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WHAT’S
Friday, Feb. 28
Circuit court judge candidates forum
• 7 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall
Circuit court judge candidates Jim Carpenter, John Lam-
born and Rob Raschio will participate in a forum, followed
by a general question-and-answer session and refreshments.
The community is invited. The Grant County Democrats are
hosting the event.
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Strategic Imple-
mentation Area program lead, who will discuss upcoming
changes to Oregon’s Agricultural Water Quality Manage-
ment Program. For more information, visit grantswcd.net or
call Kyle Sullivan at 541-575-0135, ext. 111.
HAPPENING
Friday, March 6
CASA St. Patrick’s Day dinner and auction
• 5 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge
Grant-Harney County Court Appointed Special Advo-
cates will hold a fundraiser.
Saturday, March 7
Saturday, Feb. 29
John Day Golf Club annual dinner and auction
• 5 p.m., John Day Golf Club
Happy hour begins at 5 p.m. with a top sirloin steak din-
ner at 6 p.m. The cost is $15. Call John Day Golf Club to
make reservations, 541-575-0170.
Monument Senior Center painting class
• 1-4:00pm, Monument Senior Center
For more information, call Judy Harris at 541-934-2244.
Snowballers Summit X-Country Shootout snowmo-
bile race
• 9:30 a.m., Summit Prairie
On-site registration begins at 7 a.m. Call Tim at 541-792-
0677 for more information.
Girl Scout cookie sales
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chester’s Thriftway, John Day
The Harney County Girl Scout Troop will sell cookies.
Seneca PTA bingo fun night
• 5-8 p.m., Seneca School gym
Food and prizes will be available. For more information,
contact Jessica Moore at 541-620-1640 or Dana McLean at
503-798-3249.
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 17-18
American Red Cross blood drive
• 1-6 p.m. Tuesday
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, John Day
Register by calling 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
Thursday, March 5
Grant Soil and Water Conservation District annual
meeting
• 6-7:30 p.m. Grant County Municipal Airport, John Day
Grant Soil and Water Conservation District will host its
annual meeting, including guest speaker Brenda Sanchez,
Friday, March 20
Contributed photo/Ashley Stevick
The Grant/Harney County CASA St. Patrick’s Day dinner at
the John Day Elks Lodge in 2019.
O utlook
SENI
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Welcome to
Grant
County,
Prairie City
where the weather
Seniors
changes from piles
of snow and warm
Rose Coombs
temperatures to
bare ground and
cold temperatures quickly. One ‘old Timer’ recalled
that he tried to get off the school bus at Seneca, but
was having trouble getting his coat unstuck from the
window. It had frozen to the window. The temperature
was only -50 degrees… So be thankful its only 10-30
degrees F.
Tom’s word of the day: Those who deserve love the
least need it the most. Think about that a while… He
brought some fresh flowers from the Food Bank Soup’s
on meal and put them on for the table centerpieces.
But he was short one table, so that table got to go first
because it had fake flowers…ahem.
Delores led the flag salute and Jack asked the blessing.
Carlos did the home deliveries. The winner of the gift
certificate donated by Chucks Little Diner was Larry
Wright.
The entrée for our meal today was provided y the
Pickle Family in memory of Jack Pickle. We had ham,
Scalloped potatoes, green beans, creamed corn, a roll,
and peach cobbler with ice cream and whipped cream
for dessert. Scrumdidlyumptious!
Next week we will honor those who have birthdays
in February. And remember, this is leap year, so if we
have any February 29th birthdays, we will have to do
something really special for that person. What? I have
not a clue, but it will be special!
Lorna and Kristen brought Gordon Sindt, Marilyn
Randall, and Charlene Dean from the Blue Mountain
Care Center.
We had a high ol’ time at the potluck and jam session
on Sunday. Thanks to all who came o enjoy both the
food and music and donated to the cause. The musicians
who came didn’t want to quit playing, so we ran an hour
longer than advertised. So next time we will start eating
at 12:30 and hope we get all the players through their
sets before it gets too late. Three couples demonstrated
how o dance ‘country swing’ way. Reminded me of the
‘Drewsey Stomp’ as my folks called it. What’s that like?
Let’s just say it isn’t slow and soft…. Teehee.
But before that comes, there will be the Richardson
brothers and Friends show on March 20th at 6:30 p.m.
at the Hall. This will be a benefit for both the Prairie
City Cemetery and the Prairie City Senior Center. And
they plan on doing a 2-3 hour show, so be prepared.
This is going to be good. So, Y’all come.
Derrol is a happy camper, now He had been able to
wear his denim pants for the past week, so things are
looking up!
I had to put some new checks in my checkbook holder
recently. The page covering the new checks offered a
new design for holding checks, so I was reading about
it. “Premium: black leather cover with zipper closure…
Standard: black vegan leather cover “My question is
what is a black vegan leather cover made out of? Cant
be raughhyde, or vinyl, ‘cause that’s plastic. Hmm…
If its vegan, can I eat it? Oh, the problems of modern
living…
Proverbs 15:17 better a, meal of vegetables where there is
love than a fattened calf with hatred
We had a great
meal by our very
fabulous cooks
Terry Cade and
Carrie Jewell for
Soo Yukawa
senior lunch,
which consisted of
fish or chicken, french fries, coleslaw, sliced peaches, and
cookies for dessert. They also had available fresh tartar
sauce and cocktail sauce. I like to slather on both on my
fish and chicken. We thank our great cooks for always
working hard to feed us.
Our greeters at the table were Kristi Guimont and
Ricki Doland. They basically did everything, from
collecting and counting the money, checking in
the guests and having the announcements ready.
Bodean Andersen led us in the flag salute, made the
announcements, and prayed the blessing over our meal.
We had 49 guests on the books and ten takeouts. Brian
Jordan was the lucky winner of the Len’s Drug gift
card. The free meal tickets were won by Bruce Kramer
and Betty Breeding. It was good to see Jimmy Cole
join us for lunch. We continue to lift him up in prayer,
believing in faith that the Lord will heal him completely
and the same for Aaron Harris. Our God is greater than
the enemy!
The EMT Traeger smoker raffle is still going on. The
tickets are $1 each or $5 for six tickets. The tickets may
be purchased at the table during the senior lunch.
Linda Abraham made an announcement that there is a
great need for volunteer drivers to pick up food for the
food bank. This is a monthly trip made to La Grande. A
trailer will be provided for the transport and gas will be
paid for. You will need a truck for this job. Aaron and
Judy Harris along with Ray Davis have been doing the
hauling for a long time and they need a break. If anyone
is interested, please give Linda a call at 541-934-2058.
Any help would be much appreciated.
There will be a painting class on Saturday, March
7. The class will be held at the Monument Senior
Center. The time will be from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. The
cost of the class will be $35. If you would like more
information please call Judy Harris at 541-934-2244.
Well, to continue from the week prior, I finally coaxed
everyone back into the goat shed. Dolly was the oldest
and the most suspicious. She kept staring at me from
the doorway and refusing to come inside the goat shed.
I had to use grain as incentive and she finally came in.
That was an ordeal. It took me about fifteen to twenty
minutes. I locked them up so the skunk wouldn’t be able
to get in if it decided to come back.
Good thing that skunk didn’t stick around because
Dolly had her babies the next day, phew! Dolly had two
little male goats and I decided to name them from the
old show that used to run many ages ago. Their names
are Davey and Goliath. I haven’t decided which one is
which yet.
Ephesians 1:17-18, That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom
and revelation in the knowledge of Him: The eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is
the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of
His inheritance in the Saints.
Monument
Seniors
A7
Richardson Brothers and Friends show
• 6:30 p.m., Prairie City Senior Center
A performance is planned at the senior center.
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