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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
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Words for Thirds program give
students a vocabulary boost
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Samaritan’s Purse/Kim E. Rowland
Operation Christmas Child morning shoebox
distribution through Jesus Loves You Church in
Thmey village, Svay Rieng province, Cambodia.
Big gifts come in
small packages
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
Operation Christmas Child
is about to send shoeboxes
filled with gifts to children in
need around the world.
Local donations can be
dropped off from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at
Cornerstone Christian Fel-
lowship, 139 NE Dayton St.,
John Day.
Operation
Christmas
Child collects shoeboxes
filled with donated gifts and
hygiene products to give to
children in hospitals, orphan-
ages, refugee camps, areas af-
fected by natural disasters and
other situations of extreme
poverty.
Since 1993, the organi-
zation has delivered over
135,000,000 shoeboxes all
over the world. Last year,
Grant County residents donat-
ed about 780 shoeboxes.
“The shoebox gifts donat-
ed by John Day volunteers at
these drop-off locations will
shine a light of hope to chil-
dren living in poverty over-
seas,” said Michael Ishmael,
Northwest Regional Direc-
tor for Operation Christmas
Child. “Anyone is welcome
to pack a shoebox and help a
child facing difficult circum-
stances to feel loved and not
forgotten.”
Those interested in do-
nating gifts should pick up
a shoebox and information-
al brochure at participating
churches or Len’s Drug.
Those donating can pick
whether they would like to
send gifts to a boy or girl and
choose an age category, 2-4,
5-9 or 10-14. Items such as
toys, school supplies and hy-
giene items are encouraged,
while items such as war toys,
liquids and anything that may
break or melt should be left
out. Anyone donating can
also include $7 for shipping.
For more information on
Operation Christmas Child,
call (253) 572-1155 or visit
samaritanspurse.org/occ. For
more information about local
donations, call Carla Teague
at 503-899-7543 or 541-820-
3682.
Several hands shot up as
American Legion Auxilia-
ry member Joyce Nodine
asked a group of Humbolt
Elementary third-graders the
definition of “veteran” last
Wednesday.
“A soldier who fights
for the country,” said one
student.
Nodine, a retired teach-
er, was visiting the school
on behalf of the auxilia-
ry, which, along with the
Mt. Vernon Grange, do-
nated copies of the “Mer-
riam-Webster’s Dictionary
for Children” as part of
the Words for Thirds
program.
The two organizations
have partnered for over 20
years in the effort.
Nodine explained how the
auxiliary works to help veter-
ans and their families, as well
as children.
She told the children
the importance of the word
“help” and that the dictionar-
ies can help them build their
vocabulary.
Other auxiliary members
assisting were auxiliary pres-
ident Ruth Harris and Jessie
Lewis.
Grange members Mary
Ellen Brooks and Jean Sagert
also spoke to the group of 44
third-graders, describing how
the grange supports youth
and youth programs such as
4-H.
Fundraising efforts in-
cluding the American Legion
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Jean Sagert of the Mt. Vernon Grange hands out Merriam-Webster dictionaries to
third-graders at Humbolt Elementary School in Canyon City. Students at Seneca,
Long Creek and Dayville schools also received dictionaries from grange and
American Legion Auxiliary volunteers.
hamburger stand at the Grant
County Fair and the Christ-
mas bazaar at the Grange
help raise money for the
books.
Students from Seneca,
Long Creek, Monument and
Dayville schools also received
dictionaries, and Prairie City
students have Words for
Thirds
through
Prairie
City’s American Legion
Auxiliary.
A total of 44 students from
Joan Walczyk and Caroline
Colson’s third-grade classes at
Humbolt received the books,
each child thanking the vol-
unteers.
Jean Sagert hands dictionaries to Natalee Clarry
and Dominic Donathon, behind her, and other
third-graders in line last Wednesday at Humbolt
Elementary School. Jean Sagert is a member of the
Mt. Vernon Grange and, in foreground, Jessie Lewis
is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Veterans and students rub elbows in Long Creek
Blue Mountain Eagle
Several veterans were
welcomed at Long Creek
School on Monday where
they shared their experienc-
es serving in the military.
About 45 students in
grades 7 through 12 from
Long Creek and Ukiah at-
tended the veterans presen-
tation.
This is the second year Ju-
lie Menennga, a Long Creek
English and social studies
teacher, has organized the
event. She said she enjoyed
watching the students visit
with the veterans.
“It was touching to watch
the kids interact with the
men, and just watching their
faces, they were completely
involved with listening,” she
said.
Long Creek students
helped with preparations,
making posters, including
hand-writing the names
of all the Oregon men and
women known to have died
or gone missing in action,
listed by county.
Among the presenters
were Mennenga’s father,
Larry, a U.S. Army Vietnam
veteran, and Karl Coghill,
a teacher at Long Creek
School.
A group Veterans of For-
eign Wars from Union fold-
ed the U.S. flag while Long
Creek student Jaynee Davis
read the symbolic meaning
behind each fold.
Junior Emile Stainier, a
Long Creek student from
Belgium, said he enjoyed
the presentation, and already
knew some of the history.
“My host family’s dad
also served in Vietnam,” he
said.
Junior Lorrayne Costa,
a Long Creek student from
Brazil was also at the pre-
sentation.
“I liked it when the vet-
erans did the flag-folding
ceremony,” she said. “It was
interesting, the reason for
each fold.”
Freshman James Kream-
ier said he helped make the
posters and spoke to the au-
dience.
“I spoke about what hap-
pened to the men who signed
the Declaration of Indepen-
dence,” he said. “The ones
that the British captured
were tried as traitors, and
many were on the run and
had to hide their families.”
He was left with a great-
er appreciation for veterans
and Veterans Day.
Menennga said the school
plans to make this an annual
event, and more veterans are
always welcome to sign up
to help.
Students and staff of
Long Creek and Ukiah
schools enjoy viewing a
display of military pins
and other memorabilia
at Monday’s veterans
presentation at Long
Creek School.
Cowboy Chapel Hour
Contributed photo/Linda Studtmann
“This is set up for the
students so they can under-
stand the sacrifice that vet-
erans give for our students
and for our country,” she
said.
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