Community News - January 10, 2013

Naselle High drama club sponsoring show

The Naselle High School Drama club is sponsoring a community and school variety show on Friday, January 18 at 7 p.m.

Musical acts include Wilho Saari on Kantele, the national Finnish string instrument; a local Shakespeare performance piece directed by Patrick Lathrop from the Cannon Beach Coaster Theatre; dance selections from Abby Zimmerman; a student dancer from the Little Ballet Theater; vocal arrangements from local drama club students; and a special performance by the Naselle Marimba Band.

Donations to support the drama club will be accepted at the door and desserts will be provided.

For more information call 360-484-3602.

Archives Center movie Saturday

This month's Finnish movie at the Appelo Archives Center is a comedy. It will be shown on Saturday, January 19, at 11 a.m. The AAC is located at 1056 SR 4 in Naselle.

Lapland Odyssey (Napapiirin Sankarit) was produced in 2010. In 2011, it won three Jussi (equivalent of Academy Award) Awards: Best Film (Aleksi Bardy), Best Script (Pekko Pesonen), and Best Direction (Dome Karukoski). It was also nominated for Best Actor (Jussi Vatanen who plays Janne), Best Supporting Actor (Kari Ketonen who plays Pikko-Mikko), and Best Costume Design (Anna Vippunen). It has also won an award from another international organization for Best Cinematography and was nominated for Best Original Score.

It is about Janne, a man from Lapland in Northern Finland, who ekes out a living on welfare. Inari, his girlfriend, is tired of Janne's incapability of getting a grip on life. Janne spent the money Inari had given him to buy a digital TV box. Fed up, Inari gives an ultimatum: a digital box needs to arrive by dawn or she leaves. Janne sets out into the night heading for Rovaniemi with his two friends to find a box. On their way, Janne and his friends face many challenges, obstacles and temptations. They learn that they need to be daring. There's no room to give into bitterness. The most important thing isn't success, but rather the journey itself. An added attraction of the film are the scenes of Lapland in winter.

It is Rated R due to nudity and sex. Its run time is 92 minutes. A donation of $5 is requested.

Veterans should file

US armed forces veterans are reminded to file DD214 forms with their county auditor or local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The form helps ensure the proper administration of veteran benefits, according to members of member of VFW Post 5297.

New Arrival

Bennett Adalynn Anderson was born December 15, 2012 at Vancouver. She weighed 5-lbs. and 10-oz., and was 19 inches long.

Parents are Keith Anderson and Charlotte Brown of Lacey.

Paternal grandparents are Scott and Patty Anderson of Cathlamet. Maternal grandparents are Barry and Robin Brown of Skamokawa.

BLOCKFest at St. James

Families with young children are invited to attend BLOCKFest, a traveling exhibit designed for parents and children aged eight months to eight years.

The exhibit will be held Saturday, January 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. James Family Center gym, 1134 Columbia Street in Cathlamet.

BLOCKFest involves young children learning math and science through block play. Block play helps children learn early math, science and literacy skills.

There is no charge to attend and parents must remain with their children. This program is sponsored by the St. James Family Center Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP).

WSU Master Composter Training in March

Beginning February 18 through March 18, Cowlitz County's WSU Extension Office will provide free Master Composter volunteer training classes. The training will last five weeks on Monday nights and be held at the Cowlitz Training Center from 6 to 9 p.m.

Master Composter volunteers receive 18 hours of training on home composting methods, worm composting, healthy soils, recycling, and healthy landscape issues in Cowlitz County. Trainees will be given a Master Composter Training Manual as part of the training and education.

For those interested in joining this free program, contact Gary Fredricks at 360-577-2014 ext. 3 or email FredricksG@co.cowlitz.wa.us for questions. Space is limited to 25 participants.

Historians raising funds

The Wahkiakum County Historical Society and Inn at Crippen Creek Farm is again offering a “Valentine’s Dinner for Two” raffle at the Inn at Crippen Creek. The dinner includes a romantic meal, champagne, flowers and candy and the date of the winners choosing. Tickets are $5 and are available by calling (360) 562-1925.

Photographer honored

Cathlamet photographer Genie Cary, a frequent contributor to The Eagle, received honorable mention in the Daily Astorian's 2012 Photo Contest. She submitted a close up photo of a raccoon's face.

Tips to save when buying groceries

On January 23, at noon, Debbie Fredricks, Extension Educator for WSU Extension, will discuss ways to save money when shopping.

Do coupons really save money? Are BOGO’s (buy one get one) always cheapest? Do the big box stores really offer big savings? Retailers are skilled at separating consumers from their money. Learn insider tips from a former advertising manager on how to save money not only on groceries but on many other items.

The program sponsored by Washington State University Extension will be held for free at the Cowlitz Co. Administration Building, Room 300, 207 4th Ave North, Kelso.

For more information, contact Gary Fredricks at 577-3014 Ext 3 or garyf@wsu.edu.