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Seniors
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Alma Joslin
JOHN DAY — On May 9,
we had a good turnout of ap-
proximately 36 diners. The lunch
was cheesy potato soup, Polish
sausage, sauerkraut and Waldorf
salad. For dessert, Lisa made but-
terscotch blondies — delicious.
Besides those dining at the
center, Francis and Bonnie Ko-
cis delivered 20 more lunches,
plus 20 frozen meals to shut-
ins. Veanne Weddle did the Mt.
Vernon route.
Marianne Morris and Ron
Dowse greeted us and our
servers were from Redeemer
Lutheran Church. Buzz Gilm-
ore led the lag salute and Fran-
cis asked the blessing. Serving
were Bonnie and Francis Ko-
cis, Buzz and Bobbie Gilmore,
and Betty Holznagel.
Veanne announced the cen-
ter was taking donations for the
silent auction and the dessert
auction for the fundraiser on
May 21 for the Pereira family.
Also a reminder that at 11 a.m.
on Thursday, May 19, there will
be a speaker here on “at risk
drivers.” Buzz Gilmore noticed
all the Mother’s Day decora-
tions that Linda Stoltz had put
up. A big thank you goes out to
Linda for all she does.
Buzz Harris won the Len’s
Drug gift card and Curt Pereira
won the free meal.
On May 12, we had a full
house for our Mother’s Day
dinner. There were approxi-
mately 80 in-house diners plus
the Glasses delivered 32 meals
with the help of Veanne. We
had homemade chicken cordon
bleu, dilled potatoes, steamed
asparagus and fresh croissants.
For dessert, Lisa made fresh
strawberry pie. Then of course
we had our choice of milk, but-
termilk, lemonade, grape juice,
coffee or tea.
The entree was furnished by
Old West Federal Credit Union,
represented by Jeanne Day, Cin-
dy Streeter and Julie Johns.
Ron Dowse and David Pasko
greeted us while Donna Johnson
led the lag salute and Pastor Levi
Manitsas asked the blessing.
Our servers were Levi
Manitsas, Donna Johnson, Don-
na Mulder, Zola Pike and Linda
Sprouffske, representing Cor-
nerstone Christian Fellowship.
Veanne introduced Angie
Jones from the People Mov-
er. She told us there will be an
open house at the People Mov-
er building from 12-3 p.m. on
Thursday, May 19. That is also
customer appreciation day and
all rides are free. Better reserve
early. She also announced veter-
ans ride free to all medical ap-
pointments. On Saturday, May
21, there will be four shuttle
runs to the Seneca Oyster Feed
throughout the day. Call 541-
575-2370 for more information
or to make reservations.
On Saturday, May 28, there
will be a birthday party for Bil-
ly Drinkwater from 2:30 to 3:30
p.m. at Valley View. He will be
99 years young and has been a
blessing to Grant County.
Bob Meador won the Ches-
ter’s Thriftway gift card and
Helen Bogart won the Valley
View lunch for two. There were
also other gifts won by various
people.
Thursday, May 19, we will
have barbecued spare ribs with
corn on the cob, and on Monday,
May 23, we will have chicken
garlic pizza with salad and ice
cream.
Psalm 96:4 “Great is The
Lord and most and most wor-
thy of praise; He is to be feared
above all gods.”
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
MONUMENT — Wouldn’t
you know it, the day I put
away my winter clothes
and brought out my sum-
mer clothes was the same
day we had that freaky, cra-
zy rain and hailstorm pass
through Monument.
Ever since that day, it’s
been all gloomy and rainy.
Well, I refuse to bring
those winter clothes back
out.
No way! I don’t care if I
freeze a little.
Our cooks, Terry Cade
and Carrie Jewell, made us
some scrumptious and fab-
ulous Swedish meatballs
(yum!) with noodles, gravy,
fresh green salad and cob-
bler for dessert.
Our greeters were Bob
Blakeslee, Bodean Ander-
sen and Jimmy Cole. Bob
led the flag salute and Bo-
dean prayed the blessing
for our meal. Dan Clifford
won the Len’s Drug gift
card; Jack Sweek got the
free meal ticket and yours
truly won the Chester’s
Thriftway gift card.
Thank you to our gener-
ous donors. Chris Labhart
from John Day, Richard
from Bend and Junji and
Kathy Yukawa from Seattle
joined us for lunch.
I hope they all liked the
delicious meal.
There will be a CPR,
AED and first aid certifica-
tion class offered by Rose
Howe from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
(approximately) on Satur-
day, May 28, at the Mon-
ument Senior Center. The
cost is $45 per person. To
sign up, contact Rose Howe
at 541-934-2088. Bring a
sack lunch.
Healthy Smiles Dental
Clinic will provide dental
services such as exams,
x-rays, cleanings, fillings
and root canals. Pay by ap-
pointment based on house-
hold income.
To schedule an appoint-
ment, call 541-575-0429
Ext. 4529.
This service is located
in the Grant County Health
Department.
There is an on-going raf-
fle for a Father’s Day gift
basket.
Tickets are $1 each or
six for $5. Try and win a
special gift for that special
man in your life.
September 24 will be
our Harvest Festival. Mark
your calendar so you won’t
forget. More detailed infor-
mation is coming.
Jack Cavender and Tom
Campbell are both in hos-
pitals and would appreciate
cards.
There will be a La-
dies’ Night Out at 6 p.m.
on Wednesday, at Mon-
ument Bible Fellowship.
All ladies are welcome;
the last one was quite a
success.
Colossians
1:15-17
“Who is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn
of every creature: For by
him were all things creat-
ed that are in heaven, and
that are in earth visible
and invisible, whether they
be thrones or dominions,
or principalities, or pow-
ers; all things were created
by him, and for him: And
he is before all things,
and by him all things
consist.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
PRAIRIE CITY — On
May 11, we had 69 names on
the book. Buzz led the lag
salute, and Jack Retherford
asked the blessing. Julia Da-
vis won the $5 in trade donat-
ed by Prairie Hardware and
Gifts. Ron Dowse conducted
his AARP driver training class
before and after the meal.
The big announcement
was that Sandi Rennels and
Bill Newell got married on
May 7. Congratulations! And
she oficially submitted her
resignation as secretary of
the Site Committee. She has
all kinds of other things to
do now. Several trips planned
and I don’t know what all, as
Sheriff Taylor would say.
The other announcement
concerns a birthday party for
Billy Drinkwater on May 28,
at Valley View from 2:30-
3:30 p.m. when cake will be
served. It will be his 99th.
Hope to see you all there.
The party who said that
they would pay for the new
steak knives did so. Thanks a
bundle, dear anonymous per-
son.
We didn’t need them for
our meal on Wednesday,
which had a very interest-
ing entree: sartu di riso. It is
a rice bread that has sausage
baked inside. A bundt pan
makes it possible. Boy, was it
delicious! I had two helpings.
Along with that, we had cot-
tage cheese, a green salad, ex-
tra sauce for the sartu di riso,
rolls and a cut-up cinnamon
roll with ice cream for dessert.
Oh, and the salad dressing
was a raspberry vinaigrette
that those in the know raved
about. Wow. What a meal.
Patty, Wendy and Scott
brought Dorothy Blasing,
Ralph Wilson and Otho Lau-
rance from Blue Mountain
Care Center.
The Site Committee held
their regular meeting after
the meal. We had been wait-
ing for the new dishwasher.
Come to ind out that after
we made the decision to buy
it, the company changed their
rules and will now only lease
them. Why? Who knows. So
we saved that large outlay.
The company will install and
ensure proper working order.
So, we will try again. Hopeful
in waiting.
I have lots to report in the
garden section: The poppy
bloomed, the tulip survived
without being nibbled on
by Bambi and the grapevine
does have little grape buds
on it. So I guess it does have
grapes. The birds will be hap-
py.
As I was digging away
in the new vegetable garden
bed, I hit an immovable ob-
ject that wasn’t a rock. And
it was pink. I got the dirt dug
out around it and discovered
a marker that said “Corner-
stone Surveying.” Well, what
do you know about that? An
investigation is under way…
So, here comes summer.
Have to start thinking about
putting in the A/C next. That
means it is only one year until
the solar eclipse that will trav-
el through our valley. Those
in the know project that over
10,000 extra people will come
to watch it with us. Are you
prepared?
Amos 8:9 “In that day, de-
clares the Sovereign Lord, I
will make the sun go down at
noon and darken the earth in
broad daylight.”
Church Services In Grant County
Redeemer
Lutheran Church
Come Worship with us at
627 SE Hillcrest, John Day
1 st & 3 rd Sunday Worship
& Communion ...............................10 am
2 nd , 4 th & 5 th Sunday Worship ..........10 am
Wednesday Evening Bible Study.......6 pm
For information: 541-575-2348
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