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A6 Community Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, March 2, 2016 G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Alma Joslin JOHN DAY — On Feb. 21, we had approximate- ly 32 diners for a lunch of chicken margherita (bal- samic vinegar-glazed chick- en) tossed with linguine, garlic toast, mixed veggies and sugar cookie bars. Ron Dowse and Tracy Andrew greeted us. Tracy is our newest site council member. Joyce Nodine and Ineta Carpenter from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were our servers, and they also delivered 18 lunches and 20 frozen ones to shut-ins. Joyce led the flag salute, and Ineta asked the blessing. Veanne Weddle an- nounced there will be ser- vices here at the center for Becky Stewart on April 23. Also, thank you to Tracy Andrew for the eggs. Ron Dowse won the Len’s Drug gift certificate, and Ken Henry won the free meal. On Feb. 25, we served approximately 64 diners in-house, and there were 29 meals delivered by David Turner and Jim Maple. Our lunch consisted of roast- ed pork, mashed potatoes with country gravy, green bean casserole, green salad, dinner rolls and rocky road mousse. The entrée was furnished by Jean Willey in memory of her late husband, Bob. Ron Dowse and Margaret Glass greeted us, and our servers were from St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. Walt Hall led the flag salute, and Jim Maple asked the blessing. Servers were David Turner, Walt and Agnes Hall, Jim Maple and Joan Vetter. Veanne announced there will be no bingo on Thursday, March 17, and the kitchen will be closed Monday, March 21, for in- stallation of the new floor. Remember, there will be no lunch that day. Our cook Shay extends a great big thank you to Linda Stoltz and David Turner for all their help in the kitchen. You guys are great. Vicki Stolz won the Chester’s Thriftway gift certificate, and Buzz Harris won the Valley View lunch for two. On Thursday, March 3, we will have beef tips with noodles and brown gravy. Monday, March 7, is going to be a surprise, because our cook will be gone hav- ing surgery. I’m sure who- ever steps up to the plate will have a good lunch for us. Psalm 42:5 “Why am I so discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again my Savior and my God.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa MONUMENT — We had a nice meal of chick- en-fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, dinner rolls and choco- late birthday cake that our cooks, Terry Cade and Christy Howell, put togeth- er for our Feb. 23 lunch. Made your mouth water just reading it right? We had Bodean Andersen and Linda Blakeslee for our greeters. Hope Bob, Jimmy and Marva all feel better soon. All three were sick with the cold going around over here. Bodean led the flag salute, made the an- nouncements and prayed the blessing over our meal. The free meals were won by Ed Falls and yours truly. We had 42 guests attending and 17 take-outs. Our fundraiser chairper- son Judy Harris is planning a Buckaroo Feast and Har- vest Auction for Sep. 24. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome. Congratulations to Jake and Sahara Derowitsch on the birth of their daughter, Brinley. A CPR class will be held on Wednesday, March 2, at the Monument Senior Center. Our instructor will be Rose Howe. The class is available to the whole community. The Monument Service Club will provide a free lunch for those attend- ing the class, which is also free. There will be a Spring Rummage Sale Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14. Contact Sylvia Cockrell, Karen Stubblefield or Judy Ensign for more informa- tion. There will be pie and coffee available for pur- chase. They are accepting clean and in-good-shape clothing items. The third annual fire de- partment dinner will be on Saturday, March 12. Tick- ets for purchase are $10 for adults and $5 for kids ages 4-10 years of age. The din- ner times are 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Boyer’s will cook the meat for the dinner. This fundraiser is for better communication equipment for our fire department. There will also be an auc- tion for dessert items. There will be a sew- ing class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, at the Monument Senior Center. Judy Harris will have a project all ready to be sewn together when you come. Just bring a potluck dish to share, your sewing machine, and come to hang out with some fun ladies! Whew! So many things going on and coming up, no wonder I’m so tired! Went to a funeral this past week- end and got to meet and make some new friends. Ka- tie Johns from Fox, it was a pleasure meeting you, and I hope you will come join us with your friend to the sew- ing class this coming Satur- day! I can’t believe that March is here! There is so much to do, so much to plan, so little time. I am squirming in my chair just thinking about my list. I wish I was a more organized person so I wouldn’t be in such a tizzy. I shall have to write things down and put the list in a safe place. The only problem is that I always forget where that “safe place” is! Ha. It happens to me all the time, literally. Luke 6:38 “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken togeth- er, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” Oops. So we gave Ken Kos- HU WKH JLIW FHUWL¿FDWH WR Huffman’s Market. The meal at Chuck’s Little Diner went Rose Coombs to Bruce Kaufman (We for- got to do it last week — oops again). The Prairie Hardware PRAIRIE CITY — Hey, DQG *LIWV FHUWL¿FDWH ZHQW WR it worked. We had two take- Ben Luethe. out delivery vehicles on Our birthday meal had Wednesday, Feb. 24, and they grape juice, cottage cheese, all got back in time to have a cucumber, onion and tomato hot meal. Thank you, Larry salad, sweet potatoes, chick- Wright and Ken Koser, for en breasts in gravy, rolls and your service. We assume they lemon cake with ice cream. got everyone’s order to them, Oh, my, yummy, yummy, because no one called won- yummy. dering what had happened to The Grant County crud has their meal. No complaints is sure made its presence known good, right? this winter. I hope you can Before our meal, board keep avoiding its attention. president Harold Preston 'LG \RX NQRZ WKH ¿UVW conducted a short business novel ever written on a type- meeting in which we rati- writer was “Tom Sawyer”? ¿HG E\ HOHFWLRQ WKH VHUYLFH Which brings up the question, of the volunteer members of did Mark Twain do it himself, the site committee and the or did someone serve as his new board of directors. We typist? also elected an at-large mem- I discovered that my beau- ber to the corporation board tiful pink tulip has poked its — Nancy Viggers. She said leaves through the ground. she would do her best. Now This is the one that I was go- you can’t ask for any more ing to take a photo of last year than that, can you? So next and the deer nipped it off be- week, on Wednesday, March fore I could. Maybe this year? 2, we will have the new by- What I’m really wanting laws available for all to read to see is if the grape vine will over and then vote to approve grow from what I left on the them. Then we can get down trellis or if it will start all over to brass tacks. Thanks to all from the ground again. Stay who participated in the meet- tuned. ing. The Derrol report: Giv- %X]] OHG WKH ÀDJ VDOXWH en all that is wrong with his and Jack Retherford asked the body, he’s in pretty good blessing. Our volunteer serv- shape. Still able to drive to get ers were Marjean Koser, Lana his different parts attended to. Abarr and Julia Davis. Harold He hopes to be able to do his had fun passing out the des- lawn mowing job up at Camp sert. We had 79 names on the Elkanah this summer. So be registration book. thankful for your blessings, I looked and asked and too. WULHG WR ¿QG VRPH )HEUXDU\ Proverbs 22:1 “A good birthdays, and it was tough! name is more desirable than Jimmy forgot to tell me, so great riches; to be esteemed he didn’t get in the running. is better than silver or gold.” Prairie City Seniors Church Services In Grant County Cornerstone Christian Fellowship 139 N.E. D AYTON S TREET , J OHN D AY 541-575-2180 Sunday Worship Service 10 am Pastor Levi Manitsas cornerstonejohnday@gmail.com 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
