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SENIORS & HISTORY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Elsie Huskey
Did you know? June 27,
2018, Sen. Lynn Findley pre-
sented our senior center with a
new Oregon state flag. Did you
notice?
You really don’t want to miss
the Solar Eclipse Breakfast Buf-
fet from 6-10 a.m. Aug. 19-21.
A new menu will be available
each day. It will be at our John
Day Senior Center at 142 NE
Dayton St. For more informa-
tion, call 541-575-1825. It costs
$10 for adults, $9 for seniors
and $5 for children 6-11. That is
all I know, so I am making this
statement on my own. Children
under 6 will be free. Support
our senior center and attend this
event. It will be the first gather-
ing for a very long time.
Fear has no part of us so
once again you are being
encouraged to complete every-
one else’s efforts and get your
COVID-19 vaccinations. Our
country is on track to meet our
president’s goal of 70% vacci-
nated by July 4. Everyone has a
part. No one is not unresponsi-
ble here. We are all responsible
to do our part.
Thank you, Reva Lou-
ise LaBaugh, for the dona-
tion of romance novels for our
John Day Senior Center library.
Seniors, call Angie to schedule
a time to grab a book out of the
library, 541-575-2949.
New rental assistance is
available for those COVID
affected. Call me if you have
questions, 541-575-2949. You
can also go online for more
information, OregonRentalAs-
sistance.org
On Thursday, June 10, we
will be lunching on chef salad,
cottage cheese, bread sticks
and that good birthday cake for
dessert.
If anyone has any news or
information they would like to
see in this article, please share
with me. Three ways you can
get information to me: email
danceornot@yahool.com, mes-
sage me on Facebook’s Mes-
senger or text or call me at 541-
792-0202. Thank you.
I know this was in last week,
but I felt it was worth repeating:
2 Timothy 1:7 “For God
hath not gives us the spirit of
fear; but of POWER, and of
LOVE, and of a SOUND mind.”
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
This past week was a most
busy week indeed. We had the
Monument School graduation
ceremony this past weekend,
and there were seven graduates.
We congratulate each and every
one of them for their hard work
and achievements. We wish
them the very best and that they
all would succeed in life.
Our cooks Terry Cade and
Carrie Jewell made us some
very delicious meatloaf with
mashed potatoes and gravy,
corn, dinner rolls and choco-
ing a little weird, so we were
going to stop at Les Schwab to
check the tires, but they were
closed. So, we started head-
ing home and took the Long
Creek way. We stopped at Long
Creek, checked the load and the
tires. My hubby said he did not
see anything amiss so we pro-
ceeded to head home.
Just before we reached
Hamilton, right after driving
off the very curvy part of the
mountain, we heard this loud
“kaboom.” The left rear tire’s
tread had partially come off and
bent the fender. The tube was
OK, but the tread was not. We
slowly drove downhill toward
Gary and Julie Warner’s house.
Casey Shultz came up after
hearing the great loud kaboom.
God is so good. It could not
have happened at a better place.
We pulled into Gary’s place,
backed up to his shop. All three
men worked on changing out
the tire to the spare. I sat and
visited with Julie. Praise the
Lord!
Romans 8:28 “And we know
that all things work together for
good to them that love God, to
them who are called according
to His purpose.”
late cookie for our dessert. Yes,
it was quite a satisfying meal.
We thank our cooks for their
hard work. We can’t do with-
out them.
Our volunteers were Kristi
Guimont, who filled out the
paperwork. Bob Cockrell and
Jan Ensign counted up the
money and the meals served.
Sylvia Cockrell delivered the
meals to the waiting patrons at
the door. We thank our volun-
teers for their support and time.
Our wonderful friend, Bruce
Hansen, came out and brought
us those fabulous strawber-
ries that were picked from Sau-
vie Island. Thanks for bring-
ing those out to us and making
the drive. We so appreciate you
driving all the way to Monu-
ment! It was a great time of
sitting and visiting with some
friends that I had not seen for
awhile too.
Jimmy Cole was very gen-
erous in sharing some of his
huckleberry pie and ice cream
with a few of us (or maybe it
was because I came at the per-
fect time, ha!). Mike Voigt from
Prairie City was the one who
brought the huckleberry pie.
His 90-year-old mama made it.
It was the best huckleberry pie
I have ever tasted. Thank you,
Mrs. Voigt.
I can’t say it enough, I love,
love where we live. My hubby
and I had gone to John Day on
Memorial Day to pick up some
PVC pipes from our friends and
after we loaded them onto the
truck, we had a very nice visit.
On the way to John Day and
coming back, I was telling my
hubby that the truck was driv-
ment with the teeny, tiny car-
rot seeds: put them on a toilet
paper square, dampen and fold
it over. Then you can put the
square right in the row and
cover it with the prescribed
quarter-inch of soil. I thought
it was a great idea and that I
had discovered it all by myself!
Then I looked in a garden
book and there it was. Oh well.
Whatever works! Then the
trick is to keep them damp in
100-degree weather! If it ain’t
one thing, it’s another, right?
We finally got the CPAP
equipment this week. Very
simple to operate, according
to the people who know how
to operate it. Guess we’ll fig-
ure it out eventually. Just keep
remembering when we had to
learn how to operate the nose-
tube feeding machine. The lady
who “instructed” me knew
what she was talking about,
of course. But by the time we
had gotten home, I forgot all
she said! ‘Twas a very stress-
ful time! What the people who
make these machines need
to do is have someone who
knows nothing about it write
the directions. Seems that, if
you know how to operate it,
it is difficult to tell someone
else who doesn’t know how
to do it! Something’s wrong
someplace.
Could someone tell me
what “woke” means? It seems
to be everywhere. Do we need
to vaccinate for it? Or put out
some spray to kill it?
Proverbs 20:13 “Do not
love sleep or you will grow
poor; stay awake and you will
have food to spare.”
semi-annual meetings in our
facility Wednesday morn-
ing. It was good to see all the
members and visitors around
the tables. And they all had
one of our outstanding meals
when they were done. Thanks
so much for coming and tak-
ing care of business. All of the
county advisory groups and
committees need to have pub-
lic input, so if you have some-
thing to tell them, do so.
The lunch that was pre-
pared for us consisted of a
humongous turkey sandwich,
super tasty potato salad, extra
onions, pickles and tomatoes,
some peach slices and then a
gigantic cookie! I had to cut
the sandwich in two and the
cookie in fourths to eat later!
Whew. It tasted just as good
then too! Pam, Ginger and
Carla got the bags out the door
for our pick-up people. Tom
and Carlos did the home deliv-
eries. Thanks to all our faithful
volunteers.
If you were one of the visi-
tors and wondered why things
were a little piled up and
crowded, it is because we are
doing some remodeling and
renovating in the older por-
tion of the building. Had to
move things out in order to do
it. Hope it will all be done by
Christmas. And then that part
will look much better.
So, the insurance company
totaled little Subbie, so we
have a loaner for the present.
With gas prices going higher,
I may have to start using my
“shank’s mare” more often!
Got two-thirds of the gar-
den planted. Tried an experi-
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
Well, something like nor-
mal happened at the ol’ hall
this week. The members of
the Grant County Senior Advi-
sory Council held one of their
OUT OF THE PAST
75 years ago
Eagle file photo
Elizabeth Cant of Dayville was
crowned on Friday, June 4, as queen
of the ‘62 Days Celebration. She re-
ceived a floral tribute from one of her
grandchildren during her crowning.
Looking on are her children, Lillian
Mascall and James Cant Jr.
John Day leads Baseball
League
John Day now leads the
John Day Valley Baseball
League, winning over Bates on
Sunday, by the one-sided score
of 27 to 6. On the same day
Spray defeated Mt. Vernon in
a marathon race, 21-20. Long
Creek defeated Prairie City,
tail-enders, 13 to 10.
Present Standing: Win – Loss
John Day: 3 – 0
Spray: 2 – 1
Long Creek: 1 – 1
Bates: 1 – 1
Mt. Vernon: 1 – 2
Prairie City: 0 – 3
50 years ago
Flowers for the Queen
Elizabeth Cant of Dayville
was crowned on Friday, June
4th as queen of the ’62 Days
Celebration. She received
a floral tribute from one of
her grandchildren during her
crowning. Looking on are her
children, Lillian Mascall and
James Cant Jr.
25 years ago
Work begins on Canyon
City mural project
Work has begun in earnest
on the north wall of the Patter-
son Building in Canyon City
in preparation for the painting
of a historical mural this sum-
mer. A crew of volunteers have
spent the last two Saturdays
working on the wall.
On May 24, volunteers and
the crew from Byron’s Exca-
vating employed two sand-
blasters and 30 tons of sand to
remove layers of paint from
the 60-year-old building.
“Unfortunately,
there
was crumbling of concrete
underneath the paint in some
places,” said Dennis Dice,
who provided the equipment
and the sand for the effort.
“We removed the loose con-
crete to get a solid surface.”
The volunteers spent
June 1 patching and filling
the craters and crevices in
the wall with concrete epoxy.
They will then wash it down
with a cleaner and apply the
base coats. Many others have
agreed to help, but volunteers
are still needed to carry out the
labor-intensive work.
Artist Larry Kangas is set
to begin painting in mid-June.
“The base is the key to lon-
gevity of the mural,” said Kan-
gas. “I’m really happy with
the attention that the group is
giving to that part of the job.
Much of the painting will be
earth tones, which weather
longer than other colors.”
The finished painting will
also be sealed to protect it
from weathering and vandal-
ism. Kangas plans to attend
the upcoming ’62 Days Cel-
ebration in Canyon City. He
will finish his research and
take part in the parade and
other festivities. Kangas has
created an initial sketch of the
mural and that will be avail-
able for public review during
the event.
MT. VERNON
PRESBYTERIAN
Community Church
SUNDAY SERVICE..............9 am
SUNDAY SERVICE ...........9 am
Redeemer
Lutheran Church
Come Worship with us at
541-932-4800
EVERYONE WELCOME
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
FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Grace Chapel (EMC )
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 Pastor 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)
John Day Valley
Mennonite
Church
Meeting every Sunday
at Mt. Vernon Grange Hall
Sunday School ...............................9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship ............10:50 a.m.
Pastor Leland Smucker
Everyone Welcome • 541-932-2861
JOHN DAY
UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday Worship • 9AM
(541) 575-1326
johndayUMC@gmail.com
126 NW Canton, John Day
Food Pantry Friday 3-4PM
Like us on Facebook!
24/7 Inspirational Christian
Broadcasting
Tune into KSPL 98.1 FM
For more information,
call 541 620-0340
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
Pastor Randy Johnson
521 E. Main • John Day • 541-575-1895
www.johndaynazarene.com
St. Thomas
Episcopal
Church
Join us on Facebook
live Sunday 10am
Like us on Facebook!
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
59357 Hwy 26 Mt. Vernon
Full Gospel- Come Grow With Us
Celebration of Worship
541-575-1202 Church
311 NE Dayton St, John Day
Pastor Al Altnow
Midweek Service
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
Pastor Levi Manitsas &
Pastor Aaron Finley
cornerstonejohnday@gmail.com
ccfjd.org
Sundays 5:30pm
Youth: 0-6th Grade
Thursdays 6:30pm
Youth: 0-6th Grade
Jr./Sr. High
Youth Connection
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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