A8
SENIORS & HISTORY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Monument
Seniors
Dusty Harris
Soo Yukawa
Yes, the center is closed to
come in — but this is a make-
over as if we were there!
The greeters were Tom
and Jerry. The servers were
aliens from Mars. In first
place for door prizes, Sam
won a sack of marbles. In
second, Mighty Mice won
one brick of cheese. In third,
Deputy Dog won a sack of
bones.
A big thank you for com-
ing out today!
On July 16, we’ll have
chicken chef salad, cottage
cheese, focaccia bread and
blueberry cobbler, sponsored
by the Dale Sennett family.
Thank you so much.
On July 20, we’ll have
lasagna with meat sauce,
green salad, bread sticks and
brownie cheesecake bars.
On July 23, we’ll have
sweet and sour ham and rice,
egg rolls, fortune cookies and
lemon salad dessert, Spon-
sored by Susan Howard in
memory of William Choate.
We want to thank you all
for ordering your lunches
through us. We want to let
you know how much we all
appreciate your remember-
ing us.
Stay safe.
Terry Cade and Carrie Jew-
ell made us beef enchiladas,
Spanish rice, refried beans
and apple pie for our Tues-
day lunch. We are thankful for
their service. Kristi Guimont
and Jan Ensign counted the
money and did the paperwork.
Bob Cockrell delivered the
food and received the money
from the patrons waiting in
their cars. We thank everyone
for their dedication in keep-
ing our senior center running
as smoothly as possible during
these trying times.
There were some tragic
events here if you didn’t
already know. Tim Jew-
ell’s place had caught on fire
and was burned down to the
ground. He is well, thanks to
good neighbors who helped
him get away with his life. We
are glad that he was unhurt and
alive. We also had a sad death.
A friend with a heart of gold
died in a automobile accident
and his service will be Satur-
day, July 18, at 11 a.m. in Fox.
This is for Rocky, nephew to
Jimmy Cole. May he rest in
peace, and we just pray for
Deanna and the kids for com-
fort and peace from the Lord
who can heal and bring good
in all situations.
We never know when our
time to go will be. We are not
guaranteed tomorrow, that is
for sure. For me, personally,
I find assurance and comfort
in my Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ. He is the author and
finisher of my faith. Without
him, I would be living in fear,
bitterness, anger and unfor-
giveness. But I thank him for
saving me, and I pray that I
am transformed by his Word
to be more and more like him.
Praise the Lord!
Well, on a different light,
the mean rooster Jeffrey,
well, umm, his days are num-
bered. Ha. Yes, just as soon as
we find time, it will be, “Off
with his head!” He is just get-
ting meaner and meaner every
day it seems, and he stressed
out one of our hens so much
that she died. That is just the
last straw! Oh, yes, he is going
to go into the stew pot. Hope-
fully, he will have some meat
on his bones and not be too
stringy. At the very least, it will
be satisfying for my daughter
whom he tried to attack every
chance he got. It will also be
my sweet revenge eating him
for making me sprain my fin-
ger, which by the way still has
not completely healed. In fact,
it is still quite sore a lot of the
days. Oh, yes, it is only a mat-
ter of days when Jeffrey will
not be able to attack anyone.
My Armenian cucum-
bers are looking really nice!
They did not grow much for
awhile, but now they are doing
quite well. My Korean melon
plants, eh, not so much. Some
bug, don’t know what it was,
got to them and almost ate one
up. I transferred them to a big
pot, away from the ground,
and I think I traumatized them.
Hopefully they will recover
and live?
Romans 6:23 “For the
wages of sin is death; but
the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our
Lord.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
Hear tell that we had
a surprise Fourth of July
parade on Saturday. Glad it
was done. Would have liked
to see it, but had no informa-
tion it was happening. Two
hundred forty-four years the
American experiment has
lasted. (And if I say any-
more, I’ll probably get in
trouble, so I’ll stop.)
Our meal today had beef
stroganoff, green beans, green
salad, a roll and bread pudding
for dessert. I got to wonder-
ing why it is called beef stro-
ganoff. Is it the sauce? Or the
cut of meat? Otherwise, it’s
just noodles and beef. Any-
body know? It was very good
though. And I was very glad
to have a green salad since I
don’t eat green beans. The
bread pudding was very tasty
too. Thanks to our able cooks
(Laura and Laura) and helper
Tom. Pam took care of the reg-
istration book, and Carole and
Ginger delivered the meals at
the door. Carlos and Luann
tended to the home deliveries.
Thanks so much for all our
volunteer help.
Found a blossom on a
potato plant! Yippee! The peas
are climbing well, the carrots
look a whole lot better than
they did last year and the beets
are looking good in the new
section. The corn is still pro-
gressing up in height. It is a
fast-maturing kind, so it better
get a move on. Lots of blos-
soms on the tomatoes. Hope
there are some bees around.
The cucumbers are growing,
but no blossoms yet. Well,
after all, it is only the middle
of July. Good grief! Already?
At least that system is still
operating normally.
Got the table top on the
legs and sorta centered. Got
the proper drill out so I could
put the attaching screws in.
But where was the little tool,
to allow me to change the
bit? Looked high and low, in
all the usual places, but no
luck. Had to wait for Derrol
to get home from the ceme-
tery to ask him. Would you
believe there is a little con-
tainer on the drill handle that
keeps said tool handy? That
is if you know it’s there! Any-
who! I finally got the special
screw-driving bit in the drill
and went to work — for about
three screws — and the battery
died. OK, let it charge and go
do something else. Like plant-
ing those iris in a new spot,
along with some tulips that
needed moved too. So back to
the shop — put the battery in
— screw all screws I have into
the tabletop. Hmmm. Some-
body miscounted. Need four
more screws. Oh, Joel? And
the battery is dead again. Stay
tuned.
The
kitchen/restroom
addition to the hall was done
in 1978. The kitchen got
repainted a few years ago,
but the restrooms and hall-
way haven’t had much atten-
tion since then. So, as I’m
always looking for some-
thing to do, don’t you know,
I thought it would be a good
idea to freshen that area up
some. We have leftover paint
from the two door projects, so
I don’t have to buy any. First,
some sheetrock patching had
to be done. The worst was a
hole in the wall from a coat
hanger placed on the outside
of the stall door in the men’s
restroom. No big deal. I’ll just
take it off and move it to the
inside of the door. Har, har. It
was put on with special screws
that you cannot remove. To be
continued.
Zechariah 13:2 “I will
remove… the spirit of impu-
rity from the land.”
OUT OF THE PAST
75 years ago
John Day flyers training for
combat assignment
Destined for a B-29 Super
Fortress combat assignment, 2nd
Lieutenant Donald Keith Way,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmunds T.
Way, 444 Main, John Day, Ore-
gon, has entered a streamlined
five-weeks course at the AAF
Training Command’s B-29 tran-
sition school here to become
Copilot.
His training here will be as
a member of a three-man unit
consisting of the airplane com-
mander, who actually flies the ski
dreadnaught as the first pilot, the
pilot, who serves as his assistant,
and the flight engineer, who’s
duty is to engineer the battle
plane to and from its bomb-drop-
ping rendezvous.
After completion of the course
here this three-man team will join
the rest of the flying personnel of
a B-29 in an operational training
unit for further schooling.
From 50 years ago: Grant
County Babe Ruth All-
Stars: back row, from left:
coach Allen Periman, Dan
McGetrick, Gary Liver-
more, Marc Strong, Bard
Wishard and Greg Jones;
front row, Tim Hueckman,
Loren Stout, Larry Hicks,
Mark Coombs, Robbie
Stiteler, Robbie Rude and
Greg Eddy. Not shown
are players Jerry Baucum,
Gary James and Dewey
Warner and coaches Don
Jones and Ken Molnar.
50 years ago
Grant County Babe Ruth
All-Stars
Grant County Babe Ruth All-
Stars were named this week to
play in the district tournament
in Payette, Idaho next weekend.
The team drew a bye in the tour-
ney’s first round and so will face
the winner of the Wallowa-Mil-
ton-Freewater game at 7 p.m.
Thursday at Harmon Killebrew
Field in Payette.
Eagle file photo
Redeemer
Lutheran Church
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John Day Valley
Mennonite
Church
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Broadcasting
Meeting every Sunday
at Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
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Sunday School ...............................9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship ............10:50 a.m.
For more information,
call 541 620-0340
Pastor Leland Smucker
Everyone Welcome • 541-932-2861
P rairie
B aptist C hurch
238 N. McHaley St., Prairie City
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.
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
Monument -
2nd & 4th Sundays at 12:30 pm
Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9 am - 12 Noon
Sunday Worship • 9AM
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
627 SE Hillcrest, John Day
st
1 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
Community Church
SUNDAY SERVICE..............9 am
SUNDAY SERVICE ...........9 am
541-932-4800
EVERYONE WELCOME
(541) 575-1326
johndayUMC@gmail.com
126 NW Canton, John Day
Food Pantry Friday 3-4PM
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FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
541-820-3696
www.prairie-baptist-church.com
Pastor David Hoeffner
Pastor Keith DeHart
JOHN DAY
UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
MT. VERNON
PRESBYTERIAN
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
Full Gospel- Come Grow With Us
541-575-1202 Church
311 NE Dayton St, John Day
Pastor Al Altnow
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
CHURCH OF THE
NAZARENE
Sunday School .......................... 9:30 am
Sunday Worship Service......... 10:45 am
Sunday Evening Service ...........6:00 pm
Children & Teen Activities
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Weekdays: Sonshine Christian School
St. Thomas
Episocopal
Church
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live Sunday 10am
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Pastor Randy Johnson
521 E. Main • John Day • 541-575-1895
www.johndaynazarene.com
59357 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
Wednesdays at 6:30pm
Overcomer’s Outreach
Mondays at 6pm at
LWCC
A Christ-Centered, 12-Step
Recovery Support Group
Pastor Sharon Miller
541-932-4910
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