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.
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