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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 2020)
A8 SENIORS & HISTORY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, August 12, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Dusty Harris On Aug. 13, we’ll have barbecue ribs, potatoes au gratin baked beans, South- west cornbread and cherry cobler. On Aug. 17, we’ll have baked turkey thighs, cheesy tomato zucchini casse- role, couscous pilaf, french bread and rhubarb muffins. On Aug. 20, we’ll have corn dogs, chili, chips and salsa, fruit cups and cookies. We want to thank you for ordering through us. We are moving next week to Dayton Street here in John Day. Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa So I have to make a cor- rection about the number of lunches served the previ- ous Tuesday. You know, it was the chicken fried steak lunch, and the number that was actually served was 92 lunches! Can you believe it? It is true. That was how many lunches were picked up the week prior. Terry Cade and Car- rie Jewell made for us spaghetti for our Tues- day meal. We also had fresh salad, garlic bread and a cookie with frosting for dessert. They served 54 lunches. We thank our cooks for blessing us with good food for us all. Our volunteers were Kristi Guimont, who helped to do all the paper- work involved. Jan Ensign and Bob Cockrell counted out the money, and Bob also delivered the meals to the awaiting patrons in their cars. Our senior cen- ter is still popular, that is for sure. This past week, the weather turned quite chilly in the mornings. The weather seems to not be able to make up its mind. I am not complaining, mind you. In fact, it was a relief after that hot spell we had before. I took advantage of the cooler weather and got ambitious enough to bake some chocolate chip zuc- chini muffins. Then I got even more productive and baked some lemon poppy seed muffins. I tried some- thing new: I put cream cheese in the chocolate chip zucchini muffins. It was not bad, even though you know that I don’t like cheese. The wasps were really horrible when the weather was hot, and then they sort of disappeared when it got cooler. I do not like them at all. My poor little boy got stung again, and he has been having a terrible rash or hive reaction. We must remember to set out those traps earlier in the spring to get rid of those nasty pests. Well, Jeffrey was exe- cuted. We no longer have to go into the chicken coop in fear of being attacked, or just walking next to the chicken run either. He was a crazy rooster and a dan- ger to us. I guess some roosters are just mean and get meaner with age. My garden is moving along quietly. That means it is going at a very slow pace, and not much is hap- pening. My zucchinis are doing just OK. I am find- ing lots of earwigs that are eating the blossoms before they open up and then have no zucchini. I think I hate earwigs along with the grasshoppers and wasps the most. Oh, no, I forgot: I hate slugs too. Those are the four major bugs that are on my most wanted list. I am seriously toying with the idea that I might want to try and fry up those grasshoppers and eat them. Ha, maybe when there is nothing else to eat and I am starving. If I try it, I will let you know. I am sure they would taste nutty and have good protein in them. Any- thing fried is yummy right? Hmm, maybe, we shall see. Ecclesiastes 5:2 “Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: there- fore let thy words be few.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Summertime — and the livin’ is easy; fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high. Remember that song? Talked to some people who had experience in the South during summer. Before air conditioning, you just sat on the screened porch and drank lemonade ‘cause it was too hot and humid to do anything. And we thought we had it bad last week at over 100 degrees! There was only one night that it took a long time to cool off, and for that I am very grate- ful! Our little AC units have been able to keep us quite comfortable. We had goulash for our entree. I was curious what it would be. Turned out to be macaroni with tomato and hamburger. Hmm. Very eas- ily put together and quite tasty. The veggie salad had a little bit of everything that you usually don’t find in a salad: peas, broccoli, green beans and squash, I think. Quite tasty also. We had a dish of pears too! To help it all were a couple pieces of toasted and buttered french bread. For dessert Laura and Laura and Travis made a raspberry cobbler with topping. Just look at all the different veggies and fruit in that meal! Certainly not bland fare, huh? On to the garden report: The transplanted sunflower is going to survive! It is mak- ing progress on the “head.” The others are approach- ing 10 feet in height. I am amazed at the size of the stem compared to when they were seedlings — what hath God wrought! The little cherry tomatoes are finally starting to turn red. And the deer haven’t bothered them — yet. Keeping fingers crossed. After all the com- plaining about the carrots not coming up last year, I think every seed came up this year! Got some thin- ning done, but there was no way to do it properly. You just had to take a handful of tops and pull. There were some that were teeny-tiny and some little finger size. Had enough to make a cou- ple of meals anyway. Same story with the beets, but they were seeded a little farther apart so not quite so many with each hand- ful. The corn is up to 5 feet, and the pollen-producing tassels are waving in the breeze. Wheee. I can almost taste it! The peas have out- done themselves. If they are going to be that tall, I must get a higher support for them next year! I took a tumble for some unknown reason and landed on my forearms and knees on the ramp over the cement walk. So Joel is busy fix- ing some new handrails for our use. Had the grandsons come and dig some holes to put the support posts in. Remember, we are sitting on dredge tailings with only 6-12 inches of dirt — if that much. So, they had their work cut out for them. Stay tuned. We finally got “Censu- sorized” too. I kept won- dering if I should call the phone number and try to do it, but other things kept getting in the way. So I was glad to see one of our local gals when she came to the door and proclaimed, “I’m the Census taker.” And, of course, no paper forms to fill out. All on an electronic device. So there, that job’s done. Numbers 1:2 “Take a census of the whole Israel- ite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.” Numbers 1:49 “You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the cen- sus of the other Israelites.” OUT OF THE PAST 75 years ago Ritter man wins Combat Infantry- man’s Badge Private First Class Elmer Lippert of Rit- ter, Oregon, has been awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge for exemplary per- formance of duty in action against the Jap- anese. He has been previously awarded the Expert Infantryman’s Badge, given for meeting the highest standards of the Ameri- can Infantryman. Private First Class Lippert is a veteran of three campaigns and since February has been participating in the Philippines Libera- tion Campaign, seeing action in the rugged mountainous regions of Northern Luzon. He is eligible to wear the Asiatic-Pacific Overseas Ribbon with two battle stars and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one battle star. Private First Class Lippert, who is with the 123rd Infantry, entered the army on Sept. 29, 1942 Eagle file photo From 50 years ago: John Day councilman Gordon Glass shows the contents of an old cigar box found in the John Day’s Kam Wah Chung & Co. building to Albert James Durante and his wife of New York City; far left is Mrs. Glass. 50 years ago And here we have... On his recent visit here, Durante, an offi- cial of The Bourbon Institute, purchased for $150 seven mixed bottles of bourbon, made in 1913 and bottled in 1917, for use at a press party he plans when an article on the bourbon find is published in a national mag- azine. Seventy-three pre-prohibition bottles of bourbon were found in the old structure and Durante learned of the discovery some months ago. Redeemer Lutheran Church Come Worship with us at John Day Valley Mennonite Church 24/7 Inspirational Christian Broadcasting Meeting every Sunday at Mt. Vernon Grange Hall Tune into KSPL 98.1 FM 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 Like us on Facebook! 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 SMALL GROUPS CALL FOR MORE INFO Weekdays: Sonshine Christian School St. Thomas Episocopal Church Join us on Facebook live Sunday 10am Like us on Facebook! 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 www.livingwordcc.com S199326-1
