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NEWS
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
For the first Tuesday meal
of the month of March, our
cooks Terry Cade and Carrie
Jewell prepared for us beef
burritos with all the fixings,
Spanish rice, refried beans
and yummy cinnamon rolls
for dessert. It was a great and
filling meal! A special shout
of thanks to our dear cooks:
They served one of the burri-
tos without cheese. I feel priv-
ileged and special they did that
for me! Thank you both again
from the bottom of my heart!
Our volunteers were Kristi
Guimont who filled out the
paperwork. Bob Cockrell
and Jan Ensign counted the
money. Sylvia Cockrell deliv-
ered the meals to the patrons
at the door. Many thanks to all
our wonderful volunteers.
Monument School had
a football game on Friday,
March 5. They played against
Spray/Fossil and won! Hurray
for our team. The score was
33 to zero. No points for them.
The Spray kids were big, but
our team was faster. Ha. There
was also a volleyball tour-
nament that was held after
the football game. My hubby
went to support our teams. I
had company over and could
not go. We are so thankful that
the kids can play some of the
sports.
Well, looks like the snow
is melting. I think I heard
that supposedly the snow-
packs have been great and that
our water reserves are filled?
Don’t hold me to it, I could
have heard wrong. I think it
makes sense, though, because
the snow has been slowly
melting and seeping into the
ground. I noticed that the John
Day River was pretty high
when we were driving home
from church. Praise the Lord
for all this water!
So, Frita has not had her
babies yet. I thought about
letting her out, but then you
know what would happen. I
am sure that, as soon as I let
her out, she would have her
babies. Sigh, so I am still try-
ing to wait it out. I don’t think
she likes it in there all by
herself. Hopefully soon, she
won’t be by herself.
I saw the other goats laz-
ing around in the pen. They
were enjoying the nice warm
weather and sunning them-
selves. I saw Davey all
sprawled out next to Kidd. I
know how they feel. It feels
good to be out in the beautiful
sunny days.
I already have some
friends tilling their garden’s
bed already. Wow, it makes
me envious. I can’t start any-
thing or put anything in the
ground until the first of June.
That is what I have been
told. One of my friends has
a cold frame, and she has
been enjoying some won-
derful fresh lettuce and spin-
ach. Maybe that is some-
thing I need to get also. One
good thing about that: Since
it is covered, the silly cats
wouldn’t be able to get into it
and poop in there. Ha.
What are you thinking of
planting this year for your gar-
den? Are you going to try any-
thing new this year that you
have never grown before?
Revelation 20:4 “And I
saw thrones, and they sat
upon them, and judgment was
given unto them: and I saw
the souls of them that were
beheaded for the witness of
Jesus, and for the Word of
God, and who had not wor-
shipped the beast, neither his
image, neither had received
his mark upon their fore-
heads, or in their hands; and
they lived and reigned with
Christ a thousand years.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
Uh, oh. Here it comes.
Darn silly time. One report has
a cat that has already gone onto
DST. She awakens her owner
an hour early now. The dairy
cows don’t do that. They go by
the sunlight, and you better be
there with the bucket or else it
will all just go on the ground.
Speaking of ground, you can
see it now. The snow has just
about gone away. No floods yet
— fingers crossed. By the way,
Standard Time began on Oct.
18, 1883. Until then, you had
to set your watch every time
you came to a new town. That
would be very irritating. Can
you imagine that now, in this
day of nanoseconds and atomic
clocks? Well, when the clock at
the hall gets to 11:30 a.m., PST
or PDT, that is the correct time
to come to the front door and
pick up your hot meal for the
day.
The entree of beef stroga-
noff was in memory of Dave
Kline. To go with it was a pea
salad, rolls (courtesy of Blue
Mountain Care Center) and
apple crisp for dessert. Thanks
to head cook Pam, assistant
cook Laura and helper Tom
for a great meal. Carlos took
care of the home deliveries,
and Ginger and Carla got the
bags to those who came to
pick up their meals. Pam How-
ard made sure all were marked
off and accounted for correctly.
(We used to have two Lauras,
and now we have two Pams!)
Through the month of March
we will enjoy pizza, chicken,
pork and meatloaf. And that’s
just the entrees! The desserts
include cookies (hope it’s
chocolate chip — ahem) pecan
bars and brownies. Oh boy, oh
boy. You better be sure to call
in and reserve your meal.
Found the following as a
crossword puzzle clue: “IM
sign off.” And I didn’t have a
clue! The answer turned out to
be “TTFN.” Could anyone tell
me what that stands for? Saw
another one: “OTOH.” Think it
means “on the other hand,” but
I wouldn’t swear to it. I don’t
have e-mail, so all these acro-
nyms don’t mean too much to
me. I suppose its possible to
write a whole letter using them.
Hmm. A new code.
Saw a saying in the catalog:
We’ll be friends ‘till we’re old
and senile. Then we’ll be new
friends! No comment.
Discovered an interesting
fact today about Derrol’s and
my past: We both attended the
same one-room school that our
father’s did. No, we did not go
to the same school. Derrol’s
dad attended the Riverside
School, which is located on the
Jacobs Ranch 6 miles up the
John Day River from Prairie
City. I attended (for 4 months)
the Kimball Flat School 6
miles up the Malheur River
from Drewsey, Oregon. Then
we moved to Idaho for the next
10 years. Gosh, it seemed like
it was longer than that! Then
we moved back to my birth-
place of Prairie City. Two years
later I met Derrol, and the rest
— as they say — is history!
Here is a quote from
Michail Gorbachev — some-
one I didn’t think I would ever
quote! “One of the paradoxes
of the 20th century is the gap
between humankind’s amazing
technological achievements
and the often deplorable state
of the human spirit and human
morality.” And the 21st cen-
tury hasn’t improved on those
states!
2 Corinthians 7:1 “Since
we have these promises, dear
friends, let us purify ourselves
from everything that contami-
nates body and spirit, perfect-
ing holiness out of reverence
for God.”
OUT OF THE PAST
75 years ago
Dayville to be host to county bas-
ketball tourney March 15-16
The second annual Grant County
Basketball Tournament since 1939
will be held at Dayville, March 15th
and 16th. Invitations were extended
to five county schools, Monument,
Long Creek, Prairie City, Mt. Vernon
and Dayville. It is expected that each
team will enter what will probably be
the closest contested affair in the his-
tory of the event.
The tournament will be single
elimination. Trophies will be awarded
to the champion, runner-up and the
team displaying the best sportsman-
ship. Also an all-star team of seven
will be awarded gold basketballs.
The Prairie and Dayville teams
are established as tournament favor-
ites, Prairie winding up second to
Crane in the Grant-Harney League
chase. Dayville’s Devils hold wins
over every team entered in the tourna-
ment and rate to be plenty “tough” on
their home floor. Not far behind these
two are Mt. Vernon’s always danger-
ous Bears and Long Creek’s up and
down five. Monument, due to inex-
perienced players had a rather tough
time this season.
Seasons records while not official
are as follows: Prairie won 11, lost 8;
Dayville, won 10, lost 9; Mt. Vernon,
won 6, lost 6; Long Creek, won 7, lost
9; while Monument has gone winless
in 10 starts this season.
Tournament drawings have not
been made at this time.
50 years ago
Flemings buy top racer
An American Quarter Horse Asso-
ciation registered quarter horse with
top bloodlines named Cuffie has been
purchased by Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Flemming of Prairie City.
Cuffie is a chestnut stallion (Reg.
No. 128,915) sired by Barred—sired
by Three Bars and has won over
$10,000 in two years of racing in four
states.
He was a stake winner at the
Lower Snake River Valley Quarter
Horse Association futurity and at the
Los Alamitos at two years. He won
trials at the Portland Meadows and
was second in the futurity at Portland
Meadows.
He was a winner of trials at Elko,
NV, and second in the futurity at Elko.
As a 2-year-old he was never out
of the money, winning four times and
placing fourth once.
As a 3-year-old, he was the win-
ner of the Lower Snake River Valley
Derby and winner of six races in AAA
time at Los Alamitos.
In all, Cuffie has had 24 starts,
with 11 wins, and was only out of the
money three times.
Fleming will use Cuffie, now
retired from racing, for stud of his
two Baldy C mares and his Tiger Sage
mare, all of which are also registered
quarter horses with good bloodlines.
Cuffie is AA-plus rated. Free stud
Eagle file photo
services will be offered to any AAA-
rated mare if their papers are available From 50 years ago: Cuffie the American Quarter Horse Association registered
racer has now retired from racing, now owned by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Fleming.
at the time of service.
MT. VERNON
PRESBYTERIAN
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John Day Valley
Redeemer
Mennonite
Church
Lutheran Church
Meeting every Sunday
at Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
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
Sunday School ...............................9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship ............10:50 a.m.
Pastor Leland Smucker
Everyone Welcome • 541-932-2861
Come Worship with us at
154 E. Williams St.
Prairie City, Oregon
541 820-4437
2 Corinthians 5:17
Every Sunday in the L.C.
Community Center
Pastor Robert Perkins
Contact Paster Ed Studtmann at
541-421-3888 • Begins at 4:00pm
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Sunday School (all ages)
9:30-10:30
Sunday Worship
10:45-12:00
(Corner of Second & Allen)
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Catholic Church
For information: 541-575-2348
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
Corner of S Canyon Blvd and SW 2 nd
JOHN DAY
UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday Worship • 9AM
(541) 575-1326
Mon. - Fri. Mass - 12:05 pm
Saturday Mass - 5:00 pm
Sunday Mass - 9:00 am
Holy Days Mass: Noon & 6 pm
Cornerstone
Christian
Fellowship
Confession: Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm
Anytime by appointment
541-974-8638
139 N.E. D AYTON S TREET , J OHN D AY
St. Anne
Sunday Worship Service 10 am
Sunday Youth Group 3 pm
Thursday Celebrate Recovery 6 pm
Pastor Levi Manitsas
cornerstonejohnday@gmail.com
ccfjd.org
johndayUMC@gmail.com
126 NW Canton, John Day
Food Pantry Friday 3-4PM
Monument -
2nd & 4th Sundays at 12:30 pm
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Monday - Friday 9 am - 12 Noon
Office Hours
For more information,
call 541 620-0340
SUNDAY SERVICE..............9 am
SUNDAY SERVICE ...........9 am
541-932-4800
EVERYONE WELCOME
627 SE Hillcrest, John Day
FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Grace Chapel (EMC )
Tune into KSPL 98.1 FM
Community Church
541-575-2180
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
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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
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