A8 SENIORS & HISTORY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, October 21, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Dusty Harris Well, we have been blessed with rain that we all know we needed. And got to go outside today. My walking is getting better. Hope to be home next week. We would like to thank the won- derful people that donate to furnish the food for our dinners. Without those donations, our center would not have the wonderful meals. On Oct. 22, we’ll have ham and scalloped potatoes and blackberry pie. On Oct. 26, we’ll have spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, garlic bread and cream cheese brownies. On Oct. 29, we’ll have beef stew, biscuits, cucumber and onion salad with vinaigrette. Oops, I forgot the dessert. Sorry! Stay safe, you all. Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell prepared for us our Tuesday lunch of chicken sandwiches with lettuce, tomato and pickles. Along with our sandwiches, we also had macaroni salad, french fries and cookies. Oh, yes, we here recipients of the Monu- ment Senior Center meals eat really well! Thank you to our cooks who labor for us. We are truly thankful. Our volunteers who help things run smoothly were Kristi Guimont, Bob and Sylvia Cockrell. Kristi fills out the paperwork. Bob counts the money. Sylvia hands out the meals at the door. We are thankful for each and every volunteer for coming out and taking the time to help out. Thank you to all our volunteers. We could not do without them either! Don’t forget that there is a win- ter rummage sale going on this Sat- urday, Oct. 24. They will just have winter clothes out for sale. There will not be any specific price tag but donations being accepted. This will help to make room and get rid of winter clothes, not to mention that it will help those in need of winter clothes. So if you need any warm clothes, coats or jackets, come on down to the senior center on Satur- day. Everything will be on the porch. So here is my continuation of my goat saga. I named the little baby goat kid that had the hay sticking out of his mouth Davey. I pulled out the hay, and pulled some more, and then some more. He had gorged himself with so much hay and I was wondering why? So I watched him, and noticed that Bonnie, his mama, was not letting him nurse. He was so hungry, and that was why he was eating all the hay. Poor little guy, so I am now bottle feeding him. He is still alive and is now thriving. He definitely got his collostrum. I am believing that the other two baby goat kids did not get enough col- lostrum from their mama before she died, and that is why they did not make it. Little Davey knows his name, for he comes running when I call him. Oh my goodness, he is just adorable. He knows the bottle very well also. He sucks down that milk, and he now has a big, fat and round tummy. If the weather is going to be real cold, I bring him into the house and put him in a container. I feed him in the morning, and he walks down the driveway to the goat pen with me. He is so funny, for he skips, hops and runs down. He has done this a few times and now he knows exactly where we are going and runs ahead! I guess goats can be pretty smart. I think I might train him to walk on a collar and leash, hmm. I noticed one of the other triplet sets not thriving. Her brother and sister have been hogging the milk and push her out. To be continued. Psalm 47:1-2 “O clap your hands, all peoples; Shout to God with the voice of joy. For the LORD Most High is to be feared, a great King over all the earth.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Wow. What a week. We went to see the dermatologist on Monday and did I get information! Remember those “visions” I had after the eyelid surgery? Well, come to find out, peo- ple of a certain age and blood ves- sel construction have difficulty with anesthesia. It does something to the brain. You’re telling me! I just wish I could have taken a photo of those “visions.” They were all perfect! Beautiful patterns, etc. Anyway, the doctor said that he had a few major surgeries in the last few years, and he had the same problem. The older doctors recognize the situation, but the younger ones don’t. Said it took six months from his last major sur- gery to get back to his pre-surgery “processing” of information in his brain. So I feel validated! And I hope that I won’t take six months to get back to normal. He also removed at least two “migrating stitches” that had not absorbed. So I don’t have to worry about those anymore! It was time for them to come out because they were causing “proud flesh” to grow. (You who have internet con- nection can look that up.) They eye- lids are still a little swollen, but mak- ing progress. So back to our regularly sched- uled broadcast: Our meal was to be roast beef and spuds and gravy. But due to circumstances beyond our control, it turned into roast beef au jus with spuds and carrots. Was still delicious! We had cucumbers for the green vegetable, a roll and rasp- berry cobbler for dessert. Thanks to Tom and helper Laura B. along with Ginger for getting the meal done. Then Ginger did the home deliver- ies while Pam, Carole and I got the pick-up meals out the door. We still have tomatoes to give away along with some little potatoes. We want to pause to remember our friend Larry Wright. His special brand of humor will be missed. Our sympathies to Carla and her fam- ilies. May God bless you with his comfort at this time. This week also included our 59th wedding anniversary. I bought myself three crossword puzzle books, and Derrol got his “new” util- ity trailer painted — by me. There. That takes care of that. The day after that was our youngest grandson’s — in Grant County — 11th birth- day. He had a party and, would you believe it, baked his own birthday cake! And it was delicious! He can bake me a cake anytime! We got our ballots and marked them and deposited the in the “Offi- cial Drop Box” at the Courthouse. So you do the same. I was given a cal- endar that has quotations from some of our founding fathers to put in this missive. This is the one I chose for today: “If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed.” — Thomas Jefferson. So I hope you are and will vote accordingly. Remember lost of men and women died so you could. Don’t let their sacrifice be in vain. II Corinthians 6:1,2 “As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. … I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.” Eagle file photo From 50 years ago: Mae Jeanett Henning inspects the classic wood stove in the kitchen of the Rhinehart building house. OUT OF THE PAST 75 years ago 50 years ago Reserve bull at Pendleton Angus Show owned by Ox Bow Ranch The showing of Aberdeen-An- gus cattle at the Round-up grounds in Pendleton Sunday, preced- ing the sale Monday sponsored by the Pacific Coast Aberdeen-An- gus Association, was one of the fin- est yet held there, reports the East Oregonian. Grand Champion bull was Blackbird Eston of the Mead- owmere Farms, Deer Park, WA, and reserve bull was Ox Bow Idol- mere Pridee, owned by the Ox Bow Ranch of Prairie City. Antique Grant County Art Association member Mae Jeanett Henning inspected the Rhinehart build- ing house in John Day, which the association is in the process of remodeling for use as an art center. “When we first inspected the house, we all decided that the stove would be the first to stay,” Mrs. Henning said. Rewiring is now being done by Red Hasher of Canyon City and an order of paneling for the walls is expected to be installed as well. Grace Chapel (EMC ) 154 E. Williams St. Prairie City, Oregon 541 820-4437 Sunday School (all ages) 9:30-10:30 Sunday Worship 10:45-12:00 S211472-1 Pastor Robert Perkins 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 S209977-1