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“Hybridization
between
these two true fi rs ... make iden-
tifi cation diffi cult,” Johnson
wrote.
But names, of course, are
less important than shape.
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creates open areas that provide
forage for wildlife,” according
to a press release from the For-
est Service. “So don’t feel bad
when you cut that little tree.
You are supporting a healthy
forest.”
National forests in the Blue
Mountains are amply endowed
with multiple species of coni-
fers that are suitable for Christ-
mas trees.
You’re not likely to fi nd the
symmetrical specimens of tree
farms or sales lots in towns, to
be sure.
But browsing the orderly
rows can’t fairly be called an
adventure.
Acquiring a tree in the for-
est, by contrast, often involves
trudging through snow, over
the hills and through the
woods, with the likelihood
of getting sticky sap on your
hands and clothes.
If you do venture into the
forest, prepare for slippery
roads and chilly tempera-
tures. Bring food, warm drinks
and extra clothing, and make
sure somebody knows where
you’re going and when you
expect to return.
Here’s a list of some of the
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Subalpine fi r
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald, File
Permits to cut a Christmas tree on national forest land are avail-
able for $5 from Forest Service offi ces and many local vendors.
common tree species in our
region:
Grand fi r/white fi r
These true fi rs are abundant
at the lower elevations that are
more likely to be accessible in
late fall.
They also have a classic
Christmas tree form, with nicely
spaced branches that off er
plenty of places for ornaments,
lights and tinsel.
Although grand fi r and white
fi r are separate species, hybrids
bearing traits of both are com-
mon in the Blue Mountains, the
late Charles Grier Johnson Jr.,
longtime forest ecologist in the
Blues for the Forest Service,
wrote in his defi nitive “Alpine
and Subalpine Vegetation of
the Wallowa, Seven Devils and
Blue Mountains.”
Full-grown subalpine fi rs
are easy to recognize from their
slender, dart-like shape. But in
juvenile form they sometimes
resemble grand fi rs.
A distinguishing charac-
teristic of the subalpine fi r is
its needles. They grow at all
angles from the limb, rather
than in fl at, orderly rows as a
grand or white fi r’s do.
Although subalpine fi rs
usually grow at higher eleva-
tions than grand fi rs, the two
species occasionally min-
gle between about 5,500 and
6,000 feet.
Douglas-fi r
Not a true fi r — hence
the hyphen — these conifers
have more in common with
hemlocks.
Although Douglas-fi r is a
favorite Christmas tree spe-
cies in the Cascades and Coast
Range, the Rocky Mountain
variety that grow in our for-
ests typically aren’t as grace-
ful in appearance as grand or
white fi rs.
Lodgepole pine
Lodgepole pines are easy to
fi nd, but lodgepole pines that
make good Christmas trees are
not.
Lodgepoles of the right
height tend to be a bit sparse
of limb and a bit unkempt in
appearance, as though they had
slept in an alley.
Lodgepoles are the only
pines native to Oregon whose
needle bundles contain two nee-
dles (ponderosa pines have three
needles per bundle, white and
whitebark pines fi ve).
Ponderosa pine
Like lodgepoles, ponder-
osa pines are plentiful in many
places, especially at lower ele-
vations. But their long needles
aren’t well-suited for ornament
placement, and they lack the lay-
ered limbs that distinguish fi rs.
O utlook
SENI
R
Happy Thanksgiving!
We had our meal
today with 70 diners
in the hall or at home.
Whooppeee! Got to see
several who have had
serious illness in the
Rose Coombs
last few years: Jerry and
Marcia Franklin and Jim
and Lynnette Sulles. I’m happy to report that they are looking great!
PTL. Derrol decided that he would be better off eating at home, but
he is improving. That new coldy thing that is going around really did
a job on him. We want to thank Marcia for the pot of potato soup and
Mary for the big pumpkin pie. They were delicious!
On to the business or the day: Birthdays of note included Georgia
O’Keefe, Burgess Meredith and Petula Clark. (Got all the arts
represented there.) Songs “Night and Day” from 1932 by Fred Astaire;
“Blues in the Night” (1942) by Dinah Shore; “High Noon” (1952)
by Frankie Laine (Do you see a theme here?); and “Return to Sender”
(1962) by the King, Elvis Presley. (So much for the theme.)
The flag salute was led by Jim Sullens, Ginger made the
announcements and Tom asked the blessing after asking us all to
return thanks for something. Then he read a poem about growing old
gratefully and gracefully. Neato.
Our delivery people included Mary, Gwynne, Sharon and Theresa.
Pam, Tom, Chris, Josiah and Theresa were at their posts. Misty and
Kathy were helping Pam in the kitchen. The table to go first was
the one which had two veterans at it. Our big surprise was this: An
anonymous donor provided enough money to buy eight gift certificates
of $25 each to be given out today. So here is the result of the drawings:
Huffman’s: Jimmy Lunzman, Pam Howard and Mary Jones; BarWB:
Jerry Franklin and Joe Clingman; Chuck’s Little Diner: Jim Sullens; La
Cocinera: Gwynne Wulfert; and Roan’s: Sandy Hawk. Congratulations
to you all and a big thanks to the donor. There will be more at
Christmas and New Year’s! Wheeee!
Now, down to the meal. We had turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes
and gravy, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, a veggie plate, deviled
eggs, pistachio salad, pretzel berry salad, a roll, and pumpkin pie
with whipped cream. What a feast! No one went away hungry, that’s
for sure! I commented to the cook that she sure had fun making all
that food. She said yes, she enjoyed it so much that she’s going to do
it again tomorrow for the Prairie City Sports Banquet. So give Pam
Woodworth a big smile and thank-you when you see her.
There will be no meal on Nov. 23 so don’t come to the center. We
didn’t think it was a good idea to have two big meals on successive days
... which is why we have our Thanksgiving meal a week early, don’t
ya see. The next meal will be Nov. 30 with a hobo dinner. Come and
find out what that is! It will be November birthday recognition day
also, and we already know of several who will be entered in the gift
certificate drawing.
Heb. 12:28 Therefore ... let us be thankful, and so worship God
acceptably with reverence and awe, Col. 2: 7 ... rooted and built up in
Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with
thankfulness.
It has been a terrific
week. It has also been
a very busy week. All
the preparations for
our Thanksgiving meal.
Many people had a part
and it worked out great.
As we worked together,
we had time to visit and
share as well. It was great.
The weather took a turn this week also. It was definitely a winter
feeling. Thursday early morning there was fog like we used to have in
northern Washington.
On Monday, Nov. 14, Janet Binger and Darlene Nodine manned the
desk where 15 in-house diners came in to register and sign up for the
day’s drawings.
Janet did the announcements. She is getting a lot better at it. She
was so nervous at first; she said she had never done anything like that
before, but she wanted to take the challenge to do something different.
Good job, Janet.
Carol Roe led the flag salute and Buzz Gilmore asked the blessing.
Our servers were from the Lutheran Church: Buzz and Bobbie
Gilmore. We really appreciate our volunteers: Buzz and Bobbie were
so good. They made sure everyone had everything needed to complete
the great lunch of pumpkin-blueberry pancakes and link sausage with
a dish of assorted fruit as dessert. Good job, Shay and Kim, for the
unique lunch.
Mike and Pati Davis, Bonnie and Francis Kocis, Peggy Molnar and
Cindy Combs were our delivery drivers for getting 57 fresh meals
and 38 frozen meals to shut-ins in our community. Thanks to all you
drivers. You are so greatly appreciated for your love and caring for
others.
Everyone was encouraged to use the Len’s cards and Chester’s cards
that are given in our drawings. If we don’t use them, Len’s and Chester’s
feel like we don’t want them so they will discontinue donating them
to us. I was guilty for a while as I was saving them for a special thing
I wanted, so I used them last week. Thank you, Chester’s, and thank
you ,Len’s, for donating to our seniors for a bit of encouragement and
excitement. We all appreciate you.
On our table across the walkway from the front desk there are
Christmas cards and other goodies for the taking. Chester’s donates
a lot of things that appear there. Use and enjoy them. Remember to
thank Chester’s for these donations.
Our kitchen staff does a terrific job creating lovely meals for us twice
a week, plus many bagged meals that are delivered to those who cannot
join us in person.
The blood pressure machine is set up and working. Feel free to use
it at your convenience. It has been a big job to get everything back
in order after the big remodel. The building is looking great and is
looking better every day on the outside. Someone has taken an interest
in getting rid of weeds at the edges of the side and back of the building.
Many of us have had that desire for some time but are unable to do the
task, so we are so happy that someone cares enough to do the work.
Thank you, James, for attacking this job.
Be sure to visit our library. Linda Stoltz has done a great job to make
it organized and beautiful and relaxing for all who enter. Recently
she was visited by some nice woman from the Willey family (and we
cannot remember her name, just that she is Jean Willey’s daughter or
gran-daughter. Sorry for our bad memory). Anyway, she gave Linda
a big bunch of books for our library. At this library there are no
checkouts, no one bugging you to bring books back, just encouraging
you to read more. It is good for the brain and so relaxing.
Billy Bullard won the Len’s card and Dave Pasko won the free meal.
Ron Lundbom once again is sponsoring our Thanksgiving meal, as
they have for many years. Thanks, Ron and family, for caring about our
center. We really appreciate your support.
All total for this day was 109 meals from our kitchen, not counting
any takeouts (the number was not mentioned in the report).
Thursday, Nov. 17, was our Thanksgiving meal. Shay out-did himself
with a wonderful meal. Kim did a great job with the pies. Thank you
both for a lovely meal.
Dave Pasko and Carol Roe were at the desk to greet all 56 diners and
see that each one was registered and signed in for the daily drawings.
Thanks, Carol and Dave.
Jeanette Julsrud did the announcing today. She was great. Thank you,
Jeanette.
Delores led the flag salute and Sherry Feiger asked the blessing.
Thanks, Delores and Sherry.
The Hospital Auxiliary and the Methodist Church joined together to
be our servers for this meal, and it was great. They all did a great job
getting everything all the 56 diners needed to complete the meal of
turkey with stuffing, veggies, cranberry sauce, real mashed potatoes and
gravy. A variety of pies was for dessert. Our table had cherry pie; oh, it
was so good.
John 3:16 For God loved the world so much that He gave us His only
begotten son so that whosoever believes in Him should never perish but
have everlasting life.
We all had a wonderful
Thanksgiving meal,
lovingly prepared by our
great cooks, Terry Cade
and Carrie Jewell. They
made us turkey, mashed
potatoes with gravy,
Soo Yukawa
stuffing, green bean
casserole, and pumpkin
muffin cake for our dessert. We all were spoiled by our cooks. It was a
delicious meal and everyone was content!
Our greeters at the table were Bob Cockrell and Kristi Guimont.
They checked in all the guests and collected and counted up the
money. Bob led us in the flag salute and made the announcements.
Yours truly prayed the blessing over the meal. The free meal ticket was
won by Sylvia Cockrell, and Bob said it was not rigged. Ha.
The Clarks are sponsoring a Thanksgiving meal/dinner at the senior
center if you have no place to go for Thanksgiving. No one should
be alone. Just bring a dish to share and all are welcome. They will be
providing the turkey.
Please make a note of this important announcement. The Monument
Senior Center will be closed Dec. 12-15. It will be closed for the
renovation of the new flooring being put in the dining hall. We thank
our friends for the funding of the floors by the Joyce Miller Owens
Foundation and Bruce Hansen for setting that up for us! We will let
you all know how it turned out later.
Max Breeding is doing well and is going to be able to come home
soon. Max and Betty need prayer and also some volunteers to check on
them every day, physically visiting them at their home. Please give Loni
a call if you would like to help.
It has been bitterly cold over here. I was standing outside while
doing chores and watching and making sure the goats were OK and
just that little bit of standing there, maybe around 10 or 15 minutes,
I was thoroughly chilled to the bone! I had on layers of clothes and
neck covering, a cap and a thick hat that covers the ears, but I was still
cold. Unless you are moving around, one can get quite chilled standing
around. I had to get back in the house in a hurry.
I was watching my friend’s mini-donkeys the other day and I thought,
hmm, I wonder if Dot (the female) was pregnant? She looks it but I
don’t know. My friend said she has not had another baby in a long
time. I would love to see a little baby mini-donkey. That would be so
adorable. Who knows? It could happen!
I think the girls have been bred. The other male goats outside on the
other side of the fence aren’t acting so crazy and stupid anymore. So, it
looks like sometime after Thanksgiving, the boys will be moved back to
their pen and separated from the girls once again. It always fascinates
me to see the babies and how they turn out with long ears or short, and
their differing colors and markings.
Words of Wisdom: 1. Give attention to God’s Word. 2. Incline your
ear to His sayings. 3. Do not let them depart from your eyes. 4. Keep
them in the midst of your heart.
2 Corinthians 4:18 We fix our eyes not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are
temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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Engelmann spruce
A person might mistake a
spruce for a fi r, but there’s an
easy way to tell which is which:
grab a limb.
If you think you just poked
a porcupine, you just touched
a spruce.
Spruce needles are stiff and
have prickly edges, unlike the
softer, more fi nger-friendly fi rs.
Spruce trees usually grow in
wet areas, and often are found in
groves near streams.
Tree-cutting guidelines
There are several rules com-
mon to all three national forests
in the Blue Mountains, including:
• Cut your tree at least 50 feet
away from the road.
• Clean up any trimmings or
limbs.
• Leave stumps no higher
than 10 inches
• Remove any green
limbs left that remain on the
stump. You can keep these for
decorations.
• Do not cut in active tim-
ber sales or areas that have been
planted with new trees.
• Do not cut on private land,
wilderness areas, designated
campgrounds, or existing tree
plantations.
• Do not cut trees in the fol-
lowing areas: Baker City Water-
shed, Anthony Lakes Camp-
ground or Ski Area, Starkey
Experimental Forest, La Grande
Watershed, Hurricane Creek,
and Lostine drainages.
• Do not cut trees in posted
old growth areas or within
1/4 mile of wild and scenic
corridors.
• Christmas tree cutting
within sight of a state highway
is prohibited.
• Place the tag on your tree
immediately after cutting.
Annual Enrollment is
through December 7th
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