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A6 Seniors Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, October 19, 2016 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS John Day Seniors Alma Joslin JOHN DAY — On Oct. 10, we had approximately 34 dinners for a lunch of potato bar with Philly cheese steak topping served with home- made honey wheat bread and onion rings. Lisa fi xed straw- berry short cake for dessert. Buzz Gilmore and Francis Kocis delivered 32 meals plus 40 frozen meals to the shut ins. Ron Douse and Margaret Glass were at the desk. Our servers were from the Redeemer Lutheran Church. They were Buzz, Francis and Jeanette Kile. Buzz led the fl ag salute, and Francis gave the blessing. In Veanne’s absence, Ron did the announcements. Re- member Oct. 22 is Helping Hand Day by the church of the Nazarene. Call Veanne to set up an appointment. Norma Montgomery from Prairie City joined us for the fi rst time. Welcome, Norma, please come again. Kay Cotham won the Len’s Drug gift certifi cate, and Vicky Harrison won the free meal. Thursday, Oct. 13, we had approximately 56 diners present to enjoy pork chops smothered in sour cream and onions sauce. The meal was served with mashed potatoes, riviera veggies, dinner rolls, and for dessert Lisa made pumpkin bars. Don and Deda Porter furnished the entree in memory of Sylvia Warrick. Buzz Glass and his daugh- ter Brenda delivered 30 meals. Merrie Henry and Jeannette Julsrud greeted us at the desk. Veanne led the fl ag salute. During the local Healthy Smiles contest, the Squeeze In sold enough raffl e tickets to win second prize. And — thank you — they donated $100 prize to the senior cen- ter. Remember the Nazarene Church is having Helping Hands day on Oct. 22. If you need yard work done, call Veanne at 541-575-2949. Winner of the Chester’s Thriftway gift card was Buzz Glass. Darlene Nodine won the meal for two at Valley View. There were four extra door prizes won by Ange- lea Binchus, Jan Holt, Jessie Lewis and Bill Choate. Thursday, Oct. 20, we will have Greek chicken, rice pi- laf and broccoli salad. Then Monday, Oct. 24, we will have baked beans with cauli- fl ower salad and corn bread. Philippians 1:23: “I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better for you.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa MONUMENT — We’ve had some extreme differenc- es in temperature these last couple of weeks here. May- be that was the reason why I got sick? Remember I had those grandiose ideas of can- ning a bunch of apple pie fi lling, making some zucchi- ni bread and maybe canning some beans? Umm, yeah, that didn’t happen. All I did was lay around. I couldn’t phys- ically do anything but rest. I caught some nasty cold that almost felt like the fl u, only I didn’t have any body aches. I had no energy and felt very, very tired. I had coughing that almost went into bronchi- tis. I’m still fi ghting whatev- er I had, but hopefully I’ll be good as new in another few more days. Hope you all don’t get this nasty bug; apparently, it’s been going around. Our wonderful cooks, Ter- ry Cade and Carrie Jewell, made us some delicious pork tacos. We had the option of corn or fl our tortillas. There were also beans, Spanish rice, fresh lettuce, taco fi xings and peaches and chocolate chip cookies for our dessert. It was quite the satisfying meal. Our greeters were Bob Blakeslee, Bodean Andersen and Marva Walker. Bob led the fl ag sa- lute, and Bodean made the an- nouncements and prayed the blessing over our lunch. Rod Odette and Ed Bustardo both won free meals. We had 38 guests on our books and fi ve takeouts. Our sewing time will start up again on Saturday, Oct. 22. All are welcome to join. We begin at 9 a.m., break around noon for a pot- luck lunch and then continue to sew until about 3 p.m. Just bring your sewing machine, a dish to share, a project you want to work on or sew whatever project Judy Harris has for us. The sewing class is free and held at the Mon- ument Senior Center. Ooh, I can’t wait! I’ve been chomp- ing at the bit wanting to sew something and get together with all the ladies. Hope to see you there! I was quite disappointed in myself for not being able to can some apple pie fi lling. I feel like I am way behind now. I guess the Lord thought I needed to rest. I am not one to sit for very long so it was a little torturous. I read a book while trying to get over this cold. “The Help” was a good book to read if anyone is in- terested. would say it was sort of similar to “To Kill A Mockingbird.” The movie “To Kill A Mockingbird” was quite good as well. I think it’s safe to say that I can offi cially put away my summer clothes and bring out the winter stuff. Crazy that winter seems like it swooped down on us. I still have a small garden going though in my hoop house! I think it will be OK for a couple more weeks. Then bye bye to my veggies till spring time! Proverbs 17:17: “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs PRAIRIE CITY — Hello out there on God’s country! It is certainly good to be back. Did you miss me? We were gone a lot longer than we planned (or packed) for, so here is what happened. Der- rol’s neck surgery took place on Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Bend. The surgery was successful, but there was a complica- tion that landed him in the ICU for two days. When the surgical incision was made, a bunch of veins were ex- posed that shouldn’t have been there. The doctor had to be very careful in fi nding his way through them to get to the part of the spine to do the corrective mending that he intended to do. So he got in, did the job and got out. When they were transferring Derrol from the operating ta- ble to the recovery bed, that bunch of veins decided that they had enough and started leaking big time. So the deci- sion was made to re-intubate, suture the bleeders and take him to ICU. On Wednesday, the tube was removed, and he found he could talk. But there were no other rooms available, so he spent another night in the ICU. His throat was quite swollen and fi lled with lots of phlegm. No food, on IVs. A room was found on the fi fth fl oor, so he was moved up there. Then a tube was put into his stomach through his nose to get there. We spent Friday through the next Thursday there. Derrol is do- ing fi ne. Just have to regain the ability to swallow all nor- mal food items, and that is getting better every day. In other news, on Oct. 5, there were 61 names on the book, including that of Steve Treat, a newcomer to our area, who won the $5 gift certifi cate donated by Prairie Hardware. Buzz led the fl ag salute, and Jack Retherford asked the blessings. Buzz, Tom, Larry and Ginger were the home delivery people. The dinner had cheeseburg- er soup, bacon/cheddar corn stuffed muffi ns, green salad, cheesy potatoes, bread and butter pickles and pumpkin cake for dessert. Pastor Michael Harvey asked for volunteers to do the Smart Reading program on Monday and Thursday from 8:05-8:45 a.m. starting Oct. 24. If you want to help, let him know. Shauntele and Lorna brought Dorothy, Mar- ilyn, Lois and Helen from Blue Mountain Care Center. On Oct. 10, Buzz and Jack did their thing again. There were 66 names on the book and Elaine Tucker won the $5 in trade donated by Prairie Hardware & Gifts. Home deliveries were Buzz, Ken, Larry and Tom. Dinner was smothered pork chops, squash, pistachio fl uff, Italian rolls and pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for dessert. Frances and Iva are going to have a couple of cooking classes, so if you are interest- ed, call Frances at 820-4463. All proceeds to go to gener- al fund. Krystin and Patty brought Myrtha Fields, Mari- lyn Randall, Dorthy Blasing, Lois Hill and Otho Laurance from Blue Mountain Care Center. I got it all in. It might not look pretty, but the infor- mation is there. Mark 4:22: “For what- ever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatev- er is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.” MyEagleNews.com 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
