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No-Cream Pasta Primavera
Spring veggies benefit from a quick roasting in olive oil and herbs before being tossed with penne. No cream
here, just the fresh flavors of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and lemon. A beautiful dish. Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
• 1 (12 ounce) package penne pasta
• 1 yellow squash, chopped
• 1 zucchini, chopped
• 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
• 1/2 red bell peppers, cut into matchsticks
• 1/2 pint grape tomatoes
• 1 cup fresh green beans, trimmed
and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 5 spears asparagus, trimmed and
cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Add penne pasta and cook until tender yet firm to
the bite, 10 to 12 minutes; drain.
2. Toss squash, zucchini, carrot, red bell pepper,
tomatoes, green beans, and asparagus together in
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a bowl with 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, pepper,
lemon juice, and Italian seasoning. Arrange vege-
tables on the lined baking sheet.
Roast vegetables in preheated oven until tender,
about 15 minutes.
3. Heat remaining olive oil and butter in a large
skillet. Cook onion and garlic in hot oil until
tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix cooked pasta, lemon
zest, basil, parsley, and balsamic vinegar into the
onion mixture. Gently toss and cook until heated
through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and
transfer to a large bowl. Toss with roasted vegeta-
bles and sprinkle with Romano cheese.
three year plan, announced in
2013, to re-energize the PIL as
one league with cross-town ri-
valries and drawing community
and alumni support.
Before the current school year,
most PIL schools were playing
at the 5A level, with Grant and
Lincoln playing at the 6A lev-
el against each other as well as
largely non-PIL opponents.
The move up has seemingly
been a fortuitous turn of events
for Lincoln and Grant, as Lin-
coln came up just short against
the Clackamas Cavaliers in the
6A state playoffs. Grant also im-
proved its standing by moving
up to 18th in the state, and going
6-4 while making it to the first
round of the playoffs where they
lost a fairly competitive game
against the West Albany Bull-
dogs—a big turnaround from the
previous 2-8 season.
But for other schools, the
change hasn’t been as pos-
itive. Roosevelt, sporting a
9-2 record, was ranked fourth
in the state at the 5A level in
2013 and made it to the sec-
ond round of the state playoffs.
This year, Roosevelt, with en-
rollment numbers roughly 50
percent lower than the biggest
PIL schools, finished 5-5 with
a first round exit from the 6A
state playoffs following a 15-49
blowout loss to West Linn.
Madison and Benson finished
50th and 49th out of 50 schools
in 6A across the state, with nei-
ther teams winning a single
game last season. Madison actu-
ally forfeited the final two games
of the 2014 season, and Benson
football was in such dire straits
at the end of the season, the
school principal made the deci-
sion to not field a varsity team
for the 2015-2016 school year in
a bid to keep football at Benson
and to develop a competitive and
successful program.
School officials said Benson
was committed to providing
football players with a “varsity
type experience that gives them
a chance to compete and devel-
op at the right level, and move
back up to varsity when the time
is right.”
But Haskins indicates there
is “no correlation” between the
state of football at Benson and
Madison and PPS’ decision to
move all PIL teams to the 6A
level. He said growth will come
to all PIL schools with forecast-
ed enrollment increases in future
years and more development of
sports teams in the middle and
elementary school levels.
He noted that sports leagues
often have teams at the bottom,
and that flagship teams should
carry the league, and be com-
petitive—citing Grants recent
boys’ soccer entry into the state
championship game. However,
Haskins has made it a goal to
have no winless football teams
in the future.
Through it all, he empha-
sized that it is not about winning
championships but about pro-
viding students with a “quality
athletic experience” and that the
PIL is one league and it will stay
one league.
History, Passion
and Drama
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istration Building, Room 110.
This play is full of histo-
ry, passion and drama. Per-
formed by Flow-Theater, the
non-confrontational play is a
series of vignettes addressing
real issues facing young black
men in contemporary Amer-
ican Society. With topics as
relevant as today’s headlines,
this historic performance will
serve as a catalyst for mean-
ingful dialogue and positive
action.
Held semiannually, WSU
Vancouver’s Marquee Diver-
sity event features nationally
recognized speakers and per-
formers with the goal of bring-
ing issues of diversity, social
justice and multiculturalism to
the community.
The event is free and open to
the public. Reservations are re-
quested. To register, visit van-
couver.wsu.edu and click on
the events calendar. Remaining
seats will open to non-regis-
tered guests at 7 p.m.
WSU Vancouver is located
at 14204 N. E. Salmon Creek
Ave. in Vancouver, east of the
134th Street exit from either
I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus
service. Free parking for this
event will be available in Or-
ange Lot 1 beginning at 6:30
p.m.