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ATV
highway
access route
proposed for
Prairie City
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PRAIRIE CITY — The
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department is taking public
comment on a proposal to allow
all-terrain vehicles to use a half-
mile stretch of U.S. Highway 26
in Prairie City.
The proposed ATV high-
way access route designation
would permit ATVs on the high-
way from approximately Dixie
Creek to Northeast Buchanan
Street. If designated, the segment
would provide ATV access to
local businesses as well as Mal-
heur National Forest lands to the
north and south.
The department’s All-Terrain
Vehicle Highway Access Routes
Advisory Committee is solicit-
ing public comments about the
proposed access route. Com-
ments may be submitted through
Nov. 10 via email to ATV.high-
way@oregon.gov.
A public conference call/
webinar is scheduled for 6 to
7 p.m. Nov. 8 and will feature an
overview of the proposed access
route and more information
about the ATV highway access
routes program.
The public is invited to lis-
ten to the call at 253-215-8782
or view the presentation on
Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.
us/j/83897308456?pwd=NF-
NIcVhLc1ZwWmtvT2ZQbzN-
6QWlSZz09.
The Zoom webinar ID is 838
9730 8456, and the passcode is
395989.
Individuals who need special
accommodations should contact
Ian Caldwell, OPRD grants and
community programs repre-
sentative, at 541-410-5512 or
ian.caldwell@oregon.gov.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
OBITUARIES
Grant School District superintendent
announces his retirement plans
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY —
Grant School District No. 3
will be getting a new super-
intendent next year.
On Wednesday, Oct. 20,
Grant School Superinten-
dent Bret Uptmor told the
Eagle he would retire at the
end of the 2021-22 school
year.
Uptmor said he was con-
sidering working through
next year but said he felt that
he was leaving the district
in a good place for the next
superintendent to come in.
Pointing to a seismic
Bret Uptmor
grant that the district will
implement this year and the
strategic plan that will take
eff ect the following year,
Uptmor said his successor
will have an excellent oppor-
Gary Pryce
tunity to move forward fast
without any interruptions.
Uptmor said he and
the Grant School Board
switched to a one-year con-
tract last year and that he is
not leaving the district on
bad terms.
“They’re not getting rid
of me,” Uptmor said. “At
some point, you always
have to fi nd another superin-
tendent, and this happens to
be one of those times that the
Grant School District will be
doing that.”
Uptmor said the board
has brought in a search con-
sultant to help fi nd his
replacement.
GRANT UNION STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
April 13, 1935 — Oct. 8, 2021
Gary Pryce, age 86, of Prairie City passed away Oct. 8, 2021,
in Boise, Idaho. A memorial service will be planned for a date
in June of 2022. To leave an online condolence for the family,
please visit www.driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Michael D. Powell
Michael D. Powell, age 82, of John Day passed away on Oct.
20, 2021, at Luna Hospice and Assisted Living in Nampa, Idaho.
A memorial service will be planned and announced sometime
in the spring of 2022. To light a candle in Mike’s memory or to
off er online condolences to his family, please visit www.driskill-
memorialchapel.com.
Robert G. Coombs
Dec. 11, 1945 — Oct. 13, 2021
Woke up in glory.
To leave an online condolence for the family, please visit
www.driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Paul William Hudson
11th grade
Jasmine Bryers
Parent: Lisa Hunter
-Kennedy
12th grade
Isaiah Hagopian
Grandmother: Starr
Hagopian
10th grade
Wyatt Suchorski
Parents: Wayne and Jessi-
ca Suchorski
July 8, 1946 — Oct. 6, 2021
Paul was born on July 8, 1946, to Bill and Cleo Guyll Hud-
son of John Day. He grew up and attended school in John Day.
After graduating from high school, Paul joined the United
States Air Force. He served for four
years and was a crew chief for F-4
fi ghter jets during the Vietnam War.
He worked for Ray Schoppert Logging
for several years and went to work as a
machinist for Boeing in 1988 until he
retired in 2004.
Paul passed away from complications
of diabetes, surrounded by family.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years,
Pat (Kozera); brother Doug (Judy) of
John Day; sons Travis Willhite, Tyler
Hudson of Idaho, and Tracy Hudson of Estacada; and daughters
Stephanie (Richard) Burress and Alyssa (Dustin) Carter.
At his request, there will be no service.
Jeanne Margaret Duncan Secord
Ninth grade
Cashton Wheeler
Parents: Nickie and Vance
Poe
REMEMBERING JOHN HARPER
Eighth grade
Emmalyn Northway
Parents: Chris and Shanna
Northway
Scholarship off ered for
agriculture students
Blue Mountain Eagle
Steven Mitchell/Blue Mountain Eagle
An American fl ag hangs from a Grant County vehicle at the Grant
County Fairgrounds on Thursday, Oct. 21, to remember county
road worker John Harper, who died earlier this month.
Seventh grade
Allyson Moore
Parents: Lucas and Elisa
Moore
SENECA — Applica-
tions are being accepted
for the Dennis Reynolds
Memorial Scholarship.
Two $500 scholarships
will be awarded annu-
ally to students who were
raised in Grant County
and are pursuing a degree
or a trade related to agri-
culture at a university,
college, junior college or
trade school.
Candidates
must
have been active mem-
bers of 4-H or FFA for at
least four years in Grant
County and must submit a
letter of recommendation
from a 4-H leader or FFA
teacher.
Applicants must sub-
mit a 300-word essay
describing their aspira-
tions for an agricultural
career, what led them to
select this fi eld and how
they will give back to 4-H,
FFA or their community in
the future.
Applications are due
by Dec. 1. Send three cop-
ies to Dennis Reynolds
Memorial Scholarship c/o
Grant County Family Her-
itage Foundation, Box 6,
Seneca, OR 97873.
For additional infor-
mation, call Julie Reyn-
olds at 541-450-2096.
June 20, 1926 — October 18, 2021
Funeral services for Jeanne Margaret Duncan Secord were
held Saturday, Oct. 23, at Mission Christian Fellowship, 525
N.W. Warrenton Drive, Warrenton. Viewing was held from
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., following the
service. She will be laid to rest beside
her husband, Rev. Darwin Secord (1921-
2010), this week in the Byron, Michigan,
community cemetery.
Jeanne and Darwin pastored the Grant
County, Oregon, Methodist parish from
1967 to 1973, and several of her chil-
dren are graduates of Grant Union High
School. After serving several other par-
ishes, she and Darwin retired to Prairie
City beginning in 1983, and Jeanne then
spent nearly 25 years contributing her many talents and skills
to the community and Grant County. As a passionate genealo-
gist, she authored nine books, among them “Pioneer Cemeter-
ies of Grant County, Oregon,” which documents all known pio-
neer cemeteries in the county. Besides being an active partner in
her husband’s ministries for 65 years, she raised eight children,
was a self-taught organist/pianist, a skilled crafter of quilting,
sewing, crocheting and knitting. She was an avid rockhound, a
singer in many choral groups, and a master gardener of neces-
sity to feed her family. As a young adult she worked in a Detroit
wartime factory making airplane valve parts, attended fi ve col-
leges, and was a member of the Delta Delta Delta fraternity.
She and Darwin Secord were married on Aug. 31, 1945, began
their married life with a honeymoon on a Harley with a sidecar,
and then shared 65 years together. Besides her eight children,
she had 16 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and seven
great-great-grandchildren. May she now rest in eternal peace.
About Obituaries
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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, offi ce@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.
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