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The INDEPENDENT, November 18, 2010
Between the Bookends
by Nancy Burch, Librarian
Vernonia Public Library
Slides of local log-
ging/loggers taken by
Janelle Wiggins during
the years 1976-1985, will
be shown by Cory Col-
burn on Saturday, No-
vember 20 at 6:00 p.m. in
the Vernonia Public Li-
brary. Cookies and coffee
will be provided by the
Vernonia Study Club.
Ecstasy for a librarian is the arrival of new
books with the expectation of discovering and
unraveling the captivating plots found in each
work of fiction and the revealing and fascinating
facts in each work of non-fiction. Newest acquisi-
tions will furnish library patrons with an array of
themes — from the hunt for a virtuoso killer who
is intent on killing only the most beautiful women
(The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker), to a guilty
man’s attempt to convince lawyers, judges and
politicians that they’re about to execute an inno-
cent man (The Confession by John Grisham), to
the account of a family’s appreciation and re-
spect for hard work, perfection, determination
and drive as crab fishermen in the deadly Bering
Sea (North By Northwestern by Sig Hanson and
Mark Sundeen), to the discovery by the beloved
Father Tim of the existence of a family previous-
ly unknown to him (In the Company of Others by
Jan Karon).
In the midst of this diverse assortment of
books, patrons will also find a new Sharon Mc-
Cone mystery entitled Coming Back by Marcia
Muller, an epic struggle of a man’s attempt to
save his son and himself from the mistakes of
the past in The Brave by Nicholas Evans, Book
Thirteen of the Wheel of Time series (Towers of
Midnight) by Robert Jordan, the psychological
thriller of a man fighting to escape a troubled
past in The Grove by John Rector, and a thrilling
rescue in the unforgiving Alaskan waters (On the
Edge of Survival by Spike Walker).
If the subject matter of none of these books
reaches out and grabs you, how about one that
begins — “Today I’m five. I was four last night go-
ing to sleep in Wardrobe, but when I wake up in
Bed in the dark I’m changed to five, abra-
cadabra. Before that I was three, then two, then
one, then zero. ‘Was I minus numbers?’” This en-
tire story is told from the perspective of just-
turned five-year-old Jack, who is living in Room
with Ma. Room and Ma (and the late night visits
from “Old Nick”) are all Jack has known because
Ma was abducted when she was nineteen and
has been held captive in an escape-proof shed
for seven years. Ma’s imagination for passing the
time with so few resources has been incredible
and her love of Jack is totally selfless, and just
when escape seems possible, imagine what it
would be like to a boy who has known only
Room. Jack’s perspective of “Outside” makes
this story truly imaginative and unique. Written by
Emma Donoghue, the only title possible for this
novel is of course Room.
Reorganization of the Young Adult section has
been taking place, creating an entire two rows of
fiction and non-fiction especially for this age
group. Be sure and watch for the latest acquisi-
tions in this area, including Tempted by P. C. and
Kristin Cast and second copies of the popular
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins.
Local author Cathy Lamb will be at the Ver-
nonia Public Library on Monday, November 29 at
5:30 p.m. to discuss her latest novel, Such A
Pretty Face. Lamb is also the author of Julia’s
Chocolates, Henry’s Sisters, and The Last Time
I Was Me. The public is encouraged to meet Ms
Lamb at this time and enjoy a lively discussion
concerning her books.
Enjoy this poem by an unknown author as you
celebrate Thanksgiving:
May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
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CCSO opens satellite office in Clatskanie
In a joint operation with the
Clatskanie Police Department,
the Columbia County Sheriff’s
Office is beginning a pilot proj-
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Civil Process services, finger-
printing, sheriff’s reports and
concealed handgun licensing
will be offered one day per
month between the hours of
1:00 and 4:00 p.m. The first
date was Friday, November 5,
the next will be December 3,
then the first Friday of each
month.
“We’ve been brainstorming
on how to consistently provide
better and more accessible
service to the citizens of Co-
lumbia County. There are serv-
ices and programs that only the
sheriff can provide by state
law,” said Sheriff Jeff Dicker-
son, “and we realize that driv-
ing to St. Helens for these can
be a hardship for some citi-
zens.”
The Sheriff’s Office staff
chose Clatskanie as an exam-
ple of a city for which Sheriff’s
clerical services are remote,
and decided to focus on this
city as a potential model for
providing these services else-
where in the county, as well.
“Service is the bottom line
for this office, and I am pleased
to see our employees coming
up with solutions that make us
more accessible to the citizens
we serve,” the Sheriff said.
Letter’s
From page 3
about five miles outside of
Jerusalem. Most Jews were liv-
ing in the towns that they were
to be registered in, but not
those in the royal line of King
David. Most of the royal line
had moved to Nazareth be-
cause of their fear of King
Herod, who was a descendant
of Jacob’s jealous twin brother,
Esau.
Bethlehem was crowded
with Jews going to Jerusalem
for the Feast of Tabernacles, as
were all of the local towns. How
handy it was to present the
Messiah at the temple for cir-
cumcision on the eighth and
last day of the feast. The He-
brew word translated as
“manger” is actually the word
‘sukkah.” A “sukkah” is a tem-
porary, flimsy tent that God re-
quired Jews to live in during the
Feast of Tabernacles.
Now how does all this relate
to Chanukkah? (Pronounced
“Ha´-nuh-kuh) Chanukkah is
not a Leviticus 23 feast given to
Moses by God. But it is an Old
Testament feast commemorat-
ing the rededication of the Jew-
ish Temple after Antiochus des-
ecrated it. It is recorded in the
Jewish history book “Mac-
cabees” and mentioned in the
New Testament as the Winter
Festival and the Feast of Dedi-
cation. (John 10:22) It is also
called the Festival of Lights be-
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cause one day’s worth of oil in
the temple Menorah lasted for
eight days. This is also the rea-
son that a nine-light Chanukki-
ah is used during Chanukkah
instead of a seven-light Meno-
rah. The 9th light is called the
“shamus” or “servant” light and
is used to light the other can-
dles.
Christmas is the 25th day of
a month called “10” in the G/R
calendar and Chanukkah starts
on the 25th day of the 10th
month in the Biblical calendar.
Coincidentally, this is just nine
months before the Feast of the
Tabernacles. Could it be that
the angel Gabriel appeared to
Mary during Chanukkah to
dedicate her as the mother of
the promised Messiah, the
“Light of the World”? (John
8:12) This
could
make
Chanukkah a Christian holiday.
My family started celebrating
Chanukkah in honor of the
Messiah about ten years ago.
The first year, I sold the idea to
my children with the thought of
eight presents for eight days,
instead of one gift for one day.
They were greedy and opted
for Chanukkah. The transition
has not been smooth, but we
have been rewarded with
deeper personal relationships
with Jesus (Yeshua) and better
comprehension of the whole
Bible. This year Chanukkah
starts at sundown on Decem-
ber 1 and ends on sundown on
December 9th.
May YHWH bless you and
keep you and cause His Light
to shine upon you and grant
you peace in the name of the
Prince of Peace, Yeshua, the
Messiah.
Emily Blatchford
Vernonia