Grange bingo

MT. VERNON – Bingo nights at the Mt. Vernon Grange are alive and well, the first and third Thursday of each month. Blackout is up to $180 with a 70 percent payout per game. Cost is $5.50 for twelve games. Rob Grebb is the caller Join the fun!

Puppet workshop

JOHN DAY – Puppet workshops will continue 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays through July 22, at the United Methodist Church in John Day. The workshops are free. More info: 575-0633.

Open gym

JOHN DAY – Open gym for volleyball players will be offered at Grant Union High School, 6-8 p.m. June 18, 24, 26 and 30, and 8-10 a.m. August 21 and 28. Bring your own kneepads. More info: Coach Broemeling, 575-5566, or Coach Speth, 575-3780.

Child care class

CANYON CITY – Two classes are coming up at Child Care Resource and Referral. Wednesday, June 18, the topic will be “Dads Meet Mother Goose: Early Literacy Connects Caring Men with Children’s Lives” and Monday, June 30, will be “Schoolagers in Child Care: In the Mix.” A minimum of four confirmed are needed. Department of Human Services orientation will be held Monday, June 23. Classes are free and will be held 6-8 p.m. in the Guernsey Building, 120 Washington Street in Canyon City. To preregister or for more information call 575-0251 or 1-800-956-0324.

Health Fair

JOHN DAY – The Grant County Health Fair is coming up, 6 a.m.-12 p.m. Friday, June 20, at the Grant Union High School gym. Preregistrations are 9 a.m.-1 p.m. daily, at the Grant County Health Department or the John Day Senior Center. Payment is required at that time and there are no refunds.

A variety of services, businesses and programs will be available at the fair. More info: 575-0429.

St. Charles fund-raiser

JOHN DAY – A Mexican dinner fund-raiser for St. Charles Mission in Seneca will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, June 20, at the John Day Senior Center. Admission is by donation only and an auction and raffle will follow the dinner. The event is sponsored by the “Friends of St. Charles Mission of Seneca” and the proceeds will help maintain, repair and restore the historic church. Items for the auction are being accepted. More info: 542-2482, 575-2147, 575-2621, or 575-1381.

Master saddle show

JOHN DAY – The Grant County Ranch and Rodeo Museum will host a “Master Saddle and Silver Display,” Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 19-21. The display will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Grant County master saddle makers who will have their work represented include: Clair Mullin, Troy Richardson, Tom Berry, Pat Lee, and Leonard Oster, and past masters Harley Farra and Carl Elmer. Also on display will be bits, spurs and jewelry from local silversmiths, Lonnie and Lis Davis, Ernie Marsh, Marylinn Raymond and Zan Traughber.

The public is invited to enjoy the quality of work by these local master artists. Some items will be for sale. The museum is located at 241 E. Main Street in John Day. More info: 575-5545.

Auxiliary meeting

JOHN DAY – The Ellis Tracy Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will have a luncheon meeting, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Outpost. On the meeting’s agenda will be the election of officers.

Concert in the park

MONUMENT – Everyone is invited to a concert at the Monument city park, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Music will be by the Inland Northwest Musicians from the Pendleton-Hermiston area. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. More info: (541) 289-4696.

Youth group fund-raiser

JOHN DAY – First Baptist Church in John Day will hold a rummage sale and spaghetti feed 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the church, 300 W. Main Street. The dinner is by donation and all proceeds will benefit the church’s youth group. More info: Memorey, 575-0290, or call the church, 575-1355.

Cant Ranch walk

Join a ranger for a one-hour program at the historic James Cant Ranch, 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21. The program will feature the ranch buildings of the historic district and the human history of the national monument and John Day Valley. The ranch is located in the Sheep Rock Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds, on Highway 19, two miles north of Highway 26. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing suitable for the sun and field. More info: (541) 987-2333.

Benefit barbecue

PRAIRIE CITY – A trap shoot, barbecue and auction to benefit Willie Rockhill will be held Saturday, June 21. Rockhill is being treated for non-Hodgkins large cell lymphoma.

Shooting events start at 10 a.m., west of the Co-Gen plant. A barbecue beef dinner will be in the Prairie City School cafeteria at 5 p.m., featuring a secret sauce by Willie’s father, Howard, who will cook the meat for the event. American Legion Auxiliary and Strawberry Mountain Grange will prepare the rest of the meal.

A live/silent auction will be at 7 p.m. The donated items include a hand-tooled silver necklace and a four-year-old registered paint/quarter horse filly. Tickets are still available for the “Garden Walk” quilt and for the desert ironwood knife and sheath. More info: Gwen Hiatt, 820-4576 or Marge Walton, 820-4624.

Vacation Bible School

LONG CREEK – The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Long Creek will hold Vacation Bible School June 23-27, 9-11 a.m. each day. The theme is “Rainforest Adventure” and ages 3-11 are welcome. More information: Kelly Schultz, 934-2161.

Mad Hatters

JOHN DAY – The Grant County Mad Hatters will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at the Dairy Queen. RSVP at 820-3597, 820-3303, or 575-1800.

Aviation meeting

JOHN DAY – A meeting regarding use of the new internet WINGS program will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, in the Grant County Regional Airport Meeting Room. Peter King, regional FAA safety representative will lead the meeting. Pilots and anyone else interested in aviation are invited to attend. More info: Cheryl Berry, 820-4310.

Gospel concert

LONG CREEK – Enjoy a blend of traditional Ozark mountain gospel music as the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Long Creek hosts the Christian group “Simply His” for a concert at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 25. Admission is free. More info: 934-2161.

Super-Action Games and Family Fun Day

JOHN DAY – Enjoy a day of fun while helping raise money for new playground equipment in Grant County! Bring the family to the Super-Action Games and Family Fun Day, Saturday, June 28, at the Seventh Street Complex in John Day. Sign-up by June 20 for the games, in teams of eight (all ages); individual sign-ups are welcome, too. There will be $1,800 in cash prizes!

Activities at the Family Fun Day include a bike rodeo, inflatable toys, a duck race with a 50 percent split, barbecue competition, a carnival atmosphere and many more family activities. More info: 575-0547 or www.thesuperactiongames.com.

Mobile dental van

LONG CREEK – The mobile dental van will be in Long Creek, at the Friendship Hall behind the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, June 30-July 2. Residents outside the Long Creek-Monument-Kimberly area will be accepted if time and space permits. For an appointment, call Pearl Spencer, 934-2189.

Museums

? Grant County Historical Museum, 101 S. Canyon City Blvd., Canyon City, 575-0362. Open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Admission: Adults, $4; Seniors, $3.50; children ages 7-17, $2; children under 6, free.

? Grant County Ranch and Rodeo Museum, 241 E. Main St., John Day, 575-5545, 575-0278, or 820-3624. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday, or by appointment. Admission: Adults, $3, children under 12, free.

? Kam Wah Chung and Company Museum and Interpretive Center, 125 NW Canton St., John Day, 575-2800. Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., with guided tours on the hour until 4 p.m. No admission fee, although donations are welcome. Open until Oct. 31.

OngoingFossil Beds

The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument often provides ranger-conducted hikes, tours of sections of the monument and stargazing at the monument’s Thomas Condon Visitor Center, 32651 Highway 19 in Kimberly. Visitation data online at www.nps.gov/joda. Click on the link “management doc” then click on ” In Depth Visitation Statistics,” Socioeconomic Atlas for John Day” and/or “The Visitor Study 2004.” The center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Info: 987-2333.