JROTC at Sequoyah High School in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., Wins Marine Moms-Bethesda Annual Quilt Raffle

CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of Marine Moms-Bethesda's annual quilt raffle, the JROTC at Sequoyah High School, Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee! An anonymous "Elf" bought tickets on their behalf.

Soddy-Daisy, a bedroom community of nearby Chattanooga, in Hamilton County, with a population in 2000 census of 11,530 is part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia Metropolitan statistical area. The Sequoyah Nuclear Generating Station is located there.

The quilt, "Tranquility", was donated by Bayside Quilters of the Eastern Shore, in Easton, MD. Chris, Kris and Jo from Bayside Quilters held two raffles locally, other tickets were sold individually, and "Elfs" from across the U.S.A. participated through an online campaign.

The raffle brought in $883.00 and 100% of the proceeds will benefit wounded, injured and ill Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen and their families through Marine Moms- Bethesda monthly luncheons at Walter Reed Hospital.

Marine Moms-Bethesda said, "Tremendous THANKS to everyone who participated and helped to make this year's quilt raffle a success! The Marines, Soldiers and Sailors we served at Mercy Hall on August 15th were very touched that so many people from across the country help support the luncheons. And they loved the food! With Grateful Thanks for Your Support," Marine Moms-Bethesda

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Many Churches on the North Palouse Have Websites

Many churches on the north Palouse have developed webpages which not only provide religious choices, but also herald events in each of the communities represented that have a positive impact on residents and their children.

ENDICOT: Trinity Lutheran Church

FAIRFIELD: Zion Lutheran Church 

FARMINGTON: Farmington Seventh Day Adventist

GARFIELD: Garfield Community Church

ROCKFORD: Rockford United Methodist

ROSALIA: Rosalia Assembly of God

TEKOA: Tekoa's Churches

VALLEYFORD: Valleyford Community Church

Please send your church information to the Editor to be included on the CHURCH page.


 

Reception at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn August 4, 2013 for Artist Gary Brogan

"Rural Life to Coastal Reminisces", paintings by Gary Brogan of Lewiston, Idaho forms the August exhibit at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn.

An opening reception for Brogan is scheduled for Sunday, August 4, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, Washington.

Gary was born in San Francisco and moved to Lewiston, Idaho, in 2012. The exhibit features oil, acrylic and pastel paintings from the rural lifestyle to B-17s and wooden boats and includes landscapes of the Tammany farm area.

 

The exhibit continues through August 25.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center on highway 195 in Uniontown in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The three storey facility is fully handicap accessible and has no daily admission fee.  It is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.  Information:  www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.

Register Now For Upcoming Free Fimo Clay Workshops for Youth at Dahmen Barn

Register by August 6 for FREE Fimo clay workshops for kids at the Dahmen Barn

Resident artisan Carole Galloway is offering two free Fimo clay workshops at the Dahmen Barn on Friday, August 9 for kids aged 6 to 12, 10:30 to noon and 1:00 to 3:00.   Carole's goal with these workshops is to spark the imagination of the students and have them successfully complete a finished product.  There is a maximum of 8 students per class to ensure individual instruction.

Carole has been working with Fimo clay for decades and her specialty is creating whimsical items.  She is experienced at working with kids and loves doing it. The work on display in her studio at the Dahmen Barn shows both Carole's command of the medium as well as her sense of humor.

 Please call 509-229-3414 no later than Aug 6 to register or use the online registration form at the top of the calendar page at www.artisanbarn.org.  Please specify the morning or afternoon session when you register.  Carole who lives in Lenore, Idaho, will have a tip jar out to cover her gas but is donating her time and materials on this special day.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center on highway 195 in Uniontown, in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The three story facility is fully handicap accessible and is open Thursday through Sunday with no daily admission fee.  Information:  www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.

Rare, Collectible New First Editions of a Regional Montana History Book Found

Rare first editions of a book published in 1986 by this editor were recently found, and are for sale. The Bull River Service Station, 7-miles west of Noxon, Montana, found a stock of 5 new, wrapped, first editions of the northwest Montana regional history book, "Behind These Mountains, Vol. 1," in a back store room.

The books are part of a 3-volume series, written by author\historian, Mona Leeson Vanek, who lived at Noxon for 60 years, that were published by The Statesman-Examiner in 1986 and 1992. Sold out and no longer in print, the softcover books have become rare and collectible. Used copies are occasionally offered by re-sellers on Amazon.com, and command impressive prices.

Books that are still in original packaging, and which contain materials such as promotional brochures, special bookmarks, author's business card, etc., are doubly valuable to collectors. These five may also contain a brochure promoting a 28-minute video docu-drama, "Aunt Lena, Cabinet National Forest's Unsung Heroine."

That video premiered on PBS-TV, and was shown throughout the summer of 1998 on George Mason University's Channel TV station where anyone in Fairfax, Prince William, Alexandria, and Loudoun counties in Virginia could view it.

A revised Kindle edition of Behind These Mountains, Volume I: People of the Shining Mountains Where The Clark's Fork River Churns", offered in April 2013 on Amazon.com, boosted prices considerably for used copies of the 1982 first edition softcover books.

On July 25th, within minutes after displaying the Volume 1 books for sale,  a woman paid $69.95 for one, and wanted to know where to find Volumes 2 and 3. The books sold originally for $16.95.

The author, and editor of this online newspaper, moved to Rockford, Washington, in 2005, where she and her husband, Art Vanek now reside.

 

Help Top $1,000 to Support Wounded Warriors Quilt Raffle ~ August 3, 2013 Final Date

Hi There!

Didja ever get one of them days? Didja ever get one of them days when looking at your meal on a white plate sitting on a cafeteria tray just didn't do anything for your appetite?

Marine Moms-Bethesda  brings “comfort food” to the wounded, injured, and ill Warriors and their families through once a month luncheons on the combat surgical ward and every other month to the residents of Mercy Hall, a small out-patient transition barracks, at Walter Reed. When we're on the combat ward, ICU families and patients and families from the Traumatic Brain Injury Ward are also invited to enjoy a great lunch with us!

Our QUILT raffle supports these luncheons. 100 pennies, just 10 thin dimes will buy a raffle ticket to win this year's beautiful quilt!
Picture is here. Jo was helping out at the quilt table we had at Farmers Market.

Didja know there is no middle man? 100% of the funds raised from this raffle directly supports the Warriors and their families through the luncheons. You know exactly where your money is going – into the MM-B account. Reimbursement is made to hands-on luncheon volunteers for the amount on the store receipts for the items bought for a luncheon. Volunteers are not reimbursed for mileage, gas, phone calls, printing, postage, printers ink or any other administrative cost and none of us receive a salary.

Buying a raffle ticket is a way to support troops who have dedicated their lives to something larger than themselves -- our freedom. They don't ask for anything in return. Their gratefulness for the "real food" after living on institutional food or fast food or a feeding tube for weeks, or sometimes months, is beyond anything we can describe.

If you buy a raffle ticket you'll be cheering someone up. On what could be a really bad day. Didja ever get one of them days? 
Elvis Presley from "GI Blues, Dija Ever".


Their day might be a little worse than "one of them days when there's no towel on the rack".

Tickets are: 1 ticket for $1.00 or 6 tickets for $5.00.
Checks or money orders (NO Cash Please!) can be mailed to:
Marine Moms Bethesda
P.O. Box 22
Cordova, MD 21625

Please note "quilt raffle" on your check and include your name, phone number, and if you want confirmation of receipt please include your email address. No worries! We won't share or sell your information.

Final postmark date is August 3, 2013.

To date $726.00 has been raised toward the luncheons. Can we top $1,000.00?

Grateful thanks to the following supporters who have their names in the pillowcase for the drawing on August 15 during our luncheon at Mercy Hall!

Joann, Julie, Darleen, Sue, Janice, J. Schmuckatelli, Martha, Judi, Nancy, Cheryl,Torina, Dina, and Barb.

Special thanks to the Bayside Quilters Trio Chris, Kris and Jo for setting up and manning 2 local raffles on behalf of Marine Mom-Bethesda - more names in the pillowcase!

Pillow case? Yes! The quilt comes with a matching pillow case!

10 thin dimes. I have that in the bottom of my purse...

Thank you for your consideration, and please feel free to share! Also Visit us on Facebook. 

Love and Hugs,

-Jane
Jane@MarineMoms-Bethesda.org

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One Trail, Many Voices: Songs of the Oregon Trail

One Trail, Many Voices: Songs of the Oregon Trail

Presented by Hank Cramer at Fairfield Branch Library, Main Street, Fairfield, Wash., August 6, 2013, 2:00-3:00 p.m.

 

The version of the Oregon Trail journey that most of us learned as children presents hardy, American-born pioneers heading west for adventure. The truth is far different.

 

This vast stream of emigrants was a hugely diverse group. Folksinger and storyteller Hank Cramer will share the traditional folksongs of these cultures and explore how migration by the Oregon Trail affected the travelers, their songs and the culture of the Pacific Northwest.

 

Cramer also shares some mining and Underground Railroad songs.