Seniors
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Nicky Essex
Happiest New Year yet. It
was very quiet at my house,
but we did get a pretty big jig-
saw puzzle together. It is my
wish for you all that this year
will be much more peaceful
and prosperous than last year.
Start by doing something nice
for someone before this week
is over.
We had a mega shift of la-
bor at John Day Senior Center
Thursday. Shay rarely misses
a day of work. He is really
ill and was home in bed. Lit-
tle Lisa and trooper Veanne
came to the front of the line,
though. When I walked in the
kitchen to see what was up,
Lisa looked like she had put
in a full day already. Veanne
was in her “uniform” apron,
so I could see they had all the
duckies in line. I am so proud
of our group. When we come
up shorthanded, everyone
who can help steps up.
Our friends from John
Day Church of the Nazarene,
Dale and Corinne Stennett,
and Everett King did our ser-
vice with a little help. Joan
and Joel Tayles delivered the
meals to John Day and Can-
yon City, while David Gill
and Rodney Brunson from
Step Forward took the Mt.
Vernon route. Altogether, they
delivered 37 regular and 30
frozen meals.
We enjoyed spaghetti
with a fresh veggie medley
of Brussels sprouts, green
and yellow beans and carrots,
bread sticks and, as always on
the first of every month, cake
for dessert to celebrate every-
one who has a birthday in the
month. We served lunch to 45
friends. Don and Deda Porter
sponsored our entrée in mem-
ory of Jim and Carol McGee.
Everett King opened our
time by leading us in the
Pledge of Allegiance to our
flag. Our drawings produced
winners: Gregg Starr won
the Chester’s Thriftway cer-
tificate, and Bill Choate won
a free meal at Valley View.
Dale Stennett gave the bless-
ing on our food, and remem-
bered Shay in prayer for better
health.
On Mondays after lunch,
Everett will be sharing his
game of “Accession” and in-
vites everyone interested to
come and play. He invented
the game and plays to make it
fun. We have played with him
at the Train Barn, and it is re-
ally enjoyable. I look forward
to playing again.
I picked up a card at the
center, identified as “Oregon
Senior Peer Outreach” with
a toll free phone number,
1-833-736-4676,
inviting
anyone who is lonely, over 55
or disabled and living in rural
Oregon to call and connect
with a senior peer support spe-
cialist for a weekly telephone
conversation. This is part of
Community Counseling Solu-
tions. I don’t have any other
info. Free call. Check it out
for yourself.
Next week, Jan. 11 we’ll
have barbecue chicken bites
with baked beans and spuds,
and Jan. 14 we’ll have ham
and beans with cornbread.
Isaiah 1:16-17 “Wash
and make yourselves clean.
Take your evil deeds out of
my sight; stop doing wrong.
Learn to do right; seek jus-
tice. Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fa-
therless; plead the case of the
widow.”
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
Our cooks Terry Cade and
Carrie Jewell prepared for us
some macaroni and cheese with
ham, fluffy dinner rolls, a fresh
green salad, fruit and cookies
for dessert. We appreciate all
their hard work and efforts.
Our greeters were Jim-
my Cole, Debbie Reid and
Judy Harris. Judy led us in
the flag salute and made the
announcements. Yours truly
prayed the blessing over the
meal. Jimmy and Debbie col-
lected and counted the mon-
ies. The free meals were won
by Dennis Abraham and Bob
Yukawa. Debbie Reid won the
Len’s Drug gift card. We had
44 guests on the books and
two takeouts.
When we all came into the
senior center on the first Tues-
day of the new year, we were
blinded by the beautiful, shiny
floor. They sure looked really
nice. The person who donat-
ed their time to do this for us
wanted to remain anonymous,
so we shout a great big thank
you to you for your work and
generosity. The floors look
amazing.
We thank Jeanie Strange
for some prizes she made and
donated in appreciation for all
the generous help and dona-
tions for the senior center. The
winners were Doug Sweek,
Bruce Kramer and Phoebe
Yukawa. Thank you so much,
Jeanie, for all you do.
There are some resource
guides available for four
counties on the back table.
I was told it has information
about “stuff.”
We were proud to have
new Marine Jess Hoodenpyl
join us for lunch. He had just
graduated from Camp Pend-
leton down in San Diego and
had a couple of weeks to come
home and be with his family.
We ask the Lord to protect
him, and we also thank him
for his service to our country.
We are sad to announce
that Sam Howell passed away
recently. His celebration of
life will be held at 1 p.m.
Jan. 13 at the Elkhorn tavern.
There will be a potluck lunch.
Darlene Forrest, who broke
both her ankles a few weeks
ago, is staying at The Dalles’
care facility and we are pray-
ing for a speedy recovery. Her
address is available if any-
one wants to send her cards.
She will be there for awhile.
Please contact Judy Harris at
541-934-2244.
Another important an-
nouncement is that Brad
and Julie Smith of Kimberly
have graciously donated their
first shoot of the year to the
Monument Senior Center.
It will be held from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Jan. 20. There will
be pulled pork, baked beans,
clam chowder, a pie and silent
auction. This is to help raise
money for the many opera-
tion repairs of the senior cen-
ter and grant fund matching.
We are asking for help in the
donation of your pies for this
event. We thank you and ev-
eryone involved in advance.
For more information, please
contact Judy Harris.
Our sewing class is sched-
uled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat-
urday, Jan. 27. There will be a
potluck lunch shared.
Jeremiah 17:10 "I the
LORD search the heart, I try
the reins, even to give every
man according to his ways,
and according to the fruit of
his doings."
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
And a happy new year to
you. We started out this year
with a meal to warm your in-
nards after the cold of the holi-
days: enchiladas, refried beans,
rice, chips, salsa and a Mexican
cheesecake called sopapilla.
Wow, was it good. I’m certain
that all 60 of us diners enjoyed
it. I usually am unable to eat
Mexican food, but I ate all of
this meal. Good job, Marjean
and Tom.
Carlos, Larry and Ken did
the home deliveries, and Joy
helped in the kitchen, as usual.
Bonnie and Del helped after-
wards in the cleanup depart-
ment along with Ken. Carla
and I counted the money. Pam
is our “greeter,” I guess. She is
the first one you see when you
enter the ol’ hall. Thanks to you
all.
The Three Amigas did their
thing. We quit at noon, so if
you want to hear us, you have
to come by 11:30 a.m. Among
us we have the joy of making
music on piano, guitar, flute,
violin, viola, cello and the Irish
drum. If you want to join in,
feel free.
Lorna and Krystin brought
Alma, Marilyn, Bud and Otho
from the Blue Mountain Care
Center. Our sympathies to the
families of Joan and Lois. Also
to the family of Bill Palmer. He
liked to come to the Sunday af-
ternoon church service and sit
by the piano and “direct” me.
The music never goes away.
Harold led the flag salute,
and Jack asked the blessing.
Jean Kline was the winner of
the $5 toward a meal at the Out-
post Restaurant.
Remember that later in the
month we will vote on the new
by-laws.
I am very disturbed and up-
set that somebody decided that
Eastern Oregon didn’t need to
have Boise TV channels on the
cable. To have all four Portland
channels is definitely overkill.
They all have the same sched-
ule during their news broadcasts
(i.e., do their commercials at the
same time), put the programs on
too late for us early-to-bedders
(I never know whodunit ’cause
I went to sleep) and I certainly
get tired of all the self-advertis-
ing. They can’t all be “first, live
and local.” Remember Marty on
“Back to the Future” calling out
the channels he wanted? You
can do that now — if you are
connected to the World Wide
Web. Since I am not, I complain.
Regarding sexual harass-
ment, I would like to see wom-
en learn to dress modestly and
decently. Men are dressed fully
clothed in most of their activ-
ities. Again, who decreed that
women can’t be? OK, so much
for that soapbox.
So the new year begins with
a new round of medical ap-
pointments. They are going to
try physical therapy on Derrol’s
back pain. He has to see a new
ENT in Bend to prove that he
needs a new Baha hearing ap-
pliance. (One would think that is
obvious if he has the stud stick-
ing out of his head, but those are
the rules.) Then we will start the
process of getting his left shoul-
der joint replaced. That was
what was on the agenda when
the stress test “interfered” and
a triple bypass was performed
instead. Ain’t life grand?
Jeremiah 29:11 “‘For I
know the plans I have for you,’
declares the Lord, ‘plans to
prosper you and not harm you,
plans to give you a hope and a
future.’”
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