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6 community news march6 2014 Baby and Toddler Time at the Vernonia Library By Shannon Romtvedt As a librarian, I am regularly asked if my son loves books. Volunteers, patrons, coworkers, family, friends, I get the question from everywhere. Right up there with the classic “is he sleeping through the night?” I usually give the short answer because it’s true enough. Yes, he likes books. My 11 month old son and I in- teract with books whenever he shows in- terest. But what does it mean for a baby to like books? My son likes primarily to put them in his mouth. He likes to pick them up, crawl over them, throw them, feel them, shake them, take them out of the basket and put them back in. His favorite thing to do with a book when Vernonia Police Blotter February 16-28, 2014 I read is to shut it. That’s what’s great about board books. They are meant for this kind of “reading.” I decided to start a Baby and Toddler Time once a month at the Ver- nonia Public Library. If you have a baby and/or toddler, I’d love for you to join me (and my son Jack) the 2 nd Wednesday of every month, 11:00 AM, starting March 12 th . Songs, rhymes, bubbles, toys, and yes we will be reading books (very short ones). There will also be other babies and parents, which Jack and I are really looking forward to. My experience as a story timer is limited since I am not a children’s li- brarian. However, I have done a hand- ful of preschool and family story times at both the Salem and Hillsboro Public Libraries. I also sing, play, read, dance, and make lots of weird sounds and faces with my baby every day. Since I’m not afraid to do all these things in public, I guess I’m more or less qualified to give this a try. Babies have short attention spans and put most everything in their mouths. They also embrace mobility once they figure out the skill and have a hard time sitting still and staying qui- et. I understand all of this and will not be shocked if your little one is normal. However, if there is complete chaos I may take my kid and run for the door. So please sit with and keep track of your own child(ren) and I will do my best to keep things entertaining and active. Did I mention there will be bubbles and toys? CCSWA Annual Tree Sale Scheduled The Columbia County Small Woodlands Association’s (CCSWA) Annual Tree and Ornamental ARRESTS/REPORTS/ Seedling Sale is set for Saturday, March 8 from 8:30 AM CRIMINAL CITATIONS to 1:30 PM in St. Helens, OR at Lawrence Oil (Pacific Pride) at 845 N. Hwy 30. Volunteers will be on hand • February 22, 2014 – Police to fill customers’ orders and answer questions related to responded to a Disturbance each species. in Progress call in the 600 Over 15,000 bare root and potted seedling will block of California Ave. be available. Species include: dawn redwood, quaking Subsequently made arrest aspen, giant sequoia, June berry, Pacific madrone, on outstanding warrants. Oregon ash, coastal redwood, grand fir, red elderberry, incense cedar, red Japanese maple, noble fir, eastern • February 23, 2014 – redbud, ponderosa pine, sugar maple, western red cedar, Police received a report of Chinese dogwood, “Elite” Douglas fir, and flowering red an Assault that occurred on currant. All are available individually and some in bag Rose Ave. near Nehalem quantities. Prices start at $1.00, each. Arrive early for the St. (Ongoing Investigation) best selections. For information call Paul Nys (503) 556-8800 or Mark at (503) 369-9592. Over 12,000 “Elite” Douglas fir are expected to be on hand, a significant increase from 2013’s sale. Fir seedlings have been difficult to acquire due to the increase in harvests this past year. Small and Large Animals The funds from the seedling sale support Educational Programs. One pays the admission fees for all Columbia County fifth graders to attend the World Forestry Center in Portland. Oregon Forest Resource Institute pays all of the transportation costs so there is no cost to the school districts. Another program provides annual grants to teachers in the county. One teacher is using their grant to start a horticulture class in St. Helens and another supports the forestry class in the Clatskanie School Mon, Wed & Saturday District. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CCSWA in an active chapter of the Oregon Small Woodlands Association. It is the second largest Call for Appointments chapter in the state and currently has over 180 family (503) 429-1612 forestland members. The non-profit Association Or 24 hr. Emergency Number (503) 397-6470 sponsors tours, workshops, and speakers throughout 700 Weed Ave. Vernonia, OR the year for woodland owners. Vernonia Veterinary Clinic Now Open Old, worn out and rusty? Need body work? Call... Meyer’s Auto Body •493 Bridge St• VERNONIA 503-429-0248 See you at the Vernonia Library on March 12 th ! Dance Your Fingers Dance your fingers up, And dance your fingers down! Dance your fingers to the side, Dance them all around! Dance them on our shoulders, Dance them on your head! Dance them on your tummy, And put them all to bed! From Fingerplay Fun wccls.org/rhymes Register Now for the Vital Vernonia Community Forum The Vernonia community is invited to attend a Community Forum to learn about the recently completed Vital Vernonia Indicator Project and discuss opportunities to strengthen Vernonia’s vitality. This Community Forum will be held on April 5 from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM at the Vernonia Schools, in the Library. A light breakfast will be served at 8:30. Lunch is included. This is a free event. Registration is required by March 31. The forum, sponsored by The Ford Family Foundation and The Ford Institute for Community Building, is an exciting opportunity to gather with fellow community members to share ideas and dialog about the future of Vernonia. Participants will learn about the Vital Vernonia Indicator Project results in the five targeted areas of study: economy, health and well-being, youth and education, livability and community engagement, and environment and natural resources. The forum will include time for networking and dialog to build a shared understanding of what the results of the Indicator Project mean for Vernonia as well as identify individual and collective opportunities to strengthen Vernonia’s vitality. The Vital Vernonia Indicator Project is a collaboration between Oregon State University Extension Service and the community of Vernonia and was designed to quantify and measure the well being of the Vernonia community. By examining, recording and tracking indicators of vitality over time the community can now measure progress towards goals to improve well being and identify areas for targeted community action or investment. For more information contact Alexis at amillett@ nonprofitoregon.org or call 503- 239-4001, ext 115. Register online at https://www.surveymonkey. com/s/VitalVernonia. Vernonia’s Voice is published on the 1st and 3rd Thursday. Our next issue will be out March 20th. IT’S TAX TIME Call your LOCAL tax preparer R Y O A LL PL P US LLC Edi Sheldon 503-429-1819 edisheldon@gmail.com Licensed tax consultant • Full service payroll Personal & small business bookkeeping • QuickBooks assistance CORPS, S-CORPS, LLC, Partnerships • Personal one-on-one service LTC #29629 - Oregon licensed tax consultant RTRP #P00448199 - designated as a registered tax return preparer by the Internal Revenue Service The IRS does not endorse any particular individual tax return preparer. For more information on tax return preparers, go to www.IRS.gov.
