16, 1945 — March 19, 2020 Jerry Coalwell, 74, of John Day, Oregon, died on Thurs- day, March 19, 2020, at the home of his daughter in Vale, Oregon, after a short battle with cancer. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Jerry was born May 16, 1945, in Prairie City, Oregon, to parents Frank and Betty (Combs) Coalwell. He was raised and educated in Bates, Baker City and Prairie City, where he graduated in 1964. In 1972, Jerry met Marla How- land in Bates, Oregon. Their first date was to John Day for pizza at midnight. He won her heart with his fast cars and his quiet personality. On Dec. 23, 1974, they were married in Weiser, Idaho. They made their home in Bates, Ore- gon, for a few years until Jerry transferred to the John Day Mill in 1975. Jerry loved driving hot rods and buying fast and pretty cars. His favorites were GTOs and 67 Chevys. He enjoyed yard sales and finding treasures. In his younger years he enjoyed running around with Dick Greer and the Combs brothers. Jerry especially loved playing in the hills with family and friends. His favorite place to be was Bates and the surrounding hills. He also enjoyed watching Bailey and Brayden play basketball and was thankful to his travel buddies Jim Mays and Ron Combs for making the trips with him. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marla Coalwell; parents, Frank Coalwell and Betty Coalwell-Morris; and stepdad Swede Morris. Jerry is survived by daughter Susan (Todd) Gregory of Vale, Oregon; sons Clinton (Tessa) Coalwell of Mt. Vernon and Terry (LeAnn) Coalwell of John Day, Ore- gon; sister Diane (Scott) Bogart of Kennewick, Wash- ington; grandchildren Bailey, Austen and Brayden Greg- ory, Myckee, Torie, Trevyn, Ryan and Levi Coalwell and Walker, Kyle and Melissa Erickson; along with his dog Toby and his cat Squirt; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and in-law relations. He will be missed! For those who would like to make a donation in mem- ory of Jerry, the family suggests the Ronald McDonald house and St. Jude Children’s Hospital through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, PO Box 543 Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences can 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. 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. Local students earn academic honors Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Steven Mitchell Liz Aleman, volunteer with Painted Sky Center for the Arts, accepted the grant award Feb. 27. The grant money will go toward the purchase of a sound system. Oregon Cultural Trust grant money awarded to Prairie School District and two local nonprofits By Steven Mitchell Blue Mountain Eagle Three nonprofit organizations promoting art and culture in Grant County were awarded Oregon Cul- tural Trust grant funding from the Juniper Arts Council Feb. 27 at a dessert reception held at the Grant School District 3 meeting room in Canyon City. Arts council treasurer Karen Barntish presented checks for $4,689.94 to Liz Aleman with Painted Sky Center for the Arts for an audio system that will allow the center to host poetry slams and other performances, Adele Cerny and John Day Fossil Beds National Monu- ment Superintendent Patrick Gam- man for another outdoor piano con- cert at Cant Ranch and Wendy Burril from Prairie City School District for a stage performance of “Johnny Appleseed.” Aleman, a volunteer, accepted the grant on behalf of Painted Sky Center for the Arts and thanked the council. Aleman said the center would be able to put on performances and offer poetry slams and other activities with the funding. Cerny and Gamman organized a classical concert with pianist Hunter Noack with the nonprofit organiza- tion In a Landscape. Noack performed his concert “Classical Music in the Wild, an out- door classical music concert series.” Cerny said the concert sold out last year, and many of the attend- ees were from John Day and the sur- rounding areas. “The idea of having a classical Last Week’s Temps John Day ...........................................................HI/LO Tuesday ........................................................... 41/31 Wednesday ..................................................... 37/27 Thursday .......................................................... 46/29 Friday ............................................................... 48/32 Saturday .......................................................... 51/37 Sunday ............................................................. 55/40 Monday............................................................ 54/37 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 concert dovetailed with what we do out at the James Cant Ranch,” said Gamman. Gamman said the ranch has a rich history of arts and culture, and the concert keeps with the tradition. Like last year, 100 free tickets will be set aside for Grant County resi- dents; otherwise, tickets will be $25 at the door. The date will be announced after April 15 on inalandscape.org. Burril, with Prairie City School District, accepted the grant money for the stage performance of “Johnny Appleseed.” The funds will go to the Missoula Theatre, a traveling production com- pany that gives production classes to children. The children will rehearse the production of “Johnny Apple- seed” for a performance in the fall. Local students have earned academic hon- ors at higher education institutions. Faythe Schafer was named to the vice presi- dent’s list for winter term at Blue Mountain Commu- nity College with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.74. Cassandra Hire of John Day was named to the dean’s list for fall term at Central Oregon Commu- nity College with a GPA at or above 3.6. Rebecca Batease of Can- yon City was named to the dean’s list for fall term at Marist College. Art association scholarship deadline is May 12 Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant County Art Association is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing an art related field of study and who will be in their fresh- man or sophomore year of college for the school year 2020-2021. Contact Eloise Boren, 541-388-4698 or eloise- boren@icloud.com, for an application. Submit photos or scans of three pieces of the stu- dent’s original artwork, a personal statement, a let- ter of endorsement and a completed form to elo- iseboren@icloud.com. The art association will select and notify the win- ner and school. The dead- line is May 12. Details and instructions are on the application. The Grant County Art Association meets the sec- ond Wednesday of each month. People interested in joining should con- tact Eloise at 541-987- 2138 or Mary at 541-575- 0911. W EATHER F ORECAST FOR THE WEEK OF A PRIL 1 - 7 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Possible snow Partly sunny Slight chance of snow Chance of snow Chance of rain and snow Chance of rain and snow Cloudy 38 42 44 47 48 48 55 24 26 27 33 32 26 30
