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Where have all
God’s children gone?
By the Rev. Al Altnow
To the Blue Mountain Eagle
I have to admit that I have fallen prey to a very common activity
that we humans have a passion to do – that’s procrastination. I have
been intending to sit down and write this for several months but have
let other things get in the way of what I should have been doing. No
excuses on my part as I’m truly guilty on all counts.
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there and young enough to be able to remember those days – there
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gone?” Now that I’ve admitted to my age, it’s time to get down to
the reason for this message.
I talk to people on a regular basis who claim to be Christian and
have a relationship with God, but yet they haven’t been to church in
years and have no intention of ever going back to church. Others that
I visit with attend a couple times a year and feel that’s enough as they
have done their duty and touched bases and made an appearance.
Their responses and actions lead me to wonder if they ever pray, or
even open up their Bibles during a year’s time.
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thing at times in my life, too. After a time of avoiding church, I re-
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life and was truly living a double-minded life as I was making excus-
es right and left why I didn’t need to be attending or involved with a
church body. To those of you for whom this hits home, I urge you to
attend a local congregation so you can receive the many blessings of
sharing life and God with others.
James 4:8 – “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.
Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double
minded.”
The Rev. Al Altnow is the pastor at First Christian Church in
John Day.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
OTEC names scholarship winners
Local students
make the list of
2015 recipients
Blue Mountain Eagle
Four Grant County stu-
dents are among the 2015
Oregon Trail Electric Co-
operative scholarship re-
cipients.
The winners include
Gerald “Jerry” Carter and
Adilene Olivera-Sanchez,
currently seniors at Grant
Union Junior-Senior High
School, and Mikayla Lut-
Adilene
Oivera-
Sanchez
Gerald
‘Jerry’
Carter
Mikayla
Luttrell
trell and Rayce Houser, both
2014 Grant Union gradu-
ates.
Winners from Harney
County are Hailey Bodewig,
Austin Feist, Jackson Thein,
and Mattea Zabala.
Raising money
by turning pages
Blue Mountain Eagle
Local youth will soon
have a turn to help raise
money for a new library.
And all they have to do
is read.
The Grant County Li-
brary Foundation, the Grant
County Library and local
schools are participating in
a Read-A-Thon next week,
April 12-18.
Mark E. Broemeling
Oct. 18, 1933 – March 30, 2015
PRINEVILLE – Mark E. Broemel-
ing, 81, of Prineville, died March 30.
There will be no services at this time.
Mr. Broemeling was born Oct. 18,
1933 in Uniontown, Wash., to Pete
and Anna (Mareck) Broemeling. He
received his high school diploma in
1951, and soon enlisted in the U.S.
Army, serving from 1952 to 1955. He
then became a member of the union, lo-
cal 701, and worked as a heavy equip-
ment operator.
In June 1959, he married Sandra Howard, with whom he had
three children.
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with his family.
Survivors include his daughter, Donna (Rick) Kriege; son
Donald (Karen) Broemeling of John Day; sisters, Lucy, Marlene
and Helen; brothers, Vincent and Louis; grandchildren, Hannah
and her husband Tyler, R.J., Connor, Matthew and Aidan; and
great-grandchildren, Kyanne, Hensley, Graysen and Sydney.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Denise; brothers,
Melvin, Cletus and Donald; and sister Phyllis.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Charles Hos-
pice in Prineville through Juniper Ridge Funeral Home, 678 N.
Main, Prineville, OR 97754.
About Obituaries
News obituaries are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The
paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information
submitted is subject to editing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with
incorrect information may be corrected and republished as paid notices.
Send obituaries by e-mail, cheryl@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-575-1244; or
mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. The deadline to submit
an obituary is noon Monday for the Wednesday paper. For more informa-
tion, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710.
Donna Mae Switzer
Donna Mae Switzer, 82, formerly of Canyon City, died Feb.
17 in St. Helens. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday,
April 25, at Dayville Cemetery, and a reception at 1 p.m. at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church in Canyon City.
A full obituary will follow.
Arrangements are under the care of Gray’s West & Company
Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
The Biennial Review of the North &
Middle Fork John Day River Agricultural
Water Quality Management Area Plan
will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015
at 4:00pm at the Monument Senior
Center at 269 Main Street in Monument.
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In all, OTEC awarded 28
scholarships of $5,000 each
– 26 academic ones and two
lineman scholarships – in
Grant, Baker, Union and
Harney counties.
Werner Buehler, OTEC
general manager, said, “It
is always a pleasure to see
O BITUARIES
As students hit the
books, they will also be
looking for sponsors to
donate to the Foundation,
based on the number of
pages the student reads
during the week.
Proceeds will go to the
Foundation’s new library
building fund.
For more information,
call Tracie Unterwegner at
541-575-1219.
Contact Steve Ussery at 541-934-2141
with any questions.
Rayce
Houser
many of our past scholar-
ship recipients completing
their education, and it is our
hope they will return home
to their Eastern Oregon
roots to pursue careers, raise
their families and contribute
to their communities.”
He added that’s a pos-
itive return on the invest-
ment which benefits the en-
tire region.
Current high school se-
niors and college students
who are members or depen-
dents of OTEC members are
eligible to apply.
For more information,
visit www.otecc.com.
01641
Lawrence Henry Grassl
Dec. 18, 1940 – April 1, 2015
Lawrence Henry Grassl, 74, formerly of Grant County, died on
April 1.
Mr. Grassl was born Dec. 18, 1940, in Portland, to Henry and
Elizabeth Grassl.
Survivors include two brothers, seven children, 14 grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
A full obituary will be in next week’s issue.
Jearene Fay Kilmer
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No, it’s not a warning, but it is time to get your
business ready. One of the things we suggest for
promoting your business or organization is joining
the Grant County Chamber of Commerce. We are
here to help get visitors into Grant County and into
your business, club, church, or group.
Thanks to Tammy Brenner for signing up these new
members to the Chamber. We would like to extend a
big WELCOME to the following new businesses and
organizations: Dairy Queen, Figraro’s, Grubsteak
Mining Company, Prime Time Video, Karen Barnish
LTC, Kathy Can Do, John Day Valley Rentals, Canyon
Mountain Center, Fossil Shift Bike Shop, Hair It Is, and
the Grant County Genealogical Society.
If your business or group is not a member or has not
renewed your membership, call the Chamber office
for more info. Also welcome back to these members
which renewed: State Farm Insurance, The Corner
Cup, City of Prairie City, Dewitt Museum and Depot
Park.
Coming soon GRANT COUNTY GREENBACKS! VALID
AT PARTICIPATING GRANT COUNTY CHAMBER
MEMBERS BUSINESSES. The Grant County Greenbacks
is a shop local program being implemented through
the Chamber of Commerce to benefit Chamber
members and encourage spending locally.
Greenbacks may be purchased at the Chamber office
in increments of $15 or $25. They may only be spent
at businesses that are Chamber members and have
agreed to participate in the program. Greenbacks will
be redeemed dollar for dollar. So for instance, if you
are a business and reward employees or customers
with an occasional gift, you can buy your Greenbacks
from the Chamber and know your gifts will be spent
locally and benefit everyone else here!
Plans are already being made for the second
CHAMBER RAFFLE to be held later this summer. This
was a fun event last year and looks set to replace the
old Grantski Auction, so we are looking to make it an
annual event.
Grant County has a lot to offer to our visitors. May we
suggest that you stop by the Chamber office and read
through some of the many pamphlets pointing out
things of interest to most everyone? And when you
come by, have a chat with one of our friendly
volunteers. They are a huge asset for our visitors!
Also, if you manufacture a product, have a book
published, create artwork, and so on, talk to us about
displaying your pride and joy in the Chamber office
for free. We want to highlight Grant County’s
accomplishments for our visitors.
Your Chamber and its volunteers are here to promote
Grant County! If you have an idea, let us know.
Finally, a big thank you to the Board of Directors for
their efforts, and WELCOME to these new directors:
Scotta Callister, Boulder Creek Ranch http://
www.bouldercreekranch.net/ and Dave Driscoll,
publisher of Grant County Gazette http://
grantcountygazette-oregon.com/
gazette_welcome.php.
SMILES ARE CONTAGIOUS - TRY SPREADING THEM
AROUND
--Penned by Eddie Smith,
for Craige McMillan, President
Jearene Fay Kilmer, 69, died April 4 at her John Day
home. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday,
April 8, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
in John Day.
Memorial contributions may be made to John Day River
Veterinary Center through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S.
Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
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721 W. Main St.
John Day, OR
541-575-1850
Grant County
Chamber Members
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