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.

Sister Pat has included the following specifics about what is most needed.

Some of the pantry items that disappear before others are:

• coffee, tea, cocoa
• toilet paper
• cereal
• laundry detergent
• shampoo
• chili
• soups
• canned fruit
• sugar brown and white – especially at this baking season
• flour
• cake mixes
• condiments
• hamburger helper

The non-food items are especially important since they cannot be purchased with food stamps

* Please double check the expiration dates on all
donated food items to ensure they are still viable *

CITY HALL:

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

These meetings are open to the public.

DUFUR CITIZEN NOTICES:

Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner

Where:   Dufur Christian Church Basement, 315 NE Harrison St, 541-467-2257

When:  Thursday, November 24th; Starting at 1:0o pm

There will be three turkeys with all the trimmings, potatoes, dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce and homemade rolls.  Bring a salad or dessert, or nothing at all!  We want to see you and share.

Bring the whole family!  All are welcome.

The Giving Tree letters will be made to families and individuals the first week of November.  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 Dufur Community Orchestra – Our adult ukulele ensemble meets at City Hall every Monday from 1-2pm.  Newcomers to ukulele are welcome to join us; the more the merrier!  Now in our second year, we are enjoying playing old favorites as well as simple arrangements of works by great composers.  On Nov. 16th at 11:45 am, members of this group will perform for the very first time for the Dufur Potlatch senior meal.  The performance will include canons by Purcell and Beethoven, an instrumental arrangement of Long, Long Ago, and a vocal arrangement of Amazing Grace.  These music lessons are offered at no charge.  Call Wendy for more information (Skype phone number) 541-397-0775.

Tai Chi will resume for the winter season Nov. 9th at 1:30pm at the Catholic Parish Hall.  We need additional exercise opportunities when the days are short and cold!  Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese practice and in Dufur, we practice a “form” promoted by MCMC.  It consists of only 8 postures which we learn singly and then consecutively.  Practicing Tai Chi will improve your strength and balance.  I have found it also improves my memory and mental focus.  Movements are slow and gentle.  Anyone who can stand for an hour can do Tai Chi, and if you cannot stand you can benefit from practicing from a chair.  There is no cost for this class, which is now in its fifth year!!  So join us!  Call Wendy Schaefer for more information: (Skype phone number) 541-397-0075.

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on November 2nd, 16th, and Dec 7th 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 November schedule is as follows:

Nov 1 – All Saints Day Mass, 6:30pm in Dufur

Nov 2 – All Souls Day Mass 8:30am in Dufur.

Sunday Vigil Mass at 7:00pm, preceded by Rosary, 6:30pm.

Sacrament of Reconciliation every Saturday before Mass or by appointment— 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, Adult Sunday School Class,  at 9:00am.

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:

Nov 2 – Stew

Nov 9 – Spaghetti w/meat sauce

Nov 16 – Baked Ham

Nov 23 – NO MEAL (THANKSGIVING)

Nov – 30 – Hamburgers, condiments

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

The Librarian from the Wasco County Library Service will be at Potlatch on November 2nd, 16th, and Dec 7th 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 again started for the season with 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 November 8th at 1:30pm in the Catholic Hall, 1st and Church Streets.  Hostesses are Dee Waite and Susie Wallen.  The Program is:  Making bat houses.  Bring gloves, hammer and philips screw driver.

Visitors and potential new members are always welcome.

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

China Painting -  The group meets every Tuesday at 10:00am at the Catholic Hall to paint and socialize until 2:00pm or so.  Bring a brown bag lunch.

Anyone who has a project, whether it be a craft or hobby, and is interested in joining us, you are most welcome.

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 e-newsletter for the hotel.