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What's Happening ~ July 2011

Sue Speaks Her Mind

Do you need help with your taxes?  Call RSVP to see if they can help.

Join us for another summer of concerts in the Library Park. Come early and grab a meal at the adjacent Downtown Market! Tuesdays,7:00pm Starting July 5.

Woodburn Public Library Adult Summer Reading Program, Novel Destinations June 10 through August 5, 2011.

After signing up, all you have to do is: *Read books or listen to audio books. *Place your review in the prize drawing case.* Complete a puzzle or quiz for additional chances to win weekly drawings for great prizes. GRAND PRIZE – tickets for two on the Mt Hood Mystery Train!

Don't forget Novel Destinations in Film. Fridays in July will host a series of films, with travel as the theme. The films are intended for adult audiences. Check the Library website at www.woodburnlibrary.org for the times, date and featured films and all other Library information.

And finally, the Library will host two international tasting parties. Coffee on June 29th at 2pm, and chocolate on June 27tn at 2pm. Limited to 25 attendees, sign-up at the Reference Desk.

News from North Marion Adult Center

The Computer User Group meets the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. Mah Jongg every Tuesday from 1:00p.m. until 4:00p.m. The AARP Driver Safety Class April 11th and 12th from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. There is a Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisor (SHIBA) in Woodburn, trained to help people with insurance issues. Call Barbara Campbell at (503) 981-3109 for an appointment.

Please call Beverlee Koutny at 503-981-3613 in the afternoons Monday through Friday if you have questions.

PLEASE HELP...

Volunteers needed:

Meals-on-Wheels is in need of drivers! The program has grown and will have a new route. Meals are home delivered, Monday-Friday.
Dial-A-Ride is always in need of drivers. Volunteers use their own car to transport clients to medical appointments. Mileage reimbursement is provided.
Woodburn Visitor's Center. Join us at the Company Stores, 3 hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday. Meet new and interesting people from all over the world.
Don't forget the North Marion Adult Center. If you have a talent and want to share it with others, let Beverlee know. Please call the RSVP office at 503-982-5255 for more information.

Drivers Needed!!!

Drivers are needed for the Meals-on-Wheels Program.  Plesae volunteer for this important program

The local Meals-on-Wheels program, which is located at the First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Boones Ferry Road in Woodburn, is a popular place to get a hot lunch. They serve anywhere from 15-30 meals in the dining room Monday through Friday. The dining room is open to people 60 years and older and there is a $3.00 suggested donation for lunch. Drivers deliver over 100 meals to housebound seniors Monday-Friday. The meal site is in dire need of drivers to meet the demand for home delivered meals. For many of these folks, it is the only nutritious food they may get in the day; the brief contact with the driver the only outside exposure to another human. The time involved is relatively short. Picking up the meals, delivery, and return of the coolers to the meal site can usually be done in a hour or less. Mileage reimbursement is available through the Northwest Senior and Disability Services, which sponsors the meal site. Many choose to use the mileage as a tax deduction. If you think you would like to volunteer, please call Beth at 503-981-3470 from 8am to 1pm M-F.

Dial-A-Ride is another service offered to house bound seniors and people with disabilities. This valuable service is sponsored through the City of Woodburn using federal grant monies. Volunteers choose how often, how far, and how long they volunteer taking people to necessary medical appointments. Volunteers use their own vehicles, and are eligible for mileage reimbursement. Please call Brenda at Woodburn City Transit office for more information about this very necessary, rewarding volunteer opportunity. Her number is 503-982-5233. You may also call the RSVP office at 503-982-5255, and get more information on the volunteer driving programs.


What's Happening

Out & About is your guide for fall activities. Look for an exciting list of trips for active adults. All trips leave from Settlemier Park parking lot. Register for trips at the Aquatic Center or call 503-981-7946. For more information, you can download the current Out and About by clicking on the link below:

  • Senior Trips
    • All trips leave from Settlemier Park parking lot unless otherwise noted. Register for the trips at the Aquatic and Fitness Center web page
    • or by phone at 503-981-SWIM (7946). For additional information, call Stu Spence at 503-982-5266 or send Stu and e-mail to stu.spence@ci.woodburn.or.us

DINNER and CAR SHOW

Corvette at Car Show

Join us as we cruise up to Gresham to Billy Bob's for some good of' fashioned pub food and old car show. If you are looking for some good food and great cars' this is the trip for you.

  • When: July 20th from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m
  • Cost: $15 per person including transportation. Dinner is on your own

KITE FESTIVAL – Long Beach, WA

You'll be amazed by the skies ablaze with color, high flying action and choreographed movement. Washington's Kite Festival draws famous kite fliers from all around the world, and tens of thousands spectators.

  • When: August 16th through the 18th (2 nights)
  • Cost: $175 per person (double occupancy) or $290 (single occupancy)
  • Price includes lodging, continental breakfast, and transportation
  • Deadline: July 14, 2011

Brigadoon at the Pentacle in Salem.

Brigadoon at the Pentacle Theater in Salem, Oregon

Since 1954 Pentacle Theatre has been producing plays and musicals in Salem. Brigadoon tells the story of an enchanted Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years. Two lost American tourists stumble upon the village just as a wedding is about to be celebrated, and their arrival has serious implications for the village's inhabitants.

  • When: August 31, 2011 with Show time at 7:30pm
  • Cost: $32 includes transportation and ticket
  • Deadline: July 31, 2011


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