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A8 COMMUNITY Blue Mountain Eagle GRANT COUNTY SENIORS Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs PRAIRIE CITY—Because of the date of our meal – the 13th – I always think of Friday the 13th. Read someplace that on average, a Friday the 13th occurs once every 212.35 days. We had one in March, and there will be another one in November. My dilemma is where does the .35 day come? That’s like the average household has 2.5 children. Pity the poor half child. Another thing different about the meal was that it was pre- pared by two male cooks — Tom and Travis — in the absence of our cooks Laura and Laura due to sickness/emergencies. Angie Uptmor came to offer support. She also brought flyers about get- ting food for your pets during this pandemic time. Anyway, the boys did a fine job. They have been taught well. Congrats all around. So we enjoyed creamy meat- balls and noodles, roasted veg- gies, pear and cottage cheese salad, rolls and lemon cream cake. All very delicious. Pam, Ginger and Carla made sure everyone paid and got their take- out bags. Carlos and Luann did the home deliveries for those who cannot come to the hall. Be sure to call in early — even on Tues- day — to get your name on the roll for a meal. Hopefully in the near future, we can get back to getting together. ‘Tis spring, for sure. The old — and I do mean old — lilac bush at the southeast corner of the hall is in full bloom. I wonder who planted it. We pruned it back last year and boy-o-howdy, did it like it! In my yard, the wild yel- low roses are starting, the narcis- sus are all done, a few tulips are out and the poppies are — wait for it — popping! Finally got brave and put the transplanted seedlings outside for the day. Did get the sunflowers in the ground between the peonies. They are all on the south side of the shed, so hopefully they will be less frost-prone. Had a pile of leaves put on the outside of the garden by the propane tank last fall. Then we gathered up some horse “leav- ings” from the AWANA horse ride last fall and put them on the pile too. Well, the worms had a field day all winter. That pile made the most luscious-looking mulch I have ever seen! And the size of the worms! Wow! So then I decided to turn that area into some more garden. (Don’t have enough to do, you know.) The blessing is that I got all that done before the storms started coming through on Tuesday afternoon. So now I can wait until it warms up to do the serious planting. The medical appointments that had been cancelled two months ago are beginning to be rescheduled. But I want my hair cut! Hope I get that call soon. Reading another histori- cal book about the settling of the state of Ohio. This all came about due to the Northwest Ordi- nance. I vaguely remember read- ing about it in school. Always thought it was weird that the Mid- west was called the Northwest back then, because I was living in the Northwest, and it certainly was not Ohio! Anyway, again, I am learning a lot of history that I didn’t know before — or forgot. (Ahem.) See, you can learn new things when you are old! How to run a cellphone, or an ATM machine, or paying your bill at the store with a card and PIN. Revelations 21:4,5 “… for the old order of things has passed away… I am making everything new! … Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Wednesday, May 20, 2020 OUT OF THE PAST 75 years ago Susanville boy awarded Bronze Star With the 11th Airborne Division on Luzon — Harold Edwards, son of Mrs. Jessie Lee, Susanville, Ore- gon, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achieve- ment with the 11th Airborne Division during the fighting on Luzon, Philip- pine Islands. 50 years ago Rose Carter is chosen ‘62 Queen Rose Carter, who was born to pio- neer parents in a log cabin six miles Eagle file photo north of Long Creek on July 30, From 50 years ago: Rose Carter was 1888, will reign June 5-6 as queen of chosen as the queen of the ’62 Days ‘62 Days Celebration in Canyon City. Celebration. Wife of rancher John L. Carter, Mrs. Carter was selected jointly by across the Great Plains. She attended elementary schools the sponsoring Grant County Pio- neers Association and the Long Creek in Long Creek and Garberville, Cal- citizens who are helping with this ifornia, high school in Pendleton and Portland Business College. year’s program. Mrs. Carter taught school for one Mrs. Carter’s parents were C.W. and Samantha Conger, who came term at the Carter School in Long Creek, and then taught for another term near Pine Creek. She and Mr. Carter were married December 18, 1913. Mrs. Carter has resided in Long Creek for all of her married life — 56 years. The couple have two children, Leonard C. and Lillyan. One of the highlights of her child- hood years was an annual 34-day trip to California by covered wagon pulled by four-horse teams to spend the winter of each year. Her father managed a general store and ranch in Long Creek. Mrs. Carter has been a member of the Order of Eastern Star for 64 years and is a charter member of Long Creek Lodge No. 90, OES. She was county chairman of Easter Seal sales one year and has been active in com- munity and civic affairs. The Carters have six grandchildren, Sharon Livingston, Charlotte Sander, Rilla Carter, Leonard John Carter, Jim Blanchett and Tom Wyman, and seven great-grandchildren. Painted Sky Center for the Arts receives grant from Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization Blue Mountain Eagle This spring, Painted Sky Cen- ter for the Arts was awarded grant funding in the amount of $12,000 from the Eastern Oregon Coordi- nated Care Organization’s Local Community Advisory Coun- cil Community Benefit Initiative Reinvestments program. Funding will go toward expand- ing the Painted Sky Center for the Arts after-school health and well- ness art programming, including a part-time executive director to oversee program administration, according to a press release. Painted Sky Center for the Arts’ After School Health and Wellness Art Program fills a need in Grant County for affordable after-school programming. It also provides a creative outlet for young people not drawn to the more prevalent sports programming already offered by area schools and John Day-Canyon City Parks and Recreation. Art and music are also widely recognized as therapeutic, with established ties to stress relief and other health benefits. Eastern Ore- gon Coordinated Care Organiza- tion recognizes the wide-ranging benefits Painted Sky Center for the Arts can bring to the overall health and wellbeing of Grant County’s citizens. Thanks to successful efforts in 2018 to improve care, Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Orga- nization met 14 of the 17 Coor- dinated Care Organization qual- ity measures enabling the board of directors to reinvest $742,817 in Local Community Advisory Coun- cil projects with grant funds dis- tributed throughout the 12 East- ern Oregon counties. Grant County received $37,681 of these funds to develop and implement innovative projects to improve the health of our community. In addition to expanding youth programming, the Painted Sky Center for the Arts’ new hire will also coordinate volunteers, work with community partners and expand programming generally. Anyone potentially interested in applying for this part-time execu- tive director position can download an application and the job descrip- tion at paintedskycenter.com. Email Kim Randleas at paintedsky- center@gmail.com with additional questions. 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 DeHart 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 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 & 10:30 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 1:00 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 Like us on Facebook! 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 Gosnell 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 S185397-1