Connect Up Activities

Meet Saturday, Nov. 30 at 9:45 am at the Midge Cramer trailhead to Bald Hill at the west end of the Fairgrounds parking lot. We’ll start hiking at 10:00 am. This will be a “lollipop” trail with different ability options. Join us for all or part of the journey. We’ll head west on the paved path, then north to the barn, and around the west trail to the top of the hill. Then we’ll make our way back downhill to the barn via whatever trail is less like a mudslide. Then back to the parking lot via the paved path. This is an easy to moderate hike of about 4 miles with about 300 ft. elevation gain. Dress for the weather, bring water, shoes with traction, poles if you like, but NO DOGS PLEASE.

Learn to attract butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or even a container garden. Jessie WIlson, certified Master Gardener, will tell you how at 2:00 p.m, November 9th at UUFC, in the Social Hall. This activity was offered at the June Services Auction and is now open to all who are interested.

Come Friday, October 25, it may be a foggy and/or drizzly day for a drive up the valley, but with the company of UUFC friends, we should all feel warm and happy.

This time we’ll go to NAMASTE Vineyard at 5600 Van Well Road in Dallas, OR. If you haven’t been before, they have a large, lovingly-restored barn with a huge fireplace.

They’re open from 11 – 5 daily and have a FIVE WINE FLIGHT ($25). They also offer wine by the glass, ciders, beer and non-alcoholic drinks. They offer small plates (fruit & cheese, meat & cheese, or large charcuterie board) and they’re fine with us bringing our own food.

Wine Passport holders have a BOGO wine flight option. For everyone else, the tasting cost is waived with the purchase of a $50 bottle of wine.

We’ll meet at 11:30 at the UU parking lot to begin our Friday foray. Try to be arrive timely so we can hit the road promptly.

Let Heather E know by WEDNESDAY Oct 23rd. If our party is 8+, she will give them a call.

Hope to see you then!