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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 2018)
A8 History Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 24, 2018 O UT OF THE P AST 75 years ago Jan. 22, 1943 50 years ago Jan. 25, 1968 Sub-zero weather hits Grant County Sunday night Grant County, like the entire Northwestern states, is getting a taste of real win- ter weather this week, which started with an unusual cold snap Sunday night. Tempera- tures of as low as 40 and 50 below zero were reported in certain parts of the country Monday morning. The mer- cury dropped to 14 below in John Day and 17 below at Prairie City. The coldest spots in the country were Austin, Seneca and Logdell, with the temperature at the latter place reported as 50 below. The weather modified considerably Monday eve- ning, but it has continued cold through the week with blustery, cold winds, and Wednesday morning brought a snowstorm, which was re- ported as general throughout the county. Although at this writing all of the main highways still re- main open, traveling has been difficult and stages have had considerable difficulty keep- ing up with their schedules. Criminal identification speedy with computer “And it took so little time,” John Day police officer Floyd Farley replied when queried about the procedure in iden- tifying a suspect in the recent series of John Day burglaries. Leroy Clarence Buxton was arrested Sunday, Dec. 31 at Garden City, Idaho, for carrying a concealed weapon — a foreign make pistol. At 5:37 p.m., Garden City au- thorities inquired of the John Day department by Law En- forcement Teletypewriter on an APB (all points bulletin) to Oregon concerning Buxton, not knowing that the local department did not have Tele- type service. Automatically the request was directed to Salem regard- ing the serial number of the weapon and its ownership. The information was there, as it had been radioed to Baker to teletype by the John Day office of the Oregon State Police on the morning of the burglary at the request of the local city police. By 7:01 p.m. the Garden ramento, California. Coastal information is digested there and retained for seven days. Then it goes to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center in operation in Wash- ington, D.C. Records stored concerning stolen property at the cen- ter borders on the unbeliev- able. Vehicles, cars used in the commission of felonies, stolen engines and transmis- Eagle file photo sions, stolen or missing li- From Jan. 28, 1993: Nine students from John Day and Mt. cense plates, stolen guns and Vernon were awarded checks from the John Day-Canyon other items of stolen property, City Lions Club at a potluck Jan. 12. The students are which are serially identifi- local winners in the Lions’ Posters for Peace contest. able. Wanted persons will fol- Front row (from left): Angie Warren, Jennifer Tacy, low within the year. Lindsay Hunter and Heather Burton. Back row: Kevin The national system is Eddy, Charlie Warren, Ami Henry, Michelle Haag and Nicki operational seven days a Paulson. The first place winners from each school will be week and 22 hours a day. entered in the state competition. (Don’t ask about those other two hours – you know what City authorities had received been a major deterrent to law they are doing.) With proper positive identification back. officers. With the National teletypewriter encoding the The John Day department Crime Information Center in answers are coming back in had received a call from Sa- operation the true identity of the average 15 seconds. Uti- lem at 5:45 p.m. The return many fugitives can now be lization of instant informa- of the suspect to Oregon and established in a matter of sec- tion is utopian for those de- partments which update and John Day is a matter of legal onds. In the case of Buxton the have the funds available for procedure and takes time. The important point involved is stop of the Autostat comput- conversion. For John Day’s department that in fighting crime, timely er ended in Salem as the in- information is a most valuable formation was programmed it was not a matter of seconds, there. The west coast opera- but not a matter of days or weapon. In the past the time lag has tional headquarters is in Sac- weeks — just a “little time.” O utlook 25 years ago Jan. 28, 1993 Local students recog- nized for winning ‘Posters for Peace’ The John Day-Canyon City Lions Club recently recognized nine student winners in the Li- ons “Posters for Peace” contest. Students from Humbolt Elementary, John Day Junior High and Mt. Vernon schools participated in the contest, with the top three from each school receiving a $5, $7.50, or $10 prize. The three first-place winners were forwarded to a district competition. The stu- dents were presented with their awards at a potluck on Jan. 12 at the Catholic Parish Hall. The second- and third-place posters were on display, but the first- place posters were already sent to compete with other club win- ners in this district. The Humbolt winners: first, Heather Burton; second, Jenni- fer Tacy; third, Angie Warren. John Day Junior High winners: first, Charlie Warren; second, Lindsay Hunter; third, Kev- in Eddy. Mt. Vernon winners: first, Ami Henry; second, Mi- chelle Haag; third, Nicki Paul- son. SENI R Oh, dear. I must be getting ready for Darn Silly Time. (It starts March 11.) I am waking up at 4:30 a.m. That way I’ll be ready Rose Coombs for it, right? Sometimes have to take a nap in the afternoon or evening, but I’ve heard that’s a good thing. Anyway, I was up and going early for this important day. The 3 Amigas did not get to get together due to circumstances beyond our control. Which was actually a good thing because I was working in my center office until five minutes to mealtime. Whew. Then I took what I had been working on to the corporation meeting after dinner. So it all worked out for the best. Faithful volunteer Ken took care of getting the plates and silverware to the serving table. Larry and Carla Wright and Ken and Harold took care of the home deliveries. Ginger did the announcing, Pam was at the registration desk, and Bruce and Frances helped clear the tables after the meal. Ken even helped dish up the food since Joy was not available today. Thanks to all our volunteers. Harold led the flag salute and Jack asked the blessing. The gift certificate donated by Chuck’s Little Diner was won by Louise LaBaugh. We had 56 names on the book. The Blue Mountain Care Center didn’t get to come. Prairie City Seniors We are sure loving the spring-like weather these early days of the new year. Chatter says it won’t last but it’s pretty nice while it does. Merry Nicky Essex Henry and Everett King were at the greeter’s desk on Monday, Jan. 15. Table service was provided by Al and Cathy Altnow, Karen Barrietua and Ron and Roberta Dowse from the First Christian Church. Al and Cathy had done the meal deliveries to John Day and Canyon City, while David Gill and Rodney Brunson from Step Forward took the Mt. Vernon route. Total deliveries made were 30 regular and 36 frozen meals. Great job, everyone. Lately, we have enjoyed the volunteer services of Jay Colson and Tom Roark, who have done setups. It makes me think of the scripture about many hands making fast work. I love our team. Cathy Altnow opened our time by leading us in the pledge to our flag. The drawings went to Pat Amling, for the Len’s Drug certificate, and Dale Stennett, who won the free meal. Pastor Al gave the blessing and we ate a great meal of navy beans and ham, hash browns, corn bread, carrot and raisin salad with strawberry ice cream for dessert. We had 28 diners. On Thursday, Jan. 18, Merry Henry and I were greeters. Our friends were here from “Ye Old Thrift Shop” and the Methodist Church. John Day Seniors Is everyone out there enjoying this crazy weather? I’m a little baffled with the ups and downs, but if we get any kind of moisture, I’ll take Soo Yukawa it. We’ve had some very thick foggy days, some beautiful sunny days with a cold crisp chill, some rainy and wet days, and a wee bit of snow. That all happened just this past week, seriously. Carrie Jewell and Christy Howell prepared for us one of my faves for our Tuesday meal. We were served up some hearty spaghetti, garlic bread, fresh green salad, and chocolate pudding with whipped cream for dessert. I was starving so I totally pigged out. We thank our cooks for a fabulous meal. Terry Cade was out with a bad back; we pray for a speedy recovery. Our greeters were Bodean Andersen, Jimmy Cole, and Debbie Reid. Bodean led us in the flag salute, made the announcements, and prayed the blessing over our meal. Jimmy and Debbie collected and counted the money. Olivia Hoodenpyl won the Len’s Drug gift card. The free meal tickets went to Rickie Doland and Phoebe Yukawa. We thank all who support and sponsor these free prizes. The number of guests on the books was 44 with two take-outs. Monument Seniors Hopefully next week. Tom’s food for thought: Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. Right on. And I was happy about our chicken a la king entrée with a green salad and applesauce. Really hit the spot. Then we all wait to see what wonderful dessert Marjean and Tom had whipped up. Would you believe chocolate pudding cake with ice cream? Umm, umm. Was it ever good. One of our tablemates had recently discovered that he was allergic to chocolate. Wouldn’t that be terrible? But he could eat ice cream, so all was well. After Ginger and I counted the money, we had our meeting to discus the new by-laws. They were approved with a couple of additions and corrections. We will have them available for you to read through before voting on them on the 24th. So be sure to be here. If you happen to see something wrong with any of the various accouterments in the building or the surrounding grounds, please be sure to make us aware of it. It may already be on the list, but it’s good to have a second opinion, OK? Since we do not have a gift certificate for the week of the 24th, we will be drawing for a free meal for someone in the building that day. This will only happen when a month has five Wednesdays. Next one will be in May. Proverbs 16:3, 4 “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. The Lord works out everything for His own ends…” Sherry Feiger, Isa Larkin and Dolores Belden did table service. Ken and Shermayne Boethin did meal deliveries in John Day and Canyon City, while the guys from Step Forward, David Gill and Rodney Brunson, made deliveries to Mt. Vernon. Altogether they delivered 36 meals. Veanne also delivered 20 frozen meals. It was our annual meeting, led by chairman Chris Labhart, and was begun with the flag salute led by Isa Larkin. We had our regular drawings in which Billie Bullard won the Valley View meal and Angela Binschus won the Chester’s Thriftway certificate. Chris then announced that tickets handed out earlier would be drawn for “Grant County Bucks” in denominations of $25 each. There were ten winners: Billie Bullard, Betty Starr, Drew Harmer, Shay Nelson, Isa Larkin, Norm Strawn, Balbina Escudero, Lisa Pereira, Dolores Belden and Pat Amling. They will be shopping in Grant County businesses to spread the good around. Sherry Feiger said the blessing for our meal and we enjoyed a meal of corned beef hash, macaroni and cheese, broccoli, dinner rolls and chocolate pudding for dessert. We served 53 diners. Lon Davis brought his son Brian as a guest. Welcome, Brian. Join us after lunch at 1 p.m. on Thursdays and play bingo. The big prize is going to be won any day now. On Thursday, Jan. 25, we’ll have honey mustard chicken, and on Monday, Jan. 29, taquitos with chips and dip will be on the menu. Psalm 116:1-2 (NIV) “1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. 2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.” One announcement was made by Lonnie Lawrence. Tai Chi is coming to Monument. Many have expressed interest in this class. It is going to be offered at NO CHARGE right after lunch on Tuesdays. An instructor from John Day will be coming out to give the class. The class is beneficial in gentle stretching and good for your general health. When we get the start dates, I will let you all know. Don’t forget that our sewing class will be held on Saturday, Jan. 27. We start at 9 a.m.-3 p.m. We sew, some like to crochet, we visit, we laugh, and share a potluck meal at noon. Hope you can come and join us; we’d love to have ya. Well, I was correct in my assumption that Dolly was preggers. Dolly gave birth to… drum roll please... twins! Yes, she had twins on Jan. 20, Saturday. They are cute. I named them Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie looks just like her mama, a dwarf Nigerian, and dark with a white spot on her head. Clyde is mostly white with a few black spots. I’m really going to try and pet them more so I can tame them down. She probably didn’t get pregnant for the last two years from all that stress from the nasty billy goats. I believe she is much happier now. Jill looks like she will be giving birth soon too. Uh oh. My goat numbers seem to be multiplying. I hope she doesn’t have twins. That would send my poor hubby over the edge I think. (Laughing out loud.) Well, at least I’ll have some “brush mowers.” Jude 1:14 “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints.” 36642
