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Parmalee will be performing at the 110th Grant county Fair!
The popular country band Parmalee will be headlining at this year’s fair! They will be playing on Friday nigh, August... read more
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Transient Room Tax Grants are Available for Special Events and Programs in Grant County
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Upcoming Events
july
13jun(jun 13)9:00 am04jul(jul 4)1:00 pmJune - Project in a Day Workshops
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Click here for Event Flyer: OSU - June Project in a Day (2)
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Click here for Event Flyer: OSU – June Project in a Day (2)
Time
June 13 (Thursday) 9:00 am - July 4 (Thursday) 1:00 pm
Location
OSU Extension Classroom
116 NW Bridge Street
Organizer
OSU Extension Service - Grant County 116 NW Bridge Street - John Day, OR 97845
15jun(jun 15)8:00 am04aug(aug 4)5:00 pmCinnabar Mountain Play Days
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June 15 & 16, 2019 July 13 & 14, 2019 August 3 & 4, 2019 Held at the Grant County Fairgrounds - Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Goat Tying, Keyhole Race, Figure 8 For more
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June 15 & 16, 2019
July 13 & 14, 2019
August 3 & 4, 2019
Held at the Grant County Fairgrounds – Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Goat Tying, Keyhole Race, Figure 8
For more information contact Emma Winkleman – 541-620-1199 – Tiffnie Schmadeka – 541-620-2881 – Nicole Israel- 541-620-2624
Time
June 15 (Saturday) 8:00 am - August 4 (Sunday) 5:00 pm
15jun(jun 15)8:30 am19oct(oct 19)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
June 15 (Saturday) 8:30 am - October 19 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
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Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Time
June 15 (Saturday) 8:15 pm - July 13 (Saturday) 9:30 pm
Location
Clyde Holliday State Park
20jun(jun 20)9:00 am11jul(jul 11)1:00 pmJune - Project in a Day Workshops
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer: OSU - June Project in a Day (2)
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Click here for Event Flyer: OSU – June Project in a Day (2)
Time
June 20 (Thursday) 9:00 am - July 11 (Thursday) 1:00 pm
Location
OSU Extension Classroom
116 NW Bridge Street
Organizer
OSU Extension Service - Grant County 116 NW Bridge Street - John Day, OR 97845
22jun(jun 22)8:30 am26oct(oct 26)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
June 22 (Saturday) 8:30 am - October 26 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Time
June 22 (Saturday) 8:15 pm - July 20 (Saturday) 9:30 pm
Location
Clyde Holliday State Park
27jun(jun 27)9:00 am18jul(jul 18)1:00 pmJune - Project in a Day Workshops
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer: OSU - June Project in a Day (2)
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer: OSU – June Project in a Day (2)
Time
June 27 (Thursday) 9:00 am - July 18 (Thursday) 1:00 pm
Location
OSU Extension Classroom
116 NW Bridge Street
Organizer
OSU Extension Service - Grant County 116 NW Bridge Street - John Day, OR 97845
29jun(jun 29)8:30 am02nov(nov 2)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
June 29 (Saturday) 8:30 am - November 2 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Time
June 29 (Saturday) 8:15 pm - July 27 (Saturday) 9:30 pm
Location
Clyde Holliday State Park
04jul(jul 4)9:00 am25(jul 25)1:00 pmJune - Project in a Day Workshops
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer: OSU - June Project in a Day (2)
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer: OSU – June Project in a Day (2)
Time
4 (Thursday) 9:00 am - 25 (Thursday) 1:00 pm
Location
OSU Extension Classroom
116 NW Bridge Street
Organizer
OSU Extension Service - Grant County 116 NW Bridge Street - John Day, OR 97845
04jul10:00 am10:00 pmPrairie City 4th of July
Event Details
Activities, food, fun and Fireworks! Click here for paradPC 4th of July Parade Registratione registration form:
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Activities, food, fun and Fireworks!
Click here for paradPC 4th of July Parade Registratione registration form:
Time
(Thursday) 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
06jul(jul 6)8:30 am09nov(nov 9)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
July 6 (Saturday) 8:30 am - November 9 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Time
July 6 (Saturday) 8:15 pm - August 3 (Saturday) 9:30 pm
Location
Clyde Holliday State Park
11jul6:00 pm8:00 pm"Archaeology of the Despised: Blacks, Jews Chinese"
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Dr. Adrian Praetzellis, Sonoma State University Despite its gloomy title this topic isn’t so depressing. For although racism and poverty were accepted parts of life in the 19th century Far West,
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Dr. Adrian Praetzellis, Sonoma State University
Despite its gloomy title this topic isn’t so depressing. For although racism and poverty were accepted parts of life in the 19th century Far West, archaeology shows that human tenacity and the ability to adapt were alive and well. African American railway porters, Gold Rush era Chinese merchants, and urban Polish Jews were as culturally different as can be. And yet their varied responses to adversity—as preserved in their artifacts and history—show the common resolve to live in dignity that is part of our shared humanity.
Adrian Praetzellis’ experience in archaeology began on Roman and medieval sites in the UK even before he dropped out of high school. Adrian learned his trade on the British archaeology circuit, slowly advancing from itinerant digger to site supervisor. Since moving to the US, he has taught archaeology to generations of university students and written a stack of technical articles that hardly anyone reads. Adrian is also the author of three modestly successful books on archaeological method and theory, most recently Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell (Routledge 2015). He has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from UC Berkeley and is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Sonoma State University. (Want to see photos of his grandkids? Just ask.)
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
CAnyon City Community Hall
129 S. Canyon Blvd.
13jul10:00 am3:00 pmPublic Archaeology Day at Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site
Event Details
Come visit one of Oregon State Park's crown jewels and watch archaeology in action! We will have excavations in progress, site tours, artifact displays, and hands-on activities from local museums,
Event Details
Come visit one of Oregon State Park’s crown jewels and watch archaeology in action! We will have excavations in progress, site tours, artifact displays, and hands-on activities from local museums, project partners, and local tribes. If you have been looking for an excuse to visit the museum and heritage site, this is it!
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location
Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site
125 SW Canton Street
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Time
July 13 (Saturday) 8:15 pm - August 10 (Saturday) 9:30 pm
Location
Clyde Holliday State Park
18jul6:00 pm8:00 pm"Chinese Tunnels": Myth or Reality
Event Details
Dr. Priscilla Wegars, Asian American Comparative Collection Today, many communities in the American West, where Chinese people once lived, are rumored to have so-called "Chinese tunnels" under downtown buildings and streets.
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Dr. Priscilla Wegars, Asian American Comparative Collection
Today, many communities in the American West, where Chinese people once lived, are rumored to have so-called “Chinese tunnels” under downtown buildings and streets. One such place is Pendleton, Oregon. Can “Chinese tunnels” be substantiated, whether through documentary research, oral histories, or other sources? If so, where do they exist, how were they used, and what is the proof of their existence? If not, are they myths with some basis in fact, such as basements that were subdivided or partitioned into smaller areas for use as businesses, living quarters, or opium-smoking establishments? Or, are they stereotypes like others such as “Chinese ovens” and “Chinese walls,” wherein anything unexplainable, i.e., “mysterious,” is attributed to the Chinese? This PowerPoint presentation investigates these questions, with the aim of providing a definitive answer to the question, “‘Chinese Tunnels'”: Myth or Reality?”
Priscilla Wegars, Ph.D., is a historian, historical archaeologist, artifact analyst, editor, and proofreader. She founded the University of Idaho’s Asian American Comparative Collection (AACC), a unique resource of artifacts, images, and documentary materials essential for understanding Asian American archaeological sites, economic contributions, and cultural history, http://webpages.uidaho.edu/aacc/. She wrote Polly Bemis: A Chinese American Pioneer (2003; Honorable Mention for Idaho Book of the Year); Imprisoned in Paradise: Japanese Internee Road Workers at the World War II Kooskia Internment Camp (2010); and As Rugged as the Terrain: CCC “Boys,” Federal Convicts, and World War II Alien Internees Wrestle with a Mountain Wilderness (2013; Co-Winner for Idaho Book of the Year). She edited Hidden Heritage: Historical Archaeology of the Overseas Chinese (1993) and co-edited Chinese American Death Rituals: Respecting the Ancestors (2005). Her current project is a full-length biography of Polly Bemis.
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
CAnyon City Community Hall
129 S. Canyon Blvd.
august
15jun(jun 15)8:00 am04aug(aug 4)5:00 pmCinnabar Mountain Play Days
Event Details
June 15 & 16, 2019 July 13 & 14, 2019 August 3 & 4, 2019 Held at the Grant County Fairgrounds - Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Goat Tying, Keyhole Race, Figure 8 For more
Event Details
June 15 & 16, 2019
July 13 & 14, 2019
August 3 & 4, 2019
Held at the Grant County Fairgrounds – Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Goat Tying, Keyhole Race, Figure 8
For more information contact Emma Winkleman – 541-620-1199 – Tiffnie Schmadeka – 541-620-2881 – Nicole Israel- 541-620-2624
Time
June 15 (Saturday) 8:00 am - August 4 (Sunday) 5:00 pm
15jun(jun 15)8:30 am19oct(oct 19)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
June 15 (Saturday) 8:30 am - October 19 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
22jun(jun 22)8:30 am26oct(oct 26)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
June 22 (Saturday) 8:30 am - October 26 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
29jun(jun 29)8:30 am02nov(nov 2)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
June 29 (Saturday) 8:30 am - November 2 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
06jul(jul 6)8:30 am09nov(nov 9)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
July 6 (Saturday) 8:30 am - November 9 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Time
July 6 (Saturday) 8:15 pm - August 3 (Saturday) 9:30 pm
Location
Clyde Holliday State Park
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Event Details
Click here for Event Flyer:Kam Wah Chung Presentation
Time
July 13 (Saturday) 8:15 pm - August 10 (Saturday) 9:30 pm
Location
Clyde Holliday State Park
15aug10:30 am1:00 pmMonthly Chamber Business Meeting and Luncheon
Event Details
The Chamber meets the third Thursday of the month . The Business meeting is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m at the Chamber office. The no-host Luncheon is
Event Details
The Chamber meets the third Thursday of the month . The Business meeting is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m at the Chamber office. The no-host Luncheon is held at the Outpost Pizza Pub & Grill at 12:00 PM.
Both are open to the everyone.
Guest Speaker this month will be Kurt Renstrom of Johnson Benefit Planning. He will be discussing health insurance available for small businesses through the Bend chamber of Commerce.
Time
(Thursday) 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location
Chamber office and The Outpost
Organizer
Grant County Chamber of Commerce 301 West Main Street, John DAy, OR 97845
september
15jun(jun 15)8:30 am19oct(oct 19)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
June 15 (Saturday) 8:30 am - October 19 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
22jun(jun 22)8:30 am26oct(oct 26)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
June 22 (Saturday) 8:30 am - October 26 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
29jun(jun 29)8:30 am02nov(nov 2)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
June 29 (Saturday) 8:30 am - November 2 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
06jul(jul 6)8:30 am09nov(nov 9)12:30 pmJohn Day Farmers Market
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank
Event Details
The Market is held Every Saturday from 8:30 AM AM to 12:30 PM at the intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street between Umpqua Bank and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Time
July 6 (Saturday) 8:30 am - November 9 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Intersection of West Brent Street and East Main Street
Grant County Chamber of Commerce, 301 West Main Street
05sep10:30 am1:00 pmMonthly Chamber Business Meeting and Luncheon
Event Details
The Chamber meets the third Thursday of the month . The Business meeting is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m at the Chamber office. The no-host Luncheon is
Event Details
The Chamber meets the third Thursday of the month . The Business meeting is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m at the Chamber office. The no-host Luncheon is held at the Outpost Pizza Pub & Grill at 12:00 PM.
Both are open to the everyone.
Guest Speaker this month will be Kurt Renstrom of Johnson Benefit Planning. He will be discussing health insurance available for small businesses through the Bend chamber of Commerce.
Time
(Thursday) 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location
Chamber office and The Outpost
Organizer
Grant County Chamber of Commerce 301 West Main Street, John DAy, OR 97845
Getting Around
Bike Friendly Options
The Old West Scenic Bikeway, starting in the town of John Day at the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site, offers a wide variety of terrain and scenery, from rushing rivers to friendly small towns to fossil beds, and some attention-getting climbs.
Other Travel Information
We have a Tesla charging station that is available at the Chamber of Commerce free of charge. 301 W Main Street in John Day. You may also want to check out the Eastern Oregon Travel Guides below.
