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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.
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