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A6 Seniors Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, March 8, 2017 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS John Day Seniors Alma Joslin JOHN DAY — On Feb. 27, we had breakfast for lunch with 25 diners being present. Our cooks fixed us Spanish omelets, sausage patties, hash browns and canned fruit with frosted do- nuts for dessert. Great job, cooks. Ineta Carpenter and Dar- lene Nodine delivered 35 meals out, plus 40 frozen meals to shut-ins. Step For- ward again took the Mt. Ver- non route. Manning the desk were Jeanette Julsrud and Mar- garet Glass. Darlene Nodine led the flag salute, and Ine- ta asked the blessing. They represented The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They were also our servers. Veanne didn’t have any announcements. Ken Hen- ry won the Len’s Drug gift card, and Margaret Glass won the meal for two at Val- ley View. On March 2, we fed ap- proximately 56 diners at the center. We had chicken Flo- The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. eomediagroup.com rentine lasagna, capri blend veggies, green salad and French bread. It was birth- day Thursday so we had birthday cake for dessert. The March birthday peo- ple present were Wilma Bau- er, Bill Toop, Marie Storm and Kay Cotham. They had their picture taken for Face- book. The entree was furnished by John and Ewellen Willey in honor of Jean Willey. Joe and Jan Tayles de- livered 45 lunches out, plus four frozen to shut-ins. They represented the John Day Church of the Nazarene and were helped by Step For- ward, which took the Mt. Vernon route. Margaret Glass and Drew Harmer greeted us at the desk. Dale Stinnett led the flag salute, and Pastor Bob Douglas asked the blessing. Serving us from the Naz- arene Church were Adele Wilson, Tracy Andrews, Nicky Essex, Jean Tayles, RoseAnn Palmer and Dale Stinnett. Veanne mentioned the noise parade sending our players to state playoffs. The birthday cake was furnished by Driskill Memorial Chap- el, and owner Troy Hanson was present to have lunch with us. RoseAnn won the Ches- ter’s Thriftway gift card, and Marie Storm won the lunch for two at Valley View. On March 9, we will have beef stir fry, and on March 13, we will have French bread pizza with pasta salad. Don’t forget daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sun- day, March 12. 1 Thessalonians 3:11 “En- courage one another and build each other up.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa MONUMENT — Looks like the snow and cold temps are here to stay a little while longer. We again had a little mini blizzard come through Monument Saturday night along with some pretty loud thunder and lightning. Yes, the snow was almost com- pletely gone, and then, poof, it was back and covered the ground up in its white splen- dor. But hey, we got more wa- ter in the ground. Yay for us. Living out here in the country has definitely made us more relaxed. We’ve gone for over a week now with a broken and leaky kitchen fau- cet. Had this occurred while in living in the city, heads would have been rolling (probably mine, ha) and frantic calls made. I did order a new one on- line, and it still hasn’t shown up. Living so remotely, you just make do with what you have and wait patiently. We are thankful that we can use our utility sink to wash dishes. Thank you, Jesus. Just FYI, Costco has one of the best return policies. I found out I could return my faucet for a full refund even if I had bought it awhile ago but just had it installed three months ago. I was even told some man had returned an eight-year-old vacuum clean- er and Costco took it back. Can you believe that? For our last lunch for the month of February, Ter- ry Cade and Terri Hamilton cooked us some barbecue beef sandwiches, french fries, coleslaw and peach cool- er cake. We had a nice little feast. If you weren’t there, you missed out. Our greeters were Bob Blakeslee and Marva Walker. Bob led the flag salute, Marva made the announcements and yours truly prayed the bless- ing over the meal. We all sang “Happy Birthday” to Mr. Bob who was going to celebrate being 80 years young. Hope he had a great birthday. The winner of the Len’s Drug gift card was Bruce Kramer. Linda Abraham and Linda Blakeslee. Both won free meals. They were lucky Lindas that day. Ha. We had 36 guests on the books and six takeouts. Our next sewing class will be happening on March 18. Hope you can make it to a great time of sewing, crochet- ing, eating and laughing. We would love to have you. Dinah Cowger is back home, and I am arranging for some meals to be delivered. Please come see me if you would like to help. God gives us opportunities to be a bless- ing to our community and neighbors, to come alongside them and to lift them up. Don’t forget to change your clocks this coming Sat- urday, March 11. Yes, it’s that dreaded daylight saving time change, spring forward. The person who thought of this should have been tarred and feathered, in my opinion. I am not looking forward to the time change at all, but I’ll deal with it like a country girl now, steadfast, patient and not in a hurry. Proverbs 8:17 “I love them that love me; And those that seek me early shall find me.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs PRAIRIE CITY — The countdown to the eclipse is continuing. It’s only six months now until we will be inundat- ed with onlookers. There will probably be as many people in our little valley as were here during the golden days of 1862. Maybe more. And where they will park, and where they will eat and where they sleep is the big concern of the committee. We want all these onlookers to have a favorable impression of our little burg, so if you have a space that can be utilized that weekend, be sure to let the peo- ple who are in charge of these things in your area know. We were advised that our park- ing area will probably be filled along with the churches next door and across the street. The challenge will be keeping the parking orderly and safe for all. And you thought that we were immune from such things out here in the boonies. Remember, it’s only for one weekend. We will survive. Bruce led the flag salute and did the announcing. Jack Reth- erford asked the blessing after being informed that he had won the $5 gift certificate donated by Prairie Hardware & Gift. We re- corded 64 names on the registra- tion book. Ken and Marjean Koser, along with Larry and Carlos, took care of the deliveries. Gary and Marlene doled out the milk, buttermilk and juice. Then we ate coleslaw, “dirty” rice, meat loaf, rolls and banana bread cake with yummy cream frosting. Afterward, a host of volunteers worked together to do all the clean up. Since Bruce and Wan- da had some family visiting, I recruited Ginger to help with the money counting. Lorna and Kyrstin brought Dorthy Blasing, Lois Hill, Mar- ilyn Randall and Otho Laurance from the Blue Mountain Care Center. Back to the eclipse. I’m making progress on the needle- point project. It is a map of the U.S. with the eclipse path from Oregon through the center of the county to South Carolina where the path continues over the At- lantic Ocean. No, we are not the only county that will experience the eclipse with all its attendant onlookers, but most of the plac- es will be of the smaller-town variety. One of the fortunate viewing spots is Kearny, Ne- braska. That is where my moth- er’s parents came from. And it has been 99 years since a solar eclipse crossed our county. So just how often do solar eclipses happen? Answer: at least twice a year and sometimes as many as five. So why is it such a big deal this year? Because it is our civilization, not out in the jungle or over the ocean or other inac- cessible place. Which makes me wonder where it is on the rest of the globe. Hmmm. Have to ask Google, I guess, which will be difficult since I don’t have inter- net or a smart phone. Can any- body help me with this query? Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” Editor’s note: While other areas will see a partial eclipse, the total solar eclipse will only be visible from the United States and parts of the Pacific and At- lantic oceans. Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at
