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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Darla Fletcher, left, removes a block during a game of Jenga Sat-
urday at Northfork RV and Camping in Monument as her oppo-
nent Ernie Slavey looks on. Fletcher and Slavey, both from Red-
mond, said they wanted to get away from their phones for the
Fourth of July weekend.
Monument fireworks show to
be bigger than ever this year
Parade is at 10 a.m.
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
Monument’s
fireworks
show and parade will be big-
ger than ever this year.
Organizer Kristi Guim-
ont said she has been fielding
calls from people all over the
country.
“It just seems that every-
body is so stoked to get back
out there and be around peo-
ple again,” Guimont said.
She said businesses from
around the county have
stepped up to support the
town’s festivities, and they
have been shocked by the
generosity.
“We thought it was going
to be a rough year and that
we were going to get a lot
of nos,” she said. “We knew
it was a tough year (for busi-
nesses), but we’re trying to
get back into the swing of
things because we did not get
to do this last year. But every-
body has really been into it.
We were pretty shocked.”
The parade, which kicks
off at 10 a.m., will feature
longtime Fourth of July vol-
unteer organizer Lonnie Law-
rence, Guimont said.
Guimont said Lawrence
had a tough year herself, los-
ing her husband, and then her
home burned down on Christ-
mas Day.
There will be live music
in the park at 7 p.m., and the
fireworks start at 10 p.m.
Dayville Fourth of
July festivities planned
Events take place
Friday through
Sunday
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Adrianna Reed, 7, rides the mechanical bull during Saturday’s Family Fun Day at the Grant County Fairgrounds.
Families, fun and lots of sun
300 attend Family Fun Day in John Day
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
Roughly 300 people braved the sweltering heat Saturday for
Family Fun Day at the Grant County Fairgrounds.
Kids of all ages enjoyed a rock climbing wall, water slide,
bouncy house and mechanical bull, among other activities at
the 14th annual event.
Free and open to the public, the organizers offered a bike
helmet exchange where those interested brought in old helmets
and $6 to purchase a new, inexpensive helmet for children.
The event also offered $1 hot dogs and hamburgers along
with free snow cones.
Organizers Rhiannon Bauman and Teresa Aasness of
Families First said it was nice to see the community com-
ing together.
There were approximately 20 booths.
The event was cancelled due to COVID-19 last year. Bau-
man said the event came to be because several community
organizations wanted to do something affordable for families.
According to Bauman, this year’s sponsors include Grant
County Fairgrounds, the Local Community Advisory Council
and the Frontier Early Learning Hub.
Bauman said that some community organizations that
would have been at the Grant County Health Fair decided to
participate in Family Fun Day this year instead.
Organizers said wristbands for children to play on inflat-
ables such as the bouncy house were free this year.
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
As the state lifts corona-
virus restrictions, Dayville is
gearing up for its Fourth of
July festivities.
Kalli Wilson, who recently
took over for Ruthie Moore at
the city of Dayville, said any-
one from the town or who has
ties to Dayville has a “big
connection” with Dayville’s
Fourth of July ceremony
because the celebration has
happened for so many years.
“We’re super excited just
to feel normal again,” Wilson
said.
This year’s event features
several contests — coloring,
painted rock and sidewalk
chalk art — to be judged at
8 p.m. July 3. Stop by city hall
for more information.
Friday, July 2
Live music at the Fish
House Inn kicks off at 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 3
Kids fishing day at the
Driscoll Ranch from 8-11 a.m.
for kids 12 and younger. Those
who are 12 and older are wel-
come to help. Organizers will
provide fishing gear or people
can bring their own.
Fishing gear (as well as
snacks) will be provided, or
File photo/Ruthie Moore
Piper Swagger, 8, of Redmond
helps display the baked goods
during the baked goods auc-
tion benefiting the renovation
of the community hall at Day-
ville’s Fourth of July celebra-
tion in 2019.
you can bring your own.
Karaoke will be held at the
Fish House Inn later in the
evening.
Sunday, July 4
Breakfast at the Commu-
nity Church will be held from
8-9:30 a.m. with a service to
follow.
The parade lines up, and
judging begins at 10:30 a.m.,
and the parade starts at 11 a.m.
Jake Burgers will be served
from 11:30 a.m. to noon with
a baked goods auction at noon
and a horseshoe tourney and
duck race both at 12:30 p.m.
Goat roping for kids kicks
off at 1 p.m. while the adults
start at 5 p.m.
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Kids scale the rock wall Saturday
during Family Fun Day at the Grant
County Fairgrounds.
From left, Rose
Founts, 9, throws
a softball to dunk
Morgan Randleas,
14, during Family
Fun Day at the
Grant County
Fairgrounds.
Blue Mountain Eagle
Office Closure
Our office will be CLOSED
Friday, July 2nd in observance of
Independence Day.
Early Deadline: Thursday, July 1st
before 4:00 p.m.
We hope you spend this day
celebrating with friends and family!
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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?
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JW Haskins, 14, of Prairie City rides a Kids ride the waterslide during Family Fun Day
mechanical bull Saturday.
Saturday at the Grant County Fairgrounds.
Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710
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