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A8 Seniors/History Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 19, 2018 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa I definitely believe the hot summer days are gone. Can you feel the briskness of the air in the morning? How about the sudden drop in the temp as soon as the sun goes down? Time to think about putting away those summer shorts and tank tops and pulling out the long johns, sweaters and warm boots. The first day of autumn is Sept. 23 in case you didn’t already know. To warm up our hungry tummies, our cooks Terry Cade and Teawna Jewell made us some hearty meat burritos, Spanish rice, corn, fruit cocktail and chocolate cookies. We all enjoyed our yummy meal and were satisfied. We thank them for their hard work. Our greeters were Jimmy Cole, Linda Blakeslee, Kristi Guimont and Jan Ensign. Jan made the announcements and led us in the flag salute. Kristi marked off the guests. Jimmy Cole and Linda collected and counted the money. Yours tru- ly prayed the blessing over the meal. There were 46 guests on the books and four takeouts. The winner of the Len’s Drug gift card was John Ray. The winners of the free meal tickets were Sue Cavender and yours truly. We had the pleasure of having our good friend Bruce Hansen from Sauvie Island join us for lunch. He brought along with him John Ray, who is also from Sauvie Island. John’s fa- ther was one of the people who helped us receive our large donation of $40,000 from the Joyce Miller Owens Charitable Foundation. We are indebted to these generous friends for help- ing our senior center. Mark on your calendars that the tai chi classes will resume on Sept. 25. Our instructor will be our very own Miranda Hoodenpyl. The class will be- gin at 1 p.m. right after lunch. If you haven’t already no- ticed, there is a beautiful deck being installed in the back of the senior center building. This work is being done by Dennis Abraham and David Stubble- field. We thank these men for their hard work and dedication. The funds were provided by the Joyce Miller Owens Charitable Foundation. Are you ready for the Buck- aroo? It’s this week already! 4-H food booths will open in the park at noon. Bidder regis- tration for live and silent auc- tions will also open at this time. Starting at 1 p.m., live music, horseshoes and corn hole begin in the park. Silent auction in the senior center. Games for kids with prizes. Live auction be- gins at 3 p.m. in the park. Lastly, the salmon and elk dinner will be from 5-7 p.m. The cost is $15 per person or $25 per couple. Children 6-12 years old cost $7.50. Free for those under age 6. We are calling for any and all volunteers to help run this show. We would appreciate volunteers for cooking crew, cleaning and serving crews. We also would appreciate any donations of pies, cakes and other sweet goodies for the des- sert auction that will be going on during dinner. We look for- ward to seeing everyone there and are grateful for everyone’s support. Isaiah 51:1 “Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righ- teousness, ye that seek the LORD.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Did you see and hear the water falling from the sky?! Hallelujah! It can still do it! How nice it felt and smelled. And there was a dusting of snow on Strawberry too. So if we would have had a contest as to when the first snow would be on the mountain, anything after today would have been too late. That’s another one of my “fas- cinations.” I quit watering the garden and have found that the plants that were left high and dry must be quite drought tolerant. Der- rol brought in some ripe toma- toes. They were only an inch long and a quarter inch around, but it proved that they got polli- nated! Hope for better opportu- nities next year. And there were a lot of empty seats because of doctor appointments, visiting rela- tives, etc. Pam registered 46 diners altogether. Drew led the flag salute, and Jack asked the blessing. Carlos, Ginger and Tom got the deliveries taken care of. Tom and Veann were helping in the kitchen again. We are sad to report that Mar- jean will not be returning to her cooking duties here. We thank her for her excellent work during her tenure. We pray God’s blessing on her in the future. So we are in need of another cook. We do thank and appreciate those who have come to assist in our time of need. Delores and I played some two-handed pinochle using our own rules. Then Drew ap- peared and we played some three-handed. Del came along later so we could get this start- ed. And Carol is still looking for someone to play cribbage with. The gift certificate do- nated by Valley View Assist- ed Living went to Jean Kline. But the ladies from the Blue Mountain Care Center didn’t get to come. Tom’s good word for the day: “If at first you don’t succeed, try reading the instructions.” That’s what I had to do to get the heating stove to do its thing. Found them, read them, used them and, voila, warm air. Whee. We sang “Happy Birthday” to Nancy Viggers and got busy with our delicious meal: Salis- bury steak, mashed potatoes with onion-mushroom gravy, green beans with other veg- gies, a roll, and orange-cran- berry cake with a quarter inch of luscious creamy frosting on it for dessert. And Ren wanted you to know that it was all made from “scratch.” Good job. Then all able-bodies helped with the cleanup. Thanks and appreciation to you too We wanted to put another grab bar in the bathtub so Joel came to do it. Just one problem — where he wanted to put it has no solid wood. So, have to go to the adjoining room, move the computer desk, move the items off the shelves, take down the shelving and remove the piece of hardboard so that he can get to the inside of the wall to put in some solid 2x4 pieces so that the grab bar screws have some- thing to hold onto. Yup. ’Nother one of those 10 minute jobs that turns into two hours. Mark 13:32-33 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Fa- ther. Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.” Eagle file photo From Sept. 17, 2008: Crane’s Cole Maupin gets tackled by a group of Monument-Long Creek-Dayville defenders during the second half of the game in Monument Sept. 12. O UT OF THE P AST 75 years ago September 17, 1943 Seneca school opens with enrollment of ninety The Seneca Grade School, as well as kindergarten start- ed Sept. 7 with an enrollment of 90. All of the teachers are new with the exception of Mrs. Harvey Jones of Seneca. The other teachers are Miss Maude Alexander of Baker, principal; Mrs. Alva Spense of Medford, Mrs. J Gossler and Mrs. Art Hansford both of Seneca. 50 years ago September 19, 1968 Ranchers elect officers Members of the commu- nity ASCS committees have been selected for the 1968-69 year, announces Walt Foree, county ASCS chairman. Ballots for the commu- nity elections were counted Wednesday prior to an ASCS county committee meeting in the courthouse. A county convention for the new officers of the com- munity committees will be held Wednesday, Sept. 25 at one o’clock p.m. in the courthouse. A member will be selected to replace Foree on the county committee. Foree is retiring from the county committee. Abe Rickman was elected to serve as chairman of com- munity “A” consisting of Izee, Bear Valley and Seneca. Other officers are: Bill Hyde, vice chairman; Gene Officer, regu- lar member; Leslie Robertson, first alternate; and Lester Sch- nabele, second alternate. Community “B” chairman for John Day-Prairie City area is Dick Ray. Other officers are: Alfred Coombs, vice chair- man; Bud Trowbridge, regular member; Laurie Wyllie, first alternate; and Orrin Forrest, second alternate. Stanley Musgrave will be the chairman of community “C” Monument, Fox, Long Creek and Dale area. Other officers are Phil Murphy, vice chairman; George Stubble- field, regular member; Warren Constant, first alternate; and Jack Blackwell, second alter- nate. John McCaige is the new chairman for community “D” Mt. Vernon-Dayville area. Other officers are: James A. Cant, vice chairman; Law- rence Mascall, regular mem- ber; Ivan Profily, first alternate; and Anthony Tirico, second alternate. Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at 77204
