Year in Review
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
21 years of service as coor-
dinator of the local American
Red Cross blood drives.
• Following months of dis-
agreement, Canyon City and
John Day reached a wastewa-
ter agreement.
• A dog being walked off-
leash at the Seventh Street
Complex in John Day by
Claws and Paws owner Chris
Labhart attacked and killed
another dog off its leash.
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she was walking her dog in
Canyon City. Grant County
Sheriff’s Office investigat-
ed the incident, and District
Attorney Jim Carpenter said
she acted in self-defense. No
charges were filed.
• The Prairie City/Burnt
River Panther/Bulls made a
powerful showing in their
first league game of the sea-
son with a 56-6 win over the
Monument/Dayville Tigers.
The Eagle/Robby Bullock
October
• The Grant County Court
passed an ordinance allowing
patients to purchase medical
marijuana at dispensaries in
Grant County.
• It’s a Dirty Shame Sa-
loon closed its doors, and Ali
Lenz, a former bartender at
the Grubsteak, bought the bar
when it went up for sale. She
renamed it The Ugly Truth
Bar and Grill.
• The Canyon City Com-
munity Hall was packed for
a presentation covering the
ongoing “patriot” move-
ment in Oregon given by
Jessica Campbell, organiz-
ing director for the Rural
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Nine-year-old Riley Gregg looks out the window of Frank Stinnett’s Cessna
172 XP during the annual Fly-In at the Grant County Regional Airport on Sept.
10. “It’s just so bizzare,” Gregg said after the flight.
Organizing Project.
• John Day resident Jim
Spell returned from South
Carolina, where he managed
and worked in Red Cross re-
lief shelters, providing aid to
those affected by Hurricane
Matthew.
• The cities of John Day
and Canyon City feuded over
sewer payments.
• Grant County Justice of
the Peace Kathy Stinnett was
elected president of the Ore-
gon Justice of the Peace As-
sociation.
• Bobbee Hueckman
and Kori Martin opened the
BLVD Salon and Spa in John
Day.
• Blue Mountain Hospital
hired Derek Daly as chief ex-
ecutive officer.
November
• The Grant Union Pros-
O utlook
pector football team, unde-
feated in league, claimed the
Wapiti League championship
title after a 48-18 victory over
the Union Bobcats.
• The people of Grant
County re-elected Sheriff
Glenn Palmer.
• Sharon Livingston of
Long Creek was named Agri-
culturalist of the Year by Ore-
gon Ag Link.
• A judge dismissed the
Prairie City resident
Frances Preston,
formerly of Bates and
who is leading the effort
to save the 40-year-
old school building,
points out details in the
structure’s woodwork on
April 18.
public records lawsuit filed
by The Oregonian newspaper
against Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office and Sheriff Glenn
Palmer but stated The Orego-
nian could still seek attorney
fees.
• Joan Bowling of Canyon
City received the President’s
Volunteer Service Award for
SENI R
JOHN DAY – On
Dec. 19 we had
approximately 25
diners present plus
31 meals were
Alma Joslin
delivered by Dovie
Wood and Erin
Hodges and 26 frozen meals to shut ins went out by
Veanne Weddle.
Greeting us at the front desk were Bonnie Kocis and
Jeanette Julsrud. Our servers were from the First
Christian Church. Ron Dowse led the flag salute and I
asked the blessing. Servers were Roberta and Ron
Dowse, Jan Ellison and Karen Barrietua.
The only announcements were Christmas things that will
be over by the time you get your paper.
Roberta Dowse won the Len’s Drug gift card and Ben
Leuthe won the meal for two at Valley View.
On Dec. 22 we had a full house for our Christmas
dinner. We had over 100 diners in the center. We
enjoyed a meal consisting of apricot glazed ham,
scalloped potatoes, harvard beets and dinner rolls. The
cooks had cheeseballs with crackers on the tables and
then peanut butter cup
cheesecake for dessert. The entree was furnished by
Boyd and Bonnie Britton.
Greeting us at the front desk were Ron Dowse and Dave
Pasko.
David Turner and Jim Maple delivered 43 meals and
another 24 frozen meals went out to shut ins. WOW!
That’s approximately 165 people served a meal - Merry
Christmas - that’s what it’s all about.
The following members of the Catholic Church served
us: David Turner, Jim Maple, Walt and Agnes Hall,
Joan Vetter and Jean Madesh.
Walt let the flag salute and Jim asked the blessing.
Veanne wished everyone a Merry Christmas. She then
thanked Denise Seebart and Betty Holznagel along with
Linda Stoltz for all the Christmas decorations. Good
job, gals. She also talked about the dinner put on by
Glenn and Roseanne Palmer which was on Christmas
day here at the center. Chris Labhart, on behalf of the
Senior Center, presented bonus checks to Shay Lewis,
Lisa Pereira, Linda Stoltz and Danny DePriest in
appreciation for the great job they do.
Kim Ausland brought five people from Valley View for
lunch and I noticed a few other Valley View residents
present. Shay’s wife and daughter also joined us. Judy
Nelson brought her grandson, Reuben, to lunch with her.
There were 20 door prizes but I’m not sure of all the
names. They are called faster than I can write but here’s
the ones I got. Maria Straum, Jan Holt, Jon Vetter,
Karen Barrietua, Norm Fowl, Angela Binchus, Richie
Colbeth, Sherri Feieger, Walt Hall, Helen Bogart, Ron
Dowse, Jan Ellison, Bonnie Britton, Jeanette Julsrud,
Bill Choate, Buzz Harris, Jeanette?, Anna Lewis, Gloria
Kulis and Nikki Essex.
Jacob Reeves won the Chester’s Thriftway gift card and
I won the Valley View lunch for two.
Dec. 29 will be our New Years dinner. It will be pot
roast with potatoes, stuffed mushrooms and faux
mimosas.
Jan. 2 we will have German pork chops with sauerkraut
and mushroom sauce served with black eyed pea salad.
Romans 12:1 Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,
holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper
worship.
MONUMENT – For
our December 20
meal, our cooks
Terry Cade and
Carrie Jewell made
Soo Yukawa
us chicken and
vegetable Yakisoba,
fresh green salad,
and pudding for dessert. I had the privilege of assisting
them in making the Yakisoba and we had fun. I’ll have to
get Terry Cade to like tofu one of these days! Ha.
Our greeters were the faithful trio, Bob Blakeslee, Bodean
Andersen, and Marva Walker. Bob led us in the flag
salute and Bodean made the announcements and prayed
the blessing over our meal. Judy Harris won the Len’s
Drug gift card. Ed Bustardo and Dave Clift both won free
meals. We had a total of 44 guests in attendance and
eleven takeouts.
We have some very relieving news. Rose Howe was
present to announce that the Monument/Long Creek
Ambulance service will be up and running again. Yay!
Apparently, there is a new CEO, new Ambulance
director, and a new Human Resources director for the
Blue Mountain Hospital. Many of our previous
emergency volunteers will be returning to their posts
along with Rose Howe who is back to wearing her pager,
praise the Lord! We are all hopeful that a fresh start will
result in everyone working together to give everyone the
care that we should receive in the event of an emergency
in a timely manner.
As a way to thank and appreciate the people of our
community of Monument, Judy Harris had created a
beautiful Christmas wreath to be won by a drawing.
Anyone and everyone who showed up for lunch had their
name put in a bucket for chance to win the wreath.
Sharon Falls was the lucky winner. I swear that woman
has the Midas touch! She wins at just about everything,
you name it, Bingo, raffles, and Mexican Train.
Well, I don’t know about the rest of ya’ll but we’ve been
having a quiet Christmas holiday. There’s just too much
snow on the ground to go anywhere. Where I am, I’d say
there’s a good two ft of snow. Some of the places that
I’ve walked on, the snow came up to my knees. Our
driveway was horrible. We were slipping and sliding in
our 4 wheel drive truck, of course it doesn’t help that all
the studs on the tires are gone. Not growing up in snow
country makes me a little nervous about driving in it. My
kids on the other hand are just loving it and having a
ball. After playing in the snow for several hours, they
come back in soaked and a little cold.
The snow all around is just gorgeous. If you were to visit
Monument right now, you would see parts of the John
Day River frozen. The pine trees have snow weighing
their branches down. On a sunny day, which by the way is
quite deceiving because one would think it’s warm but it
isn’t, the snow just sparkles like diamonds. I love seeing
the four seasons, it’s such a blessing. Happy New Year
everyone!
Psalm 107:1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is
good: for his mercy endureth forever.
John Day
Seniors
Monument
Seniors
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December
• The Oregonian submitted
a request for $78,000 in attor-
ney fees from Grant County
Sheriff Glenn Palmer after the
public records lawsuit.
• The 23rd annual Car-
rie Young Memorial drew a
crowd of close to 350 people
and raised nearly $24,000 for
local seniors.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office corrections deputy Jo-
seph A. Hutchison, 25, was
arrested by Oregon State Po-
lice detectives on gun and
domestic violence charges,
following an incident at his
home in John Day.
• William Allen Goodwin
III was sentenced to 68 months
in prison after pleading guilty
to a sex crime involving a per-
son younger than 12.