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Schoolhouse Usage

The Soap Creek Schoolhouse is available for use throughout the year for small meetings of local interest. Please obtain permission and a key by contacting Nancy Hyde at 541-745-7470.

A $20 key deposit is required. Rental fees: schools and community groups, no charge. Small private groups, $20. Profit-making groups, $20-100, to be negotiated in advance. Ongoing classes: $5 per day. All groups must leave the premises tidy.

No running water is available. A permanent modern outhouse facility is on- site. Lights, electricity (2 outlets) and heat are available.

Please note: the Schoolhouse Foundation does not endorse any political or religious group but does allow its facilities to be used by such groups.

 

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Upcoming Events

Neighborhood Picnic:

Everyone is welcome; foundation membership not required.
DATE: June 29th, 2-5 PM,
WHERE: Adair County Park picnic shelter, front section. Nice playground!
BRING: A salad, dessert, or side dish, and any beer or wine you desire.
Fried Chicken is provided!

Annual Schoolhouse Community Benefit Garage Sale:

DATE: Saturday, July 19, 9am to 4pm
DROP-OFF STUFF (at the schoolhouse): Saturday, July 12, 9am to 4pm
 Save up your accumulated good "junk" to help fund the schoolhouse.

All proceeds will go to the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation. If you have a large item to sell, please bring a small poster about it to be displayed at the sale, and customers will go to your home if they are interested.

Please no TVs or big appliances.
If you’d like to help with pricing or with the sale, please contact contact nhyde@peak.org

If you'd like to volunteer to help with pricing during the week between, you can choose your own times. I could also use volunteers to set up and take down highway signs before and after the sale, and to set out sale items before the sale starts and after it is over. If you'd like to help, contact nhyde@peak.org. Thanks!

Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation Annual Newsletter
(May 2025)

(Thanks to Nancy Hyde for putting this together)

> CLICK HERE to view the PDF document

FINANCES
Your Dues and Donations received in 2024 = $2,115, plus

  • Garage Sale Income = $1,005
  • Bottledrop Donations = $750
  • Building Rental Fees: = $160

TOTAL: $4,030

What did we spend your money on, last year?

  • $1,461 Insurance
  • $609 Electricity
  • $70 State Corporation fees
  • $66 Forest Fire Protection fees
  • $105 Maintenance and Repairs
  • $96 Website Hosting
  • $45 Newsletter Printing/mailing
  • $257 Neighborhood Picnic
  • $44 Misc. Expenses

$2,753 Total

Become a Member!
We’d like to ask everyone who enjoys the presence of the Schoolhouse to send in $10 for membership dues. Anyone can be a member, no matter your location! THANKS!

SIGN UP FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMAIL NEWSLETTER!
The Soap Creek neighborhood newsletter via email has been up and running for 13 years now! It comes out a few times each month and contains information submitted by the neighbors themselves. There are notices of lost dogs (very successful!), advertisements of local produce and services, items for immediate attention, and details of meetings that people might like to attend. If you'd like to make sure you receive the "weekly" email neighborhood newsletter, send your own email address(es) to Nancy Hyde, nhyde@peak.org. She'll put you on the list!