connected A newsletter for the people of Gervais, Woodburn, Hubbard and Brooks. October 2016 Pages 2-3: October Promo Pages 4-5: Community Events Pages 6-7: Local Activities Pages 8-9: Healthy Habits OCTOBER IS NATIONAL CO-OP MONTH Being part of a cooperative means being part of something special. DataVision (Gervais Telephone Company) is celebrating National Cooperative Month in October, along with 40,000 other cooperative businesses serving more than 120 million people nationwide. Thank you to all of our members for supporting us over the last 102 years! The seventh cooperative principle is Concern for Community. Cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through employee involvement in local organizations, through charitable contributions to community efforts and through support for schools. To kick off the celebration, DataVision donated $1,200 to the Gervais High School Football Team and $250 to the Gervais High School Volleyball Team. In addition, the employees at DataVision will be doing community service in Gervais, so check our Facebook for updates laster this month. KIDS: TRICK-OR-TREAT AT DATAVISION ON HALLOWEEN FROM 3-6 PM!
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community Haunted Zombie Run Saturday, October 29, 2016 7pm at Hermanson Park, Woodburn Run the 1-mile course through Woodburn's dark Greenway Trail. Dodge zombies looking for a fast (or slow) meal. Race against darkness and survive the zombie apocalypse. Register by October 6 as either a zombie or runner. $10 per person. Costume Collection and Giveaway In the spirit of helping others, let s work together, to help provide all of our local youth, the opportunity to wear a costume for Halloween! ~ said a local Gervais mother Spooky Splash & Floating Pumpkin Patch Saturday, October 29, 2016 5pm-7pm at the Woodburn Aquatic Center Sponsored by the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, pick your pumpkin from our floating patch in the pool! Swim around and pick the pumpkin that suits your fancy while experiencing the glow of the underwater lights and fall related festivities! General admission fee + $2 per pumpkin. Downtown Trick or Treating - FREE! Monday, October 31, 2016 5:30pm at the Woodburn Downtown Plaza Happy Halloween! The Library and Aquatic Center along with other downtown businesses will have candy, candy, and more candy...so kids dress up in your best Halloween costume and bring your parents to the Downtown Plaza on Halloween. There will also be plenty of other games, crafts, contests, and more! Please consider donating a Halloween costume (new or gently used). Upon request, a tax donation receipt can be provided, for your donation. Costumes Collected by: Carmen Leiva (or) Nikki Schultz Familia.Leiva4@gmail.com NSchultz34@gmail.com FREE Costume Giveaway Gervais City Hall Saturday, October 15 (12:00pm 2:00pm) The French Prairie Community Progress Team thanks you for your support! 6th Annual Barn Dance presented by Double H Western WearDouble H Western Wear October 22, 2016 6pm 11pm in the Grand Hall, Oregon Garden Tickets are $15 each in advance, $20 at the door. Oregon Garden members are $13 with membership ID number. Attendees must be 21+. Tickets include line dancing lessons and your first beer from Seven Brides Brewing. Line Dance lessons and DJ services will be provided by Rockin Robyn s DJ and Dance. Between dance lessons, a DJ will play country music for folks to dance to. Adam s Rib Smokehouse will provide a wonderful barbecue dinner available for purchase. View their special Barn Dance menu here. Your first beer from Seven Brides Brewing is included with your ticket. Beer, wine, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Wear your western best! We will pick the best-dressed guy and gal, and each will win a gift certificate from Double H Western Wear.
HALLOWEEN FOOD IDEAS: FRANKENSTEIN AVOCADO TOAST Ingredients 2 pieces of bread, of your choice 1 ripe avocado 1 large sheet of toasted dried seaweed or 2-4 small sheets 1 small vine ripened tomato 4 black olive slices 5-6 pretzel sticks for bolts at neck and nose 4 small cubes of vegan cheese Salt and pepper to taste Instructions 1. To keep the toasts nice and green, we are going to prep everything first and work with the avocado last. Get started by toasting your bread. While the bread is toasting... 2. Cut the seaweed to look like Frankenstein's hair- zig zag on one side and straight on the other. You can also add eyebrows if you'd like! If so, cut a few short strips of seaweed for that. 3. Slice the tomato then cut 1 round slice in half. 4. Cut or break the pretzel sticks as needed so they are the correct lengths. 5. Have all your components close by and ready for you to use then begin on the avocado. Scoop out the flesh of the avocado and put it in a bowl. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste and smash it with a fork or back of a spoon. Smash it until you reach the desired consistency / smoothness. 6. It's time to assemble Frankenstein! Take your toast and trim edges if needed to make a rough rectangle. I try not to cut away too much and also make sure to eat that so it doesn't go to waste! 7. Cut two shallow and small slits on both sides of the bottom edge, this is where the bolts aka pretzel sticks will go. 8. Spread your avocado mixture onto your toast. Add the seaweed hair, seaweed eyebrows (if using), olive eyes, pretzel nose, and tomato mouth. 9. Stick a pretzel into a cheese cube to create a bolt. Then insert it into the pre-cut slit. 10. That's how you make Frankenstein avocado toast! Serve immediately so the seaweed doesn't wilt and stays crunchy. To submit stories or ideas, contact connected@datavision.coop DataVision: Marissa Gainer, Marketing & Sales Coordinator, MGainer@Datavision.coop datavision.coop dvcom.biz facebook.com/datavisioncooperative http://veganchowdown.com/halloween-food-ideas-frankenstein-avocado-toast/