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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 KeizerCommunity Students sew for outdoor school KEIZERTIMES.COM By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes Cummings Elementary School fi fth graders are sewing their way to outdoor school. All 77 students made pil- lowcases to be sold for $10 to their own parents when they attend the school’s choir con- cert on Thursday, March 2. “Rather than selling candy, they decided to do a project where the kids learn a skill at the same time they are doing a fundraiser,” Cummings Prin- cipal Martina Mangan said. Each kid chose their own fabric, more than half of which was donated by The Cotton Patch in Keizer. An- other local business, Bernina Stretch and Sew Fabrics, gave pins and thread. The fi fth graders are going to outdoor school on May 8-9, spending the night in cabins at Canyon View in Silverton. “I enjoy sewing and we thought they’re going to sleep away from home, if they sleep on a pillow case that they made, they might be less home sick,” Mangan said. “We hope all of the kids can go.” KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Cummings fi fth grader Kimberly Becerra Barrera shows off her pillow case she sewed with the help of principal Martina Mangan. Theater festival March 17-19 The Salem Theatre Net- work will be hosting the Cher- ry Blossom Theatre Festival, a city-wide event in downtown Salem March 17 through 19. The festival will feature 20 perfor- mances, fi ve workshops, six of Sa- lem’s down- town theatre venues, ex- clusive wine and beer tasting, and passports and prizes. A one act competition will feature perfor mer s from Bea- verton Civic Theater, Gallery Theater and Pentacle Theater. Four area theater companies, including Keizer Homegrown Theater, have performances slated. Workshop topics in- clude acing auditions, tools for devised performances, direct- ing actors, nailing mass audi- tions and body awareness on the stage. A River City Rock Academy per- formance will close out the weekend. P a s s e s for the en- tire weekend are available to purchase at salemthe- atrenetwork. org. There are discount passes for students with a special educational track, and there are VIP passes for adults with wine and beer tastings. Kindness Challenge Whiteaker Middle School students presented a $400 check to Assistance League of Salem, which provides school supplies and clothes to students in need, at an assembly on Monday, Feb. 13. The money was raised during Great Kindness Challenge week, Feb. 6-10, at the school. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Plant sale March 10 On Mar. 10, the 15th Marion Soil and Water Con- servation District Plant Sale fundraiser will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bauman’s Farm and Garden, 12989 Howell Prairie Road, Gervais. At the same location, over- stock will be sold from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mar. 11. Profi ts from the native plant sale will fund the Stan Vistica Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded yearly to two stu- dents from Marion County who are studying natural re- sources or agriculture at an Oregon college or university. There will be no pre-or- ders, and there will be no limit on the number of plants that can be purchased on Mar. 10. Cash, checks, credit and debit cards will be accepted. For more information or to see a full list of available plants and their prices, visit www.mari- onswcd.net. Call Jenny Meisel at 503- 391-9927 or email her at jen- ny.meisel@marionswcd.net with any questions. Life is a Garden… ı Dig It! 5 %OFF! ALL Landscape, Shrubs, & Trees GUENTNER’S GARDENS GARDEN CENTER • GIFT SHOP • LANDSCAPING 5780 Commercial Street S, Salem 503-585-7133 MUST PRESENT COUPON TO RECEIVE DISCOUNT, EXPIRES 3 - 1- 2017. SALEM’S LARGEST COMPLETE GARDEN CENTER • Tgns gf landscape, shrubs and trees • We have an entire greenhguse full gf perennials and annuals • Great selectign gf vegetables, herbs, berries, seed pgtatges, & much mgre • Diagngstic center fgr plant prgblems • Fish and fi sh fggd • Pgnd treatments fgr water • We build pgnds, waterfalls, • Bark, rgck, and sgil retaining walls and paver patigs fgr pick up and delivery • Guentner’s Landscape Cgnstructign • Palm Plants Licensed and Bgnded • Our garden makes a great venue fgr weddings, parties, reunigns, etc. Call 503-910-5446 crossword
