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