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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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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.
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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!”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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Lakra and also for Mary Win-
egar from Prairie City.
Balbina Salvino won the
Chester’s Thriftway gift cer-
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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.
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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
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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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Joshua 24:21 But the peo-
ple answered Joshua, saying,
“No, we are determined to
serve the Lord!”
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