June 2010 Newsletter

JUNE 2010 NEWSLETTER FOR THE CITY OF DUFUR

CITY HALL:

Dufur City Council Meeting Tuesday, June 8th.

Dufur Park Board Meeting – Monday, June 14th.

Volunteer Ambulance meeting – Tuesdays, June 1st and 15th.

These meetings are open to the public.

DUFUR CITIZEN NOTICES:

The Garden Club is planning to have a pumpkin weigh-in during the school Homecoming weekend. Seeds are available from Christie (541-467-2381) for anyone who would like to enter the contest. The prize will be announced later.

CHURCHES:

Grace Covenant Church:

Sunday Services: Church Service at 11:00am, Sunday School at 9:45am. Evening Service at 6:30pm.

Wednesday Prayer and Fellowship at 7:00pm.

The first Saturday of every month is the Men’s Prayer Breakfast held 8:00am in the Fellowship Room at the back of the church. It is opened to the public, there is no charge for the food, and the cooks are excellent! Please enter at the side door on 7th Street. All are welcomed.

St. Alphonsus:

Sunday Mass is 8:30 am, the Rosary at 8:00am. The Sacrament of Reconciliation before Mass. Breakfast following Mass on the 2nd and 4th Sundays.

Thursday morning Mass is at 8:30am.

St. Alphonsus welcomes back former parish members Bill and Joan Thomas who will be living on Joan’s home place out on Taylor Grade.

The Methodist Church:

Sunday morning Services at 11:00am.

Dufur Christian Church:

Sunday Services at 10:00am, Adult Sunday School Class, at 9:00am.

DUFUR SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIBRARY

From the Librarian:

Dufur School/Community Library
News items for:
June 2010

Juggling Entertainment
Students and community members were treated to a fun display of juggling by Charlie Brown. The Wasco Co. Library District presented an hour of enjoyable and amazing entertainment on May 5th. We learned that in addition to bowling pins and rubber balls; blocks, sticks, and hats make great juggling tools!

Dive into the Summer Reading Program and “Make a Splash!”
Children in Kindergarten through the sixth grade are invited to sign up beginning June 24th. They will receive a reading log to track their progress. Spend hot summer days staying refreshed with your favorite books, because fabulous prizes await all reading enthusiasts. Story and craft time will be every Thursday morning from 11 to 12pm. Join us for the fun!

Watch for the County Library’s Summer Activities in Dufur Park!

June 24th at 2:30 pm – concert by Victor Johnson and Kathryn Claire (LEO (Libraries of Eastern Oregon)

July 7th at 2:00 pm – Water Safety Program with Amber Tilton
(Army Corp of Engineers—-tentative)

July 28th at 2:00 pm – Bug Hunt and Bug cupcakes with Gary Reed
(Wasco Co. Library District)

Aug. 11th at 2:00 pm – Tom Yahner presenting a family-oriented comedy: Stilt walking, juggling, and audience participation. (District Ready to Read Grant)

Summer Library Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
10:00 am – Noon
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hours begin Tuesday June 15th

Technology in the Library
Maintaining technology is one of the goals of the school and the library district. The following are examples that support this goal:

It is now possible to request books from home. By logging in on the GorgeLINK website you can request books from any of the libraries in the library district. The courier delivers on Tuesdays. Contact us for you library card number and pin.

Overdue notices can be sent to your e-mail address eliminating snail mail. Come in or call the library and we can set this up for you.

A new computer provided by the Wasco County Library Services District was added to the library for patron use.

Audio books are available online through Library2Go. If you are interested in listening to books, the library has MP3 players available for this purpose.

GRANGE NEWS:

Don’t forget the 1st Sunday of each month is the Jam Session at Ramsey Grange from 2:00 to 5:00. The wonderful homemade pies and cakes with help defray costs for using the Grange.

The jam session on June 6th will include a special potluck and celebration of the 10 years the jam sessions have been going on.

DUFUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY:

The Living History Museum is open with new displays, updated old displays, and a restocked gift shop. This is a great way to introduce/entertain visitors to your home and our community!

RECYCLING

The Lions Club mans the recycling center on a volunteer basis on Saturday mornings between 10:00 and 12:00. If there is not a volunteer available, the center will not be opened. If closed, it is asked that people do not leave their recyclables anyway as they get blown over the area and are a lot of work to pick up.

A reminder that newspaper recycling is in the green shed behind Kramer’s Market.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Potlatch:

MENU:

June 2 – Conny dogs, macaroni salad, tossed salad, dessert

June 9 – Turkey dinner, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cole slaw, pumpkin dessert

June 16 – Ham or egg salad sandwiches, spinach salad, veggie sticks, dessert

June 23 – Chicken and dumplings, peas and carrots, cole slaw, rolls, dessert

June 30 – Bar-B-Que chicken wings, potato salad, tossed salad, dessert

The menus are subject to change depending on what is available.

AA Meetings

AA meetings are held in the Dufur Christian Church basement Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

Knitting – The Dufur Knitting Group meets at the Community Library (at the School) on Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00pm. If you don’t know how to knit, we can teach you. We have extra needles and yarns for newcomers to the craft to use for learning. Our community library has been pulling in new knitting books and titles, so check out what we have before buying! So far we are a group of all ages. Come and join us for a fun evening of knitting, learning and socializing.

Quilting - Quilting class will be June 6th at 10:00am this month (due to the holiday). Bring your sewing machine and sewing supplies and a potluck dish to share with the group along with any unfinished projects and quilts. The group project will be pillowcases and Corliss will bring the yardage. There will be no charge. New quilters are welcome. For more information call Patricia at (541) 467-2678 or Gwen at (541) 467-2204.

Garden Club - DIFFERENT SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS! The Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, June 8th, at 6:30pm in the Catholic Hall at 1st and Church Sts.

Visitors and potential new members are always welcome.

For more information call our President, Christy Harrah, 541-467-2381.

China Painting - The group will meet every Tuesday at 10:00am at the Catholic Hall to paint and socialize until 3:00pm. Anyone who has a project, whether it be a craft or hobby, and is interested in joining us, is most welcome.

Tai Chi - The Tai Chi class will be canceled for the summer and will resume in September. Please contact Wendy Schaefer at (541) 467-2610 for further details.

Balch Hotel - Balch Supper Club! Menu on www.BalchHotel.com soon. Must sign up in advance. Wine tasting, great food, and super table conversation. Email Samantha at Samantha@BalchHotel.com if you’d like to be included in the e-newsletter for the hotel.

If you have any information to include in the above, please contact Barbara Garner, newsletter editor, at (541) 467-2630 or bvg313@dufur.net