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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
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Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
PRAIRIE CITY – The
April 1 meal was certainly
a special one. On the tables
were a selection of ceramic
centerpieces representing the
different
holidays/seasons
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Santa and cute calico piggy
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theme.
The set-up crew put the
plate settings out correctly,
but then “someone” had fun
– the plate was turned upside
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on top was a cup of caramel
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Then came the meal:
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juice and orange slices,
scrambled eggs, hash browns,
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“cereal bowl” made out of a
hollowed-out chocolate muf-
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Fruit Loops for “dessert.” It
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had fun designing all this for
April Fool’s Day.
There were 83 names on
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ter ladies, Lorna and Patty,
brought Dorothy Blasing,
Lois Hill, Darrell Pierce and
Robert Riddell.
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the blessing. Nadine Smith
won the $5 in trade from
Prairie Hardware & Gifts.
Our servers included Gary
Jacobson, Marlene Greear,
Sandi Rennels, JoAnn Phip-
pen, Donna Adams, and El-
mer Gill helped out, too. Gin-
ger Kendall and Pam Howard
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Alma Joslin has four children
who have managed to produce
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and great-great-grands. All
I could say was, “Wow.”
Ron Dowse announced that
during a genealogy search,
he discovered his mother was
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street in town – the one our
center is on: McHaley. Nancy
Viggers had a story about the
builder of the houses across
the fence and street from her:
Bradford. But I was still in
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and greats so I can’t quite
remember it. Maybe next
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here, then.
Kathy Cancilla, from
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shops, invited everyone to
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shop on April 20 at John Day
Senior Center. The People
Mover will offer free trans-
portation, and you get a free
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deal with health issues and
resolutions for them.
Here’s the origin of April
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1500s, Pope Gregory cor-
rected the old Roman Julian
calendar. Some people didn’t
change theirs, and so were out
of step when April 1 appeared.
Because they didn’t, they
were called “April fools.”
The Evening of Entertain-
ment is coming up – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 18, at the Prai-
rie City Community Center.
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on the Christmas on the Prai-
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Ps. 14:1 “The fool has
said in his heart, ‘There is no
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Seniors
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MONUMENT – Have we
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or what? We’ve had rain, hail,
snow and this is new to me
– dippin’ dots. We had snow
where we were and it was 53
degrees! What is up with that?
The weather reports are chang-
ing constantly and I personally
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more than we do. I guess we
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For our last meal of March,
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mashed potatoes, gravy, fresh
green beans, rolls and birthday
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Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell,
did a wonderful job as always
feeding us well. I cannot em-
phasize enough how grateful I
am for our meals on Tuesdays.
Our greeters were Bob
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Bodean prayed the blessing
over our meal. Linda Abraham
won the Chester’s Thriftway
gift card, Ellen Lucas won the
Len’s Drug one, and Carolyn
Trujillo won a free meal. Car-
olyn Trujillo had guests visiting
from out of town – her broth-
er Royce Dotson from Prairie
City, cousin Carolyn Binam
from Prineville, and her daugh-
ter Petra Moser from Acton,
Calif.
Debbie Reid made an an-
nouncement wanting to share
some plants with the commu-
nity.
We had 51 attendees and
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her today – a short, stout, lit-
tle lady with curly brown hair.
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ever! I loved those two menu
items the most and would get
so excited if I saw it on the
schedule. The grilled cheese
sandwiches, and mac and
cheese – eh, not so much. Did
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with me?
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much cheese or dairy products
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I would hold my nose to try
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only eat cheese on pizza and
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much off on a tangent, the rea-
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is because that’s what we are
going to have on April 14.
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If you have some time and
want to meet new people, come
on out and join us, stop by and
say hello! I’m almost always
there. I try and never miss a
meal if I can help it.
Isaiah 26:9 “With my soul
have I desired thee in the night;
Yea, with my spirit within me
will I seek thee early: For when
thy judgments are in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world
will learn righteousness.”
coffee or tea. Ron Dowse and
Susan Fowle greeted us at the
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Al Altnow and Veanne
Weddle delivered 21 meals
plus eight frozen ones to shut-
ins. Our servers were from
First Christian Church. Cathy
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Pastor Al Altnow told a couple
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ing. We had a good turnout for
a Monday. Keep coming and
the meals will get bigger and
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they can’t possibly get any
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leftovers home, remember the
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fast as the leftovers disappear –
strange huh?
Veanne said from 11:30
a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, April
20, representatives of Aging
Gracefully with Family and
Friends will be here. They are
providing transportation with
People Mover, and inviting the
other two senior centers to join
us. They are buying our lunch –
ham and lima beans, cornbread
with whipped honey butter, and
green salad. Dessert will be a
surprise. And four great door
prizes. It promises to be a great,
informative and fun afternoon.
For transportation call in ad-
vance, 541-620-8261.
We had a special guest – our
friend and former regular at-
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now living in Portland with her
son. Good to see her again.
Ben Luethe won the Len’s
John Day
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Seniors
Schmidt won the free meal.
Alma Joslin
On April 2, we had a full
house and a wonderful Easter
dinner – glazed ham, mashed
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Memorial Chapel and Blue
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by Chester’s Thriftway.
Susan Fowle and Margaret
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Jim Spell and Veanne delivered
25 meals.
Our servers were from St.
Thomas Episcopal Church,
with the help of Karen Bailey,
Jan Ellison, Deda and Don
Porter, and Veanne. If I missed
anyone, I’m sorry. Jim Spell led
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blessing.
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the Aging Gracefully lunch will
be Greg Armstrong on drug in-
teraction; Sylvia Dowdy, foot
care at Home Health; Dr. Dave
Archibald, eye health; and
Maxine Day, memory care.
Be patient when setting up
your bingo cards on Thursdays
until the servers clean the ta-
bles.
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me so I can get a welcome in
the news article.
Wally Wedde won the Ches-
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meal for two at Valley View.
Diane Aasness and I won the
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away.
The count was down for
bingo, but the pots were still
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are getting up there so you bet-
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Thursday, April 9, we’ll
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gies, and a surprise for dessert.
On Monday, April 13, we’ll
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mashed potatoes and gravy,
cranberry sauce, and green
beans.
James 1:2-3 “My brethren,
count it all joy when you fall
into various trials knowing that
the testing of your faith produc-
es patience.”
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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
Antenna; Digital Channel 15 & UHF Channel 8
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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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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139 N.E. D AYTON S TREET , J OHN D AY
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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
300 W. Main, John Day • 541-575-1355
Strawberry Mountain
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
Sunday Services ........................10 am
Seneca Outreach..........................2 pm
Midweek Services also available
VICTORY BAPTIST
CHURCH
Independent
Fundamental • Premillennial
Morning
Prayer............10 am
(2 nd & 4 th Sundays)
139 S. Washington,
Canyon City
541-620-1436
No Mid-week Services
238 N. McHaley St.
Prairie City
Pastor David Hoeffner
541-820-3696
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
Eucharist & Sunday
School...............10 am
Church........................................................11 am
Prairie
Baptist
Church
(1 st , 3 rd , 5 th Sundays)
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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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Afternoon Service...................................... 1 pm
Terence K. Crabb, Pastor
A Bible believing church
“He that hath the Son hath life ...” I John 5:12
Sunday School......................................... 10 am
EVERYONE WELCOME
108 S. Washington Street, Canyon City
541-575-2688 or 541-575-0844
CHRISTIAN
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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
