Jeannette de Beauvoir invites published authors to hurry on over and share your winning book promotion tips at Beyond The Elements of Style.

Jeannette said, " A lot of people who read my blog, Beyond The Elements of Style, are actively trying to promote books they've written, and that includes a fair number of authors who read The North Palouse Washington e-Newscast.

"I'm going to do a few posts on book promotion, starting with today's: promoting your book through book clubs. Come on over and promote your books, too! "

Jeannette

Wordcat.org Locates Audiobooks, DVDs and CDs to Borrow Through Local Library Interlibrary Loan

If you need audio sources, Worldcat.org is a good place to search for audiobooks and DVDs in libraries all over the U.S. When you find what you need, you can usually borrow the CDs or DVDs  through an interlibrary loan at your local library.

Wolrdcat.org also shows availability of books and other items in libraries in Europe, as well.

Organizing a Worley Historical Society to be Discussed, August 16, 2012

Catherine Morris announced there will be a meeting on Thursday, August 16 at 1:00 p.m. at the Worley Senior Center to discuss organizing a Worley Historical Society.

 

Keith Peterson of the Idaho Historical Society in Boise will be there to explain the procedures necessary to set up a local society. Election of officers will be on the agenda, which the state said needs to be the first priority.

 

Ms. Morris will report on the presentation she made to the Plummer/Worley Board of Trustees regarding the Worley School building, and on other information she gathered since the last meeting.

 

Interested persons who are unable to attend this meeting may call Ms. Morris at 686-1454 to leave ideas or suggestions.

 

Lunch will be served at noon at the Senior Center, with a posted menu of pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy. If you wish to eat lunch before the meeting and are not a regular diner, please call Brenda at Worley City Hall 686-1258 by Wednesday to make a reservation.

The Purple Heart and Its Hall of Fame

230 years ago August 7th, in 1782, General Washington ordered the establishment of the Badge of Military Merit, the inspiration for today's Purple Heart.

The Purple Heart is one medal no one wants… it is earned with blood and the price paid for it can be catastrophic.

If you are interested, here are two sites that honor and support our Nation’s Purple Heart Recipients.

National Purple Heart Hall of Fame: http://www.thepurpleheart.com/ 

Located in Windsor, NY,  here you can enroll in their Roll of Honor database and tell your story, or you can search their database.

 http://www.mikecorrado.com/, “Still In the Fight”–Funds raised from the sale of this song benefit the Fisher Houses. Or watch it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of7dGa91uO8.

It doesn’t matter if their recovery is short or their road to recovery is long,  “I still got this fire in my heart” is something we see every time we visit the combat patients at Walter Reed or Richmond VAMC.

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. –Thucydides”

Thank you for serving our country.

-Jane

www.MarineMoms-Bethesda.org.

"Stuff the Bus Drive" Successful

4^th Annual “Stuff the Bus Drive”

 is a Success!

Pullman, WA – The 4^th annual Stuff the School drive reached its goal of collecting school supplies for more than 300 students, organizers say. This year, the drive was a multi-community effort to support children with the tools for learning.

The Kiwanis Club of Pullman and Kiwanis Club of Moscow in collaboration with Pullman Child Welfare and the Pullman and Colton School Districts in Washington and the Moscow School District in Idaho spearheaded the drive for K-12 school supplies. Youth eligible for free or reduced school lunches are eligible to receive school supplies from the drive.

“Many thanks to the Stuff the Bus sponsors, donors, media and volunteers who worked together across Palouse region communities to make this a successful drive,” said Sandra Woodrow, long-time Stuff the Bus coordinator.

Pullman and Colton School District: The goal of 220 backpacks for elementary and middle school students and 50 kits for high school students along with 50 flash drives, 50 scientific calculators and other supplies valued at $20,000 for both school districts was met.

Radio, television and newspaper in-kind donations to build visibility for this initiative contributed significantly to the success of the fourth annual drive, Woodrow said.

Moscow School District: In its first year to join Stuff the Bus, the Moscow committee raised more than $7,000 in cash and in-kind donations of school supplies that will be donated to the Moscow School District for low income families. Thanks to the support of Moscow businesses and to the efforts of volunteers at the school bus sites, the first year Stuff the Bus school supply drive in Moscow was a success.

Please visit the Pullman Kiwanis website at www.PullmanKiwanis.org to view all of the community and media sponsors who made a difference for the children in our communities.