CITY HALL:

• Dufur City Council Meeting Tuesday, May 8th.
• Dufur Park Board Meeting -  Monday,  May 14th.
• Volunteer Ambulance meeting -  Tuesdays, May 1st and 15th.

• These meetings are open to the public.

DUFUR CITIZEN NOTICES:

• Oregon Road Rally – May 5th.

WE 3 COFFEE & DELI, LLC

576 N.E. 5^TH STREET,  P.O. BOX 6

DUFUR, OREGON  97021

541-467-2330

ROAD RALLY

WE3 COFFEE & DELI WILL BE OPEN
MAY 5, 2012
UNTIL 9:00 P.M.

Hot & Deli Sandwiches
Fresh Salads

Espresso Beverages
Milk Shakes & Smoothies

• May 5th is the Garden Club Annual Plant Sale and Bake Sale starting at 9:00am at the Catholic Hall parking lot.  Come early to get the best items!

• Dufur Community-wide Garage Sales will be May 5th.  Come early to see what is available and to get the best items.

• The Dufur Food Pantry:  The Dufur Food Pantry is in need of donations.  With the economy and jobs (or lack of) as they are, the pantry is seeing many users, and is filling the needs of our community in these trying times.  Anyone who is willing to help out, the pantry always needs toilet paper, laundry soap and other nonfood items since they cannot be bought with food stamps.  Food items needed are coffee, spaghetti sauce, cereal, and staples such as flour, sugar, rice.  There is a freezer and we take venison, etc.  Please contact Pat Roberts at 541-467-2249.

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 Catholic Church:

Spring/Summer Schedule:

• Sunday Vigil Mass is at 7:00pm preceded by the Rosary at 6:30pm.
• Thursday Mass is 8:30am.
• Reconciliation is 1/2 hour before Mass or by appointment.
• Mass time may be verified by calling Pat Roberts, 541-993-4328.
• Fr Fabian’s cell phone is 541-279-9885.

United Methodist Church:

• Sunday morning Services at 11:00am.

Dufur Christian Church:

• Sunday Services at 10:00am, Sunday School for all ages at 9:00am.

DUFUR SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIBRARY

School Fundraiser

The Dufur 8th Grade Class is having a Car Wash on Saturday, May 5 (same as the community yard sale day).  Times are 9am – 3pm.  The class is earning money for a year end promotion to high school trip.

National Library Week Results

We had a great time traveling the Road to Reading this year. From Skippyjon Jones and Froggy to Charlotte’s Web and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the highway made its way through the library. We saw many characters we recognized, and learned a few facts we had forgotten. Students hunted for Reading Signs in the school, identified road signs by their shape and color, and mapped out where close to twenty of the Newbery Award books took place.

Our Reading Contest was a great success. The lead changed almost daily with Mrs. Crawford’s Fourth Grade class taking the checkered flag. The top readers in each class were as follows: K- Maddelynn Tierney, 1^st – Natalie Reffett and Tora Jo Timinsky, 2^nd – Alexis Martinez, 3^rd – Tyson Byers, 4^th – Riley Brewer, 5^th – Jessica Elam, 6^th – Haili Wolf-DePriest. Our Top Reader Overall was 4^th grader Kalie Ellis. Congratulations to all!

Library Assembly May 2^nd

Join us on Wednesday, May 2^nd for an action packed assembly featuring Henrik Bothe. Grades K-6^th will be attending our assembly beginning at 1:00 pm and the local community is welcome to join us. For more information on Mr. Bothe just Goggle him!

OMSI’s Magic Planet in the Library

There is a rumor that OMSI’s visiting exhibit The Magic Planet may make a stop in our library during May! The final details are not known at this time. Call us if you are curious 541-467-2588.

GRANGE NEWS:

Don’t forget the 1st Sunday of each month is the Jam Session at Ramsey Grange from 3:00 to 6:00.  The wonderful homemade pies and cakes with coffee help support the Music Department at the Dufur School.

DUFUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY:

The Historical Society will be the beneficiary of a family estate.  Hal and Hillary Miller, executors of their family’s estate, will match up to $50,000 in donations given to the museum every year, so all money donated to the museum starting April 1, 2012 will be matched.

The museum will open for the summer on June 1st and will be open from 10:00am to 4:00pm Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through Labor Day weekend.  There will also be a special opening for May 5th and 6th.

The museum gift shop is now accepting consignments of craft work, with only a 15% commission.

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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Potlatch:

MENU:

• May 2 – Biscuits & Gravy
• May 9 – Fried Chicken
• May 16 – Mac & Cheese
• May 23 – Hamburgers
• May 30 – Beef Stroganoff

Just a reminder:  Potlatch is canceled if the school is canceled due to weather conditions.

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

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, May 2nd  and 16th. There will be books, videos and audio books available for checkout.

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 Club – The Quilting Club has Corliss Marsh as the instructor!  Newcomers interested in joining this fun group should give Gwen a call and find out what materials are needed for the next block.  You will need to bring a sewing machine and equipment along with appropriate fabric.  Lunch is brown bag.  Cost is $10.

New quilters are welcome.  For more information call Patricia at 467-2678 or Gwen at 467-2204.

Garden Club – the Club is meeting May 8th at 1:30pm at the Catholic Hall.  Dee Waite is the hostess.

Visitors and potential new members are always welcome.

For more information call our President, Ruth Caekaert, 541-467-2249.

Evening meeting of the Dufur Garden Club!  The evening meeting of the Dufur Garden Club is starting up and will meet in the dining room of Kramer’s on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30pm.  If you have any questions, call Katy Olson at 541-467-2567.

China Painting – the Porcelain Painters are meeting every Tuesday, 10:00am to 2:00pm or later, at the Catholic Hall.

All are welcome and invited to come for a social time.

Tai Chi – We meet at the Catholic parish hall at 1:30 on Wednesdays.  Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise practice that involves slow, low impact movement.  It is meditative, fluid, and engrossing.  The “form” we use is a special, simplified form of only 8 figures especially created for Seniors who have no previous experience.  You will find that your strength, coordination, and balance all improve as you practice Tai Chi.  Please feel welcome to join our group.  There is no charge.  Wear loose, comfortable clothing.  Call Wendy (541-397-0775) for additional information.  I would like a list of participants and their phone numbers so I can notify people if we need to cancel class.  If there is no school, there will be no Tai Chi class either.

Dufur Adult Ukulele Class – Dufur Community Orchestra meets each Monday from 1 to 2pm at Dufur City Hall.  A small number of ukuleles are currently available for rent at $10 per month.  The group is led by Wendy Schaefer, a certified “Level One” teacher by the James Hill Ukulele Initiative, a program to train music educators to use the ukulele for instruction.  Call Wendy if you  have questions: 541-397-0775.

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.

We are a Human Resources Company.  Providing temporary to full time employees; payroll services and benefits.

* Note: There is an addendum to this newsletter in the Announcements Area under the Quilting Section. *

CITY HALL:

• Dufur City Council Meeting Tuesday, March 13th.
• Dufur Park Board Meeting -  Monday,  March 12th.
• Volunteer Ambulance meeting -  Tuesdays, March 6th and 20th.

These meetings are open to the public.

DUFUR CITIZEN NOTICES:

Evening meeting of the Dufur Garden Club!  The evening meeting of the Dufur Garden Club is starting up and will meet in the dining room of Kramer’s on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30pm.  If you have any questions, call Katy Olson at 541-467-2567.

Keep the Garden Club annual Plant Sale on your calendars for May 5th at the Catholic Hall.  It is also the day for community wide garage sales.

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, March 7th and 21st. There will be books, videos and audio books available for checkout.

The Dufur Food Pantry:  The Dufur Food Pantry is in need of donations.  With the economy and jobs (or lack of) as they are, the pantry is seeing many users, and is filling the needs of our community in these trying times.  Anyone who is willing to help out, the pantry always needs toilet paper, laundry soap and other nonfood items since they cannot be bought with food stamps.  Food items needed are coffee, spaghetti sauce, cereal, and staples such as flour, sugar, rice.  There is a freezer and we take venison, etc.  Please contact Pat Roberts at 541-467-2249.

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 Catholic Church:

• Sunday Mass will be 8:30am, preceded by the rosary at 8:00am.  Potluck breakfast following the March 11th Mass.
• March 17th starts the Spring/Summer schedule of 7:00pm Masses on Saturday evenings.
• Reconciliation 1/2 hour before Mass or by appointment.
• The Breakfast potluck is on the 2nd and 4th Sundays after Mass.
• During Lent, Soup in Hall every Tuesday evening at 6:00pm, followed by Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm.

Fr. Fabian’s cell phone is 541-279-9885.

• Thursday Morning Mass is at 8:30am.

Mass time may be verified by calling Pat Roberts, 541-993-4328.

United Methodist Church:

• Sunday morning Services at 11:00am.

Dufur Christian Church:

• Sunday Services at 10:00am, Sunday School for all ages at 9:00am.
• Women’s Spring Event – “Because You’re Worth It”, Joanne Wallace speaker.  Saturday, March 31st, 2012, from 9:00am to 2:00pm.  Lunch will be provided.  Pre-register by March 10th.  Call 541-467-2257; 541-993-1481, or email: dufurcc@ortelco.net.  Mail:  Dufur Christian Church, 315 NE Harrison St, PO Box 425, Dufur, OR 97021.  $10 donation, (group of 10 or more, $9 each).

DUFUR SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIBRARY

We will be celebrating Read Across America on Friday, March 2nd. If you are interested in reading to a classroom, please contact Chelsea Marr at The Dalles Chronicle – 541-298-1365 or cmarr@thedalleschronicle.com.  You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book, and read to a child.

Louise Walkowiak
Dufur School/Community Library
802 NE 5th Street
Dufur, OR  97021
541-467-2509

GRANGE NEWS:

Don’t forget the 1st Sunday of each month is the Jam Session at Ramsey Grange from 3:00 to 6:00.  The wonderful homemade pies and cakes with coffee help support the Music Department at the Dufur School.

DUFUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY:

The Log Cabin is closed for the season.  It will reopen in the Spring.

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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Potlatch:

• MENU:
  • March 7 – Ham & Scalloped Potatoes
  • March 14 – Chicken Fried Steak
  • March 21 – Chicken & Dumplings
  • March 28 – Fish (subject to change)

Just a reminder:  Potlatch is cancelled if the school is cancelled due to weather conditions.

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

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on Wednesdays, February 1st and 22nd and will be in Tygh Valley Thursdays the 2nd and 23rd.  She will return to her usual schedule in March.  There will be books, videos and audio books available for checkout.

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 Club

The quilters are meeting Monday, Feb 27th, 10:00am, for the March meeting. The Quilting Club has Corliss Marsh as the instructor!  Newcomers interested in joining this fun group should give Gwen a call and find out what materials are needed for the next block.  You will need to bring a sewing machine and equipment along with appropriate fabric.  Lunch is brown bag.  Cost is $10.

New quilters are welcome.  For more information call Patricia at 467-2678 or Gwen at 467-2204.

* Addendum to original posting *

Next Dufur class is March 26 at 10 am.

Below is a picture of the quilt that will be on display in the window of the Strawberry Patch beauty shop on corner of 11th/Kelly

SUMMER IN THE PARK

BRING:
Full width of strips  (1 3/4″ wide)–all different scraps  –need at least 8.
and 2 strips (1 3/4″ wide) of either real light or real dark–can be same fabric or different but of same value—solid OK if using same.

This common one will be in the middle of the scrappy ones and should stand out.

Sewing machine, rotary cutter/mat, large triangle (like Omnigrid 98L), or largest square that you have.

Lunch/$10

* End of addendum *

Garden Club

The club will meet Tuesday, March 13th at the Catholic Hall, 1:30pm.  The Hostesses are Pat Roberts and Ruth Otto and the program will be on sweet Potatoes.

March 17th, Dufur will host the Mt. Hood District Spring Meeting.  Registration will be 9:00am, and the business meeting will follow at 10:00am, lunch at noon, and the program starts at 1:00pm.  Corned beef and cabbage will be served for the main course.

Visitors and potential new members are always welcome.

For more information call our President, Ruth Caekaert, 541-467-2249.

Evening meeting of the Dufur Garden Club!  The evening meeting of the Dufur Garden Club is starting up and will meet in the dining room of Kramer’s on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30pm.  If you have any questions, call Katy Olson at 541-467-2567.

China Painting

The Porcelain Painters are meeting every Tuesday, 10:00am to 2:00pm or later, at the Catholic Hall.

All are welcome and invited to come for a social time.

Tai Chi

Tai Chi for the winter season has started.  We meet at the Catholic parish hall at 1:30 on Wednesdays.  Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise practice that involves slow, low impact movement.  It is meditative, fluid, and engrossing.  The “form” we use is a special, simplified form of only 8 figures especially created for Seniors who have no previous experience.  You will find that your strength, coordination, and balance all improve as you practice Tai Chi.  Please feel welcome to join our group.  There is no charge.  Wear loose, comfortable clothing.  Call Wendy (541-397-0775) for additional information.  I would like a list of participants and their phone numbers so I can notify people if we need to cancel class.  If there is no school, there will be no Tai Chi class either.

Dufur Adult Ukulele Class

Dufur Community Orchestra meets each Monday from 1 to 2pm at Dufur City Hall.  A small number of ukuleles are currently available for rent at $10 per month.  The group is led by Wendy Schaefer, a certified “Level One” teacher by the James Hill Ukulele Initiative, a program to train music educators to use the ukulele for instruction.  Call Wendy if you  have questions: 541-397-0775.

Music Fundamentals on the Ukulele – A new beginner’s class is starting on Jan. 30.  It will meet at City Hall from 2-3 pm.  Call Wendy: 541-397-0775 to enroll, or for more information.

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.

We do custom sewing and  design embroidery on bags, apparel, jackets, aprons and more.

CITY HALL:

• Dufur City Council Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 14th.
• Dufur Park Board Meeting -  Monday, Feb. 13th.
• Volunteer Ambulance meeting -  Tuesdays, Feb. 7th and 21st.

These meetings are open to the public.

DUFUR CITIZEN NOTICES:

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on Wednesdays, February 1st and 22nd and will be in Tygh Valley Thursdays the 2nd and 23rd.  She will return to her usual schedule in March.  There will be books, videos and audio books available for checkout.

Music Fundamentals on the Ukulele – A new beginner’s class is starting on Jan. 30.  It will meet at City Hall from 2-3 pm.  Call Wendy: 541-397-0775 to enroll, or for more information.

The Book Fair is coming to the Dufur School Library!  Our Scholastic Book Fair is due to open on Monday, February 6th.  Everyone is welcome to drop in.  Students will have the opportunity to visit the book fair during their weekly Library Time.  Surprise your special Valentine with a gift they can read over and over again.

The Book Fair hours will be February 6-10th, 7:45am to 4:00pm during the day, and the Family Nights, Tuesday the 7th and Thursday the 9th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

The Dufur Food Pantry:  The Dufur Food Pantry is in need of donations.  With the economy and jobs (or lack of) as they are, the pantry is seeing many users, and is filling the needs of our community in these trying times.  Anyone who is willing to help out, the pantry always needs toilet paper, laundry soap and other nonfood items since they cannot be bought with food stamps.  Food items needed are coffee, spaghetti sauce, cereal, and staples such as flour, sugar, rice.  There is a freezer and we take venison, etc.  Please contact Pat Roberts at 541-467-2249.

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 Catholic Church:

The winter schedule is:

• Sunday Mass will be 8:30am, preceded by the rosary at 8:00am.
• The Breakfast potluck is on the 2nd and 4th Sundays after Mass.
• Fr Fabian’s cell phone is 541-279-9885.
• Thursday Morning Mass is at 8:30am.

Mass time may be verified by calling Pat Roberts, 541-467-2249.

Also happening this month:

• Ash Wednesday, Feb 22nd, there will be an 8:30am mass.
• Tuesday, Feb 28th, soup will be served at 6:00pm with Stations at 7:00pm.

United Methodist Church:

• Sunday morning Services at 11:00am.

Dufur Christian Church:

• Sunday Services at 10:00am, Sunday School for all ages at 9:00am.
• There is a Youth Group for 6th grade through High School at 6:00pm each Sunday.

***NOTICE*** Coming up on March 31st, 2012, from 9:00am to 12:30 pm we will be having “Women’s Spring Event” with Joanne Wallace.  Plan ahead!

DUFUR SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIBRARY

GRANGE NEWS:

Don’t forget the 1st Sunday of each month is the Jam Session at Ramsey Grange from 3:00 to 6:00.  The wonderful homemade pies and cakes with coffee help support the Music Department at the Dufur School.

DUFUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY:

The Log Cabin is closed for the season.  It will reopen in the Spring.

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:

• Feb 1 – Meat Loaf
• Feb 2 – Tortellini with two sauces
• Feb 15 – Roast Pork
• Feb 22 – Ash Wednesday, suitable meal
• Feb 29 – Fried Chicken

Just a reminder:  Potlatch is canceled if the school is canceled due to weather conditions.

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

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on Wednesdays, February 1st and 22nd and will be in Tygh Valley Thursdays the 2nd and 23rd.  She will return to her usual schedule in March.  There will be books, videos and audio books available for checkout.

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 Club

The quilters are meeting January 30th, 10:00am, for the February meeting.

The Quilting Club has Corliss Marsh as the instructor!  Newcomers interested in joining this fun group should give Gwen a call and find out what materials are needed for the next block.  You will need to bring a sewing machine and equipment along with appropriate fabric.  Lunch is brown bag.  Cost is $10.

New quilters are welcome.  For more information call Patricia at 467-2678 or Gwen at 467-2204.

Garden Club

The club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 14th at the Catholic Hall, 1:30pm, to plan for the District meeting on March 17th.  Dufur Valley Garden Club is hostess for the Mt. Hood District and will have the meeting at the Catholic Hall.  Our Hostesses are Katie Olson and Wanda Favorit.

Visitors and potential new members are always welcome.

For more information call our President, Ruth Caekaert, 541-467-2249.

China Painting

The Porcelain Painters are meeting every Tuesday, 10:00am to 2:00pm or later, at the Catholic Hall.  The group will travel to Portland on Wednesday, Feb. 8th to meet with the Oregon Society of China Painters.

All are welcome and invited to come for a social time.

Tai Chi

Tai Chi for the winter season has started.  We meet at the Catholic parish hall at 1:30 on Wednesdays.  Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise practice that involves slow, low impact movement.  It is meditative, fluid, and engrossing.  The “form” we use is a special, simplified form of only 8 figures especially created for Seniors who have no previous experience.  You will find that your strength, coordination, and balance all improve as you practice Tai Chi.  Please feel welcome to join our group.  There is no charge.  Wear loose, comfortable clothing.  Call Wendy (541-397-0775) for additional information.  I would like a list of participants and their phone numbers so I can notify people if we need to cancel class.  If there is no school, there will be no Tai Chi class either.

Dufur Adult Ukulele Class

Dufur Community Orchestra meets each Monday from 1 to 2pm at Dufur City Hall.  A small number of ukuleles are currently available for rent at $10 per month.  The group is led by Wendy Schaefer, a certified “Level One” teacher by the James Hill Ukulele Initiative, a program to train music educators to use the ukulele for instruction.  Call Wendy if you  have questions: 541-397-0775.

Music Fundamentals on the Ukulele – A new beginner’s class is starting on Jan. 30.  It will meet at City Hall from 2-3 pm.  Call Wendy: 541-397-0775 to enroll, or for more information.

Balch Hotel

Balch Supper Club!  Must reserve your spot(s) 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.

JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER FOR THE CITY OF DUFUR

CITY HALL:

• Dufur City Council Meeting Tuesday, January 10th.
• Dufur Park Board Meeting -  Monday, January 9th.
• Volunteer Ambulance meeting -  Tuesdays, January 3rd and 17th.

These meetings are open to the public.

DUFUR CITIZEN NOTICES:

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on Wednesdays, January 4th and January 18th with books, videos and audio books available for checkout.

The Dufur Food Pantry:  The Dufur Food Pantry is in need of donations.  With the economy and jobs (or lack of) as they are, the pantry is seeing many users, and is filling the needs of our community in these trying times.  Anyone who is willing to help out, the pantry always needs toilet paper, laundry soap and other non-food items since they cannot be bought with food stamps.  Food items needed are coffee, spaghetti sauce, cereal, and staples such as flour, sugar, rice.  There is a freezer and we take venison, etc.  Please contact Pat Roberts at 541-467-2249.

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 Catholic Church:

The winter schedule is:   Sunday Mass will be 8:30am, preceded by the rosary at 8:00am.

The Breakfast potluck is on the 2nd and 4th Sundays after Mass.

Fr Fabian’s cell phone is 541-279-9885.

Thursday Morning Mass is at 8:30am.

Mass time may be verified by calling Pat Roberts, 541-467-2249.

United Methodist Church:

Sunday morning Services at 11:00am.

Dufur Christian Church:

Sunday Services at 10:00am, Sunday School for all ages at 9:00am.

There is a Youth Group for 6th grade through High School at 6:00pm each Sunday.

There will be a special Christmas Eve Service December 24th at 7:00pm.

***NOTICE*** Coming up on March 31st, 2012, from 9:00am to 12:30 pm we will be having “Women’s Spring Event” with Joanne Wallace.  Plan ahead!

DUFUR SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIBRARY

GRANGE NEWS:

Don’t forget the 1st Sunday of each month is the Jam Session at Ramsey Grange from 3:00 to 6:00.  The wonderful homemade pies and cakes with coffee help support the Music Department at the Dufur School.

DUFUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY:

The Log Cabin is closed for the season.  It will reopen in the Spring.

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:

Jan 4 – Fish/noodles alfredo

Jan 11 – Sweet & sour pork with rice

Jan 18 – Soup/veggie tray/corn bread

Jan 25 – Ravioli/ corn and black bean salad

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

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on Wednesdays, January 4th and January 18th with books, videos and audio books available for checkout.

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 Club

The Quilting Club has Corliss Marsh as the instructor!  Newcomers interested in joining this fun group should give Gwen a call and find out what materials are needed for the next block.  You will need to bring a sewing machine and equipment along with appropriate fabric.  Lunch is brown bag.  Cost is $10.

New quilters are welcome.  For more information call Patricia at 467-2678 or Gwen at 467-2204.

Garden Club – There is no formal meeting scheduled for January.  However, the gardeners may have an informal gathering on January 10th depending on the weather.  Questions?  Check with our new club president, Ruth Caekaert, 541-467-2249.

Visitors and potential new members are always welcome.

For more information call our President, Ruth Caekaert, 541-467-2249.

China Painting -  Will start meeting again January 10th at the Catholic Hall from 10:00am till 2:00 or later.  All are welcome and invited to come for a social time.

Tai Chi:  Tai Chi anyone??  Wendy Schaefer teaches Tai Chi on Wednesday afternoons at 1:30pm in the Catholic Hall.  Come one and all for an excellent exercise!  For any questions, call Wendy at 541-467-2610.

Dufur Adult Ukulele Class: Dufur Community Orchestra meets each Monday from 1 to 2pm at Dufur City Hall.  A small number of ukuleles are currently available for rent at $10 per month.  The group is led by Wendy Schaefer, a certified “Level One” teacher by the James Hill Ukulele Initiative, a program to train music educators to use the ukulele for instruction.  Call Wendy if you  have questions: 541-397-0775.

Balch Hotel – Balch Supper Club!  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.

CITY HALL:

• Dufur City Council Meeting Tuesday, December 13th.
• Dufur Park Board Meeting -  Monday, December 12th.
• Volunteer Ambulance meeting -  Tuesdays, December 6th and 20th.

These meetings are open to the public.

DUFUR CITIZEN NOTICES:

FOOD DRIVE – On December 7th, starting around 6:00pm, the ambulance, fire truck and rescue rig will be coming around to collect food donations for the Dufur Food Pantry.  Please leave your outside lights on and the volunteers will come pick up your contributions.  Our Pantry is being used much more during these hard times and all contributions are needed.

DUFUR HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS!!  December 10th

There will be a Bazaar at the Catholic Hall on Saturday, December 10th, sponsored by the St. Alphonsus Altar Society.  A good variety of vendors will be there plus the usual candy and cookies by the church ladies and wreaths by the Dufur Valley Garden Club.

The Dufur Methodist Church will have homemade Bread and Hot Drinks for $4 on December 10th, from 11:00am to 2:00pm at the Church.  It makes for a great lunch and break with friends and family!

Chili Feed at the Museum Shop during Christmas Open House, Dec 10th, from 11:00am to dusk.  For only $5 you get a bowl of chili, a homemade roll and a drink of your choice.  There will also be a bonfire on the museum grounds for roasting wieners and marshmallows.  Stop by and support the Dufur museum!

The Giving Tree:  If anyone knows of a family or individual who needs help with Christmas, please contact Sister Patricia, 541-467-2678.  Once families submit wish lists, their requests will be written on “Ornaments” and placed on trees at We3, Kramer’s and Dufur Hardware.  Sometimes the trees move to Potlatch and churches.  Money donations are also welcome.  Thank you.

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on Dec 7th and Dec 21st with books, videos and audio books available for checkout.

The Dufur Food Pantry:  The Dufur Food Pantry is in need of donations.  With the economy and jobs (or lack of) as they are, the pantry is seeing many users, and is filling the needs of our community in these trying times.  Anyone who is willing to help out, the pantry always needs toilet paper, laundry soap and other nonfood items since they cannot be bought with food stamps.  Food items needed are coffee, spaghetti sauce, cereal, and staples such as flour, sugar, rice.  There is a freezer and we take venison, etc.  Please contact Pat Roberts at 541-467-2249.

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 Catholic Church:

• The winter schedule is:   Sunday Mass will be 8:30am, preceded by the rosary at 8:00am.
• The Breakfast potluck is on the 2nd and 4th Sundays after Mass.
• Fr Fabian’s cell phone is 541-279-9885.
• Thursday Morning Mass is at 8:30am.

Mass time may be verified by calling Pat Roberts, 541-467-2249.

United Methodist Church:

• Sunday morning Services at 11:00am.

Dufur Christian Church:

• Sunday Services at 10:00am, Sunday School for all ages at 9:00am.
• There is a Youth Group for 6th grade through High School at 6:00pm each Sunday.
• There will be a special Christmas Eve Service December 24th at 7:00pm.

***NOTICE*** Coming up on March 31st, 2012, from 9:00am to 12:30 pm we will be having “Women’s Spring Event” with Joanne Wallace.  Plan ahead!

DUFUR SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIBRARY

GRANGE NEWS:

Don’t forget the 1st Sunday of each month is the Jam Session at Ramsey Grange from 3:00 to 6:00.  The wonderful homemade pies and cakes with coffee help support the Music Department at the Dufur School.

DUFUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY:

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:

• Dec 7 – Kielbasa and kraut
• Dec 14 – Macaroni & Cheese
• Dec 21 – Cook’s Surprise!!
• Dec 28 – Minestrone Soup

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

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on Dec 7th and Dec 21st with books, videos and audio books available for checkout.

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 Club:

• The Quilters will meet for the annual Christmas Party on Monday, December 5th, 10:00am to 1:00pm, at the Catholic Hall.  There will be a potluck and a special project by Corliss and lots of good cheer!
• The Quilting Club has Corliss Marsh as the instructor!  Newcomers interested in joining this fun group should give Gwen a call and find out what materials are needed for the next block.  You will need to bring a sewing machine and equipment along with appropriate fabric.  Lunch is brown bag.  Cost is $10.
• New quilters are welcome.  For more information call Patricia at 467-2678 or Gwen at 467-2204.

Garden Club:

• Will meet December 13th at 1:30pm in the Catholic Hall, 1st and Church Streets.  We will have our Christmas party and fill candy bags to be given out at the school holiday program on the 15th.  The Garden Club members made swags to give to the churches, the school, people in assisted living centers, and those around town who are alone.  We will be at the school next week to help the grade school children make swags to take home.
• Visitors and potential new members are always welcome.
• For more information call our President, Christy Harrah, 541-467-2381.

China Painting: The China painters are taking a break through the holidays and will start meeting again in mid-January.  They will travel to Portland, Friday Dec. 2nd, to the annual Christmas party of the Oregon Society of China Painters.

Tai Chi: Tai Chi anyone??  Wendy Schaefer teaches Tai Chi on Wednesday afternoons at 1:30pm in the Catholic Hall.  Come one and all for an excellent exercise!  For any questions, call Wendy at 541-467-2610.

Dufur Adult Ukulele Class: Dufur Community Orchestra meets each Monday from 1 to 2pm at Dufur City Hall.  A small number of ukuleles are currently available for rent at $10 per month.  The group is led by Wendy Schaefer, a certified “Level One” teacher by the James Hill Ukulele Initiative, a program to train music educators to use the ukulele for instruction.  Call Wendy if you  have questions: 541-397-0775.

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 enewsletter for the hotel.