The
Silent Auction -- Saturday and Sunday!
See what's available for bid at the Silent Auction in the
EORenew booth! We are very grateful to the many donors for this
benefit auction. Purchases support the nonprofit organization that
brings you SolWest Fair and other educational activities throughout
the year.
Check out the items on display, write your bid on the sheet
next to the item, and then attend the bid closing at 6:30 Saturday
(selected items only) or 2:00 Sunday, to see if you have won your
bid. You or your representative must be present to win. All items
must be removed from the fairgrounds by 4:00 Sunday afternoon. At
press time, donations were coming in too fast to get them all in the
program, so be sure to check at the fair for items not listed here:
Controller, Abundant Renewable Energy
5 Watt 12 volt Solar Module (used), Alternative Power and Machine
TriMetric Amp-hour Meter (2), Bogart Engineering
$200 Certificate good for any Deltec products, Deltec Co.
LED Christmas lights, Depot Solar & Light
Pilot LED Flashlights (4), Electron Connection
Solar Battery Chargers (7), Electron Connection
Eco Kids Book, E2 Powered
Solar Education Kit, E2 Powered
Solar Chill Swamp Cooler, EORenew
Yoderville BioDiesel Coop T-shirt (2), Flying F Bio-Fuels
CD-ROM full set of archive issues of Home Power (2), Home Power Magazine
1-year Subscription to Home Power (2), Home Power Magazine
6-position Combiner Box, MidNite Solar
MX60 Charge Controller, OutBack Power Systems
28 LED flashlight, Protronix
One-watt Luxen LED flashlight, Protronix
Assorted 8-LED flashlights, Protronix
Gift Basket of Natural bodycare Items, Simmons Natural Bodycare
Velux Sun Tunnel Skylight, Skylights NW
5 gallons of biodiesel (2), Sun Break Biofuels
30 gallons of biodiesel (2), Sun Break Biofuels
Kill-a-Watt Meter, Sunelco
Hand-crank Flashlight, Sunelco
1/4 Page Color Print Ad & Web Ad, The Green Living Journal
The New Village Green Book, The Green Living Journal
3-year subscription to Green Living Journal, The Green Living Journal
-- and more, from Abney Solar Electrix, Backwoods Solar,
groSolar, Oasis Montana, and others!
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The
SolWest Free Speech Corner
The corner just outside the north door of the Pavilion, in the
shade of a big green tree, is the SolWest Free Speech Corner.
Speakers and would-be speakers are invited to sign up for a time slot
on the schedule posted at the Corner, and speak on a topic near and
dear to their hearts. If it’s not a scheduled workhop, if
it’s political, or if you just want to express an opinion, this
is a protected corner where you can speak your mind. Listeners may
hear something controversial, enlightening, or just plain fun in the
Free Speech Corner. Check out the Free Speech schedule, see who has
signed up, and stop by to hear something that may influence your life!
Note: Opinions expressed in the Free Speech
Corner belong to their presenters, and do not reflect the opinions of EORenew.
Camping
at SolWest
Camping is available right on the fairgrounds for both tents
and RVs! If you don't need a hookup, camp in "the Orchard."
The camping is in a grassy field, with water, showers, and toilets
available nearby. There will also be porta-potties for convenience at
night. The fee is $15 for the weekend, payable to EORenew
(reservations strongly recommended at 541-575-3633). Check in when
you arrive with our campground host, Mike Igo.
If you would like to camp in the RV park with full hookups,
call John Day/Canyon City Parks and Rec. at 541-575-0110. RV slots go
fast, so call early! The RV park is the closest place to all the
action. Unplugged RVs, and anyone else, are welcome to camp free
around the edges of our 30 acre parking field, 1 block east of the
fairgrounds on Third Street. There will be porta-potties here, too,
for the travel-weary as well as the not completely self-contained. No
reservations are necessary, but please park around the back edges
near the trees.
Volunteers
needed
It takes many helping hands to run SolWest: greeters selling
tickets at the gate, electrathon lap-counters and flaggers, question-answerers
and go-fers. You can help keep SolWest running smoothly and
fairgoers finding the information they came for by volunteering for
2-hour shifts during SolWest. Reap the rewards of free fair entry and
free camping. Training provided. For more information email us in
advance at info@solwest.org, call the EORenew office at 541-575-3633,
or inquire at the main entry gate, and -- thank you!
Please contact the EORenew
office if you would like
to distribute posters or
brochures in your area.
About
Dogs and other pets...
Please leave your dog at home. It's not kind to your pet to
bring it to a crowded event, and while your pooch is probably
perfectly behaved, the next one may not see it the same way.
Dogfights are unpleasant for everybody. We understand that some
people travel with their pets, so we ask that if you do bring your
pet, you must have it on a leash while at SolWest, and you may not
take it into classrooms with you.
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EARTH
ANGEL MASSAGE
LMT8308
While enjoying SolWest Fair, recharge your mind, body, and
soul with massage. Licensed massage therapist Dawn Hamsher will be
offering massage in the Pavilion during the fair. We will be offering
several types of massage, including Swedish, reflexology, and chair massage.
We can’t wait to see you! Stop in early to schedule an appointment.
Her-oes
and He-roes Organize SolWest Recycling
The Her-oes and He-roes Club is setting up the SolWest
recycling center for the second year in a row. Recycling can be found
outside the northeast corner of The Pavilion. Proceeds from
returnable beverage containers dropped at the recycling center go to
support the mentoring programs of the club. The Her-oes and He-roes
will also be selling brownies and lemonade at a table on the north
side of the Pavilion during SolWest to support their activites. The
Her-oes and He-roes Club is a program of Families First of Grant County.
SolWest
Video PSA
Many volunteers have contributed to a 30-second Public Service
Announcement video for SolWest Fair. Thanks to boB Gudgel of Midnite
Solar and Magnum Energy for the raw footage from SolWest. Thanks also
to Kelly Workman of Radio KJDY in John Day for reading the audio
script into digital form. And, thanks to Heidi
Muller for permission to use her song “Winter Goodby,”
from her Cassiopeia” CD. Thanks especially to high school senior
Kevin Brown of Canyon City for talented video editing to produce the
final product. You have a great career in computers coming, Kevin!
The SolWest PSA is posted to YouTube!
Just Google videos for “SolWest.” If anyone would like a
high-resolution copy of the PSA sent to their local TV station,
please send contact info for the station’s Creative Services
department to info@solwest.org, or ask us for download information.
Getting here is half
the fun! See our Contact
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