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.”
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