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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
MONUMENT – I see the
change in the trees! They are
starting to go bare. Don’t forget
to change your clocks in a couple
of weeks; I will remind you once
more. I like when we get to “fall
back” on the time, the “spring
forward” not so much. Things
are starting to wind down. I don’t
know if I dare put some summer
clothes away yet. If I do and all
of a sudden we get a heat wave,
it was me who jinxed it.
Well, my mama cat outdid
my gopherhawk. She has now
killed ten gophers thus far. I
discovered three today when I
went to check on her in our shop.
One was a big fat one with big
fat, chubby cheeks. Good on my
mama cat. I hope she lives for a
long time. My dogs are loving
it too – they get to eat some of
the gophers. I know, really gross,
but they seem to like it. She can’t
possibly eat them all by herself.
She does have a few kittens, so
if anybody needs kittens, let me
know. I have three who need
homes. One is white and buff
colored, one dark tortoise-shell
calico, and one grey/white tabby.
They will be excellent hunters,
they eat all the stuff their mama
brings them. I thought she died
because she disappeared for
three months. She suddenly ap-
peared, I followed her into our
shop and that’s when I discov-
ered she had kittens. I guess it’s
nice she feels safe to come back
home and have her babies there.
Hopefully, this time I can spay
her before she tries to disappear
again.
Let me just give a big heartfelt
“welcome back” to Carrie Jewell
for returning to help cook and
serve our Oct. 13 lunch. We had
chicken jambalaya, a fresh green
salad, pear slices, and pie. Our
greeters were Bob Blakeslee,
Bodean Andersen and Marva
Walker. Bob led our Àag salute
and Bodean prayed the blessing
over our meal. Bruce Kramer
and Ed Falls won free meals. Jan
Ensign won the Len’s Drug gift
card. We appreciate our cooks
so very much; they are a huge
blessing to our Tuesday meals.
We had 39 attendees and seven
take-outs.
Mark your calendars for the
free “Crazy Quilt” class given by
Judy Harris 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-
day, Oct. 26, at the Monument
Senior Center. It will be a great
time of sewing, fellowship, and
sharing a potluck meal. Bring
your favorite dish to share.
Revelation 1:7 “Behold, He
cometh with clouds and every
eye shall see Him, and they also
which pierced Him: and all kin-
dreds of the earth shall wail be-
cause of Him.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
PRAIRIE CITY – A few
weeks ago, I noticed a Wednes-
day was National Fossil Day.
The following Thursday was the
Geeky Expo. I thought that was
an unusual juxtaposition. I iden-
tify more with the fossils than
the geeks.
I discovered a grape vine
growing out of the meeting
space between the stone wall and
the sidewalk on the east side of
Roan’s. That is one tough plant!
Mine did extremely well this
year. The deer have munched on
all the leaves they could reach,
and are also munching on the
sunÀowers. To keep them from
climbing the trellis, we cut the
stalks down and laid them on
the ground. I wonder if ODFW
will come to Grant County and
feed our animals who have been
burned out of house and home.
On Oct. 14, “Chairman” Joe
led the Àag salute and Darrell
Johnson asked the blessing. Our
volunteer servers included Sandi
Rennels, JoAnne Phippen, Gin-
ger Kendall and Linda Boyer.
Bruce Kaufman won the $5 in
trade from Prairie Hardware &
Gifts. We had 86 names on the
book.
We were sad to hear of the
death of Darrell “Goose” Pierce.
Does anybody know how he got
that nickname? Services are Sat-
urday, Oct. 24.
Our meal had orange juice,
cottage cheese, coleslaw,
steamed potatoes, marinat-
ed chicken breasts, rolls and a
pumpkin/banana cake. When I
took the deposit to the bank and
they asked how I was, I replied,
“Stuffed.” That chicken was
wonderful.
The Grange met amid the
Halloween decorations. Good
to see Helen Bogart and Lou
Thoemke back. Captain Bill
Campbell also was in atten-
dance.
The Blue Mountain Care
Center ladies, Patty and Tanaya,
had a full group today: Dorothy
Blasing, Dollina Humphreys,
Marilyn Randall, Lois Hill, Don-
na Cox and Jackie Winegar. We
appreciate the Center taking the
time to bring them to our meals.
Derrol made another run to
the Balance Clinic in Ontario.
The therapist is still pleased and
so is he with his progress. Al-
most done. Then we’ll probably
work on another body part that
is making squeaks. Isn’t that the
way it goes?
Did you ever wonder how
Kleenex was invented? During
World War I, cotton was used
for surgical dressings and as ¿l-
ters in gas masks. Demand soon
outstripped supply and a substi-
tute was urgently needed. The
paper manufacturing company,
Kimberly-Clark, came up with
Cellucotton, made from wood
¿bers. After the war, they had a
huge surplus on hand. In 1924,
they invented a tissue to remove
cold cream make-up, called
Celluwipe. In 1928, the pop-up
dispenser came along and the ad
campaign promoted the tissues
as paper handkerchiefs. And no
one calls them tissues, no mat-
ter what brand it is. They are
Kleenexes.
Luke 6 : 21 “Blessed are you
who hunger now, for you shall be
¿lled. Blessed are you who weep
now, for you shall laugh.”
John Day
Seniors
Alma Joslin
JOHN DAY – Oct. 12 was
National Farmers Day so we
were served a hearty farmers
breakfast. It consisted of biscuits
and gravy, hash brown bake,
sausage patties and tropical fruit.
Since it was also Columbus Day,
our dessert was Indian Pudding.
There were approximately 28
diners in-house and the Kocis’
delivered 18 meals plus eight
frozen ones to shut-ins. Our
cook, Shay, delivered the Mt.
Vernon route in the absence of
Veanne Weddle.
Ron Dowse and Marianne
Morris greeted us. Betty Holzna-
gel led the Àag salute and Fran-
cis Kocis asked the blessing. Our
servers were from Redeemer
Lutheran Church.
Ron didn’t have any an-
nouncements but we were glad
to see him back after knee sur-
gery. He had his cane, but most
of the time it was hanging on the
edge of the table. Speedy recov-
ery, Ron.
Roberta Dowse won the
Len’s Drug certi¿cate and Deda
Porter won the free meal.
On Oct. 15, we served ap-
proximately 75 diners in-house,
while Jean Willey and Sherry
Feiger delivered 27 meals plus
10 frozen ones. It was a wonder-
ful down home meal consisting
of pot roast, with potatoes and
carrots, topped off with won-
derful gravy. Serve this up with
a green salad and homemade
dinner roll and you have my
mama’s Sunday dinner. What a
treat. Lisa made homemade ba-
nana cupcakes all decorated for
Halloween. The bingo players
furnished the entrée.
Ron Dowse and Bonnie Ko-
cis greeted us. Jean Willey led
the Àag salute and Sherri Feiger
asked the blessing. The servers
were members of the United
Methodist Church.
Veanne announced that on
Dec. 12, Ron Dowse will give
an AARP driver’s safety course.
The new pictures on the west
wall were painted by Kay Berch-
told, who is letting us display
them for a while. Great job, Kay.
Ron and Roberta Dowse
were joined by their daughter,
Georgianne Campbell, and her
husband, Scott, from Hermis-
ton. Welcome you, two. Good to
see you Georgianne. It’s been a
while. Harriett Courier won the
Chester’s Thriftway gift certif-
icate and Patty Moore won the
lunch for two at Valley View.
Extra prizes went to Nancy El-
liott, Evelyn Ogilvie, Betty Starr,
Marianne Morris, Diana Burrill
and Georgianne Campbell.
On Thursday, Oct. 22, we
will have homemade spaghet-
ti and garden salad, plus garlic
bread and who-knows-what for
dessert. On Monday, Oct. 25,
it will be barbecued chicken
and macaroni salad. Come one,
come all.
1 Peter 1:3 “All honor to
the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, for it is by His
boundless mercy that God has
given us the privilege of being
born again. Now we live with a
wonderful expectation because
Jesus Christ rose again from the
dead.”
Women of
Faith event
scheduled
Blue Mountain Eagle
BAKER CITY – Women
of Faith presents “Loved – The
Farewell Tour” simulcast Friday
and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7, at
Baker City Nazarene Church,
1250 Hughes Lane, Baker City.
The event features 10 speak-
ers inspiring women with com-
pelling stories and humor, as
well as live music and shopping.
Friday night’s program starts
at 6:30 p.m., with doors open at
6 p.m. On Saturday, doors open
at 8 a.m. with the event running
from 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Early-bird tickets are $20
through Sunday, Oct. 25. Reg-
ular price is $25 a person and
$10 for students. Catered lunch
and refreshments are included.
Ticket outlets in Grant Coun-
ty are Len’s Drug in John Day
and Prairie Hardware & Gifts in
Prairie City.
The event is sponsored by
area churches, Baker City Chris-
tian Women’s Connection, Bak-
er City MOPS and radio station
KTSY. For more information,
including lodging assistance,
call the host site, Baker City
Nazarene Church at 541-523-
3533.
Church Services In Grant County