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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (June 17, 2020)
A8 SENIORS & HISTORY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, June 17, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Dusty Harris Well, I guess summer is yet to come. I have news! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to sit down with friends and have a wonderful lunch and draw names for door prizes and, yes, the silent auction. Wow, I saw one of the auction pieces and thought I need to bid on that! I thought about making up stories to fit if we were there, but names slip my mind. Aren’t you glad I remem- ber by person? I do miss you all. On Monday, June 15, we had barbecue ribs, veggie salad, oven- roasted potatoes and apple pie bars. Yum, yum. On Thursday, June 18, we will have egg salad croissant, corn chowder and lemon sandwich cookies, sponsored by Blue Moun- tain Hospital Auxiliary. Thank you. On June 22, we will have baked chicken, cornbread dressing, veg- gies and rhubarb-berry crumble. Stay safe and enjoy your week. Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa Terry Cade and Carrie Jew- ell made for our lunch this week chicken fajitas with corn tortillas, refried beans, Spanish rice and brownies for our dessert. We all enjoyed eating it so we thank our cooks! It is so nice that we can still enjoy our one meal that we don’t have to cook. Kristi Guimont and Jan Ensign helped to count the money and do the paperwork. Bob Cockrell col- lected the money from the patrons. Aubreianna Osborne collected the money from everyone who came in their cars to pick up their lunch. We truly are blessed for having this meal available to us every week. I hope that we can get together soon. I am pretty sure that every- one wants to be able to come to the senior center, have a nice meal and sit and visit with everyone. A bunch of us folks were really blessed this week. Our friend Bruce Hansen brought down for us fresh- picked strawberries from the Port- land area, and oh they were so good. My family and I were just gobbling them up. Thanks so much for taking the time to pick those up for us and driving them down to us Bruce. We sure do appreciate you! My family and I almost ate up a whole flat. The rest, my daughter and I washed and froze. I hope to make some jam this week. A lot of my zucchini, Armenian cucumbers and even my Korean melon seeds that I planted are com- ing up! Whoo hoo! Anyone need some plants? Ha. I have a praise report that I must share. Do you remember that a cou- ple of weeks prior that I had writ- ten that my family and I were woken up at about 3 a.m. in the morning because of the loud thunder and lightning storm that was passing through? I also wrote that everyone went back to bed, but I felt led by the Holy Spirit to pray, and I prayed in the Spirit for about an hour before falling asleep again. You know, the Lord burdens our hearts to pray and so we do it out of obedience. While we were outside work- ing around the gardens, my son said he found a tree near our house that he thought got struck by lightning. Well, my hubby, one of our girls, my son and I went to go investi- gate. That tree was indeed struck by lightning, and it had shattered with a radius of about 50 feet. I would say that it was maybe around 150 yards from our home. I believe that through the prayer prompted by the Holy Spirit caused that rain to fall, and praise God, for that tree had black burn marks. I am pretty sure that it would have started a fire, but the Lord put it out with his rain. Sometimes we don’t know what we need to pray over, but the Holy Spirit does, and if we allow him to lead us and we obey, God can put out fires in our lives. Psalm 40:5 “Many, O LORD my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are to usward: They cannot be reckoned up in order unto Thee: If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Did you realize that there are seven dining out businesses in Prai- rie City? That is remarkable! Being as how they are not all open 24/7, they all manage to keep going. So we make eight — once a week. To help us out, there are some faithful donors to our entree program. Last week was Huffman’s Market. This time it was the city of Prairie City’s turn. So what is the entree program, you may ask. Very simply, it is a donation to our food budget so that we can prepare hot meals especially for those seniors in the community who may not have the means to do it for themselves. This is a fed- eral program to assist senior citizens primarily, but the meals are avail- able to all. The bonus is the social engagement. At least it was until March. But we have not missed pre- paring and delivering meals during the shutdown. And if you call in, you can pick up a delicious meal at our front door and take it home to eat. An extra expense since the pandemic is the cost of the take-out boxes. So the meals cost $5 and the box $1. Again, that is the suggested donation. If you really want a meal each week, but can’t afford it, there is another program called Meals on OUT OF THE PAST Wheels that you can apply for. Since most seniors are on a limited, fixed income, that is why this program was established 50 years ago. So come on down and join us! Our meal was a very generous helping of meatloaf, cheesy pota- toes, green beans, a roll and deli- cious upside-down cherry cake. You may pick up your meal beginning at 11:30 a.m. So don’t plan on waiting until noon, because there might not be any left then. To make sure you get a meal just call in on Tuesday. The answering machine will record your call. For the first time in several years, I did get the garden all planted before June 10, and it all came up! Even the carrots! And all these nice rains have really helped. PTL. Saw that there were some big distur- bances in the plot after one rain. Not sure what kind of critter left their hoof prints, but doesn’t look like anything was eaten. Hmm. Work- ing on deer fencing that won’t look like — as Dad would say — some widow woman’s project. (Ahem.) So all that’s needed now is sunshine, water and weeding. The new grapevine starts have taken off and are climbing toward the sky. And the surprise violet is just a-blooming all over itself! The transplanted peonies are still grow- ing. I put sunflowers between them on the south side of the shed. They should like that! Meanwhile back in the shop: Got one coat of super tough varnish on the old Forest Service table. So it’s still in progress. But when I get that done, that will be two projects that have been completed this year after many years of delay. Better watch out, huh? Got to watch the old Tom Hanks movie “Big” finally. Have seen clips of the floor piano and wondered what it was all about. Now I know. Be careful what you wish for. Numbers 11:29 “… I wish that all the LORD’s people were proph- ets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!” 50 years ago Event makes reading real to Grant County youths Take 52 kids just out of school, put them in a mountain valley retreat with a pond, deer, good food and few dis- tractions like piano lessons or baseball games, mix with five teachers, also just out of school, six friendly coun- selors to try and keep track of the kids, add a program of reading instruction that emphasizes fun and what do you have? A summer fun-shop at Lake Creek recreation area called “Reading Makes It,” that’s what. During the first two weeks of June, youngsters from all over Grant County have participated in a federally funded special program designed to help bright children read better by reading for enjoyment not a grade. Program director Bob Batty said the aim of the camp was to provide a non-competitive experience in reading where the children could receive more individual attention and set their own pace. Each day, for instance, a con- tract would be made between the stu- dents and the teachers, with the chil- dren deciding how much was to be read during the day, from five books to five pages. Rewards of free time were made when contracts were fulfilled by each part. The students were given the opportunity to judge their own perfor- mances, too. 25 years ago Fishing isn’t all glamour Sometimes fishing means getting down and grubby to save your tackle if it gets snagged, as Miles Allen, 5, son of Terry and Janice Allen of Prai- rie City learned this past Saturday at the Trout Farm, site of this year’s fish- ing derby. Saturday was the annual statewide Free Fishing Day, held in conjunction with the Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service and Oregon State Police. The free fishing lured about 50 people to the Trout Farm Campground, approx- imately 16 miles south of Prairie City on County Road 16 to try their luck. 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 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 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
