SENIORS & HISTORY
MyEagleNews.com
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
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OUT OF THE PAST
75 years ago
Grant County swelters in
general heat wave
Grant County is sharing
in the excessive heat wave
that struck most sections of
the West recently. The local
weather bureau reports a tem-
perature of 99 above on July
20 and 21. On Monday, how-
ever, the temperature dropped
back down to 88, with
clouded skies. All through
June and the fi rst half of July
the weather was decidedly
cool. The lowest in July, to
date, was 43 on the 18th. Pre-
cipitation .22; days clear and
cloudless.
Haying is in full progress
in the river and creek val-
leys; the cuttings reportedly
very heavy. Range is excel-
lent, grass green to the hill
tops. There should be a good
hay carryover this fall. Creeks
are still well up. While this is
not strictly fruit country, fruit
crops this year in most local-
ities are very good: Peaches,
pears and apples promise good
quality and abundance. Due to
the extended cold spring and
late summer, gardens have not
done too well in most vege-
table. Berries, however, are
abundant.
Eagle fi le photo
From 50 years ago: Little League All-Stars, from left, top row, Coach Ralph Denny, Tom Deiker, John McAuslan, John Willey, Scott
Denney, Frank Hanson, Tom Edmunson, Coach Ken Ivers; bottom row, Steve Talus, Harvey Askew, Rod Retherford, Monte Simmons,
Guy Johnson, Bill Pearce, Monte Sherman and Bill Brown.
50 years ago
County leaguers advance
one rung
Two successive losses
after a fi rst-round victory
deprived the Grant County
Little League All-Stars of
an upper-half fi nish in last
week’s district tournament at
Milton-Freewater.
Grant County advanced
to semifinal play behind
the three-hit pitching of
Tommy Dieker as they
edged the Triangle entry
(Adams, Athena and Helix),
9-4, in Thursday’s opener.
They lost their second
game to the Pendleton Amer-
icans by a 9-1 score Friday,
and Saturday the Wallowa
Valley nine topped Grant 8-2
for third place in the tourney
standings.
25 years ago
Blaze razes house
The state fi re marshal was
en route to Canyon City Tues-
day morning to investigate a
house fi re that did more than
$100,000 in damages and loss.
No injuries were reported.
O utlook
SENI
R
Oops. Another
typo. I wrote that
I want the north-
south border to start
on the Canadian
boarder at 120
Rose Coombs
degrees. 20 degrees
would be out in the
Atlantic Ocean. What a difference a missing digit makes.
On to better things. PTL for the rain showers! Did a good
job of cleansing the air. The contractor is doing a lot of prep
work for the new siding. Hope to get that all taken care of
then they can concentrate on getting the siding on quickly.
All but one window is in and it is already cooler in the old
pool room. Amazing! We were commenting on how high the
original ceilings are. How come they thought that buildings
needed such high ceilings? Would you believe it was the ‘State
of the Art’ for that day – 100 years ago? A ‘scientific fact’,
even, that so much air space was needed for so many people
in a stated area. See how so-called science can change, ahem.
Delores Scott was our meal sponsor for this day. We enjoyed
tuna noodle casserole, J-ello with whipped cream, a roll, and
peach cobbler for dessert.
Thanks to Pam and Laura for this excellent meal. Thanks
to Pam for her good work at the registration desk, Carla for
delivering the pick-up meals, Ginger and Carlos for delivering
the home delivered meals, and Del for his encouragement.
We sent out 53 meals today. Remember, if you want a meal,
you have to call and let the cooks know. You can even call and
leave a message. Just maker sure to speak slowly and clearly.
The number is 541-820-4100. Just be sure to do so before 10
a.m. on Wednesday.
We were informed that there is some wrong information on
Facebook regarding the opening of our centers. We are not
open due to the ridiculous rules that have come down about
what we would have to do to open. So, until the powers that
be come to their senses, we will still do take-out only. If you
want to help, contact your Congressional people to complain.
The garden report: The volunteer potato has blossoms.
The volunteer sunflowers have exceeded 7’ in height (one of
them grew through the square opening in the little fence I
put around them when they were only 4 inches high, so I’ll
have to wait to remove it!) The peas have blossoms. Hope
there are some bees around! The experiment with the carrots
did not fare so well. Out of the 300 seeds that I put in only
6 germinated. Don’t know if I had too much soil on top of
them or it was just too hot and I couldn’t keep them moist.
Such a disappointment. So the squash that neighbor Vicki
gave me has lots of room to roam in that space. The beets did
a little better, but I planted 3 rows and got maybe ¾ of a row.
Guess I’m not a good gardener… Meanwhile Derrol is having
great success at keeping the cemetery green and mowed!
Genesis 1:30 “And to all the beasts of the earth and all the
birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground
– everything that has the breath of life in it – I give every green
plant for food.” And it was so.” Genesis 1:31 “God saw all that
He had made, and it was very good…”
Tomorrow,
Thursday July 29
lunch will consist
of Teriyaki pork, Lo
Mein noodles with
veggies and Peach
pie bars for dessert.
Too bad i will not be
here to share in this
Center, but many want to be like normal sitting arrangements
and not just 4 people to a table. Most of us come to see
others, and visit as well as have nourishment.
Angie will not always be at the senior center as has been the
normal, she will be sharing her time with the state offices up
the road. She is in such great demand. They need to get her
some help, She is spread too thin.
As we pick up our lunch at the back door, there are a few
that linger to chat, some with and some without masks. It is
really nice to be able to talk to others again. I for one have
lots of catching up to do.
If anyone has something they would like others to know or
some news to share, please call me and I will be sure to add it
here. 541-792-0202
We are so grateful for Chesters donating things each week so
some can get a few specialties, not normally afforded, possibly.
Thank you Chesters for these donations. Chesters has always
been there for us when we needed things hard to get.
The Bible tells us that Jesus told us to give and it shall be
given unto us, seventy times over. God bless all who give to
others.
Elsie
Prairie City
Seniors
John Day
Seniors
Elise Huskey
meal. Thank you Shay and Kim.
Monday August 2 (Can you believe it is August already,
goodness!) the menu is not available yet due to Angie
changing office locations. We will be working on that and
have them available again soon.
The news is reporting that now there are 4 new variants of
the covid in the US. We know about one for a few weeks and
all of a sudden there are 3 more. If people do not step up
and get the vaccination against this thing, we are never going
to get back to normal. I know that sounds negative but as
humans we can get really discouraged when people around us
do not care enough for everyone else to do the right thing.
There is still talk about opening for lunch in person at the
Looks like the
month of July is
coming to an end
soon, so quick
right? Summer is
just breezing by in
Soo Yukawa
a hurry. Our cooks
Terry Cade and
Carrie Jewell prepared for us hamburgers, french fries, cole
slaw, and a berry cake for our dessert. I sure was hungry and
devoured my lunch real fast. We thank our cooks for their
efforts.
Our volunteers at the senior center were Kristi Guimont,
who filled out the paperwork. Bob Cockrell and Jan Ensign
counted up the money. Sylvia delivered the meals to the
waiting patrons at the door. We appreciate all our volunteers
and their service.
I have great news to share! Our very own Monument
Senior Center will be reopening on August 3. There are some
guidelines that will be put in place.
Anyone entering the building must be in good health. The
tables, chairs, sign-in table and restrooms will be sanitized by
staff prior to the meal site day.
There will be seating configured a certain way and outdoor
seating will also be available. Table numbers will be called
to accommodate social distancing in line. The cooks will
be serving the food and the drinks will be served by gloved
volunteers.
If anyone is uncomfortable with these guidelines, please use
the takeout service. Masks will be available for guests and
volunteers.
In-house dining will begin at 12 Noon. For those wanting
Monument
Seniors
takeout meals, you must call before 10:30AM. Takeout
pickup from 11:30AM-12 Noon. Please adhere to this
schedule. This information will be available to all patrons
so they can make informed decisions concerning mealsite
attendance.
It will be so good to be able to see everyone again and to
partake in a meal together as a community. May we never
take for granted our freedoms and rights as we live in this
country. I pray for the Lord’s blessing and protection over our
community.
I have been picking raspberries like crazy. Unfortunately, I
had competition. In one week, I got stung by wasps twice.
Ouch! I hate those wasps. They are just devouring the sweet
raspberries and I don’t like having to share it with them. I
have been giving away raspberries to friends and freezing a
whole bunch of it as well. I thank the Lord for this bountiful
harvest. I am already seeing new flowers that are getting ready
to open for the second harvest.
I have some zucchini and lemon cucumbers that are
growing. Yay, I am so excited to see the fruit of my labor
coming along. I have been going out to water around 6AM
in the morning. I am hoping to be harvesting a zucchini in
the following week or so.
Our young adolescent kittens have been frolicking in the
gardens and doing mischief too. I found their poop in a
couple of my beds and I’ve also stepped on their surprises too
while watering. Grrr. I don’t like that at all. I will have to get
a big giant box of plastic forks to stick in the ground.
Psalms 91:1-2 He who dwelleth in the secret place of the Most
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of
the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, in Him will I trust.
The house, owned by the for-
mer Red and Bobbie Hasher,
was not occupied.
Canyon City Fire Chief
Garth Leighton said the alarm
was phoned in at 11:45 p.m.
Monday evening.
When fi refi ghters arrived
on the scene at 206 S. Wash-
ington, the wood frame house
was fully involved.
Technically, Leighton said
the house is listed as a three-
story structure since it had
a completed basement and
upstairs area.
The cause of the fi re
should be determined follow-
ing the investigation; how-
ever, Leighton said Tues-
day it appeared suspicious in
nature.
Twenty-fi ve
fi refi ghters
and four engines were on the
scene. Personnel in Mt. Ver-
non, John Day and Prairie
City were placed on mutual
aid alert.
Also assisting were the
Grant County ambulance, the
John Day Police Department
and the Oregon State Police.
“I just wanted to express
my appreciation to all the
responding agencies,” Leigh-
ton said. “They did a bang-up
job.”
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