🌱 What will county leaders decide about food bank parking Monday?

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• What will county leaders decide about food bank parking Monday?

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 46.
• Sunday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 52 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Grant County Court work session to tackle parking problem (bluemountaineagle.com) — John Day residents relying on the Grant County Food Bank should know county leaders will hold a June 15 work session to sort out chronic parking problems at the L Building on East Main. The discussion could shape long‑term access, as the food bank now serves over 500 families monthly and depends on shared lots, including John Day City Hall, for drive‑through distributions.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Eastern Oregon Livestock Show →
  Eastern Oregon Livestock Show, 760 E Delta Ave, Union
  4:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Pokemon Saturday →
  Harney County Library, 80 W D St, Burns
  12:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Harney County Library Foundation Board Meeting →
  Harney County Library, 80 W D St, Burns
  5:00 pm
• June Big Pool Lessons - Night time 🌛 →
  Baker County YMCA - Sam-O-Swim Center, 580 Baker St, Baker City
  5:30 pm
• Club Meeting →
  Figaro's Pizza, 673 W Monroe St, Burns
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• In A Landscape: Cant Ranch at John Day Fossil Beds... →
  John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, 32651 OR-19, Mitchell
  6:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Hines Movie Night in the Park →
  The Aspens Living Center, 210 Roe Davis Ave, Hines
  8:30 pm

Saturday June 20

• Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Chamber Concert →
  T&T Horsemanship, 15477 Sky Ranch Ln, Haines
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 23

• Harney County Library Advisory Board Meeting →
  Harney County Library, 80 W D St, Burns
  4:30 pm

Saturday June 27

• Archaeology & Culture Keepers Roadshow - Harney County 2026 →
  Hines City Park
  10:00 am
• Archaeology & Culture Keepers Roadshow - Harney... →
  Hines City Park, Hines
  10:00 am

Wednesday July 1

• July 1st Rhys Langston w/ Fatboi Sharif & Icky Reels →
  Churchill School, 3451 Broadway St, Baker City
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Baker City

• Inside the Baker City Cycling Classic 2026: Eastern Oregon's Road Stage Race (cyclingwest.com)
• Krystal Irby named principal at South Baker Intermediate (bakercityherald.com)
• Baker Airport dips to record-low 27 degrees (bakercityherald.com)

La Grande

• La Grande Pride Family Fun Day brings music, games to Max Square (prismnews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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