Volunteers work to move the ancient stove at the Mt. Hood Town Hall to make way for a new kitchen remodel project, slated to be completed by July 1.
Trisha WalkerAfter two years of fundraising, The Mt. Hood Town Hall Association has embarked on a complete renovation of the old kitchen in the community center along Highway 35 in Mount Hood. The association is the volunteer non-profit group which has been coordinating the restoration of the 101-year-old schoolhouse since 1988 and now manages the building for classes, events and activities.
On April 29, about a dozen volunteers were in the downstairs kitchen, dismantling the old to make way for the new.
While major restoration projects have been completed in the building and grounds during the past few years, the last remaining obstacle for full-utilization of the hall is a functional, user-friendly kitchen. Once installed, the new kitchen will bring a general — and safe — licensed kitchen for community use to the Upper Valley, as well as enable the Mt. Hood Town Hall to continue to provide weekly meal service for seniors.
The hall will also serve as an emergency and disaster relief facility for the area.
The project is moving ahead because of the recent $50,000 grant from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The trust’s mission is to enrich the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest by providing grants to organizations that seek to strengthen the region’s educational, cultural and spiritual base in creative and sustainable ways.
The town hall had already received grants from the Hoover Family Trust, the Hood River Lions Foundation Trust and USDA’s Small Business Development Program for this project, and also raised $12,000 locally from individual and business supporters.
The goal is to have the kitchen ready for general use by July 1. With the new kitchen, the hall will be open for private and community events.
For more information, visit the Mt. Hood Town Hall’s website, mthoodtownhall.org, for rental information and upcoming activities, and to register for classes.
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