UMCC Spring 2017 UMCC Newsletter Spring 2017 | Page 2
M EET LOU DEEBEL
W hen you say Lou Deebel around
UMCC, you've ment ioned a living
legend. A Board member since t he
mid '90's, t his 90 year old Blue River
W E ARE SO APPRECIATIVE.....
APPRECIATIVE!
During the harsh winter weather in Dec. 2016, the vintage jet pump that has
been faithfully serving the UMCC since the early 1980's, pumped its last.
After looking over the situation, Ted West at McKenzie Valley Pump donated
a submersible pump, all the pipe and fittings needed for the repair and sent
his crew to make it happen.
resident has seen it all. "It 's been fun,
exasperat ing but most of all ,
int erest ing and informat ive," she
This was an upgrade from the existing system and was provided to the cen-
ter as a donation. There was no cost to us for parts or labor. Our heartfelt
thanks to MVP for this great gift.
says. "I was recruit ed by Don Laubach
who was president . He wouldn't be
president unless I was Vice Presi-
dent ," she says. "We got so many
t hings accomplished." Coming here
in t he early '60's, Lou had a t ough
t ime adjust ing but gradually came t o
love her t ime on t he River. Her
involvement wit h t he Cent er has
been significant . There were ups and
downs. "We lost people when we
made Bingo non-smoking," she says.
A favorit e event was an Ice Cream
Social Mary Jo Carroll helped put
t oget her involving kid act ivit ies t hat
at t ract ed a lot of people. W here are
we headed? "Things have changed.
The younger generat ion does not
TIDBITS.....
In t er est ed in sellin g at t h e Pr odu ce M ar k et ? Sign u p n ow f or a
boot h . Boot h is f r ee f or m em ber s. Con t act Dylan at
br eat h ein u n ion @gm ail.com .
Get involved! You can h ar dly get a seat at Boar d M eet in gs on
t h e f ir st Tu esdays of t h e m on t h at 6:30! Get in volved in
com m it t ees, even t s. or ju st h ave in pu t ! No lon g-t er m
com m it m en t s. Have f u n , m eet gr eat people. You r t alen t is
appr eciat ed. It 's you r in volvem en t t h at m ak es u s all
su ccessf u l.
TIM
TIM E
E TO
TO SIGN
SIGN UP
UP FOR
FOR M
M EM
EM BERSHIP!
BERSHIP!
It's time to renew your membership! We are enclosing a membership
application for 2017-2018. Bring it with you to the Annual Membership
Meeting on May 13th or mail it in! UMCC has been busy adding new
membership benefits. Here's what you'll get:
want Bingo. They have t he Int ernet .
They want newer t hings. We have
t errific renewed int erest . It 's a
quandary t o get t he younger genera-
t ion involved. Three years ago we
Potlucks & Speaker Series Holiday Events
Ice Cream Social
Discounts to Events
Free Classes
Quarterly Newsletters
Upcoming webinars
Discounts to Hall Rentals
Booth at Produce Market Fun!
were gasping for breat h . Bill has done
a great job recruit ing. I hope it keeps
going in t he direct ion it 's going.
NEW CLASSES! DON'T M ISS OUT!
FREE FOR M EM BERS
$5.00 NON-M EM BERS
Keeping people involved."
Taught by pros. Int erest ing and fun! 3. How to Write Your Memoirs
Sign up: UMCCevent [email protected] or July 14 & 21: 10am (Two part class)
call Chere Est rin at 541.854.0673.
4. Sketching with Charcoal: An Art Class
for Beginners Sept . 10 : 3pm 12 classes
1. Opening the Door to Wellness
May 3: 10am and 6pm (Offered t wice)
2. Gorgeous Gardening Right in Your
Backyard : June 10: 10am
Visit t he websit e for more info
www.uppermckenziecommunit ycent er.org
54745 McKenzie River Drive Rainbow