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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Tillamook 50-18, with pins in seven matches, for the Class 3A title. Coach Ron Alley said the
team is really wrestling well this year.
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