October Minutes10/26/2025 The Maplewood Grange #662 general OCTOBER meeting was called to order on October 26, 2025 downstairs at 3:40 pm by Master/President, Dan Keeley..
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. ROLL CALL (Secretary): Members present: __6__ (Mandatory – Quorum “7”) Dan Keeley, JoAnn Keeley, Vicki Pounds, Mindy Ferris, Sandy Shew, and Betty Chipps. . Visitation: none Guest(s): none : Members acting Pro-Temp: N/A PROPOSALS for MEMBERSHIP (Dan Keeley) – none MINUTES (Secretary, Betty Chipps): The September meeting minutes (in progress). SECRETARY’S REPORT (Betty Chipps): The 2025 3rd Quarter (dues) Report ended SEPT. 30, 2025 reflects an amount due OSG of $222.18 for the Maplewood Grange 3rd Quarter Dues The Q3-2025 Quarterly (Dues) Report - status below: NOTE: Eff. 1/1/24, individual Membership Dues increased from $45 to $50 annually, Grange remits quarterly to OSG an amount of $12.50/per member.
We lacked one member to meet quorum...however, all 6-members present gave consent to file the OSG 3rd Quarter Report … mailed 10/29/25. COMMUNICATIONS (Betty Chipps, Secretary) Dan urged members to support Molalla Grange Potato Bar dinner and Game Night today from 3-7pm - dinner donations received go to High School Scholarships. COMMITTEE REPORTS HALL REPORT (Dan Keeley) 6 party rentals scheduled, two are gratis (Dec. Home school). Chaps and Zumba still have long term contracts. HALL PROJECTS - in priority order (Dan Keeley) Yard light Couple of dining room benches getting wobbly Bathroom exhaust fan?? - decided to purchase two-motion sensors deodorizers to subdue the bathroom scents. 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 AGRICULTURE (Dan Keeley) – Hazelnut crop is in the bin and it is a big one. Yields set a record and prices are also up due to crop damage, mostly in Turkey. Profits on the nuts will go a fair way toward stemming Oregon Farmers’ losses this year. Dan attended a no kings rally in Newberg using a passage from the Grange introduction as a sign. Sign read: “What do we need? Faith, hope and charity with fidelity. NO KINGS”. The sign sparked several conversations about grange and at least one application for membership, unfortunately it was to Fernwood grange! COMMUNITY SERVICE (JoAnn Keeley) – At the next meeting (12/14) will be collecting clothing & warm items for Portland Rescue Mission donations. Also will provide an email of current items needed for Veteran's Village. DEAF and BLIND (Roberta Elders) – absent EDUCATION (Dan Keeley) – None LEGISLATIVE (Dan Keeley) – Resolution time again! Have a pet peeve or special cause? Let's write at least one resolution to guide our lobbyist. Also a list of expiring policies is attached. Love em? Not so much? Let me know. They will be debated at the December Pomona meeting. At the state level, the special legislative session has now accomplished its main objective. The Governor's bill to fund road maintenance has passed. The governor is now delaying signing the bill to limit time for opponents to gather signatures to refer the bill to the voters as an initiative petition. Opponents hope that voters would reject the bill over its tax increases ( 6 cent raise in gas tax) in spite of the consequences for road maintenance. For comparison purposes Oregon’s gas tax in 1960 was 6 cents per gallon with average cost of gasoline in the state around 25 to 30 cents per gallon, a tax of between 25 and 31 percent. Current tax is 40 cents with gasoline costing around $4, a tax of about 11%. Also worth noting that average fuel economy has risen considerably from around 18 mpg to the mid twenties, with newer vehicles capable of over 40 mpg. Real spending on roads is down considerably from the good old days. POMONA Report (Dan Keeley) – Pomona fun day went well. Excellent potluck dinner followed by a fund raising auction (record pie went for $110! to Don Sether), in addition to board games, bingo and lots of friendly visiting. Regular Pomona meeting Oct 25 was productive if not dull. Cookie Booth at county fair will go ahead for 2026, Frogpond grange in Wilsonville has been reorganized with several new members and will celebrate this coming Saturday. Convention turned a small profit in 2025 and is scheduled for Baker City in 2026, the ‘traveling bear’ has been found (at Frogpond), one new Pomona member signed up and sworn in, another candidate forum will be held in 2026 for the general election and the potluck included the best blueberry pie I have ever tasted. Not only was the meeting productive, it was held in the dark. Power went down shortly after beginning the meeting. Dan will head the Cooke Booth in 2026 and would appreciate our volunteer support & sign-up. SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (JoAnn Keeley) – None TREASURER’S REPORT (Vicki Pounds) The Treasurer’s Report for the October 2025 Maplewood Grange meeting was emailed 10/23/2025. . The opening balance, as of 09/26/2025 was $11,357.54. and the ending balance on October 23, 2025 was $12,099.10. Hearing no comments or corrections, the report shall be filed for audit. Discussion: Vicki could do an annual budget, however, rentals vary - projections not realistic. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Dan Keeley) Basement floor still needs touch up paint. The contractor is ignoring me. Bathroom floor cleaning needs done. Ball room benches have been worked on but not much progress getting them clean. Norma (Lady with cleaning business that parks in our lot weekdays) apologized for lack of progress and said she would pay for a cleaning contractor if we want her to.
NEW BUSINESS (Dan Keeley): BILLS presented toTreasurer – Reimbursements: Dan Keeley: Trash bags (2 x $7.99) 15.98 JoAnn Keeley: reim. 20 boxes Milk 317.80 for Backpack Buddies (approx. 2-month supply of Milk) TOTAL $333.78 Vicki Pounds notes: Check from Chaps & Petticoats will be deposited. Dan has received $450 for this coming Saturday rental (11/1) + $100 for another rental. All 6-members present were in favor of paying the bills.
RESOLUTION #2 - expiring policy in AG 3.16. Support cross breeding in AG process RESOLUTION #3 - Commercial scale agriculture in proximity to Residential Dev’t RESOLUTION #4 - OR School Capital Improvement Matching Program MEMBERS SICK OR IN DISTRESS: No report.. GOOD OF THE ORDER: No report HEIRLOOM PROGRAM (picture: Members gathered before the US Flag - meeting/unity purpose) WE EMPHATICALLY AND SINCERELY ASSERT THE OFT-REPEATED TRUTH TAUGHT IN OUR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - THAT THE GRANGE, NATIONAL, STATE, POMONA OR SUBORDINATE - IS NOT A PARTISAN OR PARTY ORGANIZATION, THE PRINCIPLES WE TEACH UNDERLIE ALL TRUE STATESMENSHIP, AND IF CARRIED OUT, WILL TEND TO PURIFY THE WHOLE POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE OF OUR COUNTRY; FOR WE SEEK THE GREATEST GOOD TO THE GREATEST NUMBER. (Grange Declaration of Purposes, Autumn Year 01) NEXT MEETING: combined Nov./Dec meeting is December 14, 2025 at 1:00 pm at Maplewood Grange. Those members interested may carpool afterwards to the OSG Open House from 2 - 4pm. MEETING ADJOURNED at 5:43 pm. Respectfully submitted, Betty Chipps, Secretary Comments are closed.
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