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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
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G RANT C OUNTY M EETINGS
ONGOING
Grant County Library
is open 1-5 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday; 10 a.m.-noon and
1-7 p.m. Tuesday; and 7-9
p.m. Thursday. The library
is located at 507 S. Canyon
Blvd., John Day.
Canyon Mountain Cen-
ter offers meditation sittings
from 5:30 to 6:10 p.m., Mon-
day, Wednesday and Friday,
511 Hillcrest, John Day. Call
ahead, 541-932-2725.
Burns-Hines VA Clinic
– Services for Grant Coun-
ty veterans. Immunizations,
minor surgical procedures,
blood pressure and diabetes
monitoring, group therapy
for combat PTSD, sobriety
and other issues. Lab draws
on Wednesdays. Nursing staff
and therapy Monday through
Friday. 541-573-3339.
Grant County Genea-
logical Society Research
Center – Open 1-4 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays; and
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays.
Parsonage building behind
Historic Advent Church, West
Main Street in John Day. 541-
932-4718 or 541-575-2757.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28
12 p.m. – Seniors Meal
Program at the Strawberry
Grange Hall, Prairie City.
12 p.m. – Women’s Sup-
port, by Heart of Grant Coun-
ty, for domestic violence
survivors. Free lunch. 541-
575-4335.
6 p.m. – Long Creek Vol-
unteer Fire Department,
City Hall.
6:30-8:30 p.m. – Family
History Center open, Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, John Day. Also open
by appointment. 541-656-
8069.
7 p.m. – Prairie City
School Site Council, school
library.
7:30 p.m. – Let Go Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous,
St. Elizabeth Catholic Par-
ish Hall, John Day. 541-575-
0114.
THURSDAY, JAN. 29
9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Family
History Center open, Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, John Day. Also open
by appointment. 541-656-
8069.
Noon – Seniors Meal
Program and bingo, John
Day Senior Center, 142 N.E.
Dayton St. 541-575-1825.
5:30-7:15 p.m. – Youth
Connection, Living Word
Christian Center, Mt. Vernon.
Kid-friendly dinner and Bible
activities. Van rides available.
541-932-4910.
6 p.m. – “The Girlfriends”
Women’s 12-step Recovery,
John Day Church of the Naz-
arene. 541-620-0065.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
6 p.m. – Alcoholics Anon-
ymous, open to nonmembers
too, Long Creek Community
Center. 541-421-3888.
7 p.m. – Whiskey Gulch
Gang, Sels Brewery, Canyon
City. 541-575-0329.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
7 p.m. – Bingo at the
Monument Senior Center,
potluck dinner at halftime.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1
8:45 a.m. – Redeemer Lu-
theran Church Council, 627
S.E. Hillcrest Dr., John Day.
541-932-2710.
Fun Jam, musicians
and listeners welcome for
bluegrass, gospel and tra-
ditional country western
music, Call for time and
location, 541-575-1927.
MONDAY, FEB. 2
10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Grant
County Piecemakers Quilt
Guild, United Methodist
Church, John Day. Business
meeting at noon. 541-792-
0670.
Noon – Seniors Meal Pro-
gram, John Day Senior Cen-
ter, 142 N.E. Dayton St. 541-
575-1825.
5 p.m. – Monument Soil
and Water Conservation
District, Monument Senior
Center. 541-934-2244, 541-
934-2141.
5:30 p.m. – Monument
Booster Club, Monument
School library. 541-934-2532.
6 p.m. – Mt. Vernon Vol-
unteer Fire Department,
541-932-4688.
7 p.m. – John Day Vol-
unteer Fire Department¿UH
station. 541-620-4037.
7 p.m. – Dayville Volun-
teer Fire Department ¿UH
hall.
7 p.m. – Prairie City
High School Booster Club,
school library. 541-820-
3314.
7:30 p.m. – New Leaf Gar-
den Club. Meeting place varies.
541-575-4333, evenings.
O utlook
7:30 p.m. – Outlaw Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous,
Presbyterian Church in Mt.
Vernon. 541-932-4844.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
9 a.m. – Grant County
Food Bank, board of direc-
tors, 530 E. Main St., John
Day. 541-575-0299.
10-11 a.m. – Story Hour
and craft project, Grant
County Library, for preschool-
ers 0-6 years old. 541-575-
1992.
12 p.m. – Seniors Meal
Program at the Monument
Senior Center.
4 p.m. – Dayville School
Site Council, at the school.
5:15 p.m. – Monument
School Site Council, school
science building.
6 p.m. – Compassionate
Women, support for women
who have lost a loved one.
Outpost Restaurant. 541-575-
1515.
6:30 p.m. – John Day
Swim Team Board, Outpost
Restaurant. Open to the pub-
lic.
6:30 p.m. – New Begin-
nings Recovery Group, Liv-
ing Word Christian Center,
Mt. Vernon. 541-932-4910.
SENI R
35$,5,(&,7<±The
grange hall carpet has
been installed! The color
is blue/gray, so it goes
with everything, right?
And the men got the
Rose Coombs
organ back up on the
stage, so we’re
ready for future events.
Thanks again to all who had a part in this project, especially Joe and
Jim for building it, and Bruce for hauling off the debris. Everyone
agreed it looks nice and the carpet layer did a good job. Wonder what
the next project will be?
Buzz led the flag salute, and Darrell Johnson asked the blessing. Our
servers included Sandi Rennels, Pam Howard, Lorna Askew and
Donna Adams, and Del Lake even helped serve the daily products. He
and Bonnie helped with the clean-up along with Joe and Jim and
several others. Nancy Viggers got to count money again, too. We had
64 names on the registration book.
Lois Bidasolo won the Chuck’s Little Diner gift certificate, and
Derrol Coombs won the $5 in trade from Prairie Hardware & Gifts.
Wednesday, Jan. 28, will be January birthday appreciation day.
The Blue Mountain Care Center ladies, Lorna and Patty, brought
Dorothy Blasing, Darrell Pierce, Gerry Pearl and Robert Riddell –
first time for Gerry and Robert.
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We dined on grape juice, green salad, spaghetti and meat sauce,
cottage cheese, rolls, and Mississippi Mud cake for dessert. Oh, yeah,
we dined; we serve dinners, not lunch. There was space for you, too.
Well, son #2 is about to become a homeowner. They got tired of
renting and moving and renting and moving – 13 times in 13 years.
Joel said when Bert and Agata bought their house in Oregon City, he
finally understood why it was good to buy – because the owners can’t
kick you out! If all goes forward as it looks like it will, by this time
next month they will move for the 14th and last time – at least for a
while, they hope. The property has a swimming pool that hasn’t been
kept up for some time. He hopes to get it drained and use it as a
skateboard bowl. Of course – what else would Joel do with a
swimming pool? For those who don’t know, Joel was one of the first
skateboarders in Grant County. Now he is on staff at Skatechurch in
Portland.
We mourn the loss of three area residents this past weekend:
schoolmate Blaine Kendall, former mayor Gary Waterhouse, and
long-time resident Loreene Bates. Our condolences to all the families.
My family lived next door, or next farm, to Blaine’s aunt and uncle in
Idaho in the 50s. And Loreene’s sister-in-law married a Coombs.
Connections are interesting, aren’t they?
I see in the Eagle the courthouse is going to get a “holeless hydraulic
elevator and shaft.” I’m curious about the term “holeless.” How can
you have a holeless shaft? Ah, ’tis a mystery.
Daniel 2: 28 “But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries ...”
7 p.m. – Venturing Club,
Boy Scouts of America,
Church of the Nazarene, John
Day. 541-575-2765.
7 p.m. – Oregon Hunters
Association Harney Coun-
ty Chapter, at Glory Days
Pizza. Gift card drawing for
members who attend.
7:15 p.m. – Boy Scout
Troop 898, John Day Elks
Lodge, John Day. 541-575-
2531.
Degree of Honor, Mar-
garet E. Lodge 64, Time and
place vary. 541-575-2528.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4
7 a.m. – Ministerial As-
sociation of Grant County,
Outpost Restaurant, John Day.
9 a.m. – Grant County
Court, courthouse, Canyon
City.
9 a.m. – Shepherd’s Clos-
et, open, with free clothing for
all ages and coffee, at Prairie
City Assembly of God. 541-
820-3682.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. – TOPS
(Take Off Pounds Sensibly),
weigh-in, meeting. United
Methodist Church library,
126 N.W. Canton St., John
Day. 541-575-3812, 541-932-
4592.
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Monday, Jan. 19, we
had scrambled eggs,
sausage links, biscuits
and gravy, and fruit
pudding. Margaret
Alma Joslin
Glass and Bonnie
Kocis greeted us at the
desk. The servers were from First Christian Church. Jan Ellison
led the flag salute, and the Rev. Al Altnow gave the blessing. Al
and Cathy Altnow delivered 21 meals along with eight frozen
ones. Al Altnow won the free meal, and Cathy Altnow won the
Len’s Drug certificate.
Ron Dowse announced there would be an AARP Driver’s Safety
Class from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the John Day
Senior Center. People attending should bring a lunch. There is
also bingo every Thursday after lunch.
We are still giving out some door prizes that have been donated
by local merchants.
On Thursday, Jan. 22, we had grilled fish, tater tots, carrots, rice
salad, raisin bran muffins and strawberry pear cake. Kris Labhart
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and Gloria Kulis greeted us at the desk. The entrée was sponsored
by Tootie Cernazanu in memory of Jim Cernazanu. The servers
were from St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. Walt Hall led the flag
salute, and Jim Maple gave the blessing. David Turner, Jim
Maples and Veanne Weddle delivered 22 meals. Kris Labhart
won the Chester’s Thriftway certificate, and Deda Porter won the
free meals for two at Valley View.
Veanne announced there is a sign-up sheet on the wall at the
Senior Center for the AARP Driver’s Safety Class on Feb. 7, or
contact Ron Dowse at 541-575-4268. People attending should
bring a lunch.
The Monday, Jan. 26, meal was taco salad. On Thursday, Jan. 29,
we will have ham and beans with corn bread, sponsored by Buzz
and Margaret Glass.
The John Day Senior Center greatly appreciates everyone who
comes in for lunch. We need everyone to be seated at tables at
11:50 a.m. That is when the cooks portion out the serving based
on the number of tables occupied. If we send out food for seven
tables and then more people come in, we have no food for that
table. Thank you for your consideration.
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Office Hours by Appointment • 541-575-1311
241 S. Canyon Blvd. John Day • 541-575-0529
T roy Hanson - Funeral Director
Senior Outlook is published the fourth week
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