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Winston Middle School is hosting a canned food drive from November 28th to December 12. If you have a donation of non-perishable food items please bring it to the main office at WMS. All donations will be given to the Winston-Dillard Food Pantry.
Thursday, December 15th, from 6:00—7:30 at McGovern Elementary School Bring the whole family for a FREE, craft-filled night with a special appearance from Santa Claus. This event is open to the public, but supplies may be limited so please come early. Drinks & delicious snacks will be available for purchase and a professional photographer will be available for family photos for $25. For more information or to book a time slot with the photographer, contact McGovern Parent Group by email at cheetahparent@gmail.com. Donations are always welcome and greatly appreciated.
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The Umpqua Symphony Association Presents
Presido Brass Quintet Christmas Show! Winston Community Center December the 9th 6 PM to 8 PM
Rose Theater - Roseburg High School
400 W Harvard Ave., Roseburg, OR Thursday, December 1, 2016, 7:00 PM
FREE Santa and Mrs. Claus will be here!
Adults $20, Seniors $15, Students $5, Families of 4 or more $40.
Ugly Sweater Contest Face Painting Magician Photo Booth Hot Drinks Cake Walk
Cookies Music And Other surprises!
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Members of the Presidio Brass have performed with major symphony orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Diego Symphony, and have shared the stage with commercial and pop artists that include Stevie Wonder, John Williams, Quincy Jones and more. When not on tour, they continue to perform with orchestras, maintain private teaching studios at local universities, arrange and compose new music, assist with public school music programs, and operate an annual summer music camp for students of all ages. The Presidio Brass (http:// www.presidiobrass.com/ ) has released four recordings, including, Christmas Day, an assortment of well-loved holiday favorites and their newest release Rhapsody in Brass, featuring popular American music influenced by classical and jazz idioms. Inspired by the dedication of their school music teachers, Presidio Brass came together with the primary mission to promote music education and music appreciation in youngsters. For this very reason, this performance will be coupled with master classes and the Roseburg High School wind ensemble will be performing with the group! For ticket information visit http://umpquasymphony.org/products-page/tickets/presidiobrass// or contact us: info@umpquasymphony.org or 541-236-2566
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1. Umpqua Valley Festival of Lights: located at 380 River For ks Par k Road, Rosebur g, Or egon. Open November 22-January 1 starting at 5:30PM. December 6th get in FREE with your BiMart Card and December 14th is Rogue Credit Union Night and has FREE admission. See the World’s largest nutcracker, over 500,000 lights, 3D displays, and more!
In October 2012, Eric W. Wilson published a history book entitled “SNAPSHOTS ALONG THE UMPQUA” The following are excerpts from the book under the chapter of “HISTORICAL TIDBITS.”
August 1854: Willis School District #14 was established in August 1854. The first school building was set on fire in 1855 during the Indian War of 1855-1856. The district consolidated with Dillard School District #116 on 1941.
August 1924: Fire wreaked havoc on the community of Green when it destroyed four beautiful homes, two garages, two sheds and outbuildings, and threatened supplies at the Green Train Station before it was brought under control Saturday evening, August 23, 1924. January 1959: Residents of Camas Valley again turned down an offer to consolidate with Dillard School District #116. January 1959: Residents of Camas Valley again turned down an offer to consolidate with Dillard School District #116. Copies of the book SNAPSHOTS ALONG the UMPQUA can be purchased at: Amazon, DOUGLAS COUNTY MUSEUM, Wintergreen Nursery in Dillard, Treat’s Café in Porter Creek, Lookingglass Store in Lookingglass, While Away Books in Roseburg and V.W. Books at Garden Valley Mall in Roseburg and UCC Book Store. 6
Reindeer Games Answers: Dasher-42 bells, Donner-15 bells, Blitzen-21 bells, and Comet-30 bells.
January 1852: Douglas County was created from a portion of Umpqua County on January 7, 1852. The County was named after Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. He was a candidate for the presidency in 1860.
2. Holiday Lights at Shore Acres State Park: located at 89039 Cape Ar go Hwy, Coos Bay, Or egon. Open between 4:00-9:30PM, from November 24th to December 31st. See the beautiful gardens that have been transformed by thousands of twinkling lights to form incredible sculptures. 3. The Sea of Lights at the Or egon Coast Aquar ium: located at 2820 SE Fer r y Slip Road, Newpor t, Oregon. Visit this unique Christmas light display which takes place every Friday and Saturday evening of December. View the thousands of lights and scuba diving Santa that decorate the aquarium. 4. The Pastega Christmas Light Display is located at 110 SW 53rd St. in Corvallis, Oregon. This magical holiday tradition takes place at the Benton County Fairgrounds from November 27th to December 25th from 5:00-10:00PM.
5. Christmas in The Garden in Silver ton: located at the Oregon Garden at 879 W. Main Street, Silverton, Oregon. This event is open from November 25th to January 1st. Every winter, the garden is decorated with thousands of glittering lights. 6. The Grotto is located at 8501 NE Skidmore Str eet in Portland, Or egon. It is a gor geous Catholic sanctuary that transforms into an amazing festival of lights each winter. It is open from 5:00-9:00PM November 25th to December 30th. 7. Take a drive or stroll down Peacock Lane. Located in SE Portland between Stark and Belmont Street, just east of SE 39th Street, Peacock Lance consists of a row of houses which are extravagantly decorated for the holiday season. Due to traffic, walking is suggested over driving. 8. End your trip at ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo. Located at 4001 Southwest Canyon Road, Portland, Oregon. The zoo puts on an amazing holiday light display and you can visit any time between November 25th and January 1st from 5:00-9:00PM. *Come prepared with cash, as many of these displays have an entrance fee.
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Each month, we will be featuring a review on one of the many local places where you can find some delicious eats.
Carlos’ Resaurante Written by Kayti Cox , WMS 7th Grade
Use the clues to figure out how many bells each reindeer is wearing! 30
15
42
21
Dasher
One of their appetizers is the Carlos platter, which includes taquitos, flautas, a quesadilla, nachos, and hot wings. It is served with sour cream and guacamole. This appetizer is only $10.50. They even include chicken strips for $7.75 as an appetizer.
They have a seafood salad with crab or shrimp on fresh lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, cheese, cucumber, and pineapple all served in a large shell (Shrimp $12.95 Crab $14.95). They serve albondigas, which is a Mexican vegetable soup with meatballs. A cup is $3.75 and a bowl is $4.95.
Donner Blitzen Find the answers on page 6.
Carlos’ Restaurante is a restaurant located in Winston, Oregon. They serve Mexican food. The address is 101 SE Thompson Ave, Winston, OR 97496. Business hours are from 11AM – 9PM Carlos’ has a lot of great food including appetizers, salads, and main dishes.
Additionally, they have several yummy main dishes. Main dishes include arroz con pollo, enchiladas, burritos, and fajitas. If you can’t decide between a burrito or the fajitas, don’t. Instead, try their fajita burrito.
Comet
Clues: Dasher is wearing twice as many bells as Blitzen. Donner is wearing an odd number of bells. The number of bells that Blitzen is wearing is a multiple of 7. 4
Carlos has great reviews and good food. Their main appetizer is chips and dip. They’re free, and they always serve their chips warm! Can’t decide what to have for dinner? Go to Carlos’ Restaurante and have a great dinner! 5
101 SE Thompson, Winston, OR 97496 Take-Out/Reservations (541)679-8080