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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Kids create at family STEM event
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
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Kindergartner Drayden Dobbel demonstrates his
parachute, which he made at Thursday’s STEM night for
families at Humbolt Elementary School in Canyon City.
A family STEM night at Humbolt El-
ementary drew about 200 people to learn
about Science, Technology, Engineering
and Math through fun activities.
Each child, from preschool age through
fifth grade, received a passport to check
off as they visited stations set up in eight
classrooms.
Families learned to make balloon cars,
parachutes and slime. They also learned
about gears and electrical engineering,
which involved making a two-wheel car.
Humbolt staff were on hand to help,
but fifth-grade students who’ve been
meeting twice a month for Friday STEM
classes ran the show.
“My STEM kids helped facilitate and
run each station throughout the night,”
said Kristal Hansen, who is the STEM Be-
yond School coordinator. “The kids have
already done all these lessons, so they help
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teach it and organize it.”
Hansen was pleased with the turnout Fourth-graders Dominic Herrera, left, and Taylor Gosnell make slime
Thursday during STEM night in Joan Walczyk’s classroom at Humbolt
and the Humbolt staff volunteers.
“I would like to say thank you to the Elementary School.
community and families who came out,”
classes, which include field trips, are held program, which included a free dinner
she said.
prepared by Shanna Wright.
Hansen works with OSU Extension in a classroom at the extension office.
“Kristal did an exceptional job of plan-
The evening included a presentation
Office to provide the program, and Exten-
sion agent Shanna Northway successful- by Principal Kim Smith and teacher Sa- ning this amazing evening for our fami-
ly applied for grant funding. The Friday mantha Gerry about the school’s Title 1 lies,” Smith said.
O utlook
SENI R
Listen, my children,
and you shall hear of
the midnight ride of
Paul Revere. On the
eighteenth of April in
Seventy-five – Hardly
Rose Coombs
a man is now alive
who remembers that
famous day and year. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s
breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired
the shot heard round the world. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
These are the two most memorized poems of the schools of the
19th and 20th centuries. Dare I ask about the 21st? Even the
Gettysburg Address refers back to those times with these words:
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this
continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated the
proposition that all men are created equal. And someone famous
said that those who do not remember the past are (condemned?) to
live it again (or something like that). Anyway, on this historic day,
I just had to say something about it.
OK, on to the present. Scott led the flag salute and Jack asked the
blessing. The home delivery guys – Ken, Larry, Scott and Carlos –
did their duty. The winner of the gift certificate donated by
Chuck’s Little Diner was Ken Koser. Good deal. Marjean can go
eat a meal that she didn’t have to fix.
Prairie City
Seniors
On Monday, April 16,
Olivia Cornell handled
the desk on her own.
Have I mentioned that
Olivia has graciously
accepted the office
(responsibility) of
Nicky Essex
treasurer of the Senior
Center Site Council,
and she is doing a great job. We have a suggestion box, and hope
you will use it, Olivia is checking it regularly. We want you to find
a voice, friends, good food and to feel at home here. Don’t forget
to check out our wonderful library and thanks to Jessie Elliott for
two big bags of books.
Our Step Forward friends, headed up by David Gill and Rodney,
delivered all of the meals. That includes John Day, Canyon City
and Mt. Vernon. They delivered 28 regular and 20 frozen meals.
Thank you so much.
Jeanne Willey, Jan Ellison, Karen Barrietua, Roberta and Ron
Dowse from the First Christian Church did table service for us. Jan
led us in the Pledge of Allegiance, Don Porter won the drawing for
the Len’s Drug gift, and Yvonne Majors won the free meal. After
Ron Dowse blessed our meal, we dined on spinach-mushroom and
feta quiche, sweet potato fries with dip, bread sticks and Maui
Wowee sherbet and I had a brain freeze. After lunch, Tyler
Stoneman introduced us to a gentle Tai Chi, which he will be
teaching us for the next eight weeks. There is room for all. We will
be having a fundraiser to keep this going; more info to come.
John Day
Seniors
Our cooks Carrie Jewell
and Teawna Conklin
made us some sweet and
sour chicken with
steamed rice, a fresh
green salad, fruit and
snicker doodle cookies
Soo Yukawa
for our dessert. They had
many happy customers.
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.
There were 44 guests on the books and ten takeouts. The free meal
tickets were won by Bob Cockerell and Christian Yukawa. The Len’s
Drug gift card was won by yours truly. My family must have had the
Midas touch or something that day.
We had Archie Osburn join us for lunch. He is a resident of
Monument and is running for County Commissioner. If you have any
questions, you may give him a call.
Mark your calendars. There will be an EMT dinner on May 5th.
Ticket prices are $20 per person or $30 for a couple. They will be
serving prime rib. Ed Andersen will be doing the cooking. The dining
times are 4:30-5:30 p.m. or 6-7 p.m. Pie donations are needed and
much appreciated. Please come and support our Monument EMTs!
We appreciate all that they do for all our emergencies that they
Monument
Seniors
And the meal was great! Pot roast, baked potatoes with all kinds of
condiments to add to them, herbed carrots, cinnamon apple slices,
rolls, and pineapple upside down cake for dessert. Umm, good. Too
bad I missed it. But 62 of you didn’t. Hooray.
Back from his winter in Nevada is Bob Meador. Good to see him.
Hope he brought some warm weather with him.
Lorna and Krystin brought Marilyn Randall, Gordon Sindt, and
Bud Salisbury from the Blue Mountain Care Center. Did you notice
the nice new sign that has appeared there? And that the center got
“flocked”? I tell you, those flamingos do get around.
Our center had their monthly meeting after lunch. We are moving
on to another on the list of improvements to the hall. I just want to
say thanks again to those who endowed the center with enough
cash to continue with these needed repairs.
I saw the quintessential motif for Grant County: a snow shovel
parked by a garden spade. Either is available for use depending on
the weather!
Had to make another run to Bend to see the hand specialist. Derrol
was dutifully doing his physical therapy for this shoulder rehab, but
the wrist rebelled with much pain, swelling, and itchy redness.
Diagnosis: arthritic flare-up. Get an injection and carry on…PTL
that another surgery was not indicated.
And I am pleased to report that there were two – count ‘em – two
tables of pinochle players having a good time. Hooray!
Eccl. 2:26 “To the man who pleases Him, God gives wisdom,
knowledge, and happiness…”
On Thursday, April 19, Bonnie Kocis and Drew Harmer greeted,
and our friends from Ye Old Thrift Shop and Methodist Church;
Sherry Feiger, Isa Larkin, Louise Nelson, Margie Conlee and
Dolores Belden took very good care of us as always. Margie led us
in the flag salute, Connie Perry won the drawing for the Chester’s
Thriftway gift, Margie won the Valley View meal, and Sherry
Feiger gave us a wonderful devotion and blessed our meal. This
group is a very big supporter of ours here, thank you for all of your
unseen service. We enjoyed stuffed pork loin, dressing, veggies,
homemade bread and cherry pineapple crumble-cake. We are so
spoiled by Shay and Lisa. Thanks for Danny and our “phantom
hands” helper. Special thanks to Janice and James Officer for
sponsoring our entrée.
Next Thursday, April 26, come for the luau. We’ll have Huli Huli
chicken. Wear your grass skirt. Then on Monday, April 30, it’s
baked fish with rice pilaf.
Welcome to Karen Barrietua’s guest, Shirley Dinsmore. Welcome
also to Charlene Morris and John Morrison. Don’t forget, we have
Tai Chi after lunch on Mondays. I’ll bet you can’t come and watch
without getting into it yourself. It is senior style, very gentle,
helpful for balance and much more (can be helpful sitting in a chair
too). Tyler has a heart for us. On Thursdays we have Bingo, after
lunch, starts about 1 p.m. Someone is bound to be winning our
$200 Blackout soon.
1 Timothy 1:15 NIV “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves
full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—
of whom I am the worst.”
handle. We are very fortunate that they are up and running again.
The warm weather is starting to take over. The fields are turning
their green color. We had some gorgeous sunshine and warmth. Of
course I tried to take advantage and planted some spinach and snap
peas. Ok, scattered and threw some seeds. But hey, remember
those daikon radish seeds I threw in a raised bed? They are
sprouting! Yes, yes, they really are sprouting. We definitely need
to take advantage of this great weather and sunshine.
So, I decided to move my goat Dolly and her baby Bonnie to my
fenced in area where I had pigs before (we still have some in the
freezer). While I was getting them out of their pen, Steve snuck out
by slipping right past me! The silly goat wanted to munch on some
of the fresh green grass that I had been giving him and that was
growing right next to the goat pen. Of course the control freak in
me was furious. My son chased him for a bit. We somehow
managed to wrangle him back in. Steve looked at me as if to say,
“I really need to be out of the pen to eat the fresh grass.”
Dolly wasn’t too happy about the move. I’m sure she will just have
to get over the initial shock and start munching the grass, weeds,
and some thistle. She was being a bully to Jill anyway and was
always trying to head butt her. The funny thing was, on the other
side of the road, Jill was crying for Dolly and vice versa. Go
figure? Goats are funny creatures and I can’t figure them out.
Amos 8:11 “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD GOD, that I
will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst
for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.”
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