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A8 SENIORS & HISTORY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, November 18, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Monument Seniors Dusty Harris Soo Yukawa I don’t know about the rest of you around our great country, but I’m ready for the time when we can go back to the senior centers and visit and enjoy a lunch with our friends and neigh- bors. Seems like about the time I think it’s going to happen, we have several come down with the virus. Our sponsors are Mar- ilyn Foss in memory of Wayne Foss, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, United Methodist Church, Ray and Sherry Lunbom (Napa Auto Parts). On Nov. 19, we’ll have Monterey chicken, baked potatoes, corn and peanut brownies. On Nov. 23, we’ll have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. On Nov. 26, we’re closed. Happy Thanksgiving! Just a reminder: Please call by 11 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays for a to go meal, 541-575-1825. Pick up to-go meals between 11:30 a.m. and noon at the back door. We had a most delicious and scrumptious Thanksgiving meal made for us by our cooks Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell. We had turkey, mashed pota- toes and gravy, stuffing, dinner rolls, green bean casserole and a very yummy pumpkin cake for our dessert. Yes, my tummy was in the “happy place.” Ha. We thank our wonderful cooks for their efforts, and we are very thankful for them. They worked hard to serve out 67 meals to the hungry folks of Monument. Our volunteers were Kristi Guimont who filled out the paperwork and also did the cleaning after the use of the facility. We had Bob Cockrell counting the money. Sylvia did the handing out of the meals at the door to the patrons. Thank you to everyone for helping to make senior lunch go smoothly. I am losing track of what day it is apparently. I thought Nov. 6 was Friday, Nov. 13. I am get- ting the days all jumbled up and the weeks too, so it seems. I hope that all you veterans out there received honor by your communities and friends. We thank you all for your bravery and service! We appreciate you all so very much. Looks like our governor, Kate Brown, is locking down our state again. Let us pray for her and that the Lord would work on her heart. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit would move her and give her wisdom to make the right decisions. I think if there are enough prayer war- riors that would storm heaven for her, there would be move- ment in the spiritual realm. We must be burdened in our hearts for the lost and those that don’t know the Lord Jesus. Let us also pray for peace in these uncertain times. We must remember that the Lord is in control and that he is the one in authority and he is the one who puts rulers in place or removes them. With that in mind, we can rest and not fret about anything. Do you know why? Because God is good, all the time! Every- thing that he does or allows is for our good. We still have much to be thankful for. We can be thank- ful for our friends and family. I am thankful for my wonderful husband and my children. I am thankful for the place that we live. I am thankful for the won- derful rain and snow we have received. I am thankful for my goats, even if some of them drive me crazy. My little Davey is grow- ing so big now. He is drinking lots, and his little horns are com- ing out. I leave the horns on my goats. It actually makes it eas- ier for me to drag them by the horns if they are not cooperating. I think it is good for them to have their horns just in case a predator tries to get them too. Of course, Steve, our “unicorn,” only has one horn because he keeps fight- ing, the silly goat. Hebrews 9:14 “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the liv- ing God?” Prairie City Seniors Rose Coombs What a wonderful meal we had for Veterans Day! Good ol’ American chow: beef casserole, which had noodles, veggies and hamburger, whole kernel corn, a roll made by the good folks over at the Blue Mountain Care Center and a chocolate chip muffin with yummy white frosting. Oh, it was all so good! Thanks to Laura and Laura for this finger-lickin’ good repast on this special day. Don’t think I got you told that we were given a bunch of bags of pet food and a case of canned pet food. Most of it went to a good home, but we still have five cans of pet food left. I don’t know why, but there were no flags out. Bad weather? So I put yellow flagging on the handrail in honor of our mil- itary. Then I found this and thought it was most appropriate for this day in this year. From the Mayflower Compact: “We whose names are underwritten ... having undertaken ... a voy- age to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemenly and mutually in the presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preserva- tion ... to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the gen- eral good of the colony. Unto which we promise all due sub- mission and obedience. In wit- ness whereof we have herunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the 11th of November ... 1620.” So it has been 400 years since the pilgrims signed this piece of paper. And it only took 156 years to get to the Decla- ration of Independence. The “laws, ordinances, acts and con- stitutions” which they initiated would later become a model fro the United States government. And on this day 14 years ago, I was definitely out of my comfort zone as I was in Poland at the wedding of son num- ber one. This date is also a spe- cial holiday in Poland, as on the day of the World War I armi- stice, a Polish republic was pro- claimed. Therefore it is their Independence Day. The his- tory of Poland is very difficult to grasp as the country has been conquered and controlled by its neighbors for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. And what happened to them at the con- clusion of World War II is not a happy story. And that’s enough of that. Because Christmas is a-comin’! My cabinet where I stash all the goodies I find during the year for Christmas presents is almost full. Will have to make the trek up to the attic and see if I have enough to parcel out to all the kids — old and young. At least I have only one place to stash. That way things don’t disappear on me. I remember one year I found some items a long time after Christmas — oops. “A place for everything and everything in its place.” (Ahem.) I Cor. 16:13-14 “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.” OUT OF THE PAST 75 years ago Grant defeats Prairie in final football game Playing on a field blanketed with one inch of snow at Prairie City last Friday afternoon, Grant Union again emerged from a slick game with a victory over a battling Prai- rie team 20-0. On the opening kick-off, Liv- ingston, Grant speedster, raced 50 yards to an open field only to be caught from behind by Davis of Prairie. The Prospectors then pow- ered their way down the field for a score by Officer. Neither team threatened in the second period, making the half-time score 6-0. The third period again saw many fumbles by both teams, but Living- ston of the Prospectors squad scored a run from the 15-yard stripe. The fourth period found Liv- ingston again adding seven more points to Grant’s preceding tally of two touchdowns by a splendid reversed field run of 55 yards. Prairie threatened to score in this quarter, but due to a fumble lost their last chance of scoring a goal. The Prospectors marked up 201 yards of scrimmage to the Panthers’ 61 yards and managed eight first downs against two for Prairie. This was Grant’s last game of the season and the last game for Grant High for the senior boys, namely: Wade Officer, Ted Livingston, Clif- ford Belcher, James Beals, Laurie Wyllie, Herbert McGentrick, Ber- nie Carson and Robert Frances. 50 years ago Two men help bring out fallen miner Paul Woodworth of Prairie City assisted Tom Edmunson of Can- yon City in helping the late Jim Kinsella when he was trapped and injured following an unexplained accident Nov. 4 in the Standard Mine above Prairie City. Mr. Kinsella died later in the evening that same day after being taken to the Blue Mountain Hospi- tal in John Day. Arrangements had been made by Edmunson and Woodworth that Woodworth would go to the mine if Edmunson did not return imme- diately from checking on Kinsel- la’s lateness in returning home that afternoon. The next day, Forrest Winegard, also a friend of Kinsel- la’s helped Edmunson bring Kin- sella’s dog and pickup down from the mine. Edmunson, who was Kinsella’s first mining partner, and Woodworth are both employed by G. L. Pine Inc. of John Day. 25 years ago Good year for some The 1995 elk seasons will go down as fruitful ones for some Grant County hunters, such as Roger McKinley of Prairie City who harvested a dandy 6x6. Although the final bull season ended Sunday, Nov. 12, various antlerless elk hunts will be held over the next several weeks in many areas of the region. 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
