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The INDEPENDENT, March 15, 2000
OSU seeks partners for program
Senior News
By Patricia Olson
Whew! We feel like we've
been on a merry-go-round late
ly, especially last Wednesday.
The Census group was at a
table being told how they will
be doing their census task, the
crochet group was receiving in
struction on their projects and
S ch m id lin vies
in Teen Contest
Marilyn Schmidlin, a local
teen, placed in the semi-finals
of the 2000 Miss Teen Portland
Pageant in the Rose City on
February 20. The two-day com
petition required an interview,
competition in casual wear and
formal wear.
the Golden Oldies were wailing
out lots of tunes...in fact, they
finally had to relocate to anoth
er part of the building. They
sound good wherever they
play.
Our chairman, Fred Oviatt,
will be back in just a few weeks
and we hope to begin the car
peting of the new floor. Howev
er, we are still short of funds to
purchase the carpet with. Any
help the public can give us will
be greatly appreciated.
Get set for the wearin’ of the
green on St. Paddy’s Day. I
hope your plans will include
lunch of corned beef and cab
bage at the Center dining
room. Call to be counted.
The new menu announced
the fare for the 31st to be a
SURPRISE. The cook howev-
er, said it’s only a kitchen
potluck. Her left-overs are bet
ter than most places first-runs.
Come in and see if I’m not
right.
If any of you have farm ani
mals that will eat bread, we find
ourselves
with
over-aged
bread each Wednesday and
Friday. Come with a pickup or
van and we can help you feed
those critters.
March birthdays are as fol
lows; 1st, Jack Hacksma; 7th,
Pauline King; 8th, Georgia En-
yart; 10th Bob Bright; 18th, Eric
Olson; 20th, Barbara Weigand;
25th, Charles Abeyta; 27th,
Ellen Moser; 29th, Helen Gam-
man; 31st, George Black. Have
a great one and spend it with
us, if possible.
Events celebrate W om en’s History
In celebration of Women’s
History Month, the Feminist
Studies Program at Pacific Uni
versity has coordinated several
events. All are free of charge
and open to the public.
Marilyn Schmidlin
The Portland competition
was held Feb. 19-20 at Benson
High School. Having placed in
the semi-finals, Schmidlin is
now eligible for the national
competition, which will take
place in Orlando, Fla.
The Vernonia High School
junior also works as a ranch
hand, shows registered Black
Angus cattle and is president of
the Oregon Jr. Angus Associa
tion.
Schmidlin’s placement in the
Portland competition earned
her $475.00 in entry fees. Addi
tional expenses for the Orlando
trip will include airfare, lodging,
photos and clothing. The na
tional winner will receive a
$10,000 savings bond, but
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March 7 - April 7 - “Tradition
al Methods, Transcendent Ex
pressions." Juried art exhibit of
nearly 40 Northwest women
artists in the Cawein Gallery.
The Gallery is open Monday
through Friday from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 16 - “Re-
gret to Inform,” a documentary
about American and Viet
namese women who lost their
husbands in the Vietnamese
War, based on interviews.
Xuan Ngoc Evans, who is fea
tured in the film, will lead a dis
cussion of issues brought up in
the documentary. 6:00 p.m.,
Milky Way (corner of 21st Av
enue and College Way).
Thursday, March 30 - Pre
sentations by senior students
in the Feminist Studies Pro
gram on the results of their the
ses research. 7:00 p.m., Taylor
Auditorium, Marsh Hall.
Open auditions in Forest Grove
for both men’s and wom en’s roles
Theatre In The Grove has
announced audition dates for
“The Foreigner”, a comedy by
Larry Shue.
Roles to be filled will require
five men in their 20s - 40s, and
two women; one in the 20s -
30s and one in 50s - 70s.
Audition dates are Sunday,
April 2 at 7:00 p.m. and Mon
day, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. Call
backs will be Tuesday, April 4,
if necessary.
The play will be directed by
Michael McDaniel. Perfor
mances are scheduled on June
2, 3, 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 8:00
p.m. and June 11 at 2:30 p.m.
The location for auditions
and performances is Theatre In
The Grove, 2028 Pacific Av
enue in Forest Grove. For
more information, call 503-359-
5349.
Through Oregon State Uni
versity Extension Service (OS-
UES), there is the opportunity
to establish a new program in
Columbia County. The Oregon
Family
Nutrition
Program
(OFNP) provides food and nu
trition education to Food Stamp
or food stamp eligible families.
Funding for OFNP comes
from the Western Region
Foods and Nutrition Service,
USDA through a contract with
the Department of Human Re
sources, Adult and Family Ser
vices. There is a partnership of
other county and community
agencies required to support
the local program.
To establish a program re
quires a 1:1 local match of dol
lars received from the USDA.
Sources of the match must be
from non-federal public organi
zations, institutions, etc. (such
as city, county, state, public
universities, state-funded hos
pitals). There are some restric
tions on use of private sources
or private non-profit sources
(501(c) 3).
Counties can design the nu
trition education program to
meet their county needs and as
determined by agency partner
ships. Each county conducts
regular interviews or focus
groups with program partici
pants and the agency partners
to regularly refine, revise, and
evaluate their program efforts.
Suggestions of local part
ners in the establishment of the
OFNP Program in Columbia
County can be made to Jan
Pahl, OSUES at 503-325-8573
or faxed to 503-325-7910.
Pahl is assessing the commu
nity interest and organizing
meetings of all partners to de
termine the nutrition education
program and staffing plan for
the program.
M o th e r’s Day B azaar scheduled
Columbia County Habitat for
Humanity and the Warren
Grange are coordinating a
“Mother’s Day Spring Bazaar,”
to be held Saturday, May 6.
This event will include an arts
and crafts show, with items for
sale, refreshments, a quilt raf
fle, and an opportunity to learn
more about Columbia County
Habitat for Humanity. Warren
Grange will be providing the
space for this event, and all
proceeds from concession
sales and booth rentals will be
donated to Columbia County
Habitat for Humanity.
Applications are being ac
cepted for vendors who wish to
sell their items at this special
spring event. Local artists,
craftspersons and anyone with
special crafting talent is invited
to attend and showcase their
products. For applications or
more information, or if you
would like to volunteer at this
special event, call Kristin Ren-
zema at 503-397-9020.
Columbia County Habitat for
Humanity is a non-profit Christ
ian housing organization that
builds affordable housing in
partnership with low income
families. It is financed through
private donations and utilizes
volunteer labor. For information
on how to volunteer or apply for
a house, contact the Columbia
County Habitat for Humanity
office at 503-366-4594. Dona
tions may be sent to PO Box
921, St. Helens, OR 97051.
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