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P a g e 10 T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , O c to b e r 1 7 , 2 0 0 2 Bstwaan the Beakands By Nancy Burch, Librarian Vernonia Public Library If last m o n th ’s n ew s a rticle from the library s e e m e d a little stra n g e , it w as th e article fro m S e p te m b e r 200 1, th a t w a s e -m a iled by m ista ke to T he In depe nden t. To rectify that, th is a rtic le w ill up d a te in fo rm a tio n that w as really in te n d e d fo r p u b lica tio n last m onth as w e ll as im p a rt the la te st library new s. Ja n e K irk p a tric k ’s visit to th e library, S e p te m b e r 2 2 n d w as w ell a tte n d e d and w ell re ceived. S h e is a ve ry e n te rta in in g spe a ke r and h e r p re se n ce here w as an h o n o r and a ple a su re fo r those in atte n d a n ce . Paul M ich a e l C lock, th e a u th o r of Punk, R o tte n & N asty, gave a w o n d e rfu lly in fo rm a tive p re se n ta tio n on S aturday, O c to b e r 12th. T h e g ro u p th a t w a s fo rtu n a te to be p re se n t w a s p ro p e rly im pre sse d w ith th e slides and w ith th e in fo rm a tio n ab o u t th e saga of the P acific R a ilw a y & N a vig a tio n C om pany. T h e tw o new co m p u te rs g ra n te d the library by the Bill and M elinda G a te s F o u n d a tio n are o p e ra b le fo r w ord pro ce ssin g , re sea rch on bo th E n ca rta E n cyclo p e d ia a nd Atlas, and fo r use w ith fo u r M agic S ch o o l B us gam es. A tra in e r fro m the F ou n d a tio n w as here fo r tw o d a ys, se ttin g up th e co m p u te rs and w o rk in g w ith staff on th e ir o p e ra tio n . A s of th is p u b lica tio n , th e re are ye t so m e p ro b lem s (in o p e ra b le “A ” d rives, a s tra n g e anti virus m e ssa g e and no In te rn e t a cce ss via radio c o n n e c tio n ). A te ch n ica l s u p p o rt person w ill a g a in be here, b e fo re the e n d o f O ctob er, to c o rre c t th e c o m p u te r p ro b le m s a nd L.V. S c h o o n o v e r is w o rkin g to get an a ntenn a in place to p ick up th e sig n a l fo r ra d io co n n e ctio n . A s so o n as the p ro b le m s ha ve be e n so lv e d , lo cal o rg a n iza tio n s w ill be co n ta cte d and in vited to v ie w and use th e n e w c o m p u te rs w ith th e im proved In te rn e t syste m . T h e novel th a t has la te ly bee n m ost re q u e ste d in the library is T he L o v e ly B ones, b y A lice S e b o ld . T h e re are still fo u r “ re serves” th a t have be e n p la ce d on this book, so a w a it is in sto re fo r a n y o ne w ish in g to read th e lib ra ry ’s o n e co p y of this book. O th e r new boo ks in clu d e B le ssin g s by A n n a Q u in d le n , The A p p re n tic e by Tess G e rritse n , The C h ili Q u e e n by S a n d ra D allas, N o O ne to Trust b y Iris J o h a n se n , K illjo y by J u lie G a rw o o d , S h rin k R a p by R o b e rt B. P arker, N ig h ts in R o d a n th e by N icholas S p arks, B e tte r to R e s t by D a na S tabe now , The M u rd e r B o o k by Jo n a th a n K e lle rm a n , S k e le to n s by K a te W ilh e lm and Thin W alls by Kris N e lsco tt. (B oth K a te W ilh e lm and Kris N e lsco tt are O re g o n a u th o rs, w ith W ilh e lm livin g in E u g e n e and N e lsco tt residing on the O re g o n C o a st.) In J.A . J a n c e ’s la te st release, P a rtn e r in Crim e, J.P. B e aum ont WOW is sent to B isbee, A rizona, to assist S h eriff J o a n n a Brady. T h e s e are Ms. J a n c e ’s tw o p o p u la r p rotagon ists, bro u g h t to g e th e r fo r the first tim e as th e y co m b in e skills to find the kille r o f an a rtist w h o died w h ile supp o se d ly u n d e r the co n scie n tio u s p ro te ctio n of the g o ve rn m e n t. B e a u m o n t and Brady, a fte r re so lvin g te rrito ria l bou ndarie s, form an e ffe ctive and in te re stin g la w -e n fo rc e m e n t team . It w ill be in terestin g to see w h e th e r Ja n ce c o n tin u e s to c o m bine th e se tw o cha ra cte rs in her fu tu re novels. Tw o o th e r authors w ho have been very p o p u la r w ith local li brary patrons are E arlene F ow ler and J e n n ife r C h ia ve rin i. B oth of these authors in corp orate in form ation abo ut q u ilts and quilt p a t tern s into th e ir novels. T itles include The Q u ilte r’s A p p re n tice , The C ro ss-C o u n try Q uilters, Irish C hain, S teps to the Altar, A rk a n s a s Traveler, and S e ven Sisters. T he novel that I m ost look fo rw a rd to reading is B lu e S h o e by A nne Lam ott. T he b oo k ja cke t d e scrib e s the m ain character, M at- tie Ryder, as “ ...m a rv e lo u s ly neuro tic, w e ll-in te n tio n e d , funny, re ligious, sa rcastic, tender, angry, and broke. A nd h e r life at th e m o m ent is a w reck, her m arria ge has failed, her m o th e r is failing , h e r house is rotting, her w a ist is e x p a n d in g ....s h e has a cru sh on a m arried m a n ......” T he n M attie fin d s a sm all, rubber, blue shoe and a fe w o th e r trifles th a t w e re left years ago in her d e ce a se d fa th e r’s car. T h e se item s are said to hold clu e s to her m e ssy u p b rin g in g and, as M attie and her b ro th e r fo llo w th e se clu e s to u n c o v e r s e cre ts of th e ir past, th is reade r w ill be right there w ith them . T he b oo k d iscu ssio n group w ill m eet next on T h u rsd a y, Nov. 14 at 7:00 p.m . in the library. B o oks being d iscu sse d th is m onth are The L o n g R a in by P eter G adol and The B e e S e a so n by M yla G oldberg. All are invited to atte nd a nd help ch o o se th e next s e lections. T h e F riends of th e L ib ra ry w ill next be m eeting D e c e m b e r 3 at 7:00 p.m . An upco m ing p ro je ct fo r the o rg a n iza tio n w ill be w ra p ping boo ks at B arnes & N oble on S aturday, D e c e m b e r 14. M onda y m orn ing s at 10:30 w ill find p re -sch o o le rs m e e tin g fo r th e ir re g u la r sto ry tim e, fo llo w e d b y a related cra ft. T h e R e ading E n richm e nt P rogram , fo r o ld e r children, has bee n fu n d e d aga in this ye a r by a grant ob ta in e d by the C o lu m b ia C o u n ty C o m m issio n on C h ildre n & F am ilies. This p ro g ra m is u nd er th e le a d e rs h ip of Trish M a ld o n a d o and w ill take place at 3:30 on M o n d a ys w h e n school is in session. Y oungsters a ge s 5-12 are e n c o u ra g e d to share the sto rie s and crafts Vernonia Public Library o ffe red a t th e library th ro u g h 701 Weed Avenue th is program . Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues., Thur. 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Phone: (503)429-1818 During Murphy's Fall Dining Sale ON SALB Just in time for H oliday S E R V IC E • S E L E C T IO N • S A V IN G S Y our l l b o i l S to r e EntertHningl • 2 9 62 S Baseline in Cornelius • 161 26 SE Stark in Portland S O 3 -6 4 O -II2 4 5 0 3-2 52-5 43 4 Hours Mon. Sot. I Oom 6pm, Sun Horn 5pm keb «4 I p h t i h l c r c t l ! u r n itu r e 90 D o ,I tone at <at(i OAK • layaway« A Finotviag Beginning and Interm ediate French classes for adults and old er teens, will be offered in Vernon ia starting in January 2003. For in formation on curriculum or Port land Community College credits, call instructor Madeleine Gendron at 503-429-9402 A n y o n e in te re s te d in c h il d re n ’s c la s s e s m ay also call G e n d ro n , a V e rn o n ia reside nt who te a c h e s at A llia n c e F ra n ça ise d e P o rtlan d. Show on historic county buildings “Historic Treasures of Columbia County”, a slide show and commu nity discussion of historic buildings and sites, will be held Nov. 12,1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Columbia Center, 375 S. 18th Street in St. Helens. This event is presented by Co lumbia County Land Development Services; Moderator Ann Fulton, and Portland State University De partment of History. For more information, call 503- 397-1139. Oh Fudge! G o u rm e t C an d y Shop Swedish Berries • Dutch Mints Rock Pebbles • O range Slices Assorted Jelly Beans Brittles - 7 Types Old-Fashioned Candy Sticks O regon Saltw ater Taffy Trailblazer Preserves Local H oney & More!!! 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