Page 10 The INDEPENDENT, August 1, 2012 Banks Curves now offering new Curves Complete weight-loss plan Between the Bookends By Susan Cackler, Library Assistant Banks Public Library we will begin the process of replacing her. The Banks Public Li- brary is back to operat- ing regular hours after our renovation. The im- provements to the build- ing have made a huge difference and the library is a very pleasant place to spend some time this summer. Come by and see our new look, if you haven’t already, and en- joy reading or using wi-fi in air-conditioned com- fort. The Summer Reading Program is wrapping up. All of the programs and drawings have taken place. August 1 was the first day to turn in a completed reading record and receive an award book, and August 31 will be the last day to do so. While we have implemented many changes, there are still a few coming in the future. Soon, we will have the ability to accept payment by credit card. Also, the library will be getting a self- check machine which will allow patrons to check out their own materials. There have been a couple of changes to the Cultural Pass program this year. Unfortunately, the Rice Rock and Mineral Museum is no long participating in the program. However, Ever- green Aviation and Space Museum is now par- ticipating. The pass does not include admission to the water park. Join us for craft night Wednesday, August 8, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the library. We have just enough room to set up some tables in the li- brary space and get to work. Enjoy some lively conversation while you work on your favorite craft. Come and meet some new friends or visit with old ones while using the library’s work space. You may find knitters, scrapbookers, quil- ters and maybe even a tatter or two. If you would like to be on an e-mail reminder list for craft night, call the library with your name and e-mail. Since Miss Cathy has retired, we won’t have any Preschool Storytime until September, when On the Shelf: The Royal Wulff Murders by Keith McCafferty. McCafferty is the survival editor for Field and Stream magazine and this is his first novel. The story opens with the discovery of a dead body in the Madison River with a Royal Wulff trout fly stuck through its lower lip. Sheriff Martha Et- tinger suspects foul play, not a simple drowning. Along with a Montana newcomer who is also a private detective, they pursue their lines of ques- tioning and end up investigating Montana’s big business: fly fishing. Green Heart by Alice Hoffman. Two short nov- els, Green Anger and Green Witch are con- tained in this book. They both tell the tale of 15- year-old Green, left on her own when her family dies in a terrible disaster. Green is haunted by loss and the past, struggling to survive in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere. Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden which begins to grow be- yond expectation. In order to rediscover the truth about love, hope and magic, she must open her- self to them all. Spirit’s Princess by Esther Friesner. Fries- ner’s storytelling combines mythology and his- torical fiction, this time in the exotic world of third-century Japan. Himiko is the pampered daughter of the most powerful man in the Matsu clan. However she’d rather learn to hunt and for- age in the woods like the boys. She sets out on her own adventures to prove what she can do and finds herself connecting to the natural world in ways that thrill and frighten her. Eventually, her mother helps her get secret shaman lessons which will make her path to the future clear, but dangerous. Banks Public Library: 111 Market Street. Hours: Mon., Fri., Sat., 11 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tue., Wed., Thu., 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. Main Street Pizza 680 S. Main Oak Village Shopping Center Banks, Oregon 503-324-5858 Receive $2 off any large Pizza. $ 2 Off 00 See page 20 for Banks BBQ Schedule Expires 8-31-12. Coupons cannot be sold or duplicated. Main Street Pizza 680 S. Main Oak Village Shopping Center Banks, Oregon 503-324-5858 Receive $1 off any medium Pizza. $1 Off 00 Expires 8-31-12. Coupons cannot be sold or duplicated. 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 276 S UNSET , B ANKS 503-324-9808 Losing weight isn’t easy. It takes real commitment to make the necessary changes to diet, exercise and lifestyle. 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