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SENIORS & HISTORY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Dusty Harris
Yes, the center is still closed for
dining in, so our greeters were Hot
and Hotter, and our server was Sun-
shine at 110 degrees.
Well you all think summer is
here! I know some of you enjoy this
weather, but I don’t. It’s way too hot
for me.
On Aug. 6, we’ll have chicken,
spinach and artichoke taters, onion
rings, green salad and birthday cake
from Driskill Memorial Chapel.
Thank you!
On Aug. 10, we’ll have meat-
loaf, mashed potatoes and gravy,
green beans, rolls and peanut butter
brownies.
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
I was regaling a local ranch wife
about my job in the hay field one
year when the temperature was 105
degrees. I made use of the drain ditch
next to the hay field by getting off the
hot tractor and sitting down in the
water to cool off. To complete the
cooling off, I would dip my straw hat
in the water and plop it on my head,
get back on the tractor and go another
round. So I told her that I was com-
miserating with the people who were
out in the hay field today. “But,”
she responded, “the tractors all have
air-conditioned cabs now!” Duh.
So back to business: We enjoyed
shepherd’s pie, broccoli salad, a
roll and birthday cake donated by
Driskill Memorial Chapel. Yummy,
yummy in the tummy. Thanks to
our cooks Laura and Laura and
helpers Tom and Angie for this
good meal. Pam, Ginger and Car-
ole made sure you got your pick-up
meal, and Carlos and Luann made
sure you got your home-delivered
meal.
Thanks to all who had a part in
preparation and delivery. August will
be interesting due to vacations and
operations. Saw several pertinent
people poring over their schedules
and calendars to make arrangements
so that we can have a crew available
next month. Stay tuned.
We got the Easter song done out
on the lawn. Those who were in
attendance were able to hear OK.
Those on the electronic device only
heard the guitar. Oh, well. Such is
life. Trust we won’t have that prob-
lem at Christmas.
Wandered through the Fiber Fest.
Lots of interesting items, but being
sensitive to wool, I did not make any
purchase of that fiber. Did get a lav-
ender sachet.
Had an accident with the sun-
flowers: One lost its footing and fell
over. Oops. I dug another, deeper
hole and put it in it, but it doesn’t look
too happy yet. To forestall any fur-
ther catastrophes, we put some bal-
ing twine around the remaining ones
and fastened it to the wall of the shed
to keep them from suffering the same
fate. Fingers crossed. They are 7.5
feet tall now. The corn is 3.5, and
the peas are ready to pick! Gonna
have to thin in the beets and carrots.
Should have an adequate amount of
those two veggies to freeze soon.
Have more plans jelling for next year
since this year’s did so well. I am still
amazed at how everything grew this
year! PTL!
Monday - Thursday
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6pm
Monday
- Thursday
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6pm
Friday
8am
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OUT OF THE PAST
five little itty bitty strawberries, the
size of my pinky nail, literally. They
were delicious and sweet, but not
very satisfying. I know my hubby
would not have enjoyed huckleberry
picking. He is a lazy eater. He does
not like to work so hard for his food.
Well, I can check huckleberry hunt-
ing off of my bucket list! Ha.
Boy, I sure am glad that we are
going to have a little milder weather
than the week prior. We had over
110-degree weather. I had to do extra
watering on my plants. They were
getting a little wilted. The cucumbers
and my Korean melon sure like the
hot weather, though. They are grow-
ing a little bit better now.
I harvested all the Pak Choi seeds,
gave a bunch away and put them in
a bag to shuck out later. I put some
fresh chicken poopy dirt, turned it
over and wet it down. I plan on plant-
ing some more Pak Choi and trans-
planting some of my tomato plants
over too. I will do that in the evening
when it is a bit cooler and the plants
will have a little chance to acclimate
and not get shocked.
I also harvested some Romaine
lettuce seeds and replanted. I hope
that I will have a fresh supply of Pak
Choi and lettuce for the fall. I am
also replanting some beautiful gar-
lic cloves that my good friends Syl-
via and Bob Cockrell gave me. They
were huge and very tasty. I love gar-
lic! I like to cook with it in a lot of
my dishes.
Philippians 2:9-11 “Where-
fore God also hath highly exalted
Him, and given Him a name which
is above every name: That at the
name of Jesus every knee will bow, of
things in heaven, and things on earth,
and things under the earth: And that
every tongue will confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father.”
Jeremiah 29:5 “Build houses and
settle down; plant gardens and eat
what they produce.”
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
I would venture to say that the
past Tuesday lunch, which was
chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes
and gravy, green beans, dinner rolls
and birthday cake for dessert, was a
favorite. Yes, Terry Cade and Car-
rie Jewell cooked and served around
80 to-go takeouts. Thanks, Terry and
Carrie, for the wonderful lunch!
Jan Ensign and Bob Cockerell
counted the money. Bob delivered the
meals and collected the money from
the hungry patrons in their cars. We
even have people coming all the way
from Spray for the lunch. We thank
them for their patronage. Kristi Gui-
mont did all the paperwork. We thank
our volunteers for their service.
Well, I did something I had never
ever done in my life before. My
good friend Millie and her hubby,
Mark, from John Day invited me
to go huckleberry hunting. They
also had a couple of other friends,
Jim and Flo. We were hunting from
about 8:30 a.m. until about 1:30 p.m.
There were some places where it was
slim pickin’s. Then there were spots
where, oh my goodness, there were
huckleberries all around you! I ended
up with a little over a quart and half of
huckleberries.
I brought those huckleberries
home, washed them and threw them
in the freezer to enjoy at a later date.
I must say, it was a bit of work for
those berries. I found wild strawberry
plants up there too. I found maybe
75 years ago
Lieutenant Jack Kuhl awarded Silver
Star for gallantry in action in Italy
Jack L. Kuhl, 01327360, Second Lieu-
tenant, Infantry, 85th Mountain Infantry, United
States Army. For gallantry in action on 15 April
1945, near Mt. Della Spe, Italy. In the attack of a
strongly defended mountain position, a company
of infantry came under heavy mortar, machine
gun and small arms fire, which inflicted heavy
casualties and wounded the company com-
mander. Though Second Lieutenant Kuhl was
also wounded, he quickly assumed leadership of
the unit and led them on. Spotting two machine
guns that were particularly damaging to his com-
pany, he exposed himself to their fire to emplace
his own two machine guns in a position from
which they were able to neutralize the enemy fire
and allow the company to clear the enemy from
several buildings, inflicting many casualties on
the hostile force. Reorganizing in the shelter of
his newly won positions, he established defenses
and succeeded in regaining contact with one ele-
ment which had become detached from the main
body during the terrific fight. The he directed cov-
ering artillery fire which enabled his forward ele-
ments to join his group. When he was ordered to
withdraw, he remained to the last, preventing dis-
organization and seeing that the wounded were
evacuated. By his splendid and intelligent leader-
ship, assumed at the height of the hard fought bat-
tle, and his inspiring and gallant deeds performed
despite painful injuries, Second Lieutenant Kuhl
demonstrated the finest qualities of the service,
and his heroism is truly worthy of perpetuation in
the highest traditions of the United States Army.
Entered the service from Prairie City, Oregon.
Shortly after being awarded the Silver Star,
Jack, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Kuhl,
was promoted to the rating of First Lieutenant.
He is still in Italy, with 85th Mountain Infan-
try at Udine. Both Lieutenant Kuhl and Lieu-
tenant Dalton Clark, his boyhood companion
and son of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Clark, were
awarded the Purple Heart. Clark, who with his
parents formerly lived on Indian Creek near
the Kuhl ranch, was also promoted recently
from the rating of Second Lieutenant to that of
First Lieutenant.
Steel on the inside where it matters most.
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