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SENIORS & HISTORY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Prairie City
Seniors
Elsie Huskey
Rose Coombs
The year 2021 is half gone, and
we are just beginning to have a real
life in our community. No news
of wrongdoing or harm over our
Fourth of July. Many were gather-
ing and getting out of their homes
for a change. It was a terrifically hot
day, however. It was all I could do
to just meet the needs of my family
and myself. My body cannot tolerate
such heat.
There have been a couple rumors
that our senior center may be open-
ing for in-house dining in as soon as
a couple weeks. It was exciting to me
to hear these rumors but still will be
taking it with a grain of salt to save
disappointment.
Keeping busy is a really good
thing, but at times I feel like my dog,
chasing my tail.
One tidbit of information was
told that we were given by donation
a large amount of prime rib. More
about that as soon as I hear. We are
so thankful for this donation.
Thursday, July 8, we will be hav-
ing spaghetti with garlic bread, salad
and fruit pies. Then on Monday, July
12, we will dine on southwestern
breakfast skillet and tortillas, fruit
cup and eclairs. Shay and his crew
do a fine job. Please remember to tell
them thanks when you come in to get
your meal.
1 John 4:13 “Hereby know we
that we dwell in HIM, and HE in us,
because HE hath given us of HIS
spirit.”
“In the good ol’ summertime”
— uou know, the hot weather we
wanted in the wintertime? Happy
now? I hope we don’t go as far down
next winter as we went up this sum-
mer in temperature. PTL for A/C!
We have two for our “Little House
in Prairie,” which is less than 900
square feet, with three fans to move
the air around, and we keep comfort-
able in all rooms at about 80 degrees.
It is not so hard on your system when
you go out that way. Places that have
the A/C set at 68 and then you go out
into 90-plus degrees makes it very
upsetting to your internal thermostat.
And isn’t it nice that we have such a
device in our bodies to regulate our
temperature? PTL for that too!
Cooks Pam and Laura gave us
breakfast for lunch last week, and
the portions were so large that Der-
rol and I had half for lunch on
Wednesday and half for breakfast on
Thursday! Our sponsor was Drisk-
ill Memorial Chapel. So what did
we have? Biscuits and gravy, sau-
sage, hash browns, applesauce, and
— ta-da — birthday cake, supplied
by Driskills. Thank you so much for
doing this every month. Hopefully
we will be able to go back to our
birthday prize from Huffman’s Mar-
ket soon. Pam was at her registration
desk, Mary and Ginger helped pass
out the pick-up bags and Carlos took
care of the home deliveries.
Did I forget to tell you that last
week’s sponsor was Joel Coombs,
General Contractor, Inc.? Sorry
about that. We do appreciate each
and every sponsor.
I am reading a biography of the
Polish composer and pianist Fry-
deryk Franciszek Chopin. Do you
see the difference between his first
and middle names and last? Always
wondered about that. Chopin (pro-
nounced sho-pan) is a French name.
Aha! Great-grandfather Nicolas Cho-
pin left France in 1787 as a 16-year-
old and trekked 1,000 miles across
Europe to Poland. Why? There was a
large Polish community in his birth-
place, and he learned the language
and was thus bilingual. France was
at the beginning of its revolution,
and he had been befriended by Polish
people of rank, so to keep out of the
French army, he departed to Poland.
He was able to get work as a French
teacher, and thus, all his family were
bilingual also. They were also very
patriotic Poles. The book tells of
the various tunes of the Polish peo-
ple that were incorporated into his
music. One was even used as a basis
of the Polish national anthem at one
point. Chopin’s music was very dif-
ferent to what the music critics of the
day were used to hearing. In 1845,
one person had made a remark that he
was later to regret. It was said that he
had broken the Eleventh Command-
ment: Never make a value judgment
against music you dislike. So that’s
your history lesson for the day.
Ephesians 2:14,15,19 “For He
Himself is our peace, who… by
abolishing in His flesh the law with
its commandments… thus make
peace,… Consequently, you are no
longer foreigners and aliens, but fel-
low citizens...and members of God’s
household.”
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
For the last Tuesday of the
month of June, our cooks Terry
Cade and Carrie Jewell prepared
pork loin, scalloped potatoes, pas-
ta-pea salad and cherry choco-
late cake for the dessert. We thank
them for their efforts, and we are
all grateful.
Our volunteers were Kristi Gui-
mont, who filled out the paper-
work. Bob Cockrell and Jan Ensign
counted up the money. Sylvia
Cockrell delivered the hot meals
to the waiting patrons at the door.
We thank all who are involved in
helping with the operations run-
ning smoothly.
I just can’t believe that we are
now heading into the month of
July. I hope everyone had a won-
derful and safe Independence Day
celebration. We cannot take our
freedoms for granted. We must
guard our freedoms from tyranny,
that can easily be done ever so
slowly that sometimes it is hardly
noticeable, until it’s too late.
We thank all our military men
and women who serve in our
armed forces. I pray that the Lord
would watch over them and keep
them from harm’s way.
Monument had its Fourth of
July celebration at the park. Many
events took place throughout the
day, and it was family-friendly
fun.
This hot weather has been great
for the garden. My lemon cucum-
ber plants are getting really big
and the flowers are getting ready
to bloom. Yippee, I think I shall be
enjoying the taste of fresh cucum-
bers, and the anticipation is height-
ening. Of course, I will be the only
one in my family who will eat
them. None of my family appre-
ciates fresh cucumbers. What kind
of person doesn’t like cucumbers?
Apparently, mine do not. Oh well,
more for me! Ha.
I got a lot of zucchini plants in
my “grow pot.” I grow my seeds
in a big pot because those grow-
ing seed trays never really worked
for me. I planted three different
kinds of zucchini, and I managed
to plant six in these fabric pots I
had purchased. They are looking
nice, and I still have like 14 more
plants. I shall give those away to
friends who want them. Silly me
forgot to label which kinds of
zucchini they were, so it will be
a surprise. Don’t you just love
surprises?
I’ve been catching lots of big
fat grasshoppers. Yes, it still gives
me great satisfaction when I pick
them off with chopsticks and drop
them in a plastic spice container
with the flip top. I like to shake
them up in the bottle and stun
them so that when I feed them to
my chickens, they won’t be able to
hop away. I figure that is their sen-
tence for chomping on my veggies.
Oh, almost forgot, my daughter
named her pet rooster, EggBurt.
He allows her to carry him and pet
him. He drinks water from a spoon
held by her.
Psalms 37:3 “Trust in the
LORD and do good, dwell in the
land and enjoy safe pasture.”
OUT OF THE PAST
75 years ago
Fishing poor at Strawberry
Monday was the opening day for fishing at
Strawberry Lake. As usual, many fishermen
were on hand, but, according to reports from
some of the local boys who were there, the big
ones were not biting. Several of the “early birds”
who were on the lake at sun-up caught their lim-
its, but a good many fellows came home with
empty baskets.
50 years ago
Queen’s Dance Entertainers
Identical twins John and Jim Hager and their
orchestra will provide music for dancing and lis-
tening Saturday, Aug. 14, at the 1971 Queen’s
Dance of the Grant County Fair. Chicagoans who
now live in Los Angeles, the Hagers appear as
regulars on the CBS television show, “Hee Haw,”
and have also appeared on The Joey Bishop Show.
They recorded on the Capitol label.
File photo
From 50 years ago:
John and Jim Hager,
identical twins, will
provide entertain-
ment at the Queen’s
Dance.
25 years ago
Dayville team roping competition scheduled
for the Fourth of July
The 1996 Dayville team roping season has
begun at the Dayville Roping Arena located
across from the red barn on the east end of town.
Parking and admission are free and conces-
sions are available. The action begins at 1 p.m.
Roping events are scheduled for Fourth of
July, July 14, July 28, Aug. 18, Labor Day, Sept.
2 and Sept. 8.
All ropings will be ride-ins, progressive and
two loops. Entrants must show proof of their rat-
ing number.
MT. VERNON
PRESBYTERIAN
Community Church
SUNDAY SERVICE..............9 am
SUNDAY SERVICE ...........9 am
Redeemer
Lutheran Church
Come Worship with us at
541-932-4800
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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
Sunday School (all ages)
9:30-10:30
Sunday Worship
10:45-12:00
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
(Corner of Second & Allen)
JOHN DAY
UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
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(541) 575-1326
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126 NW Canton, John Day
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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
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St. Thomas
Episcopal
Church
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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
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Pastor Levi Manitsas
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ccfjd.org
Sundays 5:30pm
Youth: 0-6th Grade
Thursdays 6:30pm
Youth: 0-6th Grade
Jr./Sr. High
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Wednesdays at 6:30pm
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Mondays at 6pm at
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