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The INDEPENDENT, June 21, 2007
Scholarship awards announced
The following 2007 Vernonia
High School graduates re-
ceived local scholarships:
Vernonia Lions’ Club ($1000
each); Kevin Johnston, Amber
Abney, Brittney Lindauer.
Natal
Grange
($500);
Danielle Robb.
Micky Bruers Memorial
($300); Amber Abney.
Vernonia Boosters ($500
each); Brent Thompson, Brit-
tney Lindauer, Kevin Johnson,
Danielle Robb.
PEO ($500 each); Brittney
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Wauna scholarship goes to Gerhke
Each year Wauna Federal
Credit Union awards a number
of members with college funds.
It is an honor for Wauna Feder-
al Credit Union to be such an
integral part of each communi-
ty it serves. The board of direc-
tors has given five (5) $1,000
college scholarships.
Congratulations to this
year’s recipients and to all the
Wauna Federal Credit Union
members who are graduating
from schools, colleges and uni-
versities. Here are this year’s
scholarship winners:
Erin Gehrke from Vernonia
High School plans to attend
Linfield College.
Audrey Dove of Warrenton
High School; Christine Hule-
gaard of Clatskanie High
School; Alexis Mehlnoff of St.
Helens High School and Cheryl
Steppe of Astoria High School.
Congratulations, Emily McGaugh
Emily Ann McGaugh gradu-
ated from Yosemite High
School, in Oakhurst, California,
on June 13, 2007. She will be
attending California State Uni-
versity at Sonoma, in the fall.
McGaugh is the daughter of
Steve McGaugh of Clovis,
Calif., and Gail McGaugh of
Coarsegold, Calif. She is the
granddaughter of Noni Ander-
sen of Vernonia.
Midway
Veterinary
Clinic
Senior
Discounts
Open in Vernonia
Wednesdays and Saturdays
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Call for appointments
503-429-1612
805 Bridge Street
Vernonia
Small and Large Animals
Between the Bookends
By Nancy Burch, Librarian
Vernonia Public Library
June at the library
means that plans have
been made for the upcom-
ing Summer Reading Pro-
gram. This year’s theme
of “Get a clue@ Your Li-
brary offers the opportuni-
ty for scavenger hunts, fol-
lowing clues, guessing
items and smells, mystery
movies, scary stories, fingerprinting, a mari-
onette show, and reading for fun and prizes. Lin-
da Johnston and Camrin Eyrrick have some
great activities ready for Tuesday, June 26 at 11
a.m., and each of the following Tuesdays
through July. At 7:00 p.m on the evening of June
26, there will also be a marionette show present-
ed by Celeste Rose, entitled “Goldie-dread-locks
and the Three Jamaica Bears.” This will be a 45
minute program encouraging audience participa-
tion which will entertain the whole family. On
each of these Tuesdays, youngsters from pre-
school through age twelve will be participating in
age-appropriate activities with the possibility of
some activities especially for teens. All of the ac-
tivities will take place at the library at 11 a.m. and
7:00 p.m. Registration sheets, schedules and
reading records are now available. Join your
friends and “Get a Clue @ the Library” this sum-
mer.
Book discussion will be Monday, June 25 at
5:30, with topics being the works of George By-
ron Wright, Baker City 1948 and Tillamook 1952 .
The Friends of the Library are encouraging
people to leave books during library hours, from
now through the end of July, for their August
Book Sale at the library. The sale this August 4th
(Saturday of Jamboree) will be held at the library
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will feature
books, videos, and audio tapes at very reason-
able prices, with all proceeds supplementing li-
brary programs and materials. The purchase of
two folding tables; passes to OMSI, the Japan-
ese Gardens, and the Children’s Museum, as
well as supplies/snacks for summer reading are
some of the ways in which The Friends of the Li-
brary are currently helping the library.
Camping and relaxing at East Lake this past
week has given me the opportunity to read and
recommend three of the newest additions to the
library’s book collection. Michael Connelly’s 13th
Harry Bosch novel, The Overlook , finds Bosch
breaking in a new partner, rookie Iggy Ferras, as
they are called to look into the execution of
physicist Stanley Kent, and the theft of radioac-
tive material from the hospital where Kent
worked. When the FBI arrives and tries to usurp
his case, Bosch refuses to back down as he and
Iggy scramble to investigate threats to national
security and find Kent’s murderer. Dead Center ,
by David Rosenfelt, brings lawyer Andy Carpen-
ter to the defense of a special domestic violence
victim, Reggie, a golden retriever alleged to
have bitten its owner. Rosenfelt manages to
combine humor, compassion, and suspense as
Reggie helps Andy in clearing his previous own-
er (not the one he allegedly bit) of murder and
identifying the real villains. The third recommen-
dation, A Thousand Splendid Suns , by Afghan-
American novelist Khaled Hosseini ( The Kite
Runner ), is another epic of Afghanistan in tur-
moil, covering three decades of anti-Soviet jihad,
civil war and Taliban tyranny as depicted through
the lives of two women. Mariam, the scorned il-
legitimate daughter of a wealthy businessman,
who was forced at age 15 to marry 40-year-old
Rasheed, and Laila (eighteen years later), who
has no options but to also become a wife to
Rasheed. This is a powerful tale of these two
women who become allies to survive in a patri-
archal despotism where women are completely
dependent on males.
Other new books include Too Late to Say
Goodbye by Ann Rule, Spare Change by Robert
Parker, Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje, The
Good Guy by Dean Koontz, Bad Luck and Trou-
ble by Lee Child, Invisible Prey by John Sand-
ford. Some very nice books for youngsters have
been added to the library’s collection, as well as
several new books in CD format for adults.
Remember that the library is air-conditioned
and is a great place to keep cool on those really
warm days while reading a magazine or newspa-
per, choosing a book from the library’s collection,
or using a computer. The library really is a cool
place. Come see for yourself.
Vernonia Public Library: 701 Weed Ave.
Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tues., Thur. 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Preschool Story Time: Mondays, 10:30
a.m., when school is in session.
Phone: 503-429-1818
Keep Oregon Green is offering new youth program
The Keep Oregon Green As-
sociation (KOG) is introducing
a new youth program entitled,
“KOG Rangers.”
Children visiting the forests
this year may receive a pocket-
sized field book from forest offi-
cers patrolling the forests. The
booklets contain activities
about safe campfires, match
and lighter safety, and Smokey
Bear.
By using KOG’s website at
www.keepregongreen.org chil-
dren ages 8-12 years will learn
through games, puzzles, word
searches, etc. Activities teach
the values of Oregon's forests,
the types of human behaviors
that cause wildfires, and ways
the kids can help prevent these
wildfires. The activities are pre-
and post-tested for evaluation
purposes.
Teachers, youth-group lead-
ers, home schooled, etc., will
find a section of nine lesson
plans giving an overview of the
lesson, objectives to be met,
materials needed for the les-
son, and background informa-
tion. Ranger Pages are provid-
ed for completion of the les-
sons.
A Steering Committee of
members from Keep Oregon
Green, the Oregon Department
of Forestry, Oregon Forest Re-
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