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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
ODF to conduct fire training June 26
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Firefighters from Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry’s John Day Unit will
be engaged in mock fire training starting
later this week.
On Friday, June 26, firefighters from
John Day will meet in the Starr Ridge
area to coordinate and refine skills they
will use fighting wildfires during the com-
ing months. The public may see increased
vehicle traffic in the area as well as
increased radio traffic as the firefighters
work with dispatch and other resources in
a “wildland fire” scenario. There will be
no live fire during these exercises. Flag-
ging will be used to simulate fire progres-
sion and behavior.
Year-to-date ODF’s Central Ore-
gon District has had 29 fires, 10 light-
ning starts and 19 human caused fires, for
a total of 18 acres burned. The 10-year
average for this time period is five light-
ning fires and 16 human starts, burn-
Stewart Scholarship applications
must be postmarked by July 1
ing 916 acres. Recent precipitation has
helped to keep fires small. A warm dry
weather trend is expected to begin later
this week, quickly drying fuels.
ODF’s Central Oregon District con-
tinues to serve landowners and the pub-
lic as an essential service for Oregonians.
Call or email to talk with staff or schedule
an appointment. For additional informa-
tion on ODF’s Central Oregon District,
including contact information and unit
offices, visit ODFcentraloregon.com.
Hunter education class planned July 6-16
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A hunter education class
is planned July 6-16 in John
Day.
The class will be limited to
15-20 people, and walk-in reg-
istration will not be allowed.
Face masks must be worn in
the classroom.
Registration can be com-
pleted online at myodfw.
com/articles/hunter- educa-
tion-course- or-field-day-reg-
istration. Registration can
also be completed at any Ore-
gon Department of Fish and
Wildlife office, but the offices
are closed and must be con-
tacted by phone or email. The
Prairie City graduate receives two art scholarships
JoLynne Ashley, salutatorian for
Prairie City School’s class of 2020, has
earned two local art scholarships from
the Grant County Art Association and
the Juniper Arts Council.
The Grant County Art Association
2020 Art Scholarship is for $1,000.
Ashley said she plans to go to Eastern
Oregon University to pursue a degree
in fine art with an emphasis on English
and writing.
The Juniper Arts Council’s 2020
scholarship is for $500.
The annual Juniper Arts Council
scholarship is given to Grant County
students interested in majoring or
minoring in visual arts, performing
arts and literary arts.
The Juniper Arts Council was estab-
lished in 1991 to promote the arts, arts
education and cultural heritage in
Grant County.
The Council meets September
through May on the second Thurs-
day of the month. New members are
always welcome. For further informa-
tion on the Juniper Arts Council, call
541-932-4892.
Highway construction planned in Grant County
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The Oregon Department of Transpor-
tation has announced upcoming highway
construction projects for Grant County.
U.S. 26 John Day Highway will be
chip sealed from John Day to Prairie
City, milepost 162.6-175. Lane closures,
reduced speeds, day/nighttime flaggers,
pilot cars, loose rock on the roadway and
delays up to 20 minutes are expected.
Work starts in July, with about one week
for chip seal. Completion is estimated in
October 2020.
U.S.26 John Day Highway will be
chip sealed from Jamieson to Vale, mile-
post 261.5 to milepost 278. Lane clo-
sures, reduced speeds, day/nighttime flag-
gers, pilot cars, loose rock on the roadway
and delays up to 20 minutes are expected.
Work starts in July. Completion is esti-
mated in October 2020.
U.S. 395-C John Day-Burns Highway
will be chip sealed from Starr Ridge to
The application deadline for the Wayne Stewart Scholar-
ship is July 1.
Applications for the scholarship for Grant County stu-
dents is available at grantesd.k12.or.us.
Applications must be postmarked by July 1, mailed to
U.S. Bank Wealth Management, Trust Department, 131 E.
Main St., Medford, OR 97501.
Booth coordinates OSU
Extension’s 4-H/SNAP-Ed Program
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at 6 p.m. July 6, 8, 9, 13, 15
and 16 at the Madden Build-
ing, the old junior high school,
in John day. A field day will be
announced in class.
ODFW has established
a $10 fee per student that
may be waived in some
circumstances.
No one under the age of
18 may hunt wildlife, except
on their own land, without
successfully completing this
Eagle file photo course. All ages planning to
Jaime Vandehey of Canyon City shoots a pistol at the hunter edu- hunt as nonresidents in other
cation field day at the law enforcement gun range in 2019. ODFW states may be required to have
instructor Mark Boss is standing nearby supervising.
a hunter education card.
For more information,
John Day office number is
The two to two-and-a- contact Deanna Maley at
541-575-1167.
half hour classes will begin 541-575-1167.
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the Harney County line, milepost 15.5-
47.2. Lane closures, reduced speeds,
day/nighttime flaggers, pilot cars, loose
rock on the roadway and delays up to
20 minutes are expected. Work starts in
mid-July with about two to three weeks
of work. Completion is estimated in Sep-
tember 2020.
For up-to-date traffic condition infor-
mation, visit tripcheck.com. Road con-
dition information is also available by
phone by dialing 5-1-1, or 800-977-6368.
Bonni Booth became
enchanted with Grant County
from the beginning.
“The first time I stepped
foot on Grant County soil 15
years ago, I told myself I was
going to live here one day,”
Booth said. “I love the beauty
and the climate. The people
are always friendly and kind.
It’s not everywhere in Oregon
that people smile and wave to
you when you drive down the
highway.”
Booth’s dream became a
reality on April 1, when she
started as the 4-H/SNAP-Ed
Program coordinator for Ore-
gon State University Exten-
sion Service in Grant County,
according to a press release.
She’s been working remotely
under the state’s higher edu-
cation order in the time of the
COVID-19 crisis, which calls
for all in-person program-
ming to be held virtually.
In her position, Booth
and the Grant County Exten-
sion team will plan and exe-
cute Extension 4-H Youth
Development instruction and
events in Grant County.
“Everything that promotes
positive youth development
experience, from summer
camps to raising livestock to
knitting,” she said.
As the SNAP-Ed coordi-
nator, Booth will teach lim-
ited-income youth and fami-
lies how to make meals from
healthy, inexpensive ingredi-
ents. SNAP-Ed is the nutri-
tion-education and obesi-
ty-prevention
component
of the federal Supplemen-
tal Nutrition Assistance Pro-
gram. OSU Extension deliv-
ers the SNAP-Ed program
under contract with the Ore-
gon Department of Human
Services.
“What excites me about
this opportunity is that I love
experiential, hands-on teach-
ing and learning,” she said.
Booth comes to OSU
Extension from Cheme-
keta Community College
in Salem, where she was
a student services special-
ist, volunteer coordinator
and adjunct instructor. She
has several years of teach-
ing experience, primar-
ily in career and technical
education.
Booth is a graduate of
Oregon State, having earned
both a bachelor of science in
animal science and a mas-
ter of science with a teach-
ing endorsement in career
and technical education.
She’s also certified as a per-
sonal trainer and nutri-
tion fitness specialist by the
National Academy of Sports
Medicine.
JENKINS, POWELL EARN
DEGREES FROM OSU
Aquatics projects planned in June and July
Contributed photo
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Blue Mountain Ranger Dis-
trict aquatic staff will begin
three projects mid-June and
early July.
Camp Valley Phase II work
will be starting at the conflu-
ence with Cougar Creek (reach
5) and downstream on Camp
Creek, ending above the Lower
Camp Creek Campground,
according to a press release.
Camp Valley Phase II work
will bring temporary delays to
traffic from mid-June to end of
August 2020 along National
Forest System roads 36 and
3640.
Camp Lick Riparian Res-
toration work will be focused
along NFS road 36 at Shoberg
Creek and continue along NFS
road 36 to the junction with
NFS road 3640 and up to the
junction of NFS roads 3640 and
3640-733. Camp Lick Riparian
Restoration will bring tempo-
rary delays to traffic from mid-
June to end of August 2020
along National Forest System
roads 36 and 3640.
Betty Lou Lowary
The Butte Creek Road
Relocation Project will bring
a temporary closure for the
month of July to NFS roads
2050 and 2050-072 as the NFS
road 2050-072 is being relo-
cated out of the Butte Creek’s
floodplain to the toeslope.
The purpose of these proj-
ects is to improve riparian
and aquatic habitat, includ-
ing critical habitat for Endan-
gered Species Act listed Mid-
dle Columbia River Steelhead.
The goal of these project is
to increase Middle Colom-
bia River Steelhead carrying
capacity though increasing
productivity for juvenile rear-
ing and riparian plant commu-
nities within two tributaries
to the Middle Fork John Day
River.
Travelers may encounter
log trucks hauling trees along
NFS roads 36 and 3640 from
mid-June to early July. Trees
will be tipped from the riparian
habitat conservation areas and
used for instream restoration
work. Instream restoration
with heavy equipment will be
done in Camp Creek and Butte
Creek tributaries to the Mid-
dle Fork John Day River from
July 15 to Aug. 15. Planting
and caging of hardwoods will
occur October to November.
Corey Jenkins and Skylar Powell both earned Bachelor of
Science degrees in agricultural science from Oregon State
University June 2020. Jenkins is a graduate of Crane High
School. Powell is a graduate of Dayville High School.
Census can be completed
online and via phone
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People who have not
completed the 2020 Cen-
sus may do so online or via
telephone.
To respond online, visit
2020census.gov and click
“Respond.” Complete the
online form, ensuring to
include everyone who lives
in the household.
People without internet
access can call 1-844-330-
2020 for English or 1-844-
468-2020 for Spanish.
March 29, 1918 ~ June 12, 2020
Betty Lou Lowary of Walla Walla and formerly of
Pendleton and Athena, Oregon, passed away June
12, 2020 in Walla Walla at the age of 102.
Betty was born March 29, 1918 in Pendleton to
William and Mabel (Lewellyn) Courter. She grew up
and attended school in Pendleton, graduating from
Pendleton High School in 1935. After her graduation from high school,
she attended the Behnke Walker Business College in Portland, Oregon.
She then went to work for Hartman Abstract in Pendleton. On November
23, 1945 she married Lavern M. ‘Buck’ Lowary in Vancouver, Washing-
ton. In 1947 the couple moved to Canyon City, Oregon where she worked
for Grant County Abstract, MacGillivrey Insurance Agency, and retired as
Deputy County Clerk in 1978. In 1980, the couple moved to Athena, Ore-
gon. Mr. Lowary preceded her in death on May 18, 1999.
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Graveside services were held on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 1:00 pm at the
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Betty is survived by a sister, Peggy Gianelli; Niece Frances Everett of Beni-
cia, Ca.; and Godson Neale Ledgerwood of John Day, OR.
Paid for by the family of Betty Lowary
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