the award-winning documentary film

“The Power of Community”

How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

FREE - All ages welcome

Saturday, Nov 15th — 1 p.m.

McMinnville Cooperative Ministries

in the Great Room

544 NE Second Street

followed by

A public forum on community solutions to global issues.

Topics will include food, housing, and transportation.

For more information

503-434-4462

Bring green ideas!

Co-Sponsored by

Cool Mac, Slow Food Yamhill County, Cozine Bicycle Club, Greenfield

Come early for conversation over Brown Bag Lunch at noon

Snacks and hot drinks provided

This documentary talks about how local citizens in Cuba joined forces –businessmen, laborers, housewives, etc.–to slow their energy consumption, which resulted in community gardens, new local businesses, etc. , and developed a real sense of “community.” We’re hoping this forum will initiate projects that our local citizens can get involved in and provide an outlet for those who want to create change. We believe that the future is NOW!

More - There will be a panel consisting of Joshua Ferguson, who will talk about water harvesting, Lucy Falcy of Slow Food Yamhill County, Nathaniel Hitchcock of the Cozine Bicycle Club, Barbara Boyer of Yamhill County Soil and Water. Each panel member will have 5 minutes to give an overview of their group/project. There will be 20-30 minutes after that for questions/discussion/action ideas.  Then the panel members will meet at separate tables with interested people to generate support and develop plans to work together on specific projects.

Climate Change and Green Jobs in the New Economy

Date: Wednesday, October 29^th

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm  

Location: McMinnville Community Center Room 103

Climate Change is big news and citizens, workers, unions, and businesses have a big stake in this important issue.  

How can communities work together to take advantage of the economic opportunities of a clean energy economy?

How can we assure a just transition with protections for workers in traditional manufacturing jobs?   

What steps can concerned citizens, workers, unions, and businesses take to create green jobs?

This will be a presentation by a panel of University of Oregon Labor Education Research Center trained union activists followed by a Q & A forum.

Speakers:

Kevin Card, National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 82

Jakob Juntunen, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 48

Agnes Lut, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees 3336

Grant Swanson, American Federation of State County, and Municipal Employees 88

Rosalyn Greene, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees 350

For more information, please call 503-472-0108 or email HYPERLINK “mailto:uswa8378@onlinemac.com”uswa8378@onlinemac.com 

Hosted by:

United Steelworkers Local 8378, McMinnville, Oregon

Sponsor:

University of Oregon Labor Education Research Center S.T.A.R. Fund

Hello, everyone,  We are having a special meeting this month

to brainstorm Cool Mac's mission and vision.  We will be

cancelling our regular Saturday meeting this month

(which would have been held on Sat, Oct 18th) and will be

meeting on Thursday evening, Oct 23rd instead at the First

Federal Board Room from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The First Federal

Board Room is located across the street from the First

Federal Bank brick building and right next to Key to Health.

Please feel free to come and take part in this brain-

storming that will help to set the compass for future Cool

Mac activity in McMinnville!  Everyone interested in

participating is welcome.

Please feel free to call me at (503) 560-5189

or Linda 503-472-9213 if you have any questions- 

Wendy Stassens 

Welcome new Cool Mac’ers, and Hello Again to the rest of you!

On behalf of the Cool Mac Steering Committee, I’d like to take this
opportunity to invite you to a get-acquainted “party” at our next Cool Mac
meeting. If you’d like to get to know a little more about Cool Mac, would
like to meet the committee members, are interested in helping your
community become more sustainable and aren’t sure how, have some resources
that you think would be helpful to us, or just want to join us for some
good Cornerstone coffee on Saturday morning,  please come!   We are
looking for a few more interested parties who are willing to share their
expertise and/or energy as we grow our organization to promote
sustainability in this wonderful city of McMinnville!

Place:
First Baptist Church (Corner of Cowls and 2nd Street)
Fellowship Hall (long modern building)
Cowls Street entrance
Fireside Room (1st room on the left through double doors)

When:
Saturday, September 20
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Hope to see both some new and some familiar faces on Saturday!

Linda Grove

Phone 503-472-9213
Cool Mac Steering Committee

The following is information on an upcoming class offered by Slow Food Yamhill County and the OSU Extension Service. Please join us if you are interested and/or share this info with others who may want to attend.

*Canning Class* - Canning Fruits and Tomatoes: Basic boiling water canning
processing method, review equipment, ingredients, current instructions,
step-by-step.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
OSU Yamhill County Extension Office, 2050 NE Lafayette Avenue.
Co-Sponsored by OSU Extension and Slow Food Yamhill County.

$10.00 per person. Questions to Judi at 971.237.3953

Thursday, September 11, is the First Movie of the 2008-2009 SPFS Season:

” TRANSFORMING ENERGY”

 ”Transforming Energy” is a documentary about the hope of Alternative Energy as a solution to the problems of Global Warming and the end of cheap oil and gas. It takes us into the lives, the passion, the commitment and the hard work of the people who are on the ground now, working to create a new energy paradigm.

Chuck Davis, Writer & Director will be flying in from Boulder, Colorado for a special evening.

 Guest Panelists include: 

Carel C. DeWinkel, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Analyst
Renewable Energy Division
Oregon Department of Energy
(to discuss Wind energy)

Christopher Dymond?
Senior Energy Analyst?
Oregon Department of Energy
(to discuss Solar energy)

 A representative from
Sequential/Pacific Biofuels
Salem, Oregon
(to discuss Biofuels)

 Where?
The Grand Theater
191 High Street NE
(corner of Court & High)
Show at 7:00
Doors at 6:15
Adults $3
Students w. ID $2

Oregon Interfaith Power and Lights presents two workshops: “Save Your Congregation Energy & Money” - Noon to 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church and “Energy Stewardship” - 6 to 8:30 p.m. at McMinnville Cooperative Ministries.

Main speaker is Doug Boleyn, PE, Energy Consultatnt for Oregon Interfaith Power and Light. He has over 30 years experience in energy conservation and renewable energy, including previous work for Portland General Electric and Bonneville Power Administration. Doug is currently owner and President of Cascade Solar Consulting, serves on the board of the Solar Energy Assoc. of Oregon, and serves on the renewable advisory committee of Energy Trust of Oregon. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Oregon.

The 1st workshop is a consultation on energy stewardship for congregations, facility managers, clergy, and building committee members.

AGENDA:

• Opening reflection.
• Introduction, lunch served.
• Key principles of energy stewardship.
• Building operations;  low-cost, no-cost measures to save energy and money, troubleshooting record keeping.
• Energy Audit - Important energy savings opportunities to look for in your congregation. 

·The 2nd worship is a dynamic workshop empowering individuals and congregations to save energy, money, and the earth.

AGENDA:

• How your congregation or household can achieve a net zero carbon footprint.
• Improving your quality of life through energy efficiency and conservation
• The ethics of energy stewardship.
• Renewable energy options.
• Incentives and tax credits available.
• Plan of actions for your congregation or home.

Registration deadline is Sept 25 (accepted at door if room available). $15 per workshop; $25 for both. Youth are free. Light meal and materials included. Scholarhsips available.

Free CFLs and low-flow shower heads provided to participants by McMinnville Water and Light.

For more information or to register by phone, call 503.221.1043, extremity 203

Sponsors: Oregon Interfaith Power & Light; Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Bonneville Power Administration. Co-Sponsor: Oregon Department of Energy (www.oregon.gov/energy)

Cool Mac is coming into its own—we’re the only ones besides city departments to have been invited to have a booth at City Faire. The focus is on sustainability and community…right up our alley! The city’s intent is to make as small a footprint on Discovery Park as possible while showcasing city services. WOW (Western Oregon Waste) will be providing recyclable garbage containers, for example. They are encouraging everyone to ride bicycles or walk if possible. There will be a special Bicycle Circle for people to leave their bikes. This area is going to be patrolled, and someone will be checking riders in.

This really sounds like a fun place to be on Saturday, September 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be live bands and strolling musicians, puppeteers, people on stilts. There will be a ceremony by City Council about 11:30. They want to honor the volunteers within the city and will be giving out some awards. After that they’ll start serving free hot dogs, a Pep Band from Portland will give a short concert, and then comes the free ice cream!

There will be tethered hot air balloon rides, police department’s helicopter will be there along with their new equipment, and the fire department will have their trucks displayed. Community Development (including Planning Department) have their own booth. McMinnville Water and Light are giving away bulbs and shower heads again. There will be interactive demonstrations and exhibits. The Police Department will have a bicycle safety course set up as well as having a dog training demonstration.

And the whole day is free!

Please come by our Cool Mac booth to see the latest literature and things going on with our organization…and give us more ideas for saving energy and becoming a sustainable community!

Hi Everyone-

Just in case anyone is interested, the Green Builders Guild of McMinnille is
holding a tour of the Stonehaven Townhomes in McMinnville.  The townhomes
are built on an infill lot near Newby School and are the first to receive
Gold Certification, the second highest, from Earth Advantage.  These homes
feature many green design and construction elements including super energy
efficient ICF construction, heat recovery ventilators for healthy indoor air
quality, solatubes, radiant heat, energy efficient LED lighting, electric
car hook ups, recycled, reclaimed, and low voc materials and much more.  The
tours are at 6 pm on next Thursday, August 28th and will be led by the
builders.  They will be followed by refreshments featuring local foods and
question and answer discussion with the builders.  The tours will begin at 166 SW
Eckman St.

Please feel free to call or email if you have any questions.
Thanks-
Wendy Stassens

Tour Details:
Date and Time:  Thursday, August 28th, 6 pm
Place: Stonehaven Townhomes on Eckman St
Directions to Townhomes: From 99 W, West on 2nd St (towards Hill Rd), Left
on Fleishauer, First Left on Apperson, Stonehaven Townhomes are on the right
immediately after the 90 degree curve in the road.

--
Bella Casa Real Estate Group
Cell: (503) 560-5189
Email: wendy@thebellacasagroup.com

Slow Food Yamhill County Potluck*
Friday, July 18 - 6:30 to 9:30, 1420 Johnstone Court, McMinnville

Please join us! Bring a dish to share made with some locally grown or
produced ingredients along with the recipe for our local recipe collection
and a (local) beverage of your choice. For further information, contact our
host, Angelina Williamson at 503.472.5304 or Judi at 971.237.3953

*Seasonal Series: Putting by for Winter
*
When: Saturday, August 2, 2008, 2-4 p.m.
Where: McMinnville Public Library Carnegie Room
Who: Nicole Montesano and Angelina Williamson

Nicole Montesano and Angelina Williamson present an overview of methods for
keeping foods fresh or preserving them to last through the winter, with a
section on food safety, recipes and samples for tasting.