Category: Meetings

Posts for monthly meetings

Christmas Potluck Meeting

The next meeting with be our Christmas potluck dinner meeting. It will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8th, at 6:00 pm in the Patriot Barn at 22202 N Hinzerling, Prosser.

For the potluck, we ask that people bring dishes according to last names beginning:

A-M dessert

N-Z salad or side dish

There will be some BBQ meat provided.

Short presentations include:

Matt S. covering/demoing “budget” night vision options. If you have your own night vision, you are encouraged to bring it for comparison and familiarization purposes.

Election recap and political climate.

October Meeting Moved to Oct. 20th

The October meeting, which would normally be held on the 13th, has been moved to Thursday, Oct. 20th. The meeting will still be held at 6:30 pm in the Patriot Barn.

Brad Klippert will be on hand to talk about the candidates for secretary of state. School board member Jason Ranier will give an update on school issues. And more.

September Meeting Cancelled but GMRS Operational

There will be no September meeting.

Thanks to the generous financial support of the people, the GMRS repeater is operational. It covers from Benton City to Selah. By mid-month, our correspondence chair hopes to have it linked with the UVA repeater in Selah.  Frequency info: 462.575MHz, PL 69.3, Offset: +5.00MHz. GMRS Ch. 16. Repeater is referred to as “Dry Grass.”

A GMRS license can be obtained from the FCC for $35 and lasts for 10 years before it needs to be renewed. The license covers the entire immediate family which is defined as licensee, spouse of licensee, children, grandchildren, stepchildren, parents, grandparents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and in-laws of the licensee. The following link has steps for obtaining a GMRS license. https://quality2wayradios.com/store/gmrs-fcc-license

Regular Assembly, Thurs. July 21

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, July 21st at 6:30pm at the Patriot Barn at 22202 N Hinzerling, Prosser.


We’ll be hosting a candidate forum for Benton County Commissioner with candidates Mike Alvarez, Barry Bush, and Bill Jenkin. Also, Julie Michener will give a short talk on things you can plant outdoors now for a winter harvest.

Regular Assembly, June 9, 2022

The next Regular Assembly will be held on Thursday, June 9th at 6:30 pm in The Patriot Barn, 22202 N Hinzerling, Prosser. We’ll be showing 2000 Mules, the Dinesh D’Souza documentary. After that we’ll work on the barter market, update on communications, and other preparedness topics.

Regular Assembly, Thursday, Apr. 14th

The Patriot Barn

The next meeting of the Lower Valley Assembly will be held on the evening of Thursday, April 14th at 6:30pm in the Patriot Barn at 22202 N. Hinzerling, Prosser. There will be two speakers and other topics.

Speakers:

Benton County candidate for Prosecuting Attorney Eric Eisinger

Benton County Sheriff Tom Croskrey

General Assembly of the Whole for November Cancelled

Update: The November 2020 General Assembly has been cancelled. The next General Assembly is currently scheduled for Dec. 10th, but as December is typically dense with local events, please keep an eye on the website for updates.

The November 2020 General Assembly of the Whole, which would normally be held on Thursday, Nov. 12th, has been postponed. We hope to reschedule for Nov. 19th, but watch here or on our mailing list for the final date.