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community bulletin board/letters to the editor
june19
2014
Grace Fine Arts
Summer Workshop Schedule
Each workshop will be held for two days, running from 1:30-3:30.
We will complete a project for each workshop.
Each workshop is $35 which includes supplies.
Monday -Tuesday
Wednesday – Thursday
June 23 - 24 Acrylic Painting
Age: 6-8yrs old, limit 6 students
June 25 - 26 Acrylic
Age: 9+, limit 9 students
July 14 - 15 Watercolor
Age: 6-8yrs old, limit 6 students
July 9 -10 Acrylic
Age: 9+, limit 9 students
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July 16 - 17 Plein Air Watercolor
Age: 9+ , limit 10 students
This class will meet from 1:15-3:45
July 28 - 29 Oil Pastel
Age: 6-8yrs old, limit 8 students
July 30 -31 Plein Air Pastel
Age: 9+ , limit 10 students
This class will meet from 1:15-3:45
August 11 -12 Anime Drawing
Age: 9+, limit 16 students
August 13 - 14 Animal Drawing
Age: 6-8 yrs old, limit 10 students
August 18 -19 Animal Drawing
Age: 9+, limit 16 students
August 20 - 21 Fantasy Drawing
Age: 9+, limit 16 students
Please contact Kerri via FB at Grace Fine Arts or 971-888-0287
Upcoming Events
Vacation Bible School - June 23rd-
27th, 9:00 AM-12:15 PM at the Ver-
nonia Christian Church, 410 North St.
Ages: Going into K-6th grade. To reg-
ister call Susan M. 503-429-0181 or
go to www.vacationbibleschool.com/
vernoniavbs.
Is It Alive? Living and Nonliving Things,
part of the Summer Reading Program,
Tuesday, June 24, 10:30 AM-11:30
AM at the Vernonia Library, 701 Weed
Ave. You may be surprised to learn
what things are and aren’t alive.
Mobile Mammography - Wednesday,
June 25, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM at the
Vernonia Health Clinic, 510 Bridge
St. Call to schedule an appointment:
503-681-4035 or 503-936-7149. Cer-
tified women technologist from Tuality
Healthcare.
Leebrick’s program includes world folk
tales, original stories, narrative poet-
ry, whoppers and jump tales.
Vernonia Night Out - Tuesday, August
5, 5:00 PM at the Vernonia Fire Sta-
tion, 555 Bridge St. This is a commu-
nity appreciation night for all the first
responders that help keep our commu-
nity safe and healthy. BBQ, Family Fun
Activities, Raffle & Demonstrations.
Contact: Brandi Abney 503-429-8252.
Vernonia Volunteer Fire & Rescue Golf
Benefit - Sunday, August 3, 7:00 AM at
the Vernonia Golf Course, 15961 Tim-
ber Rd. Enter by July 28. Contact:
Randy Carlton 503-429-8252.
Upper Nehalem Watershed Council
Meeting - Thursday, June 26, 6:30 PM
at the UNWC office, 1201 Texas Ave.
Suite A. Entrance is around the back
of the School District building.
Summer Reading Program perfor-
mance by storyteller Christopher Lee-
brick - Tuesday, July 15, 10:00 AM at
the Vernonia Library, 701 Weed Ave.
Vernonia City Council
Meetings and Closures
City Council Meetings
are scheduled for 7 PM:
Monday, July 7, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
City Closures are scheduled for:
Friday, July 4, 2014
Independence Day
Dates and times subject to change
due to conflicts of schedules
Award-Winning Storyteller
Comes to Columbia County Libraries
Performance encourages kids to take part in 2014 Summer Reading Program
Vernonia Weather
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Weather data is collected at the
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Vernonia Water Plant
In an effort to get
kids to visit their local library
during the summer months,
the Oregon College Savings
Plan is bringing national
award-winning storyteller
Christopher Leebrick to
three Columbia County
libraries this summer.
Leebrick
will
share
his storytelling with kids
at Vernonia Public Library
on July 15 at 10:00 AM;
Rainier City Library on
July 24 at 11:00 AM; and
Clatskanie Library on
August 13 at 1:00 PM.
Drawn
from
his large multicultural repertoire,
Leebrick’s programs include world
folk tales, original stories, narrative
poetry, whoppers and jump tales. He
sets the mood for many of his tales with
instruments such as the harmonica, the
tambourine and the eastern cedar flute.
The performance is part
of Fizz Boom Save!, a statewide
campaign that encourages kids and
teens to participate in summer reading at
their local library as a way to retain
their reading skills over the summer.
A partnership between the Oregon
College Savings Plan, the Oregon
State Library and the Oregon Library
Association, Fizz Boom Save! also
offers families a chance to win a $529
Oregon College Savings Plan account,
plus $500 for the winner’s library.
Up to 15 winners — three from each
Oregon congressional district — will
be selected in a random drawing at the
conclusion of the program.
While at the libraries
enjoying the performances, Oregon
parents/guardians/grandparents
are
encouraged to enroll their children
in the 2014 Summer Reading Program,
then fill out a postage-paid Fizz Boom
Save! entry card, available at the
library, and drop it in the mail.
All entries must be postmarked by
August 22 and received by August
29. Visit OregonCollegeSavings.
HOW TO SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Please include your name, address and phone number, limit your letters to 300
words or less. Vernonia’s Voice reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for
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necessary. Void where
prohibited. Sponsored
by the Oregon College
Savings Plan.
Last year, nearly
189,430 children and
teens participated in the
summer reading program
offered at public libraries
throughout
Oregon.
According
to
the
Oregon State Library,
participants read 92,662
books and 1,691,664
pages last summer,
and more than 74,000
participants reached their reading
goals and finished the summer reading
program.
The Oregon College Savings
Plan is underwriting a series of
free special performances in libraries
in communities with a population of
10,000 or less to engage and motivate
young readers, while helping the smaller
libraries drive traffic and encourage
summer reading.
About The Oregon College Savings
Plan
The Oregon College Savings Plan,
which is part of the Oregon 529
College Savings Network, launched
in January 2001 and has grown to
more than $1 billion in assets under
management as of March 31, 2014. The
plan is managed by TIAA-CREF Tuition
Financing, Inc. For more information
about the Oregon College Savings Plan,
its investment options and how to enroll,
visit OregonCollegeSavings.com or call
toll free 866-772-8464.
