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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 2016)
A6 Blue Mountain Eagle Community Wednesday, February 17, 2016 G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS sauce, Texas toast, and for dessert, we had individual strawberry cheesecake tarts. As our juice we had sparkling Alma Joslin cranberry juice. What a treat. There were approximately 64 diners present. We had beau- JOHN DAY — On Feb. tifully decorated tables with 8, we had a Chinese lunch, personalized place cards. All serving approximately 32 the fancy work being done by diners. We enjoyed Greek our own special Linda Stoltz. green salad, shrimp-fried Linda also made up a spe- rice, egg rolls, lemon-glazed cial Valentine card of thanks veggies and, for dessert, ice from all the seniors, which cream and fortune cookies. she presented to Veanne Ron Dowse and Billie during the announcements. Bullard greeted us. Fran- Margaret Glass and Susan cis and Bonnie Kocis and Fowle greeted us, and de- Jeanette Kile delivered 20 livering the meals were Yao lunches plus 16 frozen to Huang and her Life Skills shut-ins. They were also our students. They delivered servers with the assistance of 25 meals with the help of Betty Holznagel. They rep- Veanne. They also helped the resented Redeemer Lutheran Cornerstone Christian Fel- &KXUFK-HDQHWWHOHGWKHÀDJ lowship gals with the serv- salute, and Francis asked the ing. The Life Skills group blessing. consists of Yao, Judy Grisel, Veanne Weddle an- Luanne Bortell, Vicki Stolz, nounced there will be a pie Dee Ticek and Ithube Little. social on Thursday, March The Cornerstone gals were 10. Bring your favorite pie Donna Mulder, Zola Pike, and share. Our Easter dinner Donna Johnston and Carla will be on Thursday, March Anderson. Donna Johnston 24, at which time we will OHG WKH ÀDJ VDOXWH DQG =ROD KDYH WKH UDIÀH GUDZLQJ IRU asked the blessing. the quilt donated by Judy Wilma Bauer won the Nelson. Also, thank you to Chester’s Thriftway gift card, Tracie Andrew who brought and Richie Colbeth won the in some farm fresh eggs to Valley View lunch for two. share. Jan, Susan Fowle, Don Cald- Our new guests were War- well, Jean Willey, Yao Huang, ren and Virginia Harris. They Buzz Glass, Jean Thompson, have recently relocated to Mt. Norm Fowle, Donna John- Vernon so I hope they will be ston and Karen Barrietua all back. I’m sorry I wasn’t there won extra prizes. to greet them, but welcome, Thursday, Feb. 18, we guys. will have lasagna, green sal- Marianne Morris won the ad and bread sticks. Monday, /HQ¶V 'UXJ FHUWL¿FDWH DQG Feb. 22, we will have chicken Bonnie Kocis won the free Margherita linguine. meal. Luke 22:69 “But the time On Feb. 11, we had our is coming soon when I, the Valentine lunch consisting Son of Man, will be sitting at of chicken scampi, rice pi- God’s right hand in the place laf, mixed veggies in cheese of power.” John Day Seniors John Day and, lastly, Bruce Hansen from Sauvie Island in Portland. Bruce has a place out here in Monument called Soo Yukawa Rudio Meadows and comes to visit every so often. I’m hold- ing you to your promise, Bruce, MONUMENT — Several for some duck jerky next time factors are telling me that spring you’re back in town. I’ve got wants to come or is trying des- witnesses — the readers of the perately anyway. First, my eyes Blue Mountain Eagle. Ha! have been really itchy. That Our basket of chocolates ZDVWKH¿UVWLQGLFDWRU6HFRQG- WKDW ZDV EHLQJ UDIÀHG RII E\ ly, I’ve been sneezing non-stop. the Senior Center was won by I have to remember to carry a Scottie Hamel of Spray. I won- handkerchief just in case I have der if he is going to share? a sneeze attack and then have to We want to thank David blow my nose. The animals are 6WXEEOH¿HOG IRU KLV YROXQWHHU GH¿QLWHO\ PRYLQJ DERXW PRUH ZRUN RI ¿[LQJ RXU YDFXXP ,JRWP\¿UVWPRVTXLWRELWHRI cleaner and also the hot water the year. Can you believe it? I heater. We really appreciate his would never survive on a trop- handy work! ical island; I’d be eaten alive. Based on Matthew, Chapter Lastly, I’ve been getting a slow 7, I want to extend to everybody nagging feeling to try and do and anybody who needs prayer some spring cleaning around (A.S.K.) that I will be avail- my house. I say slow and nag- able to pray with you before ging because I haven’t really or after senior lunch. I would physically done it, only just be honored and privileged to thinking and scheming in my pray with you or pray for you head. I have to psych myself during the week. All prayer re- out to get going! TXHVWVZLOOEHFRQ¿GHQWLDO For our lunch on Feb. 9, , ZDV UHÀHFWLQJ WKH RWK- our great cooks, Terry Cade er day how our lives have so and Christy Howell, made us much more peace out here. chili dogs, French fries, cole Other than the political unrest slaw and cookies. Our greeters going on in our state, nation were Bob Blakeslee, Bodean and the world, I’m pretty mel- Andersen and Marva Walker. low and don’t get too worked %REOHGWKHÀDJVDOXWHDQG%R- up. I don’t have TV, and I try dean made the announcements and limit my time on Facebook and prayed the blessing over to once in a while so I won’t our lunch. The Len’s Drug get upset with different news gift card went to Wally Walk- SRVWV , GH¿QLWHO\ GRQ¶W PLVV er. Nittiya Pettit and Juanita getting cut off while driving. I Newton won free meals. We DPQRW¿JKWLQJWUDI¿F:HVXUH had 40 guests and no takeouts are lucky to live out here. The this week. city life is too overrated. The We had a few visitors from country life has always been various parts of Oregon join my dream, ever since I was lit- us. We had the pleasure of the tle. God is good! company of Jane Clark from Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it Fossil, Juanita Newton from shall be given you, seek, and Spray, former resident of Mon- ye shall ¿nd knock, and it ument Francis Arneson from shall be opened unto you.” Monument Seniors Dollina Humphreys and Marilyn Randall from Blue Mountain Care Center. Back to the Jammers: Rose Coombs There were eight members who were able to come, and they played on the pia- PRAIRIE CITY — We had no, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, music, music, music by the banjo and harmonica, and Grant County Jammers this sang. It made some of our morning — and after lunch. members want to sponsor an It was wonderful! That’s the old-time dance. kind of music that I grew The room had been dec- up on. I wasn’t the only one orated for this day and spe- who couldn’t keep their feet cial tablecloths were in place still. Thank you so much, and along with modern center- we hope you can come back pieces and old framed Valen- again. tine’s cards. The Valentine’s Before lunch, we conduct- came from the collection of ed a vital piece of business Bonnie Nance. They were in electing Harold Preston to her mother’s and some were be the new corporation presi- over 100 years old. The dent/chairman. He then got to cooks also had special nap- take over the mic and asked kins and a treat at each place &KHVWHU:LOOLVWROHDGWKHÀDJ setting. So we celebrated in salute. style. Hope your day was It was Jim Lunzman’s 76th special, too. birthday so the Jammers led Do you ever have a us in singing “Happy Birth- “wound of unknown origin” day” to him. Ken Koser won pop up on your body? You the Prairie Drug and Hard- get done with your shower ZDUH JLIW FHUWL¿FDWH -DFN and discover a bruise that Retherford asked the blessing. you can’t remember how Our volunteer servers in- you got it. One of the mys- cluded Marjean Koser, Julia teries of life. Davis, Carla Wright, Don- We have a newly paint- na Adams and Harold. Our ed sign on the front of the special Valentine meal had building now. Thanks to grape juice, cauliflower/pea those who had a part in get- salad, cheesy twice-baked ting that done. We are work- potatoes, tri-tip beef roast, ing on getting a new dish- rolls and frosted brownies washer. That is number one with ice cream for dessert. on the list of priorities. Stay I had to force myself not tuned to learn how you could to have seconds of those help. delicious potatoes. Mmm, Ps. 51:7 “Cleanse me good. with hyssop and I will be Lorna and Patty brought clean wash me and I will be Dorothy Blasing, Lois Hill, whiter than snow.” Prairie City Seniors B REAKING N EWS A LERTS myeaglenews.com/breakingnews Church Services In Grant County CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Sunday School..............................9:30 am Sunday Worship Service .............. 10:45 am Sunday Evening Service................6:00 pm Children & Teen Activities SMALL GROUPS CALL FOR MORE INFO Weekdays: Sonshine Christian School 521 E. Main • John Day • 541-575-1895 wwww.johndaynazarene.com
