T he C olumbia P ress
June 29, 2018
Senior Moments
with Emma Edwards
Emma shares a ‘no good, very
bad’ day story and how to cope
I had one of those days last
week.
Not only did the ants come
marching in again, but the
day leaned toward “a terrible,
horrible, no good, very bad
day.”
I was scrambling eggs in a
breakable bowl and needed
to season them before cook-
ing.
As I was salting them with
my breakable salt shaker, I
dropped it into the egg mix-
ture, breaking both. I was im-
pressed with my calmness of
spirit in the moment.
We seniors can react with a
calm that surprises even us.
Anyway, I had a choice to
make. Do I go back to bed
and sulk the rest of the day or
do I clean it up and carry on?
That’s one of the best things
about being a senior; we’ve
survived many such circum-
stances that we can look back
on.
I remember a time when
my 4-year-old son wanted
to be helpful and pulled a
breakable bottle of milk from
the refrigerator. He dropped
it and it spilled (mostly un-
der the refrigerator) plus he
broke the milk jug.
Frustration! Reaction? Atti-
tude has a lot to do with our
reactions as we have learned
by living.
I could have shed some
tears -- maybe I did -- or
I could carry on. Over the
years, I’ve taken courses at
several community colleges
as I had a continuing thirst
for learning. My husband’s
vocation involved moving
rather often.
Attitude was half the battle
on frequent moving experi-
ences.
When we lived in Califor-
nia’s Monterey Bay area, I
took classes at Cabrillo Col-
lege in Aptos. Such memo-
ries!
You can imagine my excite-
ment in reading Carl A. El-
lis’ historical column in this
newspaper where he men-
tioned that college named af-
ter Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo.
We lived in that area for
several years. In fact, two of
my “kids” are still Califor-
nians.
It’s interesting to learn
more about surrounding ar-
eas in Mr. Ellis’ columns.
Do we ever stop learning?
Even about death and dying.
Notice in those early days
in his columns how much
death, dying and moving
took place.
I view death much like the
Apostle Paul, who viewed it
not as the end of life but as
a time of moving from one
home to another.
Reminds me of an epitaph
found on century-old grave-
stone that one of our senior
lunch people recently shared
with us.
Pause Stranger, when you
pass me by,
As you are now, so once
was I.
As I am now, so you will be,
So prepare for death and
follow me.
An unknown passerby
scribbled the following on
the headstone:
To follow you I’m not con-
tent,
Until I know which way
you went.
For more on this subject,
see you in church Sunday!
7
Warrenton passes $35 million budget
“With all the growth in
Warrenton, we are still
Increased library hours, a (committed) to provide ex-
new part-time mu-
cellent service with
nicipal court clerk
such a small staff,”
and a public works
Engbretson said.
position transition-
Among items in the
ing from part time
general fund are the
to full time are the
police
department,
highlights of a nearly
$1.89 million; fire de-
$35 million budget
partment, $869,000;
approved Tuesday
and administrative
by the City Commis- Engbretson staff, $1.1 million.
sion for the 2018-19
The water depart-
fiscal year.
ment’s budget, which
It’s mostly a hold-
includes repayment
steady budget, City
of loans, is $5.73 mil-
Manager Linda Eng-
lion. The sewer fund
bretson said, with
is $5.4 million.
two of the three high-
The sanitation, or
lights coming from
trash, department is
the library levy and
$1.53 million. Streets
police levy recently Balensifer are allotted $1.71 mil-
passed by voters.
lion.
The Columbia Press
Marinas, which also are
funded by the Warrenton
Urban Renewal Agency, will
take $2.54 million from the
city’s budget.
Also on Tuesday, the com-
mission passed a resolution,
or agreement, with the state
to share in a portion of the
proceeds from liquor, mar-
ijuana, cigarettes and gaso-
line taxes.
Warrenton expects to re-
ceive $545,802 during the
coming fiscal year.
“It should be worth noting
that, regarding the mari-
juana tax, even though we
don’t have any marijuana
establishments, we didn’t
outright ban them, so that
allows us to receive a per-
cent from the state,” Mayor
Henry Balensifer said.
This Week in Aboriginal History
by Carl A. Ellis
Missions come under attack in Florida
June 29, 1704: A force of
50 South Carolina residents
and 1,000 Creek Indians at-
tack the Spanish San Dami-
an de Cupahica Mission near
modern-day Tallahassee, Fla.
The mission is destroyed
and many local Indians are
taken as slaves.
A few days earlier, the
group had attacked the Mis-
sion of San Pedro y San Pab-
lo in Patale in the Florida
panhandle.
June 30, 1793: The Battle
at Fort Recovery, Ohio, rages
into its second day.
July 1, 1833: The U.S.
Army estimates it has cap-
tured all the “hostile” Creek
Indians except for warriors
from Hitchiti and Yuchi, who
are led by Jim Henry, a Yuchi
warrior.
July 2, 1825: Creek Chief
William McIntosh signs a
treaty ceding Creek lands to
the United States and agrees
to vacate them by 1826. Oth-
er Creeks reject the treaty
and kill him.
July 3, 1637: The Pequod
Indians become the first
slaves in the colony of Massa-
chusetts.
July 4, 1777: The Shaw-
nees attack Boonesborough
again. As was the case with
their last invasion on April
15, they find the town’s forti-
fication cannot be breeched.
July 5, 1831: William Col-
quhoun is appointed special
agent to the Choctaws by Sec-
retary of War Lewis Cass.
Colquhoun is ordered to
go to the Choctaw Nation
and consult with the leaders
about their removal to Indi-
an Territory in present-day
Oklahoma.
Ellis is an author and his-
torian working on a book
about American Indians.
Learn more about American
Indian history at facebook.
com/snippetsintime.
Senior lunch menu
Monday, July 2: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, car-
rots, coleslaw, bread pudding.
Thursday, July 5: Oven-fried chicken, pasta salad, corn,
mixed greens, chocolate cake.
The Warrenton senior lunch program is at noon (doors
open at 10:30 a.m.) Mondays and Thursdays at Warrenton
Community Center, 170 SW Third St. Suggested donation is
$5 for ages 55 and older; $7 for those younger. For more
information, call 503-861-3502.