Beneath the Wraps

Ever since we moved to Myrtle Creek, I had been looking online for any history of the town or library.   It hadn't occurred to me that the library would have its own scrapbook - one that I'd love to copy and share.   Let me just start with the introductions on the display case - excluding the pictures that I don't have. Humble Beginnings The first library in Myrtle Creek was established in 1912 in a two room, unheated cabin by a group of local citizens that staged a parade and fair to collect enough books.   The monthly rent for the location was $5.00.   Patrons war charged $1.00 a year to use the library.   It was run solely by volunteers, which were hard to get because the place was unheated, and operated by donations.   Sadly, it was eventually closed because all the members of the group responsible for the library moved out of town. New Beginnings In 1950, the Girl Scout library in the basement of a local church became open to the public. ...

                        Roland has two daughters, age 22 and 20.   When they were younger, Frances liked to draw and paint - mostly paint, but she learned a variety of artistic methods.   Pamprin was very theatrical.   She enjoyed singing and performing.   Both were skilled at what they enjoyed.             Their biological mother had enrolled each in various classes according to their interests. Pamprin had performed in the Salt Lake   children's choir.   Her mother also drove her to several auditions for commercials. Frances had entered several of her paintings into contests.   One she had painted of Adam and Eve.   It hung on our wall for a few weeks before she took it down to enter in another contest.   We never saw it again.     ...

The assignment for last week in my management class was on the Associations with Decision Making Process.   Our topic: Panera Bread.   I did some research and was able to put my thoughts together by Wednesday afternoon.   It is the earliest I have ever turned in an assignment for that class.   It was graded right away and I had received full credit.   Nice. This week we don't have a written assignment.   Our discussion post is on Strategic Planning: Mission, Vision, and Goal Statements.   It needs to be 250 words and of course references.   The topic: the public library.   Are you kidding me?   That just happens to be where my passion lies right now.   Words and thoughts poured out of me. Initially, there were over 600 words.   I kept cutting it down.   This morning my post looked something like this (grey words were not posted to my discussion but kept for this blog)        ...

It has been a major struggle for me to post discussions or write the assignments for my management class.   As I've already mentioned, I lack the passion, and yet I feel there is strength in what I'm learning if I but apply. I've noticed that I've made some huge grammatical errors to past posts . . . I'm not even going to try to correct them - at least not right now.  My apologies to those of you who have struggled through.  Hey, but thanks for being interested enough to continue. We (students in any class of an online university) don't have verbal discussions in our classes as we don't all live in the same state or time zone . . . we have written discussion.   All my other credited classes required at least 150 words for our initial post and 50-75 words in comments made to other students.   This class requires more than 150 words - and references - and they have to be cited.   I actually lost points that first week because I hadn't cited.   ...