Village Minutes

[Samuel Rutledge]

1000 thank yous to Sara Stockwell for taking minutes at last night's Village Meeting even though it was her first ever! Here they are, edited by me for context.

Meeting opened with intentions, introductions, and a site report before we noticed nobody was taking notes. From memory: a tree came down on Springfield Creamery booth. 

Fair Announcements

FFN (Fair Family News) on an email list on the .net site

Emerald Ash Bore Zoom Meeting – Monday at 7pm – zoom link on .net site

Oregoncountryfair.net for meeting and

Is there a separate Community village website? YES! It is: communityvillageocf.org

Upcoming Facilitator Orientation: Watch the CV Drum (email list) for times for  an upcoming orientation for CV Meeting Facilitators - planned for January 2026. Village in Eugene, orientation to facilitate Village meetings

David shares a life-changing story

Meetings:

Jan, Feb – on Zoom

March, April, May – all in-person

June – 2 meetings – early one on Zoom, second one in-person on site – ***Council to nail down that on-site date considering Solstice & Fathers’ Day

Importance of in-person expressed

Pop goes the weasel day June  14^th

Fun! Break

Council – stand! Huzzah - 12 people on council this year, everyone who stood was confirmed.

List of things need to get done – David says this is the perfect # of council members

Jane says – Yay, I feel like there are enough people I can delegate!

Capital Projects:

Work is underway on a capital project funding request for shade solutions that don't involve a central pole for shade. Brainstorm: Mention of rope suspended very high to hang. Jane:Some talk about fire… Fred some talk of traffic & afternoon sun being the most important to shade against. Lily: Potentially less Trees in future. Sam: facing stage is facing south-ish. Facing away from the stage is where the most tree loss may be, so not as big a shade loss. Omo: says this tree loss is about 10-15 years future and not certain to happen.
Parachute is flammable, are these fire-resistant? Omo knows a lot about these other fabrics. Taylor: Triangles & rectangles are modular, so we can expand as the area changes. Sue: they should be beautiful! Omo’s son has some ideas?

***Needs to be submitted to OCF by January 31^st

50^th Anniversary of Community Village!!!
Sam’s idea to share: every year we’ve come up with a theme through consensus, which takes a lot of time. This year, can we decide early that our theme will be “50 years of Community Village?” Can be "Golden Anniversary" or "Village 50th."  Depends on context how exactly this will appear - the theme is anything conceptually tied to the 50 year anniversary. Consensus reached.

We will use meeting time to plan special events for the 50th, maybe a redux of the Café hour we held for the fair's 50th a few years back? Sara likes this idea.There will be an opportunity to join the “Fiddy Committee!”

Having decided that our 2026 theme will be the anniversary, we will use meeting time to come up with a concise statement of Community Village values through consensus. Renewing our vows! There will also be an opportunity to serve on a small group to do some leg-work for this project. Consensus reached.

-Spirit Booth should be involved and certainly has feelings and ideas

We also have a Village Restaurant selection process this year. Food Committee is taking a bigger role than they have in the past but we can advocate for input!

UnFair Announcements

David shares a story: Federal policy. Hard to find pulse, due to R wrist fracture. Carotid artery instead. Policy is it has to be done at the wrist.

Other: unable to check pulse – Halloween costume: Zombie Certified!
“If you want peace, be a bridge”

Microplastics – hippies were saying this was a problem years ago

Whirled Pies: December 4^th – KindTree Autism Rocks is hosting the Ugly Sweater Contest!
DJ for dancing! They have pies! Free event; raffle tickets to support the cause

North Eugene High School is doing Little Women. Two casts, both featuring Village Kids: August from Intentional Communities is performing as Old Mr. Lawrence November 13, 14, and 15. Cecilia from Info Booth is performing as Beth on November 20, 21, and 22.
Go read March by Geraldine March

Allies _ ArtWalk Friday, December 5^th Arts for sale, entertainment – 200 E 11^th Ave (at Oak)

If you want to see a ballet but it’s cost-prohibitive, ask Sara (secret! 😉)

Wow Hall is having an event  - Wowathon! To keep building December 5^th & 6^th – again after 50 years

Sunday, November 16^th at Toaster Church (Methodist Church at 13^th and Olive), repeating Monday @ 6pm @ Library

Nov 18^th – Earth’s greatest enemy (US Military) at ArtHouse

Wednesday – compost toilets informational at Whirled Pies Wed. November 19^th

Org called Activist Coalition of Eugene & Springfield, Fri Nov 21^st evening, Saturday additional – See Sue Barnhart

Bethany – Coming home to your Foundation movement workshop, S end of River road, December 
email Bet...@mamamovescards.com

Fred is driving the tram           at the Duck’s game tomorrow
Coach Leming is standing up for… player’s having agency & listening to their morality. Sponsored NOT by Pepsi – bubadumbumbumbumbum! Bumadumbumbumbumbumbum <3 Omo (the meeting got kinda weired here)

Strokes/Pokes

Kelsey: Liked the chair thing & the fun thing

More snacks, please!

[Taylor Rutledge]

Some notes! 

1) We had two Saras at this meeting. Both are without the H and have S starting last names, so that's fun. They are Sara Sweatt on Council and Sara Stockwell. Sara Stockwell took notes and made us dance for one fun thing, she is new to the Village. 

2) The book March is by Geraldine Brooks, not Geraldine March. 

3) Tickets for Little Women can be purchased at https://www.northeugenetheater.com/

4) At the Kind tree Ugly Sweater Party there will be Pizza Pies. The notes just say pie and that could be disappointing.

Love you all! 

Taylor 

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[Jain Elliott]

OK while we're at it (and thanks so much Sara Stockwell) I spell my name Jain, not Jane.

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