April seminar on constitution

News from Naselle:

The winter break for students in the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District will be shortened due to snow make up days. Students will attend classes on February 28 and March 1, and be out of school on March 2.

The batting cage at Naselle School is open to anyone interested in using it on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 p.m.

Other news from the Westend:

Another wonderful concert will be held at the Pioneer Church in Cathlamet, sponsored by the Pioneer Community Association. Enjoy the afternoon matinee on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., featuring the group Willapa Hills. Ticket are now available at the Bank of the Pacific for $10. Doors open at 2 p.m.

Don’t forget to get your crab feed ticket for the Crab and Oyster feed at the Rosburg Hall on March 3, sponsored by the American Legion Deep River Post #111. There are only 225 available so don’t wait until the last minute. For info or tickets, contact Dale Rose or any Legion member. In addition to the awesome food, you can purchase raffle tickets for wonderful prizes, and to top off the evening enjoy the music and dancing. See you there.

How much do you really know about the Constitution of the United States? Why was it adopted and how has it been changing? Here is a unique opportunity to attend a one day seminar presented by the National Center for Constitutional Studies called The Making of America. The seminar will be held on April 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Johnson Park in the Grays River Valley Center. The cost is $30 per person and includes a pocket constitution, and interactive study guide, as well as three very informative speakers.

The morning session is titled “Developing America’s Great Success Formula, an exploration that will trace the keys to the creation of our nation in modern times.

During the lunch break (a box lunch with a soft drink is included in the cost of the ticket) there will be a special speaker Trent England, with Freedom Foundation whose expertise is Constitutional law and history.

The afternoon session is titled “The Perfect Plan of Liberty” and takes a look at the solid political and economic principles from the preamble-through the amendments-to the Constitution.

Refreshments will be provided throughout the day for breaks, muffins in the morning and cookies in the afternoon as well as water, coffee and tea. There is limited seating available so pre-registration and payment are required in advance. For more information, or to reserve your ticket, please call 503 640-8265. You can also call me at 360 465-2960.

The Wednesday Senior Lunch Bunch that meets at Rosburg Hall will enjoy clam chowder and smoked salmon chowder with crackers and dessert on the 29th.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays the Rosburg Senior Community lunches are sponsored by CAP and are served at the same location. Menus for the coming week include Thursday, the 23rd-barbecue beef sandwich, potato salad, Oregon bean medley, sliced oranges and peanut butter bars; Tuesday, February 28th-chicken chow mein, brown rice, stir-fry veggies, Mandarin oranges and lemon bars.

Happy Birthday to Judy Indermark, Cortney Engelson, Gary Nelson, Craig Mattson, Marsha Woods. Jackie Sotka, Shannon Tetz, Shirley Miller, Barbara Tienhaara, Stephanie Forbes, Hayden Gudmundsen, Joel Strange, Maria Rogers, Bob Paavola, Penny Harley, Jason Bjornsgard, Mike Matthews, Jeremy Forbes and Ashley Albright. I hope you all enjoy your special day.

Happy Anniversary wishes go out to Charlie and Joyce Otterson and to Danny and Amber Parker. Wishing you many more celebrations together.

A special happy birthday to my sister, Sharon who reads the column online, from California. I hope you have a wonderful day and look forward to another visit soon.