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The INDEPENDENT, August 15, 2012
Between the Bookends
by Nancy Burch, Librarian
Vernonia Public Library
Vernonia’s book dis-
cussion group offers the
opportunity for partici-
pants to re-read old fa-
vorites and to become
acquainted with new au-
thors and subjects. It
does seem that mem-
bers must have a fond-
ness for “dogs” because
former books chosen and enjoyed include Jack
London’s Call of the Wild, Joe Coomer’s Pocket-
ful of Names, John Grogan’s Marley and Me,
and Garth Stein’s Racing in the Rain. This
month the group has chosen to read and discuss
another “dog” book, A Dog’s Purpose, by Bruce
Cameron. This discussion will take place Mon-
day, August 27 at 5:30 p.m. If you are interested
in participating, check with library staff to see if a
copy is available.
Jamboree weekend and the entry in the pa-
rade concluded this summer’s successful read-
ing program for youngsters. That eventful week-
end also found the Friends of the Library busily
selling books for their biggest fundraiser of the
year. The proceeds from this sale will be used to
supplement library materials and services, and
the Friends of the Library would like to thank
everyone who donated and purchased items.
New acquisitions include the nominees for the
Oregon Reader’s Choice Awards for 2013.
Founded in 2010, the award is intended to be a
fun and exciting way for Oregon youth in grades
4-12 to become enthusiastic and discriminating
readers. Young readers in Vernonia will be given
the chance to vote for their favorite book later in
the year.
J.A. Jance’s latest novel, Judgment Call,
brings back Sheriff Joanna Brady in another ex-
citing and twisting mystery set in Cochise Coun-
ty, Arizona. If you’re a fan of Joanna Brady, you
won’t want to miss this (the 15th of the series) as
she investigates the killing of a local high-school
principal and confronts ghosts of mysteries past
when new information about her father’s death is
revealed.
In one of Amazon’s recommendations for
July, Harold Fry—recently retired and a passive
observer of his own life, decides one morning to
walk 600 miles across England to save an old
friend. In The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,
Harold starts off on the long journey wearing the
wrong jacket and forgetting his toothbrush and
phone. As he travels, Harold has time to reflect
on his failings, helping him become someone
the reader and his wife, Maureen, can respect in
this charming novel by Rachel Joyce.
Beaverton author, Cathy Lamb’s newest nov-
el tells the story of 17-year-old Tate. Tate, son of
a drug-addicted mother and adopted at birth by
his teenage aunt, appears freakish to strangers,
but he is beautiful to his adopted family. In A Dif-
ferent Kind of Normal, Tate teaches his family
that love and laughter heal tears. (If you remem-
ber, Ms Lamb graciously visited the library near-
ly two years ago when she discussed her writ-
ing, and in particular her novel, Such a Pretty
Face.)
Movie night for the month will be Thursday
August 30th at 6:30. (The popcorn maker is
fixed!)
Preschool story time will resume in Septem-
ber at 10:30 on Monday mornings. The after
school programs will resume in October.
Vernonia Public Library: 701 Weed Avenue
Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tues., Thu. 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
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After harrowing weekend, Rosie
is back home with her family
Left to right, John Phillips, Leticia Gutierrez holding Rosie,
and Gutierrez’ daughter, Dulce, stand in front of the Jim
Gedenberg Logging truck that Phillips drives.
Rosie, a 9-year-old Yorkie
terrier, went missing Friday, Au-
gust 3, at the Gales Creek
Campground. Her owner, Leti-
cia Gutierrez, and her family ar-
rived that Friday from Hillsboro
to stay for the weekend. Gutier-
rez said she thought Rosie was
with the kids and their other
dog. But later, when everyone
else came back to the camp-
site, Rosie didn’t. The family
looked all around the camp-
ground and Leticia even went a
short way up the logging road
that runs through the camp, but
just couldn’t imagine Rosie go-
ing that way. Instead the
search concentrated on the
area along the creek.
The next day, in the 90+ de-
gree weather, the family
searched again and talked to
everyone they could, but no
one had seen Rosie. Sometime
that day, Leticia did go part way
up the logging road and called
and called Rosie’s name to no
avail.
Sunday, the family went
home without Rosie. The fami-
ly was broken-hearted, the oth-
er dog was “depressed and
would hardly even eat”.
Log truck driver John
Phillips was coming out of the
woods Sunday on that logging
road, which runs through the
campground. He spotted a
small dog two miles up the
road from the camp. The dog
was Rosie, and she was se-
verely dehydrated by then.
Phillips said she was stagger-
ing, but she kept running from
him and falling down. Finally
she went under a bush, Phillips
put on a pair of gloves and
fished her out, after she nipped
at him. Once he picked her up,
she calmed down and he put
her in his truck and got her
some water to go with part of
his sandwich. After that, Rosie
lay down and slept in his truck
while he drove home to Astoria.
Phillips wife, Sally, made chick-
en and rice for Rosie, who re-
covered nicely from her ordeal.
If you guessed that the Phillips
are dog people, you were right.
They have two Pomeranians,
and a Chow/retriever mix, plus
Lulu, a pot-bellied pig. Lulu
used to be one of Valentine’s
Performing Pigs who can be
seen on YouTube.
Phillips had stopped at the
campground after finding
Rosie, so camp host Jason
Troth knew that Rosie had
been found, but didn’t know
how to get hold of Gutierrez.
Monday, August 6, Gutierrez
made flyers and posted them in
Hillsboro, Banks, and along
Hwy. 6, before taking one back
to the campground. When she
spoke to Troth, he told her that
a log truck driver had found
Rosie and took one of the fly-
ers to give to Phillips when he
drove through the park on his
way to the logging site, at 4:00
a.m. Tuesday morning.
Phillips called Gutierrez and
an ecstatic Rosie was finally re-
united with her happy family on
Wednesday morning.a