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A8 Seniors Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, July 5, 2017 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS John Day Seniors Nicky Essex Monday, June 26, Mer- ry Henry and I were at the greeter’s desk. Darlene No- dine and Ann Huffman were our servers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They also did the meal deliveries for the John Day and Canyon City route. Rod- ney Bruser and Larry Palmer from Step Forward delivered the Mt. Vernon route. Alto- gether, 31 regular meals and 32 frozen meals were deliv- ered. Once again, we are very grateful for your service to our communities. Ann Huffman led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag, and Darlene Nodine asked the blessing for our meal, our community and our country. We are so happy to have Ron and Roberta Dowse back home! They have been gone for about two months, while Ron had a successful bone marrow transplant. At this time, we are happy to say that he is in remis- sion. The doctor told them that it will take a full year before Ron is at full capacity, feeling very weak and fatigued, so keep up the prayers for them. Vickie Harrison won the free meal, and Ron Dowse won the Len’s Drug certificate in the drawings. We had Mexican baked po- tato bar, with taco meat, cheese sauce and all the toppings with fresh melon and ice cream sun- daes for dessert. We served 21 diners. Thursday, June 29, Drew Harmer and I were at the greet- er’s desk. The ladies from Blue Mountain Hospital Auxiliary were on hand to serve at the tables, including Kris Labhart, Mary Jones, Chris Yriarte and Mary Lou Horton. Mary Lou and Sally Dunn made the de- liveries to the John Day and Canyon City route, and Rodney Bruser and Mike Agopian de- livered to those in Mt. Vernon. I am sorry that I failed to get the count for total meals delivered, but it was more than 40, I be- lieve. Mary Jones led the flag sa- lute, and Alma Joslin asked the blessing for our meal. Leone Meador won the free meal at Valley View, Dusty Harris won the Chester’s Thriftway certifi- cate and the first winner of our new Harrison Farm gift cer- tificate, to be redeemed at the Saturday Market, was won by Karen Barrietuia. Thanks, Har- rison Farms! Shay did superb apple bar- becue ribs, coleslaw, mac and cheese, fried corn, garlic toast, and for dessert, Lisa made a delicious patriotic parfait. It was all wonderful. We had 56 diners. Merry and Ken Henry had Courtney and David Wines- burgh as special guests. On the menu July 6 is chick- en cordon bleu lasagna and birthday cake, and July 10 is cheeseburger-stuffed French bread. Don’t forget bingo here every Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. after lunch. Someone has to win those big bucks. Please remember, we are looking for help busing tables for the breakfast buffets here at the senior center on Aug. 19-21 during theeclipse. Please talk to Shay if you can help. Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa We had a huge crowd for our Tuesday lunch. Our great cooks Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell made us some deli- cious pork ribs, baked beans, pea salad, dinner rolls and birthday cake. Yes, we were definitely spoiled. We had 56 guests on the books and five takeouts. Our greeters were Bob Blakeslee, Bodean Anders- en, Jimmy Cole and Marva Walker. Bob led us in the flag salute. Bodean made some an- nouncements and prayed the blessing over our meal. The free meal drawings were won by Ed Bustardo and Phoebe Yukawa. We had quite a few visi- tors that joined us for lunch. The Monument Bible Fellow- ship church was sponsoring its annual vacation Bible school with their partner church, Sa- lem Heights. Many came over to the lunch after the VBS end- ed for the day. Among the vis- itors were Dan, Nikki, Cassie, Genevieve and Olivia Hughes and Andrea and Brenna Pruitt. These folks were a blessing to our community for their time and sacrifice for the kids of Monument and nearby towns. The kids love the VBS program and learn about our Lord Jesus. We thank all the volunteers that helped with VBS and loving on the kids of Monument. We went into Bend the other day to do some shop- ping because I was really low on fresh produce and fruits. I’d say I was not going slow by any means but you know that you have to slow down on those sharp turns that come up on you suddenly. Well, this guy came up behind me, and then he was trying to pass me, so I tried to slow down to accommodate him, but there was another car coming in the other direction so he missed his chance. I thought I saw him pull over somewhere just past Mitchell, and then he was out of sight. Well, just before the Ochocos, he came up behind me out of nowhere and zipped around me. He was speeding around another vehicle up ahead also. After a few mo- ments, I saw a huge curve ahead, a big dust cloud, and the car in front had slowed down. ODOT had a huge truck coming from the other direction. He stopped also. I then looked over to my left and saw a mangled vehicle in the middle of a field and a guy slowly walking out from the wreck. The crazy loon was going over 70 mph around a curve, tried to over-correct and lost control. His vehicle had flipped and was upside down! He was lucky to have survived the crash. We saw ODOT making a call to emergency services. Several of us had stopped, but the guy seemed fine and was walking around. I’m sure he will be sore after the shock wears off. I think he looked like one of those Rainbow visitors from his appearance, and he didn’t seem familiar to the road curves in the area. Beware and be careful on the roads. We will be having lots of visitors driving out here this summer. Matthew 18 “Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Whew! Hope you didn’t have too much damage from the big wind that blew through Monday night. I was very grateful that we don’t have any big trees near enough to harm the house. I remember when I was a child on the little farm in Idaho and a gust of wind came whooshing by. I ran outside to rescue my bicycle, and an ex- tremely large tree toppled right behind me. Folks came tearing out to rescue me! But it just grazed the back of the bicycle, and all was well. They inspect- ed the tree and found that it was rotten on the inside. Decided to cut down several more around the house! Announcements: First, we are pleased to welcome our summer helper Ellie Justice. Second, we would like to pub- licly thank those who have donated money in memory of Helen Ricco and Buzz Harris. Most of you gave a check, and we were able to thank you with a card. But some gave cash, and we don’t know who you are, so here is your thank you. We cer- tainly appreciate the donations. The home deliveries were made by Larry and Carlos, and Ken and Harold. Royce Dotson led the flag salute, and Jack Retherford asked the blessing. Last week was June birthday recognition day, and I won by default. Could not find anyone else to put on the list. Thanks to Huffman’s Market for the $10 gift certificate. The $5 in trade donated by Prairie Hardware & Gifts went to Del Lake. Tom even has a special birthday plate for the winner’s dessert. And that dessert came after we had picked up our meal of spaghetti and meat sauce, green salad with your choice of creamy ranch or Russian dressing, French bread or garlic bread. The milk, but- termilk and orange juice is still delivered to the tables. So what was the dessert? Peach cobbler with ice cream. Mmm, good. Thank you, Tom and Marjean. There were 55 people who defi- nitely enjoyed this meal. Lorna and Krystin brought Dorothy Blasing, Marilyn Ran- dall, Lois Hill and Otho Laur- ance from the Blue Mountain Care Center. Lorna brought brochures about the Alzhei- mer’s seminar that they hosted. Tom’s food for thought: A buffet lunch is one where the guests outnumber the chairs. We don’t have that problem, so come join us for our belated Fourth of July lunch on July 5. So the theme of this year’s Fourth of July festivities is “The Spirit of ’76.” What does that mean — individually and collectively? Do the citizens born in the 21st century realize that we have been a nation for only 241 years? What kind of spirit did it take to fight in the Revolutionary War of Indepen- dence? Was it the same spirit through the War Between the States, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, Grenada, Ku- wait, and then all the Middle Eastern hostilities? Is it the same “spirit” that is felt when refugees and immigrants first see the Statue of Liberty? I pray that “we the people” do under- stand what that “spirit” means and where it comes from and that freedom and liberty shall not perish from the earth. Lev. 25:10 “... and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants.” Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at
