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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 2019)
A8 SENIORS & HISTORY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 1, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Elsie Huskey On Monday before Christ- mas, Greg Starr was greeting folks as they entered the build- ing for lunch. Amongst his chuckles and friendly smile, the day started pleasantly. Veanne was the announcer today. The flag salute was said, and then Veanne reminded everyone of the Christmas din- ner on Christmas day starting at noon at no charge to any- one. She shocked us with the news that Drew Harmer had passed away so unexpectedly. We had a moment of silence to remember Drew and say a word of prayer for him. Sev- eral drawings were done and the blessing was prayed and lunch was served by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We had fish and crosscut crispy pota- toes, coleslaw, drinks of our choice and a yummy dessert. Thanks to Shay and his crew for a nice meal. On Thursday, the day after Christmas, Darlene Nodine and Jeanette Julsrud were at the desk to greet everyone for lunch. It is so nice to come into a gathering and be greeted with smiles and a comment and/or chuckles. Jeanette did the announcing with her usual flare and gave everyone rea- son to smile and giggle a bit. Thanks, Jeanette, for mak- ing everyone so comfortable. Jimmy Maples led the flag salute. The bridge club sponsored the meal for today. Thanks were given to Doc Pope for a generous donation to our senior center. Thanks were given to the Palmers for once again providing a lovely gra- cious Christmas dinner to our whole community. We were told that this was the 20th year they have done this Christ- mas dinner. Thank you again, Palmers, for this wonderful event. Jan. 9 will be the annual hall board meeting for our senior center. There are three positions open so if you or anyone you know would like to run for these positions, let Chris Labhart know and plan to attend this meeting. They are giving away over $1,000 worth of door prizes at this meeting so this should entice many of us to attend. Besides that, it is good to know how our senior center operates and all the details for its success. The site council also needs members of its board so give it some thought and help them out. Starting Jan. 1, there will be no plastic bags any more at our grocery or other stores so those of us that use these bags at home or to transport items will need to provide our own bags. The senior center uses these bags to transport the meals that we deliver to citi- zens all over the area. Veanne made a plea for help with this. Please help with donations of any kind of nice bags for this project. Thirty-five fresh meals were delivered by Jimmy Maples, Barb, Comer and the Step Forward crew. Thanks, everyone. This effort is so much appreciated. Lon Davis won the Ches- ter’s Thriftway certificate, and Kristina Labhart won the free meal. Father Christie asked the blessing and also sang us a Christmas song in his native language and in English. Thanks to him for bringing this enjoyment to us. St. Eliz- abeth Catholic Church served our meal to 24 in-house din- ers. The meal consisted of hot roast beef sandwiches on sour- dough, real mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean medley and a very yummy fruit and whipped cream mixture on graham cracker crust. Thanks, Shay, for a lovely meal. As Father Christie said: “Christmas is not a day, it is a season. We are always grateful that God gave us his son Jesus and that is what Christmas is about.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa I hope you all had a wonder- ful Christmas. Can you believe that it will be 2020, when you read this? 2019 seems like a blur because it feels like it went by so fast to me. This also will mark our sixth winter here in Monument. My two little ones have lived more of their lives now in Monument than in California. We did not have a lunch for Christmas Eve, so I have no report to share. It was weird not having lunch to go to, and it threw my days of the week off. I guess I am sometimes a crea- ture of habit. A bunch of my ladies from my Bible study group and some of our kids made a visit to Haven House retirement home in Fossil before Christmas. We went there and ate lunch with the folks. We sang some Christ- mas songs, and some hymns. We also sat and visited with them. It was such a nice time, and we praise the Lord for the privilege of serving him. We plan on making it a regular visit every month or every other OUT OF THE PAST month. We need to remember our elders and not neglect them. We need to honor them, spend time with them and love them. My wonderful hubby has been helping me by doing the early morning chores for me and most of the afternoon chores as well. I am so lucky, right? We did go out and banded little Douglas. He is all set not to be a stinky goat. Ha. I love my little Lily. She still remembers me, and when I am at the goat pen, she follows me around and wants to sit on my lap. Oh, she is so cute, and I just love her! I thought I loved Bonnie, but no, Lily is really, really special to me. She is get- ting a pretty big pooch. Since she is the only one that Jill is nursing, Lily is getting quite chubby around her middle. I think it will be really easy for me to bring Lily up near my house and have her follow me around in the spring and sum- mer. Maybe she still thinks of me as her mama? I think Dolly is pregnant. I don’t think she will be due for at least a couple of months. I don’t know, maybe she is just a bloated goat. I am keeping an eye on her. Since I have the girls separated from the boys, the boys will not stray very far from the girls’ pen. The boys are constantly looking forlornly at the girls. Too bad, so sad for them. It is very fun sitting with the goats and watching the little ones play. They are quite amus- ing to watch when they are run- ning and hopping and kicking up their little hind legs. Daisy, Douglas and Lily like to come over and either sit on my lap, chew on my coat, nibble my gloves, or jump on my back. Ah, the country life. 1 Corinthians 4:20 “For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.” 10 Years Ago Having a Ball — Firemen’s Ball Raises Money while having fun A New Year’s Eve Firemen’s Ball rang in 2009 at the Mt Vernon Community helped last week and helped raise money for emergency equipment the department needs. The wish list included pumps, saws, radios and wildland fireman clothing — a necessity for fight- ing wilderness fires the district faces in the summer months. Fire Chief Bill Cearns says the Mt. Vernon Fir Department, established in 1948, currently has a good core of 10-12 volunteers, but more are always needed. “It takes a commitment from someone to go to school,” he said. Currently a Firefighter I class is being held in John Day and in February a training will be held in Long Creek. In the spring, Grant/Harney Training Association will offer raining for entry level volunteers with week- end classes held in Long Creek and Hines. This train- ing is required for firefighters to enter a house fire. Cearns says the biggest fire-starter problems for houses he sees are wood stoves and candles. Then in the summer time their biggest “nemesis” is burn barrels and people burning when they shouldn’t be. “Lightning is another one,” he said. “We get quite a few of them — more than other districts in our area.” One of the department’s stations holds five wildland pickups and the ambulance. Another station on Wid- ows Creek has a structure engine, one wildland engine and one tender (a water tank truck). The new station has three structure engines, one medium rescue, a tender and a portable self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) compressor and fill sta- tion within a trailer — this fills the air tanks the fire- fighters use to breath then they are surrounded by smoke. The Fire Defense Board, which includes all Grant County fire chiefs, Oregon Department of For- estry (ODF) and the Malheur National Forest (MNF), owns the SCBA station and places it in Mt. Vernon because of its central location, Cearns Says. He welcomes the future U.S Forest Service fire base, to be built as part of the Grant County Regional Airport terminal project in John Day. His department works closely with ODF and MNF, and they help each other under mutual aid agreements. Two fires on Aldrich Mountain last year required some outside assistance due to to the steep terrain inaccessible to equipment, Cearns said. He enlisted the help of MNF rappellers for those jobs, and smoke jumpers worked on another fire. On Dec. 31, any worries about fires were put on hold while about 100 people attended the Firemen’s Ball, held at the community hall where renovations were completed last summer. Cearns hopes to see the ball an annual event. “That way there’s something to do in the wintertime,” he said. John Day Valley Mennonite Church Pastor Keith Meeting every Sunday at Mt. Vernon Grange Hall Sunday School.......................9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship...10:50 a.m. Pastor Leland Smucker Everyone Welcome • 541-932-2861 Historic Remnant Church St. Thomas Episcopal Church Preparing for Jesus to come Morning Prayer........10 am (1 st , 3 rd , 5 th Sundays) Eucharist & Sunday School.............10 am (2 nd & 4 th Sundays) Meets Saturday at Mt. Vernon Grange Sabbath School............................9:30 am Church Services..........................11:00 am 139 S. Washington, Canyon City VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH KJV Independent Fundamental • Premillennial Terence K. Crabb, Pastor A Bible-believing Church “He that hath the Son hath life ...” I John 5:12 Sunday School 9:45 am • Sunday Preaching 11:00 am Junior Church 11:00 am • Sunday Evenings 3:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study & Master Club 7:00 pm Saturday Men’ s Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm 108 S. Washington Street, Canyon City 541-575-2688 or 541-575-0844 St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church Corner of S Canyon Blvd and SW 2 nd Mon. - Fri. Mass - 12:05 pm Saturday Mass - 5:00 pm Sunday Mass - 9:00 am Holy Days Mass: Noon & 6 pm TV & Radio Networks Tune into KSPL 98.1 FM Valley View Broadcasting PO Box 151, Mt Vernon, Or 97865 Antenna: Digital Channel 15 Blue Mountain Cable Channel 2 Redeemer Lutheran Church Come Worship with us at 627 SE Hillcrest, John Day 1 st Sunday Worship/Communion.......10am 3 rd Sunday Worship/Communion/Potluck...4:30pm 2 nd , 4 th & 5 th Sunday Worship ..........10 am Wednesday Evening Bible Study.......6 pm For information: 541-575-2348 MT. VERNON PRESBYTERIAN Community Church SUNDAY SERVICE..............9 am SUNDAY SCHOOL...............9 am 541-932-4800 EVERYONE WELCOME CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Sunday School..............................9:30 am Sunday Worship Service..............10:45 am Sunday Evening Service................6:00 pm Children & Teen Activities SMALL GROUPS CALL FOR MORE INFO Weekdays: Sonshine Christian School Pastor Randy Johnson 521 E. Main • John Day • 541-575-1895 wwww.johndaynazarene.com FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School.......................9:45 am Sunday Worship.......................11 am Fox Community Church..............3 pm Sunday Evening Bible talk..........6 pm Saturday Men’s Study................6 pm Full Gospel- Come Grow With Us 541-575-1202 Church 311 NE Dayton St, John Day Pastor Al Altnow Confession: Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm Anytime by appointment 541-974-8638 JOHN DAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Worship • 9AM St. Anne Monument - 2nd and 4th Sundays at 12:30 pm 2 Every Sunday in the L.C. Community Center (Corner of Second & Allen) Contact Pastor Ed Studtmann at 541-421-3888 • Begins at 4:00pm FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School....................... 10 am Church....................................11 am Afternoon Service.................... 2 pm No Mid-week Services Pastor Jesse Gosnell 300 W. Main, John Day 541-575-1355 Office Hours Monday - Friday 9 am - 12 Noon (541) 575-1326 johndayUMC@gmail.com 126 NW Canton, John Day Food Pantry Friday 3-4p.m. Like us on Facebook! Cornerstone Christian Fellowship 139 N.E. D AYTON S TREET , J OHN D AY 541-575-2180 Sunday Worship Service 10 am Sunday Youth Group 3 pm Thursday Celebrate Recovery 6 pm Pastor Levi Manitsas cornerstonejohnday@gmail.com ccfjd.org Seventh-Day Adventist Church SATURDAY SERVICES JOHN DAY 110 Valley View Dr. 541-575-1216 Head Elder......................541-575-2914 Bible Classes (all ages)............9:30 am Worship.......................................11 am LONG CREEK E. Main Street 541-421-3033 Head Elder............................421-3468 Bible Classes (all ages)...............2 pm Worship........................................3 pm S162714-1
