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potpourri A TALK AND A PARK LUKAS GOJDA Sow, how about a class? Gardening experts in Tillamook County are gearing up for the sixth season of Seed to Supper, a class that gives novice gardeners the tools they need to successfully grow their own food. Designed in partnership between Oregon State University and the Oregon Food Bank, this 12-hour class off ers regionally specifi c gardening education that provides individuals with cost- effi cient ways to grow vegetables at home, increasing community access and aff ordability of local, healthy foods. Th rough Seed to Supper, hundreds of Tillamook County residents have learned to be successful and confi dent gardeners on the Oregon Coast. Participants learn low-cost ways to build healthy soil, plan a growing space, select crops suitable to the coastal climate and care for and harvest their crops. Participants receive a course book and a gardening trowel, and receive a certifi cate upon completion of the course. Tillamook County’s Seed to Supper program is off ered in partnership between Food Roots, the Tillamook County Master Gardeners and the Tillamook County Library. Classes are are taught by Master Gardeners and other experienced gardeners at library branches across the county. To sign up for Seed to Supper, go to foodrootsnw.org/seedtosupper or call 503-815-2800. Lincoln City’s newest park at SE 3rd and Keel will be the subject of a special public meeting this Wednesday, March 18, at the Lincoln City Community Center. All are invited to hear about the new park plan, see conceptual drawings, learn about timelines and budget and ask questions. Parks & Recreation Director Jeanne Sprague, Parks & Recreation Board members, Planning Director AnneMarie Skinner, City Engineer Stephanie Reid and the landscape architects will all be on hand to answer questions. In fall of 2019, new trails and a Story Circle nature play area were constructed at this park, in part from a grant received from the National Recreation & Parks Association and Th e Disney Corp. A contest is underway to fi nd a name for the new park, and the Parks & Recreation Board has whittled the initial entries down to six fi nalists. Lincoln City Council will pick the winning entry at its March 9 meeting, with the winner receiving a year’s free membership to the community center. Th e meeting, which is open to all, will start at 5:30 pm at the community center, 2150 NE Oar Place. For more information, Sprague at jsprague@lincolncity.org or 541-996-1222. Story time at the museum Kids of all ages are invited to Story Time at the Museum with storyteller Doug Force this Saturday, March 14, in Lincoln City. Force, who has decades of teaching, educational and storytelling experience, will deliver a series of spring-themed tales to kick off Spring Break. Th e story session will run from 2 to 3 pm in the Mildred and Marie Children’s Room at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum, 4907 SW Hwy. 101. For more information, call 541-996-6614. TAMARA STAPLES oregoncoastTODAY.com • facebook.com/oregoncoasttoday • March 13, 2020 • 7
