Sweet Lorane Community News

There seems to be lots of news to report this week. For these columns it seems to be either a deluge of things I need to tell you about, or I have to dig deep.
Unfortunately, I didn’t find out about the Taco Dinner and Fandango Dance event held at the Lorane Grange until it was too late to include in last week’s column. It was sponsored by the Rural Art Center.
If you missed the event, they will be performing at the Crow Grange (May 16), Crow High School (May 23), at the Applegate Regional Theater (TBA) and at the Blue Rooster Inn (TBA). This is part of their summer dance series. Check out the poster displayed on the Lorane and Crow Facebook pages and in businesses around the area for more details.
The music is provided by El Taller de Son Jarocho, a Eugene-based community group and everyone is encouraged to join in. They will teach the basic dance step, a simple tap dance style.
The Lorane Grange will be having a work day at the Lorane Grange Cemetery on Monday, May 14. Volunteers are encouraged and welcome to come. Everyone should meet at 10 a.m. and bring garden tools and equipment to use, if possible.
The Celebration of Life for Lloyd Porter will be held at Lorane Christian Church with a potluck following at Lorane Grange. The Grange doors will be open at 11:30 a.m. to receive food. Jeri asks that everyone wear Western or at least casual attire in memory of Lloyd.
Mark your calendars: Crow High School Senior Recognition night is May 30 at 7 p.m. in the CHS gym. This is always a fun time to honor the seniors and their accomplishments.
The Lorane Community Association (LCA) held a recent meeting and Mina Knittel provided very detailed minutes. They held an election of officers and the 2018-2019 officers include President, Pam Kersgaard; Vice President, Marissa McNutt Cooper; Treasurer, Mina Knittel; and Secretary, Heidi Langstraat.
It has been decided to unveil the Lorane Mural at this summer’s Ice Cream Social! Kevin, at the Lorane Family Store, will be building a protective awning and seating area in front of where it will hang. The mural will include an interactive game for people to spot local birds, insects and wildlife within the mural!
For those who haven’t seen the prototype, the mural will be a beautiful scenic and historical landscape of Lorane that includes a map of points of interest in our community! Donations are needed to complete the project. If you have a winery, farm or local business and would like to be included on the map, please contact Pamela Kersgaard.
The Lorane Community Church is collecting cans and bottles for their annual women’s retreat on the Oregon coast on Sept. 5-8. Donations of recyclables can be dropped off at the deli or Heidi Rusten Langstraat can come pick them up! Please contact through the church for details.
We are approaching the Growers’ Market season! Visit the beautiful produce stand in front of the deli. Anyone can place their fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants and wares there for donation/sale to the community. Any funds received for these goods goes to LCA projects!
More things from the minutes will be included in next week’s column. I hope that everyone is enjoying our sunshine. One of these days, I’m going to catch up on everything that needs doing!
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Pat Edwards is an author, editor and columnist. She can be found online at allthingslorane.com.