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A6 Seniors Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 4, 2017 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS John Day Seniors Alma Joslin JOHN DAY — On Dec. 29 we had approximately 56 diners in for lunch. It was a great winter lunch of beef pot roast with potatoes, carrots, gravy, biscuits, crab-stuffed mushrooms and, for des- sert, chocolate peanut butter mousse. Besides the usual drink we had virgin faux mi- mosas. Virginia Miller and Mary Lou Horton delivered 37 meals. Tootie Cernazanu fur- nished the entree in loving memory of her late husband, Jim. Ron Dowse and Tracy An- drew greeted us at the front desk today. Karen Bailey led the flag salute, and Dale Stin- nett asked the blessing. Our servers were Virginia, Mary Lou, Karen and Kris Labhart representing the Blue Moun- tain Hospital Auxiliary. Veanne announced the New Year’s Eve party at the Elks Lodge Saturday night and the party at the First Christian Church starting at 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve. Veanne’s birthday is New Year’s Day. We got a thank you letter from Grant Union staff and students for wel- coming the Regional Job Club a couple weeks ago. Buzz Harris had a group of his family members with him from Caldwell, Idaho. Angela Binchus won the Chester’s Thriftway gift card, and Betty Conner won the Valley View lunch for two. Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is my light and my salvation.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa MONUMENT — Hope everyone is having a great start into the New Year. Here in Monument, we’ve been hav- ing a dandy of a time with lots of snow. Here at our place, I’m sure we have almost 3 feet of snow on the ground in some places if not more. I walked in one of our small fields and the snow came above my knees, and that was before we had an- other good 6 inches of snow. We’ve only got one vehicle running because it’s the only one with four-wheel drive. It’s just as well; the road con- ditions have been downright dangerous and deadly. I think eomediagroup.com there have been at least nine deaths so far because of the hazardous road conditions. I urge people to be very care- ful out there if you think you have to drive. Most of all, I encourage everyone to just give yourself a little extra time and slow down. Our last meal for Decem- ber was cooked by Carrie Jewell and Mary Cade (Ter- ri Cade’s daughter, because Terry was sick. Hope you feel better now, Terri!). The ladies made us tater tot casse- role, served with green beans, cheese bread and a variety of desserts. We thank and bless them for their hard work. We had Bob Blakeslee and Marva Walker as our greeters. Bob led the flag salute, Marva made the announce- ments and yours truly prayed the blessing over our meal. Linda Abraham and Jess Hoodenpyl both won free meals and Diane Ganger won a Len’s Drug gift card. We had 38 guests on our books and one takeout. Please keep Ron Odette of Long Creek, who joins us for senior lunch, in your thoughts and prayers. He is in Belfair, Washington, awaiting surgery on the Jan. 12. There are many in our community who are suffering with illnesses presently, and I ask that we pray together, to stand in the gap and inter- cede for them to be healed and strengthened. If you have a prayer need, please let me know; I would love to pray for you! There will be a sewing class for the ladies on Jan. 14. The class will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We bring a potluck dish to share and we chat, we laugh, we eat and, of course, we sew! Hope you can join us, and as a reminder, it’s free. Since I’ve had so much time on my hands being stuck indoors and at home, I’ve been looking at some recipes on the internet. There is site called Pinterest, and you basically are able to bookmark sites and organize and categorize your interests and information. I was drooling over some bread recipes. I have yet to bake any bread. I want to try and bake some artisan bread, honey wheat bread and bri- oche bread. I’ll let you know how they turn out — if I get to it. Ha. Yup, Pinterest is pretty neat, but to put it plain- ly, it’s electronic hoarding at your fingertips (laughing out loud). Psalm 35:9 “And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: It shall rejoice in his salva- tion.” OREGON CAPITAL INSIDER The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs PRAIRIE CITY — Hope you had a Merry Christmas, and hope you will have Happy New Year. Our last meal of the year was a refreshing pause be- tween those two dates of note. Iva and Tom prepared a simple vegetable soup, bread sticks, cottage cheese and a cinnamon roll for des- sert. Del and Bonnie Lake brought some finger food that was enjoyed by those present in the hall. There were 48 names on the book. Buzz led the flag salute, and Tom asked the blessing. I found four people who ad- mitted to having a birthday in December. Jimmy drew out the number belonging to our chairman Harold Preston. His birthday is actually on Christmas. He received the $10 certificate donated by Huffman’s Market. Carla Wright was the winner of the $5 in trade donated by Prairie Hard- ware & Gifts. And we want to publicly thank our merchants who donate these door prizes every week. They are much en- joyed by all who received them. Lorna and Krystin brought Dorothy Blasing, Lois Hill, Marilyn Randall and Otho Laurance from the Blue Mountain Care Center. Iva’s grandson Zach and his friend Portia helped serve them their lunch. Our sons and their fam- ilies all were able to get to Prairie City safely to spend the weekend with us. And they returned home safely on Monday. Then we rested. Derrol is doing well now after all the complications of the last three months. He is able to take a shower all by himself with no neck brace or other ap- paratus attached to his body. Whew. Even got his driv- er’s license renewed with no problem. PTL. It amazes me that I am able to drive to Bend and back and not go to sleep. The Lord gives grace when needed, right? Just don’t ask me to drive in Portland or Boise! Those days are gone! So now on to next year. More music arranging for the ensemble for the Easter Sunday service. And don’t forget the eclipse. Almost got one project done for that. How are you doing? Remember, you can make some money from this event. If you need more infor- mation contact your city hall. They will point you in the right direction. See you next year. 2 Peter 3: 8-9 “But do not forget this one thing, dear friend: With the Lord a day is like a thou- sand years, and a thou- sand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to re- pentance.” Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at