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A6 Seniors Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, March 15, 2017 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa MONUMENT — I learned something a couple of weeks ago that made my jaw drop. You all probably know this, but it just totally astounded me. Terry Cade told me that sheep have tails! When you see pictures of sheep, they don’t have tails. I have never seen a book that said sheep are born with tails and that they are docked or banded off. I feel that I have been deceived! I can’t be- lieve that all this time I did not know that sheep had tails. Go figure, you learn something new every day. I’m going to have to share this bit of knowledge (hee hee) with my city friends. I bet they haven’t a clue ei- ther. For our March 7 meal, Terry Cade and Carrie Jew- ell made us meat and potato casserole, cole slaw, dinner rolls, canned peaches and peanut butter cookies. We thank our cooks for their hard work and are very grateful. Bob Blakeslee, Linda Blakeslee, Bodean Anders- en and Jimmy Cole were our greeters. Bob led the flag salute, and Bodean made the announcements and prayed the blessing over our meal. We had 53 hungry guests and four takeouts. The Len’s Drug gift card was won by Bob Cockerell. Brian Jordan and Bob Yukawa both won free meal tickets. Here are some of the an- nouncements that are com- ing up that you might want to know about. First there will be the third annual Monument Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser go- ing on March 25. They are serving dinner at 4 p.m. and at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 per adult. Children under the age of 10 will be $5. Tickets are now on sale and available at Boyer’s and city hall. There will also be a dessert auction going on. The venue will be the Monument School gym. The money raised will be to purchase needed equipment for our firefighters. Please come and support our volun- teers and our community. Bingo will be going on at 6 p.m. on March 25 also. You can go to the fire depart- ment fundraiser and have an early supper at 4 p.m., come to play bingo at 6 p.m. at the senior center, and then have a “snack” at the potluck din- ner time. Ha. Sewing class will be go- ing on Saturday, March 18. The time is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We share a potluck meal around noon. Sandy Harris has been coming and help- ing some young ladies with crocheting. So if you want to sew or learn to crochet, you know where to come. Remember, it’s a free class. There is a jar if you would like to help donate money to help pay for the rental of the room. The last announcement is that there are tons and tons of seed packets that have been donated for anyone who wants them at the senior center. Come get some for your summer veggie garden. Proverbs 29: 2 “When the righteous are in author- ity, the people rejoice: But when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs PRAIRIE CITY — Prairie City is a cool little town. Things happen and we just take them in stride. Cougars looking in your storm door, deer wandering un- der the apple tree, pigs taking a stroll, geese talking over in the little pond. This morning was a new sight; a mule ambled by. Hmm. Wonder where he be- longs. Oh well. Back to break- fast. Harold and Bruce did the set-up. Larry, Carla, Ginger and Carlos took care of the deliver- ies. Commissioner/Mayor Jim Hamsher led the flag salute. And Jack Retherford asked the blessing. And just so she wouldn’t feel left out, Betty Retherford was the winner of the $5 gift certificate donated by Prairie Hardware and Gifts. (Jack won last week.) Thanks to Gary and Mar- lene for the dispensing the drinks every week. It is really appreciated. Julia helped in the kitchen, too. Then there are the silverware prewashers, the pots and pans washer, the clean dishes put-awayers, the chair movers, the floor sweepers, the announcer, the money counters, the bathroom cleaners, the step sweeper, etc., etc. It takes all of us to make it work. Thanks to you all. We had apple juice, green salad, cottage cheese, home- made pizza with your choice of white or red sauce on top, and lemon bars for dessert. Yummy, yummy in the tummy. Too bad there were only 53 names on the book. Where did everybody go? Lorna and Krystin brought Lois Hill, Marilyn Randall and Otho Laurance from the Blue Mountain Care Center. Table talk revolved around some of our new residents’ ex- perience with their out-of-town friends who come to visit. One such person arrived and had forgotten to bring her shampoo. No big deal, you know. She asked which way to the near- est Wal-Mart. Hmm. Let’s see. Which is closer, Redmond or Ontario? How about local em- poriums? Which reminds me of the time when a bridegroom was coming from southern Cal- ifornia to John Day. Asked the bride which freeway exit to use. We all had a good laugh about that. This is culture shock. Which reminds me of anoth- er story: A young man came to work for the Forest Service from the big city. They put him on a lookout. The first night was quite traumatic due to the fact that there weren’t any streetlights out there. People keep asking how Derrol is doing. He is doing great! The weight he lost in the hospital in October he has managed to keep off. Has been doing physical therapy for his neck for a couple months, and that is going great, too. If we could keep the hearing aids in working order, it would be nice. I blame the acid/alkaline ratio in his system. Corrodes things, like watch bands, glasses frames. Even ticks run to get off of his skin. The ankle that was worked on last is complaining from the walking that he does for general exercise. Will get that checked out. Hopefully a screw hasn’t migrated to a bad position. Luke 12:22,23 “... do not worry about your life, what you will eat: or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.” John Day Seniors Alma Joslin JOHN DAY — On March 6, we had approximately 30 diners at the center. It was a good meal for a snowy day. We had red beans, rice and spicy sausage links with homemade biscuits and, for dessert, spice pudding cake. Karen Bailey and Kris Labhart delivered 35 meals, plus 70 frozen meals went out to shut-ins. Step For- ward again did the Mt. Ver- non route. Jeanette Julsrud and Margaret Glass greeted us at the front desk. Karen led the flag salute, and Ben Leuthe asked the blessing. Karen and Kris were our servers from the Blue Mt. Hospital Auxil- lary. Veanne announced the Almost Spring Bazaar will be held at the fairgrounds pavilion on Saturday, March 18. The cougar is still vis- iting Prairie City. The package thief of Canyon City has been caught and arrested. Robert Smith won the Len’s Drug gift card, and Marianne Morris won the free meal for two at Valley View. On March 9, we had ap- proximately 40 diners at the center, for lunch consisting of beef stir fry, steamed rice, pot stickers, fortune cookies and cherry turnovers. Jeanette Julsrud and Bonnie Kocis greeted us at the front desk. The entree was furnished by Don and Deda Porter. The flag salute was led by Donna Johnson, and Pastor Levi Manitsas asked the blessing. Pastor Levi is great at circling the tables with the coffee pot while the gals are serving milk and juice. That is a real treat. Buzz and Margaret Glass delivered 38 lunches out to shut-ins. Step Forward did the Mt. Vernon route. Our servers were from Corner- stone Christian Fellowship and were Pastor Levi, Don- na Johnson, Donna Mulder, Zola Pike, Carla Anderson and Nicky Essex. Shay gave a thank you to Vicki Harris for her huge donation of rice and beans. Veanne thanked Tra- cy Andrew for the eggs she brought in to share. She also announced that Buzz Harris is very ill and is in Idaho with his son. Thursday, March 16, we will be having our St. Pat- rick’s Day lunch, and it will be corned beef with new potatoes, onions and gravy and roasted lemon cabbage. The following Monday, March 20, we will have rav- ioli, salad and garlic bread. Wilma Bauer won the Ches- ter’s Thriftway gift card and Darlene Nodine won the lunch for two at Valley View. 2 Corinthians 12:89 “Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, ‘My gracious favor is all you need. My power works best in your weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may work through me.” Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at
