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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Elsie Huskey
The John Day Senior
Center is still alive. We are
holding off on congregat-
ing to aid in control of the
COVID-19 virus. Our great
town is doing well so far,
and we wish it to continue
that way. The last I heard
was Grant County had one
virus victim.
I personally have missed
being here for a while as I
needed to be with my daugh-
ter in Boise in her dilemma
of malignant tumors and
double mastectomy with
implants. It was long and
very hard on her, but she
is now back at work, at the
office for one week and now
working from home due
to COVID-19. She is feel-
ing well. God is at work
making her whole again.
Angie assisted me in get-
ting information to keep
you informed. We did miss
a time or two, so sorry
about that. In the meantime,
Dusty stepped up and kept
you posted about our local
agenda. Thank you, Dusty.
Our kitchen staff, along
with the office staff, has
been preparing and deliv-
ering meals to shut-ins as
they have no other way to
get food. Also I was told
that if anyone wanted a
meal, to call in your order,
and the staff will bring it to
you in the parking lot. I am
unaware of how many are
actually requesting meals.
April 6 was the estimated
time for our center to open
for meetings and lunches,
but I really feel like that is
too soon considering the
possible danger of this virus.
We will all be so happy to
meet again when we do
actually get to. Cabin fever
is what we called being shut
in, in Alaska. My hubby
had a hard time with being
inside so much while we
lived there. We will endure
this epidemic and be stron-
ger people when this is over.
We sure don’t want to rush
it and have it start all over
again.
We all need to double
down in prayers for our gov-
ernment to be strong and
committed to doing what-
ever is needed to help others
serve and care for victims of
COVID-19. The current sta-
tus tells us that preparation
is necessary to survive in our
world. Heeding news and
conforming so preparation
can be done is imperative.
Shay was running low on
bags to carry the to-go boxes
to shut-ins so I was able to
get 100 washable Walmart
bags that should get us by
for a long time. They were
so much cheaper than I
could make plus all the time
involved to make them. I did
make a few before I found
the Walmart ones. Walmart
could not donate any of
them due to high demand
due to COVID-19. We still
got a bunch. PTL
Please wash your hands
a lot and stay home as much
as possible to help defray
this virus. This is my 13th
day to stay at home. We still
have so many ways to keep
in touch besides in person.
We now have a recipe for
homemade hand sanitizer
if you would like one. We
also have a recipe for home-
made antibacterial soap. Be
safe, everyone. Treat every-
one as you would like to be
treated.
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
I don’t know about you
all, but all my days seem to be
getting all rolled up together
and I sometimes get my days
mixed up. I have enjoyed not
having to go somewhere and
being at home. You know I
really am a “homebody” at
heart. I love being home. My
daughter says that I am appar-
ently on the lower spectrum
regarding being an extrovert.
She likes to study peoples’
personality types. I actually
think I am not a real extro-
vert. I enjoy being with peo-
ple and talking to people, but
then I must retreat to a quiet
place to re-energize.
I find lots of things to do
around the house. I really
wish there were more hours in
the day. Then maybe I would
get done some of those things
around the house. Ha.
So, we are still doing take-
outs for the Monument senior
lunch. Terry Cade and Car-
rie Jewell made us some fried
rice, chicken stir fry, fresh
salad and apple cobbler for
dessert. Kristi Guimont did
all the paperwork and marked
people’s lunch cards. Aubrei-
anna Osborne delivered the
lunches to the customers pick-
ing up their lunch orders. We
had 46 takeouts for our Tues-
day lunch. We thank every-
one and their cooperative
efforts to make sure every-
thing is running smoothly.
I am sure we will all be
happy when things get back
to normal, or some semblance
of normalcy. I think every-
one should go out and walk
around and breathe in deeply
some fresh air and some sun.
We should not be sitting in
front of our TVs but mov-
ing around. Now is a good
time to catch up on all those
books you were going to read
but hadn’t had the time to. My
friend Cindy came over the
other day and dropped off a
young rooster. He is beautiful.
I forget what kind he is, but I
moved him into a coop with
a bunch of girls and moved
my little Red Banty rooster
to a little coop with girls of
his kind. The little Red Banty
rooster’s name is Henry. My
friend’s little girl gave him
that name. I think it suits him.
The new rooster got named
Jeffrey by different friend.
Jeffrey was living within
the city limits of Monument,
and his cock-a-doodling was
getting pretty loud such that
people could hear him way
on the other side of town!
(Not that Monument is huge
or anything, haha.) Well, the
other reason why Cindy got
rid of Jeffrey was because
Jeffrey was starting to get
aggressive and began attack-
ing her. Jeffrey just lucked
out that he didn’t end up in
the stew pot. Well, we shall
see if Jeffrey will live up to
his expectations.
Let us continue to lift up
and pray for our leaders, our
president, our country, its cit-
izens and all who are affected
by this virus that is going
around. Let us continue to
encourage, call friends, espe-
cially the elderly and check
up on them. They will appre-
ciate that.
Ephesians 2:13-14 “But
now in Christ Jesus ye who
were sometimes were far off
are made nigh by the Blood
of Christ. For He is our
peace, who hath made of both
one, and hath broken down
the middle wall of partition
between us.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
It’s been three months since
Christmas, but the tempera-
ture felt like old man winter
had come back for a visit. Oh,
the poor early spring flow-
ers! But this happens to them
every year, so they should be
used to it, huh?
Our kitchen crew, box
packing crew, money-receiv-
ing crew and general running
crew did a super job with the
home-delivered meals and
the take-outs from the front
door. Just about the time we
get it figured out, the stay-at-
home order will be lifted. It
is really hard to just come to
the door and get your meal
without doing some visiting!
After all, that’s half of what
we are here for! Yes it is nice
that most everyone is just a
phone call away, but face-to-
face, in-person contact is still
ideal. But just persevere and
keep repeating: This too shall
pass.
We had a great hot meal
for this cool and windy day:
hamburger patties in gravy,
roasted potatoes, broc-
coli Normandy and choco-
late cake. We didn’t get to
give away the $10 in trade
donated by Huffman’s Mar-
ket for the March birthday.
Don’t know if we will do it
later or not. Hmmm. Have to
think about that.
The utility room is com-
ing along. The floor covering
is down and so are the base-
boards. Found lots of stuff in
the back room to make shelv-
ing with so I have been work-
ing on that since I can’t do
anything else out in public.
Sure glad that I didn’t have
to go buy anything else. And
I’m using up a lot of screws
that have been hanging
around the shop for years!
The only drawback is that I
have to do all the work back
in the “Cool Room,” and it is
cold back there! In the sum-
mertime, it’s the opposite
— which is why we want to
get the place insulated and
resided, don’t you know. The
blessing is that the wasps are
too cold to move very fast, so
I can get them before they get
me. Ahem.
In the middle of all the
coronavirus stuff, one couple
decided to go ahead and get
married anyway. Will be a
short processional and a very
small audience: immediate
family, the ministers and me.
When the world returns to
normal, they will have a large
reception. This will make a
great story in future years!
Received an unexpected
phone call from the Blue
Mountain Eagle reader in
— wait for it — Oakland,
California! Had lots of nice
things to say about Grant
County and our senior cen-
ter. Thanks so much, Karen,
for your uplifting comments.
You made my day!
Son No. 1 still gets to
go to work a couple days a
week. He drives from Ore-
gon City to Hillsboro. Said
the commute right now is
wonderful! ‘Course when we
in Grant County have to wait
for three or more cars to go
by before we can get on the
highway, we think that’s a
traffic jam.
Isaiah 33:8 “The high-
ways are deserted, not trav-
elers are on the roads.”
Jeremiah 31:21 “Set up
road signs; put up guide-
posts. Take note of the
highway, the road that you
take. ...”
P rairie
B aptist C hurch
238 N. McHaley St., Prairie City
541-820-3696
www.prairie-baptist-church.com
Pastor David Hoeffner
Pastor Keith
Sunday School (all ages) .......9:00 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship .10:30 a.m.
Awana (Oct.-Apr.) ................3:00 p.m.
Youth Group .........................5:30 p.m.
John Day Valley
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
JOHN DAY
UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday Worship • 9AM
(541) 575-1326
johndayUMC@gmail.com
126 NW Canton, John Day
Food Pantry Friday 3-4PM
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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
24/7 Inspirational Christian
Broadcasting
Tune into KSPL 98.1 FM
For more information,
call 541 620-0340
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
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 .........................10am
Wednesday Evening Bible Study .....................6pm
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
Weekdays: Sonshine Christian School
Full Gospel- Come Grow With Us
Pastor Randy Johnson
521 E. Main • John Day • 541-575-1895
www.johndaynazarene.com
541-575-1202 Church
311 NE Dayton St, John Day
Pastor Al Altnow
MT. VERNON
PRESBYTERIAN
Monument -
2nd & 4th Sundays at 12:30 pm
SUNDAY SERVICE..............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
Join us on Facebook
live Sunday 10am
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2 Corinthians 5:17
Every Sunday in the L.C.
Community Center
(Corner of Second & Allen)
Contact Paster Ed Studtmann at
541-421-3888 • Begins at 4:00pm
FIRST
BAPTIST
CHURCH
Sunday School ...................... 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship .. 10:50 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship .. 10:50 a.m.
No Mid-week Services
Pastor Jesse Grosnell
300 W. Main, John Day
541-575-1355
Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9 am - 12 Noon
Community Church
SUNDAY SERVICE ...........9 am
St. Thomas
Episocopal
Church
Hwy 26 Mt. Vernon
Seventh-Day
Adventist
Church
SATURDAY SERVICES
Celebration of Worship
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
Jr./Sr. High
Youth Connection
Sundays 5:30pm
Youth: 0-6th Grade
Midweek Service
Thursdays 6:30pm
Youth: 0-6th Grade
Contact the office for
current schedule
Overcomer’s Outreach
Fridays 6:30pm
House on the Lawn
A Christ-Centered, 12-Step
Recovery Support Group
Pastor Sharon Miller
541-932-4910
www.livingwordcc.com
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