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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Permit allows demolition of Gleason Pool
By JUSTIN DAVIS
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY — The fi nal
hurdle to the demolition of
Gleason Pool is now behind
project planners.
At the April 26 John
Day City Council meeting,
City Manager Nick Green
announced that the city had
been awarded an archaeologi-
cal permit for demolition of the
pool.
The permit guarantees the
demolition of Gleason Pool
will proceed no matter what
the result of the pool bond elec-
tion is. The pool, which opened
in 1958, has been closed for the
past two seasons.
“No going back,” Green
said. “We sold Gleason Park
and pool to build a new inter-
pretive center, and part of the
sale agreement was that we’d
demo the pool.”
Under the terms of the per-
mit from the State Historic Pres-
ervation Offi ce, a host of pre-
Justin Davis/Blue Mountain Eagle
Gleason Pool on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The pool is sched-
uled to be demolished sometime between May 16 and May 27.
cautions must be taken with the
demolition.
Because of a high possibil-
ity of fi nding historic artifacts,
the demolition will be moni-
tored by the University of Ore-
gon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History as well as rep-
resentatives from the Burns Pai-
ute Tribe. The Oregon Parks
and Recreation Department
will have its own archaeolo-
gists on site also. The Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Umatilla Res-
ervation, Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs, Burns Paiute
Tribe and the Commission on
Indian Services will all receive
fi nal excavation reports related
to the project.
Any artifacts or cultural
resources that are uncovered
Lucille Lena Walker Lenhardt
September 16, 1929 ~ March 28, 2022
Lucille Lena Walker Lenhardt was
born on September 16, 1929 in Hilo,
Hawaii. She passed away and went to be
with Jesus on March 28, 2022 in Bend,
Oregon. Lucille had a diverse childhood
and lived in several cities in Central Or-
egon, including Bend. She was married
at age 20 to Charles Alfred Walker, and
lived in Portland, Oregon. She worked
at several stores creating their window
displays, and also made costumes for
the Rose Festival Parade. She had (3)
children, Gary, Sandra, and Lisa. In
1960, she and her family moved to Madras. In 1966 she moved to
Bend with her family to open Hatfield’s Dept. Store.
She was very involved in music ministry at her church as choir
director. She composed music as well. She also enjoyed sketch-
ing old buildings with chalk and creating oil paintings.
When she was older, she was divorced and later re-married
Charles Lenhardt. They had their own sign painting business for
several years and moved to Prairie City. They lived there for 25
years or so and her husband passed away. Lucille then moved to
Bend to be near Sandra and Gary. She lived at The Arbor at Bend
until she passed away.
Lucille is survived by her son Gary (wife Janet) Walker, grand-
son David (wife Jennifer) and three children, daughter Sandra
Ringer, granddaughter Melissa and three children, granddaugh-
ter Tonya (husband Shawn) and one child, daughter Lisa Gering
(husband Paul), stepson Jeff (wife Cheri) and one adult child, and
stepdaughter Valerie and husband.
Paid for by the family of Lucille Lenhardt.
Anthony B. Tirico
will be handled according to
the project’s inadvertent dis-
covery plan. Under that plan,
the inadvertent discovery of
possible archaeological mate-
rials leads to all work stopping
in the vicinity of the discov-
ery and the area being secured
and protected. Notifi cation of
the State Historic Preservation
Offi ce regarding the fi nd is also
a possibility. The demolition of
the pool is scheduled to occur
between May 16 and May 27
depending on numerous fac-
tors, including availability of
contract staff and archaeolo-
gists and the fi nal approval of
the memorandum of agreement
between the project sponsors.
Green says the job of demol-
ishing the pool will fall to Tide-
water Contractors, but the John
Day Fire Department will get
some useful training out of the
old pool building fi rst.
“The Fire Department will
do what’s called a burn to learn
for the building itself, and once
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On April 16th, 2022, our father,
grandfather and beloved great-
grandfather, Anthony B. Tirico, was
called home to be with our Lord in
Heaven. He is now pain free, worry
free, and has no anxiety from earth-
ly concerns. He has been joined
together with his childhood sweet-
heart, Diane, who preceded him just
four months ago.
What a joyous occasion it must
be for two people who met as fresh-
men at Mater Dei High School in
Santa Ana, CA. They continued to
have eyes for each other only, then married in 1960. Diane had
finished nursing school and worked while Tony finished his de-
gree in Agronomy at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.
From the time he finished, school he wanted to buy a ranch, so
Tony worked for Coldwell Banker in Santa Ana, giving him the op-
portunity to learn all about that type of investment. Soon he found
the perfect match, but it was in Oregon. Their parents weren’t too
happy to see the grandchildren leave, but soon after Diane, Tony
and all three small children moved to Mt. Vernon, Oregon.
What an amazing life change for two people from a busy city.
In 1966 Eastern Oregon was still very rural, but they remained in
town or on the ranch their entire lives.
Tony was in his element, the joy of being in the outdoors, al-
ways watching the herd. He would tell anyone who would ask that
he was always on vacation. Diane liked the company of others
and went back to nursing when they moved to town while the kids
were in school.
Tony was a great storyteller with a sharp sense of humor; he
could strike up a conversation with anyone.
Tony has been reunited in heaven with his loving wife, Diane;
grandsons, Eric and Tony, and daughter-in-law, Luann. What a
celebration of eternal life that will be!
Tony is survived by his sons, Anthony Jr., Joseph, and Rich-
ard. He also leaves behind his daughter, Lisa, several grandchil-
dren, and great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, May 2nd,
2022, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with an internment that fol-
lowed at St. Andrew’s Catholic Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in his honor can be made to St. Eliz-
abeth Catholic Church through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S.
Canyon Blvd., John Day, Oregon, 97845.
Paid for by the family of Anthony Tirico.
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Farm Bureau offers Driscoll scholarships
MT. VERNON — The Grant County Farm Bureau will award up
to two college scholarships for students pursuing degrees in an agri-
culture-related fi eld or the technical arts.
The Daniel Driscoll Memorial Scholarships honor former Farm
Bureau board member and agricultural producer Daniel Driscoll,
who passed away in 2019.
This year’s high school graduates and students already enrolled in
college may apply. The amount of the scholarships is yet to be deter-
mined but is not expected to exceed $2,000 total.
Application forms are available by contacting Grant County Farm
Bureau president Shaun Robertson at GrantFarmBureau@gmail.
com. Applications can also be downloaded from the bureau’s Face-
book page. The deadline to apply is May 31.
Local woman makes dean’s list
BEND — Grant Union High School graduate Andrea Comer has
been named to the dean’s list at Central Oregon Community College
for the fall and winter terms. The list recognizes full-time students
who maintain a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher. Comer is the
daughter of Russ and Sheila Comer of Canyon City.
New exchange student coordinator
JOHN DAY — International Cultural Exchange Services has
named Jessica Freniere a local coordinator for the John Day area.
In her new position, Freniere is looking for local families who
want to host international exchange students. Exchange students in
the ICES program live as members of their host families, partici-
pating in family activities, helping with chores and following fam-
ily rules. They carry their own health insurance and cover personal
expenses except for room and board.
Freniere can be contacted by email at jfreniere@icesusa.org.
USFS mushroom permits available
JOHN DAY — Permits are available for commercial mushroom
harvesting on the Malheur National Forest.
No permit is required for collecting up to one gallon for personal
use, but anyone who intends to collect more than that amount or who
plans to harvest mushrooms for commercial purposes must have a
permit. Commercial pickers who plan to camp on the forest will also
need an industrial camping permit.
Commercial permits cost $2 per day, with a 10-day minimum.
Annual permits cost $100. More information about permits is avail-
able online at https://tinyurl.com/2p8ew2h6.
To purchase a permit, call your local ranger station to make an
appointment. Call the John Day offi ce at 541-575-3000, the Prairie
City offi ce at 541-820-3800 or the Hines offi ce at 541-573-4300.
Help available for event presenters
JOHN DAY — The Grant County Economic Development
Offi ce is off ering assistance for area business owners who want to
apply for a state-managed COVID relief program.
The Live Event Venue Operators and Producers/Presenters Pro-
gram, administered by Business Oregon, will distribute up to $35
million in grants for venue operators and event producers who suf-
fered fi nancially because of public health measures related to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Grant applications will be accepted until May 16.
For more information, call the Grant County Economic Devel-
opment Offi ce at 541-575-1555 or email Tory Stinnett at tstinnett@
grantcountyoregon.net or Misty Palmer at mpalmer@grantcoun-
tyoregon.net.
BEO Bancorp reports Q1 earnings
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HEPPNER — BEO Bancorp, the parent company of the Bank of
Eastern Oregon, had consolidated net income for the fi rst quarter of
$808,000 or 67 cents per share, down from $1.3 million or $1.11 per
share in the fi rst quarter of 2021, the company announced.
Total assets were $831.8 million, up 17.4% year over year. Net
loans were $470.4 million, down 7.5% from the same period in 2021.
Deposits were $766.1 million, up 17.7%.
BEO Bancorp has 20 branches and four loan offi ces in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, including a Bank of Eastern Oregon branch
in John Day.
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Thank You!
from the “Jimmy Cole” Family
The family of Jimmy Cole would like to “Thank All of You” from the
bottom of our hearts.
Losing Jimmy was very hard for all of his family & friends, the love and
support that came our way was unbelievable.
Thank You for the cards and flowers that were sent to Jimmy when he
was in the hospital, he knew you sent them and got a smile on his face when
they were read to him. He was very thankful to all his friends & family and
wanted us to pass that along.
We want to thank all who attended the funeral and those who brought
and sent food, cards and flowers. He would have loved the party, especially
all of the good food and the stories that were told.
A special thanks to the kitchen helpers! We appreciate all the hard work
that you did feeding and cleaning up after a crew of that size, you made it
look easy and were still all smiles. It was perfect.
Thanks to the Monument School District, for the use of the gym and the
custodians for the setting everything up and putting it back up.
I’m sure we are missing someone or something, so “Thanks to all of
Jimmy’s friends and family, near and far” for showing up for his send off.
You made it a great day of memories. Jimmy loved living in
Monument and he loved you all!
The Family of Jimmy Cole.
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that’s done we’ll come in and
start the ground excavation.”
Green says the decision to
demolish Gleason Pool was
John Day’s to make, even
though many people view the
pool as a resource for all of
Grant County.
“There are seven other
incorporated cities and a county,
all of whom could’ve done
some work to build a pool and
none of them did,” Green said.
“We don’t have an obli-
gation to build a pool for the
county. We’re doing it because
we value it and we think the
community wants it. I’m not
trying to sound harsh, but there
is this interesting perception that
Gleason belongs to everyone
when it was paid for by John
Day voters alone.”
The demolition of Gleason
Pool will allow the Kam Wah
Chung Heritage Site expansion
to move forward and means the
upcoming vote on whether or
not to fi nance a new public pool
with a bond is the only way for
John Day to have a swimming
facility in the near future.
Measure 12-80, the $4 mil-
lion bond measure to fi nance
construction of the new swim-
ming facility, is on the ballot for
the May 17 election.
LOCAL BRIEFING
Urban Renewal Agency: The
2022-23 budget approved for
the John Day Urban Renewal
Agency is $112,143. A story in
the April 27 edition misstated
the amount.
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