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Features
June
Summer activities provide budget-friendly fun
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Thinking about those
endless days of summer?
Try something different this
summer to enjoy summer
to the fullest.
Twilight fans:
If you're interested in
"Twilight,"check out where
the Twilight Saga was
filmed. For instance, you
can eat at the Carver Café
in Carver, which is not too
far from Portland. There
you can enjoy very good
homestyle café food and
in St. Helens, you can find
Bella's house where she
meets Jacob for the first
time. Even closer, and right
in Portland, is the Cullen's
house. Closer than this
is the Stone Cliff Inn in
Oregon City, where Edward
says his famous line, "Say
it out loud." One last
Twilight site is The View
Point Inn, just 22 miles
from downtown Portland
where the prom at the end
of the first movie is held.
For more information, visit
www.movie-locations.com/
movies/1/Twilight.html
Oregon Coast:
Another destination is
Cannon Beach. Go and visit
great place to stay and to
look through fun shops.
There is something for
everyone in Cannon Beach.
Photo by Laurel Massaro
The Carver Cafe is just one of the many possible ’Twilight” locations
to visit this summer. Bella and her father ate at the cafe multiple
times in the movie.
one of the Oregon Coasts'
Haystack Rocks. This one
was briefly shown in the
1985 movie,"The Goonies.'
Cannon Beach is also a
Ecola State park is a great
place visit. The park is also
in twilight when they go
whale watching and Jacob
tells Bella the story of his
tribe.
At the coast you can
relax, or if you're up to
it, you could visit more
Oregon movie landmarks.
For instance, in Astoria
is "The Goonies" house.
On the northern Coast
and the bank, also posed
as a jailhouse. Also in
Astoria, visit the school
from the 1990 movie,
"Kindergarten Cop,"
along with the hotel where
they stayed in the movie.
For more information
on the exact "Goonies"
and "Kindergarten Cop"
locations, visit www.
thegoonies.org.
Staying close to home:
Free Geek:
If you don't care for
"Twilight" and want
something else to do, you
can volunteer at Free Geek.
Free Geek is a place where
you can learn how to fix
computers and to provide
the less fortunate with
computers. Volunteering
at Free Geek gives you the
satisfaction of knowing
that you helped someone
Tips for finals to help eliminate stress
on a few quick terms.
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5. Form a study group. It
4.
Make flash cards for can be with one other person
or with a bunch of people, but
important vocabulary.
to de-stress when life can be
overwhelming. Ways to do
so include listening to music,
taking a quick walk outside
your head off. It's much
better to have a good night's
rest. By this point, you either
know the material or you
It may b e more w ork
than you want to do, but
m ake sure that you're able to
focus on studying. Sometimes,
or taking a bath. Also, you
should take 15 m inute breaks
don't, hopefully the former.
As long as you put in
just the act of writing
terms down will help
you to remember them.
They're easy to make
and convenient to carry.
Whenever you have a free
moment, you can whip
them out and test yourself
having more than one brain to
bounce ideas off of is helpful
in learning and reviewing
concepts. You can quiz each
other on topics to test what
you may or may not know.
6. Take breaks from study
ing and relax. It's important
between studying to ensure the effort to study, you
you aren't overloading your will see some reward. Be
brain with too much infor as diligent as you can and
mation.
have confidence in what you
7.
Go to bed early and eat know. Trust your instincts.
breakfast. In this case, early Finals are only a few of the
means not staying up the night many tests you'll encounter
before until 2 a.m. studying throughout your life.
in need of a computer, as
well as learning important
computer skills. For more
information visit www.
freegeek.org
State Fair:
If you're not a person
into technology, then in
August you could plan to
go the State Fair in Salem.
The fair has something for
everyone: food, animals,
music, carnival games
and rides. For more
information, visit www.
oregonstatefair.org.
Family Fun:
Oaks Park:
If you don't want to
travel very far this summer,
you could stay right here
in town and have fun at
Oaks Park by participating
on rides and roller skating.
Oaks Park is always a fun
place to be with friends
and family. If you're not a
person for rides, there are
always games you can play
to win fun prizes. The rides
open in May. Check the
Oaks Park website at www.
oakspark.com for days,
prices and hours.
Weird Museum: The
Wax Works
Meet the crew of MASH
and sex symbol Marilyn
Monroe at The Wax
Works. This is located in
Mariner Square in Newport
Oregon along with Oregon
Undersea Gardens and
Ripley's Believe It or
Not. The square is open
Monday- Sunday 9 a.m.
-8 p.m. (July and August).
Admissions are $ 11.99 for
adults and 6.99 for youths.
For more information visit
www. mariner square. com
Four W LHS staff members leave for next stage in life
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Not only has he had a
role in school productions,
but he's also been involved
in designing the current
school building, especially
the open library, as he was
the librarian at the time. He
even admits, at times, that
he developed our current
class schedule.
Eppelsheimer has
already made some post
retirement plans; he and
his wife (Jan) of 30 years,
she is a retired teacher as
well, have tickets to Spain
to visit their friends living
in Valencia. They'll be there
from the end of September
to the beginning of October.
Aside from traveling, he
also has plans of doing
Photo by Laurel Massaro
Marilyn Ellwood, District Nurse, feels senior Kyle Harbour’s forehead
to check for a fever. Ellwood has been the district nurse for 25 years
and was named Oregon School Nurse of the year for the 1999-2000
school year. Once she retires, she plans on spending time gardening
and volunteering so that she may continue to help others.
freelance video work and
possibly developing an
artist in residence program,
working with children
making films in their
classrooms.
Eppelsheimer wants
to be remembered as fair,
kind, patient and someone
whom students could trust.
"What I'll miss the most
will most definitely be
the students and staff,"
Eppelsheimer said. "As they
say, working with young
people helps to keep one
young. I'll miss the energy."
Marilyn Ellwood,
District Nurse, 25 years
A less constant presence
around the school, but just
as important is Marilyn
Ellwood, District Nurse.
Without her, many a
student would be in trouble
if they became ill. Ellwood
has been working for the
district for 25 years. She
originally became a nurse
because of a desire to make
a difference in people's
lives, especially children's.
"My favorite part of the
job is working directly
with kids," Ellwood
said. "I really enjoy any
opportunity to do some
teaching regarding health
and wellness. I want kids
to understand that their
health is important and to
be mindful of making good
decisions in life to preserve
their good health."
Her best memories
include the interactions
she had with the staff and
families in the district. Also,
in the 1999-2000 school
year, Ellwood was named
Oregon School Nurse of the
year.
"It was a huge honor
and I was very delighted to
receive the award," Ellwood
said.
After retiring, she
plans to find volunteer
opportunities to continue
helping others. One of
her hobbies is gardening
and so she will also spend
much of her time out and
about among her flowers.
She will miss working with
kids every day as she never
finds a dull moment when
working with students.
After her time in West
Linn and Wilsonville, she
hopes to be remembered
as a person who cared
tremendously for others.