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A6 SENIORS Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, March 11, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Dusty Harris On March 5, the greeters were Everett and Jeanette. Forty meals were delivered by David Gill and Larry Palmer from Step Forward. Joanne Stratton set the tables. Thank you all for your service. The servers were from John Day Church of the Nazarene. Lunch was meat loaf and scalloped potatoes, veggies and birthday cake, thanks to Driskill Memorial Chapel. We always enjoy your birthday cakes, thanks. Lunch was sponsored by John Day River Vet Clinic and EO Media Group. Thanks for your generosity. Darlene Nodine won the drawing for a gift card to Chester’s Thriftway, and Warren Harris won the drawing for the free meal. On March 2, lunch was BLT potato soup and Jell-O and cookies. I was not at the luncheon and just started today. It’s good to be back, for however long. Jeanette did announcements and let us know that she and Everett and Dale were back from Africa March 5. Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa Our great cooks Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell made us some deli- cious pulled pork sandwiches, cole- slaw, spicy curly fries and chocolate brownies for dessert. Yummy is all I can say. We are thankful and appre- ciate our cooks immensely. Our greeters at the table were Kristi Guimont and Miranda Carlin. They collected and counted the money and checked in all the guests. Bodean Andersen led us in the flag salute, made the announcements and prayed the blessing over our meal. We had 54 guests on the books and 10 takeouts. My friend Mil- lie Lysne from John Day came to visit and have lunch, and she also brought her friend Melody Shock- ley from Mt. Vernon with her. Hope they come back and visit again real soon. We also had our usual crowd from Spray for lunch. Shh, I think they like our food and senior center better. The lucky winner of the Len’s Drug gift card went to Lonnie Law- rence. Brian Jordan and Karen Stub- blefield were the winners for the free meal tickets. Shawna Clark will be here on Wednesday, March 11. If you would like to make an appointment, please call the clinic in John Day. The EMT raffle for the Traeger Smoker is still going on. The fund- raiser dinner and drawing will be held on May 2. Mark that on your calendar. Judi Bustardo brought over three boxes of CDs of country, easy listen- ing and Gospel music. They are at the back table for anyone who wants them. I guess she is really cleaning house and has a jump start on spring cleaning. Dennis Abraham donated salt and pepper shakers made from apricot wood that was from Judy Harris’ par- ents’ place. The money will be used to help pay for the Quilts of Valor that the sewing club here in Monument are making for our veterans. The raffle will be during the Buck- aroo Festival in September. A shout of thanks to Bruce Hansen. I think we just ate the last of our fro- zen broccoli, and it was most delicious and enjoyed by all my family! We sure appreciated yours and Bridget’s kind- ness in bringing them over! So, the little baby goat that I brought in was named “Cutie” by one of my girls. She was very tiny. I was able to keep her alive and took her back to her mama in the morn- ing. I took one of the other baby goats and put Cutie with Chevre. She didn’t seem to mind it, thank goodness. I then took the little male goat and gave it to Carrie Jewell. She loves bottle babies. I thought it was a win, win situation. Apparently Scottie Pippin (for that is his name, cute huh?) is running around all over her house and is now a household pet. I think the babies were maybe about eight inches long. They were all tiny. Now, I just am waiting for Frita to have her babies. Oh boy, I am going to have goats coming out of my ears. Job 39:1 “Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn? Do you count the months till they bear?” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Tom’s word of the day: “The best and more beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched, but are felt in the heart” (Helen Keller). Tom is still holding on to red hearts for a little longer. He did promise that St. Pat’s Day would see more traditional greenery. But today he compromised with the first table having a green carnation in amongst the red stuff in the centerpiece. Ben Richardson led the flag salute, and Jack Retherford asked the blessing. The $5 gift card donated by Len’s Drug went to Juan Rubio. Carlos and Luann did the home deliveries. Jean Kline sponsored the entrée today in memory if her husband, Dave. We had a taco buffet, which included the taco shell, meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, chips of one sort or another, endgame bean salad and lots of other things I didn’t recognize. Delicious and very fill- ing. Good job, Laura and Laura. For dessert, it was an ice cream bar. Now that doesn’t mean you got a ice cream “popsicle” on a stick. No way! You had your choice of chocolate or vanilla ice cream, toppings of different syr- ups and on a plate you got cantaloupe, pineapple, raspberry and blueberry portions all topped with real whipped cream. Oh, my gracious! Would you believe that I was the last one done eating?! There was most any flavor you could ask for in that meal, I think. Wowser, dowser. Lorna and Kristin walked (and rolled) Marilyn Randall and Gordon Sindt over from the Blue Mountain Care Center. They used the front door for the first time in a few years, and discovered that it was new! Hmmm. Keep your eyes open. You might see something else new in the future. Angie brought up some official papers about the much-talked-about coronavirus. Common sense seems to be the way to go. Cover and wash. Very simple. We are getting excited about our Richardson Brothers and friends con- cert on March 20. Hope you can come and support the Prairie City Ceme- tery and our senior center that eve- ning. Admission is by donation, and all moneys will be split between the senior center and the cemetery. (You don’t want to think about that juxtapo- sition too long.) The music is “Ameri- cana,” so it will be good! We’ve made some more room on the stage for all the musicians so they will be visible to the attendees. It all begins at 6:30 p.m. at the ol’ hall. So come on down, or up, as the case my be. Enjoy live music without commercials, ahem. Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people considered not smart enough to know they were impossible. So what have you gotten done, that seemed impossible by the rules of the world? That’s your assign- ment for the week; take a look back and rejoice in your accomplishments. Then take a look forward and see what you can do to help your fellow man (or woman) on their journey. Then you get that beautiful feeling in your heart that Helen Keller talked about. 1 Peter 1:22 “Now that your have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.” Nominations open for Grant County school employee of the year Blue Mountain Eagle The five Grant County school dis- tricts and Grant County ESD are sponsor- ing the Grant County School Employee of the Year award. The purpose is to rec- ognize the dedication and contributions of the teachers, specialists, paraprofes- sionals, classified staff, coaches, bus driv- ers, cooks and others who tirelessly work for our kids. There are two categories for nominations: licensed staff and classified staff. Nominations can come from staff, students, parents or other community members. To nominate an outstanding employee, please submit a letter of not more than two pages with the following information: • Name of the nominee • What attributes the nominee pos- sesses that deserve recognition • How the nominee has made a differ- ence in the education and lives of children • Contact information for the nominee • The relationship between the nomi- nee and the person making the nomination • Any information that would help the selection committee in making a selection for the Grant County Educator of the Year Award Teachers and classified staff who work in a Grant County school district are eligi- ble for this award. Nominations are due by April 17. Information that may influ- ence the committee’s selection process includes leadership in the classroom, school, district and community; innova- tion in the classroom, school, district and community; and, implementation of best practices within the classroom, school, district and community. Nominations may be sent to Grant County Educator of the Year; c/o Rob- ert Waltenburg, Superintendent; Grant County ESD; 835A S. Canyon Blvd.; John Day, OR 97845. Electronic submissions may be sent to waltenburgr@grantesd.k12.or.us. Include “Grant County School Employee of the Year” in the subject line. Questions may be directed to any school administrator. 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 JOHN DAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Worship • 9AM (541) 575-1326 johndayUMC@gmail.com 126 NW Canton, John Day Food Pantry Friday 3-4p.m. Like us on Facebook! 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 Confession: Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm Anytime by appointment 541-974-8638 St. Anne Redeemer Lutheran Church Come Worship with us at 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 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 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 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 MT. VERNON PRESBYTERIAN Community Church SUNDAY SERVICE..............9 am SUNDAY SCHOOL...............9 am 541-932-4800 EVERYONE WELCOME 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 Monument - 2nd and 4th Sundays at 12:30 pm 139 S. Washington, Canyon City 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 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 S175340-1
