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Education
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Showing respect, BMX style
Stunt rider
encourages
positive behavior
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Windsurfer, Backyard, Spi-
derman — these were just a
few of the stunt tricks Chris
Poulos performed for local stu-
dents on his BMX bike Sept. 12
at Prairie City School.
Poulos, a youth motiva-
tional speaker and world
champion athlete from Rhode
Island, shared ideas about
making good decisions and
showing respect with Prairie
City elementary students in
the morning and spoke with
a bigger crowd of junior high
and high school youth from
Prairie City, Grant Union,
Burnt River and Dayville
schools in the afternoon.
Over 350 students enjoyed
the presentation.
He asked the elementary
students, “How many of you
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Chris Poulos rides on the handle bars of his BMX bike and performs a “Spiderman”
stunt as he speaks with students Sept. 12 at Prairie City School.
have heard about respect?” and
hands were quickly raised.
A few students were asked
to share ways they can earn re-
spect, and their answers includ-
ed helping someone if they’re
hurt and being nice.
“If you have respect, people
want you around because they
can trust you,” he said.
He shared stories from his
youth, including a time when
he lied to his mom, afraid to tell
her about breaking a neighbor’s
window.
“We make mistakes,” he
said, adding, “People respect
someone who’s honest. Be
O utlook
someone who is not afraid to be
honest.”
Poulos also shared anti-bul-
lying and anti-cyberbullying
messages with the older stu-
dents.
Educational
assistant
Amanda Rockhill and teacher
Meghan Tremblay volunteered
Prairie City elementary students raise their hands to answer
a question about respect during the presentation.
for his final stunt that morning.
The two intrepid ladies lay
on the gym floor, and Poulos
asked the kids, “Do you think I
can do this?”
The students cheered loudly
as he accelerated on his bike
toward them and hopped over
them.
Tremblay said she and her
fifth- through sixth-grade class
enjoyed the presentation.
“We’ve gone on YouTube
and watched his videos do-
ing stunts and speaking,” she
said.
“One thing he said was in-
stead of treating others the way
you want to be treated, try treat-
ing them even better,” Trem-
blay said. “I try to remind them
of that each day.”
SENI R
PRAIRIE CITY ––
Good news! We will
have a Tai Chi leader
on October 3. Our
instructor will be Chris
Hamilton. So all you
Rose Coombs
hopefuls that came to
do this earlier in the fall
come and try again! We
are thankful and appreciative of the time and effort by those who
arranged this opportunity. This will help you accomplish the thought
for the day: If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.
Del led the flag salute and Tom asked the blessing. Marjean, Larry,
and Carlos took care of the home deliveries. There were 65 names
recorded on the book. In the kitchen we had a new face; Margie
Walton is serving as relief cook until a new head cook is engaged for
our center. So, along with Veeann, Tom and assistant cook Ren, things
were really ‘cookin’ in the kitchen. And they cooked up tacos with
Spanish rice, refried beans, beef, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, onions and
a lot of other stuff I didn’t recognize. Dessert was a berry cobbler.
Yummy, yummy in the tummy. We sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Louise
LaBaugh, too. We gathered six pinochle players but, since we only
have one card table, we had to take turns. Carol brought another
cribbage board, so if you so desire she would love to play with
Prairie City
Seniors
JOHN DAY –– Yes folks,
I am still here, still fighting
with my computers, and
very sorry that my column
didn’t get to you last week!
It was my best yet
Nicky Essex
(chuckle, chuckle). My
fault! We are looking for
someone who will step up to write for the John Day Seniors; my
husband Gene and I are planning to move to Glasgow, Kentucky in the
spring. On Monday, Sept 17, Everett King and I shared the greeter’s
desk. Our wonderful crew from Step Forward took out all the deliveries
again, including all John Day, Canyon City, and Mt. Vernon routes; they
delivered a total of 27 regular and 36 frozen meals! Ron and Roberta
Dowse, Pam Amling, and Karen Barrietua, from First Christian Church,
did table service for us. Pat Amling opened our time together by leading
us in the flag salute. The Pat won the Len’s gift card and Jan Ellison
won the free meal. Ron Dowse gave the blessing on our meal and we
thoroughly enjoyed our lasagna Florentine! Play that one again Shay, it
was great! We also had veggies and French read and, although Lisa
wasn’t here to enjoy it with us, she had prepared apple turnovers in
celebration of apple dumpling day! We mourn the loss of Lisa’s husband
Curt Pereira with her. Shay’s mom Barbara Lewis, her sister Anne
Lorenzen, and Anne’s son Lawerence with his wife Deana, all visiting
from Wyoming, were with us for lunch. Of course, Shay’s wife Anne
John Day
Seniors
MONUMENT –– Looks
like the month of
September is also
whizzing by. But the good
news is that we are
actually experiencing Fall
weather! It’s going to be a
Soo Yukawa
little tricky trying to
determine when to pick
my tomatoes and bring them in before the frost comes and ruins them. I
was ecstatic; I finally got to harvest a couple of zucchini. I am also going
to be able to harvest my new crop of romaine lettuce in a couple of days.
I’ve been yanking out the old ones and feeding them to the chickens,
which they love. I’ll for sure save a few to get the next years’ seeds to
plant. Oh, and I finally was able to harvest a little bowl full of
raspberries. It’s been too cold in the morning for the nasty wasps and
yellow jackets to devour them. Our cooks, Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell,
made us some sweet and sour chicken with rice, fresh green salad and
chocolate cake. We thank them for their dedication and hard work. Our
greeters were Judy Harris, Jimmy cold, Linda Blakeslee and Kristi
Guimont. Judy made the announcements, led us in the flag salute and
yours truly prayed the blessing over our meal. Jimmy and Linda collected
and counted the money. Kristi checked people in; there were 45 guests on
the books and eight takeouts. The winner of the Len’s gift card was
Sandy Davis. The fre emeal ticket winners were Dinah Cowger and Doug
Monument
Seniors
someone. Lorna and Geralyn brought Marilyn Randall, Carl Lino,
Thelma Kite, and Esther E. from the Blue Mountain Care Center.
Thanks to the City of Prairie for letting us use two orange safety cones.
When they are set across the entrance for the handicap ramp, along
with our big one, one can readily see that that is not a parking place.
Lorna appreciates it, too! We had a board meeting after dinner and the
painting project may still get done! The new front door has been
ordered so, in due time, it will be installed. Got the new grab bar up
without any other problem. Whew! Derrol’s thumb is progressing quite
well, PTL. He even drove all by himself to Baker for the first time
since October. Finally getting handle on the sleepiness. Hallelujah! I
have a new ‘garden ornament.’ Had to dismantle an old semi-worthless
piano. The thick wood can be used for building furniture, but I wanted
the ‘harp’ to assist my grape vine on its journey to shade another
window. So, when you see the strange object in my yard now you’ll
know why its there. This week was busy. Wednesday was Yom Kippur
û the Jewish Day of Atonement. Saturday is the Autumnal Equinox
when the sun crosses the equator making night and day of equal length
in all parts of the earth. Now the days will be getting shorter. But it’s
still six weeks until we go off Darn Silly Time!
Hosea 10:12 “Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of
unfailing love... it is time to seek the Lord, until He comes and showers
righteousness on you.”
was in the kitchen with him filling in for Lisa. We also enjoyed
welcoming Ralph Goodwin. Note: We are planning to start a silent
auction beginning soon, as a way of fundraising to avoid raising our
prices. Yes, we feel the squeeze too! We will share more soon. On
Thursday, Sept. 20, Merry Henry and Olivia Cornell were greeters and
our friends for Ye Olde Thrift Shop and Methodist Church were our
servers. Sherry Feiger, Jean Willey, Nancy Elliott, Isa Larkin and
Louise Nelson took good care of us at the tables and always do a great
job cleaning up. Chet and Jeannie Day did the John Day and Canyon
City meal deliveries while David and Rodney, from Step Forward,
took meals to Mt. Vernon. Altogether, they delivered 34 meals in our
community... Thank you so much! Isa Larkin opened with the salute to
the flag, Gregg Starr won the Chester’s card, Billy Bullard won the
free Valley View meal and Sherry Feiger gave the devotional blessing
on our meal. Our meal was sponsored by Jean Willey in memory of
her husband Bob. We enjoyed battered halibut with potato wedges,
veggies, coleslaw and a yummy coconut cake for dessert. We
welcomed Dale’s brother Bruce and his wife Virginia Stennett,
visiting from North Bend! Monday we had Tai Chi after lunch and
Thursday we have it from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., before lunch. Bingo
begins at 1:00 p.m. on Thursdays and we are up to 67 members to win
our $200 prize; come on down!
Galations 6:10 NIV “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do
good to all people, especially those who belong to the family of
believers.”
Sweek. We thank all of our generous supporters. Our visitors included
the Veteran Affairs director Katee Hoffman, of John Day. We also
include Tarran and Tamara Holman from Prineville. Lastly, we want
to welcome Teresa Metts, who is the wife of the new math and science
teacher at the Monument School. We celebrated the birthdays of Judy
Cavender and Kristi Guimonts. Oh shoot; we forgot to sing them the
happy birthday song! There are a few of our friends who need prayer.
Jerry Cowger, who is fighting cancer in the blood right now; Arlet
Jewell, who is battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Judy Bustardo who
is recovering from back surgery. Please keep these friends in your
thoughts and prayers. We had our third annual Buckaroo and Harvest
Festival; it was awesome. The food was amazing. We all had a great
time. The planning and event went very smoothly. We give a great,
big shout of thanks to Judy Harris and Jeanne Strange for all their
many hours putting together the raffle items, organizing and all-
around hard work. None of it would have been possible without the
determination and hours they put into their plans for this event. We
would also like to thank all the volunteers who helped make this event
a success. Many hands make the workload light. Everyone’s concerted
efforts and team work was a blessing. Judy Harris will give me the
names of the winners to the raffles and how much was raised through
this event later.
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.”
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