The INDEPENDENT, April 17,1996
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New course will train volunteers
in all aspects of food preservation
Master Food Preservers is
a program of the OSU Exten
sion Service that trains volun
teers in all aspects of food
preservation (canning, pick
ling, drying, freezing, jarns/jel-
lies), provides complete up-
to-date food preservation in
form atio n and asks fo r 30
hours in return, volunteering
in their communities.
Classes will be W ednes
days, May 1 - June 5 from 9
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Ex
tension Conference Room in
the Courthouse in St. Helens.
There is no charge for the
tra in in g , and all volunteer
time may be scheduled to fit
individual needs and inter
ests.
Upon com p le tion of the
Master Food Preserver train
ing, vo lu n te e rs w ill have
hands-on experience check
ing pressure canner gauges,
recording radio spots, dis
tributing food preservation in
formation, answering ques
tions, dem onstrating tech
niques for groups or individu
als, and setting up displays at
county fairs.
Deadline for registration is
April 24, 1996. For more in
formation, or an application,
call the OSU Extension Ser
vice at 503-397-3462.
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Tuality program on domestic violence
“Domestic Violence in Our
Community,” an overview of
domestic violence, the myths,
facts and cycles of abuse, will
be presented by Kathleen
Hart, program services direc
tor, Domestic Violence Re
source Center.
The free presentation will
be Thursday, April 18, from 7
to 9 p.m ., at the T u a lity
Health Education Center, 334
SE Eighth Ave., Hillsboro. It is
part of the DeMar Batchelor
Memorial Health Education
Lecture Series, sponsored by
Tuality Healthcare Founda
tion.
Hart will review the devas
tating effects domestic vio
lence has on children, and
discuss avenues of interven
tion and alternatives for en
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B-V Linear Park offering free fir
seedlings to celebrate Earth Day
In observance of Earth
Day, Banks/Vernonia State
Park will distribute Douglas fir
seedlings from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., Monday, April 22.
‘The seedlings will be pro
vided to the public for plant
ing at hom e,” said Ranger
Scott Green. “The park ex
pects to give away 300
seedlings from the office be
low the Buxton Trailhead”
The seedlings will be given
on a first-come, first-served
basis, up to five per family,
along with planting instruc
tio n s from O regon S tate
Parks Department and the
O regon D epartm ent of
Forestry. The seedlings have
been provided by the forestry
department Phipps Nursery.
“Many other Oregon Parks
and Recreation Department
facilities will also distribute
see dlin gs thro ug hou t the
state for Earth Day,” Green
added.
For more information call
the park office at 324-0606.
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also review the programs and
services available through
many community organiza
tions.
S ta tistics show that d o
mestic violence cuts across
all ethnic and socioeconomic
lines. More often than not, it
occurs in front of children.
P o lice in W ashington
County field average six do
mestic violence calls a day,
with incidents occurring three
tim e s m ore fre q u e n tly on
weekends than on weekdays.
On more than half of the
calls, children are present.
The Bureau of National Af
fairs estimates that about one
million workdays each year
are lost in the U.S. as a result
of do m estic vio le n ce , or
about $6 billion in losses to
American companies.
O rg an izatio n will
support county fair
A new group, “Friends of
the Columbia County Fair” ,
has been form ed to raise
funds so the Columbia Coun
ty Fair can award premiums
to fa ir participants and ex
hibitors.
Anyone interested in join
ing the group and assisting
with the efforts is invited to at
tend the next meeting, Mon
day, April 22, 7:00 p.m. in the
fairgrounds office. The orga
nizational agenda will include
m em bership, fund raising,
grant writing, and other busi
ness as needed.
For fu rth e r in fo rm atio n,
contact the fair office at (503)
397-4231.
55 Alive class slated
A 55/A live driving class
sponsored by the Yankton
Grange will be offered April
24-25. Classroom instruction
will be given by Ken Bowers
to help “Tune-up” the older
driver to be more at ease be
hind the wheel. There will be
discussions on local prob
lems, and updates on rules of
the road - they have changed
over the years.
Tuition is $8. Oregon insur
ance companies may give a
discount for completion. To
register, call Phyllis Pannell
(503) 397-6269.