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The INDEPENDENT, November 1, 2000 Family Poetry Workshop scheduled at The Banks Public Library will host a free “Family Poetry Workshop" led by noted Oregon poets Tim Barnes and Edna Kovacs, both of Portland, on Saturday, November 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The library is located at 111 Market Street in Banks. Presented by the Oregon State Poetry Association in partnership with the Center for the Book at the Oregon State Library, the program is made possible by an “Arts Build Communities” grant from the Oregon Arts Commission, plus grants from The Collins Foundation and Barnes & Noble Booksellers. The workshop is open to children from six to 12. Each child must be accompanied by an adult mentor - parent, grandparent, neighbor or fami ly friend - who will participate fully in the day’s activities. Between 9:00 a.m. and noon, children and adults will create poems under the guidance of the two poets. From 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., library staff and vol unteers will join poets and par ticipants in producing booklets of workshop poems. Barnes teaches English and creative writing at Portland Community College, and serves as advisor to the col lege literary magazine, Alchemy. He spent ten years teaching poetry through arts-in- education and talented-and- gifted programs in Oregon and Washington. He has published poems, essays, reviews, trans lations and interviews in numerous literary and scholar ly magazines. Barnes is also the author of three books of poetry, Mother and the Mangoes, done in col laboration with artist Angelina Marino; Star Hill Farm and the Grain of What is Gone, and Falling Through Leaves. His latest book, Wood Works: The Life and Times of Charles Erskine Scott Wood, written in collaboration with University of Oregon History Professor Edwin Bingham, was published in 1997 by Oregon State University Press. Kovacs has taught writing, literature and oral history at all educational levels, elementary school through college, and in special programs for excep tional children, senior citizens and ESL (English as a second language) students. Her poems, essays and interviews have appeared in numerous periodicals. She has received literary and education outreach grants from Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Oregon Arts Commission. Kovacs is also the author of Writing Across Cultures: A Handbook on Writing Poetry and Lyrical Prose, and two chapbooks of haiku, Mandalas, winner of the Cicada Chap book Award, and Aquarelles. Her latest book, Writing with Multiple Intelligences, is new from Blue Heron Press. This is the second series of Family Poetry Workshops pre sented by OSPA and the Center for the Book. In 1997- 98, libraries in Alsea, Baker City, Boardman, Cascade Locks, Florence, Heppner, Klamath Falls, Langlois, Molalla, Mon mouth, Newberg, Port Orford and The Dalles hosted work shops. Libraries in the current series include Brownsville, Coos Bay, Lyons, Tillamook County (Rockaway Beach) and Wallowa County (Enterprise). This grant program is particu larly designed to serve rural residents whose area libraries could not otherwise afford a program such as this. Founded in 1956, OSPA has as its mission “to bring togeth RE-ELECT TONY HYDE COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMISSIONER ★ POSITION 3 | Tony Hyde is very supportive of public safety issues and is a friend to Columbia County residents. We need his com m itm ent on the Board of Commissioners. — Dave Crawford, Mist Tony Hyde: Committed and Supportive! 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I Page 11 anks Library, Nov. 18th er, and nurture, the widest pos present.” The number of participants sible community of Oregon poets; to help Oregon poets, is limited to 12 child/adult young and old, develop their teams, therefore, it is important talents and skills; to stimulate, that those interested contact at the grassroots level, a the library immediately For statewide appreciation of poet information, call Librarian ry; and to raise public aware Denise Holmes at 503-324- ness of Oregon poets, past and 1382. Veterans’ Day closure for library The Banks Public Library will be closed on Saturday, Novem ber 11, in observance of Veter ans’ Day. It will also close Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Novem ber 23-25 in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. It will re open for business as usual on Tuesday, November 28. Vernonia swim program was a hit This summer’s swimmership program in Vernonia was a great success. Funded by a grant from the Columbia Coun ty Commission on Children & Families, swimming lessons were provided for 40 youth be tween the ages of 5 and 18. In addition to the lessons at Cedar Ridge, free transporta tion was provided when need ed. Most of the transportation was provided by parents, who developed a carpooling pro gram. The Cedar Ridge Swim Pro gram was already established, with many swimmers partici pating each year. Although a new session was added, the demand was far greater than the capacity of the swim pro gram. The response to the scholarships was overwhelm ing, with over seventy applica tions submitted, therefore many applicants had to be turned away. According to Dana Hyde and Kim Tierney, who handled the program on the local level, of the 40 participants selected, all but a few got over their fear of water. Most were able to at tain survival swimming status for short distances, many learned to swim underwater and most of the older students learned to swim. PCC wants input on new leader The board of directors of Portland Community College has hired the national Associa tion of Community College Trustees to coordinate the search for PCC’s next presi dent. President Daniel F. Mori arty, who has been with the col lege since 1986, announced his retirement effective Sep tember 2001. The PCC board is seeking community input to help with the selection process. The board will hold a community fo rum for public comment on the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for PCC and de sirable characteristics sought in a new president. The forum is set for Tuesday, November 28, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Sylvania Campus, 12000 SW 49th Avenue in Room 107 of the ST Building. Those who wish to com ment, but are unable to attend the forum, can contact Neal Naigus, Community Relations Manager, Portland Community College, P O B ox 19000, Port land, OR 97280 or e-mail nnai- gus@pcc.edu. Community members interested in an ap pointment to the board’s Presi dential Search Committee may also contact Naigus. See your Banks- Manning Merchants for Service with a Smile!
