The loss of any member of our Glenwood community always hits us hard here, but now our very small community has lost three good, well respected, and well-loved men in the last two weeks. On Easter Sunday we lost long-time Glenwood resident Bob Henderson and just this week we learned of the passing of Wayne Vinyard and Steve Hoodenpyl. There are many heavy hearts here in our community and we are keeping the families of Bob, Wayne, and Steve in our hearts and prayers.
For Bob, there will be a celebration of life service April 25th at 1:00 p.m. at the Glenwood School. There will be a dinner in the multi-purpose room after the service. I will include any information regarding services for Wayne and Steve in a future edition of the news. Our deepest condolences go to the families of Bob, Wayne, and Steve. Those three good men will be greatly missed here.
For readers of this news who are interested in learning more about the history of Glenwood and our beautiful Camas Prairie, here is the latest update from Jerry Dean regarding the spring meeting of the Camas Prairie Pioneers Association. Please keep in mind, everyone is welcome to attend. You do not need to be descended from a Glenwood pioneer family. Anyone interested in learning more about the great history of our area is very welcome. Jerry says, “The May 3rd meeting will be held at the school at 1:00 p.m. We will start with a potluck luncheon, with a brief preview talk about our field trip. Hopefully we will leave the school around 2:00 p.m. We have a school bus scheduled to take most, if not all us, on the field trip. The bus will hold 48. I will put a signup sheet at the door so as you come in write your name down to ride the bus. If it fills up, we will follow in cars.
Our first stop will be at the J. Neils Camp 7 location where Nate Putnam will answer any questions. The second stop will be at Jebe Swale, the Plateau siding location by the County stockpiles. We will have two portable toilets at this stop. Then on down the road to the Liberty Bond location where Nate will again answer any questions. On the return, we will stop briefly at Franz corrals where Dan Hathaway could give some history if he is present. Then back to the school. There won't be a lot of parking space at our stops on the county road so hopefully most everyone will fit on the bus. Should be back to the school before 5:00 p.m. for cleanup. Hope to see you there!”
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I must apologize to young Mt. Adams Community 4-H Club secretary Avery Eichner. Avery sent me a great write-up of what the club has been working on lately and I forgot to include it in the last news. I’m including it here. ”The Mt Adams Community 4-H club held the April meeting for the 25-26 year on April 12, 2026 at the Glenwood school. Following our annual fruit sales awards were given to the group who raised the most money. Great job to the Juniors (ages 8-10) who won the competition! Awards were collected after the meeting for those in attendance.
Last month our group was taught CPR and each member who participated got a certificate for completion. Mt Adams 4-H members also volunteered at the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Glenwood.
Our community leader, Kelsey, reminded members that everyone should be starting on record books now. Our next fundraiser is during the Glenwood Rodeo where our members will be selling programs and drinks at the pop stand. The Glenwood Rodeo starts on Father’s Day weekend.
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Thank you to Chris and Logan from Seibert Custom Slaughter & Meats who came out to discuss what happens after the market sale.
Our next meeting will be held on May 17th, 2026 at 5 pm where we will be learning about market animals, how to care for them, and show them at their best by Dr. Zach Shoufler and Dr. Jace Enwards from Hood River Alpine Veterinary Hospital.”
Thank you, Avery. You always do a great job with your recaps of the 4-H meetings.
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I received the following news release from Elly Wells with the Mt. Adams Resource Stewards regarding a Fire Adapted Community informational that will take place here on May 5. With below average snowpack and predicted higher temperatures this summer, it’s a good time to prepare for fire season. Glenwood Fire Adapted Community has resources and information available at the upcoming wildfire preparedness event. These free resources include home-assessments, defensible space assistance, the annual chipping program, and cost-shared river rock. Dinner will be provided, short films will be shown, and the first 15 attendees will receive free emergency supply kits! Join us at Glenwood school, 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5.
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