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Blue Mountain Eagle
Community
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS
Jim Spell and Shay deliv-
ered 27 meals. Our servers
were from St. Thomas Epis-
copal Church. They had a
Alma Joslin
shortage of servers, so some
members of the Site Council,
plus David Turner, Don and
JOHN DAY — Monday, 'HGD3RUWHUDQG/LQGD6WROW]
Nov. 30, we had a really poor set up the tables before any-
turnout for a great snowy-day one from the church arrived.
meal. There were only ap- They also helped the two
proximately 25 in attendance members of the church with
for homemade beef stew, the serving and cleanup.
biscuits, tomato/spinach sal-
Tracie Unterwegner led
ad and chocolate mousse for WKHÀDJVDOXWHDQG-LP6SHOO
dessert. It was National Choc- asked the blessing. Don Cald-
olate Mousse Day, hence the well did the announcing in the
dessert. Rick Rhinehart and absence of Veanne Weddle
Ray Rickard delivered 18 who was absent due to med-
meals plus 16 frozen ones for ical reasons.
shut-ins. The Mt. Vernon run
Don announced there will
was canceled due to problems be an AARP Drivers Safety
at the center.
course on Saturday, Dec. 12,
Ron Dowse and Marianne here at the center. To sign up
Morris greeted us. Dowse led or for more information call
WKHÀDJVDOXWHDQG%HQ/HXWKH Ron Dowse at 541-575-4268.
asked the blessing. Our serv- Also, it has been suggested
ers were from First Christian that if you want to be sure to
Church. They were helped have enough places to sit with
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Stoltz, who served the milk Christmas dinner on Thurs-
and juice.
day, Dec. 17, and/or the New
Dowse did the announc- Years Eve dinner on Thurs-
ing in the absence of Veanne day, Dec. 31, you need to call
Weddle. The only announce- ahead and make reservations.
ments were for this weekend, The numbers to call are 541-
so too late to get in the paper. 575-1825 or 541-575-2949.
Jean Thompson won the
Don Porter won the Ches-
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and Nancy Elliott won the David (Buzz) Harris won the
free meal.
Valley View lunch for two.
Thursday, Dec. 3, we had /XQFKRQ7KXUVGD\'HF
a good turnout for south- will be chicken Florentine
ern-fried pork steak, par- lasagna, and Monday, Dec.
boiled potatoes, gravy, green 14, will be western scramble,
beans with bacon and fresh hash browns and fruit. Hope
whole wheat rolls. For dessert, to see you all at one or both of
we had a piece of pie from our these meals. Good old home-
donated pies for the pie social. made meals, and they are all
It was fun trying the different good.
pies. The entree was furnished
Isaiah 46:9 “And do not
by Ansel Krutsinger. There forget the things I have done
were approximately 52 diners. throughout history. For I am
Marianne Morris and David God-I alone! I am God and
Pasko greeted us.
there is no one else like me.”
John Day
Seniors
The Monument School
will be holding its Christmas
program at 6:30 p.m. on Fri-
day, Dec. 11.
Soo Yukawa
If you are participat-
ing in baking cookies for
the Christmas Cookie Ca-
MONUMENT — It has per event, please bring two
happened to me again. The dozen of your cookies to
upcoming Christmas season the senior center by 12:45
and holiday are almost upon p.m. on Tuesday, Dec.
us! Every year I think to my- 15. If you have any ques-
self I will take our Christmas tions please call Sylvia
pictures and have them made Cockrell.
into Christmas cards at Cost-
I shall share a humorous
co way before and have a story of when I was about 12
great head start. Yeah, right, or 13 years of age. Whenever
that never flies. Sigh. I will we had out-of-town visitors,
probably end up scrambling the Asian thing to do was to
at the last minute, stress- take them to the Huntington
ing out, and maybe get /LEUDU\LQ6DQ0DULQR&DO-
them mailed the day before ifornia.
Christmas.
San Marino is next to the
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feel bad, there are more where they hold the Rose
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nized and timely person Day.
who sends those Christmas
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cards out weeks in advance. is this vast garden in the
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heart of San Marino and has
Our great chefs Carrie many different gardens. It
Jewell and Sahara made us has a beautiful Japanese gar-
some hearty spaghetti, gar- den.
lic toast, fresh green salad
There is also a Koi pond
and cookies for our Dec. 1 and a little bridge. Well, I
meal. Our greeters were Bob had gone over to the edge
Blakeslee, Bodean Anderson and saw there was this huge
and Marva Walker. Bob led frog. I wanted to get a closer
the flag salute, and Bodean look so I got real close to the
made the announcements edge.
and prayed the blessing over
My mother yelled at
our meal.
me warning me to not
Bob Cockrell won the get so close. Of course, I
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Breeding and Bruce Kramer her. The frog kept jump-
both won free meals. We had ing inward away from the
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were 45 guests on the book
Luke 2:30-33 “For mine
and three takeouts.
eyes have seen thy salva-
Please make a note that tion, Which thou hast pre-
bingo will be at 6 p.m. pared before the face of all
Thursday, Dec. 31. It will, people, A light to lighten the
of course, be a potluck. We Gentiles, and the glory of thy
hope you will join us!
people Israel.”
Monument
Seniors
Jim and Joe. The delivery
drivers were Buzz and Derrol,
with Julia and Jim doing the
walking. And this is a notice
Rose Coombs
to those of you who get your
meals delivered: The price is
going up a dollar so we can
PRAIRIE CITY — Only pay for the extra boxes, etc.,
two weeks until Christmas. it takes to do this for you. We
Are you ready? We got our hope you understand. With
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tually get a letter written for
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this year.
and Jack Retherford asked the
We had a special business blessing. Gary Mediger was
meeting before the meal to the winner of the $5 in trade
ask for authorization to send donated by Prairie Hardware
for the funds to purchase the & Gifts. Our meal had grape
Grange Hall property. The juice, ham and bean soup,
vote was again unanimous. fried potatoes, carrot/raisin
We want to thank those who salad, corn bread and ginger-
donated to the “fund” all bread with a lemon swirl top-
those years ago so that we ping and whipped cream on
are able to pay cash for the top of that. Nice warm food
building and lot. It is going for a cool day.
to happen soon. All the perti-
Helen is still recuperating,
nent powers have given their so Pam was in the kitchen
consent.
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We had a special guest Sandi Rennels and JoAnne
during the meal; Prairie City Phippen were our servers.
Mayor Jim Hamsher present-
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ed a plaque to us for being the verware while the men swept
organization that raised the WKH ÀRRUV DQG ZDVKHG WKH WD-
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Kids” campaign — 41 percent
We made it to Portland to
of the total. So give yourself have Thanksgiving dinner
a pat on the back, Prairie City with the kids and grands. Only
Senior Center.
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We only had 67 names get to Biggs.
on the book, due to the cold
At least the freeway was
weather and slick roads, I clear of ice and snow. Got
guess. It was good to see WKH ³NLWFKHQ´ ¿QLVKHG DQG
Nancy Viggers getting out delivered to the two grand-
and about again. Wally Wed- daughters. There. Now I can
de found a job in using the think about something else;
mop to keep the melting snow like the 10-year anniversary
from becoming a slipping rug for Bert and Agata next
hazard.
year. Maybe after the new
We called her “the motor- year.
ized mop.” Har, har. The food
2 Peter 3:8 “But, be-
bank sent over a box of red loved, do not forget this one
delicious apples to distribute. thing, that with the Lord one
Thanks a heap, guys.
day is as a thousand years,
The set-up crew was our and a thousand years as one
faithful four: Bruce, Buzz, day.”
Prairie City
Seniors
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