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Commun i ty A6 G RANT C OUNTY SEN IORS JOHN DAY – On S ep t . 28 , w e h ad th e u su a l d in e r s , app rox im a t e ly J ohn D a y 32 . W e h ad W e s t e rn b ak ed po t a - S en i o r s to b a r w i th ch i l i b e an s , t a co m e a t , A lma Jo s l in sou r c r e am , g r a t ed ch e e s e , o l iv e s , tom a to e s , on ion s , s a l s a and bu t t e r fo r topp ing s . W e a l so h ad ch ip s w i th n a cho ch e e s e and g r e en s a l ad . Fo r d e s s e r t L i s a m ad e a rhub a rb i c e c r e am c ak e . D a r l en e Nod in e and In e t a C a rp en t e r d e l iv e r ed 16 m e a l s p lu s e igh t Chu r ch o f J e su s Ch r i s t o f L a t t e r -D ay S a in t s . Ron Dow s e and M a r i ann e a sk ed th e b l e s s ing . V e ann e d id th e announ c ing . Th e r e w a sn ’ t mu ch n ew ex c ep t a th ank Su e w a l l d e co r and an an t iqu e jump rop e . A l so , th ank you to J immy M ap l e fo r th e g a rd en p rodu c e . I w an t to th ank Sh ay - on top o f a l l h i s o th e r du t i e s , h e took no t e s fo r m e on Thu r sd ay , O c t . 1 , a s I w a s ou t o f town a t t end ing th e w edd ing o f my g r e a t -g r andd augh t e r . shu t - in s . - to e s and c r e am g r avy , co rn and wh e a t ro l l s . Th en L i s a topp ed i t o f f w i th a b an an a sp l i t c rumb c ak e wh i ch w a s r e a l ly yummy . I h ad m in e d e l iv - e r ed b e fo r e I l e f t town . I took i t w i th m e to sh a r e w i th my d augh t e r , so I O l ly M a e . V e ann e announ c ed a R ed C ro s s V o lun t e e r t r a in ing i s to b e h e ld on Ou r gu e s t s w e r e O l ly M a e f rom D env e r , Co . and J e r ry Po r t e r , Don Po r t e r ’ s b ro th e r f rom L a G r and e . W e l com e , fo lk s . h av e t im e to g e t a l l th e n am e s , so I won ’ t m en t ion any . So r ry you guy s don ’ t g e t you r mom en t o f f am e in th e p ap e r . Thu r sd ay , O c t . 8 , w e w i l l b e h av ing ch i ck en f r i ed ch i ck en , m a sh ed po t a to e s and g r avy , and wh a t ev e r e l s e th ey cook up . Wh a t ev e r i t i s I ’m su r e i t w i l l b e good . Th en Mond ay , O c t . 12 , w e w i l l h av e a f a rm e r s b r e ak f a s t . Th a t sound s l ik e ano th e r sup e r Mond ay m e a l to s t a r t you r w e ek . Hop e to s e e you a t on e o r bo th o f th e s e m e a l s . Roman s 8 :1 ,2 – “So now th e r e i s no cond emna t ion fo r tho s e who b e long to Ch r i s t J e su s . Fo r th e pow e r o f th e l i f e g i v ing Sp i r i t ha s f r e ed y ou th r ough Ch r i s t J e su s f r om th e pow e r o f s in tha t l ead s to d ea th .” - ing th ank fu l i s a good M onum en t th ing . I ’m so th ank fu l S en i o r s fo r m any th ing s : th e co ld Soo Y u kawa w e a th e r w e ’v e b e en h av - ing b e c au s e i t g av e u s a n i c e b r e ak f rom th e h e a t , and m ak e s wo rk ing ou t s id e mu ch mo r e com fo r t ab l e ; th e b e au t i fu l coun t ry I l iv e in ; and th e g a rd en th a t g av e u s f r e sh v egg i e s . I ’m ev en th ank fu l fo r th a t goph e r , b e c au s e i t t augh t m e wh a t I n e ed to do fo r n ex t y e a r ’ s g a rd en p l an s . Go ing th rough t r i a l s , f ru s t r a t ion s and p rob l em s t e a ch e s u s how to d e a l w i th th em , l e a rn f rom th em , and i t e sp e c i a l ly m ak e s u s s t rong e r . H av ing a th ank fu l h e a r t a l so k e ep s u s f rom d e sp a i r . Wh en on e i s th ank fu l , th e r e i s a lw ay s hop e . Ev e ry d ay i s a n ew d ay and th e r e i s a lw ay s som e th ing b e au t i fu l to s e e and a lw ay s som e th ing to b e th ank fu l fo r . I w a s so th ank fu l fo r ou r lun ch on S ep t . 29 . Ou r won - d e r fu l cook s p r ep a r ed som e d e l i c iou s po rk r ib s , co l e s l aw , b ak ed b e an s and b i r thd ay c ak e . Y ou m i s s ed ou t i f you w e r en ’ t th e r e . I ev en go t to s av e tho s e bon e s to t ak e hom e to my dog s . Th ey su r e en joy ed e a t ing th em and I ’m su r e th ey w e r e th ank fu l ! W e th ank ou r ch e f s T e r ry C ad e and H e a th e r PRA IR IE C ITY – I t i s now f a l l ; th e t im e o f y e a r wh en you run th e h e a t ing sy s t em in th e mo rn ing and th e f an o r A /C in th e a f t e rnoon . I am so g l ad th a t w e h av e th a t op t ion , P r a i r i e C i t y S en i o r s Ro se Coomb s d s tov e o r th e o ld o i l s tov e . I t w a s h a rd to r egu l a t e tho s e o l mon s t e r s . Th en th e r e w a s th e odo r bo th indoo r s and ou t . Ah , y e s , th e good o ld d ay s . I su r e am g l ad th a t som e sm a r t p e r - son d e c id ed th e r e w a s a b e t t e r w ay to g e t h e a t in th e hou s e . I t w a s S ep t emb e r b i r thd ay r e cogn i t ion d ay and w e h ad a who l e s l ew o f ‘ em ! I though t I w a s go ing to run ou t o f bu t - ton s fo r th e d r aw ing . C e l eb r an t s in c lud ed Jo e , Lou i s e , V iv i - an , No rm a , G en e , Du s ty , Ch e s t e r and w inn e r K a r l a T e agu e . W e th ank Hu f fm an ’ s M a rk e t fo r don a t ing th e $10 in t r ad e b l e s s ing . Ou r sp e c i a l gu e s t s w e r e P r a i r i e C i ty S choo l sup e r - SMART r e ad ing coo rd in a to r . Th ey w e r e g e t t ing th e wo rd ou t abou t th e p rog r am and look ing fo r mo r e vo lun t e e r s . p r ay ed th e b l e s s ing . A l so J e r ry Sh e e t s h a s imp rov ed enough to m ak e i t b a ck . O th e r s w e h av en ’ t s e en fo r awh i l e w e r e Iv an N an c e and f r i end L au r en , a long w i th h e lp e r M ik e Sho ck l ey . K e i th D e - - y t a in C a r e C en t e r l ad i e s - Lo rn a and P a t ty - b rough t Do ro th qu i l t s m ad e by th e M t . V e rnon gu i ld to b e p r e s en t ed to th e th a t g av e a to t a l o f 96 n am e s on th e book . Ou r vo lun t e e r s e rv e r s in c lud ed G a ry J a cob son , M a r - - ing and D an C l i f fo rd bo th won f r e e m e a l s . W e h ad 40 a t - t end e e s and s ev en t ak eou t s . Th e tw en ty -on e qu i l t s th a t th e wom en h e r e in Monum en t W e hop e th a t ev en th rough th e t r ag i c lo s s e s o f th e i r hom e s th e r e a r e p eop l e who c a r e and w an t th em to b e en cou r ag ed and to no t d e sp a i r . I ’m so th ank fu l fo r su ch comp a s s ion a t e h e a r t s to b e mov ed in do ing s e rv i c e fo r tho s e in n e ed . fo r ev en wh en you th ink th e r e i s no th ing to b e th ank fu l fo r , sound ing l ik e a r idd l e ! I ’m th ank fu l I c an w ak e up to b e au - t i fu l sun sh in e . I ’m th ank fu l I g e t to w ak e up in th e m id s t o f p in e t r e e s and ro l l ing h i l l s and moun t a in s . I su r e am b l e s s ed by th e good Lo rd to l iv e in th i s f r e e coun t ry . P sa lm 34 :1 -3 “ I w i l l b l e s s th e LORD a t a l l t im e s : H i s p ra i s e sha l l con t inua l l y b e in m y mou th . M y sou l sha l l ma k e h e r boa s t in th e LORD : Th e humb l e sha l l h ea r th e r eo f , and b e g lad . O magn i f y th e LORD w i th m e , And l e t u s e xa l t h i s nam e tog e th e r .” b rough t fo r th g r ap e ju i c e , b e e t s , c i t ru s sw e e t po t a to e s , po rk lo in and d r e s s ing , ro l l s , and ch e r ry p i e w i th r e a l wh ipp e d c r e am fo r d e s s e r t . G r e a t m e a l f rom Iv a , H e l en and Donn a . And w e a r e mo s t app r e c i a t iv e o f th a t ! do c to r w a s ab l e to d e t e rm in e th a t b e c au s e h i s fu s ed ank l e s h av e a v e ry l im i t ed r ang e o f mo t ion , i t i s doub ly h a rd for no t impo s s ib l e . So h e w i l l k e ep wo rk ing a t i t . H i s e lbow i s s t i l l so r e , bu t imp rov ing . H e h ad a v e ry co lo r fu l fo r e a rm a s th e d r a in ag e o f th e bu r s t bu r s a s a c m ad e i t s w ay ou t o f th e hu r t a r e a . t ‘T i s l e s s th an th r e e mon th s un t i l Ch r i s tm a s . Ju s t though I ’d r em ind you in c a s e you fo rgo t . H a r h a r . 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