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A8 SENIORS & HISTORY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, November 11, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa Eagle file photo From 50 years ago: Technician Sargent Donald G. Smith stands with Gen- eral Jack J. Catton, commander of the Military Airlift Command, after the general presented him with the nation’s second highest award for heroism. The pararescueman’s daughter, Susann, and (from left) his wife, Doreen and their three sons, Ronald, Donald and Michael, shared his spotlight. OUT OF THE PAST 75 years ago 50 years ago President Proclaims Nov. 11 as Armistice Day President Truman Tuesday declared Nov. 11 as Armistice Day and urged the people to observe this day by dedicating themselves to the cause of enduring peace. Government offices will be closed in observance of this holiday. Pararescueman honored A Prairie City resident special- ist who braved enemy fire to come to the aid of an injured American pilot surrounded by hostile forces in Laos was awarded the Air Force Cross, the nation’s second high- est award for gallantry, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. eomediagroup.com We got our first snow! Does this mean we are officially declaring that we cannot wear tank tops, flip flops or capri pants? The cold weather front came upon us quite suddenly. We had a little reprieve and then wham bam! We got hit with snow. I think it is definitely safe to say that we are in winter clothes mode. Well, for our first lunch of the month of November, our cooks Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell prepared for us spaghetti, a green salad, garlic bread and lemon bars for our dessert. I have now learned the art of inhal- ing my food. Yes, I used to be one of those people who would take for- ever to finish their meal, savoring the flavors, but now, I sort of inhale my food. All of a sudden I look down at my plate, and the food is gone. That was what happened with my spa- ghetti. Thank you to our great cooks! Our volunteers helping to make sure everyone got their meals were Bob and Sylvia Cockrell. Bob col- lected and counted the money, and Sylvia handed out the meals at the door. Kristi Guimont filled out the paperwork. Thank you to all our volunteers. My little kid goat Davey is grow- ing splendidly. He is just so cute. Sometimes I would bring him up on the four wheeler, and he just calmly sits in front of me on the seat. He fol- lows us around, and he feels at home hanging out with us. He is drinking lots of milk now. Sometimes I don’t have much left for Sally. But she is fine because she can nurse from her mama. I think she comes to get milk from me because she is too lazy to go and suck on her mama. I think I will be keeping Davey, Sally and Sally’s brother. I named Sally’s brother Kidd. He is friendly, probably because I would catch him to lock him up for a couple of hours so Sally could get some milk. He is really cute too, though. He is white with brown spots, and he has long ears. Davey has no ears or very, very short little ears. He is part La Man- cha, and they don’t have ears. Davey and Sally’s sister are the only ones that don’t have long ears. Why are baby goats so darn cute? They have the cutest personalities and when they are running, skip- ping or throwing their little hind legs and head — it is just hilarious. Just watching them running and play- ing makes me happy. Sometimes the other babies will come over while I’m feeding Davey, and they start to nibble on my coat or my boots. I have to shoo them away, the silly kids! Ha. On a more serious note, let us pray that the Lord’s will be done concern- ing our political turmoil going on. Let us keep our eyes on Jesus for he alone can be trusted, instead of a man. God is good, all the time. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 “I exhort there- fore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in author- ity; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs Well, my plan to circumvent the darn silly time sleep patterns didn’t work too good. It’s taking a long time to get back to normal time schedule. Did you know that the three Pacific coast states (Washington, Oregon and California) have sort of agreed to not do darn silly time. Then COVID-19 interfered and the state legislatures didn’t give it a priority. Maybe next year? Just because we’ve always done it this way doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. (Ahem.) Anyhow, life goes on. We had our meal of hamburger and gravy with mashed potatoes, roasted broc- coli, cauliflower, carrots, peas, gar- lic bread and blackberry cobbler for dessert. Thanks to cooks Laura, Tom and Laura for a warm meal for this fall day. Ginger and Carole took care of the pick-up deliveries. Car- los and Luann made the home deliv- eries. Pam took care of the registra- tion desk. (She ended up with three different pieces of paper to keep track of who got meals!) We had more eggs to give away, too. We want to extend our condo- lences to Del Lake on the passing of his son Don. May God grant you comfort at this difficult time. Have another conundrum. Who is responsible for the idea that hav- ing smaller size squares of toilet paper will result in less being used? I measured. The new ecological rolls are 3 ¾ inches wide; the old are 4 ½ inches. It is amazing how much dif- ference ¾ of an inch makes. There’s your trivia for the day. As I was sitting in my dining chair, preparing to eat breakfast a few weeks ago, I was startled by a spider that swiftly dropped down from the ceiling light fixture and into my morning cup of protein drink. It wasn’t a very big spider and I wasn’t about to discard my valuable drink, so I just fished it out and put it out- side. After all, that’s why we have hydrochloric acid in our tummies, right? Last Sunday, sitting in my place under the lights at church, I became aware of a black spot mov- ing across my vision. Looked up and here came another spider! Was able to swat it away and no harm done. And, of course, when you go out- side, the spiders are flying all over the place, just looking for a home. Which is why spiderwebs are so popular for Halloween decorations, I guess. It’s that time of year. We leave the webs up around the doors and windows of the house most of the summer. Keeps a lot of the flying insects from get- ting into the house. In some places in the world, people keep large spi- ders in their houses just for this pur- pose because they have a lot more nasty insects than we do. So when I encounter Charlotte and her friends in the house, I don’t automatically destroy them if I can get them outside easily. (That makes up for using large squares of toilet paper.) In honor of Veterans Day, I give you Article II of the Bill of Rights: A well-regulated militia being neces- sary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Hebrews 6:18,19 “… we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encour- aged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure …” 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 1 st 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 S214412-1
