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A6 Community Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, November 11, 2015 G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Alma Joslin JOHN DAY – On Mon- day, Nov. 2, we had approx- imately 32 in-house diners. Virginia Miller and Mary Anne Hinton delivered 19 meals out plus 12 frozen ones to shut-ins. It was an- other great meal consisting of French dip sandwiches, onion rings, deviled eggs and tortellini salad. Dessert was a fresh banana cake. Ron Dowse and Margaret Glass greeted us. Virginia led the flag salute, and Ben Leuthe asked the blessing. Our servers were from Blue Mountain Hospital Auxilia- ry. Veanne Weddle told some hunting stories. She went elk hunting over the week- end and came back tired and empty handed. Dale Sten- nett, on the other hand, came back bragging about his 5x5. Congratulations, Dale. My granddaughter, Kel- lyn DeRosier, joined us for lunch today and brought my newest great-grandson, Bryson, with her. He is al- most 4 months old and talked to me the whole lunch hour. I’m not a proud grandma or anything. Enough about me. Kellyn won the Len’s Drug gift certificate and Marianne Morris won the free meal. On Thursday, Nov. 5, we served approximately 45 per- sons and Jim Spell delivered 29 meals, as well as two fro- zen ones to shut-ins. Kind of a low turnout for a Thursday, but it was still a great meal so the rest of you missed out. We had chicken pesto, garlic mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and French bread. It was National Doughnut Day so we had homemade dough- nuts for dessert. The entrée was furnished by the United Methodist Thrift Shop. David Pasko and Billie Bullard greeted us. Our servers were from St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Tracy Unterwenger led the flag salute and Sophie Cos- grove sang the blessing. It was announced there will be two Christmas ba- zaars in Mt. Vernon from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. The firemen will have theirs at the Communi- ty Hall, and the Grange will have theirs at the Grange Hall. Just think, in one trip to Mt. Vernon you can really stock up on Christmas gifts. We are again low on containers. Please return yours but make sure they are clean. Tom Baumb, from Cal- ifornia, was here visiting today. Jean Willey won the Chester’s Thriftway gift certificate and Karen Bar- rietua won the meal for two at Valley View. Extra prizes were won by Leone Meador, Dave Traylor and Tom Baumb. On Nov. 12, we will have apricot pork chops, rice and homemade soup. The following Monday, Nov. 16, it will be bacon cheeseburgers with all the fixins and fries. 1 John 3:18 “Dear chil- dren, let us stop just saying we love each other, let us really show it by our ac- tions.” (New Living Trans- lation) Center ladies, Lorna and Shauntele, brought Dorothy Blasing, Lois Hill, Dollina Humphreys, Donna Cox and Rose Coombs Marilyn Randall. We partook of grape juice, chili beans, potatoes, corn PRAIRIE CITY – On bread, and pumpkin or orange Wednesday, Nov. 4, we had zest doughnuts. Hit the spot on dinner for lunch. We will also this chilly day. Iva said that next have a dinner on Veterans Day. week’s Veterans Day meal will We will have Thanksgiving be something special. Wouldn’t dinner on Nov. 18. That will want to miss it, would you? take care of the meals at Prai- I have embraced a new rie City Senior Center for this technology – digital recording. month. So now you know. The I have been making cassette Prairie City American Legion tapes for my Ensemble people Auxiliary will have a potluck IRU\HDUV7KLV\HDULVWKH¿UVW here on Veterans Day, too, at 5 time that we are able to record p.m. That way you only have the accompaniment using dig- to make your own breakfast ital equipment and it is great! that day. As Ben says, “What Then I inquired as to how to a deal!” play the CD on the sound sys- Then we can get started on tem. After Keith, the techni- the Christmas Bazaars: Mt. cian, went through all the steps, Vernon on Nov. 14, Prairie I opted to just use my portable City’s Christmas on the Prairie player. One thing at a time. on Nov. 21, and then the Blue If you want to join us as we Mt. Hospital Auxiliary on Dec. wander around town on Nov. ,I\RXFDQ¶W¿QG³LW´DWRQH 21, singing carols, just let me of those venues, you don’t know. We have a lot of fun do- need it. ing that. We had 88 names on the We went to Bend to see registration book on Wednes- about Derrol’s Baha hearing day. We found some more help aid on Tuesday. The lady took to deliver the increasingly large one look at it and said she amount of take-outs from our was sending it to Colorado to wonderful cooks. Thank you be repaired. OK. This is the Ginger, for volunteering to do rest of the story: We were in this. 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Again, if you have re- in the tabernacle of David, FHLYHGDJLIWFHUWL¿FDWHUHGHHP judging and seeking justice it quickly. and hastening righteous- The Blue Mountain Care ness.” Prairie City Seniors Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa MONUMENT – We were in Bend recently do- ing some shopping and I was so shocked to see a sign that said, “48 days til Christ- mas.” I think there is a holiday that is very important before Christmas. Thanksgiving is just a couple of weeks away. There are so many things to be truly thankful for. I am thankful for my Lord and Savior Jesus first and fore- most. I am thankful for my wonderful husband and chil- dren, too, and for my coun- try – I live where most peo- ple in the world could only wish for and dream about. I am thankful for the free- doms that I still have, my health, my community and my friends. I could go on and on. It is always good to count one’s blessings. I am humbled that my God has provided everything we need and more. We are also thank- ful for all the veterans and the men and women in the service today to help protect our nation and freedoms. May we never forget their patriotism and sacrifice. For our Tuesday lunch on Nov. 3, we were served chicken enchiladas, a fresh salad, Spanish rice, brown- ies and pear slices. We are truly thankful for our cooks, Terry Cade and Carrie Jew- ell, and their hard work of cooking for us. Our greeters were Bob Blakeslee, Bodean Andersen, Jimmy Cole and Marva Walker. Sylvia Cock- rell and Terry Bowlus won the free meals. We welcome back Terry Bowlus from her long stay away from home. We had quite a few visi- tors. Gus Peterson joined us for lunch, and we also had the CPAs from Lewis, Poe, Moeller, Gunderson and Roberts visit us. They were the Co-op crew visitors from La Grande, H. Brent Lewis, Mindy Davis and Michelle Long. Barb Reiley from the Co-op escorted them. I think it is safe to put away my summer tank tops. I don’t think I will be need- ing them anytime soon. My oh my, we had some good rain fall! I think the kids and I would love for the snow to be falling real soon. There looked to be quite a bit of snow on the Sisters mountains near Bend. I got to ski a very long time ago in Mt. Bachelor. I really liked skiing there. The powder and the -22 degree F wind chill factor was just awesome! If you are dressed correctly for the temperature, there is nothing miserable about that cold. Can’t wait for the real- ly chilly weather! Ephesians 5:15-17 “See then that ye walk circum- spectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.” FACEBOOKERS: Become an Eagle fan today! Go to: facebook.com/ MyEagleNews Church Services In Grant County
