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Free screening of ‘Wasted! The story of food waste’ Feb. 21
As a follow up to the Cli-
mate Strike Event held in
Cottage Grove last Septem-
ber, participating groups
organized an educational
series of films and lectures
on the environmental is-
sues facing our planet at
this critical time.
For the fifth installment
in this series of climate-re-
lated events, the communi-
ty is invited to a free screen-
ing of the documentary
film “Wasted! The Story of
Food Waste,” which will be
followed by a discussion of
the film.
The documentary ex-
plores how every year
1.3 billion tons of food is
thrown away — adding
up to one third of all food
grown for human con-
sumption.
In the United States
alone, 40 percent of food
goes to waste with 90 per-
cent of that food ending up
in landfills.
Directed by Anna Chai
and Nari Kye and narrated
by the late Anthony Bour-
dain, “Wasted! The Story
of Food Waste” is a docu-
mentary exploring a bro-
ken food system and how
overwhelming quantities of
food turn into garbage and
produce large quantities of
methane — a greenhouse
gas — instead of feeding the
millions of people starving
worldwide.
Through the eyes of chefs
like Bourdain, Dan Barber,
Mario Batali, Massimo Bot-
tura and Danny Bowien,
audiences will see how the
world’s most influential
chefs make the most of ev-
ery kind of food — trans-
forming what most people
consider scraps and rejects
into incredible dishes that
feed more people and cre-
ate a more sustainable food
system.
The film also features
several food waste reduc-
tion stories from all over
the world including waste-
fed pigs in Japan, a disposal
program that has reduced
household food waste by 30
percent in South Korea, and
a garden education curricu-
lum New Orleans.
The free public screen-
ing will be held Friday, Feb.
21, at the Rural Organiz-
ing Project Building, 632
E. Main St., beginning at 7
p.m.
The event is hosted by
Climate Action Cottage
Grove, Forest Web and Sus-
tainable Cottage Grove.
Prof. of Peace Studies to speak at Presbyterian Church
Dr. Cheyney Ryan, Di-
rector of the Human Rights
Program at the University
of Oxford, will speak about
justice, reconciliation and
community on Friday, Feb.
21, beginning at 7 p.m. at
First Presbyterian Church
(at the corner of S. Third
and Adams streets.)
Dr. Ryan has been
named one of the leading
scholars “on the frontier of
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Dr. Cheyney Ryan
peace and conflict studies”
by the Washington Post.
Dr. Ryan has been a fel-
low of Oxford Institute for
Ethics, Law and Armed
Conflict (ELAC) since
2010.
Prior to that, he was a fel-
low of the Oxford Chang-
ing Character of War Pro-
gram. For many years, he
has taught at the University
of Oregon as a professor of
philosophy and professor
of law, where he co-found-
ed the Program in Conflict
Resolution.
Dr Ryan’s recent work
has focused on pacifism,
nonviolence and the cri-
tique of just war theory.
His talk is open to the
public and is sponsored by
the Earth and Social Justice
Committee of First Presby-
terian Church.
Science on Tap to focus on river issues, cultural exchange
The Willamette Riv-
er-Rio Laja, Mexico Twin-
ning Project and portu-
nities for cross-cultural
exchange will be the fo-
cus of the Feb. 18 Science
on Tap, presented by the
Coast Fork Willamette
Watershed Council (CF-
WWC).
Tara Davis and Rosario
Franco will discuss the
similar issues facing Ore-
gon’s Willamette and Mex-
ico’s Rio Laja watersheds,
the Twinning Project and,
most importantly, the cul-
tural connections in water-
shed conservation.
With cultural diversifi-
cation, inclusion and con-
servation at the forefront,
the Willamette-Laja Twin-
ning Project has sparked
new partnerships over the
shared platforms of migra-
tory birds, habitats, educa-
tion for all ages and water-
shed restoration.
The CFWWC hosts a
family-friendly
month-
ly public meeting series
called Science on Tap on
the fourth Tuesday of each
month from 5 to 7 p.m.
at the Axe & Fiddle, 657
E. Main Street in Cottage
Grove.
The event begins with
informal socializing, triv-
ia, and updates about the
watershed and watershed
council during the first
hour. The Science on Tap
presentation begins at 6
p.m.
CFWWC receives 10
percent of all sales from
the evening from 5 to 7:30
p.m. The event is free to
the public, with a $5 dona-
tion suggested.
For more information,
visit www.coastfork.org or
Facebook.com/CoastFork.
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• This Thursday, Feb.
13 is the open communi-
ty meeting with the CAL
school board to gather
community input on how
the district can best use the
money coming from the
state. There will be food
and beverages (coffee, tea,
cider) served starting at
6 p.m. at Lorane Grange.
Hope you can make this;
it is for our district and the
students.
• There is a half-day of
school this Friday, Feb. 14
for Inservice. There is no
school Monday, Feb. 17 to
acknowledge Presidents
Day.
• There will be two
open gym days for those
wanting to practice for the
Alumni Basketball Games
on Feb. 29, starting at 4:30
p.m. Practice days are Sun-
day, Feb. 16 and Sunday,
Feb. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. at
Crow High School. They
could use a few more men.
For more information, call
Marissa.
• Lorane Grange will
have its next Spaghetti
Dinner and Bingo Night
on Saturday, Feb. 22, with
dinner at 5:30 p.m. and
bingo at 6:30 p.m. The
progressive blackout was
not won last month, so the
amount gets larger. Let’s
get more out for a fun eve-
ning in Lorane.
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derful Valentine’s Day with
whoever you love; you
spouse, children, parents
or best friend. Enjoy the
day!
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Pet Tips
‘n’ Tales
By Mary Ellen
“Angel Scribe”
‘Best dogs’ at TV wedding
O
n a whim,
firefighter
Kevin
ap-
plied to TLC’s televi-
sion program “Little
People, Big World” to
appear in a wedding
segment.
Five minutes later,
the producer contact-
ed him for a wedding
just two months away.
With no plans on
getting married for
a year, Kevin had a
problem. He had not
told his fiancée Mere-
dith that he had con-
tacted the show, never
thinking they would
be chosen.
“Kevin and I want-
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ed our dogs, Delilah
What do dogs, TV shows,
and Winston, to be
weddings and pumpkins
included,” said Mere- have in common? Meet Kev-
dith.
in, Meredith and their dogs,
“Delilah’s litter was Winston and Delilah, and
discovered by a gar- learn about their 7 million
bage man who ‘heard wedding guests.
them in a dumpster as
he was about to empty it,’” said Kevin. “I adopted her
from a nonprofit shelter and named her Delilah, after
the shelter’s creator. When Delilah and I met Mere-
dith, she had Winston and, like us, our dogs immedi-
ately fell in love.”
The couple visited the Roloff ’s farm and met the
TV crew, along with Amy and Matt Roloff. Many re-
ality shows are often far from “real,” but the Roloffs
were genuine and down to earth.
“As a child, I visited their pumpkin farm and Amy
climbed apple trees to help me pick fruit,” said Mer-
edith.
“We didn’t know what to expect from our dogs,”
said Kevin. “On rehearsal day, my dad brought them
to the farm. The dogs jumped out of the truck, spot-
ted us, ran 100 yards and became instant stars! The
Roloff ’s dog had just passed, so their entire family
embraced our ‘best dogs.’”
It was a challenge keeping the dogs focused walking
down the aisle and to keep them lying down during
rehearsal.
“Winston spotted the audio boom microphone’s
fluffy-black cover, his eyes locked in on the ‘furry toy’
above us and — like a jackrabbit — jumped straight
up to grab it,” said Kevin. “That got me thinking about
what if Winston wigged out or did something crazy
during the wedding?”
Everything would be caught on TV fur in purr-tu-
ity, that’s what.
“It was fun having our ‘best dogs’ welcoming guests
by shaking paws,” Kevin said.
Winston sported a tie that matched Kevin’s dad and
the groomsmen’s ties; Delilah was adorned in a floral
collar that matched Meredith’s bouquet.
“The brotherhood of firefighters has an indescrib-
able bond and we were blessed to have them as part of
our special day,” said Kevin. “Several firefighter bud-
dies, as well as my first chief, who’s from Texas, stayed
with us before and after the wedding. Our officiant
was also a firefighter.”
During the wedding, kindhearted Amy snuck the
K-9 attendants dog treats and, after the ceremony, the
Roloff ’s invited the couple to their potato cellar —
which had been beautifully transformed into a wine
cellar for the new bride and groom, who were pre-
sented with a bottle of wine. The biggest surprise?
“The bottle’s label sported a painting of our dogs!”
said Kevin. “Delilah and Winston were in the wed-
ding, included on the honeymoon, but they won’t be
sharing the wine with us.”
Delilah and Winston joined the happily married
couple on the first part of their honeymoon to the
Oregon coast. But when the newlyweds flew to Ha-
waii, their furry kids were “doggy-sat” by their human
grandma and grandpa.
“The night the show aired we celebrated with fam-
ily and friends, but Winston went to bed; apparently
he was not happy, being reminded that he didn’t catch
the boom’s mic,” laughed Kevin. “The wedding was a
few years ago and since then we discovered that our
dogs make great nannies. We have been blessed with
two little girls, Olivia and Addison, one for each dog.”
TIPS:
“Delilah is such a loving companion who has con-
vinced us to only adopt from shelters. Rescued pets
know you saved them and they are grateful,” said Kevin.
Share your fur-avorite pet memory or adventure at
angelscribe@msn.com. Visit Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales on
Facebook at/www.facebook.com/PetTipsandTales
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