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Thursday September 21st
@the White Clover Grange on HWY 53

Doors open at 6:00 PM for warmup/setup
6:30 PM – opening circle/dance set
8:00 PM – closing circle

$10-$20 cash check or venmo/paypal
***this covers the grange rental. If any is leftover, it goes into our new speaker fund!***
(kids are welcome to dance for free)

Dance Etiquette/Tips:
•All are welcome – Family friendly events – Come as you are.
•Bring a water bottle and layers.
•Bring kindness and respect for yourself and others and your willingness to explore and to dive into the ecstasy of spirit available through movement.
•No outside shoes on the dance floor if possible (dirty floors aren’t fun to roll around on)
•Please no strong scents.
•We ask that you limit talking during the dance set. Set up, break time, and the foyer area are great places to have longer conversations to limit distractions for others.
•We are encouraging everyone to be mindful of each other’s safety and health and stay home if you are not feeling well, or have been exposed to someone sick. Follow your own judgment on whether to wear a mask or not.

We dance every Thursday…Hope to dance with you soon

***photo credit Kelly Seaton

Film 1: WHITNEY’S GIANT ASS CINNAMON ROLLS (Documentary) (2021)
Director: Zach Putnam, Portland
Whitney Rutz of Portland helped her community fundraise over $52,000 for the Oregon Food Bank by creating and auctioning off giant cinnamon rolls on social media for healthcare.
Length: 7:45 minutes

Film 2: BEAST (Comedy) (2019) (First Time Director Award)
Director: Megan Ward Stevens, Portland
After her long-term boyfriend breaks up with her, Stephanie, approaching 40 with an aging uterus, decides to have a baby on her own.
Length: 17 minutes (ADULT LANGUAGE)

Film 3: DINNER FOR TWO (Drama) (2022)
Director: Joe LoBianco, New York City
A charming young server calms the nerves of an anxious diner as he prepares for a special occasion. Sensing the diner needs support, the server becomes a willing accomplice in his quest to create the perfect dinner for two.
Length: 18 minutes

Film 4: SWIMMING THROUGH (Documentary) (2022)
Director: Samantha Sanders, Chicago
As the brutal Chicago winter draws near, three avid open water swimmers make a pact to continue training through the snow and ice. Their intense commitment becomes their salvation from pandemic lockdown and helps alleviate their personal struggles.
Length: 15 minutes

Film 5: GREY HORSE (Native American) (2022)
Director: Emil Lozada, Austin
Samuel Grey Horse, an Indigenous equestrian from Austin, Texas, is known for rescuing horses from being put down. After a riding accident lands him in a coma, Grey Horse experiences an afterlife vision that changes his perspective on the world and his place in it.
Length: 11 minutes

Film 6: THE CROSS-EYED DOMINATRIX (Comedy) (2022)
Director: Jason Rosenblatt, Portland
An outcall dominatrix shows up at the wrong address.
Length: 3 minutes

Film 7: CHORUS (Drama) (2022) (Grand Prize Winner MSFF 2023)
Director: Daniel J. Egbert, Los Angeles
After missing his wife’s phone call goodbye on the morning of September 11th, a now listless and brokenhearted music teacher must harmonize with his increasingly desperate fourteen-year-old son.
Length: 20 minutes

Community Event: Saturday, September 23, 10:30-12

An immersion into the fundamental principles of Ayurveda, the science of life. This class will focus on the 5-element theory, 3-doshas (vata, pitta and kapha) and their locations and expressions throughout the body. You will discover your unique physical/mental/emotional constitution. We will also look at how Ayurveda views food, colors, aromas, yoga and bodywork.

By integrating Ayurvedic practices into our lives, we can experience more joy, abundant energy, healthy digestion and peace in each moment.
Life is a celebration!

Sarah Kruse is a north coast resident, mom and Ayurvedic Practitioner of 24 years. Her primary teacher of Ayurveda is Dr. Vasant Lad. Sarah sees clients out of her office in Cannon Beach or online.

She can be reached at: embrace-ayurveda.com
or email: sarah@embrace-ayurveda.com
Call or text to pre-register for this class: 808-635-0352.

Class location: Fire Station Yoga
2968 Marine Dr, 3rd Floor
Astoria, Oregon

Cost: $20 – Venmo/cash

Teen Night is this Friday September 22nd, 6-9 PM at North Coast Pinball. FREE PINBALL and Games for ALL TEENS!!
Please spread the word and send those teens down for some fun. Thank you!

Call Christy (503) 800-1092, or email Christy@cosmichealignw.com for more info or to donate

Teen Night is a HUGGS sponsored event that runs solely on donations.

The White Clover Grange is doing a project collecting information about the heritage apple trees in the Nehalem Valley (pears and crab apples too!)

We have been interviewing our long-term Grange members, driving around and identifying where many of the trees still are and collecting some wonderful stories along the way.

On October 14th from 1-4, the Grange will host The Heritage Apple Festival featuring cider, apple treats and a tasting of the fruit of our community’s heritage trees. We want to locate the best apples and pears for baking, cider making and simply eating fresh. As many of the trees are really old now, we hope to graft these treasures and continue growing the varieties that thrive here on the coast.

We have found a lot of beautiful old trees but we are sure there are more! This is where you come in. If you have old trees on your property that are still producing, and you would like to participate in the tasting, please contact Jennifer Childress at 503-368-5886 or email at goatherd@nehalemtel.net. We are looking for apples from trees planted before 1970, though sometimes we don’t know when they were planted and just know that they’re OLD! And that’s fine. We would love to include them.

Even if you don’t have old apple trees, we’ll be making cider and the public is welcome to bring apples for pressing. Bring your own jars and you can take home your cider. Donations for this are welcome.

The following instructions will help you keep your apples fresh for the tasting. Or if you need assistance, we would be happy to help you pick and store the fruit.

Many thanks to the Tillamook County Cultural Coalition for funding this project of the White Clover Grange.

Instructions for participating in the heritage apple tasting

Pick 12 ripe apples or pears off the tree (not off the ground)
Place in crisper in the refrigerator, if picked prior to mid-October
When the time comes for the tasting, place in paper bag and label bag with a sharpie.
Helpful information to include:
Name of variety if known
Date picked
General location of tree (ie Nehalem, Hwy 53 above/below McDonald Rd., Northfork Rd. (above/below McDonald), Wheeler, Manzanita
Age of tree (if known)
Name of donor

Eric Sappington: I’ve lived on the Oregon coast for the last 27 years. I moved here from the Midwest to be inspired in my songwriting as well as my art. I paint whatever emotions I have in the moment I have been working on, or working through. Most of the time I don’t think about what I’m painting, I just do it. This can turn into a series or just a one off abstract blow out. The show is all about transitioning. Let’s see where it takes me.

Brittany Sheffield: I am a 33 year old wife and mother of four. I was born and raised in Tillamook. Art has always been a passion of mine even from a young age. This past year I started getting back into painting as an outlet and way to relax between work, kids and school. I’ve really enjoyed finding things that have challenged me creatively.