The deadline for Whats Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710.

Saturday, June 8

Second Saturday Gathering

9:30-11:30 a.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day

Kathy Rogers and Lis Davis will present music for the theme, Father figures and the roles they play in our lives. Coffee and tea will be served at the no-host breakfast.

Sunday, June 9

Cinnabar Mountain Playdays

Noon, Burton Arena, Roper Road, Mt. Vernon

Rodeo starts at 1 p.m., with events including barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, dummy roping, keyhold, flag race and figure 8. Age groups are: Leadline, open; PeeWee, ages 6 and under; Junior, ages 7-9; Intermediate, 10-14; Senior, 15-17. Call 541-620-1617.

Tuesday, June 11

Chamber of Commerce quarterly meeting

Noon, Outpost Restaurant, John Day

Featured speakers at the quarterly meeting of the Grant County Chamber of Commerce include Grant School District No. 3 superintendent Mark Witty, with an update on the school district; and County Commissioner Chris Labhart, with an update on the County Court. For more information, call 541-575-0547.

Retirement party for Adele Cerny

6 p.m., Seneca School gym

Dinner will be at 6 p.m., followed by a program honoring head teacher Adele Cernys 40-years of teaching, 34 of which were at Seneca School. The event is free, but donations are welcome. RSVP to Rachelle Simmons by email to simmonsr@grantesd.k12.or.us, or call 541-542-2542.

Tuesday-Wednesday, June 11-12

Red Cross Blood Drive

12:30- 6 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, John Day

To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Wednesday, June 12

Red Cross volunteer celebration

11:30 a.m., Blue Mountain Hospital

Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed by a program recognizing local volunteers.

Gluten-free meeting

6:30 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge

Sandy Bupp will prepare Oriental food, after the positive response to Bupps Chinese Chicken Salad recipe. For more information or gluten-free advice, call her at 541-575-0332.

Thursday-Sunday, June 13-16

BMW Chief Joseph motorcycle rally

Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day

Activities include organized tours to selected attractions, tech sessions, seminars, door prizes, awards and entertainment. Preregistration is $40 for BMW Riders of Oregon members, or $50 for others. At the gate cost is $50 for members and $60 for others. The cost for those 12 and younger is $10, and a daily pass is $20 a person. For more information, visit http://bmwro.org/.

Friday, June 14

Fathers Day barbecue at Valley View

11 a.m.-2 p.m., Valley View Assisted Living, John Day

All are welcome to a free Fathers Day barbecue, at Valley View, 112 N.W. Valley View Dr. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff will offer a fishing presentation, with a fishing venture to follow at the pond on Patterson Bridge Road, behind Oregon Trail Electric. To RSVP, call Valley View, 541-575-3533, by Monday, June 10.

Barbecue pool party for moms and sons

5-8 p.m., Gleason Pool, John Day

Boys in grades kindergarten-six, and their moms or mom figures, can enjoy a pool party and barbecue, with games, hamburgers and hot dogs, and more. The cost is $20 for those in the John Day/Canyon City Parks and Rec District, and $25 for all others. Registration is limited to the first 50 who sign up. Forms are available at the Parks and Rec office, 845 1/2 Bridge St., John Day, or on the web at jdccparksandrec.weebly.com. Call 541-575-0110.

Saturday, June 15

John Day Farmers Market Spring Festival

8:30 a.m.-noon, S.W. Brent Street, John Day

The 2013 Market season opens with a Spring Festival, featuring a variety of vendors selling locally produced food and crafts. Other weekly activities may include childrens crafts, music, food and recipe samples, plants for sale and drawings. Some of the produce vendors accept Women, Infants and Children checks; Fruit and Veggie Vouchers; and Farm Direct Nutrition Program checks, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. More vendors and participants are welcome. The cost for a vendor space is $5 each week or $50 for the season. For more information, call 541-932-2725.

Sixth annual Family Fun Day

11 a.m.-3 p.m., John Day City Park

Free activities include a petting zoo; arts, crafts and activity booths; and Gleason Pool open to all for free. Kids will also be able to exchange bike helmets or purchase new ones for only $6. Several inflatables a bounce house, gladiator joust game and waterslide plus Gaga Ball and train ride will also be available for $5 a person for all-day fun. Hotdogs and hamburgers will be for sale for $1 each, and there will be free snocones all day. Sponsors of the event include the John and Linda Shelk Foundation, John Day Elks Lodge, CenturyLink, Bank of Eastern Oregon, Blue Mountain Hospital and Surgery Clinic, Strawberry Wilderness Community Clinic, and Old West Federal Credit Union. Purchase presale wristbands for the inflatables at Families First Parent Resource Center, 401 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, or call Families First, 541-575-1006.

Benefit chili feed, silent auction for Micheal Teel

5-7 p.m., Strawberry Grange Hall, Prairie City

Proceeds will help with medical and travel expenses for Micheal Teel, who has three tumors and is undergoing treatment at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland for melanoma. The dinner of chili, cornbread and drinks is by donation. Silent auction items include gift baskets, a five-shelf grow house donated by John Day True Value and a bird whimsey thermometer donated by Nydams Ace Hardware. There will also be a live dessert auction. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. A cord of wood will be raffled separately. For tickets or to donate to the dessert auction, call 541-620-2899 or 541-620-0018.