Thursday, March 18, 2021
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Cook Memorial Library
opens its doors, closes
out late fees
LA GRANDE — La Grande’s
Cook Memorial Library, 2006
Fourth St., reopened March 1 for
use by the public. Patrons are
limited to half an hour for brows-
ing and checkout, or one hour for
library computer use. Masks are
required for library entry.
On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday, the library is open only
to at-risk and older patrons from
10-11 a.m.; all patrons are welcome
between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. On
Wednesday, the building is open to
all patrons from noon to 7:30 p.m.
Beginning in April, Cook Memo-
rial Library will no longer assess
overdue fi nes on any library mate-
rials and will forgive all outstand-
ing overdue fi nes that may have
accrued on patron library accounts.
“Eliminating fi nes offers all of
our patrons a fresh start to redis-
cover the library and all that it has
to offer,” Cook Memorial Library
Director Kip Roberson said in a
press release.
Virtual Storytime continues on
the library’s website and YouTube
channel. Dial-A-Story has new
selections for all ages and can be
accessed 24 hours a day, free of
charge, by calling 541-624-6339.
Genre Book Club for adults
meets online Thursday, March 25,
at 2 p.m. Read a book with the
theme or topic of time travel, then
tell the club about it. Email Rose at
rpeacock@cookmemoriallibrary.org
for more information as well as the
meeting login.
Josephy’s spring youth art
classes begin Friday
JOSEPH —The Josephy Center
for Arts and Culture is now taking
registrations for the spring session
of youth art classes.
The eight-week session begins
March 19 and offers Friday courses
in clay for ages 7-17 and Saturday
courses in drawing and painting
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Another chance to experience the ‘Nez Perce Story’
AKES
ENTERPRISE — Back by popular demand, Rich Wandschneider will lead
a “Nez Perce Story” Zoom session Saturday, March 27 from 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Cost is $25; pre-register by Wednesday, March 24, at www.
josephy.org/event/the-nez-perce-story-an-introduction.
The “Nez Perce Story” class will cover traditional Plateau Indian culture
and the impacts of white arrivals including disease, horses, fur trade, mis-
sionaries, settlers and miners; the Treaties of 1855 and 1863 and Grant’s
proposed division of the Wallowa Country in 1873; the War of 1877 and its
aftermath, from Bear’s Paw to Indian Territory, and from Indian Territory
back to the Northwest — but not to Oregon. Other topics include where
and how the Nez Perce people live today, reservations, a National Histori-
cal Park and the Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland. For questions about this
class email rich.wandschneider@gmail.com.
for ages 4-12. No prior experience is
necessary.
Classes are held in person at the
center, 403 N. Main St., Joseph. For
everyone’s health and safety, masks
are required and social distancing
will be practiced during class time.
Class sizes are limited. The cost
for each eight-week course is $80.
For more information or to
register, call 541-4320-0505 or go to
www.josephy.org and choose youth
classes under the “Learn” tab.
Saturday is the next
Puzzle Exchange
LA GRANDE — The pandemic
has meant lots of time devoted to
indoor activities. For many, that
includes jigsaw puzzles.
If you’ve worked through the
ones you have and are looking for
more, Art Center East invites you
to its monthly Puzzle Exchange
Saturday, March 20, from 1-2 p.m.,
at 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande.
Drop by with a puzzle (no missing
pieces, please) and take another
one home. Masks are required.
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Celebrate arrival of
spring with virtual Cherry
Blossom Day
SALEM — Senate Bill 146 was
passed in 2017 designating the
third Saturday in March as Cherry
Blossom Day in Salem. This year
that falls on March 20 and happens
to also coincide with the fi rst day
of spring. The gentle green buds
clustered on the trees surrounding
the state capitol begin to pop open
this month to reveal precious pink
petals of cherry blossoms.
This year music and activities
for families to enjoy will be shared
online starting at 10 a.m. via the
Oregon State Capitol’s Cherry
Blossom Day Facebook event page.
A Cherry Blossom Day compila-
tion video from partner Capital
Community Media will be show-
cased, as well as new music and
activities from Japanese heritage
partners.
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