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A8 Seniors Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, October 3, 2018 G RANT C OUNTY S ENIORS John Day Seniors Nicky Essex Flu shots will be available right here tomorrow, Oct. 4, beginning at 10:30 a.m. A cele- bration of life will be held here for Norm Strawn on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. First, a big thank you to the secret angels who bring in their wonderful fruits and vegetables to share with us. It all disap- pears so quickly. I especially love the zucchini and green tomatoes for my relish. Thanks also to Jessie Elliott for those great Western magazines. On Monday, Sept. 24, Ol- ivia Cornell and Ron Dowse were at the greeter’s desk while James and Ethan were busily wrapping silverware and set- ting tables. Darlene Nodine and Susan Sintay, from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served our meal. Dar- lene opened our time by leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance, and Susan gave the blessing on our fellowship and meal. Karen Barrietua won the $5 gift card from Len’s Drug, and Roberta Dowse won the free meal. We gobbled the chef’s hand- made pizza, green salad and a choice of very colorful sherbets for dessert. I chose “Mowie Wowie.” We served 32 friends in the center and our home de- liveries were made to John Day and Canyon City by Darlene Nodine and Susan Sintay while David Gill and Rodney, from Step Forward, made deliveries to Mt. Vernon. Altogether, they delivered 29 regular meals and 36 frozen ones. On Thursday, Oct. 27, Jea- nette and Everett had desk duty, greeting 56 diners and having to turn away a number of folks. It is imperative that you check in by 11:45 a.m. if you want to be seated and if you want to be sure to have lunch here. Shay is good at estimating but limited by budget. We had smothered pork chops, mashed potatoes, veggies and rolls, and for dessert, Lisa made her wonderful chocolate pudding with whipped cream. Thanks to State Farm’s Jean- nette Hueckman for sponsoring our meal. Our volunteers from St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, David Turner, Jimmy Maple, Agnes and Walt Hall and Father Christie, served at tables. David and Jimmy did meal deliveries to John Day and Canyon City, while the Step Forward crew, led by David Gill, took their Mt. Vernon route. Walt led us in the flag sa- lute, including his actual salute at the end, and Father Christie surprised us with the “birthday song” to honor our special guest Kathlyne Page who was cele- brating her ninth birthday. Fa- ther then said grace. Kathlyne’s special wish was to play bingo on her big day. Her mom, Ka- trina, joined her. Welcome to our friends from Valley View: Norma Ryerson, Beck Sprague with daughter, Pam Durr and her husband, Mike, Randa Persinger, Barbara Miller, Georgia Osborn, Lois Bidasolo and their leader Kim Ausland. Also visiting was Jason Walker. Nadine Smith won the Ches- ter’s Thriftway gift card for $5, and Walt Hall won the free Val- ley View meal. Isaiah 9:6-7 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is giv- en, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Might God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of His Government and peace there will be no end.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa Our cooks Terry Cade, Carrie Jewell and Teawna Jewell made us a delicious meal of spare ribs, rice, fresh green salad and birthday cake. I must say, it was a very tasty meal. We thank our cooks for making this meal for us hungry folks. Our greeters at the ta- ble were Jimmy Cole, Linda Blakeslee, Kristi Guimont and Judy Harris. Judy led us in the flag salute and made the an- nouncements, Jimmy and Lin- da collected and counted the money and Kristi signed the guests in; yours truly prayed the blessing over our meal. We had 42 guests on the books and 14 take-outs. We had Dick and Pan Wanous from Spray join us for lunch. The winner for the Len’s Drug gift card was Dick Wa- nous. The winners of the free meal tickets were Ricky Doland and Monica Sowa. Judy gave us some num- bers concerning the Buckaroo Festival. There were over 200 guests served for the salm- on and elk dinner. The gross amount of money made was — drum roll please — $18,500. Subtract about $2,000 for event related expenses. We thank everyone that participat- ed and volunteered their time and support to make this event happen. I’m sure that Judy will put something in the paper acknowledging all who were involved. The winner of the rifle raf- fle was Rich Johnson of Port- land, who bought the ticket at the Thomas Orchard while visiting. The quilt raffle win- ner was Sherry (sorry I didn’t catch her last name) from Portland. Wes Adams of Mon- ument won the $100 for the Buckaroo flyer raffle. Due to rain during the Buckaroo Fes- tival, the auctions were moved to the senior center. The board has decided that they will con- tinue to do so for the future Buckaroo Festivals, since it worked out so well. Now that is a blessing in disguise. Don’t forget there is a sew- ing class at the senior center on Saturday, Oct. 20. The class is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a potluck lunch to share around noon. Bring your sew- ing machine and a project, or do a project that Judy has for us to work on. The Grant County Health Department will be giving flu shots on Oct. 23 if you are interested. Last an- nouncement, yours truly will start a women’s Bible study on the Book of Acts every Friday morning from 9:15-10:45 a.m. at Kristi Guimont’s house, 368 Third St. in Monument. If you would like to join us, please shoot me an email: sooy333@ gmail.com. Well, I finally got moti- vated enough to clean out my chicken coop. I first cleaned out their run and put down a bunch of fresh dirt. Boy, the girls were happy and so was my rooster, Hank Williams. They were all dust bathing, and Hank was just sitting in the big hole I made with his girls. Ha. I locked them out of the coop and proceeded to clean it out. I cleaned everything out and proceeded to move the nest- ing boxes to clean behind and under it, then screamed. To be continued... Psalm 25:4 “Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Welcome to fall. At least, it feels like it! Ah, a sem- blance of normal, finally. Can you believe all the wild weather everywhere else and we sit here in our blessed little valley? No cause for complaining, is there? Our thought for the day echoes that theme: Although the tongue weighs very little, few people can hold it. Pon- der that for a while. Carlos, Larry and Ken took care of the home deliv- eries. Drew led the flag sa- lute, and Pastor Jack asked the blessing. The winner of the September birthday gift certificate, donated by Huff- man’s Market, was Vivian Rookstool. Margie Walton, Dick Field, Tom Roark and Veann (our hard-working se- nior coordinator) were our cooks and helpers. We are still looking for a head cook and assistant cook. They whipped together a nutri- tious and filling meal for our dining pleasure: spaghetti in meat sauce, green salad, French bread and good ol’ yellow cake with chocolate frosting for dessert. Had lots of people out hunting or laid low with the newest incarnation of the Grant County crud, I assume, as Pam only regis- tered 48 names on the book. I came down with “some- thing” Monday afternoon and laid low that night and all of Tuesday. Managed to do my duties on Wednes- day, but paid for it Thursday. Which brings up the fact that if we get enough people signed up for flu/pneumonia shots, the people from the health department will come to us at some point in the near future. But the tai chi lady will be here Oct. 3, and the Blue Mountain Care Center didn’t get to come last week, either. Try again next week, huh? We also want to acknowl- edge the donation each month of bags of ice from Prospector Ice so our juices, milks and teas will stay cool. Thanks so much. We finally got to have two tables of pi- nochle players today. Yeah! Spread the joy. Del, Drew and I played at one table while Carla, Delores, Gwyn- ne and Bonnie played at the other. Carole is still looking for a cribbage partner. I am happy to report that the little burg of Prairie City is beginning to look a little livelier. The Prairie Pub is open for business, the an- tique store is displaying its wares and there are new things going on in the old Prairie Drug. Hallelujah! Have you read the signs that are in front of the Public Works building? They are for people passing through, but you should avail your- self of the information con- tained therein. Then you can converse intelligently with a visitor about why this quaint village is where it is. Don’t be like an old-timer of years ago who had lived here all his life and never been to the top of Strawberry Mountain. Be like Auntie Mame and “Live, Live, Live!” Ephesians 5:15-16 “Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of ev- ery opportunity...” Church Services In Grant County Come Worship with us at 80174
