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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
First aid supplies sent to Ukraine
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY — The
Grant County Road Depart-
ment, Blue Mountain Hospi-
tal District and Juniper Ridge
Acute Care Center collected
outdated medical supplies
and fi rst aid kits to send to
Ukraine last week.
Mindy Stinnett, the John
Day hospital’s trauma pro-
gram manager, said the eff ort
started when Ryan Palmer
from the Road Department
called the hospital to see
about donating expired fi rst
aid kits.
Stinnett said that triggered
her to look into a place to
donate medical supplies. Sure
enough, she found herself in
a meeting where she heard
about a program through St.
Charles Medical Center in
Bend. She said the hospital
Steven Mitchell/Blue Mountain Eagle
Blue Mountain Hospital District’s Meganne Mortensen poses
with a stack of medical supplies on Thursday, April 21, 2022.
The hospital joined the Grant County Road Department and Ju-
niper Ridge to collect medical supplies for Ukraine.
donated through St. Charles
to the Humana Medical Relief
Fund out of Wisconsin.
Stinnett said the whole
team at the hospital was sup-
portive when the email went
out to the diff erent depart-
ments urging them to gather
up medical supplies.
She said the hospital’s out-
patient coordinator, Meganne
Mortensen, stepped up to
drive the supplies to Bend
without hesitation.
Stinnett said the hospital
could have sent the supplies
to St. Charles through the
mail, but when that was men-
tioned to Mortensen she said
she wanted to do her part by
driving the supplies to Bend
herself.
The hospital’s chief fi nan-
cial offi cer, Eric Pryce, was
supportive as well. Stinnett
said Pryce agreed to pay for
Mortensen to drive the sup-
plies to Bend.
“We got huge support
from everyone,” Stinnett said.
“It was really neat to see that
everybody was really want-
ing to fi gure out a way to get
involved in the process of the
donation.”
JOHN DAY — The Mal-
heur National Forest has
prepared a draft record of
decision and a fi nal impact
statement for the Cliff Knox
Project and has opened a
public objection period.
The decision and impact
documents can be reviewed
online at https://tinyurl.
com/3x2hh59k.
Under
“Project Documents,” click
on “Analysis,” then click on
“FEIS Documents.”
The Cliff Knox project
spans 40,000 acres on the
Malheur and includes veg-
etation restoration actions
and related road activities.
The goal of the project is
to improve forest resilience
to disease and insect out-
breaks as well as mitigate
the potential for large for-
est fi res.
Objections will only be
accepted from organiza-
tions and individuals who
have previously submitted
written comments regard-
ing the project during either
the 30-day scoping period
or 45-day comment period
on the draft environmental
impact statement.
For information on how
to fi le an objection, email
Lori Bailey at lori.bailey@
usda.gov.
GRANT UNION
STUDENTS OF THE
MONTH: MARCH
Seventh grade
Keira Stiner
Parents: Nick &
Amy Stiner
Eighth grade
Maleah Archibald
Parents: David &
Camilla Archibald
Ninth grade
Mallory Lusco
Parents: Andy &
Angie Lusco
10th grade
Halle Parsons
Parents: Tye &
Stephanie Parsons
New comments aren’t
being accepted, and those
who plan to object can
only comment based on
prior comments or new
information.
The draft record of deci-
sion documents the deciding
offi cial’s rationale in select-
ing the proposed action
alternative (Alternative 2)
with some modifi cations
to refl ect concerns raised
during the comment period.
The
project
would
enhance existing forest road
networks while reducing
impacts to aquatic and ter-
restrial habitats as well as
water quality, according to
a U.S. Forest service news
release. The restoration
activities would also benefi t
the safety of the public and
fi refi ghters and provide eco-
nomic value of forest prod-
ucts to support economies as
well as providing employ-
ment opportunities.
“These fi re-adapted eco-
systems need restoration
to prevent uncharacteristi-
cally severe disturbances
from wildfi re or insect dis-
ease outbreaks, Malheur
National Forest Supervisor
Craig Trulock said. “This
project will restore our dry
pine forest types, create
healthier forest conditions,
support jobs and improve
fi sh and wildlife habitats.”
FBLA students advance
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY — Six Grant Union High
School students advanced to the national
Future Business Leaders of America
conference after taking top honors at the
state competition in Portland on April 8.
While the students qualify to com-
pete at the National Business Leader-
ship Conference at the end of July in
Chicago, not all may be able to attend.
According to Stacy Durych, Grant
Union’s computer technology education
and business teacher, the fi ve-day trip
includes registration, hotel, meals, and
airfare and may be cost-prohibitive for
many of the students.
Three students took home the fi rst-
place awards: Abbie Justice for business
management and Max Bailey and Katie
Rigby for network design and computer
game and simulation programming.
In addition, Heidi Jackson fi nished
second in introduction to business pro-
cedures, Logan Randleas fi nished third
in sports and entertainment manage-
ment and Luke Jackson fi nished fourth
in business management.
Only those who fi nished fi rst through
fourth qualifi ed for the national confer-
ence, but other students also did well in
the state competition.
Morgan Walker placed fifth for
hospitality and event management
and seventh for sports and entertain-
ment management. Meanwhile, Mor-
ganne Wyllie finished in ninth place
for introduction to public speaking.
The competitive events at FBLA
range from business-related presenta-
tions to objective tests, public speak-
ing and problem-solving in a business
management or technology scenario.
A panel of judges scores events.
Durych said there were roughly
650 students from 200 schools com-
peting at the state event. Usually, she
said, there are 1,500 students at the
event, but due to COVID-19 atten-
dance was down by about half.
FBLA is an organization for stu-
dents in career and technical educa-
tion that gives them the opportunity
to take part in leadership activi-
ties, competitive events and learning
programs.
The group has upwards of 190,000
members in 5,200 chapters across the
country and abroad.
Durych, in her first year at the high
school, said Grant Union has had an
FBLA chapter for many years.
Overall, Durych said Grant Union
students competed in 10 events and
placed in 10th place or above.
CORRECTION
11th grade
Quinn Larson
Parents: Gordon &
Julie Larson
12th grade
Carson Weaver
Parents: Clint &
Natalie Weaver
State honors heritage volunteers
SALEM — Three Grant County volunteers are being honored
by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department for their contribu-
tions to preserving the state’s heritage. Bruce Carey of the Friends of
Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum, Doug Reynolds of the Malheur
National Forest Passport in Time program and Carla Wright of the
Prairie City Historic Cemetery District are among 18 people state-
wide to be named Standout Heritage Volunteers for 2022.
The winners will be honored in a virtual awards ceremony from
5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28, during this year’s virtual Oregon Her-
itage conference. Members of the public can register for the event
online at https://tinyurl.com/2vzj32wn. Videos of the awards cere-
mony will be posted after the event at www.oregonheritage.org.
Silvies slates golf tourney in June
SILVIES — The Links at Silvies Valley Ranch is accepting
registrations for the inaugural Claire Owens Invitational.
The tournament, which runs June 4-5, is a celebration of
female golfers and is named for Claire Owens, the fi rst woman to
play golf in the Silvies Valley around 1900. The event marks the
opening of Claire’s Course, a reversible 18-hole putting course, at
the resort south of Seneca.
Teams of four can register online at https://silvies.us/events.
php. The fee of $150 per person includes three rounds of golf, a
farm-to-table dinner on June 4 and an awards luncheon on June 5.
Registration will be open until May 20. For more information,
call 800-745-8437.
OTEC plans in-person annual meeting
Cliff Knox objection period begins
By JUSTIN DAVIS
Blue Mountain Eagle
LOCAL BRIEFING
Tobe Zweygardt: A story in the April 20 edition about wrestling hall of famer
Tobe Zweygardt gave the wrong name for his youth wrestling coach. Zweygardt
was coached by Warren Boring. The Eagle regrets the error.
BAKER CITY — The Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative will
hold its annual meeting on May 21 at Baker High School, 250 East
St., Baker City. The meeting will be held in person after two years
of virtual gatherings during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three positions on the OTEC Board of Directors – two represent-
ing Union County and one representing Baker County – are up for
election, and the results will be announced during the meeting.
All OTEC member-owners are eligible to vote and are invited to
attend the free meeting. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. The business meet-
ing will begin at 10:30 and will be followed by a free lunch. There
will be music, raffl es, informational booths and activities for adults
and children.
Buses will be available to transport members to the meeting,
including one from John Day. Seating is fi rst come, fi rst served; regis-
ter at the John Day Senior Center, 142 NE Dayton St., 541-575-1825.
Those who can’t attend in person can watch a livestream of the
business meeting on the OTE Facebook page. For more information,
call 541-524-2858.
FSR 16 to be resurfaced
SENECA — Work is beginning this week on a project to
repave Forest Service Road 16 from Highway 396 near Seneca
to the junction with Forest Service Road 15.
Contractors were scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 26,
with completion of the project planned in early July. After
replacing two culverts near Bear Creek, crews will begin repav-
ing the road, starting near Parish Cabin Campground and work-
ing west toward Seneca.
FSR 16 will have one lane open for travel throughout the
project, but motorists can expect delays of up to 30 minutes.
— Blue Mountain Eagle
DEATH NOTICES
Verba Jean Hampton
Verba Jean Hampton, 85, of Ovid, Idaho, passed away on
April 12, 2022, at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello,
Idaho. A graveside service will be held at the Elgin Cemetery in
Elgin, Oregon, on Thursday, May 5, 2022, beginning at 2 p.m.
To leave an online condolence for the family of Verba, please
visit www.grayswestco.com.
Anthony ‘Tony’ Bennett Tirico
Anthony “Tony” Bennett Tirico, age 85, passed away on April
16, 2022, at his residence. A visitation will be held on Sunday, May
1, from 2 until 4 p.m. at Driskill Memorial Chapel and a Mass of
Christian Burial will be held on Monday, May 2, at 11 a.m. at St.
Elizabeth Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. Andrews
Catholic Cemetery in Canyon City. Memorial contributions may be
made to the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church through Driskill Memo-
rial Chapel at 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
To light a candle in Tony’s honor or to off er online condolences
to his family, please visit www.driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Alvin Cecil Hunt
Alvin Cecil Hunt, age 72, passed away Dec. 14, 2021, at
his residence with his loving family by his side. A memorial
service in his honor will be held Saturday, April 30, 2022, at
1 p.m. in Long Creek in the multipurpose room at the Long
Creek School with a reception to follow. To off er an online
condolence to his family, please visit www.driskillmemori-
alchapel.com.
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