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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, August 2, 2000 Public Family History Center opens in new LDS Church addition On the outside, a recent ad dition to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Vernonia doesn’t look new. In fact, with the landscaping and the effort made to match the brick front, it doesn’t even look like an addition. On the inside, it’s an entirely different story. The four additional rooms will provide two more class rooms, a room for mothers and infants, and allow for expan sion of the existing library. But it also has an exciting benefit for people who are not mem bers of the church. One room will house the new Family History Center, where people can go to search the records for their ancestors. Alison Dinger, who is direc tor of the Family History Cen ter, and Marion Johnston, 2nd Counselor to the Branch Presi- Alison Dinger, director of the Family History Center, with some of the hardware and software needed for genealogical research. Alison Dinger and Marion Johnston outside the recently completed four-room addition to the LDS Church in Vernonia. public at least ten hours per of records within the LDS week. And, since most people dent, are both visibly excited as church; U.S. Social Security will be unfamiliar with the soft they talk about the potential for Death Index from 1937 to ware, eight local members are people in this area to search 1997, though it is mostly from ready to assist the public. genealogical records without 1962 forward; a U.S. Military Dinger, who claims to be “com having to make a trip to a large index; the Scottish (early Pres puter illiterate,” said there will center. byterian) Church records and a be help for those who are not Only one computer is ready Family History Library catalog comfortable with computers. at this time, but there will be Much of the material can be four before long. The extensive that includes over three-million book titles, plus microfilm and downloaded onto floppy disks software includes an Ancestral File with records from many microfiche sources, maps and so those who want to, can con tinue research in their own countries; a Genealogy Index more. In order to obtain approval homes. from church headquarters to Public hours for the center have the history center in Ver haven’t yet been decided. For School track, and there will be nonia, the local congregation of more information on the proj entertainment, food, swim about 20 families had to agree ect, call Dinger at home, 429- ming, mural painting and a me to keep the center open to the 7835. morial ceremony to honor peo ple whose lives have been im pacted by drug, alcohol or to bacco use. For more information on the Relay, contact Croisant at Co lumbia Community Mental Health, (503) 366-5989, ext. Friday, A u g . 4 • 7:00 p.m . 25. Students wishing to partici Cedar Ridge, 18062 Keasey Road, Vernonia pate may contact the Preven- Admission: Donation + Non-perishable Food Item tion/lntervention counselor in All Proceeds benefit Vernonia Cares their schools or call Croisant. Change for 24-Hour Relay from summer to autumn Dates for the annual Colum bia County Prevention Relay- Around-the-Clock have been set back to Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1. Relay coordinator Diane Croisant said that the commit tee had originally scheduled Lumberjack/ the fundraiser for August 1.1-12, to take advantage of summer weather, but conflicts with va cation schedules resulted in fewer team sign-ups than ex pected. Relay-Around-the-Clock will still be held at the Rainier High MOVING? Be sure to update your voter’s registration information. 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