History
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
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O UT OF THE P AST
75 years ago
July 24, 1942
Information on sugar ra-
tioning
You will get 1 pound of
sugar for every 4 quarts of
finished fruit you are putting
up. You may can as much
fruit as your family needs.
And you may have an ad-
ditional pound of sugar for
each person in your family to
make a small supply of jams
and jellies and fruit butters.
Apply to your local ra-
tioning board for a certifi-
cate for sugar for home can-
ning. With this certificate
you can buy sugar at any
store. Applications for sugar
for canning may by handled
by mail for Grant County.
50 years ago
July 27, 1967
Area Accident Rash Puts
Six Victims In Hospital
A bumper crop of accidents
in Grant County during the past
week has sent seven persons to
the Blue Mountain Hospital.
In the latest mishap,
Thomas V. Gallagher, 46,
Omaha, Nebraska, is in fair
condition at the hospital af-
ter being injured Wednesday
at about 7:45 p.m. in a pick-
up-camper accident about
three miles south of Canyon
City.
According to Cpl. Wil-
liam Labhart, a 1951 Dodge
pickup driven by Edward
Wortham, 55, Hood Riv-
er, went out of control on a
straight stretch on Highway
395 and rolled onto its side,
pinning Gallagher under the
vehicle. Wortham was ar-
rested for driving under the
influence and is lodged in
the Grant County jail, said
Labhart.
A 1959 Ford, involving
four persons, collided into
a multi-purpose utility pole
in front of the former John
Day Medical Center at ap-
proximately 1 a.m. Monday.
Hospitalized are Nellie Dod-
son and Theodore Dodson
of Prairie City, and Elmer
Smiley of Mt. Vernon. Zenith
Janney was flown Tuesday to
the Veterans Hospital in Port-
land.
William H. Winegar, 20,
Prairie City, has been re-
leased from the hospital after
being injured in an accident
tion wagon driven by Henry
Dullen, 49, Garfield, Wis-
consin, struck and killed a
horse about six miles east of
Dayville on Highway 25 at
approximately 1:30 a.m. Sat-
urday. Dullen’s wife, Vergie,
was treated as an outpatient
at the hospital.
25 years ago
July 23, 1992
Eagle file photo
From July 23, 1992: Monument’s ninth annual
Grasshopper Festival last Saturday drew an excellent
field of competitors for the ATV poker run, assorted
riding and roping events, children’s games and a
community barbecue. Archie Osburn (above on horse)
teams with Larry Findley in the wild cow milking contest,
in which Osburn took second and Findley third.
on Highway 26 about two
miles west of Prairie City
at about 4 p.m. Thursday.
According to state police
O utlook
reports, Winegar apparently
went asleep and rolled his car
off the highway.
A 1958 Oldsmobile sta-
Paula Berry will aim for
the gold at ’92 Olympics
When the opening cere-
monies for the 1992 Summer
Olympics begin this Saturday
in Barcelona, Spain, Grant
County will take a little spe-
cial interest – and pride.
Paula Berry, a 1987 grad-
uate of Dayville High School,
will be on the United States
Olympic Track Team, where
she will compete in the wom-
en’s javelin throw.
Berry traveled to New Or-
leans last month to compete in
the track and field trials with
hopes of winning a spot on
the Olympic team. She placed
sixth, and initially believed
she had failed to qualify for
the team.
Fortunately, none of the
competitors made the qual-
ifying mark established, so
judges reverted to last year’s
marks and she was awarded
a berth on the 1992 Olympic
team.
“Great,” said Paula’s fa-
ther, Joe Berry of Mt. Vernon,
on his daughter’s selection to
the Olympic team. Since Pau-
la left for college, Joe said,
they have not kept in close
touch, but he has continued to
follow her progress over the
years and believes she will re-
main in Europe following the
close of the Olympics.
Berry was the big fish in
the little pond during her high
school athletic career, where
she earned the state Division
1A javelin title for four con-
secutive years and was named
a prep All American by both
USA Today and Track and
Field News as she claimed
title to one of the top 10 all-
time best javelin throws in
the high school record books.
Competing in both the discus
and javelin, she earned spots
on both the 1987 and 1988
World Junior Track Teams.
At 5’ 8” she was also one of
Dayville’s most memorable
basketball players.
SENI R
So have you gone
through the new phone
book? Found some
typos, names I was
surprised to find, and
names I didn’t find. One
person thought it
Rose Coombs
unusual to read the
phone book. That’s
‘cause I’m not usual…
Our meal was not usual, either. We had some Chinese and some Japanese,
so Tom called it an ‘Oriental’ meal. Our drinks of milk, buttermilk and
orange juice were ably dispensed by Ginger Kendall and Carla Wright.
The coffee, iced tea and lemonade you could get for yourself. When the
table numbers were called, you were able to pick a bun, Chinese chicken
stew over rice, shredded spinach soup and spring wraps. The dessert of
creamy cherry pudding was delivered to you. Now I have never had any
‘Oriental’ food, so this was a first. And I was able to enjoy it. Even had
two of the spring wraps. So there.
Our food for thought: the handwriting on the walls means the
grandchildren have found the crayons. Oooookay.
Carla Wright led the flag salute and Jack Retherford asked the blessing.
The winner of the $5 gift certificate donated by Prairie Hardware and Gifts
was Bonnie Lake. Pat Amling gets to go to Chuck’s Little Diner with her
gift certificate. We had 59 names on the registration book. Our visitors
were Ron Morgan and Jeanine Justice, who came to visit Ellie, our
summer kitchen helper. Lorna and Krystin brought Lois Hill, Joan
Prairie City
Seniors
OK, the heat is really
killing the sod we put in last
summer. Water is nice, and
expensive. We water the
way we were instructed, but
I think it just evaporates. I
am asking the Power that be
(God, Himself) to please
turn down the temperature.
The gravel is doing well but
those darn weeds just keep coming…no water needed. At the John Day Senior
Center Monday, July 17, we enjoyed the folks from the First Christian
Church. Pastor Al Altnow, his wife Kathy, Sandy Johnson and Ron and
Roberta Dowse met needs at the tables. Pastor and Kathy made the John Day
and Canyon City deliveries, while Rodney Bruser and David Gill made
deliveries to the Mt. Vernon route. In all, 32 regular meals and 40 frozen
meals were delivered. Thank you all for your volunteer spirits. Our gathering
began with the salute to the flag, led by Kathy Altnow. Veanne announced
that Don Caldwell had died at home this week. There was a card at the front
table for all to sign for his family. She also told us that our new automatic
doors would be installed this week, and we were quite excited. This is
National Peach Ice Cream Week. Our drawings produced the following
winners: free meal, Ron Dowse; Len’s Drug gift certificate, Marianne Morris;
and Harrison Ranch Produce gift certificate, Jan Ellison. Pastor Al Altnow
gave the blessing on our meal. We enjoyed chicken teriyaki salad with poppy
seed dressing (yum), summer vegetable soup and breadsticks, followed by
peach ice cream. A lovely, light meal on a very hot day. Drew and Molly
John Day
Seniors
Nicky Essex
We had a small crowd
for our Tuesday, July
19 lunch. Our greeters
were Bob Blakeslee,
Jimmy Cole, and Linda
Blakeslee. Bob led us in
the flag salute. Bodean
Andersen made
announcements and
prayed the blessing over
our meal. Jimmy and Linda counted the money. We had 50 guests on
the books, including the takeout lunches. The free meal tickets were
won by Bruce Kramer and Christian Yukawa.
Our hardworking chefs were Terry Cade, Carrie Jewell, and Christy
Howell. They made us some really tasty tacos or build-it-yourself
burritos with all the fixings. We had cookies for our dessert. Of course
I had a nice little pile and yes, I did eat it all. I came home afterwards
and had a food coma, so I had to take a nap for a couple of hours. We
give a shout of thanks to all our cooks for the filling meal.
There was a meeting held after lunch for the senior center’s fundraiser
during the eclipse in August. I was trying very hard not to fall asleep
because of my tummy being so satisfactorily full. Hopefully with
several people brainstorming, we will be able to deter any unforeseen
challenges and prevent problems during the event.
I am so glad that my schedule will be slowing down the end of July.
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
Metlock, Marilyn Randall and Otho Laurance from the Blue Mountain
Care Center.
We had a donation of books for the library: 3 bags of them! Thanks a lot.
And there were apples to give away, too. That’s all I know about that, but I
did see people taking them out the door. We need to get rid of the stuff on
the stage so the band will have a clear place to set up. So look it over! The
cookbooks that were left have gone to our special Grant County Collector,
Ruth Harris. So if you wanted one, you are out of luck.
In the continuing saga of Derrol, we made another trip to Bend to see what
the CT scan revealed. The right shoulder has the artificial joint; the joint is
fine. The pain is coming from a stretched tendon that runs from the neck
area to the upper shoulder blade. Said that was to be expected after his
extensive neck surgery. So just get some nice ointment and massage it in.
OK. On to the left shoulder. Yes, it is shot, too. So made the decision to get
a new joint in it, also. Have to have another MRI to get an accurate sense
of what the surgeon needs to do. So the ‘helper’ had to ask if Derrol had
any metal in his body for the MRI people. Would you believe head, neck,
shoulder, back and both ankles?! Thankfully none of it is ferrous; all
titanium so the MRI doesn’t bother. So does a cubic foot of iron weigh
more or less than a cubic foot of titanium? Ask Google and let me know…
Trivia info: the flowers of the toadflax have a mouth that opens like a
toad’s mouth when squeezed and the stalks have leaves that resemble flax.
So where did the ‘Dalmatian’ part come from? That’s clear over in Eastern
Europe!
Acts 16:9, 10: “…Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia…begging him,
‘Come over…and help us’…(so) we got ready at once to leave…to preach
the gospel to them.”
greeted our guests on July 20. Not surprisingly, we had a full house for
“Christmas in July” and had to turn some of our regulars away. NOTE: This
is one of those times it would be wise to make reservations. Jim Stovall led us
in our flag salute and Sherry Feiger gave our blessing on this wonderful meal.
The Methodist Church served us amazingly well, considering our schedule
was a little different. Sherry Feiger, Margie Conley, Nancy Elliott, Louise
Nelson and Kathy Smith delivered many lovely dishes. It just kept coming!
Our entrée was donated by Tootie Cernazanu, in memory of Jim. Turkey and
dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and dinner rolls; of course
Shay, Lisa and Danny couldn’t have anything but pumpkin pie with whipped
cream for dessert. Great meal; I am still full. We had 65 diners. Dennis and
Linda Dickerson made our meal deliveries to John Day and Canyon City.
Marcus Perkins from Step Forward took the Mt. Vernon route. Total meals
delivered were 40. Thank you all. Our Hostess/Decorator/Librarian/Gift
Supplier Linda Stoltz had so many gifts I don’t have room here to list them.
Our regular drawings went to Jan Ellison, Valley View meal; Deda Porter,
Chester’s Thriftway gift certificate; and Sharon Bell, Harrison Ranch Produce
gift certificate. Thank you all, especially Linda Stoltz. We wouldn’t know
what to do without you. We had some special guests: Ann and Tasha Lewis
(Chef Shay’s wife and daughter), Marie Smith, Louise Hobbs and Annie
Smith! Y’all come back now, hear? Santa said it was 158 days until
Christmas. By the way, we had packets of marigold seeds for all who wanted
them, from “Elf Annie” AKA phantom pot washer. Thursday, July 27, will be
meatballs with marinara sauce. Monday, July 31, will be biscuits and gravy.
Yum yum!
James 4:17 NASB “Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and
does not do it, to him it is sin.”
Maybe I can do some weeding and make my yard a little neater
looking. Thank goodness the weather seemed to have cooled down
just a bit and gave us some relief. I’ve been trying to get up
around 5:30am and getting out to do chores by 6:30am. It definitely
is nice and cool at that time.
I’ve been picking lots of raspberries and saving them so that I can get
a bunch and make some jam with them. I got a couple of boxes of
cherries from Kimberly Orchards, pitted them and froze them for
making jam in another week when I have more time. I don’t know
how the old pioneers canned their jams in the middle of hot summers
on a wood stove. We sure do take a lot of our modern conveniences
for granted, that’s for sure.
I found another dead packrat that one of our cats caught. I’m so glad
that it’s not lurking anywhere and building a nasty nest. Yay for my
cats! They are doing very well earning their keep. They have been
keeping the birds at bay from devouring the little fruit we have on the
bushes and trees.
Cats are funny though. We had a bird nest on the light fixture out
back and every once in awhile, I hear some cat trying to get at it. It
cracks me up when I hear a big thud on the back door, then, I hear
what sounds like scratches as they are sliding down with no success,
silly cats.
James 1:12 “Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when
he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the
Lord has promised to those who love Him.”
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