Established May 14, 1909
OVERVIEW
Come back with us to May 14th, 1909 when six bachelors got together at Gilmour's Barber shop on Philadelphia Street, where Dad's club is presently, and decided they would organize a social club and name it appropriately the "St Johns Bachelors Club." Their original aspirations were to hold dances at Bickner's Hall, but this soon escalated to include picnics and chartered river boat trips.
The Bachelors Club, like many other neighborhood clubs at the time, was centered around sports. The Bachelors excelled in football, baseball, basketball, boxing, and wrestling. Mostly competing with local clubs around the Portland area and Oregon. Many events, such as boxing, were held at the club house itself.
In 1945 we settled into our present location at the corner of Richmond and Central. The clubhouse has been expanded and remodeled over the years by the members.
The Bachelors Club is a men's club, but we are family oriented with our wives and children participating in many of our functions.
We hold weekly meetings and have monthly functions such as Super Bowl, Daytona 500, Halloween Party, Kid's Picnic, and many more, most being open to the public by invitation of a Bachelor Club member. We support select community organizations and are in turn supported by our monthly functions, membership dues, and leasing our clubhouse to the community to support their needs.
Our clubhouse is available for lease. Please contact our 1st Vice President at (971) 895-5843 for more information.