Letters to the Editor
Senior Moments
Supports library ballot measure
with Emma Edwards
Afghan goes to lucky winner next month
Maybe heard recently,
“Help! I’m crocheting and I
can’t get up!”
Reminds me to tell you
about an old-fashioned gran-
ny square afghan hand made
by Claudia Stanton. It’s the
prize in the annual fall raffle
the Monday before Thanks-
giving at the Warrenton Se-
nior Citizens Inc. meal site.
First thing I saw when re-
searching the history of gran-
ny square afghans was that
the granny square was usu-
ally produced in crochet by
working in rounds from the
center outward. The granny
square even entered the fash-
ion world of apparel peaking
in the early 1970s.
Claudia has crocheted al-
most 100 afghans for the
Portland Veteran’s Hospital.
She fashioned the granny
squares from leftover yarn
saved from all the afghans
she has made over the years.
Tickets are on sale at the cen-
ter during the senior meal
program.
And,
incidentally,
two
things were brought to my at-
tention regarding my column
last week. First, you may re-
call I talked about standing
for the pledge to our flag and
for “The Star-Spangled Ban-
ner” as a matter of respect.
I said, “That includes re-
spect for the soldiers who
keep us free whether they
have been or are currently
serving in the Army, Coast
Guard, Marines or Navy.”
I inadvertently left out the
United States Air Force.
I apologize to the men and
women who have so proudly
served or are serving in our
Air Force. For sure we would
be in major difficulty without
our United States Air Force.
October 13, 2017
T he C olumbia P ress
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Claudia Stanton shows
off her one of a kind
granny square afghan
measuring 60 by 70
inches. She made it
for Warrenton Senior
Citizens Inc’s annual
Fall Raffle. Tickets are
$1 each or seven for
$5 and can be pur-
chased Mondays and
Thursdays at Warrenton
Community Center.
Drawing will be the
Monday before Thanks-
giving and you do not
need to be present to
win.
The other item, which is
related, is that I should have
said those who can or are able
should stand in respect for
our flag and national anthem.
Those who are unable, I sus-
pect, are standing in their
heart on such occasions.
Moderator Phil Thompson at
our local Warrenton meal site
always says “And now, those
who can, please stand for the
salute to our flag.” I stand cor-
rected! (pun intended).
Meanwhile, I encourage
you to head over to our local
library and pick up a research
book or even a children’s
book about the writing of
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
by Francis Scott Key. Or a
book about the Betsy Ross
Flag (1771) or the American
flag hand-sewn late into the
night by the “widow Pickers-
gill” (1813).
The history of our trea-
sured flag, with stars added
as states were admitted into
the union, is a powerful study
that will make you prouder
than ever to be an American.
If Claudia Stanton had lived
in the 1700’s or 1800’s she
would have been first in line
to help fashion our flag.
Senior lunch menu
Monday, Oct. 16: Roast pork loin, mashed potatoes and gravy,
red cabbage, tomato soup, bread pudding.
Thursday, Oct. 19: Shrimp with garlic butter, pasta with pesto
sauce, mixed vegetables, tomato-cucumber salad, ice cream.
The Warrenton senior lunch program is at noon (doors
open at 10:30 a.m.) Mondays and Thursdays at Warrenton
Community Center, 170 SW Third St. Suggested donation is
$5 for ages 55 and older; $7 for those younger. For more
information, call 503-861-3502.
You will soon receive your
ballot to vote on Measure
4-189.
Please vote yes to fund the
Warrenton Community Li-
brary for the next five years.
Its new downtown location
has generated a lot of enthu-
siasm from patrons and vol-
unteers.
Membership has increased
and, because of the new ex-
panded space, new program-
ming for children has been
developed. Neat shelving and
the work of more volunteers
has created a welcoming
space where materials are
easy to find.
A bank of computers and
a wireless connection offers
patrons vital access to the
Internet. As Warrenton con-
tinues to expand and support
businesses and affordable
housing, a thriving library
adds a vibrant piece to what
makes a town a great place to
live.
If you haven’t had a chance
to stop by and check out War-
renton Community Library’s
new location at 160 S. Main
Street, come in and see what
we’ve built together over the
years.
It’s important to remem-
ber that the library will close
within months if the levy fails
to pass. Let’s vote “yes” to
support the “little library that
could.”
For more information on
how you can support Warren-
ton Community Library, go
to savethewarrentonlibrary.
com.
Eileen Purcell
Warrenton Community
Library Board Secretary
Veteran? Imagine you at the VFW
The Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Fort Stevens Post
10580, meets on the third
Thursday of each month at
the Masons Hall, 66 S.W.
Fourth St. in Warrenton. The
Ladies Auxiliary meets at the
same time.
We seek more members to
our post and ask if you are
interested and have served in
a foreign war (including the
Korean Police Action), please
consider attending a meet-
ing.
Stop by, say hello, and stay
for coffee and treats.
Post 10580 is involved with
several programs in the com-
munity.
We work with youth in the
local schools in the Voice of
Democracy and Patriot Pen,
Boy and Cub Scouts, grade
school reader program with
second- and third-graders,
and provide Appreciation
and Americanism awards to
the military and local com-
munity.
Recently, we have begun
another program that in-
volves citizens who display
the American flag at their
home and the flag is illumi-
nated for night viewing.
Every month, at least two
families will receive a framed
Patriotic Citizen Award for
their contribution to Ameri-
canism.
We ask those veterans who
are interest in joining the
VFW and who have questions
to call Quartermaster Bert
Little at 503-739-1071.
If you know of a citizen near
you displaying the flag, illu-
minated at night, pass the
name and address to Bert.
We will do the rest.
Thank you. God Bless
America.
Melvin (Mel) Jasmin
VFW Service Officer
Warrenton