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W alk as O ne is a national w alk program through
w hich corporate, com m unity, and family teams o f
w alkers will raise dollars to support NCCJ Youth
L eadership P rogram s and create aw areness o f
N C C J’s w ork w ith youth.
W alk as O ne will fund NCCJ Youth Leadership
program s, developing young people who will lead
as our com m unities w ork through their biases and
open their m inds to differences. Through its Re
gional O ffices, N CCJ reaches more than 300,000
youth each year from elem entary school through
college in program s designed to break down stereo
types and build respect.
The Portland W alk is planned to start at 9 A M on
Sunday, O ctober 24,h in the Rose Garden Com mons
Area. W alkers w ill cross the Steel Bridge, walk
through the north and south park blocks, follow
Harrison Street dow n to the W aterfront Area and
then will cross back over the Steel Bridge. Follow
ing the w alk, a M ulticultural Festival will be held in
the Rose G arden Com m ons A rea featuring live
entertainm ent by N orthw est artists and food and
beverages from local sponsors. W alk activities are
planned to end at approxim ately 2 PM.
A fter the w alk, jo in us for a M ulticultural Festi
val in the Rose G arden Com m ons Area.
Eat and drink food and refreshm ents provided by
local sponsors w hile you sit back and enjoy music
and live entertainm ent by N orthw est artists.
It’s a great opportunity to spend tim e with family
and co-w orkers as w ell as build a sense o f com m u
nity w ith other w alkers!
For m ore inform ation, call 503/231-2436.
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Domestic
Violence
Awareness
Month
M t Hood Community college is o ffering two public
screenings o f an Oscar-award- w inni ng doc umentary as
well as collecting blankets and goods to donate to
victims in recognition o f National Domestic Violence
Awareness Month.
The documentary film “Defending Our Lives"
chronicles the stories o f women imprisoned for killing
their batterers, which provides the viewer a firsthand
look at domestic violence. The fist showing is Oct. 26
from 7 to 8 PM in Room AC 1657, and another
screening is scheduled forOct.27 from noon to 1 PM in
Room 2755. Both screenings are on the main campus
and are free and open to the public. A short discussion
will follow each viewing o f the 45-minute film. The
screenings are hosted by M H CC's Criminal Justice
Department o f the Social Sciences division.
The Criminal Justice Department is also hosting a
donation drive on campus to collect items for the
Bradley-Angle House, a domestic violence shelter serv
ing women and children in the Portland Metro area.
Needed items include blankets, twin sheets, and pil
lows; books in Spanish, Russian and Chinese; and gift
certificates for clothing stores.
For more information, contact Chns Gorsek at 503
491-7321.
O ctober
Garden hints from your OSU Extension Agent
• Plant garlic for harvesting next summer.
• Clean and paint greenhouses and cold frames for plant storage and winter growth.
• Harvest sunflower heads; use seed for birdseed or roast for personal use.
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• Dig and store potatoes; keep in darkness, moderate humidity, temperature about 40°F.
• Recycle disease-free plant material and kitchen vegetable scraps into compost.
• Control lawn weeds while they are small.
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• Western Oregon: Harvest squash and pumpkins; keep in dry area at 55° to 60°F.
• Harvest and immediately dry filberts and walnuts; dry at 95° to 100°F.
• Ripen green tomatoes indoors.
• Take care of soil drainage needs o f lawns before rain begins.
• Harvest and store apples; keep at about 40°F, moderate humidity.
• Spray stone fruit trees to prevent various fungus and bacterial diseases. Use copper
fungicides.
• Place mulch around berries for winter protection.
• Save seeds from the vegetable and flower garden, dry and store.
• Plant ground covers and shrubs.
• Place mulch over roots of roses, azaleas, rhododendrons for winter protection.
• Dig and store geraniums, tuberous begonias, dahlias, gladiolas.
• Place hanging pots of fuchsias where they won’t freeze.
• Propagate chrysanthemums, fuchsias, geraniums by stem-cuttings.
• Western Oregon: Fertilize lawn for last time this year.
• Stake bushy herbaceous perennials to prevent wind damage.
• Western Oregon: Bring houseplants indoors.
• Pot and store tulips and daffodils to force into early bloom in December and January.
• Early October: Begin manipulating light to force Christmas cactus to bloom in late
December.
• Western Oregon: Treat for m oss on roofs during dry periods.
• Store garden supplies, fertilizers in safe, dry place out o f reach of children.
• Dig and divide rhubarb. (Should be done about every 4 years.)
• Western Oregon: If weather permits, spade organic material and lime into garden
soil.
• Cover asparagus and rhubarb beds with a mulch of manure or compost.
• Rake and destroy disease-infested leaves (apple, cherry, rose, etc.).
• Trap moles and gophers.
• Clean up annual flower beds and mulch with manure or compost.
• Remove windfall apples that may be harboring apple maggot or codling moth larvae.
• Clean and oil tools and equipment before storing for winter.
Recommendations in this calendar are not necessarily applicable to all areas and
varying climates of Oregon. For more information, contact your county office of the
OSU Extension Service.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE
1999
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