Wilsonville Spokesman Online

March 3: Big-to-do!

A weekly look at events and activities in and around the Wilsonville area

• Published: 3/10/2010 4:27:12 PM

COMMUNITY 
 S & A Traditional Irish Entertainment is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day First Friday Céilí Mór, from 7:30-11 p.m. Friday, March 5, at the Winona Grange #271, 8340 S.W. Seneca St, Tualatin. Participants get a free dance lesson with paid admission, while Sam Keator will teach and call traditional dances with local musicians Bob Soper on fiddle, Dave Cory on banjo and Danny O’Hanlon on guitar. Cost $10 adults, $5 children and seniors over 65. Details: 503-691-2078, sam.keator@verizon.net.

The Oregon Road Runners Club will host the Champoeg 10k starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 6, at the Champoeg State Heritage Area, 8239 Champoeg Road N.E., St. Paul. A walking event starts at 9 a.m.; there is a competitive racewalk event and a fitness walk for the non-competitive. Hot soup, coffee and tea provided. You can register online or on race day starting at 7:30 a.m. Details / Registration: www.orrc.net. 

New to geocaching and want tips? Or are you an experienced geocacher who is willing to share your knowledge? Learn more about this fast growing family pastime at a free public lecture from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at the Tualatin Public Library, 18878 S.W. Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin. There will be classroom sessions and hands-on cache hunting on library grounds. Sponsored by Geocachers Exploring Oregon and the Salem Area Geocaching Association. Details: Penny Huelat, event coordinator, 503-522-8960 or penesue@gmail.com. 

The Clackamas County Master Gardener program will host a seminar, “Daphnes and their Relatives,” from 7-8 p.m. Monday, March 8, at the Milwaukie Center, 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie. Horticulturist and Hardy Plant Society of Oregon founder David Palmer will speak about the species and its hybrids, showing habits and origins, including their culture and propagation, as well as highlighting some of the Daphne’s close relatives. Free, open to the public. Details: 503-653-8100. 

The Clackamas County Chapter of Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, at the Atkinson Memorial Church, 710 6th Street, Oregon City. Details: 503-341-3208. 

The Bosco-Milligan Foundation and National Trust for Historic Preservation will hold two meetings to collect information from local residents interested in historic preservation. Responses will be compiled in a Clackamas County Historic Preservation Needs Assessment and workshops will be held to provide technical assistance and training for residents to become pro-active preservationists. The first meeting is from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, at the Pioneer Community Center, 615 Washington Street, Oregon City. The second is at 7 p.m. on March 16 at Sandy City Hall. Free, open to the public. Details / RSVP: Val Ballestrem, valb@visitahc.org or 503-231-7264.

Grace Chapel will hold its annual rummage sale on Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, at the church, 9600 S.W. Boeckman Road. But items still are being accepted for donation at the church on several more occasions: 1-6 p.m. Sunday, March 7, and 5-8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 8, 9 and 10. Items that are needed include clothing, furniture, toys, books, household items, crafts, electronics and tools. Details: Gina Holbrook, rummage sale coordinator, 503-793-3536. 

Sip, the 17th annual McMinnville Wine and Food Classic, will take place March 12-14 at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville. Includes wine tasting, guest demonstrations and live music. General admission is $15, with discounts for seniors, children and designated drivers. A 3-day pass is $30. Hours are: Friday, 3-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon-9:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Details: Tammy Cook, 503-472-4033 or info@sipclassic.org.

The Cypress Branch Auxiliary of Boys and Girls Aid will host a crab and rib dinner to benefit Boys and Girls Aid from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Charbonneau Country Club, 32000 S.W. Charbonneau Drive. Tickets $50, available at West Coast Bank in Charbonneau. All proceeds support Boys and Girls Aid programs. Details: Sheila Barton, 503-694-2325, or sheilabarton@centurytel.net.
 
The 28th Annual Spinning Wheel Showcase will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 13, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at the Old Aurora Colony Museum, located at the corner of Second and Liberty streets in Aurora. Cost $6 adults, $5 seniors over 60, $2 students, kids under six are free. Details: 503-678-5754, www.auroracolony.org or send an email to info@auroracolony.org.
 
FAITH 
Wilsonville United Methodist Women will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 6, at the Wilsonville United Methodist Church, 7355 S.W. Wilsonville Road. The meeting will celebrate the church’s 100th anniversary with videos and reminiscing. Donna Talus and Gloria Kobielsky are hostesses. Free, open to the public. Details: 503-682-0987.

POLITICS
The King City / Tigard Republican Women’s Club will host 2010 U.S. Congressional Republican candidate for District #1, John Kuzmanich, as guest speaker at its monthly meeting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, at the Hi Hat Restaurant at 11530 S.W. Pacific Hwy, Tigard.  Cost $7.75.  Open to the public.  Reservations preferred by March 6th. Details / Reservations: Pat Meyers (503) 684-1241 or Sue Miller (503) 201-5107.

HEALTH   
Therapy in Transition, a company that coaches men and women to tap into their inner wisdom to facilitate personal and professional communication and transformation, will offer a free Interactive Educational Seminary on essential oils from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 4. Cost: Minimum five canned items to be donated to Wilsonville Food Bank. Registration / Details: www.therapyintransition.org.

“Prevent Cancer Super Colon” is coming to the main lobby at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, 19300 S.W. 65th Avenue, Tualatin, at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 4. This 20-foot long, 8-foot high inflatable replica of the human colon teaches people about the risks, and treatment options for colorectal cancer. Details: 503-335-3500. 

Legacy Meridian Park Hospital will host a free, educational seminar, “Colorectal Cancer: Preventable, Treatable, Beatable,” in honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, at the hospital, 19300 S.W. 65th Avenue, Tualatin. Gastroenterologist Michael Chang, M.D., will speak. Details / Registration: 503-335-3500.

ONGOING
A call for visual artists to submit work for the 2010 Wilsonville Festival of the Arts is now out, with a deadline of March 19. Visit www.WilsonvilleArts.org to download an application. “Recycled and Upcycled,” the 2010 Wilsonville Festival of Arts will be held June 5 and 6. Over 100 visual, literary, and performing artists will be featured. The weekend kicks off with a ‘Junk to Funk’ parade. There also will be live music, storytelling, dance, poetry and a juried visual arts show and sale. The festival is free and open to the public. Details: 503-638-6933.

Curves of Wilsonville is sponsoring its 12th annual food drive during March. Those who bring in a bag of food in March can join Curves with no enrollment fee. Non-perishable food items should be dropped off at Curves, 29585 S.W. Park Place, Suite C. All donated items will be given to the Wilsonville Community Sharing food bank. Details: Carol Veber: 503-682-7998.

The 18-hole Sandelie Golf Course will re-open for the spring season on March 6 with a special promotion. From March 6-19, nine holes of golf will cost just $10. Sandelie’s 9-hole course also will open for the spring on March 13. Sandelie Golf Course is located at 28333 S.W. Mountain Road, while Sandelie West 9 is located at 3030 S.W. Advance Road, Wilsonville.  Details: 503-655-1461 or browse www.sandeliegolfcouse.com.

Free federal and state income tax forms are available at the Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, during normal business hours: Mon-Thurs., 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Fri-Sat. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sun. 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. This will last through the filing deadline on April 15.
Tax forms also are available online: www.irs.gov (US) or www.dor.state.or.us (Oregon)
Details: Greg Martin; wvref@lincc.org; 503-682-2744; Wilsonville Public Library or John P Smith; smith@ci.wilsonville.or.us; 503-570-1594.

The Wilsonville Community Center will be providing income tax assistance free of charge during the tax season for seniors and individuals of lower income. Appointments will be available from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursdays through April 8. Program is led by Sue Woebkenberg. The Wilsonville Community Center is located at 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road. Details / Appointments: 503-682-3727.

The Cecil and Molly Smith Garden, world renowned for its collection of species and hybrid rhododendrons, will be open during the blooming season from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from April 3-May 23.  The Garden is located at 5065 Raybell Road, St. Paul, just west of Highway 219 between St. Paul and Newberg. Cost $3, open to the public. Details: Ginny Mapes, 503-647-2896 or www.rhodies.org/smith/pdxsg1.htm.

The I-5 Connection is an energetic song and dance troupe based in Wilsonville. The group is now welcoming newcomers of all ages to come down to the Wilsonville Community Center and join in on the fun. The group meets every Thursday from 10 a.m.-noon at the community center, 7955 S.W. Wilsonville Road. Director is Jocelyn Higgins. The group will be performing at the community center and other local venues through the holiday season and into the spring. Details: Patty Brescia at 503-570-1525.

SpringRidge at Charbonneau is holding a monthly Parkinson’s support group on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 11 a.m. in the SpringRidge building, 32200 S.W. French Prairie Road. Open to the public. Next meeting is on Thursday, March 11. Details: Julie Ouellette, 503-694-2700.

The Wilsonville Art Club provides an opportunity for adult art enthusiasts at all skill levels to explore their creative sides. It meets from 5-8 p.m. every Monday at the Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road. Free and open to the public. Next meeting 5 p.m. Monday, March 8.Details: gymfuzz@yahoo.com.

DISTANT EARLY WARNING …  
The Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council theme for its 11th annual major event held June 5-6 in the Wilsonville Town Center Park is: “Wilsonville Festival of  Arts – Recycled and Upcycled”. The community parade attached to the art festival last year was a hit. It will be repeated with a “recycled” instead of a “historical” theme. The City of Wilsonville and  Visitor Center/ Chamber of Commerce will again participate in the parade planning. The parade will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 5, as part of the Wilsonville Festival of Arts.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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