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Community
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Alma Joslin
JOHN DAY – On
July 20, we had a small
turnout for lunch – only
approximately 24 peo-
ple. Rick Rhinehart and
Shay Lewis delivered
21 lunches plus 16 fro-
zen ones to shut-ins. We
had creamed beef over
homemade biscuits, pea
and carrot salad, ambro-
sia, topped off with cake
lollipops, because it was
National Lollipop Day.
Margaret Glass and
Susan Fowle were at the
front desk. Our servers
were from First Christian
Church. I led the flag sa-
lute, and Cathy Altnow
asked the blessing.
Ron Dowse did the
announcing as Veanne
Weddle was on vacation.
He introduced one guest,
his mother, Myrna, from
Redmond. Also Elsie
Husky joined us with her
two grandsons from Jack-
son Hole, Wyo. – Daxton
Holtby, 8, and Bridger
Holtby, 16. Then, lo and
behold, Daxton won the
Len’s Drug certificate,
and Bridger won the free
meal.
On July 23, we had
approximately 60 peo-
ple for lunch, and David
Turner and Jim Maple
delivered 28 meals with
Veanne’s help. The meal
was great – homemade
minestrone soup, beef
cottage pie with mashed
potatoes, coleslaw, whole
wheat dinner rolls, and
topped off with chocolate
cream pie.
David Pasco and Su-
san Fowle were at the
desk.
The entrée was fur-
nished by St. Elizabeth
Catholic Church mem-
bers, who were our serv-
ers. Walt Hall led the flag
salute, and Jim Maple
asked the blessing.
Veanne
announced
it was Thelma Kite’s
92nd birthday. Also, the
day before was Roberta
Dowse’s birthday.
Pacific Source will be
here on Oct. 26. Also,
Senior Citizens Day is
in August, so if you have
any ideas for entertain-
ment or decorations let
Veanne or the site coun-
cil know. Your ideas are
more than welcome.
Thank you to the Dre-
witt family for their do-
nation to the center.
We had a couple of
guests from Spray – Dick
and Pam Wanous, who
had been here once be-
fore years ago. Hope you
come back again.
The Chester ’s Thrift-
way certificate went to
Jean Willey, and the Val-
ley View lunch for two
went to Susan Fowle.
On Thursday, July 30,
we will have Mexican la-
sagna, green salad, chips
and salsa, and then cara-
mel apple flan. On Mon-
day, Aug. 3, we will have
taco salad and Mexican
chicken rice soup.
Philippians
2:4
“Don’t think only about
your own affairs, but
be interested in others,
too, and what they are
doing.”
Bunch, Linda Boyer, San-
di Rennels, Julia Davis and
JoAnn Phippen. Buzz led the
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asked the blessing.
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Our delicious meal began
with orange juice, then an un-
PRAIRIE CITY – Why usual grape salad, scalloped
does 70 degrees in the house potatoes, ham, rolls, and a lem-
feel cool, but outside it’s com- on cheesecake in a cup.
fortable? With our A/C and fan
The Blue Mountain Care
set-up, I have to wear a sweat- Center ladies, Lorna and Jonie,
er in the house. Hmmm.
brought Lois Hill, Marylin Ran-
Grapevine report: 6-1/2 dall, Dorothy Blasing, Dollina
feet; morning glory: 5-3/4 feet; Humphreys and Darrell Pierce.
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I decided I should do some
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late start, but are giving it all washing the curtains, since I
they’ve got. Did you know you don’t think I’ve done it since
can’t take a photo of the morn- we moved in – in 2012. Just a
ing glory blossoms in the eve- little dusty.
ning? And have you inspected
Then I needed to contact a
them in the evening with their classmate. His information is
tight little swirls? Now who in the class reunion booklet,
taught them that?
but I got that before we moved
Had our “normal” sized and I have no idea where it is.
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people. Love to see that number. someone who knew someone
July 29 is July birthday rec- who knew how to get in touch
ognition day, so be prepared with him. Whew. I don’t even
for a special meal. And those want to try to Google him, or
with July birthdays are entered anyone else! I have enough
in the drawing for the $10 in trouble with e-mail. Ah, the
trade from Huffman’s Select good ol’ days.
Market. So that narrows the
We’re closing in on the
pool.
“balance” situation. We go see
Al Fisk won the $5 in trade the neurologist and the balance
from Prairie Hardware and clinic the last week of July.
Gifts.
Throw in the dentist in be-
Chairman Joe passed tween just for fun.
around a sign-up sheet for a
Pre-election presidential
serving schedule. He got an trivia: Zachary Taylor had al-
excellent response. He also an- ways been too busy being a
nounced the former pool room soldier, moving from state to
had lots of items available for state and never staying long
the taking, and that donations enough to become a voter. He
would be accepted, too. So didn’t get to vote until he was
we were able to disperse a lot 62, two years before he was
of “homeless” items. Sorry if elected president.
you missed out, but you were
2 Peter 1:10 “Therefore,
warned. I even found a special brethren, be even more diligent
item for Larry Wright’s birth- to make your calling and elec-
day – heh, heh.
tion sure, for if you do these
Our servers were Fran things you will never stumble.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
MONUMENT – It seems
my gardening woes are not
yet over. As soon as I got rid
of the deer issue, another di-
lemma ensued.
Apparently, I have a rath-
er nasty gopher problem.
This little beast has gnawed
through several plants, pulled
and sucked down plants, and
dug massive tunnels under
my garden. I’ve tried to lure
one of my cats down to scout
around but with no success. I
think I’ll have to set a trap.
Sigh – having destructive
critters in my garden seems to
be my lot in life. It makes me
furious because you know,
I have an emotional invest-
ment in my garden as well as
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It’s not all bad, though. I
have some good prospects
happening in my garden. I
found three – and counting
more every day – Korean
melons! When I saw them, I
just squealed with delight and
jumped up and down. One
would have thought I won a
million dollars. Korean mel-
ons are yellow on the outside,
with white, sweet and crispy
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rean melons, and looked for-
ward to them in the summer
when I lived in California.
They are “the bomb” in the
melon category, in my opin-
ion. I’ll have to share some
with friends and neighbors.
I found a whole bunch of
little round squashes, too.
My corn is coming along
wonderfully. I’m now see-
ing some corn and their silk.
I planted the “Early Spring”
variety which only requires
65 days of germination. I
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mato plants, and it looks like
the pepper plants are slowly
recovering from the deer nib-
bling. I think I’ll plant some
lettuce, carrots and radishes
soon for another crop before
the cold sets in.
It’s a small garden, but it
gives me great satisfaction to
be rewarded with fresh fruit
and veggies for my family,
and some to share with others
at the end of the day. I think
I appreciate the veggies more
because we’ve had to work
hard for them. Gardening
is good for the mind, body
and soul. Thank you God for
the work and the delectable
veggies from the toil of our
hands.
We had a small little
crowd for lunch – 37 attend-
ees and six take-outs. Our
greeters were Bodean Ander-
son and Marva Walker. Bode-
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blessing over our meal. Bruce
Kramer won the Len’s Drug
gift card, and Dorothy Jor-
dan and Pam Callahan won
free meals. Dick and Pam
Wanous from Spray joined
us. Our cooks, Terry Cade
and Heather Bowlus, cooked
sweet-and-sour meatballs,
rice, Asian slaw and peanut
butter cookies. We thank
and appreciate our cooks so
much.
The Senior Center would
appreciate donations of paper
bags to use for take-outs, and
the Monument Food Bank
would appreciate plastic bag
donations.
Psalm 34:19 “Many are
the afÀictions of the righ-
teous: But the LORD deliv-
ereth him out of them all.”
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