August Agenda

08/24/2025 Proposed August Meeting Agenda
 
OPENING/FLAG SALUTE
ROLL CALL
MINUTES
DRAPING OF THE CHARTER
PROPOSALS FOR MEMBERSHIP 
WELCOME CEREMONY
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
 
HALL REPORT – Hall Projects (in priority order):
Yard light
Couple of dining room benches getting wobbly
Remove old meter base and patch roof
Insulate crawl space under bathrooms (1/2 done)
Northeast side roof needs additional screws
Kitchen counters need refinished
Kitchen needs exhaust hood and fan
Repainting needed under eves of hall
Kitchen and dining hall floors need refinished – complete!
 
7 party rentals scheduled, one is gratis.  Chaps and Zumba still have long term contracts.
 
EDUCATION  - School will start soon.  Remember to stop for buses, even those going the opposite direction on a 4 lane highway.  Exception is when there is a physical divider in the center of the highway.
 
LEGISLATIVE –  Oregon will have a special legislative session with the most prominent issue being funding for ODOT maintenance functions.
 
AGRICULTURE – Prices are generally down significantly on most crops with hazelnuts being a notable exception.  Counter tariffs from trading partners are beginning to bite, soybeans being a prominent example.
 
A campaign by Oregon Property Owners Association was successful in derailing an update of rules regarding selling a farm’s produce in a retail “farm stand”.  The preliminary text of the rules was scheduled for release for public to comment on a couple of weeks ago and then adoption in mid 2026 after comments were considered, but process was “paused” by Governor Kotek.  The campaign was notable for manufacturing a crisis out of basically nothing.  Most of the claims in the news and social networks were verifiably false.  
 
DEAF AND BLIND - Roberta
 
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE – JoAnn
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE – JoAnn
 
COMMUNICATIONS –  Betty
 
TREASURERS REPORT  - Vicki
 
BILLS – Dan
Tape and parts for floor project         22.48
Floor patch material                           12.99
Dinner for furniture moving               102.75
Floor Cleaner and snack for cleaning     7.28
Total                                                    145.50
 -Vicki
$16.63: Bank endorsement stamp for you (since you were told the debit card will no longer be valid with the name change)
$9.44: Fabric for men's bathroom curtains.
 

UNFINSHED BUSINESS: 
Basement floor  grind and seal   - Job is completed except for two touch up areas.  Contractor supposed to provide a pint of sealer for those areas.  Crack filler turned out to be markedly different color than the finished concrete although it matched well before sealer as applied.  State has been billed for the $5000 grant money.
 
Chaps (square dance club that uses our hall) are going to have two free square dance lessons (Sept 14 and 21).  Maplewood will have an open house on Sept 21.  Assuming some attendance on the 14th what do we want to provide as refreshments?  Pizza and potluck sides? 
 
County fair display – won second place.  Second year in a row.  Congratulations to the committee.
 
Pomona Cookie fundraiser was successful.  Sold about 9,000 cookies.  Recruitment for next year?
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
Bathroom floor cleaning?  Dance hall benches supposed to be cleaned by the women parking in our lot on week days.
 
Log cabin promotion in progress at State Fair.  Volunteers still wanted.  Major maintenance is needed and committee has been established to determine what is necessary.  Volunteers needed.
 
MEMBERS SICK OR IN DISTRESS: 
 
GOOD OF THE ORDER:   
That which we cannot forgive, we have a duty to understand.  Otherwise we will get more of it.  Jonathan Sumption, Jurist
 
NEXT MEETING
 
CLOSING
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