2018 Columns

December 2018

November 2018

October 2018

  • October 25, 2018 – Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District’s “Harvest Festival”; Lorane Christian Church’s “Trunk or Treat”; Groundwaters LIVE!
  • October 18, 2018 – Lorane Elementary’s “Respecting the Past; Accepting the Present; Looking to the Future”
  • October 11, 2018 – Crow 4-H Community Club Forming; Cody Tripp Fundraiser; Community Events Recap; Alesong Brewing and Blending Awards
  • October 4, 2018 – Welcoming Sawyer Scott Haxby Into the World; Lorane Movie Night; 2018 Groundwaters Anthology in Print

September 2018

  • September 27, 2018 – Remembering Mama on what would have been her 103rd birthday
  • September 20, 2018 – Lorane Christian Church’s Bible Study Classes; Cody Tripp Cancer Fundraiser; The Desperados Co-ed Drill Team and Riding Club
  • September 13, 2018 – Remembering September 11, 2001; Lorane Area “Stand Down for Veterans”; Lil Thompson’s brother, SSgt. William W.W. Stubbs, MIA
  • September 6, 2018 – Upcoming Community Events; Oregon Wildfires

August 2018

  • August 30, 2018 – Saying Goodbye to Chad Alden Andrews; Rural Art Center’s Ukulele Club; Sudbury Charter School’s proposal for the former Lorane Elementary School; Job opening – The Balance Restoration Nursery 
  • August 23, 2018 – Jim’s and my day at the coast;
  • August 16, 2018 – Groundwaters Anthology; Lorane Mural Project; Lorane Community Potluck; Lorane Fire Department’s Ice Cream Social
  • August 9, 2018 – Art in the Country Festival; Crow Grange Chicken ‘n Pickin’ BBQ; “Worship in the Park”; Lorane Growers’ Market
  • August 2, 2018 – The Lorane Family Store’s 41 years of ownership

July 2018

  • July 26, 2018 – Lorane Community Potluck/Picnic; Lorane Ice Cream Social; Unveiling of the Lorane Mural; Extreme Fire Danger Situation;
  • July 19, 2018 – Pancake Breakfast, Lorane Community-Wide Yard Sale; Art in the Country Artist and Author Festival
  • July 12, 2018 – Saying Goodbye to Bruce Malcolm; Schurger/Malcolm Family History from From Sawdust and Cider to Wine
  • July 5, 2018 – Easy Acres Neighborhood Group’s 4-H Celebration at the Blue Rooster Inn; Lorane Growers’ Market; Upcoming Community Events

June 2018

  • June 28, 2018 – Amber and Michael Matchulat Fundraiser; Lorane Mural Project Update; “The Swing” Incident
  • June 21, 2018 – Community Support Needed; Amber and Michael Matchulat Fundraiser; The 15th Annual Crow Car Show; Upcoming Events
  • June 14, 2018 – Siblings’ Day at the Beach
  • June 7, 2018 – Congratulations, Graduates; Completion of The Life and Letters of Capt. John O’Brien; New Lorane Spinning, Knitting and Quilting Group Formed; Upcoming Community Events

May 2018

  • May 31, 2018 – Springtime; Michael and Amber Matchulat’s Journey; Happy 54th Anniversary, Jim and Pat
  • May 24, 2018 – Bohemia Mining Days; Saying Goodbye to Jared Conard Black, Santa Fe Shooting Victim
  • May 17, 2018 – Lorane Community Association’s Agenda; Community Needs and Events
  • May 10, 2018 – Rural Art Center’s Taco Dinner and Fandango Dance; Lorane Grange Cemetery Workday Planned; Celebration of Life for Lloyd Porter; Upcoming Community Events
  • May 3, 2018 – Firewise (Wildfire Prevention) Program sponsored by the Easy Acres Neighborhood Group; Award to Mrs. Heather Hohnstein, teacher of English, Drama, Health at Crow Middle/High School

April 2018

  • April 26, 2018 – Saying Goodbye to Lloyd Porter; Pat’s new book The Life and Letters of Captain John O’Brien
  • April 19, 2018 – Easy Acres Neighborhood Group is inviting the public to a Wildfire Prevention Program talk by the Oregon Department of Foresty; Lorane Christian Church’s Bake Sale and Craft Faire and other upcoming community events
  • April 12, 2018 – Saying Goodbye to Beth Booth; Get well to Lil Thompson; Petco grant awarded to Willamette Animal Guild (WAG) to supplement spaying and neutering of cats; Upcoming community events
  • April 5, 2018 –Crow High School band selected to represent Oregon in the “Parade of Heroes” in Washington, D.C. over Veterans Day weekend; Break-in at Crow Middle/High School; Lorane history – Divide

March 2018

  • March 29, 2018 – Winter doldrums; Spring plans
  • March 22, 2018 –  Snow; A Bit of Lorane History – The Lone Cedar School
  • March 15, 2018 – Upcoming community events
  • March 8, 2018 – Saying Goodbye to my friend and co-author, Jo-Brew; Congratulations to Randy Ramp. Named Administrator of the Year for OCCA” from Sherwood High School where he serves as Athletic Director; Michael Matchulat

February 2018

  • February 22, 2018 – Saying Goodbye to Nora Olson; Upcoming and cancelled events due to winter weather; Our trip to San Diego
  • February 15, 2018 – Discussion of Neighborhood Watch; Lorane Community Association agenda
  • February 8, 2018 –  Goodbye to the Lorane Country Cafe – the burning of the building; A Little Bit of Lorane History: Lorane Country Café (written in 2006)
  • February 1, 2018 – Unusually nice winter weather for February; Upcoming community events; request for photos and memories for Michele Edwards Kau’s 50th birthday album

January 2018

  • January 25, 2018 –  Lorane’s rebirth; C-A-L School District reinstating trade classes
  • January 18, 2018 – Saying Goodbye to Jerry Robertson of Crow; “Fuels Reduction Grant Program” offered by the Oregon Department of Forestry; Update on Michael Matchulat’s health
  • January 11, 2018 –  Saying Goodbye to Delores Corcoran; Fundraiser for high school Cougar Jacob Brown who suffered a season-ending basketball injury; Fundraiser for the young Veneta boy, Hunter Heineman, who was killed in a recent motor vehicle accident
  • January 4, 2018 –  Holiday recap and upcoming community events; Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Lorane Family Store