Candy coins recalled in Canada
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
Consumers can check UPC, lot numbers A recall of chocolate coins in Canada has stirred some alarm locally, as the candy-intense Halloween season arrives.
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Smith presses for critical rural votes
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
Trailing in the polls, the Oregon senator visits John Day with just days left in the campaign JOHN DAY - Every rural vote is critical, U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith said Friday morning on a campaign swing through John Day.
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Road master decides to stay
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 30, 2008 # Comments Off
JOHN DAY - Grant County Road Master Mark Hensley isn’t resigning, after all.
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Group to Hensley: Don’t quit
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 30, 2008 # Comments Off
Local business people urge the county road master not to resign
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Video: Taking flight in Grant County
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 29, 2008 # Comments Off
Braving the before-dawn chill and partying till late into the night, area residents turned out to eagerly support the first Grant County Hot Air Balloon Festival last weekend.
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New event takes flight in Grant County (video)
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 29, 2008 # Comments Off
GRANT COUNTY - It turns out that you have to get up awfully early to beat the hot air ballooning crowd. Braving the before-dawn chill and partying till late into the night, area residents turned out to eagerly support the first Grant County Hot Air Balloon Festival last weekend.
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NE counties lobby for more timber
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 29, 2008 # Comments Off
Communities make case in meeting with new region forester ELGIN - A busload of Grant County residents traveled to Elgin last week to press the Forest Service to increase timber harvests - before it’s too late for the communities of Northeastern Oregon.
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Don’t forget to vote
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 29, 2008 # Comments Off
Check results next Tuesday evening on the Eagle website CANYON CITY - Ballots are due by 8 p.m. next Tuesday, Nov. 4, for the general election, reminds Grant County Clerk Kathy McKinnon.
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Daylight saving time ends this weekend
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 29, 2008 # Comments Off
Daylight saving time comes to a close this weekend, with a return to standard time on Sunday, Nov. 2.
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Retirement: Just a state of mind for well-traveled local couple
Blue Mountain Eagle news of Grant County, Oregon @ October 29, 2008 # Comments Off
Monument couple back from two years in Bolivia with Peace Corps MONUMENT - Age knows no boundaries when it comes to staying active and making a worthwhile mark on the world.
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