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Page 16 The INDEPENDENT, May 5, 2011 Take mom to the CASA fashion show Join CASA for Kids, Inc. for a vintage fashion show and tea on Saturday, May 7 (the Satur- day before Mother’s Day). The fashion show will feature 100 years of fashion. The event is a fundraiser for CASA, which provides volun- teer Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neg- lected children in the foster- care system. “We’re starting in 1874, when one of the first sig- nificant child-protection cases took place, and ending in 1977, when the first CASA program was founded,” said CASA for Kids executive director Kathryn Bourn. “So people will get to see everything from bustle dresses to flapper dresses to 1970s Gunne Sax.” The fash- ion show will combine clothing from each decade from the 1870s through the 1970s, with tidbits about women’s lives and how child protection evolved over time. Adding to the vintage ambi- ence will be members of the Portland Ladies Tea Guild, wearing mid-20th century vin- tage dresses and hats. “We’re really grateful to the tea guild members for coming out to St. Helens to help with our tea,” Bourn said. The tea also will feature a balloon raffle and a silent auc- tion. Additionally, vintage tea cups will be for sale. “This is a great way to cele- brate Mother’s Day with your mom or enjoy a day out with girlfriends,” Bourn said. The multi-course tea begins at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the St. Helens Elks Lodge, 350 Belton Road, St. Helens. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets may be purchased from the St. Helens Book Shop, The Garden Depot (next to the Peace Candle in Scappoose), or call or email the CASA office at 503-366-4133 or info@casa forkidsinc.org. May is now Transportation Safety Awareness Month Governor Kitzhaber is show- ing his support for a statewide, month-long focus on trans- portation safety by proclaiming May “Transportation Safety Awareness Month.” Whether you are driving, walking, riding or bicycling, you’ll most likely see some reminder to be safe. It might be orange cones indi- cating a work zone; it might be a flashing crosswalk sign; or it might be someone on the radio saying, “Click It or Ticket.” Whatever the message, the goal is the same: improve safe- ty for Oregonians. Preliminary numbers from 2010 show that Oregon experi- enced its lowest traffic fatality rate in decades, but safety ad- vocates know that’s no reason to be complacent. The out- standing work of emergency medical service providers, first responders and law enforce- ment has contributed to the re- duction in fatalities, as have im- provements in road design and traffic management, but most important are the responsible actions taken by drivers, riders and walkers. Still, one loss of See Traffic on page 18 Just for Fun Casey and Kyle by Will Robertson Govern- ment can easily exist without law, but law Solve this Sudoku cannot ex- ist without govern- ment. BERTRAND RUSSELL British philosopher Answer to April 21 Sudoku is on page 22 (1872-1970)
