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SENIORS & HISTORY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Elsie Huskey
My apologies to you for not
showing here for the last two
weeks. I had to go to Marys-
ville, Washington, to help
my siblings and other fam-
ily members close out my
mom’s estate. She passed in
March and was buried April
6 in Everett, Washington. The
first week I was there I helped
go through many boxes and
bags of things and get them
ready for a yard sale. The sale
was Aug. 6-8, but there was
so much left that the siblings
kept it going until noon on
Aug. 14. I had to come home
so I left Aug. 10. At the end,
only one small load in a small
pickup was hauled away. I
had my laptop with me and
tried several times to get an
article ready. All information
could be gathered by phone
and online, but we were so
busy. No time to visit either.
I was working constantly.
Only slept about six hours
each night. So I hope that
was excuse enough or reason
enough to not get my work
here done. I am sorry.
Anyway, when I got my
lunch at our senior center last
Thursday, there were some
great freebies on a table, and
I actually got a neat Bible
game and some Splenda, and
my lunch as two Site Council
members were there to greet
me and were taking donations
for food and sharing conver-
sation as well.
The coronavirus variants
are here to complicate the
first one. There are three or
four of them; I forgot as they
came so quickly. Please pro-
tect yourself from them. They
can take your life. Several
of my family members are
stricken with them, and some
are still in the hospital. This
is serious stuff, people. Please
take it seriously. My family
members told me they would
never take the vaccinations
offered to them for free to
protect them from this deadly
disease. Now they are fight-
ing for their lives. I am beg-
ging for all of us to protect
all of us. It takes everyone,
not just a few. Please, please,
please don’t neglect this plea.
The weather is torturing
all of us. This heat is unbear-
able for many; some have
died from it. Protect yourself
from getting too hot. It can
damage your health also.
For lunch on Thursday,
Aug. 19, and on Monday,
Aug. 23, call 541-575-1825
to order it before 10 a.m.
Pick it up between 11:30 a.m.
and noon. Shay and his crew
do their best to make sure
every order is packaged and
ready on time for you. Dona-
tions for lunch are $5 for all
over 50 years old and $6 for
all other ages. Be sure to eat,
and thanks for supporting our
senior center.
God’s promise to protect
you and me:
Isaiah 43:2 “When thou
passest through the waters, I
will be with thee; and through
the rivers, they shall not over-
flow thee, when thou walkest
through the fire, thou shalt
not be burned; neither shall
the flame kindle upon thee.”
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
Our cooks prepared for us
a meal of some hearty meat-
ball sub sandwiches, with curly
fries, macaroni salad and your
choice of dessert. Terry Cade
and Christy Howell did a fine
job. We thank them very much
for their service.
Bodean Anderson made the
announcements, prayed the
blessing over our meal and led
us in the flag salute. Bob Cock-
rell and Jimmy Cole were at
the table greeting the folks that
came in to dine. Jan Ensign
and her sister Susan Cavender
counted up the money. Sylvia
Cockrell served us the drinks.
We had 21 dining in and
34 takeouts. The cooks would
appreciate if you would inform
them that you would like to
dine in as well as take food
to-go. Lastly, Jimmy Cole, was
the winner of the free meal
ticket.
It felt weird dining in, for
it had been over one year and
half! I will not accept their
so-called “new normal.” I
thank and praise the Lord that
we live out here in God’s coun-
try. The Lord has provided
everything we need to live on
this good earth. Jesus is my
refuge and my fortress. In him
will I put my trust and in him
alone. His perfect love casts
out all fear. In the Holy Scrip-
tures, it says, “What can man
do to me?” When the Lord is
on our side, man can do noth-
ing to us.
The Lord has blessed my
little garden. I am suddenly
seeing lots and lots of lemon
cucumbers. Oh, yes, they are
coming on really fast now. I
have been enjoying a cou-
ple here and there, but now,
I am going to get to share a
whole bunch with friends! I
had planted four plants in two
big pots, and they are going
crazy. I like that I did that,
for it gives no room whatso-
ever for weeds to come up in
between, for you know how I
hate to weed. Ha.
I made the mistake of tak-
ing out a bunch of my lamb’s
quarters among my onions and
green onion plants. The cats
and kittens decided to lay on
the bed and totally crushed all
the plants. Grr. And, yes, they
are still trying to poop in my
raised beds also. I have taken
to placing rocks in those spots,
for I don’t have enough plas-
tic forks to stick in the dirt to
poke them in the butt when
they squat to do their business.
Those pesky cats are driving
me crazy. They have the whole
stinking acreage to do their
business, but oh no! They just
have to poop in my raised beds.
One good thing about the
cats, though: I don’t have any
mice or pack rat problems. I
believe they might be eating
the nasty grasshoppers too.
Those grasshoppers might
have been the culprits that ate
up my green bean plants.
I am thoroughly enjoy-
ing my zucchinis and lemon
cucumbers. I have some pep-
pers too and cooked the zuc-
chini on the skillet with the
peppers and onion, yummy.
Psalms 118:6 “The LORD
is on my side; I will not fear:
what can man do unto me?”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
Did you have a “Roaring
Good Time” at the fair? I managed
to see the parade and walk through
the pavilion. Got a chicken burger
at someone’s booth and ate it while
touring the exhibits. The Day-
ville community garners a round
of applause from me for mak-
ing a good showing in the parade.
Thanks for coming!
Pam and Laura prepared a
huge chef salad for our meal.
Then they added a bunch of fruit
with a luscious dip and a delicious
brownie. Whew! Took two days to
eat it all! I’m not sure if the con-
tainer for the salad is reusable, but
I washed it and took it back, just
in case it is. Those take-out con-
tainers are really a large extra
expense during this COVID-19
mess. We want to thank Ye Olde
Thrift Shoppe for their most wel-
come donation this month. It is
greatly appreciated and will help
with the added container expense.
Ginger and Carlos took care of
the home deliveries, and Pam and
Mary did the pick-up meals. Tom
helped out wherever there was a
need. We were able to dispense
some gift certificates also. That
hasn’t happened since March of
2020. A donor, who wishes to
remain anonymous, has graciously
donated enough money to pur-
chase a number of gift certificates
for meals at the Oxbow Restaurant
in Prairie City. We will give them
away during the month of August,
so if you want to have a chance at
getting one, just come to the hall
and say so on Wednesday between
11:30 a.m. and noon. First come,
first served! And thank you, gen-
erous person. This is a very nice
thing to do for us.
Another very nice thing is
happening at the ol’ hall: The
prep for the new siding is mov-
ing along apace. Had to stop and
make some repairs when it was
discovered that a long-ago fire
had damaged some of the foun-
dation timbers. Oops. Appears
to have happened when some-
one was thawing out the water
pipes under the sink in the old
kitchen. That would have been a
very long time ago since the new
kitchen was built in 1978. We are
so thankful to have a contrac-
tor who spots these things and
fixes them. When the two build-
ings were joined together back in
the ‘40s, it wasn’t done properly
either, so repairs had to be made
there, also. When it all gets done,
it will all be up to code and look
so nice! Again, thanks to our gen-
erous donors who have made this
upgrade possible.
Have been reading a book
about a WWII submarine’s tour.
When the men want to relax,
they play a game called Acey
Deucey. Asked several people
if they knew what it was, but no
one knew. Finally went to Hoyle,
and this is what he said: “Acey
Deucey is the favorite Back-
gammon game of the U.S. Navy,
Marine Corps, and Merchant
Marine.” “Backgammon may be
the oldest game still played… In
England the rules were codified
by Edmund Hoyle around 1750.”
After reading the rules, I think I’ll
stay with pinochle…
I Corinthians 9:25 “Every-
one who competes in the games
goes into strict training. They do
it to get a crown that will not last;
but we do it to get a crown that
will last forever.”
OUT OF THE PAST
75 years ago
50 years ago
Fair Princess Chosen
One of the four princesses
to attend Queen Betty Welch at
the Grant County Fair was cho-
sen this week, it was announced
Wednesday by the Fair Queen
Committee. The princess chosen
is Caroline Deardorff, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deardorff
or Prairie City. Miss Deardorff
was born and raised at Prairie
City and is a graduate of Prairie
High School.
National Guard band to
play here
Appearing in John Day on
Aug. 25 will be the 234th Ore-
gon Army National Guard Band,
one of the most versatile units in
the Oregon National Guard troop
lists.
This unit was one of the
first organizations assigned to
the state after World War II and
the first unit to win the coveted
Eisenhower Trophy as the most
outstanding National Guard unit
in the state.
The 234th Army Band is
capable of performing as pure
military marching band, concert
band, dance orchestra or musi-
cal specialty group. Its assigned
strength is one warrant officer
(band leader and commanding
officer) and 28 enlisted musi-
cians. Location of the band is
at Portland. The bandmaster is
Chief Warrant Officer Earl D.
Barton of Portland.
Eagle file photo
From 50 years ago:
Pictured is the
234th Oregon Army
National Guard
Band, led by Earl D.
Barton, which will
play here at a free
concert at Grant
Union High School.
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
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
Sunday Worship • 9AM
(541) 575-1326
johndayUMC@gmail.com
126 NW Canton, John Day
Food Pantry Friday 3-4PM
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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
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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
Thursday Celebrate Recovery 6 pm
Pastor Levi Manitsas
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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