By Charlene Bechen
Banks Library Volunteer
Sign up is now in progress for the Summer
Reading Program. The them e this year is
“Catch the Wave - Read!" Otto the surfin’ Oc
topus is the mascot. Look for his smiling face
on posters in the library. Weekly entertainment
begins Thursday, June 23 at noon and will
continue every Thursday through August 4.
The series kickoff features old friends B.J and
Scampy’s Merrily Magical Mischief. Partici
pants last year will remember these clowns
and their antics.
Subsequent presentations will be by Liz-
beth on June 30, We Care Sports on July 7,
magician Bob Eaton on July 14, Puppets to
Go on July 21, storyteller Nina Lemkuhl on
July 28 and a puppet show by Cheshire Fox
on August 4.
All students in grades 1 through 12 may en
roll in the summer reading program. Readers
will set their own goals in terms of the kind
and number of books they will read over the
summer. Those who achieve their goal will re
ceive a book award at the conclusion of the
program.
In conjunction with summer reading is the
“Read to Me” program for preschoolers. Sign
up continues through the summer. Each non
reader enrolls with a partner who agrees to
read to them. Coloring handouts and other sur
prises are available when the child registers.
The next Recycle Saturday will be June 11
from 9AM to 3PM at the SWATCO service
yard, 15945 NW Sellers Road (about 1 block
South of the Sunset Highway). Magazines can
now be accepted for recycling, along with
glass, newpapers, aluminum, steel (tin) cans
corrugated cardboard, brown paper bags, mo
tor oil in screw top containers and plastic milk
and water jugs. Part of the proceeds from this
project go to the Friends of the Library to help
provide books and supplies that would not be
available with county funding alone.
The new book display this month features
Natural Causes bv physician turned suspense
writer, Michael Palmer. Dr. Sarah Baldwin, an
esteemed and talented OB/GYN resident is
suddenly implicated in the mysterious hemor
rhaging of three pregant women. The only
common thread seems to be an herbal vitamin
Dr. Baldwin had prescribed for each of them.
To her great surprise, one of those denounc
ing her is Dr. Peter Ettinger, her mentor and
ex-lover. Sarah strives to find another cause
for the illnesses. If she is right, dozens of other
pregnant women are at risk, and the missing
factor has nothing to do with natural causes.
Library Hours: Wed. and Sat., 10 a.m.«4
p.m.t Thure. 1-7 p.m., FrU 1-5 p.m.
Address: Oak Village Shopping Center,
6 6 9 $ . Main Street. Phone:324-1362
Letters to the Editor
W ork of Vernonia
Pride is appreciated
To the Editor:
When our class walked to
the bank we saw some plants
hanging on posts. We saw
flowers on the bridge’s light-
posts.
The sidewalks and streets
looked cleaner. We saw pan
sies planted around the trees.
We want to thank the Ver
nonia Pride group for clean
ing up the town. Thanks also
fo r painting the bridge. We
noticed that somebody didn’t
appreciate your work. We are
sad th a t a pe rso n m ade
marks on the bridge.
We appreciate your work
and want to keep it clean and
nice.
Billy McGaugh
Melody Lignell
Caleb Frame
Kody King
Andrew Grittman
Danielle Young
Maddy Burris
Rebecca Knowlton
Mrs. Nice
K-1 Blend, Lincoln School
Thank you for your
generous donations
To the Editor:
We wish to thank the fol
lowing people and business
es for their generous dona
tions to the parent-sponsored
8th grade graduation party
held Monday, June 6, at Larry
Steele’s Sports Camp:
Gilbert and Diane Hudson
of Vernonia Mini Mart, Larry
Steele’s Sports Camp, Milton
and Doretta Dennis, W ash
ington G rade School, Judy
Acton, Vernonia Auto Parts,
Bobbie Rum bolz, Vernonia
Sentry, Frieda Ince, Vernonia
H ardw are, Jerry and Dolly
Keenon, Birkenfeld Store and
all the parents whose tim e
and energy helped make this
a m e m o ra b le tim e fo r the
k,ds-
8th Grade Party
Schaumburg Medical Benefit
was held May 25th. The win
ners and their prizes were:
H elen B atem an, a c ro
ch e te d pig; M arge Dunay,
fram ed picture and a brass
sundial; Schann Nelson, pen
dant; Pauline King, gift certifi
cate from Sandra M cLean
Nursery; Sherry Bual, health
club membership, a manicure
by Deb and a handmade af-
ghan; Bill Cota, scrim shaw
knife.
Thank you to the folks who
cared enough to donate items
to raffle and to those who pur
chased tickets.
Sincerely,
Dolly Keenon
Vernonia Boosters
Fireworks will fizzle
without full funding
To the Editor:
Community unity is part of
what makes Vernonia the city
we all love and enjoy. Please
help the Vernonia Fireworks
Committee make this yea r’s
celebration one of the best
ever, by helping support the
Fireworks fund.
At least $3,000 is needed
for a good display so all do
nations are welcome, but one
Please see page 14
Committee
Winners of benefit
raffle are drawn
To the Editor:
The drawing for the Donald
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