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SENIORS
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Elsie Huskey
Jan. 6, we found Darlene
Nodine and Greg Starr at the
desk welcoming each attendee
and greeting each one.
Everett did the announc-
ing, and Mary Lou of the Blue
Mountain Hospital Auxiliary
led the flag salute.
Ron Dowse and Tom
Rourke were the winners of the
drawings.
Everett reminded everyone
that the silent auction was up
again, and new items were up
for bidding, and there is a free
table at the front of the room so
have a look and take something
home with you for free. Twen-
ty-nine fresh and 20 frozen
meals were delivered by Chris
Lombardy and Amy from Step
Forward. Thanks, Chris, Amy
and C.
We have a new helper in our
midst. Skyler Watson is wash-
ing tables before lunch and
also wrapping our dinnerware
in napkins and securing them
with colorful banding. Thank
you, Skyler.
A celebration of life will be
held at the Elks Lodge on Sat-
urday for Veronica Flanary.
Amie Malone of the Hos-
pital Auxiliary asked the bless-
ing, and then our servers from
the Hospital Auxiliary served
24 lunch attendees a meal of
baked potatoes with all kinds
of toppings including chili and
sour cream. Plus the berry tart
for dessert.
Jeanette and Greg were at
the desk to check everyone in
as they came into the building
for lunch.
Thursday started off with
the annual hall board meeting.
Donna Johnson led the flag
salute first thing. Chris Labhart
was at the microphone with
lots of news about the build-
ing changes inside and the pur-
chase of our parking lot and
the financial report and honor-
ing all those who participate in
the success of our senior cen-
ter. This senior center has been
active for 47 years. Wow!
There were nine door prizes
won by attendees. There is the
hall board, the trust fund man-
agers, the bingo crew and the
site council. Not to mention our
cooks and Angie in the office.
Chris figured out a way to
have Veanne attend since she
retired last week so he could
present her with a nice gift for
her many years of service.
Jeanette then reminded us
that the silent auction ends Jan.
20. There are some nice things
on that table so take a look and
make your bid for something
you like. The proceeds from
this auction go to help our site
council do the things they need
to do.
Thirty-three meals were
delivered by Patty and Mike
Davis and the Step Forward
crew.
There are a few pieces of
furniture for the taking inside
so if you are in need of some-
thing, take a look.
Heather Swank reminded us
that the census is still needing
people to help take the census.
The pay is $16 per hour plus a
fuel fee.
A potluck will be held Sat-
urday, Jan. 18, for Veanne.
Deeda Porter, Chris Labhart
and Shirley Dinsmore were the
winners of our drawings.
Cornerstone Christian Fel-
lowship members were our
servers today including Pastor
Levi Manitsas. Pastor asked the
blessing, and his crew served
our meal to 56 attendees. Our
meal was chicken noodle soup
with homemade noodles, so
very good, real mashed pota-
toes, mixed peas and carrots,
broccoli salad, dinner rolls and
peach cobbler for dessert.
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
We got our first real “snow”
here, and it looks like it is stay-
ing for a while, not to mention
that supposedly we will end up
with 2 feet of snow in a week or
so. But, hey, what do I know?
You know these weather chan-
nels are fickle with the weather
predictions, and personally,
I really don’t think they have
the faintest idea what they are
talking about. Ha. I praise God
that the ground was wet the
past few weeks and moisture
sunk into the ground before the
snows came.
Well now, let’s see, the
greeters at the table were
Kristi Guimont, Ricki Doland
and Bodean Andersen. Jimmy
is getting his chemo treatments
on Tuesdays for the time being.
Kristi and Ricki basically
did everything, collected and
counted the money, checked in
the guests and wrote down all
the announcements. Bodean
led us in the flag salute, made
the announcements and prayed
the blessing over our meal. We
thank all our volunteers for
their work!
Our cooks served us a meal
of hamburgers, french fries,
macaroni salad and brownies
for dessert. We thank our won-
derful cooks, Terry Cade and
Carrie Jewell, for always serv-
ing us yummy food. We sure
are lucky to have them, that’s
for sure.
We had Angie Apicoor from
John Day, the new senior advi-
sor. She is helping seniors with
available energy assistance for
those who need help. This help
is based on income. So give her
a call if you are interested.
We had 46 guests on the
books and six takeouts. The
winners of the free meal tick-
ets were Dorothy Jordan and
Phoebe Yukawa. Ms. Betty
Breeding was the lucky win-
ner of the Len’s Drug gift card.
Don’t forget, ladies, we
have our sewing class on Sat-
urday, Jan. 18. You won’t want
to miss out on this wonderful
time of fellowship, sharing a
potluck meal and sewing or
just visiting, of course. It starts
at 9 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m.
Well, it must have been
super cold because all the girl
goats refused to come out of
the goat shed. I noticed that
little Daisy must have fallen
into the rubber tubs with water
the other day and she was all
wet, silly girl. Lily is so stink-
ing cute. I just love how baby
goat kids jump and hop like lit-
tle bunny rabbits. Lily knows
her name; she comes running
over to me when I call her.
She really loves to lay down
on my lap and eat alfalfa hay
out of my hand. She is getting
fed so well by Jill that she is
now a plump little goat that is
almost bigger than her brother
and sister. I think I shall have
to start training her to wear
a collar and leash, and then I
can lead her around like a lit-
tle dog when she is older. I told
my dad back in California all
about her, and he just laughed.
He said that all baby animals
are cute. I think Lily is espe-
cially cute.
Ephesians 3:20 “Now to
Him who is able to do exceed-
ingly abundantly above all
that we ask or think, according
to the power that works in us,
to Him be glory in the church
by Christ Jesus to all genera-
tions, forever and ever, Amen.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
Aha! Winter has finally
put in an appearance. We had
2 inches of nice, white, fluffy
flakes on our deck … cars …
paths … etc. Did you ever stop
to think of all the forms water
takes to get deposited on the
land? Amazing, isn’t it?
Juan led the flag salute,
and Tom asked the blessing
for our first meal of the new
year. Carlos and Luann did the
home deliveries. The $5 gift
card donated by Len’s Drug
was won by Fran Bunch. We
held a moment of silence in
remembrance of our friends
Drew Harmer and Jack Pickle.
We were pleased to receive a
card from old friend Norma
Rynearson.
We posted it on one of the
bulletin boards, so if you wish
to write to her, the address is
there. And tai chi is up and
going again (har, har), along
with pinochle games. Tom
even recognized the pinochle
players by putting a poker chip
on the table to signify that table
got to go first through the serv-
ing line. And we were served
Salisbury steak, mashed pota-
toes and gravy, roasted mixed
vegetables, French bread and
raspberry cobbler for dessert.
If you couldn’t have the cob-
bler, there were those humon-
gous cupcakes, Mmmm,
yummy, yummy.
While we were enjoy-
ing this delicious meal, pres-
ident Ginger conducted our
annual election of officers, and
board members are Del Lake,
Carla Wright, Jim Hamsher,
Tom Roark, Derrol Coombs
and Gwynne Wulfert. If you
have any concerns or bright
ideas, let one of these per-
sons know. That’s what they
are there for. Which brings
up the question: What is
the Prairie City Senior Cen-
ter there for? Just ask Nancy
Viggers! But if you can’t,
I’ll give you some hints. We
are to assist the Area Agency
on Aging by providing a hot
meal once a week for seniors
specifically. However, any-
one is welcome to come eat
with us. These meals are also
available as Meals on Wheels
if it is not possible for you
to come to the senior cen-
ter. Another reason that the
government started this pro-
gram was to have a place that
seniors could come and have
social interaction. And this
was 50 years ago!
As I watch people walk-
ing down the street or (yikes!)
driving in their car intent on
what the smartphone is doing, I
cringe. The experts have come
to the conclusion that face-to-
face contact is so much better
than an image on a screen, and
that’s what the senior center
provides.
If it is essential for young-
sters to have social interac-
tion, why not oldsters? Don’t
sit at home and vegetate! Get
out and talk to someone! It’s
good for your brain! And so is
pinochle (tee, hee)!
Well, so much for that soap-
box. We were glad to see the
gals from the Blue Mountain
Care Center. Lorna and Krys-
tin brought Charlene Dean and
Rita Williams to dinner. Derrol
is making great progress since
his latest surgery. Can take a
shower by himself (hallelu-
jah!) and tie his shoes (PTL).
Can almost write his name
legibly.
Prov. 22:1 “A good name
is more desirable than great
riches; to be esteemed is better
than silver and gold.”
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
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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.
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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
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