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‘There is No College in COVID,’ a collection
of early pandemic writings from Oregon
State University-Cascades students.
somewhere. I was really
upfront with them about the
potential to get their sto-
ries out there in a meaning-
ful way.”
Goldsmith was deter-
mined to see the student
body of work reach a wider
audience and wrote the
grant request that even-
tually funded the book,
released from Parafine Press,
the self-publishing arm of
Cleveland-based indepen-
dent publisher Belt Publish-
ing. Parafine is known for
quality work, Goldsmith
said.
“I knew that I wanted to
self-publish it because there
was a built-in audience there.
I knew that we would recu-
perate any resources we put
into self-publishing,” she
said.
The necessary $3,000
covered all services of the
press, including copy edit-
ing, design, layout and
printing.
“I was just really excited
about it and just crossing
my fingers that it would
get funded,” she said. The
$3,000 grant comes from
the Oregon State Founda-
tion & Alumni Associa-
tion’s Women’s Giving Cir-
cle, an alumni and friends
group that during the 2020-
21 school year awarded over
$72,000 to 11 Oregon State
projects.
Goldsmith had worked
with the Women’s Giving
Circle on a previous project
at the university’s campus in
Bend.
“I just really enjoyed
working with them,” she
said. “They just had a really
ethical process by which
they thought about who they
were going to fund. So when
I was working on the project,
I immediately thought about
them.”
Goldsmith wrote the
book’s introduction, which
has a preface by Andrew
Ketsdever, Oregon State
University-Cascades’ interim
vice president. It’s available
directly from beltpublishing.
com.
“It’s a way for the uni-
versity to also get some sup-
port,” Goldsmith said, not-
ing that while 20% of sales
money goes to Parafine, 80%
goes toward funding scholar-
ships at the Bend campus.
The student writers, Gold-
smith said, “appreciated the
opportunity to be able to talk
about some things that were
on their minds, in a space
that felt in some ways, a lit-
tle bit private, but in other
ways, in solidarity with
others.”
Along with essays,
“There is no College in
COVID” includes poetry,
personal narratives and even
some pieces that riff off pop-
ular song.
Themes of the pieces
include yearning for the for-
mer simplicity of safe gath-
erings, missing friends and
family, and coping with
the difficulties of virtual
learning.
“I think it’s going to
be something that peo-
ple are interested in,” she
said. “Because it’s truly an
authentic voice of the stu-
dent experience, and a win-
dow into the Cascades cam-
pus that I think is important.”
4-H holds workshops Virtual lecture to
explore climate change
4-H is offerings several upcoming work-
shops for local youth.
A virtual babysitting training series will
be offered Feb. 1, 3, 8, and 10. Attendees
can choose either the 4 to 5 p.m. or 6 to
7 p.m. class offered via Zoom. The class is
free and is open for youth ages 10 and up.
Register by Tuesday at https://beav.es/UcN.
There are also baking classes offered.
The remaining virtual classes offered
this month include classes on coffee cake
on Tuesday as well as yeast bread on Jan.
25. Classes are held from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m.
Younger participants will need paren-
tal help. Most of the supplies needed for
the classes will be provided. Call 503-
325-8573 or register at https://bit.ly/
Explore4HBaking.
An additional cooking class will include
a combination of in-person and virtual
classes.
On Jan. 25 from 5 to 6 p.m. there will
be an in-person workshop on measuring,
chopping, nutrition, cleanliness and food
safety. On Jan. 27 participants will cook
a meal for their family (via Zoom) using
ingredients participants will receive from
a free food box as well as measuring cups
and additional cooking supplies.
Register by Monday by calling 503-
325-8573. The class is open to youth
in grades 7 to 12 and is limited to 12
participants.
Youth in grades K-12 are also invited
to a workshop sponsored by 4-H and the
Astoria Sunday Market focused on young
entrepreneurship. Learn to create and sell
products at the Sunday Market next sum-
mer. An Open House will be held on Jan.
31 at 6 p.m. at the Liberty Theatre. Sign
up at astoriasundaymarket.com/biz-kidz or
call 503-325-8573.
Monthly bingo is also being offered.
The statewide event is open to all youth.
The general rules are to complete a line
either vertical, horizontal or diagonal, take
two photos, and get one ticket. Complete
the whole form and take three photos and
get two tickets. Submit all entries by the
30th of each month and then prizes will be
drawn. Enter submission at beav.es/UTQ.
For questions, call 503-325-8573.
These workshops are open to all youth
not just those in 4-H. For information, con-
tact Sandra Carlson at 503-325-8573 or
sandra.carlson@oregonstate.edu.
David Osborn will lead a talk on climate
change.
MANZANITA — A virtual Oregon
Humanities’ “Conversation Project: The
Meaning of Climate Change,” takes place
from 7 to 8:15 p.m. on Jan. 20.
The event, sponsored by Friends of Cape
Falcon Marine Reserve, will feature Port-
land State University instructor David
Osborn.
Osborn will lead a discussion on how the
meanings that people construct about cli-
mate change affect how they think about it,
their feelings on it and their willingness to
take action.
Osborn teaches courses on the Pacific
Northwest, place, identity, and social
change at Portland State. He is a partici-
pant in social movements and is currently
involved in the climate justice movement at
a local and international level.
The discussion is free but registration is
required.
To reserve a spot, go to: nehalemtrust.
org/capefalconm, email capefalconmr@
gmail.co or call 503-298-5190.
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