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Help to stamp out hunger Grow the local food landscape Attend Astoria foodbank fundraiser, all-day crop for paper crafters April 9 Beers to Your Health hosts Teresa Retzlaff prize packages worth between $150 and $250. Tickets for the UDIÀHDUHHDFKRUWKUHHIRU $10. You do not have to be SUHVHQWWRZLQWKHUDIÀHSUL]HV If you are unable to attend the event but would like to donate, send tax-deductible checks payable to Clatsop Emergency Food Bank to: Stamp Out Hunger, 540 Grand Ave., Astoria, OR 97103. Many Make-n-Take work- shops will be led by many spe- cial instructors throughout the day, including: Cindy Young, owner of Young at Heart Pa- per Crafting in Astoria; Salem artist Dan Vance whose scratch board class was popular last year; frequent Picture Attic instructor and Stampin’ Up! demonstrator Mari-Jo Truett from Ocean Park, Washington; Stampin’ Up! demonstrator Melissa Hiester from Medford; quilter Cheryl Hiester from McMinnville who has made D TXLOW DV D UDIÀH SUL]H IRU- mer co-owner of Paper Moon Rubberstamps and Astoria artist Nikki Pippo; Neskown artist and crafter Vicki Poole; Seaside artist and crafter Ann Pilger; stamper and card maker Susan Bartlett of Astoria; To- ledo artist Michele Johnson; and Close To My Heart inde- pendent consultants Wanda Ri- ley, Missy Johnson and Becky Schoelich. Retzlaff hopes everyone can shift some food purchas- ing to local and support people who are trying to grow food in the coastal area. Hear big band sounds, Frank Sinatra, more ASTORIA — North Coast Big Band, led by Lee Stromquist, will “Swing into Spring,” cele- brating 100th birthday tributes for Frank Sinatra and Harry James at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10 at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10 per person and available at the door. Music from the big band era to the present will feature vo- calists Ken Kirby, Bob Walters and trumpeter Mike Evans, who played with the Glen Miller Or- chestra. Featured favorite local jazz musicians include Bob Join- Submitted photo Submitted photo Bob Walters will sing in honor of Henry James’ 100-year birthday. Ken Kirby will sing in honor of Frank Sina- tra’s 100-year birthday. er, Dave Drury, Terry Dahlgren and Peter Hinsbeeck. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. The FRQFHUW LV D EHQH¿W IRU 3DUWQHUV for the PAC. The Performing Arts Center is located at 588 16th St. ALTE RNA MED TIVE ICIN E na tu 5 re 03 sc .3 ho 25 ic .85 e4 70 20 .c om Submitted photo Cindy Miller, Brenda McKune and Bobbi Brice are the organizers for Stamp Out Hunger, an event that pairs paper crafting with fundraising for the Clatsop Emergency Food Bank. Submitted photo Susan Bartlett of Astoria has been making cards since 2012, when she was intro- duced to the craft after winning a stamp- ing experience at the Clatsop Community College Arts & Experience Auction. A retired elementary school teacher, Bart- lett picked up skills quickly and produces beautiful cards. She will be teaching a Make-n-Take workshop at the all-day crop. Submitted photo Teresa Retzlaff, owner of 46 North Farm, will speak about the local food system April 14 at Beers to Your Health. 9 As W. to M ri ar a, in OR e D 97 riv 10 e 3 #C die cuts and paper. Lunch is sponsored by Astoria Subway, T.Paul’s Super Club and Urban Café, Columbia River Coffee Roasters, and Kips Kandies. About 10 years ago, Bren- da McKune had a dream about helping to feed the hungry in the Warrenton area. She start- ed an event called Scrap Out Hunger where scrapbookers and rubber stampers came to- gether to work on their proj- ects and participate in work- shops. In 2015, Bobbi Brice and Cindy Miller decided to put on a similar event to raise food and money for the Clat- sop Emergency Food Bank in Astoria. With McKune’s blessing, organizers raised over 1,000 pounds of food and more than $700 for the food bank last year. McKune, Brice and Miller are the organizers of this year’s Stamp Out Hun- ger event, which is sponsored by Red Dwarf Graphx. Participants of the all-day crop should plan to bring their own scrapbook or card proj- ects to work on as well as the tools and materials needed to complete them. In addition to the door prizes (which you must be present to win), there ZLOOEHDUDIÀHIRUWKUHHJUDQG consumed in the local region. Retzlaff says there are ways we can all support local farm- ers and grow the local food system; such as thinking about what “local” means, eating seasonally, and learning about how your food is produced. Asking questions about where food comes from when \RXHDWRXWFDQEHLQÀXHQWLDO “That lets the restaurants know that you care. That’s why more farms are getting inquiries from restaurants, because their customers are asking questions. Consumers have so much power,” Retzlaff said. 22 ASTORIA — Spring is a slow time for donations to local food- banks. To help, three Clatsop County women are organizing the second annual Stamp Out Hunger fundraiser for the Clat- sop Emergency Food Bank. From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat- urday, April 9, anyone can drop off caned food, pet food, pasta, boxed food, personal hygiene items, or cash at Astoria High School Commons. The site will be manned all day, and all do- nations go to the food bank. In addition to providing a collection site, Astoria High School will be donating space for an all-day crop for scrap- bookers, card-makers, and pa- per crafters ages 15 and older. Participants can come any time between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., staying all day or any part of the day. Entrance to the event is eight cans of food or any combination of donation items, which entitles participants to chances for door prizes, free “Make-n-Takes” (workshops offered every hour from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and lunch. Door prizes range from JLIWFHUWL¿FDWHVIRUUHVWDXUDQWV gas stations, salons and well- ness spas to craft items like stamp sets, embossing folders, ASTORIA — For those who love the freshness of local food and supporting the growth of more small farms in the area, then this event is for you. Farmer Teresa Retzlaff, own- er of 46 North Farm in Olney, will be the presenter for Asto- ria Co-op Grocery’s monthly food and wellness Beers to Your Health talk at the Fort George Lovell Showroom. The talk takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to all ages. Retzlaff’s talk will focus on things you can do to change the way food is produced and April 7, 2016 | coastweekend.com | 21
