September 22, 2024

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1. OSG seeks Committee Members (Dan Keeley) – OSG looking for various committee members.  I will take Legislative position unless someone else wants it.  Others: Deaf awareness, Community service, Education, GWA, Juniors, Lecturer, Membership, Veterans, and Youth.
   
   
2. BEAVERCREEK GRANGE – Kim Schettig announced each 1st SATURDAY. Breakfast is served 8-11am  beginning October (thru June 2025).

 
Pomona Master, Joyce Parker announced:

1. September 28th – POMONA Dinner / Meeting at WARNER Grange

6 PM - Dinner  $10,
7 PM  - Lecturer Program  (Dessert Auction ), 7:30 PM - 5th Degree Conferral

1. SPRINGWATER Gr. each 1st SAT:  All-you-can-eat Breakfast  7-11 AM  (Oct-May)
2. OCTOBER 28th  – POMONA regular Meeting at SPRINGWATER Grange
   9:30 AM Start, NOON - Lunch $5
   1:00  Lecturer’s Program & Election of POMONA Officers (also Pumpkin Contest).
   
   
3. Don Sether announced: 
    POMONA Vistation at Molalla Grange - OCT 16, Potluck 6 PM, 7 PM Meeing.

 
MEMBERS SICK OR IN DISTRESS:  none reported
 
GOOD OF THE ORDER:  Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.  (T. S. Eliot)
 
Suzy Ramm  promoted the Chip-Matters Program (look to OSG’s October Bulletin).  T-shirts and Sweat Shirts orders available in many colors:  Green, Tan, Gray, Maroon, etc.
 
Suzy also directed our awareness to a Willamette Valley- Dundee area business using the Grange name and the on-going legal efforts to protect our Grange interests.
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Land Use History - Dan Keeley shared a video on SB100 (1973) Oregon’ Land Use System and the origin of 1000 Friends of Oregon  (1974).   Henry Richmond and then Governor Tom McCall  originated bill to establish / manage urban-sprawl boundaries
 
Don Sether spent a day at Channel 2 News - in 1979 Gov. McCall was siill doing commentaries - he really cared.
 
HEIRLOOM PROGRAM  (pictured K-classroom and Teacher & 2 children , at a round table.) 
IT IS DELIGHTFUL TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE, AND MUCH MORE SO TO DIFFUSE IT.  (3rd Degree:  Lecturer)
 
NEXT MEETING:  Sunday, OCTOBER 27, 2024 at  3:30 pm  
 
CLOSING:  Meeting adjourned at approx. 3:23 PM with “Closing of the Grange” ritual.
 
                                                                                    Respectfully,
           
                                                                                    Betty Chipps, Secretary