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ROBES Newsletter
September/October May/June 2011 2012
The Traditional
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R.O.B.E.S., P.O. Box 889, Woodburn, OR 97071
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Butte Creek
После
школы
Программа
В Dilfuza Johnson
Для начала я бы хотела
представить себя. Меня зовут Д.
Джонсон и я координатор обучения
Русских классов в школе для
начального обучения Butte Creek.
У меня 20 лет опыта преподавания
Русского языка в школах
Узбекистана и 3 года в Вудбурнсом
школьном дистрикте. Я говорю
на 3 языках и у меня двое детей.
Старший сын - ему 20 лет свободно
говорит на двух языках и учится
в колледже. Младшая - дочь,
14 лет, учится в школе и сейчас
овладевает четвертым языком.
Мой муж преподает в колледже
несколько предметов и так же
знaет два языка. Как видите,
знания языков является нашей
семейной традицией и я горжусь
By Kopy Vshivkoff
The Northwest is known for its
cultural diversity and what better
place to go, to find out about other
cultures, than the Salem
Multicultural Institute World
Beat Festival. This festival
is about celebrating the
cultural diversity of our
community. Ways of learning
of other cultures at this
festival are through cultural
performances and cultural vendors
and exhibitors.
From what started off as ROBES
этим. Моя цель в обучении Русских
классов - научить школьников
общению на этом языке. Они изучают
грамматику, чтение и правописание
на Русском. Я рада вам всем
сообщить, что мои ученики делают
большие успехи в этом и приходят в
класс после трудного школьного дня
с улыбкой на лице и желание познать
новый для них язык. Я пытаюсь
превратить урок в увлекательную
игру в которой мы учим новые
слова, читаем короткие тексты
и диалоги, пишем предложения
и разбираем грамматику их
написания, общению друг с другом
на русском языке.
Turn to Butte Creek on Page 2
World Beat Festival Coming Up
SALEM MULTICULTURAL INSTITUTE1
5
World
Beat
SALEM MULTICULTURAL INSTITUTE1
attending this event strictly to give
out flyers and give people information
to learn of ROBES, is now us attending
this event to come together
with other cultures, to find
out our commonalities, build
bridges, and find ways we could
help each other understand
what and who we are. ROBES
has been attending this festival
now as a cultural vendor for
three years. This year will mark our
fourth year, as a cultural exhibitor.
Turn to World Beat on Page 4
5
years
years
World
Beat
Inside This Issue
Editorial 2
Change 3
World Beat continued 4
Kindergarten Registration 5
Save Money on Gas 5
Religion / Holy Days 6
OAME Conference Information 6
Community Announcements 7
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Editorial
By Kopy Vshivkoff
ROBES Board of Directors:
Marya I. Kalugin, President
Irina Basargin, Secretary
Nadya Cam, Public Relations
Maria Bochkarev, Treasurer
Evdokia Kery Cam, Events Coordinator
Kopy Vshivkoff, Technologies Director
Natalia Konev, Cultural Entertainment
Director
Rita Afonasiev, Volunteer Coordinator
Contact Us:
ROBES
P.O. Box 889
Woodburn, OR 97071
Website: www.robesnorthwest.org
Email: robes@robesnorthwest.org
Mission Statement:
To enhance and sustain the Old Believer
culture bringing forth strong, vibrant
community members, while keeping our
doors open to those in need.
Article & Ad Submissions:
Do you have an article, community
announcement or opinion you would like
printed in the newsletter? Submit to
newsletter@robesnorthwest.org
See page 6 for advertising.
All articles, announcements and ads will
be reviewed for submission. We reserve the
right to decline any submissions.
Newsletter may be downloaded from
website in full color.
Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and the days are growing
longer and warmer. This could only mean that spring time is here
once again. As the days warm, everyone heads outside, whether it is
gardening, barbecuing, jogging outside, or simple just sitting out on
the porch with a nice cold glass of lemonade.
Springtime for ROBES means the beginning of festivals and
fundraising events. ROBES starts off the year at the Salem
Multicultural World Beat Festival with a booth among many other
cultural booths displaying cultural pieces from the Russian Old
Believer culture. This festival is always the last weekend of June, this
year to be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 30 and July 1.
Following that is the Hubbard Hop Festival, where ROBES is among
several different cultural food booths, selling Russian Old Believer
food. This festival is always held the third Saturday in July, which
lands on Saturday, July 21 this year. Lastly, the Mt. Angel Oktoberfest,
to be held Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 13-16.
ROBES will be seeking volunteers for these events. If you or
someone you know needs to fill some community service time, or you
simply just love to volunteer your time to your community, ROBES
would love to have you on board. Without all of our hard-working
volunteers, our fundraising events wouldn’t be the success they have
been.
Now regarding ROBES annual Russian Old Believer Gala fundraiser,
a tentative date has been moved to be scheduled sometime towards
the end of September through mid-October. More details to be
announced soon. If you have any questions regarding this event, feel
free to email us at robes@robesnorthwest.org.
In other news, ROBES is slowing furnishing the office, thanks to
donated items from the community. If you have office supplies or
furniture sitting around that you don’t use anymore, you can donate
it to ROBES and receive a 2012 tax deduction receipt. Remember,
ROBES is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and all donations made
to ROBES will have an impact on your return. If you’d like to make
a financial donation, fill out the tax-deduction box we have in this
newsletter and mail it in, along with a check to the address we have
listed in this newsletter.
Butte Creek
Continued from Page 1
Мы получаем большую поддержку от администрации школы,
родителей и общественности. Мои школьники и я благодарим
директора школы Кевина Палмера, администацию и родительский
комитет школы, а так же Русскоязычную общественность города.
Эта поддержка - основа нашего успеха.
Upcoming Events
Hubbard Hop Festival Saturday, July 21
Oktoberfest Thurs - Sun, Sept. 13-16
For more information, visit: www.robesnorthwest.org

R.O.B.E.S. Newsletter
Change: A Human Necessity
By Peter Molodyh
Page 3
The blacksmith slowly begins
to shape and pound the raw metal
as sparks dance off of his hammer
landing on the ground below.
Unwilling and unable to change
without external forces, the heat and
pressure are turned up and inevitably
impurities and imperfections slowly
begin to fall away. In His time and at
His pace, what used to be unbending
and uncompromising железa
(metal) is now ready for the Maker’s
purposes.
A slow and at times painful
process, change is as much a human
necessity and desire as breathing
and reproduction. It seems like
everywhere around us people are
constantly trying to either change
their financial situations, their
bodies, or their surroundings.
Our Russian Old Believer culture
is certainly no stranger to change
and revolution having its roots
firmly planted in a place such as
Russia, which has been aggressively
and continually changing since the
beginning of time and continues to
change to this day. The last 60 or so
years for the Russian Old Believers
have been especially transient ones
as our parents and grandparents
relocated many times and traveled
around the globe in search of a
better and more profitable life.
All this change, however, can be
like a double-edged sword at times,
both helping and hurting the people
in the culture as everyone tries
desperately to hold on to old ways
while trying to move forward and get
ahead in the here and now.
The concepts Old Believer
and change are almost complete
opposites in meaning and at times it
seems like the two words cannot be
used in the same sentence without
uncomfortable and guilty feelings
popping up.
Is it possible to respect our
culture and at the same time to
respect our progressing lives and our
natural desire to better ourselves?
This need to change has been
genetically passed down to us by our
Russian ancestors and is a survival
tool that keeps telling us to adapt,
to become stronger, and to keep
growing.
Also passed down to us by our
Russian ancestors, are the ideas and
messages to not allow change to take
place and to not accept or conform to
outside beliefs and ideas, especially
if they are in direct conflict or
opposition with Old Believer heritage.
So much opposing and contradictory
feelings and messages might leave
a person confused and eventually
angered and hardened, like железa,
with no way out and nowhere to go:
an almost prison-like state.
It was the Russian thinker and
teacher George Ivanovich Gurdjieff
who said, “You don’t seem to
understand YOU ARE IN PRISON. If
you are to get out of prison, the first
thing you must realize is: YOU ARE IN
PRISON. If you think you’re free, you
can’t escape.”
Perhaps Jurdjieff is referring to
the dilemma that people have when
they go along with the status-quo
and agree with whatever is presented
to them while denying and lying to
themselves about their real wants and
“A slow and at times painful
process, change is as much a human
necessity and desire as breathing and
reproduction.”
needs, especially the need to allow
beneficial change and growth.
In the midst of all the confusion
and self-denial, God is always in the
background waiting patiently, swinging
the hammer trying to encourage
change. God will turn up the heat
in our lives creating situations that
are SO hard and SO uncomfortable
that we have no choice but to do
something different. He will go to any
lengths and wait as long as it takes to
get His creation to come back to Him.
Slowly but surely as more and more
tears fall to the ground, we escape
from our prisons and what was once
hardened, un-teachable, and железa
becomes a humble and meek resource
that God can use for His good work.
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World Beat
Continued from Page 1
ROBES attends this event to inform the public about
our organization and to help other cultures learn more
about the Russian Old Believer culture. At our booth,
we put on a display of the Russian Old Believer culture
through beautiful clothing and traditional colors. Many
vendors sell cultural items, and we are asked year after
year if we are selling any of our cultural things on display.
We would love to sell some of your stuff here. Please
contact us at robes@robesnorthwest.org if you would
like to share any of your traditional scarves, shawls,
matreshki, belts, glittered flowers (the kind we make for
weddings), and anything else that would represent the
Old Believers.
Volunteers will be needed to relieve those on shift
breaks. To participate, contact us either by e-mail or via
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/robes.northwest.
World Beat Festival
Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1
Riverfront Park in Salem
Share your recipes!
Submit your favorite recipes and photos to:
newsletter@robesnorthwest.org
Thank you!
ROBES would like to thank Gabe
Martushev for his cash donation.
Thanks also to Gary and Elena Kraskov
for their in-kind donation of a table and
chairs to furnish the ROBES office.
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Please make checks payable to ROBES and return to: P.O. Box 889, Woodburn, OR 97071.
For accounting purposes, please note that our Tax ID # is: 20-8024465. Thank you for your support.

R.O.B.E.S. Newsletter
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Save Money on Gas
By Liza Barth
Gasoline prices have
risen over 40 cents a gallon
since late January, and
they’re predicting to hit $4
by May nationwide. Some
areas are already at that
painful price. To deal with
this unpleasantness, many
drivers are looking at ways
to lessen the impact on
their wallets.
We recently posted a
question on our Facebook
page asking readers to tell
us what they do when gas
prices rise. Judging from
the rapid responses, it’s an
issue that impacts many.
Here are some tips
from our experts on how to
reduce your gas expenses:
•Drive less. Combine
errands into fewer trips
or look for a job closer
to home.
•Walk, bike or use public
transportation more.
•Buy a more fuelefficient
car, motorcycle
or scooter.
•Drive moderately and
smoothly at a steady
pace.
•Avoid hard acceleration
and braking. Keep tires
properly inflated.
•Top off your tank with
regular gas.
•Don’t let car idle if
stopping 30 seconds or
more. Turn off engine.
Adapted from the Internet by Kopy Vshivkoff
Kindergarten Registration
РЕГИСТРАЦИЯ В ПОДГОТОВИТЕЛЬНЫЙ (НУЛЕВОЙ) КЛАСС
Parents whose child will be entering Kindergarten
in the Woodburn School District
Call the Welcome Center now for an appointment
503-981-7640
Registration will begin April 09, 2012
Requirements:
Child Must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2012
Please bring the following documents at Registration
1. Proof of Address (utility bill (water, gas), drivers license or rental agreement)
2. Birth Certificate
3. Proof of Immunization Records (up to date)
Important (Not required) Parents’ work information (company name, phone #, etc.)
** Interpreters in English, Spanish and Russian will be available
Please bring your child at time of Registration as a language assessment
test will be administered to ALL incoming Kindergarteners
Вниманию родителей, чьи дети идут в подготовительный
(нулевой) класс в Вудбурнском Школьном Округе
Пожалуйста, звоните в Центр приёма (Welcome Center) и
договаривайтесь о встрече по телефону
503-981-7640
Регистрация будет проводиться с 9 апреля 2012
Требования:
Ребёнку должно исполниться 5 лет до первого сентября или первого сентября, 2012.
Пожалуйста, принесите для регистрации следующие документы:
1. Доказательство проживания в округе (счёт на оплату
коммунальных услуг, водительские права)
2. Свидетельство о рождении
3. Свидетельство о всех прививках (вплоть до настоящего времени)
Очень важно (не обязательно) дать информацию о работе родителей
(название компании, # телефона и.т.д.)
Перевод будет обеспечен
Приведите с собой ребёнка на регистрацию (так как ВСЕ поступающие в
подготовительный (нулевой) класс будут протестированы по языку)

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Religion / Holy Days
May:
• May 6 (Apr 23) – Great Martyr George
(Святой Георгий-Победоносец)
• May 9 (Apr 26) – Mid Pentecost
(Преполовение Пятидесятницы)
• May 21 (May 8) – Holy Apostle and Evangelist
John the Theologian (Святой Апостол и
Евангелист Иоанн Богослов)
• May 22 (May 9) – Relics of St. Nikolas the
Wonderworker (Николай Чудотворец
Мирликийский)
• May 24 (May 11) – The Ascension of the
Lord (Вознесение Господне)
June:
• June 3 (May 21) - Vladimir Icon of
the Mother of God (Празднование
Сретению Иконы Пресвятыя Богородицы
Владимирския)
• June 3 (May 21) - Pentecost Day of the
Holy Trinity (Пятидесятница, День
Святой Троицы)
• June 4 (May 22) - Day of the Holy Spirit
(День Святаго Духа)
Oregon Association for
Bilingual Education
The OABE 2012 Summer
Conference is scheduled for June 22 and 23
at
Woodburn High School
1785 N Front St, Woodburn, OR 97071
Keynote Speakers:
Doctors Virginia Collier, Wayne Thomas, Jill
Kerper Mora, and Stephen Krashen
Information: http://www.oabe.org
Fundraiser for Cancer Victim
Anfisa Kasachev, a single mother of three
beautiful children, is fighting for her life from
a deadly and rare ovarian cancer that even
chemotherapy won’t touch! She has found
a doctor who is willing to help her, but he is
overseas and the procedure is very costly. She
is deperately reaching out for our prayers and
financial support. A bank account has been set
up for donations to offset the medical costs.
Please donate at:
West Coast Bank
FBO Anfisa Kasachev
or
U.S. Bank
Anna (Mom) Kasachev Account
For more information, call Anfisa’s aunt, Julie
Chernishov at 503-951-1869, or Anfisa’s friend, Tanya
Kartal at 503-679-4539. Thank you for your support!
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Deadline for ad submission in
next issue is June 15, 2012.

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Community Announcements
BIRTHS:
ENGAGEMENTS:
It’s a Girl!
Sophia Reutov
Born March 30, 2012
9 pounds, 11 ounces,
Mikle Cam &
Marina Sanarov,
engaged to be
married on May
27, 2012.
Congratulations
Zack & Anna Reutov
It’s a Boy!
Leonid Martushev
Born April 23, 2012
8 pounds, 14 ounces
21.5 inches
Congratulations
Mihael & Efrosinia
Martushev
Misha Kartal &
Marina Valihov,
engage to be
married on May
13, 2012.
Send us your news!
Do you want to announce your
baby’s birth, engagement or
wedding in The Traditional?
Announcements are free.
Email to:
newsletter@robesnorthwest.org
ATTN! CHILDREN’S WRITING CONTEST:
ROBES is looking for children’s writing
grades k-12 to put into our next
paper! Either art pieces, Russian
stories, pictures they made in school
or stories they wrote in school that
you and they are extremely proud
of! We invite writers from all states
and countries. Good luck everyone!
Go check
it out!
You can find
all of our
previous
Traditional
Gazetta and
Traditional
Newsletter
issues
archived
and
available for
download on
our website.
Paul Molodih
& Antonida
Scherbakov,
engaged to be
married on May
27, 2012.
Joseph Larionov
& Raisa Reutov,
engaged to be
married on May
27, 2012

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Где: спорт. зал начальной школы Heritage
Where: Heritage Elementary gym
Если есть вопросы,
пожалуйста позвоните в
школу по номеру 503-981-2850
Когда: 11-го мая в 5:30 вечера
When: 5:30 on May 11th
Кто: родители и родственники детей,
которые учатся в русской программе, а
также, все желающие!
Who: Parents, relatives and the whole
community of Woodburn!
Почему: чтобы отпраздновать успехи
ребят, которые учатся в русской
Why: To celebrate students in the Russian
Program
R.O.B.E.S.
P.O. Box 889
Woodburn, OR 97071