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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
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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 & 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
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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 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
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