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A6 Seniors Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 17, 2017 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS John Day Seniors Nicky Essex Greeting us May 8 were Mer- ry Henry and Dave Pasko. Serv- ing us was Redeemer Lutheran Church: Janette Kile and Bobbie Gilmore. We are treated so well by our volunteers. Bonnie and Frances Kocis delivered meals in John Day and Canyon City. Marcus Perkins and Travis Estes from Step Forward took the Mt. Vernon Route. There were 31 regular meals delivered and an- other 24 frozen. Special guests were Larry and Jan Sanderson from Bend, who are spending their summer working at Clyde Holliday Park. We were honored by Buzz Gilm- ore leading us in the flag salute and Frances Kocis, who gave the blessing on our meal. Mari- anne Morris won the free meal, and Nadine Smith won the Len’s Drug certificate. We had sloppy joes, pota- to salad, pickled beets and ice cream cake. (I took home some pickled beets.) We served about 23 diners. Great meal, Shay, Lisa and Danny. Please pray for Shay’s broken ribs. Jeanette Julsrud and Drew Harmer were working the desk for our Mother’s Day meal May 11. Cornerstone Bible Church served us: Donna Johnson, Andy and Carla Anderson, Alicia Mill- er, Zola Pike, Donna Mulder, and Levi and Kathryn Manitsas with special guest 4-year-old Kristina. Brenda and Jay Taramaso deliv- ered meals to John Day and Can- yon City. Marcus Perkins, Travis Estes and Billy Scott Howland from Step Forward did the Mt. Vernon route. To celebrate our Mother’s Day lunch, there were lots of drawings. Pat Amling won lunch at Valley View, and Drew Harmer won the Chester’s Thriftway gift certificate, and then we drew for oldest mother, most grandkids and many more. Gene Essex got a “mother’s” coffee mug, so he doesn’t have to buy me anything. Larry and Jan Sanderson brought friends Bill and Joan Quant as guests. Larry led the flag salute and Levi asked the blessing on our meal, which was chicken Milano, buttered and parsleyed baby reds, veggies, fresh bread and mini cheesecake, topped off with strawberry lem- onade. We served 61 diners. The annual Seneca Oyster Feed will be held May 20. Peo- ple Mover will be carrying peo- ple to and from the feed and, what a deal, $5 for those under 60 and $4 for seniors (each way). Also, the day before the Oyster Feed, May 19, the People Mover is celebrating customer apprecia- tion with free rides. Please let Shay know if you can help serve brunch each morn- ing (three days) during the solar eclipse in August. The parking lot will be closed that Monday due to the eclipse campers. Please arrive at the center by 11:45 a.m. so the servers can start on time. Don’t forget we play bingo at 1 p.m. Thursdays after a great meal. Next week, we’ll have chick- en pasta salad and creamy turkey soup Monday and meatloaf and baked potatoes Thursday. Hope to see you then. Ron Dowse will receive his bone marrow transplant today, so please remember to pray. We miss you and Roberta, Ron. Get well soon. 1 Corinthians 2:9 “However, as it is written: ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has con- ceived the things God has pre- pared for those who love him.’” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa We were a bunch of glutton- ous people on our May 9 meal. Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell prepared for us a very hearty and yummy meal of nachos with all the fixings, rice, beans and nacho cheese. Be- fore I knew it, my plate was piled high. Another fellow diner behind me followed my lead and looked down at his plate only to find that it too was piled to the full. I’ll have you know that both of us ate it all, to the very last bite. Thank you to our marvelous cooks. Our greeters were Bob Blakeslee, Bodean Andersen and Marva Walker. Bob led us in the salute to the flag. Bodean made announce- ments and prayed the bless- ing over our meal. Marva counted the monies and re- corded the books. There was only the announcement of a board meeting for the senior center after the lunch. The winners for this week’s free meals were Jan Ensign, Judy Cavendar and yours truly. There were 40 guests on the books and one takeout. We’ve had all sorts of weather conditions again this past week. Our place went down to 32 degrees one morning. We’ve had reports of snow from all over, noth- ing that stuck but when it came down, it came down as snow. There was one day that was sunny, and then we’ve had some pouring rain. The grass around the Monument and surrounding areas are a beautiful green. Well, my pain in the butt goats have run away. Re- member a while back when they ran and followed a neighbor’s visiting daughter- in-law that looked like me with a cap and ponytail? They were visiting again, and she was jogging. The goats saw her and ran after her. Then, they headed for the hills. I don’t know where they are, and I haven’t seen or heard them. I did go looking for them, but no luck. Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise? I could care less about evil Perry and Felix. I would like Steve, Dol- ly and Jill back though. So if anyone out there sees a group of goats, I may claim owner- ship of them, maybe. Ha. I discovered terrible slugs in my little hoop house. Ap- parently, some slugs hijacked a potted plant I got from someone and then multiplied and devoured some of my peas, spinach and precious pak choy. I discovered them when I was harvesting some pak choy, and they were in the soil, ewww. I was contem- plating on what to do when my smart daughter suggested I use diatomaceous earth. Yes. That was an awesome sug- gestion. Food grade DE was sprinkled all over. It’s safe, organic and nontoxic. I think the DE solved the problem. I harvested some more pak choy a couple days later and did not find any slugs in the dirt. Yahoo. FYI, DE is tiny fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. Because of its abrasiveness, it cuts the slugs, and they die. Happy gardening, everyone. Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Well, phooey. The cur- rent Grant County crud that is making its rounds finally caught up with me. Derrol has been working on it for a cou- ple weeks, and the three days in the vehicle with him didn’t help me escape the bug. So I think there will be some days of watching old movies while nestled in the recliner. We had our Mother’s Day meal of apple juice, baked chicken thighs with creamy spinach sauce, pasta salad, kale and cabbage slaw, rolls and a Portuguese tart for dessert. And only 49 people registered. Since it was a nice summer day, I guess that there was lots of yard work taking place — or they had the Grant County crud. The Blue Mountain Care Center ladies – Lorna and Krystin – brought Dorothy Blasing, Lois Hill, Marilyn Randall and Otho Laurance. It was also great to see Nancy Viggers back. And so was head cook Iva, PTL. Le- one Meador won the $5 in trade donated by Prairie Hardware & Gifts. Bruce led the flag sa- lute, and Jack asked the bless- ing. Frances called for another meeting about eclipse projects, and this time a whole table full of people attended. Good show. Speaking of the eclipse, the no- tion that it is such a “spiritual experience” is a great way to explain about the preciseness that has to take place in order for any eclipse to happen. I’ll get off my soapbox now. Stepped on the bathroom scale last week, and it did not do anything. Stepped off and it said “error.” So tried again. This time it showed “over- load.” Well, now I know I don’t weigh over 300 pounds, so that was also an “error.” So got out the instructions and noted that there was a five-year guaran- tee. Guess when the five years were completed: January 2017. Boy, talk about planned obsoles- cence. Reading further, it states that cleaning chemicals in close proximity to the scale could foul up its delicate electronics. So, we got a new scale, one that doesn’t have “delicate electronics” and is made in China to “exacting Taylor specifications.” So there. Hope it will last a lot longer. Re: the smell of grass and al- lergies. … The smell of freshly mown grass or newly cut hay is actually the odor of a set of chemical compounds called green leaf volatiles, which are given off by the plant when it is injured. Some of the chemi- cal secretions rush to the injury to bind the wound and protect against fungal infections. Other chemicals act as airborne mes- sengers, signaling predatory in- sects such as wasps, who prey upon grass-munching caterpil- lars. And some chemicals merely taste bad, in order to discourage animals and insects from con- tinuing to eat the plants. Plants downwind of the injured grass will also begin to produce these bad-tasting chemicals to protect themselves in advance of being eaten. So that is why some peo- ple are allergic to lawns being mowed. Their bodies are react- ing to those airborne messengers of injury. Guess the odor doesn’t bother the cows. … Ahem. Gen. 1:24 “And God said, ‘Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock…1:30 …I give every green plant for food.’ 2:20 So the man gave names to all the livestock… 3:18 …you will eat the plants of the field.” Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at
