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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 2020)
A6 SENIORS & HISTORY Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, December 30, 2020 GRANT COUNTY SENIORS John Day Seniors Dusty Harris There I sat, trying to have the energy to put the rest of Christmas decorations up, and I thought I’ll just sit and enjoy remembering what a wonderful community I live in. In November, the Elks Club severed a wonderful, free, delivered Thanksgiving dinner. And for Christmas, dinner was furnished by The Squeeze-In and delivered, and it was free. And I’m sure there were a lot of angels flying around our area. Our center has lost a couple of wonderful peo- ple, John Porter and Patty Moore. We send love and prayers to the families. James 9:7 “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” Monument Seniors Soo Yukawa We had a very nice meal of beef burritos with all the fixings, refried beans, Span- ish rice and cinnamon rolls for our dessert. We thank our cooks, Terry Cade and Carrie Jewell, for making us these wonderful meals for us. They have been faithfully work- ing to keep us fed all these years and through this trying time of COVID-19 and lock- downs. We appreciate them very much. Our volunteers included Kristi Guimont who filled out the paperwork. Bob Cock- rell and Jan Ensign counted the money. Sylvia Cockrell handed out the food to the patrons at the door. We thank our wonderful volunteers for their service too. A group of us ladies got together and sang some Christmas songs out on the porch of the Monument senior building while people were coming to pick up their lunches. It was a wonder- ful blessing to us to be able to sing our praises unto the Lord. It was a bit chilly with some wind blowing, but we were well bundled and sing- ing out our lungs — well, I think that kept us warm. We got a white Christmas! I was so happy to see snow falling. We still have some snow on the ground, but it is now the hard and crunchy stuff. I’ll take what I can get and be thankful. Well, I guess we now sit back and wait for the coming new year. I don’t know what the new year is going to bring, but I know that the good Lord does and I can trust in him. We have a new baby goat kid! He was born the day after Christmas. My hubby found him in the goat shed sleeping. His mama is Lily. This is her first time kid- ding. Haven’t decided on a name for this little baby yet, Tiny or Squirt. He is maybe around 8-10 inches long. He is perfectly formed, just really, really small. He has no ears and is brown in color. Lily did a good job of licking him dry, and every- thing looks good. We put her in the back of the shed with her baby so she will have time to bond with him and we won’t lose the tiny baby in the snow or something. I’m thankful she did not have twins, for I think that would have been overwhelming. OK, maybe overwhelming for me. Ha. My fingers are healing up even more. The scab of the part of my finger where it burst sort of was flapping around and so I had to cut it off with some scissors. The healing is absolutely mirac- ulous. The two fingers were so squished and swollen that, now to look at them, almost normal is definitely a wonder- ful miracle. I praise the name of Jesus for healing up my fingers. I am still believing they will be like they were before. Nothing is impossible for our mighty God. May you all have a blessed new year! Remember, you are all beloved of the Lord, and he is good, all the time! Numbers 6:24-26 “The LORD bless thee and keep thee: The LORD make His face shine upon thee: The LORD lift up His counte- nance upon thee, and give thee peace.” OUT OF THE PAST 75 years ago Serious fire averted A serious fire was prevented in the S-M Motor company’s service shop, Wednesday eve- ning, by the John Day fire fighting crew. While an employee was cleaning the bearings on the wheels of a car with cleaning solvent, the solvent caught fire and spread rapidly. The quick action of the city’s volunteer fire department brought the blaze under control with only a minimum of damage mainly caused by water and smoke. The employee received severe burns on his face and hands. 50 years ago Miss Ricco named Round-Up princess Brenda Ricco, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ricco, owners and operators of the Blue Mountain Hot Springs, has been named one of four princesses of the 1971 Pendle- ton Round-Up. Announcement of the selec- tion was made Monday. Miss Ricco is a student at Willamette University. Queen of the Round-Up will be Patt Healy of Heppner. Serving as princesses with Miss Ricco will be Judy Pur- chase, Pendleton; Teri Thomp- son, Adams; and Jeri Krebs, Cecil. Eagle file photo From 25 years ago: Debi Hueckman, left, and Judy Household- er, right, stand amidst the many donations. 25 years ago Grant County holiday generosity Volunteer Services Coordi- nator Debi Hueckman and vol- unteer Judy Householder stand amidst a room full of food col- lected on drives by the Grant County Snowballers, the Blue Mountain Junior High, Grant Union High School, the Fed- eral Credit Union, Mt. Vernon Grange and the Forest Service. Hueckman also received 135 stockings from the annual aer- obic class fundraiser and gifts for more than 140 kids whose names were on the Tree of Joy. The Blue Mountain Hospital donated more than 75 gifts. All the food and Christmas gifts were distributed Dec. 20-21. 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 Sunday Bible Study .....................................8:45am 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 S218721-1
