Sweet Lorane Community News

Well, I’m hoping that by now, everyone has had their power restored from the recent snowstorm. My brother-in-law and his wife were without power near Saginaw for almost nine days. It was a massive job for all of the linemen and women who were working to clear away fallen trees, plow the roads and restore power to thousands of homes throughout Lane County.
Yvette Hamby, a friend and local resident, works in the office at Lane Electric Cooperative, and she reported working 16-hour days for well over a week. We all owe a great deal to these people as well as neighbors who looked out for each other. Thank you to all.
Here’s a repeat notice from a previous column: The Lane County Pomona Grange’s Prime Rib Dinner fundraiser for scholarships offered to youth throughout Lane County was postponed, due to inclement weather. It is now scheduled for Saturday, March 16, at 5 p.m. at the Dorena Grange near Cottage Grove. It will include not only dinner, but music and a silent auction.
The Pomona Grange of Lane County oversees and coordinates events between the 22 granges in Lane County, including Lorane and Crow. Grange is a fraternal organization in the United States that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community as well as agriculture, and is frequently the voice of each community it represents. They have long provided local scholarships to graduating seniors in our high schools to help with the costs of college.
This month, the Lorane Grange’s Spaghetti dinner and bingo is scheduled for Saturday, March 23 — typically the fourth Saturday of each month during the school year — with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and bingo for the whole family afterward.
The Crow Grange’s dinner and bingo nights are held the first and third Saturdays beginning at 6 p.m. for dinner and 7 p.m. for family bingo.
And, if you’re a bingo player, Creswell has begun its own bingo fundraiser at the Creswell VFW at 6:30 p.m. It’s going to be held the second Friday of each month.
All of these events are family-friendly and your participation helps to pay for the many projects these organizations sponsor that benefit each of our communities. Please lend them your support and participation when possible.
As we all crawl out of our enforced confinements because of the snow, let’s look forward to the gentler days of spring that can’t be too far away.
Here’s to gentle spring rains interspersed with sunshine. The crocuses and daffodils seem to be ready!
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