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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.
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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.
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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.