A12
SENIORS & HISTORY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
OUT OF THE PAST
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
75 years ago
John Day
Seniors
Dusty Harris
I want to thank you all for com-
ing to the John Day Senior Center
to get your meals. And thank you
to our cooks as well.
Just to let you all know, the con-
struction is coming along well. It
will be nice when we can all come
back and enjoy it. Hope you all are
staying safe while the virus is stay-
ing away from you.
Oh, yes, my over-the-age brain
has told me wrong: Sorry, guys, but
the meals are $5 for all.
Thursday, June 11, the meal will
be mushroom and Swiss chicken
sandwich, sweet potato fries, Jell-o
and fruit tarts. I would like to thank
the Dale Stenett family.
On Monday, June 15, we’ll
have barbecue ribs, veggie salad,
oven roasted potatoes and apple
pie bars.
Sounds good, don’t you think?
I’m ready. Stay safe you all and
enjoy your week.
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
For our Tuesday lunch, Terry
Cade and Carrie Jewell whipped
up some yummy tater tot casserole,
cooked carrots, garlic bread and
fruit tart for dessert. We thank them
for their tireless efforts. Bob Cock-
rell accepted the money from the
people who came to pick up their
lunches, and Aubreianna Osborne
delivered the lunches to them.
Kristi Guimont and Jan Ensign
did the paperwork and counted
the money. There were 41 lunches
served.
For the prayer warriors out
there, please keep our friends
Jimmy Cole and Aaron Harris
on your prayer list. We have all
authority under the blood of Jesus
to command healing and binding
up the spirit of sickness and can-
cer and casting them out. Prayer
is especially powerful when we
as the body of Christ are in unison
and agreement standing together,
standing in the gap for our friends.
Let us also be in prayer for our
nation and the whole world.
We started off with warm
weather the previous week, and
by the weekend, it was downright
cold. I did pull out some of my tank
tops from my storage bins. Maybe
that is why we had a change back
to cold weather? We had a small
hail storm come through too. The
hail was the size of quarters or ping
pong balls. That’s actually pretty
big. I saw a few dents on the hood
of one of the cars. I’m sure if those
hit someone on the head, it would
have hurt. Imagine, during the time
of Moses when the plagues were
happening, they had hail so big that
men and animals were killed by the
big stone-sized hail.
A friend of mine came over and
brought me some tomato plants.
We then dug up a bunch of rasp-
berry canes for her to replant. I
don’t like to just dig those up and
throw them away. It feels like a
waste to me because you know
they are plants that would poten-
tially give you fruit. A lot of them
do need to be dug up because they
are trying to take over some of my
garden areas. I have both, the June
bearing and the everbearing rasp-
berry bushes. I can’t wait to eat
some. It might be another month
though.
My cucumber plants are start-
ing to come up! Yay, I hope to
make pickles this year. My little
boy practically ate all my canned
pickles all by himself. He doesn’t
like cucumbers, but he likes pick-
les, go figure. I planted dill with
the cucumbers. Apparently they
are good companion plants to each
other.
I have been making sautéed pak
choi and pigweed. I don’t think I
will ever be in short supply of pig-
weed again. I scattered the seeds
everywhere, and they are grow-
ing all over the place. I just need to
make the time to go and pick them.
It tastes so good with minced gar-
lic, salt and pepper, cooked in a bit
of olive oil. Just thinking about that
is making my tummy rumble.
Psalm 25:14 “The secret of
the LORD is with them that fear
Him; and He will shew them His
covenant.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
Well, we made it to June. The
schools did get through their year,
and the seniors graduated on time,
thanks to the new digital age, huh?
In years to come, can you imagine
the stories that today’s graduates
will tell their children and grand-
children? Instead of “I had to walk
10 miles uphill to school!” it will be
“The last three months of my senior
year was spent in my room watch-
ing lessons on my digital device!”
I wonder what school will look like
in the future.
But in the present we are still
holding forth with our delivered and
picked-up meals. Looks like it will
be that way for a few more weeks
at least. Phooey. But that does not
deter our cooks in any way, shape
or form. They just keep putting out
good meals. And this one was no
exception! Barbecue pork ribs, mac
and cheese, creamed corn, apple-
sauce, salad, bread and peach cob-
bler for dessert.
Whew! Thanks to Huffman’s
Market for supplying the funds
through our entree program to buy
the meat for the meal. I think that
this is another one of those menu
items that I have never eaten. I’m
just getting all kinds of education in
the new food department, aren’t I?
We are giving a copy of the menu
for the month in each take-out bag,
so you can see what’s coming up. It
does have a line at the bottom that
says tai chi happens at 11 a.m., but
we all realize that is not happening
right now. Too bad, so sad. But as
Annie says, “Tomorrow, tomorrow,
tomorrow is just a day away...”
Had to make one of those med-
ical trips on Monday. Joel drove
me to Nampa to see a droopy eye-
lid plastic surgeon. Did you know
that the speed limit on Interstate
84 in Idaho is 80 mph? And peo-
ple still passed us! I was very glad I
was inside a big rig with a big deer
guard. It would have been panic
attack time in little Subaru. Thank
you, Lord, for a safe trip. Will have
to go back two more times: once
for the actual surgery and then a
week later to get the stitches out.
I requested that she also do a lit-
tle nip and tuck here and there on
my droopy cheeks and chin, but
she declined. Oh well. Wouldn’t
want to look different from the driv-
er’s license photo now would I?
(Ahem.)
We want to thank our new little
lawn mower and weed-eater oper-
ator Cayden. He did a great job
around the old hall. That is a big
help to us, and we really appreci-
ate it.
The big windstorm took a lot
of limbs out of the trees across the
alley. The deer appreciated that
they could lay down and eat their
fill of the “browse.”
Then the caretakers came along
and raked it all up and hauled it
away. Do you suppose Bambi and
friends will track it down? Dream
on!
Psalm 42:1 “As the deer pan-
teth for the water, so my soul lon-
geth after Thee...”
Psalm 43:5 “… for I will yet
praise Him, my Savior and my
God.”
Survivors of the Iwo Jima flag-rais-
ing are to be in Portland, at the Mult-
nomah Civic Stadium, and word has
been received by Mrs. Bertha Dixon,
Grant County war finance chairman,
from Kenneth G. Martin of the Ore-
gon War Finance Committee that tick-
ets for admission will be granted to
all individuals who have bought their
quota in E Bonds, should they wish to
attend this celebration. Mr. Martin’s
letter said:
“Since we have not printed a
greater number of tickets than we have
seats at the stadium, we ask that these
tickets be distributed only to peo-
ple who have bought their quota of E
Bonds during the 7th war loan drive,
and be present on the night of June 13
at the Multnomah Stadium in Portland.
We feel that we want to do honor to
these boys by showing them that the
state of Oregon recognizes what they
have done. Your cooperation in plac-
ing these tickets in the hands of people
who will come to Portland to use them
will be appreciated. All tickets should
be returned for redistribution.”
50 years ago
Prairie City man wins the city-to-
city race
In a race reminiscent of mail run
days in early Grant County, Dave Her-
bert of Prairie City won first place by
one minute, taking 47 minutes to gal-
lop the distance from Prairie City to
Canyon City over an old country road.
Placing second with a time of 48
minutes over the 13-mile course was
Fred Winegar of Prairie City, and com-
ing in third was Kenny Holliday of
John Day. Jack McCarthy of Prairie
City placed fourth.
The four entrants were started
by race chairman Bill Winegar at
five-minute intervals beginning at
9 a.m. Fred Winegar, on the first horse
out, arrived three hot horses and 48
minutes later.
The worst part of the course,
entrants indicated, was the last 200
yards coming into Canyon City
where they had to slow down or risk
falling.
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 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
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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
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