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SENIORS & HISTORY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Dusty Harris
Here we are, almost April,
and we are still seeing off-
and-on winter. Are you as
ready for spring and summer
as I am? Do you find time fly-
ing as fast as I am? Easter is
just around the corner — a
reminder that Christ is alive.
I want to thank all the spon-
sors of the wonderful meals
we enjoy each week.
The biggest issue in our
world right now is the coro-
navirus that is keeping us
apart and creating so much
loneliness.
If you are feeling anxious
or would like to talk to some-
one about the COVID-19 sit-
uation, you can call one of
the following phone lines: the
Oregon warmline at 1-800-
698-2392, available seven
days a week, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.,
to speak with a trained peer, or
SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress
Helpline at 1-800-985-5990 or
text “talkWithUs to 66746 to
speak to a trained crisis coun-
selor to help people experi-
encing distress related to natu-
ral or human-caused disasters.
And: If you need assis-
tance getting on the email vac-
cine waitlist, please call Angie
at the senior center, 541-575-
2949. She can assist you get-
ting on this waitlist. She will
need the following: name,
date of birth, phone number
and mailing address. You can
also get on the vaccine list
using caccine@ccsemail.org.
Life goes on for all of us so
the best way to deal with life
as we know it today is keep
a positive attitude and think
on things that are good and
true and trust in God for daily
comfort.
Our senior center is alive
and well and still making
lunches on Mondays and
Thursdays. Remember to call
the center to reserve your
meal so, when you arrive at
11:30 a.m., it will be ready for
you.
Thursday, April 1, our
menu will be ham and Swiss
sandwich, baked beans, mac-
aroni salad and birthday cake.
Monday, April 5, the menu
will be egg bread bowl, hash-
browns, sausage patties and
fruit pastry.
Enjoy your meals and keep
safe.
Psalm 118:1 “Give thanks
unto the Lord; for he is good:
because His mercy endureth
for ever.”
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
Looks like the month of
March is coming to a close.
I know, it just cannot seem to
be! Where does the time go?
I know I can’t be the only
one who is thinking this way.
I was telling my hubby the
other day that it just seems
like yesterday that I was still
a little kid wanting to grow
up. We were coming home
from Bend and listening to
our ‘80s music, and I felt
like I was a teenager the day
before and the nostalgia just
hit. It is weird how music can
take you back to a different
time, a different era.
Speaking of a different
time, for the past Tuesday
lunch, our cooks Terry Cade
and Carrie Jewell prepared
for us fried fish and chicken,
wedge potatoes, coleslaw
and blueberry fruit tart for
our dessert. It was a yummy
meal, and I especially liked
the tartar sauce. I like dip-
ping the chicken in the tar-
tar sauce as well as the fish. I
like different sauces, but my
children don’t, go figure. We
thank our wonderful cooks
for their efforts.
Our volunteers were
Kristi Guimont who filled
out the paperwork. Bob
Cockrell and Jan Ensign
counted up the money. Syl-
via Cockrell delivered the
meals at the door. There were
some bags of rice and other
dry goods that were avail-
able for people to take home
if they wanted. These were
some extra food stuff that
was from the food bank.
I got a great idea from
someone that I must share.
We picked up a bunch of
empty cattle salt lick tubs
and brought them home. I
was planning on using them
to plant a lot of my garden
veggies in them. I was told
to put fresh manure first and
then add regular dirt and then
plant my seeds, and put an
old window over it. Viola,
a miniature hot house! The
manure will be hot and heat
up the tub keeping the seeds
warm. I am so excited about
this. I can’t wait to try it out.
I am going to get to start
some tomatoes, cucumbers
and peppers early. I will let
y’all know how it turns out.
I was just thanking the
Lord for his provision of
those tubs, for I was think-
ing how costly it would be to
buy a bunch of planter pots.
Those old salt lick tubs are
perfect, and best of all, it did
not cost me a thing.
The Lord also provided
for anyone to have access to
him. Sin separated us from
having a relationship with
him, but through the shed
blood of Jesus Christ, he
made a way. Jesus is the way,
the truth and the life. Resur-
rection Sunday is coming on
the 4th of April. As I reflect
what Jesus did for me on that
cross, how he suffered for
me, I am overwhelmed with
gratefulness and love for
him. He is my Risen Savior.
Hallelujah. Happy Resurrec-
tion Day to everyone. He is
risen, he is risen indeed!
John 17:1-2 “These
things Jesus spoke; and lift-
ing up His eyes to heaven,
He said, ‘Father, the hour
has come; glorify Thy Son,
that the Son may glorify
Thee, even as Thou gavest
Him authority over all man-
kind, that to all whom Thou
has given Him, He may give
eternal life.’”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
You can tell that it is
spring break: It snowed — 2
inches on the first day! Were
there any baseball games
or track events? Ah, yes,
March. When Mother Nature
can’t make up her mind if it
is winter or spring.
Our wonderful cooks Pam
and Laura made up their
minds to give us a fantas-
tic meal (not that it doesn’t
happen every Wednesday!).
We enjoyed pulled pork slid-
ers, coleslaw, fruit (rasp-
berry/blueberry mix) and
those anticipated brown-
ies. They are so good! Meals
were delivered by Carlos and
Tom to homes, and to our
front door by Carla and reg-
istrar Pam. Many thanks to
the 51 diners who purchased
a meal.
Being as how we are
“senior citizens,” we are
always interested in new
ways of saying that: to wit
— here are two that surfaced
this week: “You will be get-
ting a ‘life experience’ dis-
count.” (Fist pump!) “This
particular disturbance in
your otherwise healthy life
is due to your maturity and
wisdom.” How tactful!
Pet peeve: A tissue left in
a pocket that is not removed
before being washed. The
mystery is how such a small
piece of paper can disin-
tegrate into all those little
specks of tissue. And other
times it will just wad up on
itself and stay in the pocket!
This mystery goes along
with the “science” of bubbles
and clouds. Too much for my
poor ol’ head.
I read lots of history
books, and I was under the
impression that what I was
reading was actually true.
Herewith another quote:
“History is always contro-
versial and full of differing
opinions and ideas.” Guess
that’s where bias comes in.
Another quote from the Ken-
nedy assassination book:
a certain person was given
“… a specific assignment to
investigate corruption… His
determination to extend the
cleanup to elected officials
was not well received by
powerful politicians.” I can
imagine!
And one more to make
you smile: “Shouting to
make your children behave
is like steering your car with
the horn.” (No comment.)
I was given a large bag of
old music to go through and
take what I wanted. Among
the old pieces of sheet music
was a small magazine that
had the words to popular
songs way back when — you
know, like 40, 50 and 60 or
more years ago. Anyhow,
there was an ad for people
to become nurses. The sal-
ary expected was $50-60 a
week. Yes, a week! Today?
Those are hourly wages.
When my dad was a young
man, his ranch wage was
$30 — a month. Ah, yes, the
good old days. If you want
to get ahead today, join the
U.S. Space Force. Beam me
up, Scotty!
Romans 6:23 “For the
wages of sin is death, but the
gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.”
I Thessalonians 4:17 “…
we will be caught up… to
meet the Lord in the air…”
(so while we wait)
I Thessalonians 5:11 “…
encourage one another and
build each other up, just as
in fact you are doing.”
OUT OF THE PAST
75 years ago
Montana sheriff gets
prisoner
Sheriff Westlake of Boz-
eman, Montana, was here
the first of this week and
picked up a man wanted in
Gallatin County, Montana,
on a grand larceny charge,
according to information
from Sheriff I. B. Hazeltine.
The prisoner’s name is Peter
D. Flater, alias Jack Bardeaux.
He is about 31 years of age
and has been around Dayville
for about six weeks.
Sheriff Westlake was
accompanied here by his wife
and son.
25 years ago
‘Environmentalists’
show little concern for the
environment
A loose-knit group of 15
or so “environmental” activ-
ists turned out Thursday at the
Reed Fire sale site to protest
the logging activities. They
left in their wake an over-
turned pickup truck, litter
and other debris. Most dam-
aging, they dug a deep trench
to prevent anyone from going
around the truck that blocked
the road. The trench chan-
neled yards of rock and dirt
into the adjacent stream caus-
ing siltation that damaged fish
habitat and the riparian areas.
The group, lead by spokesman
Assanti Riverwind, left Friday
morning due to snow and cold
weather, before they could be
arrested.
Eagle file photo
From 25 years
ago: Reed Fire
sale draws
protesters who
have flipped
over a truck
to block the
Forest Service
road.
MT. VERNON
PRESBYTERIAN
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Broadcasting
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
S211472-1
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
Join us on Facebook
live Sunday 10am
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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
www.livingwordcc.com
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