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Community
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Alma Joslin
JOHN DAY – On Jan.
12, we had a potato bar with
all the trimmings, including
chili with beans, focaccia
bread, tossed salad and cook-
ies for dessert. Kris Labhart
and Marianne Morris greeted
us at the desk.
Buz and Bobbie Gilmore,
and Veanne Weddle delivered
19 meals plus eight frozen
ones to shut-ins. Folks from
Redeemer Lutheran Church
served us. Buz led the Àag sa-
lute, and Francis Kocis asked
the blessing.
Veanne gave a report
on the Jan. 8 bingo – it was
a great success. The door
prizes won were donated by
Dairy Queen, Gardner En-
terprises, Prime Time Video,
Elkhorn Country Store, Len’s
Drug, the Grubsteak, Station
62 and Ed’s Fast Break. We
appreciate all you folks for
your donations, which helped
kick off our Thursday after-
noon bingo games. There are
still more door prizes, which
will be given out at the Jan.
15 games.
Veanne announced that
Judi, our cook has turned in
her resignation. Her last day
is Feb. 25 so we will be ex-
pecting a speech from her at
that time.
Billie Bullard won the
Len’s Drug gift certi¿cate,
and Randy Wenneck won the
free meal.
On Jan. 15, we had ranch-
baked chicken breast, boiled
potatoes, gravy, broccoli
salad and dinner rolls, and
brownies for dessert.
Blue Mountain Hospital
Auxiliary furnished the en-
trée. Ron Dowse and Mari-
anne Morris greeted us at the
desk..
Sherry Feiger, Jean Wil-
ley and Veanne delivered 29
meals. Members of the Unit-
ed Methodist Church were
our servers. Marge Conlee
led the Àag salute, and the
Rev. Marcie Collins asked
the blessing. Don Caldwell
did the announcing as Veanne
had a meeting. Bingo will
follow lunch every Thursday.
There will be a pancake feed
Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Mt.
Vernon Grange Hall, with a
cake walk and live music.
There will be an AARP
drivers safety course from 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb 7,
at the Senior Center. There is
a sign-up sheet at the Center
or call Ron Dowse, 541-575-
4268. There will be a short
break for lunch so you might
want to bring a sack lunch.
Alva Conlee won the
Chester’s Thriftway gift cer-
ti¿cate, and Valerie Luttrell
won the lunch for two at Val-
ley View. On Thursday, Jan.
22, we’ll have grilled ¿sh,
and Monday, Jan. 26, it will
be taco salad.
Bingo on Jan 15 had a
good turnout, with nine more
door prizes from several
businesses: A Flower Shop
and More, Russell’s Meats
and Deli, Nydams Ace Hard-
ware, Muzzy’s 1-2-3 Dol-
lar Store, John Day Polaris,
High Desert Of¿ce Supply,
and John Day True Value
Hardware. We have a great
bunch of businesses in town
who really back the Senior
Center. Those of you who
won, be sure and thank the
donors.
2
Corinthians
9:15
“Thanks be to God for His
indescribable gift!”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
PRAIRIE CITY – In
1963, the price of a postage
stamp increased from 4 to 5
cents. Today the price is 49
cents. What’s the percent-
age of increase from .05
to .49? I don’t know how
to figure that out. Can you
help?
Ila has recovered from
her little episode and came
to dinner. We had 78 names
on the book on Jan. 14. Vis-
itors included State Grange
Deputy Master Derrell Wit-
ty and his wife, and Mt.
Vernon Grange members.
There was an important
Grange meeting afterward,
so we’re glad they came
early to eat.
Buzz led the flag salute,
and Darrell Johnson asked
the blessing. Our servers
included Dusty Harris with
the coffee pot, Julia Davis
and Jean Kline. Sandi and
Donna helped out in the
kitchen.
Sandi Rennels won the
$5 in trade from Prairie
Hardware and Gifts.
Our meal had grape
juice, baked potato, pork
loin roast, gravy, apple sal-
ad, rolls, and lemon creme
cake for dessert.
The Blue Mountain
Care Center ladies, Lorna
and Patty, brought Doro-
thy Blasing, Dollina Hum-
phreys, Lois Hill and Floyd
Morgan.
If all goes well and the
creek don’t rise, the stage
should have the carpet on it
by next week. I was asked
about the color, but it’s
been so long since I picked
it out, I can’t remember! So
it will be a surprise for ev-
eryone. The men moved the
organ and long table off, so
all we need is the man with
the rug now.
Trivia: The reason fire-
houses have circular stair-
ways is from the days of
yore when the engines
were pulled by horses. The
horses were stabled on the
ground floor and figured
out how to walk up straight
staircases. Hmm.
Derrol finally got back
out to the shop where his
exercycle is. No pain in
the ankle. Praise the Lord.
Had to wait until the snow
and ice got off the board-
walk so he could get there,
though. Things are looking
up.
Handed out the Easter
ensemble music. The big
question was “Is it hard?”
Not really, just different.
So, should I do something
more difficult for next
year? There’s a fine line
between tackling some-
thing over your head and
just slopping through a
piece that is over-familiar.
But each should be done to
the best of your ability. You
can take a hard piece of mu-
sic and make it simple. To
make a simple piece sound
more difficult is the work
of the professional. When
I discovered all those 16th
notes in the bass clef of
lots of classical piano mu-
sic are only broken chords,
I could play the piece with-
out all the pain-staking
reading of all those notes.
Oh, joy!
I Thess. 5:17 “Rejoice
always. I Chron. 15 : 16
.....(raise) the voice with
resounding joy.”
Carrie Ussery, president;
and council members, Steve
Ussery, Pat McCreary, Phil
Merricks, Bill Turner and
Jim Stubblefield.
The snow has pretty
much melted away. Not lik-
ing the gooey, slippery and
sticky mud. I was a total
shoe hoarder before coming
to live here. They called me
the other Imelda Marcos.
Unfortunately, some of
those shoes are not very
practical up here. I don’t
think I am ready to part with
them yet though. I shall
have to hold on to them just
a bit longer. Hee hee.
When walking around
our property, I am always
in my muck boots. When
talking to friends who might
want to come and visit us,
I have to tell them, “Don’t
even think of bringing any
of your nice shoes here!”
They get are surprised and
say, “What do you mean?”
I have to tell them, there is
only dirt or mud here and
we don’t have sidewalks.
It’s funny how differently
people think and wear when
living in the city, versus liv-
ing out here in God’s coun-
try! I guess I’ll be shedding
more and more of my city
ways and become a total
country girl soon.
Psalm 108:3 “I will
praise thee, O Lord, among
the people: and I will sing
praises unto thee among the
nations.”
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
MONUMENT – There
are two types of people in
this world to me: Those
who eat to live, and those
who live to eat. I fall in the
latter category. I love food
– I love to eat! I love eating
with people who enjoy their
food and make noise while
they are eating.
I like to eat with people
who say things like “Yum,”
“Oh my gosh this is so de-
licious” and “Mmm!” When
they do that, it just seems
to make the food seem even
tastier. I’m the type who,
while eating a meal, I’m al-
ready thinking about what
I will eat for my next one.
Yes, food is that important
to me.
On that note, we had
sweet and sour meatballs,
rice, stir-fried vegetables,
and pudding with whipped
cream for our lunch on Jan.
13. Our cooks, Terri Cade
and Carrie Jewell, served us
up with that tasty meal.
Our greeters were Bob
Blakeslee, Bodean Ander-
son and Marva Walker. Bob
led the flag salute, and Bo-
dean blessed our meal. We
had a total of 34 people and
five take-outs. Karen Stub-
blefield won the Chester’s
Thriftway card. Dorothy
Jordan won the Len’s Drug
gift card, and Vonda Stub-
blefield won a free meal.
We thank and appreciate our
donors.
On Jan. 9, we had the
swearing in of Monument’s
newly elected officials: Ja-
mie Shafer, new mayor;
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Pastor Michael Harvey
Historic Remnant
Church
Early Worship .............. 8:45 a.m.
Sunday School ............. 9:45 a.m.
Worship ....................... 11 a.m.
Evening Worship .......... 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Prayer .......................... 8 a.m.
THURSDAY
Bible Study .................. 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY SERVICES
JOHN DAY
110 Valley View Dr. - 541-575-1216
Head Elder............................541-575-2914
Bible Classes (all ages)............9:30 am
Worship.......................................11 am
LONG CREEK
E. Main Street - 541-421-3033
Head Elder............................421-3468
Bible Classes (all ages).................2 pm
Worship...................................3:00 pm
Tune into
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Blue Mountain Cable, Channel 2
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Preparing for
Jesus to come
Meets Saturday at Mt. Vernon Grange
Sabbath School.....................................9:30 am
Church Services..................................11:00 am
541-620-0340
Marcie Collins, Pastor
JOHN DAY, 126 NW Canton
Sunday Worship 9 am
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139 N.E. D AYTON S TREET , J OHN D AY
541-575-2180
Sunday Bible School (for all ages) . . . . . . .8:45 am
Sunday Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 am
Pastor Levi Manitsas
cornerstonejohnday@gmail.com
John Day Valley
Mennonite
Church
Meeting every Sunday
at Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
Sunday School.........................9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship......10:50 a.m.
Pastor Leland Smucker
541-575-5507
Morning Prayer........................10 am
(1 st , 3 rd , 5 th Sundays)
Eucharist & Sunday School....10 am
(2 nd & 4 th Sundays)
139 S. Washington, Canyon City
For more information call:
541-620-1436
Corner of S Canyon Blvd and SW 2 nd
Mon. - Fri. Mass - 12:05 pm
Saturday Mass - 5:00 pm
Sunday Mass - 9:00 am
Confession: Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Anytime by appointment 541-575-1459
Monument - Sunday at 12:30 pm
Dale
1st & 3rd Sundays at 2:30 pm
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Monday - Friday 9 am - 12 Noon
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Cornerstone
Christian
Fellowship
Prairie
Baptist
Church
238 N. McHaley St.
Prairie City
Pastor David Hoeffner
541-820-3696
www.prairie-baptist-church.com
Sunday School for all ages . . . .9:00 am
Sunday morning worship . . . .10:30 am
Awana (Oct.-Apr.) . . . . . . . . . . .3:00 pm
Youth Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:30 pm
VICTORY BAPTIST
CHURCH
Independent
Fundamental • Premillennial
Terence K. Crabb, Pastor
A Bible believing church
“He that hath the Son hath life ...” I John 5:12
Sunday School 9:45 am • Sunday Preaching 11:00 am
Junior Church 11:00 am • Sunday Evenings 3:30 pm
Wednesday Bible Study & Master Club 7:00 pm
Saturday Men’s Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm
108 S. Washington Street, Canyon City
541-575-2688 or 541-575-0844
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1st & 3rd Sunday Worship
& Communion .................................4:30 pm
2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday Worship ...........10 am
Wednesday Evening Bible Study...............6 pm
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300 W. Main, John Day • 541-575-1355
Strawberry Mountain
CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
Calvary Chapel Outreach Fellowship
Sunday Services ........................10 am
Seneca Outreach..........................2 pm
Midweek Services also available
170 SE Dayton, John Day
2nd & Ave. D, Seneca
541-575-2006
FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Sunday School....................................... 9:45 am
Sunday Worship........................................11 am
Sunday Evening Bible talk ................... 6:30 pm
Saturday Men’s Study .............................. 7 pm
541-575-1202 Church
311 NE Dayton St, John Day
Pastor Al Altnow
www.fccjohnday.com
