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A6 Blue Mountain Eagle Community Wednesday, April 29, 2015 G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS FHUWL¿FDWH IURP -DYD -XQJOH and Derrol Coombs won the $5 in trade from Prairie Hard- ware and Gifts. Wonder what Rose Coombs I can get? April 29 is birthday recog- nition day for this month, so PRAIRIE CITY – We had let me know if you celebrated a good turnout for dinner on your birthday in April. You Earth Day, April 22, with 71 could win $10 in trade from names on the book. There is Huffman’s Market. still room for you. :HKDGDSSOHMXLFHULVRWWR 3DP GRHV KHU ¿UVW MRE DW rice with peas and ham, broc- the registration desk, then af- coli and tomato salad, snow- ter the meals, she helps clean ÀDNH FDXOLÀRZHU UROOV DQG up in the kitchen. Hubby black magic cake for dessert. Jim comes early to help with Yummy in the tummy. the table-setting duty. This The Blue Mountain Care morning he substituted as an Center ladies, Lorna and Pat- electrician’s helper. After the ty, brought Dorothy Blasing, meal, the push broom is his Lois Hill, Eula Thompson, instrument. Dollina Humphreys and Rob- We appreciate those who ert Riddell. volunteer above and beyond The Derrol report: Finally the call of duty. Another faith- got an appointment to get the ful helper is Daniel “Buzz” LQMHFWLRQLQKLVQHFNWRKRSH- Harris, also a member of the fully relieve the pain and en- set-up crew. Before dinner, he able more ease of movement. and Jim make the home and We had such a good time other deliveries of the take- at the Evening of Entertain- out meals. He’s one of the last ment. We want to do a special to leave after all the cleaning Christian-themed concert in is done, too. Thanks, Buzz, September. If you would like for all you do. to participate, or would like Our volunteer servers in- to sing with the ensemble cluded Gary Jacobson, San- or play with the choir chime di Rennels, Lana Abarr and group, let me know. The more JoAnn Phippen. Donna Ad- the merrier. ams helps in the kitchen and Ps. 92: 1 “It is good to wherever else she’s needed. give thanks to the Lord, and to So why all this? Because I sing praises ...” am grateful that all I have to do to get a delicious meal on John Day Wednesdays is show up. I can sit in my place and the food Seniors comes to me. As Ben says, Alma Joslin “What a deal!” Almost forgot. Another of %X]]¶VMREVLVOHDGLQJWKHÀDJ salute, and this time was no JOHN DAY – On April different. After the announce- DERXW SHRSOH HQMR\HG ments about driving and danc- a wonderful lunch of ham and ing, Helen Emmel asked the lima beans, southern-fried blessing. potatoes, carrot salad, corn Lois Bidasolo won the gift PXI¿QV ZLWK ZKLSSHG KRQH\ Prairie City Seniors butter, and Lisa’s pineapple upside-down cake for des- sert. EOCCO and Community Counseling Solutions paid for our lunches with a grant. Ron Dowse and Margaret Glass were at the desk. Pastor Al Altnow and Veanne Wed- dle delivered 22 meals, plus eight frozen ones. Our servers were First Christian Church members. Ralph Lambeth led WKHÀDJVDOXWHDQG3DVWRU$OW- now asked the blessing. Veanne announced an upcoming AARP Driver’s Safety course, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Se- nior Center. There’s a sign-up sheet on the wall. We had eight guests from Prairie City and two from Baker City. Ralph Lambeth won the /HQ¶V 'UXJ JLIW FHUWL¿FDWH and Wallace Bogart, from Baker City, won the free meal. Community Counseling Solutions put on a program, coordinated by Kathy Can- cilla. Presenters included Dr. Archibald from John Day Eye Care, speaking on eye care, assisted by Jenny Keith; and Len’s Drug owner Greg Armstrong and his daughter, Tilly, a Len’s pharmacist, who spoke on drug interactions. They also suggested people bring medications they’re un- sure of to the pharmacy for assistance. Home Health’s Sylvia Dowdy spoke on foot care, falls in the home and their causes, and ear irrigation and how it can help with equi- librium. And Mindy Stinnett from Strawberry Wilderness Clinic spoke on memory re- tention, and ways to improve memory and exercise your brain. Eight people won door prizes: Nadine Smith, Mya Ennis, Lisa Miller, Harriet Currier, Twyla Manderscheid, Helen Bogart, Gloria Kulis and Deda Porter. The presentation was help- ful and informative, and the seniors appreciated the free lunch. Also, kudos to the cooks and servers for han- dling the unexpectedly large Monday crowd. On April 23, we had a pic- nic lunch as Veanne learned it was “National Picnic Day.” They even threw little rubber bugs on the tables because, who can have a picnic with- out bugs? We had oven-fried chicken, homemade potato VDODGEDNHGEHDQVMHOORVDODG and fresh dinner rolls, and for dessert, Shays’ old family rec- ipe, cherry cheesecake. Blue Mountain Chiropractic Health Center furnished the entrée. Thanks, Charlie Coughlin. Gloria Kulis and Marga- ret Glass greeted us. David Turner and Jim Maple deliv- ered 24 meals; Veanne did the Mt. Vernon ones. Our servers were from St. Elizabeth Cath- ROLF&KXUFK'DYLGOHGWKHÀDJ salute, and The Rev. Nonatus Lakra asked the blessing. Veanne announced Toni Wynne is in town. Two Site Council openings are coming up for election in June. Those interested in run- ning, let Ron Dowse know. Kim Ausland brought several Valley View ladies to lunch: Josie Sevey, Gussie Hester, Joan Metlock and 0\UWKD )LHOGV :H HQMR\HG seeing all of you. The bridge SOD\HUVMRLQHGXVWRR ,WZDVD¿UVWWLPHIRU5HY Lakra and also for Mary Win- egar from Prairie City. Balbina Salvino won the Chester’s Thriftway gift cer- WL¿FDWH DQG 'HGD 3RUWHU WKH Valley View lunch for two. On Thursday, April 30, our cooks, Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell. Our greeters were Bob Blakeslee, Bodean Anderson and Marva Walker. %RE OHG RXU ÀDJ VDOXWH DQG Bodean prayed the blessing over our meal. Mike Shafer won the Chester’s Thriftway gift card, Betty Richards won the Len’s Drug gift card and Earl Binger won a free meal. Thank you to all our wonder- ful donors. We had one out-of-town Monument visitor, Christine Richards, Seniors Betty Richards’ former daughter-in-law. We had 39 Soo Yukawa attendees and two take-outs. I’m grateful for the mod- MONUMENT – I was ern conveniences of our time, saddened this past week over but at the same time I can’t the death of actor Jonathon help be a little envious of the Crombie, aka Gilbert Bly- simpler days of old. People the, from “Anne of Green are in too much of a hurry Gables.” I loved that movie nowadays – more so when I growing up and read all the lived in California. So many books. He passed away from people I knew hustled and a brain aneurysm – only 48 bustled, taking their kids to this class, that event, or con- years old. 7KLV PDNHV RQH UHÀHFW stantly eating out. We always managed to on their life here on earth. We never know when we eat together almost all our will breathe our last. It says meals as a family. We made in the Bible our days are or- a conscious effort to do that. dained by God. I pray I don’t I never put my kids in more squander my time here, that than one activity, because I I live to glorify my God and myself couldn’t manage to love my neighbor as I love drive them all over town. I’m myself. Those things are not glad, because it gave us more easy to do, especially in the time together as a family. I love living here in God’s times we are living when we have so much to distract us. country. I’ve been asked What would you do if you many times if I miss my life knew you were going to die in California. I can honestly tomorrow? How would you say, I really don’t. My kids and my husband will tell you want to be remembered? On a lighter note, we had the same thing. We love it tacos for our April 21 lunch. here and are grateful for the We had refried beans, Span- Lord bringing us to this beau- LVK ULFH FKLSV RU ÀRXU WRU- tiful country. Psalm 139:14 “I will tillas and all the trimmings to go with it. We also had a praise thee; for I am fearfully smorgasbord of desserts. As and wonderfully made: Mar- always, it was delicious and velous are thy works; And that ¿OOLQJ $ ZDUP WKDQNV WR my soul knoweth right well.” we’ll celebrate Cinco de Mayo with beef enchiladas, southwestern soup, rice and refried beans. I don’t have the May menu, so I can’t report what it will be on Monday, May 4. Call 541-575-1825 to ¿QGRXW Joshua 24:21 But the peo- ple answered Joshua, saying, “No, we are determined to serve the Lord!” Church Services In Grant County