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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1994)
■ By Charlene Bochen Banka Library Volunteer Last month's presentation on steam whistle logging in the Northwest was a great success. About 70 people attended. The Friends of the Library are considering making a logging pro gram an annual event. Anyone with suggested topics relating to early logging is welcome to call the library. The Friends are also interested in borrowing any old photographs or memora bilia that could be used in a display. Call 324- 1382 if you have ideas or mementos to share. 7 he Shady Evergreen Quilt is progressing nicely. Quilters are working on it most Thurs day evenings at the old Banks City Hall. If you would like to quilt and chat with this group, please call Jami Masson at 681 -9453 or Don na McCall at 324-3404 for dates and times. The completed quilt will be raffled off at the Banks Barbeque in August. Raffle tickets are on sale at the library for $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. After several years of waiting, new comput er software is scheduled for installation in the W a sh in g to n C ounty L ib ra ry S ystem th is month. This upgrade will provide many advan tages for librarians and patrons alike. Not only w ill the upgraded system offer im proved search capabilities, it will allow enhanced cross-index searching and end user sorting of search results, as well. In order to load the new program, our computer will be down from A pril 13 thro ug h A pril 17. Books can be checked in and out as usual during that time, but since there will be no courier, books will not be delivered from other branches. The next Recycle Saturday is May 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the SWATCO Service Yard. SWATCO is located at 15945 NW Sellers Road, about one block south of the Sunset Highway. Magazines are now accepted, as well as glass, newspapers, corrugated card board (before 2 p.m.), aluminum, steel (tin) cans, brown paper bags, motor oil in screw top containers and milk, juice and water jugs. Volunteers are always welcome, Call Donna McCall at 324-3404 for more information New at the library is the complete Boxcar Children series and Second Nature, Alice Hoffman's tenth novel. In this modern fairy tale Robin Moore rescues an innocent man mis taken for a beast. There, on a tiny island where all things are possible, where deer can weep, winter ice turns blood-red and roses bloom all at once, Robin begins to realize the intricacies of what it means to be human, Library Hours: Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m . - 4 p.m ., Thursday 1 - 7 p.m., Friday, 1 - 5 p.m. Banks Library is located in Oak Village Shopping Center, 669 S. Main Street. Phone: 324-1382. From page 2 activities for all ages and a bright future for those who come a fte r us. One w ith a com m unity spirit that says “Yes, we care!” and comes to gether to solve problems that arise— that is what Vernonia Pride is. It is not a club or or ganization, but a grass-roots m ovem ent of people of all ages and walks of life, meet ing to work as a community on the problem s Vernonia faces. It’s a spirit of the peo ple; an idea whose time has come. April 30th is Spring Spirit Day in Vernonia. It is a day of work and play, beginning with a town “Spruce-up”, followed by a spaghetti feed/pie social and auction to raise funds for community projects. Every- one of us has something to contribute-manpower, equip ment, auction items, etc. If you want to become part of the solution, please join your friends and neighbors on the 30th as we ga the r to help make Vernonia a town we can truly point to with pride. . . working together, there is no dream too big to come true. Genny Fisher Vernonia Total agreement To the Editor: Re: R.D. Stevens’ letter, The INDEPENDENT3/9/94. My response, Thanks and Amen! Nelson Puntenney New River, Ariz. POLICY ON LETTERS The INDEPENDENT welcomes readers' letters, but all letters must be signed and include a verifiable address and telephone number, though we w ill not print the address and phone number. We reserve the right to shorten or edit letters for clarity; libelous statements will not be printed. Butterfly R enaissance ADULT FOSTER CARE 185 C Street, Vernonia • 429-5220 Yes! There is a motel in Vernonia! V IL L A G E M O T E L STUDIO APARTMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE Rent Includes All Utilities, Cable TV & Appliances 409 Rose Avenue • 429-5502 • On-Site Manager, Unit 7 B ridgeport I nn : A rug braider, wool gatherers and spinners demonstrated their skills at Banks Community Library last month. Shown here, from left to right, are Helen Hancock, Maryial Wilson, Laurellen Jabor, Sandy Sitzman, Nell Rand and Bonnie Schumaker. Not pictured were Charlene Bechen and Julie Lundy. F ull F amily D ining Now S erving L unch & D inner D aily Now O pen S undays at 12 N oon S tarting A pril 17 S unday B runch S pecials + R egular M enu D ance to the M usic of BOAT LANDING COMING SOON. Drift boaters are M ar . 15 & 16 • 9 pm - 2 am welcome at this Live Music every time to utilize Friday & Saturday our lower lot. V ital S igns Tues. 7 pm—POOL TOURNEY— $5/Double Elimination Wed. 7 pm—KARAOKE CONTEST— $2 Buy-In Sat. 6 pm—DART TOURNEY— $5 Buy-In/Draw Partner W anted : W aitresses & B ar M aids 669 M ist D rive • V ernonia • 429-9903 Friends of the Library work diligently on their annual fund raising quilt, to be raffled at the Banks Barbecue in August. Clockwise, they are lone Pilate, Joanne Guisinger, an unidentified onlooker, Karen Baker and Sheila Day.
