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Blue Mountain Eagle
O UT OF THE P AST
Dec. 20, 1917
Grant County Journal
98 years ago
Kight Hear From
Walter Kight is a member of
the aviation corps and is in train-
ing in New Jersey. His father re-
ceived the following letter from
him this week:
December 11, 1917
Dear dad:
I am on guard duty today
and am wondering what kind
of weather you are having there.
It is blowing about 40 miles per
hour here, with dust and snow.
I am lucky, though, as my post
is around the garage and I only
walked four hours during the
night, and it was warm. To keep
my mind occupied and have
something to do, I counted nine-
teen cars going to the camp and
heard four different trains pass.
Was talking to a hospital corps
man who was in the guard house
for 30 days for going absent 12
days and to another who over-
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It makes me sore to think
that the (Germans) got my old
friend, Harry Watkins, and I
sure wish that we would hurry
up and leave for France be-
cause I would like to meet the
(Germans) on business mat-
ters. When Harry and Six Bits
(Young Lyons, of Canyon) left
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to meet “Over There.”
I wish you would get me
Bob Damon’s address, if you
can. Harry and Six Bits are the
only fellows I have met from
home since leaving you don’t
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them in Texas.
When you answer this tell
me what all the kids and mam-
ma want for Christmas and I
will try to get them something.
Those knitted things are sure
warm and I use them every time
I go on guard, which is about
once a week. I am going to take
out ten thousand dollars worth
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or any time we may leave before
then. I am insured by the gov-
ernment for four thousand dol-
lars until the 15th of February,
so don’t need to take the other
now. Must close as the sergeant
of the guard will be after me.
With love and happiness,
Walter.
Eagle file photo
IDEAS PAY — Alfred
Patzer, maintenance
worker for the Malheur
National Forest road
department, recently
received a cash
prize of $25 for an
employee suggestion.
Patzer developed a
masonite chain saw
guard to provide safe
transportation of chain
saws to and from
the job. Rex Resler,
supervisor, presented
the award to Patzer
Friday. The saw guard
has been adopted for
use by the Malheur
National Forest.
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this week. Joe West shot a big
old bull during elk season, and
extracted a tooth from it for a
keepsake. He later found out it
had a cavity, but Dr. Curtis Bou-
let came to the rescue and gave
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John Day city police have
stuck decorative tape over the
coin slots on downtown park-
ing meters to give shoppers free
parking during the Christmas
season. Some of the motorists
aren’t getting the hint, though, as
they break the tape to put mon-
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some of the parking meters are
getting their insides all gummed
up with tape.
Dec. 13, 1990
Blue Mountain Eagle
25 years ago
Langs retire after 28 years
Restaurant changes hands
JOHN DAY — Ray and
Stella Lang are retiring after
owning and operating Mountain
Side Cafe in John Day for 28
years. The restaurant was orig-
inally built by Fred and Easter
Lang for use as an A & W fast
food restaurant.
Mountain Side currently is
closed awaiting removal of old
equipment.
Prior to opening the restau-
rant,
Ray worked in the local
Dec. 13, 1940
area doing tire recapping. The
Blue Mountain Eagle
Langs have resided in Grant
75 years ago
County since 1951. They have
Old Time Christmas: In the three grown children: a son in
old time Christmas, Pa got a Tigard, a son in Arizona, and a
mustache cup from Santa and daughter in California.
grandpa got a porceline spitoon,
As of January the new opera-
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ears pierced and Junior got a to open a Chinese restaurant. The
jewsharp. Those were the days Pangs have operated a Chinese
when Ma got a nice wool shawl; restaurant in Enterprise and in
grandma did the knitting and Canyon City previous to that.
polished the apples while the
The Pangs plan to begin
hired man took on an overdose moving in equipment within the
of applejack. It is a little differ- next few days.
ent now; Ma wants a fur coat,
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machine and Pa gets an electric
cocktail mixer, and grandma a
new cigarette holder. Wonder
what the next generation will
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want?
Of
Dec. 16, 1965
Blue Mountain Eagle
50 years ago
Tailings and Slash
Even an old bull elk’s tooth
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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Comfort by candlelight
Loved ones
remembered at
hospice event
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Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY — Memo-
ries of loved ones radiated all
the brighter as names were
read and candles lit during
the Dec. 10 Light up a Life
remembrance at Valley View
Assisted Living in John Day.
The annual event, orga-
nized by Blue Mountain Hos-
pice, honors loved ones who
have died.
Hospice director Sylvia
Dowdy-Ross began the eve-
ning by welcoming those
gathered. Pastor Michael
Harvey from Grace Chapel in
TREAT
YOUR
FEET
The Eagle/Cheryl Hoefler
Members of American
Legion Post 77 led a
flag ceremony during
the Dec. 10 Light up a
Life service.
Prairie City offered a heartfelt
and encouraging message.
Loved ones’ names and
photos were projected on the
wall above, while Ken and
Linda Kowing recited the list
and Jessie Saul and Shannon
Winegar lit candles for each
one.
Sgt. Maj. William Wyllie
of the Oregon National Guard
Land Component Command
read names on the list of lo-
cal veterans who have died.
Members of American Le-
gion Post 77 performed a
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ny while Ed Heiple played
“Taps” on trumpet.
Recorded hymns performed
by Jamie Cernazanu were
played, and closing out the
service, hospice nurse Richard
Smarr read a poem, “I Forgot
to Say,” by Adam Kowing, and
offered the closing prayer.
Light up a Life has been
held in December each year
since 2005.
For more information
about Blue Mountain Hos-
pice, call 541-575-1648.
Our Services by a registered nurse include:
• Pedi-Spa treatment for your feet
• Particular attention to Diabetic Foot
• Multifunctional massage chair
• Skin Inspection • Callus Removal • Nail Cutting
We also check your blood pressure, blood sugar level and oxygen saturation.
Call
541- 575-1648
for an appointment
$35 00 fee
Blue Mountain Hospital
Services available at the
Home Health Office,
422 W. Main, John Day.
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Embrace the spirit
this holiday season as you celebrate
the miracle of His birth with us
CORNERSTONE
SEVENTH-DAY
CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
ADVENTIST CHURCH
110 Valley View Dr. • John Day
Prairie
Baptist Church
238 N. McHaley • Prairie City
Christmas Eve
Traditional Candlelight
Service......8:00 pm
541-820-3696
ST. ELIZABETH
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Christmas Eve
Christmas Vigil
John Day- 6 pm
Friday, Dec. 25th
John Day
9 am
St. Anne-Monument
12:30 pm
St. Katherine-Dale
2:30 pm
Corner of S. Canyon Blvd.
& SW 2nd,, John Day
FIRST
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
311 N E Dayton St. • John Day
Sunday, Dec. 20th
11:00 a.m. Service
Music, Communion
and Christmas
Story
Strawberry
Mountain
Christian
Fellowship
New Year’s Eve Service at 8 pm
521 E. Main •John Day
LIVING WORD
CHRISTIAN CENTER
59357 Hwy . 26, Mt. Vernon
Dec. 20th at 10:45 am
featuring sanctuary choir
Christmas Eve Service
at 6:00 pm
Bible Classes (all ages)
Saturday at 9:30 am
Worship
Saturday at 11:00 am
Chrsitmas Eve
Traditional
Lamplight
Service of
Carols & Holy
Eucharist
THE
CHURCH OF
THE NAZARENE
Sunday Morning Worship
UNITED
METHODIST
170 SE Dayton St.,John Day
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service
with “Kid’s Church”
Christmas Play
Dec. 24 th 6:00 p.m.
Celebrate the
Coming King
Sunday
Dec. 22 nd at 5:30 pm
Christmas Communion
www.LivingWordcc.com
139 NE Dayton St. •John Day
7 pm at the
Historic St. Thomas
Episcopal Church
Sunday, Dec. 20
Eucharist and
Children’s Christmas Play
10 a.m .
139 Washington St.
Canyon City
541-620-1436
126 NW Canton
John Day
December 24 th
Christmas Eve
Service....7:00 pm
Sunday, Dec. 20
Breakfast.....9:00 am
Service......10:00 am
Christmas Eve
Service
at 6:30 pm
Old-Fashioned
Christmas
KJV
VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH
108 S. Washington St. • Canyon City
...the Father sent the
Son to be the Savior of
the world. I John 4:14
SUNDAY, DEC. 20 TH
Sunday School ............................9:45 am
Sunday Preaching & Junior ....11:00 am
Sunday Evening .........................3:30 pm
