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A8 SENIORS & HISTORY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, June 3, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Dusty Harris So how are you all enjoying the summer we are having? I was so pleased that more of you want to get a meal from the senior center. Thank you for that. We all appreciate your remembering us. And the radio is so nice to tell what our lunches are, thank you. The news from the center is meals will be delivered to the homebound and seniors, on Mondays. Thursdays will be for pick-up at the kitchen door. There will be someone there to take your money and hand you your dinner. Also we could use the help from the community for dona- tions of money to help with the defi- cit of meals to the seniors and shut- ins to be able to continue with fixing dinners for them. This pandemic has been a trial for us all. Remember to call by or before 11 a.m. Pick up at the kitchen door 11:30 a.m. to noon. The price is $4 for seniors and $5 for all others. On June 4, we’ll have Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, stuffed potatoes, coleslaw and birthday cake sponsored by Driskill Memorial Chapel. On June 8, we’ll have nachos, tater tots, salad, a relish tray and orange dreamsicle salad Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa We had a wonderful meal cooked for us by Terry Cade and Carrie Jew- ell, which was chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, dinner rolls and birth- day cake. It was a very delicious meal. You know it must be a favorite among many when they had to serve 74 servings of it. That is a punch in the face to this COVID-19. The people who helped to bring about the meals possible were Kristi Guimont who did the paperwork and counted the money. Carrie Jew- ell helped in the process. Aubrei- anna Osborne helped to deliver the meals out to the people in their cars. We thank all our volunteers for their help and support of our senior cen- ter. They help in to give us some semblance of our lives when we were able to meet and visit with one another while enjoying a meal together. I know for sure that I will not be taking for granted meet- ing up with people again. We are learning that it is a treasure to inter- act with one another and to give hugs. We have been having some crazy, crazy weather! Oh my goodness, one of the days we all were woken up with the loud cracking of thunder and lightning storms that rolled by. That happened to be at 3 a.m. in the morning, and I felt led to pray. There was no rain at first, but then I started to hear little pitter patter sounds, and soon it became a downpour. I praise the Lord for the rain because appar- ently lightning struck a dead tree and tried to start a fire. I don’t think it got too bad. Praise the Lord. He hears our cries and answers them. Since I don’t have TV, I’ve not been keeping up with the news very much. I did not know there was so much chaos and turmoil going on all over our country. We sure are liv- ing in crazy times. I am calling all prayer warriors and really just any- body to help pray for our nation and the whole world. Let us humble our- selves before Almighty God and cry unto him. Only God can fix this mess. We need him, and he is gracious and merciful to answer when we come in repentance and brokenness. He is our great God, and he is faithful to answer our cries for mercy. The word of God is the will of God. Get those Bibles out from your bookshelves, dust them off and start reading. His word will encourage you and build up your faith in these dark days. I thank the Lord for my little gar- den that has been giving us some delicious veggies. We have been picking and eating that pak choi. Remember how I scattered the seeds all over ? Well, it is so thick that the weeds can’t grow. I’ve been thinning it out and eating them. Does not look like I’ve even made a dent, it is that thick of pak choi. Matthew 12:25 “But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: ‘Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.’” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Ah, spring in Grant County. Balmy, blustery, scorching, windy, wet, noisy. We have something for everybody. It never gets boring! The Memorial Day service at the Prai- rie City Cemetery was well attended and in perfect weather. Thanks to our local veterans organizations for con- tinuing this tradition. All the members of the cemetery board and other vol- unteers worked hard to make the area look nice for this special day. I espe- cially appreciated the reading of the poem “In Flanders Field.” If you lis- tened close, you would have under- stood why poppies are distributed at this time of year. (On a side note, it really makes me upset that over 50% of the younger generations do not have a clue about our national history. That’s another subject that you don’t want me to get started on!) Anyhow, we had our last meal of May with a pick-up or delivered meal of spaghetti and meat sauce, green beans, a spinach-berry salad that had all kinds of veggies plus bacon bits and stuff I did not recognize (ahem), a roll and a piece of birthday cake sup- plied by Driskill Memorial Chapel. Thank you so much for bringing the OUT OF THE PAST cake to us every month. Hopefully we can return to giving away the $10 in trade donated by Huffman’s Market for our monthly birthday prize soon. We will make up for the times we could not be in the hall to do that. So that means that if your birthday was in the last three months, you will want to be in attendance to get your name on the birthday list for that month. Comprendo? Here’s a conundrum for you: Why is a package of environmen- tally friendly toilet paper wrapped in plastic? Got to go to a restaurant and have a meal! Who would have thought that would be such a big deal? Then to a yard sale — whoopee! The cancelled medical appointments have started getting rescheduled. Have four in June between the two of us, and the garden got planted before the hot spell and the T-storms. Bingo! The stain is on the shop table, so now come the varnish. When I started this project, the heater was on in the shop to keep it at 65 degrees. Don’t have to worry about that now! When the shop was built, it was agreed to put in insulation, so it doesn’t get scorch- ing in there during heat waves. Hal- lelujah! That meant putting in a ceil- ing, though, and it is not tall enough for some people. We put red ribbon next to the light bulb, so those people would not walk into it. The ceiling is 6 feet 5 inches, but the light bulb is only 5 feet 10 inches from the floor. That’s no problem for those of us who are only 5 feet six inches. We only had to suffer through one of the hot days before we were ale to snag an able-bodied helper to get the air conditioners put in their respec- tive windows. Then, of course, it cooled off, but now we are prepared for the rest of the summer. As long as the electric- ity stays on. Wouldn’t that be some- thing if we had to start the generator to run the air conditioners? Yikes! Psalm 74:17 “It was You who set all the boundaries if the earth; You made both summer and winter.” 75 years ago Charles P. Flegal passenger in plane missing since Sunday According to an AP dispatch in the Oregon Journal, dated at Cas- cade, Idaho, May 28, Charles P. Flegal, agent for the Eastern Ore- gon Land company, and Frank Van Patten both of Ontario were in an airplane reported miss- ing since Sunday evening when it took off from the Cascade air- port for Ontario. Flegal is a for- mer resident of Prairie City and is well known throughout Grant County. His wife is a daughter of Mrs. Jennie Tucker, Prairie City. Following is the AP item: Valley County Sheriff Mer- ling Francis today reported that a four-passenger Cessna airplane carrying two persons has been missing since it left the Yellow- pine Airport for Ontario, Oregon, Sunday at 5:00 p.m. Francis said the plane was piloted by its owner, Frank Van Patten, with Charles P. Flegal as a passenger. Both men are from Ontario, where Flegal is in the real estate business, the sheriff said. Francis said he and Penn Stohr, veteran Idaho pilot with the Johnson Flying service here, flew over the mountainous area this morning but saw no trace of the missing plane. Civil air patrol planes from Boise have joined in the search. Forest Service men heard the plane 18 miles west of Yellow- pine, a lumbering community, shortly after it left the field last evening, the sheriff said. 50 years ago Born May 20 on the David Robinson ranch near Long Creek was this little fella, who can walk and run without hesitation and has been seen kicking up his heels. The Robinsons are still look- ing for a good home for the colt after weaning and report he seems healthy in all other respects. 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 S191201-1
