A6 Commun i ty B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e W edn e sd ay , S ep t emb e r 30 , 2015 G RANT C OUNTY SEN IORS P r a i r i e C i t y S en i o r s Ro se Coomb s PRA IR IE C ITY – T e r ry S t e e l e show ed up on S ep t . 23 w i th D e l a co t a and a co rn s qu a sh , hon ey c r i sp app l e s , t om a to e s and B a r t l e t t p e a r s to giv e aw ay . A n i c e w ay to s t a r t t h e d ay . Ou r sp e c i a l v i s i to r s w e r e Mindy S t inn e t t and Ch r i s Wa l l who d i s cu s s ed and m e t wi th tho s e in t e r e s t ed abou t t h e P a t i en t Po r t a l p rog r am a t S t r awb e r ry W i ld e rn e s s C l in i c . In b ad n ew s , D i an a Sm i th brok e som e bon e s in h e r l eg a nd sh a t t e r ed th e kn e e . Ou r wi sh e s a r e fo r h e r qu i ck r e - c ov e ry . tho s e hug e zu c ch in i s don a t ed a f ew w e ek s ago . Foo l ed ev - e rybody . Su r e w a s good . And lo t s o f comm en t s abou t a soup bow l m ad e ou t o f b r e ad . 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C a r r i e U s s e ry won th e L en ’ s D rug g i f t c a rd ; M ax B r e ed ing and R i ck i e Do l and bo th won a f r e e m e a l . W e h ad 49 a t t end e e s and e l ev en t ak e -ou t s . Th e n ew CEO o f th e B lu e Moun t a in Ho sp i t a l , R an - dy M e e , jo in ed u s fo r lun ch , a long w i th Amy K r eg e r , ch a i rm an o f th e bo a rd , and K a r a H i l ton , th e EMS d i r e c - to r . Th ey sh a r ed in fo rm a t ion on th e s e rv i c e s b e ing o f f e r ed and n ew s e rv i c e s , an sw e r ed qu e s t ion s and took sugg e s - t ion s . W e th ank th em fo r t ak - ing th e t im e ou t to com e to ou r town and jo in u s fo r lun ch . Monum en t B ib l e F e l low - sh ip w i l l t ak ing and spon so r jun io r h igh s tud en t s fo r a w in t e r c amp on th e w e ek end o f O c t . 9 . A s an ou t r e a ch to th e commun i ty , th e chu r ch i s go ing to cov e r th e co s t o f th e ch i ld to go to th i s fun and aw e som e c amp . Fo r mo r e in fo rm a t ion , c a l l Sh awn ah S ch a f e r . B ew a r e o f go ing ou t a t n igh t , w e ’v e b e en h av ing a popu l a t ion boom o f skunk s in Monum en t . W e c augh t on e in a l iv e t r ap th e o th e r d ay . O th e r s in town h av e r epo r t ed c a t ch ing in th e doub l e d ig i t s . In f a c t , i t s e em s ev e rywh e r e you w a lk a round Monum en t , th e r e i s th e d i s t in c t sm e l l and s t ink o f skunk . H a . R e v e la t ion 12 :1 1 “And th e y o v e r cam e h im b y th e b lood o f th e Lamb , and b y th e wo rd o f th e i r t e s t imon y ; and th e y lo v ed no t th e i r l i v e s un to th e d ea th .” J ohn D a y S en i o r s A lma Jo s l in JOHN DAY – On S ep t . 21 , w e h ad app rox im a t e ly 30 d in e r s p r e s en t . R i ck Rh in eh a r t and R ay R i ck a rd d e l iv e r ed 17 m e a l s p lu s e igh t f ro z en d in - n e r s to shu t - in s . W e h ad sp in a ch to r t e l l i - n i soup , ch i ck en w r ap s w i th sp in a ch s a l ad , Sun ch ip s and m e lon f ru i t s a l ad . Fo r d e s s e r t , L i s a b ak ed P e c an S and i e s b e - c au s e i t w a s N a t ion a l P e c an S and i e s d ay . V e ann e i s a lw ay s ch a l l eng ing L i s a and Sh ay w i th th e s e “n a t ion a l wh a t ev - e r ” d ay s . Su s an Fow l e and M a rg a r e t G l a s s g r e e t ed u s a t th e d e sk . b e r t a Dow s e won th e f r e e m e a l . S ep t . 24 w e h ad a f a i r ly fu l l hou s e . W e f ed app rox - im a t e ly 65 in -hou s e d in e r s , and th e r e w e r e 25 m e a l s d e - l iv e r ed p lu s fou r f ro z en on e s to shu t - in s . J im M ap l e and D av id Tu rn e r d id th e d e l iv - e r i e s , w i th th e h e lp o f Sh ay L ew i s . W e h ad b ak ed h am , m a c a ron i and ch e e s e , g in - g e r -g l a z ed c a r ro t s and F r en ch b r e ad . Fo r d e s s e r t , th e r e w a s a cho i c e o f b rown i e s o r ch e r ry tu rnov e r s . Su s an Fow l e and B i l l i e Bu l l a rd w e r e a t th e f ron t d e sk . and J im M ap l e a sk ed th e b l e s s ing . Th e Un i t ed M e th - od i s t Th r i f t Shop fu rn i sh ed th e en t r é e . Ou r s e rv e r s w e r e f rom S t . E l i z ab e th C a tho l i c Chu r ch . Ron Dow s e d id th e an - noun c ing in V e ann e ’ s ab - s en c e . H e inv i t ed ev e ryon e to s t ay and p l ay b ingo a f t e r lun ch . W e h ad s ev e r a l gu e s t s B ru c e and W and a K au fm an f rom P r a i r i e C i ty ; Ad e l e W i l - son , who jo in ed h e r mom and d ad ; th e A shby s ; Do r a S cho ck f rom Po r t l and , who w a s a gu e s t o f Bonn i e H e s t e r ; B e cky and B ry an L yn ch f rom John D ay ; and Ev a H a r r i s f rom up C anyon C r e ek . and C a thy A l tnow a sk ed th e W a l t H a l l won th e Ch e s - b l e s s ing . 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A l so , th ank you to th e D eu t e ronom y 6 :5 “Y ou anonymou s dono r o f th e w a - sha l l lo v e th e Lo rd you r God t e rm e lon s . w i th a l l you r h ea r t , w i th a l l Don Po r t e r won th e L en ’ s you r sou l , and w i th a l l you r - s t r eng th .” D o o d l e b u g s b e g i n s f a l l a r t s e s s i o n s B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e PRA IR IE C ITY – Go t a young a r t lov e r ? Th e f a l l s e s s ion o f Doo - d l ebug s , a f r e e a r t exp lo r a - t ion t im e fo r young ch i ld r en , m e e t s a t 10 :30 a .m . W edn e s - d ay s in th e Y ou th C en t e r on F ron t S t r e e t in P r a i r i e C i ty . Up com ing d a t e s a r e O c t . 7 and 21 , Nov . 4 and 18 , and D e c . 2 and 16 . E a ch g roup t im e s t a r t s w i th a s to ry and /o r a song , fo l low ed by op en - end ed a r t “p ro j e c t s ’ d e s ign ed to and p rob l em - so lv ing sk i l l s . Dood l ebug s i s l ed by L ind - s ay R au s ch o f P r a i r i e C i ty . Y o u n g s i n g e r s a r e w e l c om e ! B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e JOHN DAY – Th e f a l l t e rm o f th e Y ou th A r t s P ro - g r am con t inu e s on T u e sd ay s th rough D e c . 1 1 a t th e Un i t - ed M e thod i s t Chu r ch in John D ay . H e r e ’ s th e s ch edu l e and co s t fo r e a ch ag e g roup : • 5 :45 -6 :15 p .m . – ag e s 4 -8 , co s t $45 . • 6 :15 -7 p .m . – ag e s 9 -12 , co s t $45 . • 7 -8 p .m . – ag e s 17 and o ld e r , $5 mu s i c f e e Mu s i c w i l l b e f rom a l l t im e p e r iod s . No p r e r eg i s t r a - t ion n e c e s s a ry ; anyon e in t e r - e s t ed i s en cou r ag ed to jo in , o r ju s t show up and g iv e i t a t ry . Fo r mo r e in fo rm a t ion , con t a c t R eb e c c a Bog a rdu s , 541 -987 -2440 o r r eb e c c a@ s tud iobog a rdu s . com . Church Serv ices In Gran t Coun ty