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community news january2 2014 On the Shelves: What’s Happening at the Vernonia Library By Jennifer Moloney Columbia County Reads 2014 January, February, and March will once again feature reading and events as part of “Columbia County Reads.” What is this you ask? In an attempt to provoke thought and discussion by all residents in Columbia County the local libraries unite to choose a common theme and from there books to be read, discussed, and events planned. This year’s theme is ‘Survival, Self-Reliance, and Sustainability’. Featured books for Columbia County Reads 2014 are: Adult Selections - Wild by Cheryl Strayed Feeling she had nothing left to lose after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, Cheryl Strayed impulsively decided to hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Coast Trail. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would travel from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State – and she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America – majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way – and a couple of bears. Already a classic A Walk in the Woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in). Young Adult Selection – The Darkness After by Scott B. Williams When massive solar flares send an intense e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c pulse to Earth, every electrical device is fried instantly. The modern world that sixteen- year-old Mitch Henley has always known comes crashing down. Anarchy, looting, and chaos explode all around him. Stranded in New Orleans, Mitch escapes into the Mississippi backwoods he knows so well, hoping to stay alive using the survival and hunting skills he learned from his game-warden father. Juvenile Selection – Hatchet by Gary Paulsen T h i r t e e n - y e a r - o l d 5 Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother has given him as a present – and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart ever since his parents’ divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self-pity, or despair – it will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive. Book descriptions supplied by amazon. com Events will begin around the county on January 7 th with “A Demonstration of Spinning” at the St. Helens Public Library. Please stop by a Columbia County Library to check out a ‘Columbia County Reads’ selection book and for a list of scheduled events or visit the Vernonia Public Library website for more information. Honorable Wally Thompson Elected to Association Presidency At the annual fall confer- ence of the Oregon Justices of the Peace Association (OJPA) the Honorable Wally Thomp- son, Justice of the Peace for Columbia County, was elected to the office of President of the organization. Judge Thompson has been a member of both the OJPA and the Oregon Municipal Judges Association (OMJA) for a total of eighteen years. He is also an alternative state repre- sentative for Oregon with the Na- and currently presides over the Co- OJPA, stated, “I’m pleased to hand tional Judges Association. The lumbia County Justice Court and off the responsibility (of the office) Honorable Candace Hissong, Ex- two different municipal courts at and happy to know that the organi- zation is in good hands with Judge ecutive Director of the National three different locations. The Honorable Joe Char- Thompson at the helm and a strong Judges Association remarked, “I have worked with Judge Thomp- ter, outgoing President of the board backing him up.” son through the years and he has served all of these organizations with dedi- cation and diligence.” Judge Thompson has been a judge in Co- lumbia County since 1996 from Waste Management Transfer Station Co-mingle Recycling is Moving! 2014 OSU/Columbia Master Gardener™ Class Will Be Held in Vernonia 2024 Mist Drive Now available Tue, Thr, Sat 10am-5pm City Information and Updates Available by Email Citizens who wish to receive meeting information and updates can request to be placed on an email list at City Hall. Please contact Joann Glass at joann@vernonia-or.gov and asked to be placed on the “Citizen Notification List.” D Vernonia Dental e rm an Terry’s Gym The classes will cover veg- etable and fruit gardening, soils and fertilizers, insect and disease identifi- cation and management, weed identi- fication and management, and lots of other topics of interest to gardeners. Payback projects (an obliga- tion for all Master Gardeners™) will be focused in the Vernonia area and nearby communities. If you are inter- ested in the Vernonia OSU Master Gardener program, please call the Extension office 503 397-3462 to get more information and to get on the mailing/email list. DM After twenty-one years of hav- ing the Master Gardener classes in St. Helens, Vernonia hosted the class in 2010. It was a wonderful class. After discussion with a number of people, it was decided to come back to Verno- nia for the 2014 class. The classes will be held in Vernonia each Thursday from about 9:30 am – 3 p.m. starting March 6th. 2014; there will be about 10 class days on successive weeks. Classes will start in March to avoid the worst weather and will go through early May. Cost of the class series will still be $75. Gardeners from all parts of the county are welcome. to D.A.D.’s Recycling JOIN THE TEAM! 503-901-1705 16720 Noakes Rd. Vernonia . Dr ri h C s er h to p M . S e ch u 622 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 phone (503) 429-0880 -- fax (503) 429-0881 Vernonia City Council Meetings and Closures City Council Meetings are scheduled for 7 PM: Monday, January 6, 2014 Tuesday, January 21, 2014 City Closures are scheduled for: Monday, January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Dates and times subject to change due to conflicts of schedules
