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Morning star Grange #311

Flinn’s Community Players and

Morning Star Grange Presents

“DON’T DRINK THE

GINGER ALE”

Potato Bar Dinner w/ Dessert & Beverage
May 2 &3 Dinner 6:30 Show 7:30 $15.00
May 4 Dessert 1:30 Show 2:00 $11.00
Show Only $10.00

Who killed Minnie Monteith Vandran on August 12, 1905, the hottest night of die year? Was it her womanizing husband?

Perhaps it was her own brother or sister motivated by jealousy or greed.

Was she even the intended victim?

Come and enjoy a unique and true Living History Murder Mystery. A light hearted story appropriate for all ages.

Written by Ellen West Li1ja; Researched by Bill Li1ja

Reservations Recommended

Call 541-704-8563

Or email FhnnCP@gmail.com

Lake Creek Grange #697

Lake Creek Grange #697 will hold their Annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, May 4, 2008 from 7:00am to 11:00am.  Menu includes ham, pancakes, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy.  For additional information contact Karen Frink at 541-973-8417

Eagle Point Grange #664

The Eagle Point Grange #664 will hold their annual Spring Bazaar on Saturday, May 10th from 9am to 3pm. Reservations for space rental are now being accepted. Downstairs space with table $15.00 - upstairs space without table $10.00. For details call Maxine at 826-3643

Thank you for your time.
Karen Frink
Secretary, EP Grange

The Beaver Homes Grange #518

April -

Wednesday, April 2nd - 7:00 pm - Monthly Meeting, Open to the Public - Beaver Homes Grange Hall -

Friday, April 11th - Monthly Pinochle Party, 6:30 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall, Open to the Public - $5.00/Person. Call ahead to sign up - Margaret 503-556-3565

Thursday, April 17th - Monthly Bunco Party, 6:30 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall, Open to the Public - $4.00/Person. Call ahead to sign up - Jackie 503-556-9435

Friday, April 25th - 5:00-9:00 pm - Silent Auction Building Fund Benefit , Beaver Homes Grange Hall, - Open to the Public - - Pot Roast Dinner - $7.00/Person, 8 and under $3.50. Pre-Sale Tickets are on sale for the dinner and will automatically enter you in the Big Door Prize Drawing. There will be tickets sold at the door for other door prize drawings as well, 2/$1.00. For more information, contact Mel or Margaret 503-556-3565.

May -

Saturday, May 3rd - 12:00 pm, - Beaver Homes Grange Hall, Open to all Grange Members - The Beaver Homes is hosting the Pomona Grange - 5th Degree to be performed for those who wish to participate. Lunch will be served, menu to be announced.

Tuesday, May 6th - Small Woodland’s Dinner, 6:00-6:30 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall - Menu includes: Roast Beef, potatoes, carrots, salad and dessert.

Wednesday, May 7th - Monthly Grange Meeting, 7:00 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall - Open to the Public -

Friday, May 9th - Monthly Pinochle Party, 6:30 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall, - Open to the Public - $5.00/Person. Call ahead to sign up - Margaret 503-556-3565

Thursday, May 15th - Monthly Bunco Party, 6:30 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall, - Open to the Public - $4.00/Person. Call ahead to sign up - Jackie 503-556

Friday, May - ” Broadway Night” - The Beaver Homes Grange Hall, Put on by the Rainier Drama Club - 6:30-8:00 pm. Dinner will start at 5:00 pm  - Open to the Public - Menu includes: Chicken Cordon Bleu, with New York Cheesecake for dessert.  Tickets for the Dinner/Theatre are $10.00/Person.  40% of the proceeds go to benefit the Rainier Drama Club.  Call Robin 503-556-2697 for reservations.

June -

Wednesday, June 4th - Monthly Grange Meeting, 7:00 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall - Open to the Public -

Friday, June 13th - Monthly Pinochle Party, 6:30 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall, - Open to the Public - $5.00/Person. Call ahead to sign up - Margaret 503-556-3565

Thursday, June 19th - Monthly Bunco Party, 6:30 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall - Open to the Public - $4.00/Person. Call ahead to sign up - Jackie 503-556-9435

Friday, June 27th - Talent Show Contest, 5:00-9:00 pm - Beaver Homes Grange Hall - Open to the Public -Saturday, June 28th - Talent Show Contest, 12:00pm- ? - Beaver Homes Grange Hall - Open to the Public -

Do you have a talent you would like to share? Would you like to come and perform on our stage and enter the contest for a chance at winning a prize? Can you sing, dance, tell jokes, play an instrument , or do you have another talent ? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Time slots will be 15 minutes for individual performances, and 1/2 hour for bands (to allow for set-up and take-down). The cost for registration is $10.00/Person or $25.00 for 3 or more in a group or band. Registration fees must be pre-paid in advance to book a time slot. Time slots are limited and are booked at a first come-first served basis for availablity.  Instruments and/or equipment needed, must be provided by the entrant(s). All talents must be pre-approved and kept at a “G” Rating for families and children to attend. Classifications:

Age groups for individual entrants are: 3-6 years, 7-10 years. 11-14 years, 15-17 years, and 18 and over (Adult).

Group entrant ages are: Child (3-6), Pre-teen(7-12), Teen(13-17), and Adult (18 and over)

Hamburgers, Hotdogs, chips and pop will be available downstairs for purchase. All proceeds for this event will go to the cost of future events and to the building fund for improvements on our Hall.

For information on the contest or to reserve your time slot, call Robin at 503-556-2697. Upon receipt of your prepayment, you will receive an entrance ticket with the time reserved for your talent and a performance number. This will help us track your time and date scheduled, the classification, and that you are paid. Please bring this ticket with you the day of your performance to grant admission. Lost tickets will not be honored and you will not be able to perform.

Other News:

Line Dance Lessons - Anyone interested in taking line dance lessons at the Beaver Homes Grange Hall, every 4th Wednesday, from 5:00-7:00 pm, please let us know. The cost will be $3.00/Person to cover the expenses to heat and light the hall. If interested, contact Barbara Baer at 503-556-0068.

Directions:

To get to the Beaver Homes Grange Hall, take Nicolai Road off of Highway 30 in Goble, Oregon.  If coming from Rainier, it is approximately 6 miles heading East on Highway 30 to Nicolai Road at Goble.  If coming from St. Helens, it is approximately 10 miles West on Highway 30 to Nicolai at Goble.  Go up Nicolai Road approximately 2 1/2 miles to Beaver Homes Road, then take a right and go another mile and a half to the hall.  The building sits on the right hand side of the roadway.

Community Service

Our date to judge your annual reports is fast approching. Please send your reports to your district chairs by May 1st. You remember,this shows what you’ve been doing in ‘07 from Jan.1st to Dec. 31st. I’ve already received some and I was very thrilled in looking them over.  The check has been delivered to our food recepient for ‘08. Just a reminder to you all again. We’ve told them to expect more from us in June. I would be nice if we have over a ton or two of food.  This committee looks forward seeing you all in Prinville for our ‘08  State Session.    Clarann Witty

OSG Community Service Director

2008 Legislative Special Session Highlights

By Jim Welsh, Lobbyist March and April 2008

2008 Legislative Special Session Highlights

There are several perspectives concerning the 2008 Special Legislative Session here in Oregon during February 2008. The first two perspectives certainly contain partisan views or opinions because the Democrats have one perspective and the Republicans have another, and there were agreements from both parties on some issues and some legislation that received attention. Then there are many other perspectives, depending on who you ask, including the perspective of those who lobbied and that is presented at the end of these Session highlights.

There were 109 bills introduced, for the Special Session, and 73 were passed. Of the 36 that did not pass there were two that the natural resource coalition worked together to defeat. The first was HB 3627, legislation for the Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center (OSARC), which never made it out of Ways & Means Committee. This legislation will be back in 2009 but maybe, in the mean time, the proponents of the legislation will invite more of the agriculture community to the table. The second was HB 3610 establishing Green House Gas Emission (GHGE) reporting from our electric utilities and government sectors. This legislation was not needed as the Global Warming Commission had not met yet and the bill duplicated the climate change legislation goals of 2007, and further more the consumer owned utilities requirement to report GHGE is extraneous as the information is available from Bonneville Power Administration. Fortunately this legislation also died in the Ways & Means Committee. Read the rest of this entry »

Warren Grange #536

Warren Grange #536 in Columbia County, had their 4th annual People’s Choice Photo Exhibit on March 8, 2008. Although quantity was down from last year, the quality of photos was excellent. Shown here is the winner, (with a tie of people’s choice votes on two of his photos)  Seth Winkelhake, being presented with the Certificate of Appreciation for the contest.

A breakfast was held on the same day with nice weather bringing in a rush of people when the doors opened at 8 a.m.

Sunnydale Grange #877

In the Sunnydale Grange #877

April 14th 2008 meeting @ 7PM we will be voting to amend our bylaws to change the meeting time from 7PM to 7:30 PM year round.

 Respectfully submitted

Duane D LaMARR  Master

Fair Oaks Grange #684

Fair Oaks Grange of Sutherlin, Oregon will be hosting their Annual Ladies Tea on Friday, April 18 starting at 11 a.m. In addition to fellow Grangers many non Grangers are invited to this event, it is our way of celebrating Grange month. It is always a very fun event. This year’s theme is “Anything Sewing”. There will be a flower arranging demonstration by Betty Neilson. She was in the nursery business for many years. Guest Speaker will be Bev Doescher, Oregon State G.W.A. to give us a talk about the Grange. Musical entertainment will be provided by Dr. Wm. “Dusty” Craver - “Rag Time Piano”. Door prizes and table favors and food abounds with potluck finger food and of course, lots of tea. So, ladies wear your tea party hats and come and join us for a very fun time. There is no charge for this event. And, guys you are welcome too. For more information you can call Fair Oaks Social Chair, Sharon Wilson at 541-849-3435.

On Saturday, June 14th at 2 p.m. we will host our Annual Men’s Pie Social. Men be sure and request your favorite pie ahead of time and we will have it there for you. Entertainment for this event will be “Sadie and the Good Ol’ Boy (Delmar Beck from Kellogg Grange) playing old time country music. We will be handing our own “Granger of the Year Award” out at this event. We would love to have you come on out and join us. It is open to everyone and there is no charge. For more information you can call Fair Oaks Social Chair, Sharon Wilson at 541-849-3435.