OCTOBER 15*, 2016 

1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM

Siskiyou Arts Museum
Lower Level
5824 Dunsmuir Ave, Dunsmuir CA 96025

Making Pie is as…Well, Easy as Pie!

“SURE I CAN MAKE PIE CRUST!
I WENT TO PIE CAMP!”

*The “Pie Lady” will also open a class on October 22nd if enough people are interested. Contact Phyllis Skalko at (530) 235-0839.

Nothing better than homemade crust!

Pie making is a skill every cook should master, especially with the holidays coming up. A perfect pie is something that just about every baker wants to be able to put together. Pie is a great dish with an unbeatable combination of flaky dough and rich filling – whether you’re making luscious fruit pies or hearty savory pies.

Sign up for Pie Camp and leave with the know-how to make pies for your family and friends all season long.

Three hour session includes hands-on instruction from the “Pie Lady,” Phyllis Skalko, a recipe with tips, pre-measured ingredients with all the tools you will need and a vintage glass pie pan. There is time for personal discussion, and at the end of class we will enjoy a slice of apple pie made by two of our finest Dunsmuir pie makers: Vonnie Carr and Irene Wilson.

We will demystify the art of making dough, help you become a whiz at rolling out the crusts, and you will leave with your confidence so buoyed you will never, ever buy that pre-made stuff from the store again!   Remember, pie is not about perfection! Pie should look homemade. So let’s just go for it and have fun.

The class is limited to 10 students so that you will get lots of personal instruction from our Pie Camp Team.

Class fee is $40 and includes all pie making materials, including a vintage glass pie plate for you to keep and you will go home with your very own APPLE PIE ready to bake.

Call the “Pie Lady”, Phyllis Skalko at (530) 235-0839 to register.

With only 10 spots, the class will fill quickly!

Or you can mail your registration fee of $40 to:
Dunsmuir Railroad Depot Historical Society c/o Phyllis Skalko,
406 S 2^nd Street
Dunsmuir, CA 96025. 
Please include your Name, address and phone number.
Registration confirmation card will be mailed to you by return mail.

P.S.   White tee shirts with Pie Camp Logo and handmade coordinating aprons by Mimi’s Cottage and will be available for purchase at $15 each.

Artwork designed by

Dizzy Debbie

Apron by Mimi’s Cottage

Our Saturday Volunteers

We are happy to report that the Dunsmuir Depot was busy during RR Days! Many thanks to our volunteers for making it possible for our Museum and Display Room to be open for visitors during our town’s heritage weekend celebration.

Over 250 people visited, the furthest being from Florida and Mexico City. Some visitors were long-time Dunsmuir residents returning to their hometown to share their history with us.

See the gallery below for more pictures from the event. Thanks to Rick Somers for his photography!

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The Dunsmuir Railroad Depot Historical Society will open the Dunsmuir Museum and its Railroad Display Room during Dunsmuir’s RAILROAD DAYS: June 10th 1-4 pm, June 11th 10 am -4 pm and June 12th 1-4 pm.  The Museum and Display Room are located adjacent to the Dunsmuir Amtrak Depot (the only Siskiyou County stop) on Sacramento Avenue.

A special exhibit of over 30 Railroad Days T- Shirts, 1978 through 2016, and 53 Railroad Days buttons, from 1942 – 2015, are currently displayed in the museum. A couple of folks donated three T-shirts! The Dunsmuir Museum needs 1975-1977, 1985, 1987, 2004 and 2008-2011 shirts to complete the display and archives. If you have one of these shirts, please consider donating it to preserve Dunsmuir’s RR Day history.

Also be sure to see the Elinore Van Fossen Harrison Native American Basket Collection during your visit. These 35 baskets are unique to many local Native Americans.

All aboard for 2016’s Railroad Days! See you at the station!

The Dunsmuir Railroad Depot Historical Society will hold its 8th Annual Pie Social at the Amtrak Depot on Sacramento Avenue during Dogwood Daze on May 28th! Pies, pies and more pies will be sold beginning at 10 AM and continue until the pies are sold out.

Last year, 85 wonderful pie bakers baked and donated more than 170 pies! They received a Pie Makers Ribbon in appreciation for their pies, along with the Depot Society’s many thanks.

Pies will be $3 a slice or $20 for a whole pie. Folks can “build a pie” by selecting 6 different kinds of pie slices to make up a whole pie for $25.

Folks with pets are asked not to bring their pets into the pie area.

If you would like to donate your favorite pie(s) this year, please call Phyllis Skalko, the Pie Lady, at (530) 235-0839.

Proceeds will support the continued maintenance of Dunsmuir’s Amtrak Depot, Siskiyou County’s only Amtrak stop, and the Dunsmuir Museum. Come celebrate our historic town with some pie at our biggest fundraiser of the year!