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16B Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter
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Entering something in the Fair U will bring Master Food
fair is the backbone of the fair Preserver Dick Hall from the
tradition. Whether it's an ant- UC Extension system to talk
mal, homemade jelly, a potato about making and entering
you grew or a photograph jellies and relishes.
you've taken, the fair is the Attendees will get tips on
place to show what you've how to present their entries
made, raised or grown. The and what judges look for, It
Plumas-Sierra County Fair in- won't be necessary to bring
vites you to make an entry in anything; most classes will
the 2011 event, Aug. 10 - 14. provide necessary supplies.
Some people have entered Fair U will take place at the
their work for many years, fairgrounds in Serpilio Hall 9
Some families have entered a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
for generations. However, the 26, and is absolutely free. At-
vast majority of residents of tendees will be able to attend
Plumas and Sierra counties as many classes as they want
have not experienced the fun and many will be repeated to
and excitementofcompetition help eliminate conhicts.
at their county fair. To help Those who want to attend are
get more people involved, the urged to pre-register. Anyone
Plumas-Sierra County Fair, who pre-registers by Feb. 24
with a generous donation from will receive a free Fair U T-
a concerned supporter, have shirt (while they last) at
developed Fair U, short for check-in. For more informa-
Fair University. tion, call 283-6272 or visit
This one-day event will fea- plumas-sierracountyfair.net.
ture several classes led by ex- "It's our goal to encourage
perts on how to create and en- more people to enter things in-
ter things into the fair. Stu- to the fair by taking some of
dents will find instruction in the mystery out of the process
everything from flower ar- and inspiring new ideas," said
ranging to scarecrow making, fair manager John Steffanic.
There will be classes in pre- "We think it will be a fun day
serving foods, soap making to bring several family mem-
and crocheting, bers, get a free T-shirt and
Volunteer teachers include start thinking about what they
local experts, like Fred might want to enter this year."
Surber, longtime horticulture The theme of this year's fair
supervisor and the man be- is "Pride in ttm Past, Faith in
hind an the flowers at the fair- the Future." 2011 represents
grounds, and Carolyn Rouse, the 200th year of the modern
frequent home arts supervisor, fair. The Plumas-Sierra County
Fair will feature a display cele- Scarecrow Making =- Cindy
brating the history of modern Noble and Kristi Jamason
fairs, as well as documenting Are you pondering a vaca-
the local event's past. Exhibit tion to the Land of Oz? Plan-
entries are a tangible measure ning your pumpkin patch for
of the health of a county fair. summer? Then you had bet-
Organizers hope the success of ter know how to conjure a
this event will speak to the lev- scarecrow! Join a couple of
el of support the community blue-ribbon winners who are
feels towards its fair. going to tell all (the tricks
that is), so you can bring on
Fair U schedule the competition!
(subject to change)
The Art of Crochet -- Sharon
9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Registration Anderson
This is an introduction to the
10- 10:45 a.m. Slot 1 art of crochet. There will be a
short lesson on the first steps
11 - 11"45 a.m. Slot 2 to learning to crochet. Ander-
son will provide materials and
11"45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. a handout with instructions to
Lunch break those who pre-register to get
started. She will show exam-
12-45 - 1:30 p.m. Slot 3 pies of things you can enter in
the fair.
1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Slot 4
Keeping Clean with Home-
Classes to be offered made Soap -- Tim Gibson
in each time slot: Come see a demonstration
of the basic procedure for
Growing Plants in Plumas chemically reacting lye with oil
County -- Fred Surber to create soap. Proper safety
This short, information techniques and the use of safe-
packed class will include in- ty'gear will be covered. Gibson
struction on starting plants, can answer questions about
how to care for them and what variations of soap, fragrances
grows best in the area. Surber and coloring. Participants will
will cover the many categories take home a small sample of
and divisions the fair offers. Be homemade soap.
ready to ask any question
about gardens and be pre- Food Preserving -- Dick Hall,
pared to find out what judges Master Food Preserver
look for in a winning entry. Hall will offer two different
classes. The first will deal with Flower Arranging -- Carolyn
food safety and basic equip- Rouse
ment. The second will talk Longtime Home Arts supervi-
about planning what to plant sor Carolyn Rouse will offer a
in your garden, the canning hands-on class in fresh flower
procedure and recipes. Both arranging including descrip-
sessions will offer examples of tions of the various divisions at
what judges look for. Hall the fair, supplies and methods.
plans to touch on pressure Look for tips as to what judges
cooking as well. are looking for.
What is sustainability? New column explores answers
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things as they are forever." "Sustainability is a way we
As I thought about his def- can live so that we care for the
inition I inwardly cringed. I earth, its people, so that every
thought to myself: if we keep person has a decent life."
doing things as we have, "It (sustainable living) re.
we're in a world of trouble, quires that we become less
Thankfully, throughout the wasteful and more careful in
day, my queries brought me how we use our resources."
different responses that All of these ideas of "sus-
were closer to my personal tainability" are true, and re-
understanding, quire vision, re-education,
"Sustainability is living so commitment and the sharing
that we can continue living as of resources. It is becoming
a species in a healthy way." clearer that we are on a path
Pamela Noel
Transition Quincy
I asked a person in line at a
bank what sustainability
meant to him. He replied,
"Sustainability is keeping
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of collective worldwide eco- folks have started the conver- as a community.
nomic, energy and environ- sation about how to becomeSome of the "what" of sus-
mental challenge, unlike any more sustainable, tainability is to explore what
we have ever experienced. We Transition Initiatives, is already in place, working to-
are running out of time, and which are grassroots efforts ward this end, and providing
must shift our collectiveto deal with the inevitable the web that ensures we are all
course now. I won't devote lower (hydrocarbon) energyfed, warm in winter, healthy
this column space to detailing future, have spread like wild- and fulfilled as community
these scenarios. Others have fire around the world. In Call- members. Tpthis end some ac-
and will continue to explore fornia and Nevada the follow- tivities that are in the plan-
these. What I am introducing ing communities have ning stages are a sdstainabili-
is a column dedicated to the launched Transition Initia- ty film festival, "re-skill" days,
idea and practice of sustain- tives: Cotati, Culver City, La- classes and workshops, and
able living, and the Pestllting guna Beach. Monterey, Neva- community canning efforts.
resilience it will provide for da County, Pale Alto, PineWhat many concerned corn-
our communities. Mountain, Reno, Richmond, munities have in common is
Collectively we'll introdu ce San Fernando Valley, San that they would rather plan to
ideas of how to become more Francisco, San Lorenzo Val- become more sustainable and
sustainable in the event of ley, San Luis Obispo/Paso plan for a decrease in tradi-
natural or other disaster. Robles. Santa Barbara, Santa tional energy use. rather than
Food security, energy, perma- Cruz, Sebastopol and West be caught unprepared. We
culture, land use, communica- Marin. Many others are near- would like to see our commu-
tion, connection and support ing the "launch status," and nities prepared for whatever
are some of the issues that still others, such as Willits the future sends our way.
will make their way into this and Mr. Shasta, are in theWatch this space as we explore
column. "mulling stage." Nevada City sustainability and the concept
Most long-lasting change and Calaveras have their own of becoming resilient together.
starts with a grassroots effort, versions of this initLtive. For
Already in Plumas County more information, visit tran- Transition Quincy is a grass
many are on board with activ- sitionnetwork.org, roots collection of folks whose
ities and collaborative efforts The sustainability move- mission is to ensure that the
that will bring sustainable liv- ment knows no political, eth- Quincy area becomes sustain-
ing into practice. Feather Riv- mc or religious boundaries, able and resilient to any out-
er College, social agencies, We are all in this together and side shock that may occur, in-
businesses, churches, govern- we need to come together and cluding economic, energy or
merit agencies and just plain support one another's efforts environmental.
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Do you have a desire to be contacted should
If the above items are of interest to you as a parent, then we would like to inform you about our new School Messenger
Notification System. The system is designed to provide timely communication to parents and staff members on matters such
as attendance, general interest activities, and campus and district emergencies. In order to enhance our ability to accurately
deliver that information, we invite you visit our district's website and create your own contact preference profile using School
Messenger's Contact Manager. The Contact Manager allows you to control the ways in which you prefer to be contacted. It
also works like a mailbox, giving you a place to review messages you may have missed.
In order to utilize this feature simply browse to the PUSD web page: www.pcoe.k12.ca.us/parents and click the "Set up
my contact preferences link" located at the top of the page.
1.
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code. You'll use your email address and the password you enter here to sign in later. Check Email me when I have a new
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5.
When you have finished adding your child to your account, you will be brought to the Edit Contact Details page where you
can simply check which types of messages you would like to receive and at which phone number or email address. Make
sure that you click Save when you are done making changes.
If you have other children attending school in this district, you will be able to
Thank you for signing up, and we hope you enjoy our new School
Sincerely,
Glenn R. Harris, Superint n~den~USD-PCOE
Ken Capistrand, Director of Technology PUSD-PCOE
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add them all to the same Contact Manager account
Messenger Contact Manager!
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