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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Monument residents respond
quickly for fi re department
City receives
additional
equipment
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
In less than a week, resi-
dents of the greater Monument
community donated $12,000 to
the Monument Fire Department
to purchase a used fi re engine.
Fire Chief Earl Pettit said
the department has been on the
lookout for a reliable second
engine for the past two years,
and they found one that fi t the
bill in Dundee.
Pettit said the majority of
donations for the fi re engine
came from residents living out-
side city limits.
“Completely through these
generous donations, the fi re de-
partment was able to purchase
the engine and fully outfi t it as
well,” he said.
The 1990 E-One fi re engine,
Contributed photo
From left: Monument Fire Department members
Jeremy Boyer, Jeff Schafer, Chief Earl Pettit, Andy
Watkins, Quade Day and Tony Homan. Not pictured:
Darrin Dailey.
picked up Sept. 24, will be used
by Monument’s seven fi refi ght-
ers.
Pettit said the crew has 45
years of cumulative experience.
“The city of Monument
and Monument Fire Depart-
ment wishes to publicly thank
the residents who voluntarily
funded this purchase, as well as
the City Council of Dundee for
acceptance of a purchase offer
which was signifi cantly less
than the asking price,” he said.
Pettit added their department
has come a long way, from hav-
ing a single-hose tender truck
with a nonworking pump six
years ago, to now having two
fully operational engines and
seven trained fi refi ghters.
“I am extremely pleased
with the commitment and pro-
fessionalism of our team,” he
said.
Recently, the Monument
Fire Department also picked up
equipment previously owned
by the Monument Rural Fire
Protection District, including a
Seagraves fi re engine, helmets,
boots, turnouts, jaws of life
parts and a Ford F250 pickup.
Pettit said he hadn’t seen the
equipment before they picked
it up. The items had been tied
up as evidence for the State vs.
Roy Peterson case, which re-
cently concluded.
Pettit said he and the other
members of the department
would determine what they
need to keep, then donate the
remainder to other departments
within the county, or outside the
county if there is no local need.
“We’ll send it to someone
who needs it,” he said.
Breast cancer warning signs
Blue Mountain Eagle
There are a variety of warning
signs of breast cancer, but other con-
ditions can also cause these symp-
toms.
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention recommends contact-
ing a doctor if any signs are worrying.
The CDC reports warning signs
of breast cancer include:
• New lumps in the breast or
armpit
• Thickening or swelling of part of
the breast
• Irritation or dimpling of breast
skin
• Redness or fl aky skin in the nip-
ple area of the breast
• Pulling in of the nipple or pain in
the nipple area
• Nipple discharge other than
breast milk, including blood
• Any change in the size or shape
of the breast
• Pain in the breast
Remember, early detection
when the disease is in its early
stages improves survival rates.
The CDC reports mammograms
are the best way to fi nd breast cancer
early before it is big enough to feel or
cause symptoms.
For more information, vis-
it cdc.gov/cancer/breast or call
800-CDC-INFO.
John Day
Seniors
Alma Joslin
JOHN DAY — On Oct. 3,
we had a taco feed with your
choice of hard or soft shells
served with all the trimmings,
with black bean corn salad on
the side and caramel custard
for dessert. It was National
Caramel Custard Day. There
were approximately 32 diners
present.
Dean and Joyce Nodine
delivered 31 lunches and 45
frozen meals went to shut ins
with Veanne helping.
Ron Dowse and Margaret
Glass covered the desk today.
Isa Larkin and Joyce Nodine
from the Blue Mountain Hos-
pital Auxiliary were our serv-
ers. Isa led the fl ag salute, and
Ben Leuthe asked the blessing.
Veanne announced the
Grant County Health Depart-
ment will be here at the center
to give fl u shots from 10 a.m.
until noon Oct. 13.
From 11 a.m. to noon Oct.
15, the Seventh-day Adven-
tist Church will host a group
of Bluegrass Gospel singers
from Walla Walla. There will
be no charge but donations
will be accepted.
From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct.
15, the Grant County rodeo
royalty will host a meet and
greet session at the Corner
Cup.
Whoever
accidentally
picked up a Freightliner base-
ball cap from the shelf by the
desk here at the center, would
you please return it, as it is
special to the owner.
The movies on the table
were donated by the Grant
County Library, and Linda
Stoltz brought them in and put
them on display. Help yourself
and then bring them back to
our library when you’re done.
Our guests were Gus Pe-
terson from Monument and
his son Ture from Redmond.
Thursday, Oct. 6, we had
a smaller than usual Thursday
group. There were only ap-
proximately 35 diners present
for a lunch of bratwurst and
sauerkraut, pickled cucumber,
tomato salad, whole kernel
corn and pretzel buns with
birthday cake for dessert. The
entree was furnished by Claws
and Paws Pet Sitting, owned
by Kris and Chris Labhart. The
birthday cake was donated by
Driskill Memorial Chapel.
The two birthday girls were
Nadine Smith and Billie Bull-
ard, who will be 95 on Oct. 18.
Jeanette Julsrud and Da-
vid Pasko greeted us, and our
servers were from the Church
of the Nazarene.
They were Tracy Andrews,
Dale Stinnett and Nikki Essex.
Dale Stinnett and Everett King
delivered 34 meals.
Tracy led the fl ag salute,
and Dale asked the blessing.
Veanne was out of town,
so I did the announcing. I re-
minded everyone about the
fl u clinic here at the center on
Oct. 13.
Karen Barrietua won the
Chester’s Thriftway gift card,
and Bill Choate won lunch
for two at Valley View. A
haircut at the beauty school
was donated, and it was won
by Nadine Smith. There were
also fi ve door prizes won by
Buzz Glass, Ben Leuthe, Jes-
sie Lewis, Gene Essex and
Angela Binschus.
Thursday, Oct. 13, we will
be having smothered pork
chops, mashed potatoes and
veggies. Monday, Oct. 17,
we will have spaghetti, green
beans and garlic toast.
Mark 5:20 “The man
went away and began to tell
how much Jesus had done for
him”.
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