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Seniors
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
MONUMENT — Our
irst lunch for the month
of September was my all-
time fave, salisbury steak,
mashed potatoes and gravy,
green beans, dinner roll and
a smorgasbord of desserts.
Oh yeah, the lunch was awe-
some. Thanks to our cooks
Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell
for cooking the great meal. I
was deinitely a happy camp-
er that day. Our greeters were
Bob Blakeslee, Jan Ensign
and Marva Walker. We had 49
guests on the books and one
takeout.
We had a couple visitors
come. They were Vickie Wa-
ters, who is the director of
Grant County Library and in
charge of the yearly inspec-
tion of seniors, and Michelle
McManama, legal assistant
for the D.A. in John Day. We
hope they enjoyed their lunch.
I’ve been trying to can
a bunch of different stuff,
and it’s taking up lots of
my time. I am trying to can
tomato sauce, pickles and
peaches, and grate zucchini
to freeze for baking bread
later. I really wish there were
more of me. Ever since we
had the homemade tomato
sauce, the store-bought stuff
just doesn’t taste very good. I
put fresh roasted garlic in ol-
ive oil into my sauce. I tried
to be sneaky and blended
in some yellow squash and
round squash into the tomato
sauce. I served it for a meal
one evening, and my little
ones had no idea, hee hee.
Don’t forget about the
upcoming big event in Mon-
ument. The Buckaroo Feast
and Fall Festival will be here
Sept. 24, so prepare accord-
ingly. By that, I mean mark
your calendars, get your ap-
petite ready for some good
food, money for purchasing
some great auction items and
listening to entertainment in
the park before the dinner.
Here is the rundown on
the events of the day: Food
booth open at noon in the
park, beer garden opens at 1
p.m., along with music, free
horseshoe games and corn
bale games. The live auc-
tion will begin at 3 p.m. in
the park. Among the items to
be auctioned are an Adiron-
dack chair and a hand-craft-
ed table made of juniper and
deer horn and a bottle of
Pendleton Whiskey valued
at $400. From 5-7 p.m. will
be the salmon and elk dinner
at the senior center. During
the dinner, there will be the
silent auction, a pie auction,
raffle drawings for a rifle,
bucket of bullets and a quilt.
The cost of the Buckaroo
Feast is a suggested donation
of $15 per person or $25 per
couple. Children 6-12 years
of age are $7.50. You may
pre-purchase dinner tickets
or purchase at the door. All
proceeds to benefit the Mon-
ument Senior Center. So, I
hope to see you at the Fall
Festival.
Isaiah 40:10-11 “Behold,
the LORD God will come
with strong hand, and his
arm shall rule for him: Be-
hold, his reward is with him,
and his work before him. He
shall feed his flock like a
shepherd: He shall gather
the lambs with his arm, and
carry them in his bosom, and
shall gently lead those that
are with young.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
PRAIRIE CITY — The irst
thing we want to do is extend
our heartfelt thanks to Bank of
Eastern Oregon for their gener-
ous donation of $200. We real-
ly appreciate it. We have been
able to replace two large items
and add a small item to help the
kitchen operate more eficient-
ly, safely and comfortably. All
for good meals, right? Thanks,
again, to Andi and her staff for
forwarding our request to their
headquarters.
Buzz and Harold did the set-
up early this morning, and Lar-
ry, Tom, Buzz and Ken made
the home deliveries. Buzz led
the lag salute, and Tom Roark
asked the blessing. We had 61
names on the book. Where did
everybody go?
Judy Harris came over from
Monument to sell rafle tickets
for their senior center on a rile,
bucket of bullets and a quilt.
Then Harold had her draw the
winning number for our 50/50
rafle — and guess whose num-
ber she drew? Her own. How
often does that happen?. Ginger
Kendall won the $5 gift certii-
cate donated by Prairie Hard-
ware & Gifts. We had more
giveaway lunches from the
food bank along with milk serv-
ings. We appreciate that, Chip.
Thanks.
Lorna and Krystin brought
Dorothy Blasing, Lois Hill and
Marilyn Randall from Blue
Mountain Care Center.
Our meal today had orange
juice, green salad, chili, baked
potato, cornbread (little individ-
ual loaves) and a banana cake
topped with chocolate frosting
for dessert. Good fall meal, huh?
We made the trek to the car-
diologist for an echocardiogram.
Now that was very interesting.
Did you know that each of the
four valves in your heart make a
different sound? It sure is a good
thing that we cannot hear them.
It would drive us crazy. So the
upshot was that Derrol is good
to go for neck surgery. They
set a tentative date, contingent
upon all the doctor’s notes and
tests getting to the surgeon in a
timely manner. The only thing
“abnormal” they could ind with
his heart was that there was not
as much electrical charge as usu-
al in the two bottom chambers.
But being as how he has lived
this long with no other unusual
symptoms, it’s probably normal
for him. So, moving right along.
We will get all other medical
trips out of the way — optom-
etrist, audiologist and dermatol-
ogist — and get a short haircut
before surgery. Ahh, the golden
years.
Meanwhile, rehearsals con-
tinue for the Alleluia concert at
2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, in
the PCCC building. Mark your
calendar.
I got one section of my
eclipse latch hook done. The
burning question is this: How
wide is the path of totality? With
my limited computer skills, I
have not been able to get an an-
swer. If you know, please call
me. The maps show that all of
Grant County will be either total
or partial. But the line they have
for the path of totality does
not give a clue as to how
wide it really will be. I’d re-
ally like my depiction to be
accurate. Any help will be
appreciated.
Genesis 1:16 “God made
two great lights-the greater
light to govern the day and
the lesser light to govern
the night. He also made the
stars.”
John Day
Seniors
Alma Joslin
JOHN DAY — The senior
center was closed on Sept. 5
for Labor Day, so no lunch
was served.
On Sept. 8, we had Mex-
ican meatballs, cheesy rice,
Mexican salsa and chips. For
dessert, Lisa made strawberry
glazed marsha cookies.
The entree was furnished
by Best Western Inn, Maulin’s
Inc. There were approximate-
ly 60 diners present, and 35
lunches were delivered by
Buzz Glass and his daughter,
Brenda.
They were representing
Cornerstone Christian Fel-
lowship. Also resenting the
church were our servers Don-
na Mulder, Donna Johnson,
Levi Manitsas and Pat Am-
ling. Pat and Karen Barriet-
ua helped with clean up. As
usual, our faithful helper Don
Porter washed silverware.
David Pasco and Jeanette
Julsrud greeted us, while
Donna Johnson led the lag
salute and Pastor Levi asked
the blessing. Marion Pratt
from Bend, joined by Larry
and Fern Sanderson, joined us
for lunch.
They are all camping at
the Clyde Holiday State Park.
Someone donated a gift certif-
icate to Subway, which I won.
The regular gift card from
Chester’s Thriftway was won
by Pattie Moore, and Dale
Stennett won the lunch for
two at Valley View.
Veanne Weddle announced
Community Connections will
be putting on a workshop for
home buying on Saturday,
Sept. 17. It will be at the se-
nior center. For more informa-
tion, call 1-800-838-3186.
We would like to thank
Donna Mulder and Donna
Johnson for doing clean up
of entree and donor cards,
Vickie Harrison for rolling
silverware and all those who
brought fruits and veggies.
There will be a Board of
Directors meeting on Mon-
day, Sept. 19, at the senior
center immediately following
lunch.
Please attend if you are a
member. The fundraiser for
the senior center put on by
Valley View Assisted Living
will be held from 11:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.
21.
It will be a taco bar with
a suggested donation of $2.
Extra donations will be wel-
comed. All proceeds will go to
the John Day Senior Center.
Thursday,
Sept.
15,
we will be having lingui-
ni with chicken and ba-
con served with Caesar
salad. The following Monday,
Sept. 19, we will have beef
barley soup with bread sticks
and salad.
I Peter 4:11 “If any-
one serves, they should
do so with the strength
God provides, so that in
all things God may be
praised through Jesus
Christ.”
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