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FAMILY Blue Mountain Eagle A2 Wednesday, August 5, 2020 EOHLA launches new resource to aid McCloskey named to OSU honor roll those most impacted by COVID-19 Blue Mountain Eagle Blue Mountain Eagle Eastern Oregon Healthy Living Alli- ance has launched the Eastern Oregon Mutual Aid Network to connect commu- nity needs with community volunteers and resources. The Eastern Oregon Mutual Aid Net- work is an online resource that brokers connections between people who have been impacted by COVID-19, including low-income, older adults and individuals with special needs, to those who are will- ing and able to offer support, according to a press release. There are different types of support folks can request, including assistance purchasing or transporting food from grocery stores to one’s home, picking up and delivering one’s prescription drugs and transporting food boxes from food pantries to one’s home. There are mul- tiple ways local organizations and indi- viduals can offer aid, including volun- teering at the local food pantry, signing up to support a community member and donating to the Mutual Aid GoFundMe. All donations from the GoFundMe help support grocery assistance and general funding for food pantries. The Mutual Aid Network operates in 12 counties in Eastern Oregon, including Baker, Gil- liam, Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties. EOHLA was formed in 2014 to sup- port and provide community health pro- grams in Eastern Oregon. EOHLA is part of the Nutrition Oregon Campaign, a statewide campaign grounded in the science of the developmental origins of health and disease that shows the rela- tionship between early life environment, including access to nutrition and lifelong chronic disease risk, and how that risk is passed from one generation to the next. Funding for the Mutual Aid Network is provided by the Oregon Community Foundation Recovery Fund and The Ford Family Foundation COVID-19 Special Allocation Funding. This funding sup- ports the work EOHLA, Nutrition Ore- gon Campaign, Oregon Food Bank and Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Orga- nization have under way to support food access during the pandemic. For more information or to request or offer help on the Eastern Oregon Mutual Aid Network, visit https://eohla.org/east- ernoregonmutualaid or contact Meghan Chancey at 907-712-7595. Quinton hired as EOU SBDC business adviser Blue Mountain Eagle Eastern Oregon Univer- sity Small Business Devel- opment Center has hired Dawson Quinton, a Grant County native, as a business adviser serving Grant and Wheeler Counties. Dawson is a 2020 grad- uate of the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the Uni- versity of Oregon. He holds a Bachelor ers and community of Science degree members as possi- ble,” Quinton said. in economics with EOU SBDC minors in business Director Greg administration and Smith said, “We entrepreneurship. are pleased to have “Coming back Dawson someone with the home to help new Quinton educational back- and existing busi- nesses will be both ground and familiar- challenging and rewarding. ity with the area that Daw- I look forward to meeting son has. This will go a long with as many business own- way in strengthening part- nerships which benefit busi- ness owners, assisting entre- preneurs and helping to grow and sustain the local economy.” EOU SBDC offers free, confidential business advis- ing. To schedule an appoint- ment, call 541-792-9045 or email eousbdc@gmail.com. The office in La Grande can be reached by calling 541-962-1532. Painted Sky Day Camp session three begins Aug. 10 BIRTHS Grayson Michael Jones A boy, Grayson Michael Jones, 7 pounds, 2 ounces, was born June 25 to parents Meaghan and Travis Jones of John Day. Grandparents are Jeff and Christy Keffer of Bates and Mike and Pat Jones of Purdy, Virginia. Blue Mountain Eagle The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. www.eomediagroup.com Austin House A MAN WAKES UP in the morning after sleeping on... an advertised bed, in advertised pajamas. Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com Piecemakers Quilt Guild will hold raffle next year Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant County Piecemakers Quilt Guild was unable to hold the 2020 quilt show because of state regulations regarding COVID-19. Because the show was canceled, the guild was unable to raise enough funds for the quilt raffle this year. The quilt raffle will instead take place next year during the 2021 Grant county Piece- makers Quilt Guide quilt show. Tickets purchased for the 2020 raffle will be held until the 2021 raffle. OBITUARIES Ernestine Hill Ernestine Hill, 88, a longtime Grant County resident, passed away April 2 in The Dalles. A graveside service will be held for Ernestine at the Canyon City Cemetery at 11 a.m. Aug. 15. To leave an online condolence for the family, visit www.driskillme- morialchapel.com. Betty Wilt Jan. 8, 1965 — July 31, 2020 Betty Wilt was born Jan. 8, 1965. Betty graduated from Was- son High School, Colorado Springs, in 1984. Betty graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a degree in Geologic Engineering in 1989. She was a member of the university swim team. Betty worked 30 years as a federal employee, making the rounds with Department of Interior – USGS, USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Betty retired in 2018 due to Huntington’s disease. Betty enjoyed cooking, mountain biking, photography, reading and traveling. Betty was fond of saying, “One day at a time. We’ll get through this.” Betty was an active member of St John’s Episcopal Church, Ketchikan, Alaska, and St Thomas Episcopal Church, Canyon City, Oregon. Betty died in Colorado Springs on July 31, 2020, from pancyto- penia. Betty is survived by her wife of 28 years, Kerry Foster. In her immediate family, survivors include: her father Charles Wilt of Colorado Springs; her sisters Janet Bowerman of Colorado Springs and Ellen Worth of Nevada; brother Charles Wilt Junior of Canon City, Colorado; and sister Teresa Wilt of Nevada. Letters of condolence can be mailed to: Kerry Foster, P.O. Box 26411, Colorado Springs, CO 80936. Outdoor Dining Available About Obituaries News obituaries of 300 words or less are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The paper ac- cepts 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. • Great Burgers • Ice Cream Cones and Shakes • Huckleberry Treats and Snacks • Ice, Snacks, Gas and Cold Beer • Dine-In or Take-Out Available For all back t your o sch supplie ool s. Located at Austin Junction Highway 26 and Highway 7 541-448-2526 Call for Daily Hours www.austinhousebarandgrill.com S200791-1 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! Painted Sky Center for the Arts will hold day camp ses- sion three from Aug. 10-21. The camp is open to students ages 6-12. The cost is $200 and $125 for each additional child added. Member- ship discount rates apply. Payment must be received prior to the start date. Drop off is from 8-8:30 a.m. and pickup is from 11:30 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays at the purple door of the art center (downstairs, back entrance). For more information, visit paintedskycenter.com Jennifer I. McCloskey was named to the scholastic honor roll for spring term 2020 at Oregon State University. McCloskey, John Day, is a senior studying applied visual arts. A total of 7,004 students earned a B-plus (3.5) grade-point average or better to make the listing. To be on the honor roll, stu- dents must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710 S201535-1 John Michael Surplus September 22, 1957 ~ July 19, 2020 7 S201534-1 John Michael Surplus (Mike) was born in San Bernardino, California on September 22nd, 1957 to John and Charlene Surplus. He was sent home to heaven on July 19th, 2020 after a long and courageous fight with cancer. One in which cancer wasn’t even prepared to handle. Mike moved with his family to John Day, Oregon around the age of 5 to which became his home for the remainder of his youth. During his time at Grant Union High School he was a standout athlete in football, basketball and baseball. His senior year he was tabbed as the best basketball player in the state of Oregon, if you knew Mike he would talk about that state championship game of ‘76 against the Burns Hilanders often! He graduated in 1976 and went on to play basketball at Eastern Oregon University for the next two years. Between the years of 1979 and 1984 Mike and Tami welcomed their two daughters Kali and Sheena and resided in Burns, Oregon. Mike left his job logging in John Day to take a role at Dalton’s distributing, the couple spent many years in Burns raising their daughters and becoming a part of a community he loved so much. Mike continued to live in Burns, with a few side stops in Bend and Boise up until diagnoses when he moved to Pullman, Washington to be with his daughter Kali and her family. The group then relocated to Vancouver, Washington to be closer to Sheena as well. Theses years proved to be some of the best in his life, lots of family trips, memories and good conversations were had. Mike was grateful to his good friends that he spoke with even in the hardest of times, he was the hardest worker you could every imagine and would hang his hat on that everyday. He loved his family with all his heart which is evident in any picture you see. His big smile and unwavering loyalty will be missed greatly by all that had the chance to cross paths with him. Mike is survived by his daughters Kali Gesser and Sheena Raffaele, his son in laws Jason Gesser and Eddie Raffaele, his nephew Jay Trost and his grandchildren, Jordyn Gesser (17), Kolten Gesser (13), Kruz Gesser (7) and London Raffaele (3). Per his request there will be no service. The guy we call “Popi” will be laid to rest in his favorite place in the world, the islands of Hawaii. Paid for by the family of Mike Surplus 7 S200961-1 Last Week’s Temps John Day ...........................................................HI/LO Tuesday ........................................................... 94/62 Wednesday ..................................................... 97/60 Thursday ........................................................ 103/64 Friday ............................................................. 100/66 Saturday .......................................................... 94/62 Sunday ............................................................. 94/57 Monday............................................................ 87/58 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 DP HOME ENTERTAINMENT 137 E. Main Street, John Day 541.575.1637 W EATHER F ORECAST FOR THE WEEK OF A UG . 5 - 11 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Chance of thunderstorms Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny 95 83 85 91 92 93 94 57 48 50 53 54 48 53
