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“It is fun getting togeth-
er to work,” said Maudean
Brown. “Some don’t sew but
help in other ways.”
Gloria Kulis of John Day
said she’s learned a lot about
binding.
“It’s a team effort,” she
said.
Mary Lou Drury has been
quilting with her daughter
Janice Dickens. Both are Mt.
Vernon residents.
“I’ve enjoyed celebrating
the folks who have served
our country for our freedom,”
Drury said.
Both Drury and Hinton
have used their long-arm
quilting machines to finish off
many of the projects.
As she quilts, Hinton said
she keeps the veterans in mind.
“I think about what it
would be like to be away from
my family, for the families to
have their loved ones gone for
birthdays and holidays,” she
said. “I’ve shed a few tears
thinking about it.”
She plans to give one of
her quilts to Mt. Vernon res-
ident and Navy veteran Ken-
neth Delano.
Delano served as lieu-
tenant commander in subma-
rine service (1960-1981) as a
weapons officer and in weap-
ons systems procurement
during the Cold War.
Hinton said the quilts for
the program have to be made
to a high standard, with quali-
ty prewashed fabric.
“They are heirloom quali-
ty,” Ricker said.
Karen added, “They de-
serve the best.”
“We’re going to continue,”
Brown said. “We won’t have
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truck for the 520th Transportation Bat-
talion, but an officer saw that he had
typing experience from high school and
assigned him to battalion headquarters.
He was given secret clearance status
and ran the mail room, which included
a jeep, a weapons carrier truck and a
deuce and a half truck to pick up mail
in the city. The large base at Kaiser-
slautern was home to several battalions,
including artillery and tank battalions.
U.S. soldiers in West Germany
faced dire circumstances if the Soviet
Union invaded. They knew the result-
ing war could quickly escalate from
conventional weapons to chemical, bi-
ological and even nuclear weapons as
the outnumbered NATO forces faced
superior communist numbers.
Base life
Mooney shared a barracks room
with seven other soldiers. Winters
were pretty cold, but the barracks were
in good shape, he said. Officers and
NCOs with families typically resided
off base. The base PX and commissary
sold food and other items.
Mooney said he ate military food in
the mess hall, which wasn’t always the
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Mary Lou Drury of Mt.
Vernon and Gloria Kulis of
John Day join other Grant
County Piecemakers Guild
members in sewing Quilts
of Valor for local veterans.
enough quilts for all the vet-
erans, but the goal is for many
more veterans to receive
quilts.”
Veterans who would like
to be added to the list for a
best. He recalled drinking powdered
milk on occasion because the German
civilians hired for KP duty were steal-
ing the real milk.
The German economy had recov-
ered from the devastation of World
War II and was booming by the early
1960s. He recalled older Germans who
had lived through the war being “stand-
offish,” and Germans in smaller rural
towns were more friendly than city
residents.
“There were places U.S. soldiers
just didn’t go,” he said.
Mooney injured his tail bone after
slipping on ice and spent a month in
the hospital. When he got out, he was
reassigned as a battalion motor pool
clerk, performing spot checks to ensure
truck drivers regularly inspected their
vehicles.
It was in that capacity that Mooney
had the opportunity to travel with supply
convoys through communist East Ger-
many to Berlin. The city was surround-
ed by Soviet-controlled East Germany
and had been supplied in 1948-1949 by
a DC3 aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
East German troops continued to harass
NATO troops as they delivered supplies
to Berlin, Mooney said.
Soldier tourist
During his time in Europe, Mooney
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
quilt, or family members who
know of a veteran, can contact
Hinton.
She said Grant County
Veteran Service Officer Katee
Hoffman has been helpful in
getting the word out about the
project to veterans.
“We want to thank the vet-
erans for their sacrifice,” Hin-
ton said.
The guild will hold a taco
feed at 5:30 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 9, at the John Day Elks
Lodge 1824 where at least
25 veterans will be awarded
a quilt.
The cost is $6 a person. All
veterans and a guest may eat
for free, as well as children 3
and under. Proceeds will help
purchase supplies to make
more Quilts of Valor.
Tickets may be purchased
at The Shiny Thimble: 100 E.
Main St., Mt. Vernon; Veteran
Service Office, 530 E. Main
traveled to Holland, Spain, Austria and
France, but not Paris. He bought a new
Volkswagen Bug for $995 from a sec-
ond lieutenant who had owned it only
a month.
“His wife refused to ride in it,” he
said.
Mooney recalled sightseeing in Eu-
rope with two friends from Los Ange-
les and a “whiskey runner” from Vir-
ginia. The soldiers traded their cigarette
ration coupons for gasoline coupons to
keep their cars fueled.
Granted three-day passes, the sol-
diers drove through beautiful farm
country and visited spectacular castles,
he said. One thing that stood out was
seeing young children picking up beer
for their fathers. The older teenagers,
he recalled, partied hard and generally
didn’t like U.S. soldiers.
Mooney later shipped his Volkswa-
gen back to the U.S. on a troop ship and
gave it to his mother.
Returning home
As the Cold War heated up, Pres-
ident John Kennedy extended the
tours of duty for overseas troops, and
Mooney’s time in Germany went from
six months to 30. In October 1962, he
boarded a troop ship in Bremerhaven
and began the 10-day trip back to the
U.S.
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The Squeeze In, 423 W. Main
St., John Day.
Hinton asks people who
plan to buy a ticket at the door
to call her to RSVP, so they
can plan on how much food to
prepare. Volunteers to help at
the dinner are needed.
To RSVP or volunteer, call
Hinton at 541-932-4111 or
541-620-0120.
Crazy Quilters
In Monument, Judy Harris
has headed up a group called
the Crazy Quilters — and
they have been quilting “like
crazy” since March for their
local veterans.
Cheryl Ringering of Ham-
ilton first introduced the oth-
ers to Quilts of Valor in the
spring.
“It blossomed from there,”
Harris said.
The eight ladies in the
On the sixth day, Mooney was
standing on the fantail watching the
ship’s wake when he noticed a pe-
culiar pattern. He asked a merchant
mariner what was going on and was
told that the Cuban missile crisis was
in the news and all U.S. ships were
instructed to sail in a zigzag pattern.
Back in the U.S., Mooney fol-
lowed his father, who was the police
chief in Redmond, into a law enforce-
ment career. Mooney served with the
Oregon State Police from 1968 to
1993, stationed in Bend, Government
Camp and John Day, retiring as a se-
nior trooper.
“I liked working on crime, traffic
and game,” he said.
Following his retirement, Mooney
worked for six years with a survey-
ing company. He also served several
terms as a city councilor and may-
or of Canyon City. He and his wife,
Jennifer, have two children, four
grandchildren, two step grandchil-
dren and a great-grandchild on the
way.
He and Jennifer have helped with
youth activities for the Elks Lodge,
and Mooney has served as president
of the Bear Creek Shooting Sports
Club and as the local chapter chair-
man for the Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation banquet.
group have submitted papers
to join the program.
Army Air Cavalry veteran
Bruce Kramer, who served
during the Vietnam War; and
Cheltz Cox, who served as a
Seabee, the U.S. Navy con-
struction battalion, in Iraq,
Afghanistan and Kuwait from
2006-2014, are just two out of
38 veterans who will receive a
quilt.
Harris said they completed
a total of 47 quilts. Monument
has a population of 125.
A Veterans Day luncheon
will be held at noon on Sun-
day, Nov. 11, at the Monu-
ment Senior Center. The meal
of ham and all the trimmings
is free.
“What an honor to be able
to give these quilts to these
veterans,” Harris said. “They
deserve this and much more.”
For more information, call
Harris at 541-934-2244.
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with the Oregon State Police and
FBI.
Vogt had been charged in
Grant County with first-degree
rape, first-degree kidnapping and
first-degree sexual abuse, along
with a misdemeanor charge of
pointing a firearm at the girl.
In the information filed Oct.
30 by Carpenter, the crimes were
alleged to have taken place be-
tween Oct. 21-29. Carpenter ac-
cused Vogt of confining the girl
in a place where she couldn’t
be found “with the purpose of
furthering the commission of or
an attempt to commit the crime
of first-degree rape and unlawful
sexual penetration.”
Palmer said his office and
the Ada County Sheriff’s Office
would be working with federal
prosecutors and the FBI for po-
tential charges of interstate sex
trafficking of a minor child.
“While the case is pending in
Idaho, an ongoing investigation
by the FBI may result in Vogt’s
case being transferred to federal
court,” Carpenter said.
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Recycling
Awareness Week
Grant County has designated November 12 – 18 as “Recycling
Awareness Week.” It ’s a good time for all of us to start making the
most of new opportunities to recycle. Recycling bins for
plastic containers, tin cans, newspaper, magazines, and cardboard
are located at Clark’s Transfer Station, 26431 Luce Creek Road,
John Day, OR. Routine recycling makes a real difference and
contributes toward waste prevention. “Recycling” redirects many
discards away from disposal and back into commerce which allows
materials to be transformed for use as new products. “Waste
prevention” is about not making waste in the first place as we
change what we use and how we use it. Consumers can impact the
environment by preventing waste through the choices they make
every day. What materials we consume and how we consume them
is what makes the real the difference.
Some important questions for each of us to ask are -- Is the
item really needed or can money be spent more productively?
Can the item be borrowed or rented rather than bought new?
Is the item made to last, or can it be repaired if it breaks? Is
it recyclable? Does it have excessive packaging? If people
practice making sustainable purchases, we could save a
tremendous amount of resources and help prevent products
from being discarded. We all can make it a daily practice to
recycle, reuse, and compost. Grant County promotes recycling
and waste reduction within the Grant Wasteshed as required
by OAR 340-090-0030 and 340-090-0040. For more
information, contact Grant County at 541-575-0059.