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The INDEPENDENT, February 2, 2000 Livestock school at Rock Creek Extension honors founder of club The 2000 Winter Livestock producers. In addition to the workshops, School will be held March 4 at Portland Community College - participants will also have the Rock Creek Campus, Portland. opportunity to browse vendor This annual event has been a and non-profit displays during huge success for four years the breaks and lunch. Registration starts at 8:00 and will present even more this year. This is the first time this a.m.; seminars begin at 8:30 event has been sponsored by a.m. Cost for the full day work both the Oregon and Washing shop is $30 per person for ton State University Extension adults; $15 for youth 18 and Services and the Washington under. This includes lunch, and Clark County Livestock breaks and a large resource Grower Associations. This is packet. Space is limited. Please reg also the first time the event has ister by February 25 to guaran been held at the Rock Creek Banks C of C meet Campus, which features a tee the classes you want to at tend. Registrations will be ac working farm. set Thursday noon This school will cover topics cepted at the door on a space The public is invited to at available basis. For further in tend the next regular meeting of interest for both beginning formation about the workshop of the Banks Chamber of Com and experienced “small farm or for a registration form, call merce on Thursday, February ers." Sessions will cover topics the Clackamas County OSU 3, at the Banks Library, 111 on horse, sheep, llama, goat, Extension Office at (503) 655- Market Street. The meeting will poultry and cattle manage 8631 or Clark County WSU Ex ment, plus sessions on general begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. tension at (360) 254-8436. farm management and veteri A guest speaker, Tim Wil BANKS PLANNING COM son, of the Oregon Department nary science for youth. Presen of Transportation, will address ters will include Oregon and MISSION, JAN 25 The Banks Planning Com the subject of the often-danger- Washington State University ous intersection on Highway 47 Extension faculty, local veteri mission met January 25 to narians, professionals from pri elect new officers but decided at the north end of Banks... Please see page 11 Please see pagel 1 vate industry, and experienced been abbreviated to light re freshments. Betty Jo Mead’s long in volvement with Home Exten sion was recognized Jan. 17 with a 50-year membership pin for Home Extension participa tion. Lois Engstrom, past chair of the Washington County Ex tension Advisory Council, pre sented the pin at the regular meeting of the Manning-Buxton Extension club. The club is part of the Ore gon State University Extension Service, which provides train ing and support for local groups. Mead has held every office in the club over the years, and served on county committees. She has been ac tive in 4-H and the County Fair. She still goes to meetings, but now enjoys having others pre side and lead the lessons. Mead started the local Ex tension in 1948, as a young bride and new mother. At that time, the meetings were held in the Manning Community Hall, which has since burned down. In 1948, the program was an all-day meeting with a formal luncheon incorporating the ideals of good nutrition. Changes made over the years have included scheduling meetings in the evenings, as more women entered the work force, and the luncheon has Helen Johnson is currently president of the 20-member group. Madelyn McPeak is vice-president, and the duties of secretary/treasurer are han dled by Shirley Javorsky. The next meeting will be held at the home of Helen Condon in For est Grove, February 14 at 7:00 p.m. For further information call McPeak at 324-4761. 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