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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, December 4, 2008 Enter your holiday lights to win Enter your home in the 2008 Banks Holiday Lighting Contest. Everyone who lives inside Banks city limits is eligible to en- ter. Entry forms must be com- pleted and returned to Banks City Hall, 120 S. Main St., by 1:00 p.m. on December 12. Prizes will be awarded, at the January 13 city council meeting, for first, second and third place. Members of the Banks Chamber of Commerce will judge the entries during the week of December 15-19. En- try forms are available at Jim’s Kustom rd Klutte a Y WAI Inc. r By Susan Cackler, Library Assistant Banks Public Library Thriftway or City Hall. Show your community spirit! Decorate and win. The Holiday Lighting contest is sponsored by the City of Banks and the Banks Chamber of Commerce. Just the finest in collision repair Order now for XMAS Winter Specials Custom Hand Crafted Yard Ornaments, Fences & Decks Mark Hamm 503-324-7317 or 503-319-5228 330A S Main St.,Banks CCB#164221 Between the Bookends No Custom Work CHERRY PRODUCTS Auto Body & Paint 1875 E. Baseline Cornelius 503-359- 5993 Hey Kids & Parents too Santa Claus is Coming to Banks! Saturday December 6 From 11 a.m, to 2 p.m. th Santa’ s Helpers Provided by Banks Fire District 13 The holiday season will soon be in full gear. Re- member that the library can help out in many ways. Our collection has many recipe books if you’re looking for a new type of cookie or a new entrée for a special holi- day meal. We also have lots of books on gifts you can make and even the cards and wrapping that go with them. Also, the Friends of the Banks Public Library have a couple of fundraisers that can help with shopping. At the Union Point Cemetery Dinner on December 6, they will be offering See’s can- dy, a book-lover’s calendar, and new and used books for sale. The Friends are offering again this year the opportunity for patrons to purchase books at a discount. If you know the author and the title, you can order books through this sale at a discount- ed price. The discount may vary with each book, but averages around twenty percent. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Friends. Order forms will be available at the library. Join us for Preschool story time on Wednes- days at 10:15 a.m. in the community room of the library. It is designed for children aged three to six, but younger siblings are welcome. This month Miss Cathy will read stories on the follow- ing themes: December 3: Monkey Business December 10: Cold Days Ahead December 17: Winter Wishes The Friends of the Banks Public Library can always use your support. You can make a tax deductible donation, become a member, volun- teer, or bring your recycling to Swatco on the second Saturday of each month. Money that the Friends raise helps the library purchase Cul- tural Passes, upgrade equipment and purchase books and movies. Banks Public Library: 111 Market Street. Hours: Mon., Fri., Sat., 11 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tues., Wed., Thurs., 11 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.; Preschool Story Time: Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m. Phone: (503 ) 324-1382 for information Internet: www.wccls.org Browse library resources, reserve or renew materials online. Call for information. Bonnie L. Hays Shelter offers services Washington County Animal Services urges owners to turn to the Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal Shelter for many types of pet services and assistance. “In light of the case of the dog found injured and buried S TRASSEL ’ S A UTO R EPAIR & H YDRAULIC H OSES 2-4-6 S PIRAL W IRE S UCTION H OSES A DAPTORS - 3/16” TO 2” A MERICAN & M ETRIC F ITTINGS B ULK O IL P RODUCTS 660 So. Main, Banks • 503-324-2171 On the Shelf: The Hour I First Believed , by Wally Lamb. This novel is a departure from the author’s earli- er works, exploring myth, psychology, and fami- ly history stretching back many generations and the questions of faith that lie at the heart of everyday life. The story is about Caelum Quirk and his young wife, Maureen, who move to get jobs in Littleton, Colorado, at Columbine High School. Caelum is traveling on the fateful day, but Maureen finds herself in the library expecting to be killed. They flee Littleton and try to recover from the trauma of the shootings, discovering decades of family history in the process. The Graveyard Book , by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman, the master storyteller and author of Coraline , is back with a novel that will enthrall readers of all ages. It is a magical, terrifying story of Nobody Owens, known as Bod. He would be an ordinary boy except that he lives in a sprawling graveyard and is being raised and educated by ghosts and a solitary guardian who doesn’t be- long in the world of the living or of the dead. Bod faces many dangers and adventures in the graveyard, but outside, a killer waits for him. Seer of Shadows , by Avi. Avi weaves a sus- penseful tale in his latest book. Set in New York City in 1872, the story follows Horace Carpetine, who has been raised to believe in science and rationality. He is apprenticed to a society photog- rapher and thinks of his trade as a scientific art. But his first real photos are images of a promi- nent family’s dead daughter. A servant girl leads him to the truth about who the girl really was and how she died. The two soon realize that the pho- tos are bringing forth Eleanora’s ghost and she is intent on revenge. This detailed story is full of the magic of early photography and is a story about the shadows that are always lurking near. 276 S UNSET , B ANKS 503-324-9808 up to her neck in Forest Grove, we want to make sure the pub- lic knows that our agency pro- vides many vital services to an- imals and their owners, includ- ing pet euthanasia,” said Jean- nette Nachbar, supervisor. In addition to caring for about 7,000 dogs and cats that are brought to the organization every year, the shelter staff per- forms all of the critical services traditionally available from ani- mal shelters. These include re- uniting lost dogs and cats with owners, pet sterilization, adop- tions, and humane pet eu- thanasia. “The decision to euthanize a pet is never easy. Our staff helps customers everyday through this difficult time,” Nachbar added. Most animal protection or- ganizations acknowledge eu- thanasia as an appropriate and humane means of ending the suffering of an animal. Animal Services staff receives accred- ited training and certification to use the most professional, hu- mane, and safest euthanasia method of injecting sodium- pentobarbital. Animal Services does not condone the practice of hitting an animal in order to cause its Please see page 13