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A10 Seniors Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, July 18, 2018 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS John Day Seniors Nicky Essex On Monday, July 9, Ron Dowse and I had greeters’ duty. Our table service was provided by Redeemer Lutheran Church: Jeanette Kile, Buzz and Bobbie Gilmore and Bonnie and Fran- cis Kocis. Bonnie and Francis did meal delivery to John Day and Canyon City while David Gill and the Step Forward crew made deliveries to Mt. Vernon. Altogether, they delivered 27 regular meals and 28 frozen meals to our friends at home. Buzz led us in the flag sa- lute, and our drawings pro- duced winners Connie Perry, who won the Len’s Drug gift, and Jan Ellison, who won the meal at Valley View. Francis Kocis gave an inspired bless- ing on our meal. Our French bread pizza was a real hit, and the homemade tomato tortellini soup was gobbled up too. We also had a refreshing fruit salad, followed by extra-large cookies for dessert. We served 29 for this luscious lunch. On Thursday, July 12, Ol- ivia Cornell and Everett King greeted 51 diners. Who doesn’t love a turkey dinner? Our regu- lars from Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Donna Johnson, Zola Pike, Linda Sprouffske, Henry and his mom, Elisha Miller, Kristina and her dad, Pastor Levi Manitsas, did our table service. These kids are training for service. Well done. Donna Johnson gave the flag salute, as she did for years of teaching school, with spirit. Andrea Martinez won the Chester’s Thriftway gift card, and Carolyn Stout won the Valley View meal. Pastor Levi gave his usual humorous chat, and then he introduced a really special guest who gave the blessing — his daughter, Kristina! Thank you so much. We then enjoyed a great turkey dinner, with dressing, gravy, the traditional green bean cas- serole and pecan pie cobbler, acknowledging National Pecan Pie Day. (Virgin peach Bellini was served as our juice. Very refreshing.) This wonderful meal was sponsored by Re- deemer Lutheran Church. God bless all of our sponsors. Welcome to visitors Lon’s son, Brian Davis, Andrea and Pete Martinez and Mikalia Crane. For those who have so enjoyed tai chi, we are sad to say it has been suspended un- til a new leader can be found. Thank you so much to Tyler Stoneman who has taught us so much. I’m not alone in feeling a very real loss. There is still a tai chi group meeting at the hos- pital on Wednesday evenings from 6-7 p.m. upstairs in the main reception room. AARP will present an infor- mational talk at the fairgrounds pavilion about fraud prevention on July 25 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at no charge. I can vouch for the need to know this stuff. Even my own bank “could not track down the payment” they made from my Visa card. Ed- ucation is vital, especially for seniors, who are scammers’ fa- vorite targets. Naturally, I took the loss, not the bank — they don’t lose. Warning, do not trust any phone number you find on the internet. Especially on the Microsoft website. 2 Timothy 1:9 “He has saved us and called us to a holy life — not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus be- fore the beginning of time.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa Our cooks Carrie Jewell and Teawna Jewell made a fabulous meal of Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies, rolls, fruit and cookies. Guess what? I totally missed one of my favorite meals. I do have a very good excuse though, which I will share about later. Thank you to our great cooks. Our greet- ers were Jimmy Cole, Linda Blakeslee and Lonnie Law- rence. Lonnie led the folks in the flag salute and made the announcements. A couple of the announcements were that Nancy Wilson passed away, and her service will be held at the Pioneer Picnic Park at 10 a.m. on July 21. Grant County Health/Kathy Can- cilla came from the Commu- nity Health Assessment and also brought dessert. The number of guests on the books were 38 and six takeouts. There were a num- ber of visitors that joined in the feast. Jean Hammell, Carolyn Adams and Caro- lyn’s brother Tim came from Spray. Rusty Baughman’s mom, Bea, also joined in on the yummy meal. The win- ners of the free meal tickets went to Kathy Cancilla and Larry Voght. Tim from Spray won the Len’s Drug gift card. We thank all our sponsors. I had a very good reason why I missed one of my most favorite meals. I was away at a kids camp. I had volun- teered to be a counselor, and my two little ones also at- tended as campers. This was my second year at Camp El- kanah. Through my church, at the Spray Assembly of God, I was able to attend this camp for four and a half days. The first night, I did not sleep much. Remember how I am like the princess and the pea story? Oh, I just tossed and turned on the bed, making all sorts of squeaky noses. I just couldn’t get comfortable. I woke up feel- ing pretty tired and thought, “How am I gonna get through this week?” But the Lord gave me strength, and I was able to sleep well the next few days. I was so blessed at the kids camp. I got to have a couple of other girls from different areas because they didn’t have a counselor and had the privilege to love on them and hopefully make a lasting positive impact for Jesus. I told them all bed- time stories about the story of Joseph from the Bible. Of course, I had to stop and leave them on cliffhangers until the next night. They protested that it wasn’t very nice of me to stop at such a crucial part in the story and leave them hanging. Ha. I don’t know about you all, but I am melting. The temps are definitely rising, and I don’t like to sweat. I have to get up extra early to water my garden so that I am not out there in the heat. But my potato plants are looking good, and we are starting to get lots of raspberries. I am so looking forward to peach- es from the orchard. I’ve been having a craving for them. I’m counting the days! Proverbs 15:3 “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Beholding the evil and the good.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Oh, hallelujah and PTL. We had 77 names on the regis- tration book. And what a deli- cious meal: chicken Parmesan, angel hair pasta with sauce, cucumber salad, applesauce and a mocha upside-down cake with ice cream. Great meal, good company, a cool place (literally!) to hang out on a hot day. What more could you ask for? Lyn McDonald led the flag salute, Jack Retherford asked the blessing and I did the an- nouncing. Ken, Larry and Carlos took care of the home deliveries. We had an “oh, phooey” announcement: The man who was going to do the tai chi after the meal cannot do it. So, some are trying to make other arrangements. Del Lake was the winner of the gift certificate donated by Valley View. Thanks again to all of our donors. We had a good time with our pinochle game. Each set of partners won one game, so that was good. I even did the thing that Drew called “shoot the moon.” That’s when the winning bidder takes all the tricks and the losers do not get to save their meld. Now for those who do not play this par- ticular game, that’s all Greek to you, just like a bridge report is to me. Helps to know what’s going on. Lorna and Krystin brought Bud Salisbury, Sandy Burns, Virginia Moore and Mary Crawford from the Blue Mountain Care Center. And the bright orange cone has not reappeared. Joel came and got my new office carpet laid, so we are still making progress. I did some cleaning in the old of- fice. Took the curtains down to wash, but they did not survive, so have to get some more — cheaply. Have made two trips to Bend so far this month. The removable cast is really a great invention. The hand is healing well. Was able to put his Levi’s back on. And man- age to tie his bootlaces. Ah, progress. Go back in August to get the cast resized. They do that after the initial swelling goes down and the cast needs to be smaller to do its job of holding the bones in proper alignment. Some were tell- ing of their awful experiences with the old plaster casts of the past. Ah, progress. Now if only we could find a cure for restless leg syndrome, there would be one happy man. The garden is producing. We have had lots of radishes and there are some pods on the peas. And I’m hoping that the deer spend their time browsing in places outside of town. Derrol was concerned that our old toilet seemed to be wobbling. So Joel took a gan- der and agreed with his con- cerns. So for the second time in six years, the bathroom floor has to be removed and replaced due to a failed wax ring. But this product has also made progress and is greatly improved, along with the new toilet designs. I was amazed to realize that I was excited about getting a new toilet. Doesn’t take much to keep me happy. Prov. 15:13 “A happy heart makes the face cheer- ful …” James 5:13b “… Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.” Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at 61005
