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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 2017)
Seniors Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 20, 2017 A7 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS John Day Seniors Nicky Essex Monday, Sept. 11, remem- bering this day in 2001. A very hard day for so many still. We have not forgotten, as the won- derful song says, “Where were you when the world stopped turning?” A heart-stopping mo- ment, for certain. But that day, I was at the greeter’s desk, checking in our friends for lunch. Our sweet friends from the Lutheran Church, Bonnie and Francis Kocis, Jeanette Kile, Bobbie and Buzz Gilmore were here to serve us for lunch. Francis and Bonnie did de- liveries in John Day and Can- yon City while Marcus Perkins from Step Forward took the Mt. Vernon route. They took 33 reg- ular meals and 24 frozen meals altogether to some very grateful friends. Buzz Gilmore opened our time by leading us in the pledge to our American flag. Don Porter won the drawing for a free meal. Gene Essex won the Len’s Drug certificate, and Jeanette Kile won the Harrison Ranch Produce coupon to be re- deemed at the Saturday market. Veanne began announce- ments, with a big thanks to Mo and Lisa Delano for taking our broken refrigerator to the dump. She also reminded us about the upcoming class. There are still a couple of free spots in “Living well with Chronic Conditions Workshop” to begin in mid-Oc- tober. For information, call Veanne at 541-575-2949. Also, as you know, Linda has been renovating our library. It has re-opened, and it looks great. Welcome to newcomer, Margot Henniger White. Thursday, Sept. 14, Drew Harmer and Jeanette Jul- srud served as greeters, and our friends from Cornerstone Church were here to serve, in- cluding Linda Sprouffske, Zola Pike, Carla Anderson, Donna Mulder and Pastor Levi Manit- sas. Brenda and Jay Taramasso made meal deliveries to John Day and Canyon City, and Rod- ney Bruser from Step Forward did the Mt. Vernon route, alto- gether delivering 36 meals. After the flag salute, our drawings went to Jim Stovall for the Valley View meal, Pat Amling got the Chester’s Thrift- way gift certificate and Jeanne Willey won the Harrison Ranch Produce certificate. Veanne informed us that it was National Cream Filled Do- nut Day. She also told us about money available for first-time buyers. And Monument’s cele- bration on Sept. 23 open to all. Pastor Levi asked the bless- ing on our meal, and we chowed down. Our entrée, chicken a la king, was sponsored by Re- deemer Lutheran Church. We enjoyed one of my favorites, pea salad, veggies and Lisa’s surprise dessert. Thursday, we’ll have dev- iled sausages with rice (a recipe from Shay’s Greek wife, Anna). I can’t wait. And on Monday, Sept. 25, linguine with clam sauce, salad and baguettes. Don’t forget bingo on Thurs- days right after lunch. The $200 prize is sure to be won pretty soon. If you want to be certain of bingo, call the center, 541-575-2949. 1 Peter 4:8-10 “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one an- other without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve oth- ers, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa The weather sure has changed drastically. Could it be possible that we are head- ing into fall weather? It would certainly be most welcome since this week we are cel- ebrating the second annual Buckaroo and Fall Festival. Don’t forget, this Saturday, Sept. 23, is our great cele- bration of saying goodbye to summer and enjoying the fall harvest. The much-antic- ipated day is arriving quick- ly. Judy Harris gave some people, along with myself, a sneak peak at some of the goodies to be auctioned. My, my, my, they are nice. The event will begin at noon. There will be a beer garden at the park and other snack and lunch items avail- able. The auctions will be before the dinner. The dinner starts at 5 p.m. There will be pies and cakes to be auctioned off during the dinner time. Be prepared and bring some mon- ey with you so you’ll be able to get that special item you just have to have. My mouth is watering at the thought of the yummy salmon and elk dinner, and I’m rubbing my hands thinking of some of those auction items. Hope to see you all there. For our Tuesday lunch, Terry Cade and Carrie Jew- ell prepared for us some very delicious creamy chicken Parmesan noodle dish, with a fresh green salad and brown- ies for dessert. Thank you, Terry and Carrie, for our tasty meal. Our greeters were Bodean Andersen, Jimmy Cole and Linda Blakeslee. Bodean led us in the flag salute, made the announcements and prayed the blessing over our meal. Jimmy and Linda collected and counted the money. The winners of the free meal tick- ets were Bruce Kramer and yours truly. We had 40 guests on the books and 10 takeouts. We thank all the people who volunteer at the lunch from the board, the cooks, the greeters, the people cleaning and others who work behind the scenes to make our senior center as nice as it is for all the community and surrounding communities to enjoy. My family and I decid- ed to try and travel to the Tri-Cities area to do our shopping. I didn’t really like driving on the gravel road to Sunflower Flats. It seemed to take forever. The stores were a lot easier to get to instead of driving from one end of town to the other and all over like in Bend. We found a Japanese restaurant, and we got our Asian food and sushi fix. It was a bit on the pricey side. We found Costco, Wal-Mart and the Cash N Carry. We only had one big prob- lem during our trip. I was driving while my hubby was navigating. (I’m directionally challenged, ha.) The two-mile stretch just before getting back to the Oregon border was really bumpy. I comment- ed that the road was horrible. My wise hubby then asked if it was the road or our vehicle? To be continued ... Ephesians 6:19 “And for me, that utterance may be giv- en unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gos- pel.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Hey, Friday the 13th came on Wednesday this month. And it was an almost perfect day, weather-wise. We didn’t have to turn on the swamp cooler, and we didn’t have to run the heater either. Have you noticed – when the smoke cleared off – that there were two small patches of snow on Strawberry? As Eliza Doolittle said, “That ’ardly ever ’appens.” Appar- ently it was a good year for zucchini. Another big supply appeared from the Phippens’ garden with any size or color you might want. The food for thought from Tom: “No matter how big government gets, and no matter how many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.” – Ron- ald Reagan. So we thank the volunteers who help make our center run. And we can always use more. Frances led the flag salute, and Jack asked the bless- ing. Larry and Ken made the home deliveries, and Ginger and Carla dispensed the juic- es and milks. Since it was Nancy Vigger’s 87th birth- day, we sang a rousing ren- dition of happy birthday to her. Then Tom presented her with a piece of cake with – not a candle – but a lit wood- en match. Couldn’t find the candles. Oh well. The substi- tute got the job done in fine style. Tom and Marjean pre- pared another lip-smacking feast for us consisting of macaroni and cheese with hot dog pieces, veggie/noo- dle stir-fry, coleslaw, garlic bread and banana cake for dessert. Saw lots going back for second helpings. Krystin and Shauntele brought Otho Laurance, Alma Joslin, Mar- ilyn Randall, Joan Metlock and Bud Salisbury from the Blue Mountain Care Center. The site committee had a meeting after the meal. Brought everyone up to speed on how we got the building and what we are do- ing to make it as up to “code” as possible. The building is in good shape for its age. After we get the new ramp all sit- uated, we can make a list of the “cosmetic” items that can be addressed. I spent all morning look- ing for a certain piece of music in my little studio/ office area. I remember the ensemble singing it sever- al years ago, and thought it would be a good time to do it again. Never found it, but did find the accompani- ment CD for another one. So guess we’ll do it instead. You make do with what you have, right? Made the trip to La Grande and got the “tube” re- moved from my left eardrum. Now that hole has to heal up. Shouldn’t take very long – the tube was about as big as the point of a pin. My ears still feel like they are plugged, so he told me that any improve- ment would have to come from thinking “outside the box.” 2 Corinthians 7:5-7 “… when we came…(our) body… had no rest … conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God … comforted us … by the comfort you had given … so that (our) joy was greater than ever.” Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at
