ONGOING

Grant County Library is open 1-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m. Tuesday; and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. The library is located at 507 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day.

John Day Senior Center is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Hot lunches served at noon, Mondays and Thursdays at 142 N.E. Dayton St., John Day. Games, cards, pool played after the meals at 1 p.m. Weekly bingo games 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays.

Canyon Mountain Center offers meditation sittings from 5:30 to 6:10 p.m., with simple instruction at 5 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 511 Hillcrest, John Day. 541-932-2725.

Grant County Circle of Friends Drop-in Center, open 9-11 a.m. on Wednesdays – 2nd at the Squeeze-In and the 1st, 3rd and 4th in the Johnnie Titus room. Call 541-987-2485.

Burns-Hines VA Clinic – Services for Grant County veterans. Immunizations, minor surgical procedures, blood pressure and diabetes monitoring, group therapy for combat PTSD, sobriety and other issues. Lab draws on Wednesdays. Nursing staff and therapy Monday through Friday. 541-573-3339.

Shepherd’s Closet – Free clothing for all ages at Prairie City Assembly of God. Open 9-11 a.m. every Wednesday; 5-7 p.m. the first Wednesday (dinner provided); 12-3 p.m. the third Wednesday (coffee provided). Call 541-820-3682.

Grant County Genealogical Society Research Center – Open 1-4 p.m. Thursdays; 2-5 p.m. Fridays; and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Parsonage building behind Historic Advent Church, West Main Street in John Day. 541-932-4718 or 541-575-2757.

John Day Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, SW Brent St., John Day. Crafts, baked goods, produce, kids’ activities, entertainment, information booths. 541-932-2725.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17

12 p.m. – Prairie City Seniors meals at the Strawberry Grange Hall, Prairie City.

12 p.m. – Women’s Support, by Heart of Grant County, for domestic violence survivors. Free lunch. 541-575-4335.

12:30 p.m. – TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), weigh-in, meeting. Seventh-day Adventist Church, John Day. 541-932-4592, 541-575-5570.

4 p.m. – Grant County Safe Communities Coalition, Outpost Restaurant, John Day. 541-575-3600.

5:30 p.m. – Grant County Law Enforcement Review Council, Grant County Courthouse Conference Room.

6 p.m.- Grant County Public Forest Commission, Squeeze-In Restaurant. 541-620-1949.

6 p.m. – Prairie City Community Association, conference room in the public works building, Prairie City.

7 p.m. – VFW #3597, 106 NW 7th Ave., John Day. 541-620-4255.

7 p.m. – Grant School District 3 School Board, to be held at Grant Union Junior/Senior High School.

7:30 p.m. – Let Go Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Elizabeth Catholic Parish Hall, John Day. 541-575-0114.

THURSDAY, AUG. 18

6:30 a.m. – John Day/Canyon City Park and Rec. Board, Belshaw office.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Monument Food Pantry, food distribution, trailer west of the Senior Center. 541-934-9191.

1:30 p.m. – Blue Mountain Hospital Caregivers’ Support Group, first-floor classroom at Blue Mountain Hospital, John Day. 541-575-0728, Ext. 248, or 541-820-3341.

6 p.m. – “The Girlfriends” Women’s 12-step Recovery, John Day Church of the Nazarene. 541-620-0065.

6 p.m. – John Day Farmers Market Committee, Outpost Restaurant. 541-932-2725.

6:30 p.m. – Friends of the Prairie City Railroad Depot and Museum, hospice building, Prairie City. 541-820-4390.

7 p.m. – Blue Mountain Hospital, Board of Directors, Blue Mountain Hospital classroom, John Day.

7 p.m. – Prairie City Volunteer Fire Department, Fire Hall. 541-820-4360.

FRIDAY, AUG. 19

3-6 p.m. – United Methodist Church, weekly distribution of boxes of food, 126 NW Canton Street, John Day.

7 p.m. – Whiskey Gulch Gang, Sel’s Brewery, Canyon City. 541-575-0329.

SATURDAY, AUG. 20

9 a.m.-noon – Old recycling center in Prairie City, accepts glass for crushing.

12 p.m. – Oregon NORML-Eastside Chapter, Long Creek. Community Hall. 541-620-0768.

3 p.m. – Cowboy Chapel, First Christian Church, 311 N.E. Dayton St., John Day. 541-620-4255.

MONDAY, AUG. 22

6 p.m. – Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, 541-932-4688.

7:30 p.m. – Outlaw Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, Presbyterian Church in Mt. Vernon. 541-932-4844.

TUESDAY, AUG. 23

12 p.m. – Monument Seniors meal program at the Monument Senior Center.

6 p.m. – Bingo at the John Day Senior Center, games start at 6:45.

6:15 p.m. – John Day-Canyon City Lions Club, Squeeze-In, John Day. 541-575-1497.

7 p.m. – John Day City Council, City Hall.

7:15 p.m. – Boy Scout Troop 898, John Day Elks Lodge, John Day. 541-575-2531.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24

9 a.m. – Grant County Court, courthouse, Canyon City.

9 a.m-1 p.m. – Grant County Food Bank Surplus Food Distribution, 530 E. Main St., John Day. Call 541-575-0299.

12 p.m. – Prairie City Seniors meals at the Strawberry Grange Hall, Prairie City.

12 p.m. – Women’s Support, by Heart of Grant County, for domestic violence survivors. Free lunch. 541-575-4335.

12:30 p.m. – TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), weigh-in, meeting. Seventh-day Adventist Church, John Day. 541-932-4592, 541-575-5570.

6 p.m. – Long Creek Volunteer Fire Department, City Hall.

6 p.m. – Prairie City, City Council/Planning Commission, City Hall.

7:30 p.m. – Let Go Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Elizabeth Catholic Parish Hall, John Day. 541-575-0114.