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SENIORS
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
We did it!!! We are offi-
cially open for in-house
dining – finally! Tom
investigated and deter-
mined that we have been
closed to such an activ-
ity for 97 weeks. (That
sounds like a lot longer
than two years, doesn’t
it?) As Arnold S. said,
“We’re back!” ’Twas very
nice to eat off of our nice
china instead of a takeout
container – and do it at a
table with others of the
community. Our table had
a long discussion about
the history of Bates and
Austin. Very interesting
and illuminating.
So Ginger explained
how things were going
to work and then led us
in the flag salute. Tom
asked the blessing. Carla
was substituting again for
Pam H. Our home deliv-
ery drivers and helpers
included Gwynne, Mary
and Carla. Carlos is off on
a new adventure at truck
driving school.
We wish him success.
Our new helpers are the
Ketchums and we really
appreciate them coming
in to assist wherever they
are needed. And a great
big thanks to senior coor-
dinator Angie, who has
helped us navigate the
“system” these last two
years. We are certainly
going to miss her input
when she retires later this
year!
Our menu today was
chicken pot pie, cottage
cheese and fruit, tapi-
oca pudding and a peanut
butter cookie for dessert.
Most satisfying.
I worked all afternoon
in the garden on the nour-
ishment from that meal!
Thanks to our great cooks,
Pam W. and Pam G. The
meal today was sponsored
by Delores Scott in mem-
ory of Georgeanne Wil-
liams, a former senior
coordinator. Our Easter
dinner entrée will be ham.
We are also open to dona-
tions for the yard sale
coming in May.
Yes, we have room to
store your boxes, so move
’em out of your space
into ours … and then
those who purchase ’em
will move them to their
spaces. That’s the name of
the game – people helping
people.
Finished the winter’s
needlepoint project and
got it blocked. Now to get
it sent off to the people I
made it for. So started a
latch hook with some of
the largesse I got from
Margie W. Have to have
something for my hands
to do when my eyes get
tired of reading … and it’s
too dark to dig weeds out
of the garden.
Since we do not have a
TV connection anymore,
we have been working
our way through all the
videos.
I
remember
being
astonished years ago
when a relative showed
us her collection of vid-
eos. I think we have just
as many now. Once we
watch a disc or tape, I
place it differently on the
shelf so we can know it
has been viewed.
I was really disap-
pointed when one DVD
stopped halfway through
the movie and I couldn’t
get it to go on. Technol-
ogy – phooey!
I Timothy 6:20-21
O Timothy, keep that
which is committed to
your trust, avoiding pro-
fane and vain babblings,
and oppositions of sci-
ence falsely so called:
which some professing
have erred concerning the
faith. (KJV)
John Day
Seniors
Elsie Huskey
Monday April 4, we had
in-house dining. There were
23 attendees. Darlene and
Gregg greeted everyone
as they came in. The Blue
Mountain Auxiliary were our
servers and clean-up crew.
Thanks to all of you that
helped. Bonnie Kocis made
some table decorations. Scott
Knepper, who is the newest
member of the Grant County
Senior Advisory Council,
was in attendance also. It was
good to have you in our midst,
Scott. Elsie Huskey won the
drawing for the Len’s certif-
icate. Scott Knepper won the
free meal certifi cate.
Joe Pippin led the fl ag
salute and Darlene Nodine
asked the blessing for our
food. Chris Labhart was our
announcer for the day.
The Blue Mountain Aux-
iliary also delivered meals
for the Canyon City route.
Joyce Atchley delivered the
John Day route, and Kris
Labhart delivered to the Mt.
Vernon route. Thank you all
for serving our community. A
total of 46 meals were deliv-
ered this day.
Thursday, April 7, Joe
Pippin led the fl ag salute
and Chris Labhart asked the
blessing for our food and was
our announcer for the day.
Carol Roe, Gregg Starr, and
Bonnie Kocis were greeting
diners as they came in and
getting their names in the
drawing. Billie Bullard won
the Chester’s certifi cate and
Mo Rutherford won the free
meal certifi cate.
Mike and Patty Davis and
Peggy Molnar delivered 42
meals to people in our com-
munity that cannot get out
to get their own. Thanks
to you all for helping our
community.
Chester’s donated pack-
aged goods to the center for
anyone who chooses to take
what you like. Gregg Starr’s
neighbor contributes fresh
eggs also, so enjoy as you
will. All of this is on the table
near the sign-in desk.
Driskill’s
Memorial
Chapel contributed the birth-
day cake for us this day:
Happy birthday, all you April
babes. Driskill’s also spon-
sored our meal for this day.
Thank you so much for our
lunch.
There was an unknown
problem with our bingo table
and lit number board so we
will be working on that so
we can start playing. Keep
watching this space. Sorry
we could not play as we
announced.
Please consider being a
volunteer for our center. We
really need several people to
serve and clean up, and driv-
ers to deliver meals Monday
and Thursday, April 11 and
14. Please call 541-575-1825
for more information.
There is some interest
in having a line dance class,
and we have a caller who is
a bit rusty that can guide us
in learning a few moves to a
few tunes. If interested, call
541-792-0202.
OTEC is hosting their
in-person annual meeting this
year on May 21, after two
years of virtual meetings, at
Baker High School, 2500
East St., Baker City. They
have asked us to watch our
mail for the offi cial notice of
the meeting, election packets
and ballots beginning April 20
and turn them in by May 12 to
qualify for any of the events
of May 21. This is posted in
the OTEC monthly newsletter
(Ruralite) on page 28.
Thursday, April 14, lunch
will be ham Oscar, asparagus,
veggie rice pilaf, roll and fruit
pizza.
Monday, April 18, lunch
will be biscuits and gravy, egg
scramble, fruit, and cinnamon
coff ee cake.
Isaiah 30:18 The Lord is a
God of Judgment: Blessed are
all they that wait for HIM.
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
For all those who came
to senior center lunch or
had food to go, we were
especially blessed! Our
Veterans Administration in
John Day and Katie Hoff -
man provided and paid for
all the meals! We all thank
the Veterans Administra-
tion and Katie for their
generous donation, and we
salute them.
Our cooks Terry Cade
and Carrie Jewell prepared
for us tater tot casserole,
garlic toast, boiled vegeta-
bles, and sugar cookies for
our dessert. It was a hearty
meal and we just thank our
wonderful cooks.
Our greeters at the
table were Kristi Guim-
ont and Bob Cockrell. Bob
and Kristi checked in all
the guests, collected, and
counted up the money. Jan
Ensign helped to fi ll out
the paperwork. Bob led us
in the fl ag salute and made
the announcements. Yours
truly prayed the blessing
over the meal.
There was some infor-
mation available for phone
assistance for the elderly.
Bob read out some infor-
mation
on
nutritional
guides. We also had some
young ladies from the Mon-
ument School come over to
sell some baked goods for
a fundraiser. I think they
sold all their goods before
we even started lunch!
Please continue to lift
up Jimmy Cole in your
prayers! He really needs
them. If you could send
him a note or card with
words
of
encourage-
ment, that would be awe-
some and much appreci-
ated! Jimmy has good days
and some rough days. His
brother John and sister-in-
law Deb are now able to
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visit him, so we are hoping
that it will cheer him up
and strengthen his spirit.
Resurrection Day is
just around the corner. The
Blood of Jesus was shed for
all of us. Jesus is the Way,
the Truth, and the Life.
I have never seen Jesus,
but to me, He is so beau-
tiful. He never condemns,
even in my worst sin. He
gently and lovingly shows
me truth, that I may come
to repentance. Jesus came
to set the captives free.
Jesus came for you and for
me. He came that we may
have life and life abun-
dantly. Jesus was the Lamb
who was sacrifi ced for our
sins, so that we can have a
relationship with the Holy
God. Oh, and I have to say,
God has a very funny sense
of humor! He has made me
laugh on many occasions!
I am almost able to lift
things. The healing on my
incisions is doing well,
praise the Lord! I just thank
the Lord that my appendix
had not ruptured.
That was the grace of
God, that’s for sure! I sure
am glad that I won’t ever
have to worry about my
appendix! Ha.
I have another bottle
baby goat. Her name is
Shay. She is so cute. She
is in the house for now in a
pet crate. She does not cry,
she waits very patiently for
me to get her out and feed
her.
She then goes potty
when I take her outside.
She is such a sweet and
good little goat! Yup, I’ll
be keeping her also! Ha.
Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely
He hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows;
yet we did esteem Him
stricken, smitten of God,
and affl icted. But He was
wounded for our transgres-
sions, He was bruised for
our iniquities, the chastise-
ment of our peace was upon
Him, and by His stripes we
are healed.
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