Awana Derby Cars

February 7 and 14 the kids and their sponsors put together and painted the Derby Cars for Awanas, the race will be February 28, 2009 at the Calvary Baptist Church in The Dalles, beginning at 8 a.m.

As evidenced by these photos, the kids, both young and old had a blast making the cars.

These cars are sharp!!!!!!!

Leadership Plenty

Audra Moffett, Charlotte Newton and Rhonda Hargrove have lead 6 (six) sessions of Leadership Plenty so far. They have exceeded the halfway point in this training. We are encouraged by the turnout at these Saturday Meetings.

Leadership Plenty is a program dedicated to identifying and equipping the natural leaders in our community. It is part of the Horizons program to aleviate poverty in our community. This program has followed behind the Study Circles conducted in November and December. We will be moving into the next phase of the Horizons program at the end of Leadership Plenty. Please watch this blog and the FallBridge News for times, places and updates.

The analog to digital switch

In February the FCC is switching broadcast TV from analog to digital. You don't have to go out and get a new digital TV to keep enjoying your TV, but you will need a converter box. The federal government is offering cupons to assist with the switch. See the following link for details.

1. http://www.dtv.gov/

Or, if you must, please recycle rather than throw those old analog TV's away. See following link.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/Recycle-Your-Analog-TV.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_source=iPost

Gary's List (similar to Craigs List) for our Community

Gary Oakley has volunteered to host a listing of any bartering opportunities there are in our community. The idea sprung from ideas developed at our Study Circles. We have talented people here in our community and some may have items or goods to trade for services, or other items. Let Gary know if you have anything to add to his list.

Information and Resource Manual

Holly Lay has kindly volunteered to compile an Information and Resource Manual listing such things as Governmental Agencies, which to call for what service, Hospitals, Doctors, Dentists, Optometrist and Ophthalmologists and other medical services, Transportation, DSHS and their many departments, and any other informational need we might encounter. Please contact Holly with any additions or suggestions you may have. The Manual should be published and available soon.

Leadership Plenty Training

Community members Rhonda Hargrove, Charlotte Newton and Audra Moffett will be conducting Leadership Training beginning January 17, 2009 9 a.m. thru most of the day at the Wishram Community Center (school cafeteria). The training is open to any interested community member. Lunch will be served. Comfortable seating will be available.

Rhonda, Charlotte and Audra attended Horizons Training in Leadership Plenty December 4-6 at the Washington State University in Spokane. They are eager to share their training with the community.

At this first meeting they will share what Horizons is all about, what we hope to accomplish and how we as a community can become proactive in serving our own needs.

We hope to see many community members there.

Community Garden

We have a garden spot located at 1970 Highway 14 Frontage. Our first meeting of the year will be January 18, 2009 at 2 p.m. The meeting will begin at the garden spot and move to the Wishram Community Church kitchen. Anyone interested in participating in the garden should come to this planning meeting. We have discussed setting aside a portion of the garden for children, so if you think your kids would like to be involved, please come.