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The event is put on by
Heart of Grant County,
an organization dedicat-
ed to helping victims of
domestic violence of all
kinds.
“We do this event to
help our victims of vi-
olence, which includes
stalking victims, teen
dating violence, rape and
sexual assault and any
kind of abuse whether
it’s emotional or verbal,”
Heart of Grant Coun-
ty Executive Director
Shelly Whale-Murphy
said.
The event kicks off
Domestic
Violence
Awareness Month in
October and brings at-
tention to the Heart of
Grant County, which
Whale-Murphy said not
everyone knows even
exists.
“I fi nd being able to
do this is a great oppor-
tunity to let people know
Heart of Grant County is
here,” she said.
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
A dog in a T-shirt takes part in the Color Me Free Fun Run and Walk at the Grant County Airport Industrial Park on Saturday, Sept. 24.
O utlook
SENI R
PRAIRIE CITY –
For our
autumnal equinox meal,
we had something I’ve
never eaten before:
stuffed acorn
squash…and I ate it!
Rose Coombs
The stuffing was
sausage, apples, onions
and celery, along with kale salad and deviled eggs. The dessert
started with a chocolate cookie that was topped with a cheesecake
mix with chocolate chips in it and then a drizzle of caramel syrup.
Wow, was it ever good! We remarked that the whole meal was a
workout for our taste buds. Then the piano man came and played for
a spell during the meal. So happy for the first day of fall.
The food bank brought lots of bread, pears, apples and
potatoes. It all disappeared! Thank you, Chip.
The Bogart clan appeared: Helen, Susan and Dan, along with Jim
Kirkwood. I would never have recognized Dan. After all, people
change in 55 years…
Patty and Krystin brought Dorothy Blasing, Lois Hill, Helen
Ricco, Marilyn Randall and Otho Laurence from Blue Mountain
Care Center.
Buzz led the flag salute and Tom asked the blessing. We
served 74 meals. Our faithful drink dispenser Gary Jacobson won the
Chuck’s Little Diner gift certificate. Nadine Smith gets to go to
Prairie Hardware & Gifts and spend her $5 gift certificate from there.
The winner of the 50/50 raffle was Ginger Kendall.
Since we haven’t heard any different, we are assuming that
the neck surgery is still scheduled. That was the main reason I wanted
to get my little dermatological problem taken care of first and get it
out of the way. After I got over the pain pill fiasco, I think I got a
little “touch of the flu,” too. There is always something to keep you
from being bored, huh? Glad we have lots of nice, old movies to
watch - and go to sleep by.
I finally got an answer to my eclipse question, I think. The
totality part of the shadow will be 83 miles wide. That means it will
cover 95% of Grant County. Just a little bit in the NE and SW corners
will not be in total blackness. Then the part that is not total will cover
most of the state of Oregon at 338 miles wide. South of Eugene is
about the limit of the shadow. So Grant County is in the middle of the
totality and the John Day Valley is in the middle of Grant County, so
you can see why we will be inundated by people who follow these
astronomical phenomenons. Some of them even count it as a spiritual
experience. Hmmm. It is interesting, but I think that’s going a bit too
far.
What is interesting is the fact that it happens over and over
and can be charted as to when it will happen due to the fact that all
the planets’ and moons’ orbits never change. To me, that shows
intelligent design, not random chance. So, enjoy it and learn from it.
One thing I’ve learned from doing my latch hook is the peculiar
shapes of the counties in Oregon. There are some weird
“convolutions” on the western side of our state! East side boundaries
make a lot more sense.
Psalms 74:17 “It was You who set all the boundaries of the earth;
You made both summer and winter.”
JOHN DAY –
On Sept. 19, we had
homemade beef & barley
soup, chef salad,
breadsticks and
butterscotch brownies.
Alma Joslin
There were approximately
25 diners present.
First Christian Church
members Pastor Al Altnow and Rick Rhinehart delivered 29 meals plus
32 frozen meals to shut-ins. Pastor Al also asked the blessing and Roberta
Dowse led the flag salute.
Ron Dowse and Merrie Henry greeted us. Karen Barrietua, Ron
Dowse and Pastor Al did the serving and cleanup. It was National Talk-
Like-A-Pirate-Day but there were no volunteers to do so.
Merrie Henry won the Len’s Drug gift card and Roberta Dowse
won the free meal.
On Sept. 22, we had a great Chinese meal feeding
approximately 60 diners. It consisted of teriyaki pork skewers, egg rolls,
steamed rice and Oriental veggies with whole wheat muffins. For dessert,
since it was National Ice Cream Cone Day, Lisa fixed us upside down ice
cream cones. A yummy meal from beginning to end.
The entree was
furnished by Ansel Krutsinger and Mattecheck Associates, Inc.
Jeanette Julsrud and David Pasko greeted us, while David Turner and
Jimmy Maple from St. Elizabeth Catholic Church delivered 40 meals.
Our servers were David and Jimmy, Walt and Agnes Hall and
Joan Vetter, all from the Catholic Church. Walt led the flag salute and
Jimmy asked the blessing.
A big thank you from the kitchen to Chester’s Thriftway for the
potatoes. It is these donations that keep us going. Welcome to all of our
guests. Thanks for coming, we hope to see you again soon.
On Thursday, Oct. 27, the John Day Church of the Nazarene will be
hosting a Helping Hands Day. This is free and is to help our seniors and
disabled citizens. If you need them to help you with your yard work, call
Veanne Weddle at 541-575-2949 and she will line you up.
Thelma and Melvin Kite would like to purchase fresh pears. If you have
some extras give them a call.
Well, it was the first day of fall and I for one appreciated the
rain.
Kay Cotham won the Chester’s Thriftway gift card and Ruth
Coombs won the lunch for two at Valley View.
On Thursday, Sept. 29, we will have ham and scalloped
potatoes, and I don’t have the menu for Monday, Oct. 3, yet but you can
call the center at 541-575-1825 and they will tell you.
2 Chronicles 16:9 “The eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to
strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.”
MONUMENT –
The month of
September is just about
coming to a close. I
don’t know about the
rest of you all, but we’ve
Soo Yukawa
had some pretty cold
mornings this past
week. It definitely feels,
looks, and smells like winter is just around the corner. I am actually
quite happy that this month will soon be over because it has been so
extremely busy.
Our September 20 lunch was a low key day. Thank you to
our cooks for making our tasty meal. Carrie Jewell and Terry
Hamilton made us tator-tot casserole, cheese bread, fresh green salad,
and peach cake. I hadn’t had that before, I think I must have missed
it when they served it last. I liked it and so did my little girl. She
announced to me that that was her second favorite item on the lunch
menu. Ha. We had 38 guests on our books and nine takeouts. Bob
Blakeslee, Bodean Andersen and Marva Walker were our greeters.
Bob led the flag salute. Bodean made the announcements and prayed
the blessing over our meal. Dorothy Jordan won the Len’s Drug gift
card. Jimmy Cole and Clarence Harvey both won free meals.
Well, if you didn’t come to Monument on September 24,
you missed a huge event. I don’t have all of the details of the
Buckaroo Feast and Fall Festival but here is the lowdown on the
things I do know. We had some wonderful entertainment from the
locals. We had singing, guitarists, piano music and violinists, to
name a few. Hot dogs, brats and nachos were served at the park
during the lunch hour. There was quite the crowd to bid on our live
auctions in the earlier part of the afternoon.
The dinner was just fabulous. We had people from all over
come to join us and help make this a wonderful event. We served
over 200 dinners! From asking around, everyone thought the meal
was just absolutely delicious. Some of the other comments were that
it was very well organized and everyone had a really nice time. The
senior center was packed. The live auction, the silent auctions and pie
auctions went very smoothly. I will have the names of the winners for
the bucket of ammo, rifle and quilt raffles next week.
This special event was not possible without the whole
community of Monument coming together to serve, to participate, or
support this important day. We just want to thank everyone for their
efforts and generosity. We thank Judy Harris for starting back this
wonderful tradition and organizing this event. We thank Bruce
Hansen for his generous donation of the delicious salmon. We thank
Jimmy Cole for his gracious gift of all the tender elk steak for our
dinner. We thank all the men and women who cooked and served all
the delicious meals. Anyone and everyone who came and did
anything, we are truly grateful and we thank you all! We also thank
you all that came and supported this event by opening up your wallets
and being so generous! All the proceeds will go to help our senior
center. Don’t you just want to move to Monument and be a part of
our community? I love Monument!
Prairie City
Seniors
John Day
Seniors
Monument
Seniors
Psalm 37:23 “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and
he delighteth in his way.”
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