OCTOBER COMMUNITY EVENTS!

Find local artists, visit their studios, and buy their wares during these six days in October! Local Artists are located in Amity and Sheridan, as well as  McMinnville, Yamhill, Carlton, Newberg, Lafayette, and Sherwood. More information can be seen on their website http://www.artharveststudiotour.org/

Every Saturday in October: Willamina's Farmers Market. Located at the recently revived West Valley Community Campus in Willamina, the Farmer's Market features local farms and vendors. Open from 10-2 every Saturday. :)

Every Friday evening: BINGO at the Legion Hall, N Bridge St,  Sheridan.

Every Saturday evening: BINGO at Sheridan IOOF Lodge #87, 143 SW Monroe St, Sheridan. Home of the $300 Progressive blackout. Doors open at 5:30, Bingo starts at 6:30. Main Packets are $8, and each special is $1. If you want to play one of every game, that will be $14. One Saturday a month is reserved for groups that need a fundraiser. Games for those are sold in advance by the group fundraising for $10 each main pack, with additional games for $1 each the night of.

For the Week of October 6-12:
Friday and Saturday, October 10 &11- The Spartan Cheer Fall Clinic! Camp runs daily from 10 am to 3 pm at Sheridan High School. Cost is $15 per day, or preregister for both days and pay only $20 AND receive a souvenir shirt. Price includes instruction, snacks, and water. Students should bring their own lunch each day, and wear tennis shoes and comfortable clothing. For more information, or to Pre-register, call Coach Bec at 971-237-4304, or email becky.hasel@sheridan.K12.or.us (added 10/5)

Friday-Sunday, October 10-12- Combined FFA, Alumni, and more, MAJOR garage sale. Friday's hours will be 9am to 4pm, Saturday's hours 9am to 4pm, and Sunday's hours will be 9am to 2pm. This will be a HUMONGOUS sale, benefitting the area's various community groups. Location is Willamina, but the address will be announced Thursday night, October 9th.

Saturday, October 11th- Harvest Fair and Celebration @ the West Valley Community Campus. Events include the Farmer's Market, Harvest Fair, Community Art Room Grand Opening, and Celebration of Non Profit Status. For more information visit their website at http://www.westvalleycommunitycampus.org/

For the Week of October 13-19:
Saturday, October 18- Fall Craft Show @ the Sheridan United Methodist Church, 234 N. Bridge St, Sheridan. 9am-3pm. Local crafts, lunch and snacks all available for purchase. If you are interested in reserving a table please contact Laura Porter at 503-843-3859. Reserve your table fast- space is limited!

(sorry for the crappy photo)

For the Week of October 20-26:
Friday, October 24- Willamina Homecoming Football Game against Taft at Willamina. Game starts at 7pm. There will be a desert raffle, with tickets $1 each or 6 for $5, as well as a 50/50 raffle.
Saturday, October 25- Sheridan's 2nd Annual Zombie Day

Get registered NOW for the 5k run/walk and Zombie Prom! #zombie #runforyourlife #sheridanzombieday2014 #event pic.twitter.com/rzyU0GSdee
— Sheridan Zombie Day (@Sheridanzombie) September 27, 2014

First official poster with more to come! ;) pic.twitter.com/Y0S0VSCqZT
— Sheridan Zombie Day (@Sheridanzombie) September 21, 2014

Saturday, October 25- FFA Auction @ the West Valley Community Campus. They will be serving a delicious tri-tip dinner at 5:30pm. Price for adults is $12, kids ages 6 and up are $6, and under 6 years old is free with a paying adult. Silent Acution will be between 5 and 7pm, with the live auction starting at 7pm.
Saturday, October 25- BINGO Fundraiser @ the Sheridan IOOF Lodge #87, 143 SW Monroe St, Sheridan. Fundraiser is benefiting the Sheridan High School Cheerleading Squad to raise money to pay for uniforms and camps. A silent auction and raffle will also take place. Main packets are pre-sale only for $10. Special games are sold at the door for $1 each. Find an SHS Cheerleader to buy your tickets or call the Cheer Coach, Bec Hasel at the school.

For the week of October 27- 31:
Friday, October 31- Halloween activities are abundant!!
Sheridan High School Homecoming Football game against Willamina at Sheridan. Game starts at 7pm. Boosters and Sheridan Senior Class of 2015 will have a desert raffle, Boosters will have a Bingo game during Halftime.
Halloween Trick or Treating:  Sheridan will have their Halloween Hall open at SHS from 5pm-6pm, Willamina is doing their Trunk or Treat, time TBA.
Sheridan's Haunted House will be open Oct 29 from 6-9pm, October 30 from 7-9pm, and Oct 31 from 5-7pm, closed during the game, then back open from 9-11:30pm. Admission is only $3, and the money goes towards the SHS Basketball teams as well as the Boosters.


If you have any additions or corrections to this calendar, please message me and I will take care of it!!

I'm also getting November's calendar posting ready, so if there is anything please let me know ASAP!! I will be getting the November post up next week, so people can see ahead of time, what is happening in November!

Thanks for supporting your local blogger!

<3 Kira Sandoval

UPCOMING WEST VALLEY EVENTS

October starts a busy event season!  If you have an event coming up and want it to appear here,  please message me with all the info you can,  including a poster of you have one, and I'll make sure to include it here on my blog!

So far I'm aware of only a couple!  :) I KNOW there is more happening in our "little" valley!

WELCOME TO THE NEW WEST VALLEY, OREGON SPOTLIGHT BLOG!!

I can't wait to start featuring small businesses, direct selling businesses, and entrepreneurs from the West Valley area! The area that I will focus on includes (but not limited to):

• Sheridan
• Willamina
• Grande Rhonde
• Ballston

If you are a new reader, Here's a little about myself:

My name is Kira Sandoval. I've been blogging since 2006. This is but one of 5 blogs I write. I'm currently a single mom of 3 kiddos; my oldest will be a junior in high school in the fall, my middle will be a freshman in high school, and my youngest will be a kindergartner! I hold a double bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Business Management. :)  I grew up in Northern California, just 25 min north of San Francisco. I'm now living in North Western Oregon, in Yamhill County. Funny thing is, I moved out of California's Wine Valley to live in Oregon's Wine Valley! Believe it or not, I didn't like wine until I moved up here! ;)

Over the last 8 years, I've held a few good jobs and a few crazy jobs, and I've also dabbled in a few different Direct Selling companies, with my two favorite being Mia Bella/Scent-sations, and Noah's Ark Animal Workshop. In 2009 I had a family emergency that forced me to move out of the country for a while, so I had to quit my DS jobs. In 2011, I finally was able to get back stateside, and the first thing I did was sign back up with Mia Bella. It's been a struggle, in a new state, but I'm just now starting to get my name out there more. I also work full time as an Educational Assistant for an elementary school.

Originally, this blog started in 2006 as the Spotlight on Working Mamas, as I frequented many online work-from-home forums. Each week (sometimes just once a month) I featured a fellow online mom who was working from home, at least part time, and did a Q&A with them, along with a small "spotlight" on what they did from home. Slowly, my blog gained followers, and then after a good year of blogging, I had many a change on the home front, preventing me from being able to blog. In 2008, I tried to re-start the blog, but this time a family emergency prevented me from blogging. Jump forward to 2014, and I am finally in a stable environment and MORE than ready to blog again. Only this time I'm making a change to this blog and featuring local businesses, direct sales representatives, and entrepreneurs! I want to help my friends in the West Valley bring more people and more business to our area. This was the best way I could think of to do just that.

Starting out, I will only feature one business per month. As the blog grows I would love to be able to feature one business a week!

So, if you are reading this for the first time, and are a resident of the West Valley, let me know if you have a business you would like to have featured, or know someone that would love to be featured, send them my way! You can comment on this blog or you mail email me directly at kiraleesandoval@gmail.com.

I look forward to putting the Spotlight on YOUR business!!

Watch for a NEW LOOK AND NAME!

I'm going to be reworking this blog and start featuring LOCAL: family owned businesses, individual entrepreneurs... you name it. As long as it's LOCAL!!!