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Volunteer opportunities
Serving an area bounded by 82nd Avenue, the Columbia River, and the Clackamas County line — including Troutdale, Fairview, and Wood Village, Snow-CAP provides food boxes, clothing and special assistance to those in need. They could use your help. Drivers are needed to deliver a Food 2 You box to a low-income senior on the last Tuesday of each month. The Clothes Closet has room for a volunteer on Fridays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Children need help to find the special things they need to dress well at school. Reporters, desktop publishers and proofreaders are needed to assist with the quarterly newsletter. Call Danni Mooney at 503-674-8785 ext 19 for more information on theses and other openings.
Father of Hapkido makes appearance
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| Grand Master Bong Soo Han demonstrates the ancient Korean art of Hapkido with one of his assistants at Choi's Martial Arts, 11702 N.E. Halsey St. |
| MEMO PHOTO: TIM CURRAN |
Seminar attendees were taught Hapkido Theory, non-resistance and circular motion, advanced kicks, deflections and hand strikes, sweeps, take downs and joints locks, pressure points and escapes as well as Ki breathing techniques.
Home tour seeks homeowners
The Portland Office of Sustainable Development is seeking green homes to participate in the second annual Build It Green! Tour of Homes. The Tour will take place on Saturday, September 20th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Build It Green! Tour showcases sustainable homes and remodels and is an opportunity for homeowners to share their green building experiences with the community.
Qualifying homes will be located throughout the Portland metropolitan area and must demonstrate sustainable features such as Naturescaping, rainwater harvesting, solar heating, salvage and reuse of building materials, to name a few. The Tour selection committee will consider all types of residences, include new homes, remodels, single family, duplexes, townhouses, lofts or condominiums.
To download the Build It Green! entry form and more information on sustainable features, go to www.green-rated.org
June garden hints
The Extension Service of Oregon State University provides the following tips and reminders for key gardening chores.
Plant insectory plants to attract beneficial insects to your garden. Check with local nurseries for best selections. Learn to identify beneficial insects such as ground beetles, rove beetles, lady bugs and their larvae, lacewings and their larvae, minute pirate bugs, syrphid or flower flies, spiders, and wasps. Remove seed pods after blooms have dropped from rhododendrons, azaleas. Prune lilacs, forsythia, rhododendrons, and azaleas after blooming. Fertilize your garden one month after plants emerge. Harvest thinnings from new plantings of lettuce, onion, and chard.
Construct trellises for tomatoes, cucumbers, and vining ornamentals. Use organic mulches to conserve soil moisture. Pick ripe strawberries regularly to avoid fruit-rotting diseases. Blossoms on squash and cucumbers begin to drop: nothing to worry about. Control garden weeds by pulling, hoeing, or mulching. Thin apples, pears, and peaches when fruit is as big around as a nickel. Expect normal June drop of fruit not pollinated. Move houseplants outside for cleaning, grooming, repotting, and summer growth. Make sure raised beds receive enough water for plants to stay free of drought stress.
To learn more, visit the Extension Service website at eesd.oregonstate.edu.
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