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COMMUNITY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
Our cooks have been on
a roll of making us very deli-
cious meals. We got treated to
pork chops, scalloped potatoes
in Terry’s special gravy sauce,
green beans, dinner rolls and
chocolate cake. A bunch of us
were asking what the sauce was
and how was it made. Yes, it
was that good, and we wanted
to know, you know? We thank
Terry Cade and Teawna Jewell
for making us such a scrump-
tious meal and spoiling us all.
We appreciate them very much.
Our greeters at the table
were Jimmy Cole, Linda
Blakeslee, Kristi Guimont and
Bodean Andersen. Bodean led
us in the flag salute, made the
announcements and prayed
the blessing over our meal.
Jimmy and Linda collected and
counted the money, and Kristi
checked in the guests. We thank
our greeters for their help and
volunteering.
We had quite a number of
visitors join us. Jackie Sweek
had her brother and his friend,
Brian and Scott, from Hawaii
present. We also had many
friends from Spray who enjoyed
lunch with us, and they were
Dick and Pam Wanous, Caro-
lyn Adams and Jean Hammel.
We had our friend Char-
lotte Barker return back from
being away for a while, and
we were happy to see her well
and visit with her. The winner
of the Len’s Drug gift card was
Linda Abraham. The winners of
the free meal tickets were Betty
Breeding and Sharon Falls.
This summer seems to be
going by very quickly. It is
almost Independence Day!
Don’t forget to come to the
Monument Jubilee for the
Fourth of the July. There will be
lots of activities for the whole
family to enjoy.
From 7-11 a.m. is the pan-
cake breakfast at the park. At
7:30 a.m. is the 4-H Color Run.
For registration, please con-
tact Sahara at 541-934-2532.
At 9 a.m. is the horseshoes
games. It costs $5 to play, and
the winner takes the 50/50 pot.
The vendor booths will open at
9:30 a.m.
The Monument Parade will
begin at 10 a.m. Family games
and face painting will begin
at 11 a.m. At noon will be the
Pledge of Allegiance. At 1 p.m.
will be the corn hole contest
with a $5 entry fee, and the win-
ner takes the 50/50 pot. There
will be an apple-bobbing con-
test at 2 p.m., and there are
prizes to be won. There will be
duck race drops at the bridge
and family games re-open at
3 p.m. There will be a des-
sert auction and live auction at
5 p.m. At 6 p.m. is the potluck
dinner at the park; table ser-
vices and drinks are provided.
At 7 p.m. is the talent show, and
there is bingo at the senior cen-
ter. At 10 p.m. is the fireworks
show at the river.
Hope you got all that infor-
mation and found it helpful. Let
us remember our fallen soldiers
who paid dearly with their lives
for our freedoms and for the
veterans and our active military
men and women serving pres-
ently. We live with many free-
doms that most people don’t
have and dream of. Let us not
take for granted our blessings,
but be thankful to our mighty
God for this country.
1 Corinthians 1:27 “But
God hath chosen the foolish
things of the world to confound
the wise; and God hath chosen
the weak things of the world to
confound the things, which are
mighty;”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
Had to turn on the heat
again today so we could eat
in comfort. And it is only six
months until Christmas! Ah,
yes. The weather in Grant
County is always a topic for
conversation. Hopefully by
the Fourth of July, it will have
evened out — not too hot and
not too cold.
Which brings up the fact
that we will be serving a meal
on the day before, July 3. And
the senior sales corner has
some new items that you will
be able to peruse on the third
and the fourth. The back room
(called the “cool room”) has a
whole bunch of newly donated
items for you to look through.
Enter by the new door at the
handicapped ramp to access
the areas. All purchases are by
reasonable donation. See you!
Today was June birthday
recognition day, and I won by
default. No one else signed
up! So thanks to Huffman’s
Market for my $10 gift certif-
icate. I’m going to get some-
thing special this time. And
doesn’t the front of the store
look nice? Back to basics
here. Tom and Jay made the
home deliveries, Jay led the
flag salute and Tom asked the
blessing. Our entrée was pro-
vided by Len’s Drug.
Tom’s word of the day: I’ve
learned that you cannot hide a
piece of broccoli in a glass of
milk — age 7. Therefore, the
table that had a sprig of broc-
coli in their sunflower center-
piece case got to go first. And
it was my table! Whoopee!
Amber and Lacy served up
hamburgers and all the fixin’s,
a green salad, a potato salad,
pork and beans and a straw-
berry-rhubarb crisp for des-
sert. We also had the joy of
partaking of the birthday cake
supplied by Driskill Memorial
Chapel. Mmmm, good. Der-
rol was in Seventh Heaven;
he just dearly loves rhubarb
desserts, and I got a double
dose of b-day cake. Double
whoopee!
Assistant cook Lacy had
her family here for dinner
today. Also returning after
several years to visit were
Ralph and Sue Reeves. Lorna
and Angie brought Gordon
Sindt, Marilyn Randall and
Mary Crawford from the Blue
Mountain Care Center.
We have hit upon a nick-
name for our pinochle play-
ing area: the “Casino Corner.”
Har, har.
So people are traveling
hither and yon and prepar-
ing for the Fourth. Hope to
see you at the parade and in
our senior sales rooms. We
are very proud to have one
of our lovely seniors, Carla
Wright, be the grand marshal
of the parade this year. Triple
whoopee! Be sure to wave to
her and Larry as they motor
by. We are expecting son num-
ber one and family to come
from Oregon City via Spokane
and Moscow, Idaho, to be here
for the Fourth. One thing that
would stop them is if the gov-
ernment decided to have her
citizenship ceremony during
next (July 1-6) week. Hope-
fully they will have some lead
time so we can all attend!
Philip. 3:20-21 “But our
citizenship is in heaven. And
we eagerly await a Savior
from there, the Lord Jesus
Christ, who by the power that
enables Him to bring every-
thing under His control, will
transform our lowly bodies so
that they will be like His glori-
ous body.”
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Janean Nodine oversees the USDA summer lunch
program as head cook. She serves up everything from
chicken salad sandwiches to hamburgers and hot dogs,
along with fresh fruit or vegetables, chips and milk.
Free summer lunches offered to
kids in John Day, Prairie City
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The John Day-Can-
yon City Parks and Recre-
ation department is again
sponsoring the free USDA
Summer Lunch Pro-
gram for children in two
locations.
At the John Day city
park, lunches are served
from 12-1 p.m. from the
Gleason Pool concession
stand.
Lunches are also served
from 12-1 p.m. at the Prai-
rie City park near city hall.
The USDA-approved
meals are free for children
through age 18, and the
cost for adults, 19 and up,
is $2.
Head cook Janean
Nodine said she serves
everything from chicken
salad sandwiches to ham-
burgers and hot dogs. On
Friday, she also served
apple slices, chips and
chocolate and regular milk.
There are no forms to
fill out, and everyone is
welcome.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Children enjoy lunch at the John Day city park near
Gleason Pool.
Church Services In Grant County
Church of Acts
Tuesdays at 6:30PM
Use Main Entry Front Doors
- Spirit Filled Sabbath Church -
Sabbath School 10 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
Fellowship dinner after
Wed. Bible Study 2:30 p.m.
Home church at 421 N
McHaley & 2nd, Prairie
City, OR 97869
Brother Kelly, 541-620-4684
128880