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The INDEPENDENT, January 19, 2006 Nehalem Valley Food Program seeks help to continue The Nehalem Valley Food Program will be stopping food delivery to rural homes in Jew- ell, Elsie, Mist, Birkenfeld, Ver- nonia, and some other commu- nities unless reliable volunteers can be found. The Nehalem Valley Com- munity Church, which has been sponsoring the program for several years, can no longer provide the van that is used for the trip to Portland for the food and is then used twice a week for the home deliveries. They have also run out of volunteers. According to a church spokesperson, one young man has handled the twice-weekly run for the last five months, many days making both runs without a helper. Though the work is a labor of love for him, he is getting burned out. The area served by this pro- gram has many seniors on lim- ited incomes, and working fam- ilies whose income covers little except the basics. There are few jobs in the area so work generally involves a lot of travel, with fuel costs consuming a lot of income. Many people in the area have only seasonal work. The program is working on getting another van, but volun- teers are needed. If four drivers and four helpers volunteered for both Wednesday and Friday runs, that would require only one run a month. The helpers need to be able to help load the van, which may require a lot of lifting and can take some time. They also carry the bagged groceries into the recipients’ homes or onto their porches. Depending on the run it can be a very long day. Recipients are asked to do- nate $5.00 or whatever amount they can toward expenses. Be- cause of high fuel costs, the sponsors have not been able to commit for the full amount and donations don’t always cover the fuel cost. Grocery bags and boxes are also needed. Anyone who can help the program with time, money or other resources, is asked to call Linda at 503-755-2114 or Ron at 503-755-2406. Library Chautauqua program will tell Coyote Tales Curt Yehnert “Coyote Tales from the Northwest” will be the topic of the next Chautauqua program at the Vernonia Public Library on Saturday, January 21, start- ing at 2:00 p.m. Coyote tales are told from Tell your Valentine how you feel with an ad in The Independent’s February 2 issue. Call today to order your very affordable ad - 503-429-9410 the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Arctic to Mexico. These myths impart basic val- ues and beliefs while providing more instruction. Trickster, transformer and cultural hero, Coyote combines in his nature all the elements that form the human character. He is sacred and sinful, majestic and petty, joyful and miserable, heroic and cowardly. The many cycles of Coyote tales reflect the cycle of life itself. Curt Yehnert first encoun- tered Coyote tales while study- ing folklore in college. When he moved to the Rosebud Reser- vation in South Dakota, he heard Coyote tales first hand from his colleagues at Sinte Gleska University. Later at the University of New Mexico, Yehnert observed the Navaho use of Coyote stories as an in- tegral part of healing rituals. He believes that Coyote combines all the elements that form the human character. Yehnert brings together as- pects of folklore, mythology and anthropology as he retells and creates a cultural context for Coyote tales told in the Pa- cific Northwest. In particular, he addresses Coyote’s role as a boundary crosser – as one whose existence embodies the portion of our experience where good and evil are hope- lessly entwined. Yehnert is a professor of English at Western Oregon University. 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A time to reflect but ‘05 went so fast I really can’t think of any thing monumental that took place except the forcing of sen- iors to hunt up their own pill plans so they can afford to be sick. Yak, yak – I hope I’ve cho- sen wisely. You guessed it, not much to chew on yet this year. But, what is pushing my buttons this week is Dog Pack season is starting along Bridge St., River- side Dr., as well as Rose Ave (before 10 a.m.). The real gripe is people walking their dog off leash and allowing the mutt to drop on people’s lawns while they look at the sky. The T.V. says the rain isn’t the cause of Winter Blues, it’s lack of sunshine. Well, duh… I knew that, my daughter has been fighting it for 44 years. I just put up with it by eating fresh fruit and reading good “old” books. The Circular Stair- case – 1908 – Mary Roberts Rhinehart. Very English, but a good mystery. Another good remedy – get out of the house on Wednes- days for lunch and listen to the Golden Oldies music of yester- day at the Senior Center. Meet old friends and make some new friends. It isn’t all Western music, Cruising Down the River on a Sunday Afternoon with Margie going to The Little Brown Church in the Vale. One in Four Americans are faltering under the weight of medical costs. Surprisingly, 62% of those same people have health insurance yet still struggle with the total cost of major illness or injury. Are supplemental insurance policies the solution? Join us as we answer these and other questions. Date: Mon. Jan 30, 2006 Tues. Jan 31, 2006 Wed. Feb 1, 2006 Thurs. Feb 2, 2006 Time: 6pm-7pm 6pm-7pm 6pm-7pm 6pm-7pm Branch: Astoria Clatskanie St Helens Vernonia Seminar is free but seating is limited, so call 800-773-3236 to reserve your place today!
