Wilsonville Spokesman Online

Feb. 3 Big-To-Do

Community events for the coming week

• Published: 2/4/2010 12:18:29 PM
• Last Updated: 2/4/2010 2:51:31 PM

Groundhog Day
Our choice for event of the week is the Feb. 6 Groundhog Day celebration in downtown Aurora.

COMMUNITY

The Wilsonville Public Library will host a Rotten Ralph Happy (or Rotten) Valentine's Day Program at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Oak Room at the library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road. Get ready for Valentine’s Day with author/illustrator Nicole Rubel and her pal, Rotten Ralph. Hear stories, learn to draw Ralph and fun Valentine’s Day symbols, as well as how to create your own Valentine’s cards. Free, open to all ages. Details: 503-682-2744 or www.wilsonvillelibrary.org.
 
S & A Traditional Irish Entertainment will host First Friday Irish Music and Dance Céilí Mór, starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at the historic Winona Grange #271, 8340 S.W. Seneca Street, Tualatin. This Valentine Dance will feature Elizabeth Nicholson on harp, Bob Soper on vocals and fiddle and Preston Howard on pipes and whistles. Open to the public, all ages welcom. Cost $10, $5 for students and seniors 65 and older. Details: Sam Keator, 503-691-2078 or sam.keator@verizon.net.
 
Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District is offering a hands-on workshop series for landowners with horses who would like to have better pastures and healthier horses. This five part series includes a soil test for your property, interpretation of soil test results, custom aerial and soil maps for your property, a copy of the Rural Lifestyles Handbook, and more. Participants will also gain hands-on experience taking soil samples, calculating nutrient application rates, calculating chemical application rates, calibrating sprayers, and fence building. The series continues with “Use What You Have to Get What You Want,” hands-on ideas for pasture restoration, at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. All classes are at the Sabin-Schellenberg Center, 14450 S.E. Johnson Road, Milwaukie. Registration cost is $25. Details: Lisa Bucy at lisa.bucy@oacd.org or 503-655-3144.
 
Celebrate Ground Hog Day in Aurora with a ground hog hunt from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, in downtown Aurora. Find our furry friends hidden within the shops and enter to win prizes as Punxitawney Phyllis wakes up from a winter snooze. Bring the kids and your walking shoes. Free, open to the public. Details: Aurora Colony Visitors Association, 503-939-0312, or browse www.auroracolony.com.
 
Join the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce for High Tea at Harley’s Emporium at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Harley’s Emporium, 30775 S.W. Boones Ferry Rd Suite C. Tea expert Stephanie Allen will share facts, history, tradition and high tea etiquette, while participants will sample premium teas, scones, cakes and more. Event is limited to 30 guests, so call now at 503-582-8888 for details or to reserve tickets, or browse www.harleysemporium.com.
 
The Clackamas County Master Gardeners are hosting “Garden Discovery Day” from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 6, at the Milwaukie Center at North Clackamas Park, 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie. This free event offers many ways to share the “Know, Sow, Grow” fun of gardening. The Master Gardeners of Clackamas County will also offer a  clinic to answer gardening questions. There will be hands-on activities for kids, soil pH tests and displays of tools, books, catalogs and materials. Weston Miller, community and urban horticulturalist for the metro-area Oregon State University Extension Service, will give a talk on year-round vegetable gardening. Details: www.clackamascountymastergardeners.org or call the Milwaukie Center, 503-653-8100
 
Join the Champoeg State Historical Area for “Champoeg: Cultural Crossroads,” from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at 8239 Champoeg Road N.E., St. Paul. Explore the rich cultures of Champoeg's past through the flavors and pastimes of the Kalapuya Indians, French-Canadian Trappers and American settlers that once lived here with this free life-long learning program. Listen to songs and stories, play games and taste authentic food. Details: Janie Malloy, 503-3678-1649 or janie@champoeg.org.
 
The 2010 Mid-Willamette Valley Women’s Show will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb 6 and 7, at the Keizer Renaissance Inn and Conference Center, 5188 Wittenberg Lane North, Keizer. Admission $8, under 5 free. The show features vendors of health, beauty, fitness, fashion, food and lifestyle-related businesses. Details: Deely Klarr, 503-588-8886, or Sherrie Gottfried, 503-390-4733.
 
A Bridal Fair to benefit Clackamas Women’s Services will be held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Willamette Valley Country Club, 2396 N. Maple Street, Canby. Over 30 local, small business, wedding professionals will be featured at the show. Along with food and wine samples, live music, prizes and drawings, it will be an enjoyable event. Admission $2, open to the public. Details: www.nwbridalfair.com.  
 
Wilsonville residents are invited to join a walkathon to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti starting at 1 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 7, at Wilsonville High School, 6800 S.W. Wilsonville Road. The 3.1 mile walk will proceed around Town Center Loop and back to the school. To fill out a pledge form or volunteer to participate in the event, send an email to Shea Frates at haitiwalkathon@gmail.com. Open to the public. The minimum donation fee is $7.
 
Clackamas County Master Gardeners are hosting “Invasive Plants: Bold, Bad and Beautiful” at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, at the Milwaukie Center, 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie. Dr. Renee Harber, a faculty member at Clackamas Community College, will speak. Free, open to the public. Details: Laura Eyer, 503-982-3522, or eyerfamily@wbcable.net. Milwaukie Center: 503-653-8100.
 
Pay $1 per free throw shot during the half time of the Wilsonville High School boys basketball game on February 9 for a chance to win a certificate for a free Dominoes pizza, Jamba Juice, or Hollywood Video Rental. All proceeds will benefit the WHS Grad Night celebration. Come prepared and take your best shot. Details: WHS, 503-673-7600.

The Clackamas County Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Chapter will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Atkinson Memorial Church, 710 6th Street, Oregon City. Details: 503-341-3208. 
 
The Wilsonville Library will host “Night of a Thousand Stars: A Portrait of Life in Iraq” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road. Thos free discussion is about war, media bias, and American perceptions of Iraq and Middle Easterners. Photojournalist Joel Preston Smith will lead the presentation. He is a Portland-based freelance writer, photographer and artist who has served as a photojournalist in the U.S. Army and as a civilian on humanitarian aid missions to Rwanda, Honduras, the West Bank and Iraq.  He traveled in central and northern Iraq for four months in 2003, living with Iraqis and Kurd and patrolling with U.S. soldiers.This program is sponsored by Oregon Humanities. Details: John Smith, 503-682-2744 or smith@ci.wilsonville.or.us.
 
The Wilsonville Community Center will host “Estate Planning: Taking Control and Planning Ahead” from 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the community center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road. Attorney and author Richard Schneider will provide an overview of the necessary estate planning documents that everyone should have in place for their own security. Free, open to the public. Details: 503-682-3727.
 
Elysium Artists and Portland Millwork host Wilsonville High School art students in a show opening Feb. 11 and hanging until March 5. The opening reception will be from 5-8 pm Thursday, Feb. 11 at the Portland Millwork, 29600 S.W Seely Avenue, Wilsonville. The event is open to the public from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m.-noon on Saturdays. Details: Sue Reynolds at 971-645-1094 or visit www.elysiumartists.com.
 
Wilsonville Friends of the Library and the Wilsonville Public Library Foundation will hold a one-year anniversary celebration of the creation of the Clackamas County Library District from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, in the Oak Room at the Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road. Learn about new projects, join a guided library tour, enjoy refreshments and bring as many friends as you want. Details: 503-682-2744, www.wilsonvillelibrary.org.

The Wilsonville Theater Company presents “Who’s On First,” a Nightmare Comedy  by Jack Sharkey. Two men and two women interact with a rubber chicken, a gun, and a magic lamp to become different characters in hilarious scenes. The play will run at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 12, and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Frogpond Grange Hall, 27370 S.W. Stafford Road. Tickets $10, open to the public. There also is an ongoing call for actors currently taking place. Those ages 25-55 who are interested in performing are asked to contact director Dan Sherman, 503-709-2200. 

FAITH 

Rolling Hills Community Church will hold a “Celebrate Recovery Open House” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the church, 3550 S.W. Borland Road, Tualatin. The event starts with a light dinner, goes on to a worship service with teaching and an overview of the Celebrate Recovery program, a Christ-centered program for men and women that addresses life’s hurts, hang-ups and habits. Free, open to the public. Details: 503-638-5900.

POLITICS
 
The Tigard / King City Republican Women’s Club will host former Trailblazer, Chris Dudley as  guest speaker at its monthly meeting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Hi Hat Restaurant, 11530 S.W. Pacific Highway, Tigard. Dudley is currently running as a 2010 gubernatorial candidate in the Oregon Republican primary election. Cost is $7.75. Open to the public. Reservations required by Feb. 6. Details / Reservations: Pat Meyers, 503-684-1241, or Sue Miller, 503-201-5107.  
 
HEALTH  

“Understanding Grief: What to Expect and How to Cope” offers bereavement support to those who have experienced a loss, provides information about the grieving process and helping the bereaved understand their own unique grief. Participants learn how to identify their own grieving style and what coping strategies can best support them. Date/ Time of event: third Thursday of each month, 3- 4 p.m. at SpringRidge at Charbonneau, 32200 S.W. French Prairie Road. Next meeting is Feb. 18. Details: SpringRidge at Charbonneau & Legacy Hospice Services, 1 800 361-8506 or email wgarrean@lhs.org.
 
The Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, hosts a blood pressure screening from 11 a.m.-noon on the first and third Wednesday of each month. It is free and open to the public. The next screening is 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10.  Details: 503-682-3727.
 
Weight Watchers now offers two new meetings on Wednesdays in Wilsonville at the 
Al Kader Shriner Center, 25100 S.W. Parkway Avenue. They are held every Wednesday at 9 and 11:30 a.m. Meeting leader is Stephanie Allen, a Weight Watchers veteran for over 15 years. Children are welcome with mothers. Next meetings are Feb. 10 and 17. Details: www.weightwatchers.com.
 
All are invited to join us for a weekly meeting of the new “TOPS” or Take Off Pounds Sensibly support group in Wilsonville. The meetings are held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Mondays. Annual cost is $26, which includes the benefit of support of your peers, as well as educational materials on weight loss provided by doctors and nutritionists. Open to all ages. Next meeting 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8. Details: Patty Brescia, 503-682-3727, or browse www.tops.org.

ONGOING
 
Come join the Sole Sisters for our second annual womens half marathon, Queen of the High Road, on Saturday, May 22. This event is a 13-mile race for walkers and runners, all paces encouraged and welcomed. Until then, the group is inviting those interested in participating to take part in weekly training runs. Group training will be held each Saturday at 8 a.m. starting at Wilsonville High School, 6800 S.W. Wilsonville Road. Training sessions will run from February through the May event. Training is free and open to the public, race fee is $20. For details and registration, browse www.solesisters.us.
 
The Wilsonville Public Library is holding “Food for Fines in February,” a chance for library patrons to pay down any overdue book fines they have accumulated. Each can or box of food could be worth 50 cents in credit toward fines, subject to staff approval. All food goes to Wilsonville Community Sharing. Acceptable items include: unopened cans, jars, and boxes of non-perishable food, including: canned meat or fish; boxed and canned meals; cereal, both hot and cold; chili, soups or stews; pastas, beans, grains, but no ramen. Details: 503-682-2744.
 
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 Table at Stafford Baptist Church, 23215 S.W. Newland Road, is hosting a support group for those undergoing divorce. Meetings will be held weekly on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. through March 9. Free, open to the public. Details: 503-638-2014, or email jratti@hotmail.com.
 
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, Feb. 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, Feb. 8. Details: gymfuzz@yahoo.com.
 
Every Friday and Saturday from 1pm to 7pm Wine Xing, 25977 S.W. Canyon Creek Road, will pour you 10 samples of wine for $10. The Wine Xing tasting room is also available for private parties. Please call regarding availability. We ship wine to those states that allow interstate wine shipments.
For details, call 503.582.8355 or view the company’s Web page at www.WineXing.com. 
 

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