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Community Newsletter

City of North Plains, 31360 NW Commercial Street, North Plains, OR 97133

(503) 647-5555 info@northplains.org www.northplains.org Events: www.npfun.org

Your City Council: Mayor David Hatcher, Council President Teri Lenahan

Robert Kindel, Sandi King, Charlynn Newton, Sherrie Simmons, Scott Whitehead

An Old-Fashioned

Fourth…Wild West

Celebration. You’re invited to downtown North Plains on the 4th of July from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p. m. for a

patriotic adventure that will take you back in time for a day filled with historical fun! Try your hand at 19th

Century Challenges & Competitions. This free Patriotic Celebration will include a “Cruisin’ Thru Time” Car Show, a Patriotic Parade, LIVE music featuring Mean Satisfaction and Whisky Union (formerly known as Concrete Cowboys now joined by Rodeo Rose), and a variety of delicious food. End your day enjoying the 4th of July Fireworks beginning at 10:00 p.m. presented by the City of North Plains and Recology / Nature’s Needs. Patriotic music will be broadcast along with the fireworks by AM 1360 KUIK radio. Please join us in honoring the birth of our nation and remembering the sacrifices made for our freedom. The North Plains Wild West Fourth of July Celebration is a free event thanks to our sponsors and donations. If you would like to make a donation to offset the cost of this event you can do so by mailing it to: The North Plains Wild West Celebration City of North Plains 31360 NW Commercial St, North Plains, OR 97133. This daylong celebration is possible because of many volunteers who graciously share their time to make this happen. Please consider joining our team of volunteers and giving 2-3 hours of your time to contribute to the

success of this event. If you are interested, sign up online at http://www.np4july.org or please call Carol Aldrich at 971-506-9250 or leave word at the City Hall at 503 647-5555. Thank you! The Knights of Pythias, Glencoe Lodge #22 will be hosting the event’s Beer Garden with proceeds going to the Cancer Care Fund that helps families in the community. The “Crusin’ Thru Time” Car Show applications can be found online or picked up at City Hall. Entry fee is $20 which includes a delicious pancake breakfast. Proceeds benefit the North Plains Senior Center’s Meals on Wheels Program. Steve Callaway, former North Plains Elementary School Principal will be emceeing the Patriotic Parade again this year. Registration is free, applications are at the Library, City Hall and online. Join Harry “aka Town Sheriff” Holsapple, former North Plains Postmaster, and a whole passel of other characters for the day!! We hope you will bring the whole family to the North Plains Wild West Celebration and enjoy this piece of the true American West!!

APPLE PIE FOR THE FOURTH OF

JULY

The Knights of Pythias are raising funds for SUPPORT THE TROOPS. A program that supports local veterans and currently deployed troops. The Dessert Shop will provide Apple

pies for a donation of $20.00 or more. Place your order via email at dessertshopbykrystal@gmail.com or call Krystal at 360-589-8290. Include your name, address and phone number in your email. Pies will be available for pick-up on July 3rd or if requested delivered in-town. *All Proceeds go to supporting local Veterans and currently deployed troops.

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The North Plains Thursday Marketplace will host Mel’s Pie Walk (free pie to winners) July 2, at the North Plains Thursday Marketplace, 5-8 pm, Commercial Street. July 9th, Tuality Community Hospital will be on hand for health screenings. July 30th, the Tuality Community Hospital Mammography Van will be at the market. New Seasons Market Grant Program will be sponsoring the Market Sprouts Kids’ Club. Market Sprouts will receive $3.00 in Market Sprout Bucks to spend on fruits and vegetables at the market. The Oregon Trail Card/SNAP Match will be $5.00 per person, per market. Every week there will be a canned food drive for the North Plains Food Pantry. Calling all artists to come out for the first Thursday of each month of the North Plains Thursday Marketplace! Apply on line at ManageMyMarket.com or pick up a paper copy at City Hall. Live music each week, will be provided by the Rogue Brew Pub & Eatery in the Rogue Garden. If you would like to join the market board or volunteer this year at the market please e-mail, northplainsfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

LIBRARY NEWS More Open Hours Beginning July 6! Thanks to funding from the Washington County Cooperative Library Services and approval of the 2015-2016 budget by the North Plains City Council, the North Plains Library will be open 50 hours each week - one hour earlier each weekday and Saturday and eight summer Sunday afternoons! These new open hours begin on Monday, July 6. Visit early and visit often!

Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays-July 12, 19, 26 and August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. A Summer Evening with an Author. Be inspired to enhance your summer reading experience by attending a program and visiting with author Molly Gloss on Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m. at the Library. This best-selling author of The Hearts of Horses and Jump-Off Creek has just published a new novel, Falling From Horses, in which a young ranch hand escapes a family tragedy and travels to Hollywood to become a stunt rider. Along the way, he meets a young woman who

also harbors dreams of making it in Hollywood - as a writer. This evening presentation is the third event in a series focusing on local and regional authors, showcasing their works and cultural contributions. All programs are presented free of charge thanks to the Friends of the North Plains Public Library and a generous grant from the Cultural Coalition of Washington County. Summer Reading 2015. It's not too late to sign up for the Every Hero Has a Story Summer Reading Program at the North Plains Public Library. New this year, Library Staff, Library Board members, Friends of the Library, and Library Volunteers have issued a challenge to the adults of greater North Plains to reach a goal of collectively reading one million pages by the end of summer – Library Folk versus our Reading Public. There will be weekly contests with prize drawings. The program will run through August 31. Summer Reading Program Wacky Wednesdays.

July 1- Border Collies International K-9 Team (provided by WCCLS)

Rescued Border Collies play football, basketball, baseball, soccer, perform skits, and show off their world-class Frisbee skills! All ages are welcome. Free popcorn!

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July 8- Chuck Cheesman Get up and move with Chuck Cheesman! Mr. Cheesman will perform original and traditional songs with guitar, banjo, and ukulele! Don’t miss the fun. All ages are welcome. Free popcorn!

July 15- Angel Ocasio - Komedy 4 Da Kidz (provided by WCCLS)

A high energy, very funny, one-man variety show packed with physical comedy, jokes, juggling, and comedy magic! Perfect for the whole family. Free popcorn!

July 22- Harmony High with the STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy Join us for this fun musical theater experience - Harmony High. You just can't get enough of this crazy school! New students of Harmony High, Michael, Michele, and Junior, are about to discover that music and singing is where it is at. Even the students in detention are singing the blues.

July 29- Alex Zerbe – Zaniac (provided by WCCLS) With the energy of 1,000 suns, The Zaniac bounces from one end of the stage to the other like an untamed rubber band. Two-time Guinness World Record holder! All ages are welcome. Free popcorn!

Summer Reading Teen Program. On Thursday, July 16 at 3 p.m. at the Jessie Mays Community Hall, there will be a Story Trivia Contest. How well do you know Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, or The Lightning Thief? If you're a fan of YA books, don't miss Story Trivia! Test your knowledge for fabulous prizes like books, book-themed prize packs, gift certificates, and more! After the game, Portland authors Chris Struyk-Bonn and Tina Connolly will be on hand to read from their books and answer a few audience questions. If you're a reader, you're a winner! This teen event is open to those entering 6th-12th grades. Storytimes. Children ages 0-6 are invited to participate every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the children's section of the Library.

July 1 Storytime with Miss Marion: Water Fun

July 8 Storytime with Youth Librarian Jackie: Birthdays

July 15 Special Guest Storytime: Law Enforcement Officer Sam Freshner

July 22 Storytime with Youth Librarian Jackie: Elephants

July 29 Storytime with Teacher Barbara: Monsters Writers’ Group. Share your writing projects and receive feedback from peers on Thursday, July 2 at 6:30 p.m. New members are welcome to join. (This is not a teacher/trainer-led class.) First Friday Flick – The July movie has been cancelled because of the Independence Day holiday. The August movie has been cancelled because of the Elephant Garlic Festival. Movie showings will resume on Friday, September 4. Holiday Closure. The Library will be closed on Saturday, July 4 for Independence Day. Art Exhibit. The art exhibit in July and August will be a showing of seasonal quilts made by local resident Diane Link. Diane started quilting over 32 years ago. She took a beginning class and has taught herself the rest. She usually makes her quilts as gifts for newborns and friends, or for her home, and it is these gems that Diane has on display at the Library. She machine-pieces and usually hand-quilts. Of note are the flag quilt, which was made when her son commissioned with the USMC, the blue and yellow pineapple star quilt from the book, Pineapple Stars by Sharon Rexroad, and the Lone Iris quilt, which is a pattern from the Lake Oswego quilting store, Pine Needle. Quilt Display. The quilt above the checkout desk throughout the month of July is entitled “Bow Tie.” The

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beautiful quilt top was made in the 1930s or 1940s by Sarah Catherine Cauffman in Arkansas. The top was for sale at the 2011 Vernonia Quilt Show, and local resident Jo Ann Tannock fell in love with it. However, she passed on buying it as she remembered all the quilt tops she herself had made which were waiting to be quilted. Then, several months later at a birthday party for Jo Ann, she opened a box and found inside the quilt top from the show – a gift to her from a friend. She was astonished and so pleased. Last winter she couldn’t resist the temptation to move it to the top of her to-be-quilted list, so on display is the finished quilt, hand-pieced by Sarah 75 to 80 years ago and hand-quilted by Jo Ann in 2014. It measures 78” x 80.” Friends of the Library. There will be a general meeting of the Friends on Monday, July 13 at the Library from 7:30-9 p.m. New members are welcome to attend. Library Book Club. The Book Club will meet again in September.

North Plains Senior Center News WE NEED YOUR HELP! You can help the North Plains Senior Center earn

donations just by shopping with your Fred Meyer Rewards Card. Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to nonprofit organizations in Alaska, Oregon, Idaho and Washington, based on where their customers tell them to give. Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to North Plains Senior Center at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You can search for us by our name or by our nonprofit number 92742. Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you help the North Plains Senior Center earn a donation! And don’t worry, you’ll still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points and Rebates, just as you regularly do! DONATIONS WELCOME

The Senior Center always welcomes

donations. You can make donations through

Paypal online in any denomination. You may

also drop off a check or cash at the Senior

Center.

MEAL TICKETS

We are selling meal tickets at the center for

congregate meals. The tickets are $30 for 10

meals. This would make a great gift for a special loved

one in your life.

POP and PAINT NIGHT

Pop and Paint night at the North Plains Senior Center,

Wednesday, July 15th from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. “Douglas

Fir” will be the picture being painted. $37.00 is the cost

of the class. Snacks and drinks will be served. Register at

www.popandpaint.com.

EXERCISE GROUP

The Exercise Group, open to the public and not just for seniors, will is meeting on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, in the lower level of the Senior Center. New cardio exercise will be included. Meeting time is 9:30 Am to 10:30 Am. Work at your own level and enjoy the fun! TOPS Come and join TOPS for a fun and supportive way to lose weight on Thursday evenings from 6-7Pm. Call Karen at the North Plains Senior Center at 503-647 5666 for more information. LUNCH HOUR MUSIC Eldorado Gene will provide lunch hour music on Tuesday, July 14th beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center, everyone is welcome at no cost. Lunch is a suggested donation of $3.00 each.

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North Plains Historical Society Our motto is: You are history in the making. The North Plains Historical Society will be meeting at the Jessie Mays Community Hall on Monday, July 7, at 1:00 in the afternoon. All are invited to attend this informative meeting. Please come and join us. Call 503-647-2285 for additional information.

July 2015 Calendar See community events at NPfun.org 7/01 Wacky Wednesday 1 p.m. at Jessie Mays Community

Hall, 30975 NW Hillcrest Street 7/02 Farmer’s Market 5 p.m. on Commercial Street 7/03 City Offices and Library Closed! 7/04 4th of July Celebration 7/06 City Council Meeting 7 p.m. at North Plains Senior

Center, 31450 NW Commercial Street 7/08 Wacky Wednesday 1 p.m. at Jessie Mays Community

Hall, 30975 NW Hillcrest Street

7/08 Planning Commission 7 p.m. at North Plains Senior Center, 31450 NW Commercial Street

7/09 Farmer’s Market 5 p.m. on Commercial Street 7/09 Food Pantry 5 p.m. at 31311 Commercial Street 7/15 Wacky Wednesday 1 p.m. at Jessie Mays Community

Hall, 30975 NW Hillcrest Street 7/16 Farmer’s Market 5 p.m. on Commercial Street 7/16 Library Book Club 7:30 p.m. at the Library 7/20 City Council Meeting 7 p.m. at North Plains Senior

Center, 31450 NW Commercial Street 7/22 Wacky Wednesday 1 p.m. at Jessie Mays Community

Hall, 30975 NW Hillcrest Street 7/22 Parks Board 6 p.m. at North Plains Senior Center,

31450 NW Commercial Street 7/23 Farmer’s Market 5 p.m. on Commercial Street 7/24 Food Pantry 5 p.m. at 31311 Commercial Street 7/25 Evening with an Author-Molly Gloss 7 p.m. at the

Library 7/29 Wacky Wednesday 1 p.m. at Jessie Mays Community

Hall, 30975 NW Hillcrest Street 7/30 Farmer’s Market 5 p.m. on Commercial Street

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