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SENIORS & HISTORY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Elsie Huskey
This last week I had to be in
Boise for pre-surgery appoint-
ments so I was unable to get
all the information I needed to
give you up-to-date news.
On Mondays our drivers
deliver two meals to all who
call in and want meals. The
Monday meal is fresh, and the
advanced Thursday meal is
frozen.
Thursday, Sept. 2, lunch
will be Monte Cristo sand-
wiches, veggie tray with dip,
chips and birthday cake.
Monday, Sept. 6, lunch will
consist of bacon cheeseburg-
ers, sweet potato french fries
and surprise cookies for your
sweet tooth.
Be sure to call before
8:30 a.m. if you would like
a meal or meals delivered to
you, or by 10:00 a.m. if you
would like a meal or two
reserved for you to pickup
between 11:30 a.m. and noon.
The new variants of
COVID are pursuing so many
people. Some states are hav-
ing a severe hard time making
room for all the sick people.
How about if all us living in or
around John Day do what we
need to do to protect ourselves
from this horrible illness. I
know we all know what to do.
The Blue Mountain Hos-
pital and the Grant County
Health Department are collab-
orating to provide a COVID-
19 testing clinic.
Individuals who are symp-
tomatic or who have come
into close contact with an indi-
vidual who test positive can be
tested.
Testing will take place
from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug.
31, Sept. 3, Sept. 7, Sept. 10,
Sept. 15 and Sept. 17 at the
Grant County Health Depart-
ment parking lot, 528 E. Main
St., John Day.
Jesus said: If my people
will draw nigh to me I will
draw nigh to them and be their
God to protect, comfort, bless
and prosper each one.
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
Wow, summer is quickly
coming to an end! I cannot
believe it. Where does the
time go? I can see evidence
of the season changing with
my garden. Also, a friend said
that we now have 20 min-
utes less of daylight since
the beginning of August. No
wonder my chickens are not
laying! Did you know that
chickens need at least 14
hours to develop an egg? It
seems a little early to put on a
light for them. But what else
can I do, I need eggs.
Our cooks Terry Cade and
Carrie Jewell prepared for
us chicken Alfredo, garlic
bread, a fresh green salad and
peach cobbler for our dessert.
We thank them profusely for
their hard work. I gobbled
up my lunch in no time. I sat
with Jimmy Cole, and he had
to tell me to slow down and
chew my food. Ha.
Jimmy Cole led us in the
flag salute. Bob and Sylvia
Cockrell, along with Jimmy,
sat at the front table and
greeted the patrons. Jimmy
and Linda Abraham counted
up the money. Yours truly
led us in the prayer of bless-
ing over our meal. Phoebe
Yukawa was the winner of
the free meal ticket. We had
19 guests for in-house dining
and 23 takeouts.
Melissa Hatley and Corey
Cowger presented an idea
for all of us who were pres-
ent. Melissa wanted to cre-
ate a “Help Chain” for our
community. She is asking for
volunteers to sign up, and a
list of those who may need
help. The volunteers would
be helping doing things such
as shopping, cleaning, lawn
work, delivering meals, call-
ing and checking up on peo-
ple. This is a wonderful idea
that would be beneficial,
especially for the elderly or
for those who are physically
challenged. If you would like
to get involved, please call
Melissa at 541-934-2195.
Scotty Smith’s service
will be held at the Monument
park on Thursday, Sept. 2, at
6 p.m. There will be a pot-
luck following the service at
the Monument Senior Cen-
ter. We pray for his family for
comfort and peace during this
time.
I don’t know if I should
hate my kitties or love them.
These bunch of young kit-
tens have been the most mis-
chievous, rambunctious and
destructive cats I have ever
had! I think I may have like
five apples left on each of my
young trees for those devi-
ant kittens have climbed up
and knocked the apples off.
I keep finding their poop in
my raised garden beds. I can
smell their poop in my rasp-
berry patch but have yet to
find the exact location, caus-
ing me to be fearful of where
I am stepping.
They have knocked down
my asparagus plants, and
even pulled some out. They
have pretty much smashed
down some new plants in
my cloth planters, laying on
top of them. I could go on
and on. (Rolling my eyes and
sighing.)
I have to think up ways
for those little miscreants to
behave themselves and pre-
vent them from their destruc-
tive ways. Oh, those crazy
cats!
2 Corinthians 1:5-6 “For
as the sufferings of Christ
abound in us, so our con-
solation also aboundeth by
Christ. And whether we be
afflicted, it is for your con-
solation and salvation, which
is effectual in the enduring of
the same sufferings which we
also suffer: or whether we be
comforted, it is for your con-
solation and salvation.”
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
We covered the state of
Eastern Oregon this week —
and are we paying for it now!
On Sunday I journeyed to
Valley View for an afternoon
church service. Sure will be
glad when they get that round-
about (I assume that’s what it
will be) all done. Sure makes it
hard to access the Valley View
and Charolais Heights areas!
On Monday the lung doc-
tor determined that the CPAP
apparatus was not doing the
job for Derrol, so will try plain
oxygen. That will be a lot sim-
pler! On Tuesday the back doc-
tor said Derrol could come in
on Friday, so had to get that all
arranged. Wednesday I cleaned
the window and prepped it for
the siding. Then we made a
run to Burns to make sure the
hearing aids were doing their
thing correctly. Very smokey
over there. On Thursday Der-
rol made a run to Baker for his
hearing aid. (Hmmm.) Then
came the big day: Friday we
made the run to Bend. Ten
hours away from home. My
legs are sore from pedaling, I
guess. We are both extremely
tired. Good thing tomorrow’s a
day of rest!
Last week, our meal was
chili-mac, and it was very tasty.
Garlic bread and Jell-o with
fruit were good complements.
The sponsor for the day was
Driskill Memorial Chapel who
also supplied the dessert: birth-
day cake. Thanks so much.
The cake is really good too!
Thanks to our cook, Pam, and
helpers, Tom and Angie, for
taking care of business today.
Other volunteers were Pam H.,
Ginger, Mary and Carla. We
thank our faithful volunteers
who maker sure everything
gets done when it should and
how it is supposed to. May our
tribe increase. We gave away
some more gift certificates too.
Wheee! Thanks again to the
donor of the funds to do this.
The new siding is com-
ing along. The front took a
long time due to all the angles
of the top and bottom, win-
dows, electrical and telephone
boxes, door and steps. The
rest of the building was pretty
straightforward.
On our way to Bend, the
only deer we saw was saunter-
ing across the highway in the
middle of John Day. And he
was almost in the crosswalk!
When people are made
aware that we are going out of
town to the big city of Bend,
the question is often asked if
we are going to do some shop-
ping. Ha! The funny thing is
that many of the medical pro-
fessional people we deal with
in Bend always comment on
Derrol’s shoes. “Where did
you get them?” Prairie City.
Yeah for home-town shopping!
Mark 6:4 “Jesus said to
them, ‘Only in his hometown,
among his relatives and in his
own house is a prophet with-
out honor.’”
OUT OF THE PAST
75 years ago
Monument girl selected is Fair
Princess
The Grant County Fair Queen Com-
mittee announced this week that Queen
Betty’s court was completed this week in
the selection of Miss Margaret Owings
from the Monument community as an
attendant to serve with the other three
princesses who have have been previ-
ously named. Miss Owings, who is is 18
years of age, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Owings and graduated from
Monument High School last spring.
called out Aug. 17 when a passing motor-
ist reported a fire at 10:45 p.m.
Paul Youngren, Mr. Grindstaff and
the motorist left for the fire, which was 2
miles east of Dayville near Schoolhouse
Gulch on property owned by George
MacKay.
It was a Class A fire burning in dry
grass and fallen cottonwood logs.
The man-caused fire was brought
under control with water from the tank of
the state fire truck and hand tools.
Several other motorists stopped and
assisted. Mr. Grindstaff thanks the ranch-
ers and the motorists for their assistance.
50 years ago
Dayville Crew snuffs fire on MacKay
Ranch
State Fire Officer Paul Grindstaff was
25 years ago
Numbers may be few, but Day-
ville-Monument team won’t back down
Question marks abound on this year’s
Dayville-Monument football squad, but
the team isn’t worried heading into the
season.
After losing eight seniors to gradua-
tion last year, the Tigers field eight players
going into their first game. The returners
include juniors Stoney Gienger, William
Cooper and Ben Pritchard and sophomore
Grant Smith. Four freshmen also turned
out and include Allan Burmeister, Sam-
uel Dinter, Mike Wiscavage and Travis
Hubbird.
“We’re working hard, and our saying
is from the Tom Petty song, ‘We won’t
back down and we’ll stand our ground,’”
said new head coach Harold Maier. “We’ll
have our challenges, but we’ll never give
up and won’t back down.”
Eagle file photo
From 25 years ago: Players form this year’s Dayville-Monument
team include, back row, left to right, Ben Pritchard, William Coo-
per, Stoney Gienger and Grant Smith; front row, left to right, Travis
Hubbird, Mike Wiscavage, Allan Burmeister and Samuel Dinter.
MT. VERNON
PRESBYTERIAN
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