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A6 SENIORS & HISTORY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, August 19, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Dusty Harris On Aug. 20, we’ll have corn dogs, chips and salsa, fruit cups and cookies. On Aug. 24, we’ll have chicken bacon tater tot casserole, veggie salad, bread and butter and peach crumb bars. On Aug. 27, we’ll have Italian tur- key melts, zuppa toscana soup, pasta salad and chocolate cream pie. On Aug. 31, we’ll have pork chops with onion and mushrooms, veggies, dinner rolls and choco- late-mint whoopie pie. We have some wonderful people who sponsor our Thursday meals. Thank you so much. Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa Our cooks Terry Cade and Car- rie Jewell prepared for us fish or chicken, big wedge potatoes, cole- slaw and fruit tart for our dessert. I think we (as in my family and I) were all very hungry, for we gob- bled down our food pretty quickly. I liked the fresh tartar especially. I even used it on my chicken strip. We thank the cooks for their efforts. Good meal, ladies. There were 63 lunches that were served that day. Kristi Guimont did all the paperwork. Jan Ensign and Bob Cockrell counted the money. Bob delivered the meals to the wait- ing patrons in their cars. We really appreciate everyone’s help and also the support of the patrons in still purchasing the meals. The hot weather that we have been having helped my little Korean melons grow a bit. I don’t know if I will get to harvest them before the weather changes, but one can be hopeful. They look really cute. One looks like a small green cantaloupe, the size of a large egg. They will turn bright yellow when they are ripe and ready to pick. The inside flesh is white, crispy and sweet. I gave an Armenian cucumber plant to a friend, and she just got to harvest one recently. She did not see it for awhile and found it. She thought it was no good, for it was quite long, maybe 12 inches or more. I told her that the Armenian cucumbers were supposed to be long, and it was still good. She told me she really liked the taste. Yay, I am glad she enjoyed eating it. One of mine will be ready to harvest in a couple of days. I harvested some spinach seeds, so I am going to plant some more at the end of the month. I hope to grow some so we can enjoy a small fall harvest. It is so nice to be able to grow your own food and not spend any money buying stuff from the store. It only takes some time and work. But it is quite satisfying to eat the fruit of your labor, literally. Ha. I really miss our sewing get-to- gethers. I have been sewing some things on my own, but it is not the same as getting together with a bunch of other ladies who enjoy sewing also and sharing a meal and stories together while sewing. I did find some projects that I found on Youtube and the internet and tried sewing them. One of them was a zippered box bag with little handles. The internet has all kinds of infor- mation. Seriously, you can learn just about anything if you don’t know. For example, how to change out your radio or replace a headlamp on your car, how to sew just about any- thing and more. Information at your fingertips, and in an instant you can find your answer. No need to go to the library to look up information. Scripture says that in the last days, knowledge will abound. Daniel 12:3-4 “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever. But thou, O Dan- iel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs I do believe that I can count on the fingers of one hand how many times I have missed attending the Grant County Fair. Kudos to those who had a part in some way to have something. Of course, this was the year I would have entered the sky-rocketing sunflower. Speaking of which, all have blossomed except the transplanted one, and it’s work- ing on it. The other have an unusual pose: Three are pointed east, and one is pointing to the west. Hmmm. The bees are quite busy on their pollina- tion duties on them, too. The stalks are as big around as my wrist. Good thing I didn’t fertilize them. We had a chicken patty on a bun, stir-fried veggies, coleslaw and crème cake for our meal prepared by Laura, Travis and Tom. This was in memory of Willy Howell. The chicken patties were donated by Valeria from Chuck’s Little Diner. So even though we cannot have indoor, sit-down meals, we can still have donations to our entree pro- gram and receive excess food sup- plies from certified kitchens. We thank all who have given recently in this way. We didn’t have to use the swamp cooler today, but it might get turned on next week, according to the weather reports. Two of the three metal doors that were installed over the last three years finally got a coat of paint on them. Whew. And it was oil-based paint to boot. Glad that job’s done. I am so glad that latex paint was invented. At least I didn’t get it in my hair. Used a little 4-inch foam roller and that cut down on the splat- ters considerably. Now what else can be done to the ol’ hall? Oh, there are lots of things that could be done. The question is which ones can I do in safety? Ahem. Stay tuned. My eyelid surgery got postponed — again. But this time it was not due to COVID-19. The surgi-cen- ter is being fought over for jurisdic- tion by two competing governmen- tal entities in Medicare. The doctors have been trying to resolve this for months, but no progress. So my doc- tor determined which of her patients could have the surgery in her office, and I was one. PTL. I just won’t have general anesthesia for the pro- cedure. She will use local injections like you would get at the dentist’s office. That way I can eat my break- fast, snacks, lunch and drink before- hand. And won’t be woozy after the procedure. Hallelujah. Just be sure I am well “tranquilized” when I get there. Ahem, again. So two more weeks of droopiness. Such is life in the far, far west. So we have a new handrail to the front step. All I have to do is remem- ber that it is there. Set the sprinkler down and attempted to step up into the ramp. Ran right into the 2x6 that is hold the handrail. Oops. We also have a new yard gate that will allow Derrol to back straight in to the yard and up to the shop from the alley. Won’t have to drag the big, long section of fence open to access the yard. Wow, we’re getting right “uptown.” Revelations 21:12 “It had a great high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. ... The wall of the city had twelve foun- dations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ... The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of one pearl.” OUT OF THE PAST 75 year ago Captain Harvey Wright now in Munich, Germany Mrs. Harvey Wright, who is temporarily making her home at Salem where she is employed at Selective Service headquarters, writes that her husband, Captain A. H. Wright, formerly princi- pal of Grant Union High School, is now stationed in Munich, Germany, his address having changed three times right after the European affair was over. He is with Military Government. She states that Captain Wright in his letters says, “The country is beautiful,” and it sounds as if he is doing a little of everything, including being a dog catcher. “I am still keeping busy on the job,” Mrs. Wright adds, “But hope it won’t be necessary to keep this institution going for very long.” 50 years ago Fair booster Acting as though he loves the attention, Ray Galbraith of Prai- rie City receives his 1970 Grant County Fair button from Queen Karen Officer of Izee and Prin- cesses Janice Chapman of Prai- rie City and Judy Norden of Monument. The girls sold the $1 blue on yellow buttons during Satur- day’s Sidewalk Sale in John Day. Asked how sales were going, the girls commented, “Not too well. Many people say it’s too early.” It’s not so, they added, noting that the fair starts just around the corner on Sept. 4. Eagle file photo From 50 years ago: From left, Ray Galbraith waits patiently as Queen Karen Officer pins a fair button on his shirt and Princess Janice Chapman and Judy Norden stand behind her. 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
