Mt. Vernon Grange members keep busy with the on going activities of bingo and dances. After eight evenings of bingo we have entertained an average of 28 people on the first and third Thursdays of the month. The card sales are averaging 50 per evening. Everyone seems to enjoy the evening of bingo and socializing with popcorn, cookies and drinks available to munch on during the games.
The dances are sporadically attend with the last one, April 26, having a small attendance. Proceeds of this dance went to the John Day Food Bank.

Other activities beside our monthly meeting on the second Saturday evening of the month, include two church groups renting the hall weekly with one of the groups sponsoring a health seminar in March, a meeting of the Panama Ditch users, and funeral dinners.

On Sat. April 19th, a group of our members supported the Strawberry Mountain Grange by attending their Mexican diner fund raiser. Their Grange members put on a very good meal.

Senator Ted Ferrioli spoke at our May meeting explaining the propositions on the primary ballot. In June we held a general business meeting at the Hall proceeded by the ever delicious potluck dinner.
The July 11th meeting will be held at the Clyde Holliday Park with a potluck and barbecue hamburgers.Harriet Crum

Mt. Vernon Grange

Dear Fellow Grangers,

This was our latest event at our hall and it was a such a huge success!   We just wanted to share with all of you the possibilities of a small community like ours’ and what a small group can do with just a little community outreach effort.  We are so excited that we have started something so enormous in our area.  Some affordable entertainment, fun and fellowship, and giving back to the community at the same time.

May 31, 2008

The Rainier Senior/Junior High School Drama Club presented “Broadway Night” for the public, with songs from several venues, including: the “High School Musical”,  ”The Little Mermaid”, “Sweeney Todd”,  ”42nd Street”,  and many others.  The Drama Club Teacher, Laurie Kash, did the introduction with her own performance of the theme song from the musical “Cabaret” to ease the tension of the students.  The dinner included Chicken Cordon Bleu and New York Cheesecake for dessert.  We entertained a full-house with standing-room-only for a crowd of approximately 120 people.  The proceeds for our grange went to our building fund for renovations, with 40% of the total intake going to the Drama Club for their efforts.  We plan on making this an annual event with the school district, and they are as excited as we are for this achievement.  The students provide some of the costumed characters in our annual Haunted House, as well as the general public.  We are hoping to encourage more young people and their families to participate in grange functions and show them the possibilities that they can contribute to the community through our organization.  We hope to show others’ that affordable entertainment and community involvement go hand-in-hand.  So far, we have proven that this is a win-win situation in today’s economy and for all involved.

Robin K. VanVranken, Lecturer, The Beaver Homes Grange #518

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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 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

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

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.

OSG Community Service Director

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. (more…)

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.