May Agenda

05/23/2026 Proposed May 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):
Bathroom exhaust fans
Insulate crawl space under bathrooms (1/2 done)
Northeast side roof needs additional screws
Kitchen counters need refinished
Kitchen needs exhaust hood and fan – Have 2, now need installed
Repainting or siding replacement needed.  NE and NW sides and under eves of hall
 
Five paid rentals scheduled.  Chaps, Zumba, Sarah Henry (art classes)  and Bridge City Soccer have long term contracts.
 
Worked up area of lawn will be replanted this fall.  We don’t have enough water to make it grow now.
 
EDUCATION  -  Nothing beats polarization like civics education.  Says an essay from the New York Times by Dr. Danielle Allen who argues that teaching civics in the schools makes our whole system of government work better.  Her coalition of civics education organizations CivXNow has been promoting civics education in both public and private schools since 2018.  They tout a survey of Americans finding that 10 years ago one in four people could name the three branches of government but today 7 in 10 were able to.
 
LEGISLATIVE –  Most of the Republicans President Trump targeted for defeat went down in the primaries, including Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a very partisan Republican who nevertheless put country and constitution before party in voting no on the SAVE act restricting voting, particularly voting by mail, and opposing partisan redistricting.
 
AGRICULTURE –  Del Monte Foods bankruptcy last year is still reverberating through agriculture, particularly in California.  Thousands of cannery fruit trees are being removed. Farmer Johnnie Silznoff asks that we look for the label Grown in the USA and Made in USA.  “We all survive with each other” as he puts it.
 
DEAF AND BLIND - Roberta
 
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE – JoAnn 
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE – JoAnn -  There were 4 Grange members and one Chaps member who helped with cleaning up the IOOF Cemetery on May 13th for a total of 19 hours.  I returned afterward to mow the area again and to put the American flags on the graves of those who served in the military.
 
The last Backpack Buddy lunch prep day will be May 27th at the Christ Lutheran Church in Aurora at 9am.
 
If anyone has clothing or supplies to donate to the Portland Rescue Mission or Veteran’s Village, we will be going through Portland on May 30th.  You can bring your items to Maplewood and put them in the Museum area.
 
COMMUNICATIONS –  Betty   
 
POMONA REPORT  -  Cookie booth dough making set for Tuesday June 16 at Clarkes Grange from 9-5 or when finished.  Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AAAF28A7F9CF8-62894851-cookie  Click on this link or call Dan at 503-508-7807.
OREGON STATE GRANGE REPORT – Convention preparations in full swing.  There will be a Zoom broadcast if you would like to tune in to some of the debates and meetings.  Anyone wanting to enter a craft, canning or baking project in one of the contests can let me know.  I would be happy to take it to Baker for you.
Do we want to sponsor a goodie basket supporting the youth?  I bought a pet centered one at the Sandy fund raiser for $57 if we want to use it.
TREASURERS REPORT  - Vicki
 
BILLS – Dan
Supplies (Mower parts, bulbs, gloves)           $  25.57
            JoAnn
Milk for Backpack Buddies                              $219.39
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 Total               $245.96                                                    
UNFINSHED BUSINESS: 
Hubbard Hop Festival is July 17-18.  Any interest in a promotional table?  Cost is $25 and would require around 4 volunteers.  Also, there is an opportunity for promotion at the county fair if anyone is interested in spending some time explaining Grange to fair goers in Horner Hall.
 
Grange display at Fair – ideas? 
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
 
MEMBERS SICK OR IN DISTRESS: 
 
GOOD OF THE ORDER:   Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.  Mahatma Gandhi
 
NEXT MEETING 
Regular time – 3:30 June 28?
 
CLOSING
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