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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us February 10, 2006 Raising money for raising a barn Willow Wind Community Learning Center hosts fundraiser for barn renovation By Jennifer Squires Ashland Daily Tidings Taking inspiration from the old countryside tradition of roping in a whole community to build a barn in a day, a group of parents and community members hope people will dance to Beatles tunes to raise money for the restoration of the barn at Willow Wind Community Learning Center. Wild Honey Pie, a teenage band, opens the show around 7:30 p.m. Then the Nowhere Men, an Ashland-based group, will perform Beatles songs in the Ashland Middle School commons, 100 Walker Ave. Allesandra Lemble, left, and friend Isabelle Chatroux swing in the foreground of the barn located at Willow Wind Community Learning Center on Wednesday. A concert Saturday night at the Ashland Middle School will help raise money for the barn’s restoration. Orville Hector | Ashland Daily Tidings The ‘It Takes a Village to Raise a Barn’ campaign seeks to raise a half-million dollars to refurbish the century-old barn on Ashland School District property at 1497 E. Main St. that also houses the Klamath Bird Observatory. The Willow Wind community has already generated $93,000 in donations, grants and pledges to support the renovation. Right now, the school uses the fir structure for storage because the barn isn’t sound enough for children to enter. For at least the last five years an owl has made its home in the eves of the building. Preliminary design plans show the old structure being upgraded and expanded to include a stage and back-stage area, floor seating and a mezzanine level. They hope to reuse a substantial portion of the old fir siding on the building and add a birdhouse to the front of the barn for the owl. Once completed, the barn would be able to seat about 200 people and available to rent for community meetings and musical performances. The school will also use the facility for Willow Wind classes, camps and maybe a summer art program. The Saturday night dance will be the first fundraising effort that appeals to the entire city, according to Judith Ann McBride, the coordinator for the fundraising campaign and a teacher at Willow Wind. “We’re hoping to make Ashland and the Rogue Valley aware of the barn fundraising and the opportunities for people to use the barn,” McBride said. The Saturday night event will also feature a dance contest, a hoola-hoop contest and a raffle. Pizza and other refreshments will be available. This event is being sponsored by Northwest Nature Shop, Ashland Food Co-op, Peoples Bank of Commerce, Stokes-Built Ashland Remodeling and Hersey Health Care. Admission is $10 for adults (ages 12 and up), $5 for children and $25 for families (up to five people). Tickets are available in Ashland at Soundpeace, Tree House Books and Paddington Station, and in Medford at Bad Ass Coffee. For more information, call McBride 488-2684. DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Deep Muscle Stimulator Ceramic Piggy Banks FREE Entertainment Guide Women's & Men's Slippers Accelerate Weightloss Products Backpacks Generic Viagra Vegas Travel Guide Search Engine Optimization Sportsbook Absinthe Supply Student Loans Hotel & Airline Reservations African Safari Hammocks Helzberg Diamonds Online Casinos Community Bonus Casino King of Spirits ink cartridges Mortgage Calculator Security Systems Mailing Lists Click Here Advertisement .:Advertisements:. Site Search: RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams