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SENIORS
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Dusty Harris
Happy November! This
year has been flying by like
crazy. Hard to believe that it’s
the end of the year. Time has
changed (fall back) so make
sure your clocks are right!
On Monday, Nov. 28, our
greeters were Jeanette and
Everett who always welcome
us with smiles and kind greet-
ings. Thank you both. There
were 42 regular and 24 frozen
meals delivered by the crew
at Step Forward and Suzanne
and Darlene. We are so happy
we have such amazing peo-
ple who volunteer their time
to help us out. Lunch, which
was served by volunteers from
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, was deli-
cious, as usual, and consisted
of chicken-fried steak sand-
wiches, fries, French onion
soup and raspberry sherbet.
Yummy, yummy. Couldn’t
ask for a better meal or bet-
ter cooks. There were no door
prizes today. Pacific Source
Insurance sponsored our lunch
and bought it for those attend-
ing. They also gave a presen-
tation after lunch, which was
quite informative.
The one thing I absolutely
love about fall is all the pretty
colors! Reds, oranges, yellows
as far as the eye can see. It’s so
beautiful. And all of the cozy
blankets and comfort food one
could ask for. It’s a spectacular
excuse to eat some things that
you feel you can’t during the
summer months. During this
time, I make all the crockpot
meals I can think of! So easy,
prep the night before, throw it
in the crockpot the next morn-
ing, leave it on low for eight
hours and voila — you have a
cooked meal with little effort.
Happy Halloween! On
Thursday, Oct. 31, our greet-
ers were Jeanette and Bonnie,
two of our best gals! There
were a total of 43 meals deliv-
ered by Step Forward, Virginia
Miller and Mary Lou Horton.
Thank you for your generos-
ity. This time, our meal was
served by our friends from
the Blue Mountain Hospital
Auxiliary. We are quite fortu-
nate to have them spend the
day with us. Lunch was dev-
iled eggs, deviled sausage,
deviled cauliflower and dev-
il’s food cake. Wickedly deli-
cious! It was sponsored by
Tootie Cernazanu in memory
of Jim Cernazanu. We had a
costume contest (sort of), and
anyone dressed up had a pic-
ture taken and received a gift
if they wanted one. Everett
King won the gift certificate
donated by Chester’s Thrift-
way, and Nadine Smith, Tom
Rock and Gregg Starr all won
Halloween door prizes. Last
week, Carlene brought yarn
to the center, so if anyone
needed yarn and were able to
take some be sure to thank
Carlene!
We are in the season of
giving thanks. What are you
thankful for? I am thankful for
all my wonderful friends and
all the generosity of the senior
center. I would like to say a
big thank you to the center for
covering for me while I was
out; it is much appreciated.
Think about what you have
to be thankful for. After all,
Thanksgiving is right around
the corner.
Psalm 107:8-9 “Let them
give thanks to the LORD for
his unfailing love and his
wonderful deeds for mankind,
for he satisfies the thirsty and
fills the hungry with good
things.
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
I like the time change.
How about you? It was also
nice getting that extra hour of
sleep. Did you know that this
is supposed to be the “real”
time? I know there is some
kind of debate going on about
not changing the clocks any-
more. I hope that is the case.
That changing of the spring
forward for the clocks always
messed my family and me up.
Well our cooks Terry Cade
and Carrie Jewell outdid
themselves again. We had one
of my favorite foods served:
Salisbury steak (Terry calls it
hamburger steak) with grilled
mushrooms and onions,
mashed potatoes and gravy,
green beans, salad, dinner
rolls and chocolate pudding
for our dessert. I was a very
happy camper let me tell you!
We thank our wonderful cooks
and appreciate them so much.
The greeters at the table
were just Jimmy Cole and
Kristi Guimont. Jimmy and
Kristi collected and counted
the money and checked in the
guests. Kristi also wrote down
the announcements. Bodean
Andersen led us in the flag
salute, made the announce-
ments and prayed the blessing
over our meal.
There were 54 guests on
our books and 14 takeouts. We
had a bunch of people from
Spray. Jean and her son Scott
Hammel, along with Sharon
Morgan, Linda Moore and
Dick and Pam Wanous. Dick
and Pam brought their rela-
tives Neil and Sheila Castillo
from Heppner. I was told that
some of the folks from Spray
love our Tuesday lunches so
much that they have decided
to come out every week. I
think that says a lot about our
Monument Senior Center. We
are truly blessed. Praise the
Lord for our cooks, our facil-
ity and all the people who
come out.
The winners for the free
meal tickets were Carrie Jew-
ell and Laura Thomas. Bob
Blakeslee was the lucky win-
ner of the Len’s Drug gift card.
Sheila Castillo won the door
prize for the day, and it was a
jar of candy. We thank all our
generous donors for their sup-
port of the senior center.
Well, my pigs are going to
die; actually, by the time you
read this, they will be butch-
ered. We have been raising
two pigs, one for my fam-
ily and one for a friend. We
had gotten them from Rose
Howe back in May. Man,
they are huge, and they ate
like “pigs!” Ha. Their names
were Charlotte and Wilbur.
I am not going to miss feed-
ing and watering them, espe-
cially since snow is coming
soon. I am going to enjoy the
sausage and ham. It has been
nice to have our own pork that
we raised. I thank the Lord for
his provision. We are so grate-
ful for these animals that will
feed our families.
Before I forget, a shout
of thanks for my potatoes to
Bruce Hansen and Bridget!
We will enjoy eating them
very much, and we appreci-
ate you guys! Oh, and Bruce,
those chocolate chips were
new and not the ones the
mouse got into. Ha.
James 4:7-8 “Submit your-
selves therefore to God. Resist
the devil, and he will flee from
you. Draw nigh to God, and
He will draw nigh to you.
Cleanse your hands ye sin-
ners; and purify your hearts,
ye double minded.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
Well, even if it was down-
right cold, we had lots of
hardy souls to come out for
dinner! There were 45 names
on the book, and they were
not all takeouts! I apologize
for not getting the thermostat
turned up soon enough and
far enough; that won’t happen
again.
Drew led the flag salute, and
Jack asked the blessing. There
were three names on the birth-
day drawing list: Carla Wright,
Nadine Smith and Amber
Wright from Driskill Memorial
Chapel. And you’d never guess
who won — the person who
brings us the birthday cake by
Driskill! How about that? Most
appropriate, don’t you think?
Carlos and Luann took care
of the takeouts, and there were
quite a few for those who did
not want to brave the cold tem-
peratures. I am glad that we
can do this for those who can’t
come.
Tom’s word for the day: He
who hesitates gets leftovers.
The table that had the witch’s
broom got to go first through
the serving line.
Shay and Laura made us
chicken cordon bleu, pasta
with veggies and a green salad.
The birthday cake was a choc-
olate one too. Oh, yummy,
yummy.
Years ago we did a skit that
had the line, “Last year they
served chicken cordon bleu.”
I’ve always wondered what
chicken cordon bleu was. Well,
I found out today. If you don’t
know, here it is: a chicken
breast with a thin slice of ham
around it and a cheese sauce
all over it. Oh, yeah. Yummy,
yummy. Due to the change
in cooks, I wasn’t sure what
would be on the menu. So all
I put up on the outside reader
board was “birthday cake.”
One diner wanted to know if
that was all we were going to
have. Har, har.
Lorna and Bobbie brought
Marilyn Randall, Gordon
Sindt, Charlene Dean and Bes-
sie Zemmer from the Blue
Mountain Care Center. Lorna
is already getting their Christ-
mas party planned. Yup, the
holidays are coming. I got two
more items put up in the gift
storage area in the attic, so I’m
progressing.
As I was leaving the hall
after everyone was gone, I
noticed an item on the floor
next to the registration desk.
When I investigated, I discov-
ered that it was a behind-the-
ear hearing aid. So if you have
missed yours, I have it! Please
call 541-820-3780 to claim.
The pinochle players had
two tables of three for the first
hour, then one table of four for
the next hour. We had a lit-
tle heater going back there,
but it didn’t do much good.
Hope no one got sick due to
the cold. Reminds me of the
joke about the school kids in
Seneca. When the temperature
gets down to freezing, they
put a sweater on. Got to watch
some of the World Series.
Lots of records set this year.
And it was a record-break-
ing time frame for the man
who “caught” the ball with-
out dropping his two cans of
beer. The company had him in
an ad the next night! With his
own special T-shirt! Only in
America.
I Cor. 13: 5, 6, 7 “… Love
keeps no records of wrongs…
it rejoices with the truth…
It always protects, always
trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres.”
Church Services in Grant County
Historic Remnant
Church
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
Preparing for
Jesus to come
Meets Saturday at Mt. Vernon Grange
Sabbath School............................9:30 am
Church Services..........................11:00 am
FIRST
BAPTIST
CHURCH
St. Thomas
Episcopal
Church
Morning Prayer........10 am
(1 st , 3 rd , 5 th Sundays)
Eucharist & Sunday
School.............10 am
(2 nd & 4 th Sundays)
Sunday School....................... 10 am
Church....................................11 am
Afternoon Service.................... 2 pm
No Mid-week Services
Pastor Jesse Gosnell
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
300 W. Main, John Day
Redeemer
139 S. Washington,
Canyon City
Lutheran Church
Come Worship with us at
627 SE Hillcrest, John Day
1 st Sunday Worship/Communion.......10am
Cornerstone
Christian
Fellowship
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
139 N.E. D AYTON S TREET , J OHN D AY
Corner of S Canyon Blvd and SW 2 nd
Wednesdays at 6:30pm
Mon. - Fri. Mass - 12:05 pm
Saturday Mass - 5:00 pm
Sunday Mass - 9:00 am
Holy Days Mass: Noon & 6 pm
Use Main Entry Front Doors
Confession: Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm
Anytime by appointment
541-974-8638
St. Anne
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
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
Catholic Church
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
541-575-1355
Monument -
2nd and 4th Sundays at 12:30 pm
Office Hours
Church of Acts
- 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
KJV
Independent
Fundamental • Premillennial
JOHN DAY
UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
Terence K. Crabb, Pastor
A Bible-believing Church
“He that hath the Son hath life ...” I John 5:12
Sunday Worship • 9AM
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
johndayUMC@gmail.com
(541) 575-1326
126 NW Canton, John Day
Food Pantry Friday 3-4p.m.
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Mennonite
Church
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
MT. VERNON
PRESBYTERIAN
Community Church
SUNDAY SERVICE..............9 am
SUNDAY SCHOOL...............9 am
541-932-4800
EVERYONE WELCOME
Monday - Friday 9 am - 12 Noon
VICTORY BAPTIST
CHURCH
John Day Valley
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
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