July - City of North Plains, Oregon

Community Newsletter
July
2015
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 19 th
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 intown.
*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 bestselling 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, bookthemed 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-bequilted list, so on display is the finished quilt, handpieced 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
7/08
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 503647-2285 for additional information.
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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
7/16
7/16
7/20
7/22
7/22
7/23
7/24
7/25
7/29
7/30
Planning Commission 7 p.m. at North Plains Senior
Center, 31450 NW Commercial Street
Farmer’s Market 5 p.m. on Commercial Street
Food Pantry 5 p.m. at 31311 Commercial Street
Wacky Wednesday 1 p.m. at Jessie Mays Community
Hall, 30975 NW Hillcrest Street
Farmer’s Market 5 p.m. on Commercial Street
Library Book Club 7:30 p.m. at the Library
City Council Meeting 7 p.m. at North Plains Senior
Center, 31450 NW Commercial Street
Wacky Wednesday 1 p.m. at Jessie Mays Community
Hall, 30975 NW Hillcrest Street
Parks Board 6 p.m. at North Plains Senior Center,
31450 NW Commercial Street
Farmer’s Market 5 p.m. on Commercial Street
Food Pantry 5 p.m. at 31311 Commercial Street
Evening with an Author-Molly Gloss 7 p.m. at the
Library
Wacky Wednesday 1 p.m. at Jessie Mays Community
Hall, 30975 NW Hillcrest Street
Farmer’s Market 5 p.m. on Commercial Street
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