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Seniors
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
G RANT C OUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Alma Joslin
JOHN DAY — On July 25,
we had a very small turnout for
lunch. We only had 20 diners,
but Darlene Nodine and Veanne
Weddle delivered 33 lunches
plus 37 frozen lunches to shut-
ins.
We had batter-fried ish, cau-
lilower in cheese sauce and a
savory rice salad, which I really
liked, and corn mufins.
Then a choice of ice cream or
sherbert for dessert. Ron Dowse
and Billie Bullard greeted us,
while Darlene led the lag salute
and Corinne Stennett asked the
blessing. Darlene and Merrie
Henry did the serving, represent-
ing The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
Veanne gave a huge thanks to
Benita and Jimmy Maple for the
zucchinis. Don’t forget, Medi-
care 101 is from 10 a.m. to noon
on Aug. 15. Also, don’t forget the
spaghetti feed fundraiser on Aug.
10 for the Grant County Minis-
terial Association, to be used to
help locals in need.
Corinne Stinnett won the
Len’s Drug gift certiicate, and
Bonnie Pickle won the free meal.
On July 28, we had approxi-
mately 64 diners for a great meal.
Shay ixed bacon wrapped meat-
loaf, cottage fries, green beans
with onion and bacon, sour-
dough bread and butter, and Lisa
made a pineapple-cherry dump
cake for dessert.
The entree was furnished by
Mosier’s Home Furnishings.
Merrie Henry and Bonnie Kocis
greeted us. David Turner and Jim
Maple delivered 48 meals with
the help of Veanne. Our servers
were from St. Elizabeth Catholic
Church. They were represented
by David Turner, Jim Maple,
Walt and Agnes Hall, Joan Vet-
ter and Jean Madesh. Walt led
the lag salute, and Jim asked the
blessing.
Veanne announced the fair is
free to seniors age 65 and older
all four days. Also, on Aug. 11,
we will be having a special fair
lunch consisting of barbecued
ribs with potato salad and other
barbecue sides. There will be ex-
tra door prizes that day as well.
She presented Don Caldwell a
certiicate of appreciation for all
he has done for us over the past
18 years. She also thanked his
wife, Carolyn, for sharing him
with us. They will be leaving the
area.
There will be a “Build Your
Budget” class on Aug. 18. You
can call DHS or Veanne for
more information. We had a few
guests on Thursday: We were
glad to see Nancy Swayne, and
she brought her daughter, Faith-
anne Swayne, from Boise. Buzz
Harris brought his son, Jerry, and
grandchildren, Laurie and Dan-
iel, from Caldwell, Idaho.
On Thursday, Aug. 4, we will
have unstuffed cabbage rolls,
soup and corn salad. Then on
Monday, Aug. 8, we will have
tuna tetrazzini, and Jim is sure
we will have some kind of zuc-
chini, as it will be National Zuc-
chini Day.
Don Caldwell won the Ches-
ter’s Thriftway gift certiicate,
and Pat Amling won the Valley
View lunch for two.
Isaiah 49:13 “The Lord com-
forts His people and will have
compassion on His aflicted
ones.”
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Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
PRAIRIE CITY — Hot
enough for ya? Just about
right. Any warmer would be
uncomfortable. The old hall
was comfortable on July 27,
too. It wasn’t too hot or too
cold. It made for an enjoyable
mealtime experience. I can re-
member back in the old days
when it was either too hot or
too cold, so I am thankful
for air conditioners and heat-
ers. Helen said the A/C in
the kitchen was, and I quote,
“Mahvalous!” You have to say
that with a Southern accent.
So, on to the day’s activ-
ities. Frances had her store
open, and there was lots to
choose from. I made another
donation from my gleanings in
the attic. I didn’t have time to
“shop,” though, which is prob-
ably a good thing. Ahem.
Harold and Buzz did the
table setting, and Buzz, Larry
and Ken did the home deliver-
ies. There was another person
who helped with deliveries,
but I didn’t catch who it was. I
was a little distracted because I
had to run the registration desk
again. Lots of people wanted
a ticket on the 50/50 drawing.
Diana Burril was the winner
with a prize of $18. She had
two of her grandchildren with
her, too. Come again.
Buzz led the lag salute,
and Jack Retherford asked the
blessing. Leone Meador won
the birthday prize of $10 in
trade donated by Huffman’s
Market — and there were
seven others who had July
birthdays: Helen Bogart, Gary
Jacobson, Jean Kline, Larry
Wright, Roberta Dowse, Joann
Wilson and Jack Retherford.
Wow! And you’d never guess
who won the $5 in trade do-
nated by Prairie Hardware &
Gifts! Leone Meador. Now
that proves that we don’t
fudge the drawings. We had 77
names on the book, too.
So with all that out of the
way, we got down to the seri-
ous business of eating our ine
repast. We had orange juice,
confetti coleslaw, fried pota-
toes, ish (tilapia?), rolls and
magic chocolate lan cake.
Now I am not a ish eater
unless it comes out of a tuna
or salmon can, but I actually
liked the ish. And that dessert
was something else, too! It’s
magic because of the way it is
put together and what it looks
like after it’s baked. What
was on the bottom percolates
up through what was on top
during the cooking process,
so that what was on top ends
up on the bottom. Then they
drizzle caramel syrup all over
it. Oh my goodness gracious
sakes alive. How do people
igure out how to do that? It
was delicious!
OK. On to other stuff. Lor-
na and Krystin brought Marilyn
Randall, Otho Laurence, Lois
Hill and Dorothy Blasing from
Blue Mountain Care Center.
Prairie Baptist Church
conducted a Vacation Bible
School this week. Derrol said
he saw one proud grandma
taking a photo of a little boy
just before he was to go into
the building. Then a little lat-
er he saw the same little boy
being taken home crying his
eyes out. Nobody told him that
Grandma wasn’t gonna stay, I
guess. Ahhh. Maybe next year.
Poor little fella.
Proverbs 22:6 “Train a
child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not
turn from it.”
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
MONUMENT — On July
26, our meal was prepared by
our chefs, Terry Cade and Carrie
Jewell. Their hard efforts gave all
who came to lunch a relief from
having to cook for ourselves in
the heat wave we’ve been hav-
ing. It was a nice meal of chicken
enchiladas, refried beans, Spanish
rice, fresh salad and birthday cake
for dessert. Our greeters were Bob
Blakeslee, Bodean Andersen and
Jimmy Cole. Bob led the lag sa-
lute, and Bodean made announce-
ments and prayed the blessing
over our meal. Linda Blakeslee
won a free meal. Linda Abra-
ham won the Chester’s Thriftway
gift card, and yours truly won
the Len’s Drug gift card. A great
shout of thanks to our generous
donors. We had 55 guests on our
books and 10 take-outs. Earl Bin-
ger’s mother and sister visited us
for lunch from Long Creek.
Just in case you haven’t heard,
Lorraine Vogt is doing well and
will be coming home soon from
the hospital. As soon as she gets
home, there will be a meal de-
livery plan set up. May the Lord
continue to heal her and give
comfort to her and her family.
Don’t forget that we will have
a big Fall festival and Buckaroo
on Sept. 24. There is going to be a
dinner consisting of elk and salm-
on, rafles and more. I can’t wait.
I can’t believe that summer
is quickly passing by. The days
are already getting shorter. I have
been told by many that I have
talked with that this summer has
been extremely busy. I can totally
relate. I feel almost overwhelmed
with things to do and some having
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