FEBRUARY 22, 2018 // 29
Bee there for Master Gardeners talk
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Becky Tonkin lends her sewing skills at the Repair Cafe to fix a customer’s pair of jeans.
Need a fixer? Head to Repair Cafe
ASTORIA — Repair Cafe
will once again convene in
the Lovell Showroom to fix
items — anything one person
can carry in — 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28.
These free monthly repair
events bring people with bro-
ken stuff together with people
who know how to fix it. Our
“fixers” can repair, or give
expert advice on most items:
clothing, computers, furniture,
power tools, household appli-
ances and bicycles — and you
can observe and learn a bit
about how it’s done.
Help us with our goal to
keep 2,000 lbs. of broken
items from entering our local
landfill by fixing your broken
stuff.
The Lovell Showroom of
Fort George Brewery is locat-
ed at the corner of Duane and
14th streets in Astoria. The
Taproom will be open for beer
and food purchases during the
Repair Cafe.
Feel free to contact us in
advance if you have ques-
tions about an item for repair
at 503-307-0834 or darly-
welch@mac.com. Check us
out on our Facebook page at
“Repair Astoria.”
SEASIDE — The Clatsop
County Master Gardener
Association presents
“Mason Bees and other
Pollinators,” a free talk
6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 28, at 7 Dees Garden
Center (84794 U.S. High-
way 101 S.) in Seaside.
Mason bees are a na-
tive pollinator that thrive
in our coastal climate.
They begin pollinating
earlier than honeybees,
stay closer to their home
and are one of the few
pollinators that work in
the rain.
Come learn about
these valuable pollinators
and how you can house,
enjoy and make them
useful in your garden.
Home gardeners can be
a solution to increas-
ing concerns about the
decline of pollinators.
Mason bee supplies will
be available.
Presented by John
Benson, past president
of the Nehalem Bay
Garden Club and lifelong
gardener, the event is part
of the association’s 2018
Speakers Series.
COURTESY OF CROWN BEES
A Mason bee on an apple blossom
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Opry Company
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Journalist speaks of love affair with plants
MANZANITA — The Ne-
halem Bay Garden Club will
have a very special meeting
1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27,
at Calvary Bible Church (560
Laneda Ave.) in Manzanita.
The speaker will be Ketzel
Levine, giving a talk titled
“Love, Loss and Loathing:
My Decades-Old Affair with
Plants.”
Levine, a lifelong jour-
nalist who started in upstate
New York, worked at the
BBC in London and spent
most of her career with
National Public Radio. She
joined the network in 1977
and was part of the team that
created Morning Edition.
During her years there she
worked as an arts producer,
sports reporter and senior
correspondent for Morning
Edition. She was also NPR’s
plant expert, the “Doyenne of
Dirt,” and appeared regu-
larly for almost a decade on
Weekend Edition with Scott
Simon.
Levine has also written
for Sunset, Martha Stewart
Living and Horticulture
magazines. She is the author
of “Plant This: Best Bets
for Year-Round Gardens,” a
compilation of her work as a
columnist for The Oregonian.
Ketzel will have her book
available for signing.
The meeting entrance is on
the lower level of the church
and is ADA-accessible. There
is plenty of parking, including
handicapped spaces. Light
refreshments will be served.
You don’t need to be a mem-
ber to enjoy this free program.
Pete
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Pan
A Musical Adve nture
Directed by Katherine Lacaze
Music Direction by Dena Tuveng
show dates:
February 17 & 18, 24 & 25, and March 3 & 4
All shows perform on
Saturday & Sunday at 2pm
For tickets, call 503-325-6104
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