Master Gardeners hold winter workshop
Take the mystery out of pruning fruit trees and berries
ILWACO, Wash. — The Wash-
ington State University
Master Gardeners of Pacif-
ic County begin their third
year of sponsoring a series
of gardening workshops in
conjunction with the Colum-
bia Pacific Heritage Muse-
um.
The intent of this joint
venture is to create a Pacif-
ic County Master Gardener
demonstration garden. The
museum is located on 115
S.E. Lake St., and the Dis-
covery Garden is located be-
hind the museum’s parking
lot.
On Saturday, Feb. 28, Pa-
cific County Master Garden-
ers are sponsoring their first
2015 workshop on “Taking
the Mystery out of Pruning
Fruit Trees and Berries.”
Master gardener volunteers
will speak on and demon-
strate proper pruning tech-
niques for fruit trees, fruit
bushes and cane berries. The
lecture begins at 10 a.m.
After the workshop, you
can practice your new prun-
ing skills on the trees and
bushes in the museum’s Dis-
covery Garden. Bring your
favorite pruning tools and
dress for the weather.
Do you have plant ques-
tions or problems? Come
ask a master gardener. Stop
by the museum anytime be-
tween 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
with your plant questions.
If possible, bring samples of
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Learn about proper pruning techniques with master gardeners at the Columbia Pacific
Heritage Museum’s Discovery Garden.
‘Taking the Mystery out of
Pruning Fruit Trees and Berries’
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
115 S.E. Lake St., Ilwaco, Wash.
bevarnoldy@gmail.com
Free
your plant problem.
The workshop and plant
clinic are free and open to
the public.
Mark your calendar for
the following three work-
shops at the Columbia Pacif-
ic Heritage Museum:
• Saturday, May 2, “Edi-
ble Garden Planning”;
• Saturday, July 25, “In-
Enter songwriting competition
LONG BEACH, Wash. — The
Long Beach Acoustic Music
Foundation at the Peninsula
Arts Center is sponsoring a
songwriting contest.
This competition is open to
all residents of the Long Beach
Peninsula including amateur
and professional songwriters.
The entry deadline is
March 15.
Prizes are six hours of re-
cording and mixing in a local
studio and a showcase at the
Peninsula Arts Center.
Winners will be chosen by
a Blue Ribbon Judging Com-
mittee comprised of music
industry professionals. Songs
are judged equally on original-
ity, lyrics, melody and compo-
sition.
For an entry form and more
information, email events@
peninsulaartscenter.org or call
360-901-0962.
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Garden”;
• Saturday, Oct. 17,
“Over-winter Edible Gar-
dening.”
For more information,
contact Bev Arnoldy at bev-
arnoldy@gmail.com
Peninsula Arts Center hosts folksinger
Seattle songstress Jaspar Lepak brings Americana tunes
LONG BEACH, Wash. — Jaspar
Lepak is a folk and Americana
songstress whose remarkable
gift for melody is only sur-
passed by her poetry. Hear her
perform at 7 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 28 at the Penisula Arts
Center.
A child of the Sonoran Des-
ert, Lepak’s songs are deeply
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she has called home: Tucson,
Minneapolis, Durban, and
currently Seattle. Sweeping
across landscapes with an
emotional depth that is ex-
traordinary, her lyrics expose
a brave vulnerability while her
clear, pure voice touches the
heart.
Lepak started writing songs
just after college while living
in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Between 2004 and 2009 she
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In the fall of 2009, she
moved to Durban, South Af-
rica, with her husband, Kale.
Lepak’s music found an en-
thusiastic audience, and in
2011, she recorded her sixth
CD with the help of talented
Durban musicians playing
the parts of banjo, mandolin,
dobro, bass, and lead guitar.
“Forgiving Wind” was hailed
by Rolling Stone South Africa
as an album with “more than
enough beauty and original
charm to make you a fan.”
Lepak became a Seattle
resident in June 2012 and was
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tle’s 2013 Northwest Folklife
Festival. In April 2014, she re-
leased her seventh CD, “Wide
World,” at Durban’s UKZN’s
Center for Jazz and Popular
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ple elegance, “Wide World”
showcases the best of what
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to offer: humor, vulnerability,
an emphasis on nature and the
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that champions the female
voice and honors the emotions
of the heart. Often joined by
Jaspar Lepak
7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28
Peninsula Arts Center
504 Pacific Ave. N., Long Beach, Wash.
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Folk and Americana songstress Jaspar
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