Well, here’s the opportunity we’ve been waiting for to contact the younger generation:

Interested parties who would like to help with an Earth Day project at the Sue Buell School, please take note:

 They are trying to motivate the kids to develop gardening skills and will be setting up garden boxes for them.  On Earth Day they have contacted McMinnville Water and Light and WOW to bring some kind of education project for the kids.  Sort of a mini-workshop for kindergarten through 5th grade. They would like members of the community to join in so we can get some community gardens going!

There is a PTA meeting tomorrow night, Feb 3,  at Sue Buell School at 6:30.  Any interested parties are invited to just show up. They’ll be brainstorming for ideas and welcome any you might have.  Debra Weiner is the principal there and will be the facilitator, as I understand it.

If you can’t make it tomorrow night and are still interested, please contact Debra at the school. This will be an ongoing project. Earth Day is still several months away.

Just thought some of you might be interested.  Thanks!

Linda

The Yamhill Valley Peacemakers annual planning meeting will be held
this Saturday, Jan 10, from 9:45 AM to 3 PM at the Fireplace Room in
the First Baptist Church, 1st & Cowls, McMinnville. Along with the
traditional goal-setting process we will try some Peace Games, make
new signs for our monthly vigil (current focus keeping the Oregon
National Guard out of Iraq/Afghanistan), brown bag lunch and
presentations from community groups working on homelessness, soup
kitchen, community garden and other services. Anyone interested in
helping during the coming year is welcome.

 December 9, 2008      McMinnville City Council approves Policy Plan 180.50                  The City of McMinnville supports local sustainability andendorses the utilization of proven and innovative energy efficientdesign and construction technologies to reduce building heat-gain, lowerenergy consumption and lessen pollutant output.