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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
SENIORS
GRANT COUNTY SENIORS
John Day
Seniors
Elsie Huskey
Sept. 1st is a reality.
August is usually the hot-
test month of the year and it
held true to its name. How-
ever, it pushed its heat on
over to September. Ugg. My
car was so hot today, Sept.
1, I had to use my window
cleaner cloth just to hold to
the steering wheel. Phew!
On Monday, Aug. 29,
our luncheon date started
off with Carol Roe and Judy
Thomas at the desk greet-
ing all 18 lunch-goers with
smiles and chatter, mak-
ing sure everyone signed
in, got their names in the
drawing, and accepted their
donations. At noon Darlene
Nodine was our announcer.
Yog (I cannot remember
your last name, Yog, sorry)
led the flag salute. Matt
Molnar asked the bless-
ing and was our server for
lunch. Matt did a great job
and was johnny on the spot
seeing that everyone had
everything needed for a
great time. Thanks, Matt.
He cleaned up diligently and
completely. We dined on
pork chops, garlic mashed
potatoes, fruit, and choco-
late cream pie. Thanks, Shay
and Kim, for delicious food.
Fifty-one fresh meals and
39 frozen meals were deliv-
ered around our area by Matt
Molnar, Cindy Combs, Mike
Shockley and Mike and Patti
Davis. A great thanks go to
all of you for performing
this great service to those
in need. Ninety meals deliv-
ered and 18 in-house diners
makes a total of 108 meals
that Shay and Kim pre-
pared, readied for delivery
and in-house diners, and the
cleanup. Good job, Shay and
Kim.
On the back table are
fruits and vegetables grown
locally, greeting cards, and
Chester’s breads and sweets.
Thanks, Chester’s, for all
the goodies you faithfully
provide to our center. Also,
a big thanks for the gift cer-
tificates you provide for us
every week.
There are two days
open on the calendar with-
out someone to assist at
the front desk. Thanks to
everyone that has already
stepped up to volunteer to
help. Give it some serious
thought and sign up to help
on one of the dates needed.
Thanks.
If anyone is interested in
volunteering at Valley View,
there are forms at the desk
for the background check
needed to be done before
volunteering.
Nadine Smith won the
Len’s card, and Yog won
the free meal. It was a great
day. Some were telling cute
stories and getting some to
laugh, etc. Such fun.
On Thursday, Sept. 1, we
found Darlene Nodine and
Carol Roe at the desk greet-
ing all 15 folks as they came
in. They made sure each per-
son signed in and put their
name in the drawing. Judy
Thomas led us in the flag
salute and Dale Stennett
asked the blessing.
Dale and Corrine Sten-
nett of the Nazarene Church
were the servers for lunch.
They were very pleasant
and meeting all the needs
for drinks and other needs
for lunch. They were sure
to clean up after lunch, too.
Each table was cleared and
each item cleaned and stored
properly, and the tables were
sanitized well. Thanks, you
two, for your attentiveness
and service for this lunch.
Mike and Patti Davis,
Mike Shockley, and Matt
Molnar delivered 52 meals
to shut-ins in our area.
Thanks to all of you for your
service to people who appre-
ciate you so much. Fifteen
people were present to share
lunch together and 20 meals
were picked up, so that
made 97 meals that Shay
and Kim prepared, pack-
aged, and cleaned up after.
Thanks, Shay and Kim.
We dined on Chinese
chicken soup (oh, so deli-
cious), cabbage salad that
was so very good, manda-
rin oranges that really hit the
spot, and birthday cake. Drisk-
ill Memorial Chapel provided
the cake and sponsored the
meal. Thanks, Driskill.
Reminder: Please, all
volunteers, sign the list for
the services you perform
and the time you spent.
The state needs that infor-
mation to monitor how we
are doing, and we also get
funding from the state to
help with our center. All
information is important.
Thanks.
Scott Meyers won the
Chester’s card and Elsie
Huskey won the free meal.
Congrats to us.
Tomorrow, Sept. 8, we
will dine on hamburger
steak with grilled onions,
boiled potatoes and gravy,
veggies of cooks’ choice
and cookies; and on Mon-
day, Sept. 12, we will have
a great meal of parmesan
chicken, angel hair pasta,
garlic bread, salad of cooks
choice, and Boston cream
pie.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God
hath not given us the spirit
of fear; but of power and
love, and of a sound mind.
(Good news)
Monument
Seniors
Soo Yukawa
All who came to partake
in the Monument Senior
Center lunch today were
doubly blessed, for our meal
was paid for by the Veterans
Association in John Day.
Thank you, Katie Hoffman
and the veterans, for your
generosity! We also want to
thank our wonderful cooks,
Terry Cade and Carrie Jew-
ell, for making us a delicious
meal of chicken fried steak,
mashed potatoes and gravy,
dinner rolls, and veggies.
There was a variety of des-
serts to choose from. I gob-
bled down my food fairly
quickly. I was hungry and it
was yummy. I am guessing
the rest of the crowd would
agree that it was a good and
tasty meal.
Our greeters at the table
were Bob Cockrell and Judy
Harris. Bob checked in the
guests and led us in the flag
salute. Judy made some
announcements and yours
truly prayed the blessing
over the meal.
Are you ready for the
Buckaroo Fall Harvest festiv-
ities yet? It is just around the
corner! Fall is fast approach-
ing and I am sure we will soon
be seeing the color changes
in the leaves. Crazy how
time is just zipping by. Mark
your calendars if you haven’t
already. Saturday, Sept. 24, is
the day to celebrate the clos-
ing of summer.
The activities of the day
will begin at noon with the
4-H kids selling and serv-
ing lunch. Live music will
be playing from 1 to 3 p.m.
During this time you can
register for an auction num-
ber that will be used for both
silent and live bidding. Also
there will be face paint-
ing for the kids, rock paint-
ing, cornhole and horseshoe
games going on. There will
also be a dessert auction.
The salmon and elk din-
ner with all the fixings will
be served from 5 to 7 p.m.
There will be lots of free
door prizes for the whole
family. Looking forward to
seeing y’all there!
If you have any ques-
tions, you may call Judy
Harris at 541-934-2244
or look for fliers that will
be posted throughout the
county.
It is looking like Septem-
ber is going to be a mighty
busy, busy month; so much
to do. I have some toma-
toes starting to come on now
and they have been very
juicy and yummy. I have
some round zucchinis that
are dark green, light green,
and yellow. I am letting one
light green grow to get some
seeds and it is the size of a
small pumpkin right now! I
will save one from the yel-
low and the dark green
plants as well.
I see some itty-bitty
cucumbers finally starting
to come on. I am not sure
if they are going to make
it. If I get a few, I will be
very grateful. My son will
be disappointed when I tell
him I can’t make any pickles
again this year. This year’s
growing season has been a
little stranger than usual.
Well, I think I better start
thinking about preparing for
the winter. That is going to
come on fast, too, I think.
Be ready!
Psalms 86:12 I will
praise Thee, O LORD my
God, with all my heart. I
will glorify Thy name for-
ever more.
Prairie City
Seniors
Rose Coombs
The first thing that you
noticed on the outside of the
center today was a big hole
by the power pole. “They”
had put a caution cone in the
middle of the hole but it was
not too noticeable. So I put
out our three bright orange
cones around the hole so
people wouldn’t drive or
trip over it. Assume that
there will be some cement
poured in the hole soon. ...
We still have not had any
official word about it. Guess
it comes with an “easement”
somewhere in the past.
The second item of note
was that Registrar Pam was
back at her post! PTL. I told
her that I had a terrible time
doing her job the last few
weeks. Hope they can avoid
any future viral visitations.
(I fell victim to an odd one.
Went through two weeks of
one day well, one day sick.
Heard that others had it,
also. They got tested and it
was not the sickness that I
am not mentioning.)
The friendly face of our
new senior programs man-
ager was also present today.
This was Misty’s first week
going solo to the meal sites.
We wish her well in her new
job.
Josiah rang the dinner
bell, Ginger led the flag
salute, and Pastor Bob Per-
kins asked the blessing. This
was August birthday recog-
nition day, and Pastor Bob
was the winner of the $10
gift certificate donated by
Huffman’s Market. See, it
pays to come to dinner! Our
deliverers included Mary,
Carlos, Gwynne, and Carla.
Chris K. also has recov-
ered from his round with
the unmentioned illness and
was able to provide his din-
ing room service of utensils
and drinks. Hopefully wife
Theresa will be back next
week after her recovery.
For our last meal of
August, we enjoyed chili
dogs, pea salad, peaches,
and a piece of birthday cake
provided by Driskill Memo-
rial Chapel. Thanks to our
gift certifi cate donors and
meal sponsors. And thanks
to our volunteers who make
this whole thing work. Big
thanks go to our super-duper
cooks, Pam and Pam, who
make such interesting meals
for us to come and eat while
we sit down and visit. It’s
called “socialization” and we
need to do it for our mental
health and well-being. That’s
what “they” have found out
these last two years.
Did you know that the
Etch-A-Sketch is 60 years
old?! Between that and
Rubik’s Cube, you can keep
your hands exercised quite
well. Since Tom and The-
resa were both gone, we
didn’t have any trivia, so
consider the previous sen-
tence that.
We are about ready to
order the Formica for the
new countertops. Got the
OK from those in charge and
the cooks. Whee ... we’re on
our way!
The garden report: What
a horrible garden year I
had! I don’t know what to
blame it on. Didn’t hurt the
weeds any! The peas finally
yielded 2 quarts and the
beets 3. The twice-planted
carrots are growing, at least.
Meanwhile, the volunteer
cantaloupe is producing a
lot of round fruits!
Then, to top things off,
I made a big boo-boo and
wore my hearing aids into
the shower.
Derrol had a couple of
driers, so hope they work
and the aids will work ...
II Peter 3:17...be on your
guard so that you may not be
carried away by the error of
lawless men... :18 But grow
in the grace and knowledge
of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. To Him be glory both
now and forever! Amen.
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