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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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Second of a four-part series
Our federal lands
Ceded to Great Britain, 1818
British cession, 1818
U.S.
territorial
gains
Oregon Territory:
Treaty with Great
Britain, 1846
Westward Expansion
1840s The great westward migration
begins on the Oregon Trail.
1845 The Republic of Texas is
annexed by the U.S.
Louisiana Purchase:
From France, 1803
Spanish cession, 1819
Territories of the
original 13 states:
Ceded by Great
Britain, 1783
Mexican cession, 1848
Gadsden Purchase:
From Mexico, 1853
Texas
Annexation,
1845
100 mi.
Hawaii
Annexation,
1898
Spanish
cession,
1819
200 mi.
Alaska Purchase:
From Russia, 1867
100 mi.
1853 Gadsden Purchase with Mexico
adds 19 million acres in the
Southwest.
West Florida:
Ceded by
Spain, 1819
Virgin Islands: Purchased
from Denmark, 1917
1846-48
Mexican-American War
East Florida:
Ceded by
Spain, 1819
N
300 miles
1846 Oregon Compromise with Great
Britain gives U.S. claim to Pacific
Northwest lands south of the 49th
parallel.
American Civil War
1861-65
1848 Mexico cedes California, other
western lands to the U.S.
1862 Homestead Act entitles settlers
to 160 acres of public land, provided
they reside on and cultivate the land
for 5 years.
1849 Department of the Interior is
established. The General Land Office
is transferred to the new department.
1867 Alaska Purchase from Russia
adds 365 million acres of public land
to the U.S.
1872 General
Mining Law
identifies mineral
lands as a distinct
category of land
subject to exploration
and occupation. Also,
Yellowstone becomes the first
national park in the U.S.
1877 Desert Land Act allows the
dispersal of 640-acre tracts of arid
public land to homesteaders upon
proof they reclaim the land through
irrigation.
1889 Oklahoma Land Rush begins.
Puerto Rico: Ceded by Spain, 1898
Sources: Congressional Research Service; U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management; USDA Forest Service; The Forest History Society; EO Media Group research
O utlook
Alan Kenaga/Capital Press
Next week: The Conservation Movement
SENI R
PRAIRIE CITY –
On Feb. 17, President
Harold Preston handled
the mic and then let his
wife, Frances, remind us
of the emergency forms
Rose Coombs
that should be filled out
and returned if you would
need help evacuating
during an emergency. Then he asked her to lead the flag salute.
The set-up crew of Bruce, Buzz, Harold and Jim completed their
tasks. We had the pleasure of seeing the red centerpieces again. I can’t
describe them, but they were really cute. Our volunteer servers were
Linda Boyer and Marjean and Ken Koser. Harold helped out hither and
thither. The takeouts were delivered by Jim and Buzz. There were 30 of
them so Larry Wright and Ken Koser volunteered to help with this
needful duty in the future. We want to thank those who have stepped up
to the plate and increased their donation for the takeout meals.
Louise LaBaugh won the $5 gift certificate from Prairie Hardware.
Bob Meador asked the blessing. We had 81 names on the book.
We received a nice check for $300 from the BMW Riders. Wow!
Thanks so much! The food bank brought over some of their perishable
produce, too. Thanks for the potatoes, onions and yams.
Lorna and Kendra brought Dorothy Blasing, Lois Hill, Marilyn
Randall, Elmo Calkins and Ralph Wilson from Blue Mountain Care
Center.
Our meal started with orange juice, went to a green salad with
strawberries on top, then continued with a cheesy rice/broccoli casserole,
hamburger stuffed green pepper, rolls and “strawberry jam bars” for
dessert. I had another helping of the casserole! Have to remember that
one.
I finally got started on my latch hook project for son number one’s
10th wedding anniversary. Got the border and their names so far. Have
until November to finish, so I can take my time. Music is taking up a lot
of my time. First is the Easter Ensemble which is coming along nicely.
Then we were asked to sing for the Good Friday service - which is
different music. After Easter we get started on the hit show tunes from
film and stage for the Evening of Entertainment in April. And that’s just
the Ensemble. There will be all kinds of instrumental and vocal offerings
besides that. Mark your calendar: Apr. 23 at the Prairie City Senior
Center.
It’s hard to say that, isn’t it? After all, it had been the Grange Hall
since 1926. I still catch myself saying, “I’m gonna run up to the drug
store and get…” Sorry, no more drug store. So don’t be sad about what
has left, but be glad about what is still here! Banks, restaurants, a grocery
store, a gas station, a post office, a school, churches, a community center,
a quilt shop, an antique store, a hotel, clothing stores and various other
businesses that keep us in goods and services. And every mail delivery
brings an abundance of catalogs!
Philippians 1:3 “I thank my God every time I remember you.”
JOHN DAY –
Monday, Feb. 15, we
had approximately 32
diners. We all enjoyed hot
turkey sandwiches, mashed
potatoes and gravy,
peppered corn, and for
Alma Joslin
dessert, we had homemade
brownies. It was even real
turkey! There were 17
regular lunches and 20 frozen, which were delivered to shut-ins. The
delivery people today were Pastor Al Altnow, Rick Rhinehart and Rick’s
granddaughter, Brianna. Shay delivered to Mt. Vernon.
Margaret Glass and Susan Fowle greeted us and Billie Bullard sold
raffle tickets. Our deliverers and servers were representing First Christian
Church. Ron Dowse and Karen Barrietua set up tables. Karen and I
wrapped silverware. Pastor Al and Cathy Altnow, Karen and Ron did the
serving and cleanup.
I led the flag salute and Pastor Al asked the blessing. Ron did the
announcing in the absence of Veanne. The only announcement he had
was a reminder of the pie social to be held here on Thursday, Mar. 10. Be
thinking what kind of pie you are going to share.
Roberta Dowse won the Len’s Drug gift certificate and Linda Stoltz
won the free meal.
Thursday, Feb. 18, we had a full house. There were approximately 84
diners in-house and 24 meals were delivered. Those delivering the meals
were Ken and Sharmayne Boethin and Veanne. It was a wonderful lunch.
Personally, I don’t care for lasagna but this one was delicious. Anyway,
we had lasagna, Italian green salad, zucchini and bread sticks. For dessert
Lisa cooked up a pineapple/cherry dump cake. The entree was furnished
by the Methodist Thrift Shop.
David Pasko and Marianne Morris greeted us while Billie Bullard sold
raffle tickets.
Our servers were from United Methodist Church. They were Jean
Willey, Isa Larkin, Louise Nelson, Becky Carey, Marge Conlee and
Sherry Feiger. Angela Binchus helped with keeping the empty serving
dishes cleared off the tables. Thanks, Angie, volunteers are always
appreciated. Jean led the flag salute and Sherry asked the blessing.
Veanne told us about the Emergency Management Levels and that the
emergency network is now set up. If you would like more information
contact Veanne at 541-575-2949 and she can give you the e-mail address.
Becky Carey was new to the center, so welcome and we hope you will
come again. We had three of our local EMTs with us as well. They were
Mary Vargas, Craig Maxwell and Rebecca Rand. You guys do a great job
and we really appreciate you. Please join us again.
Nancy Elliott won the Chester’s Thriftway gift certificate and Jean
Willey won the Valley View lunch for two. There were five door prizes
won by Gregg Starr, Shirley Dinsmore, Leone Meador, Deda Porter and
Darlene Nodine.
Lunch on Thursday, Feb. 25, will be pork roast, mashed potatoes with
gravy and the rest is a surprise but I promise it will all be good. Monday,
Feb. 29, we will have tacos, refried beans and Spanish rice.
2 CORINTHIANS 13:11 “Dear brothers and sisters, I close my
letter with these last words: Rejoice. Change your ways. Encourage each
other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be
with you.” (This was Paul’s final greetings to the people at Corinth)
Prairie City
Seniors
John Day
Seniors
MONUMENT –
I’m sure that it will be
printed all over the Blue
Mountain Eagle but I still
wanted to give a shout out
to our Monument-
Soo Yukawa
Dayville Tigers on their
win this past Saturday for
District title. Wahoo!
They will now go on to State. This was a very big deal because this is a
first for Monument School.
Before our lunch started, Rose Howe came to make an important
announcement. She had asked the Blue Mountain Hospital to return as a
Volunteer EMT but was turned down by Human Resources citing that
there were no open positions at this present time. You may call and voice
your questions and concerns to the CEO, Mr. Mee. Currently, we have
only two First Responders and two Basic EMTs.
Our ever dedicated cooks, Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell, cooked up
a Mexican casserole dish, fresh green salad and peach cobbler for our
lunch on Feb. 17. Thumbs up for the dish ladies! Our greeters were Bob
Blakeslee and Jimmy Cole. Bob led the flag salute and yours truly
prayed the blessing over our meal. Bob Cockrell and Bob Yukawa won
the free meal cards. We had 42 guests present and two takeouts.
Judy Harris has put together a whole new raffle basket. This basket
is filled with over $250 worth of garden stuff, like seeds and tools. The
tickets are $1 each or six tickets for $5. The drawing will be Tuesday,
Monument
Seniors
Mar. 22. Some lucky winner will be all set for their garden come spring
time.
Well, I can put on my list of “Been there, done that,” the butchering
and eating of rabbits. My oldest daughter had been researching raising
rabbits and my hubby and I had both agreed that we should at least try
rabbit before even considering it. What if we didn’t like the taste? But
where do we get a rabbit to try? Well, turns out, my great neighbor, Rose
Howe, raises some! My daughter and I got our lesson on rabbit butchering
this past week. Rose is a fabulous teacher. She was such a great “hands
on” teacher and so very patient with us. She made it look so simple that
my daughter and I wanted to get our hands dirty and try it too! Hmm,
Rose only made it look so simple. I cut through one of the hind legs to
hang on the hook so I ruined that. Sigh. It wasn’t so easy as it looked
skinning the rabbit either. I think I need to work out my arms. Ha. All in
all, I’m so blessed to have such a knowledgeable neighbor living so close
to me. It’s very reassuring to know that she is just a hop, skip, and a jump
away.
So, we took one of the rabbits home and I put it in the crock pot with
some carrots, celery, onions, chicken broth, salt, and pepper. We had a
delicious rabbit stew for supper that evening. All of us in the family
agreed that we liked rabbit stew and thanked the good Lord for providing
rabbits and the rabbit giving its life to feed us. Oh, and it tasted just like
chicken, only much leaner and with teeny, tiny bones!
Isaiah 65:24 “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will
answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.”
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