Beneath the Wraps

          The Grand Old Victorian Theatre was open when we moved to Oregon, but the plays were $40.   That included dinner, but still . . . That would have been $120. for the three of us.   Not in our budget.        The theatre closed and remained on the market for nearly two years.   I remember looking at the property when Roland was looking into opening an adult daycare.   It was a perfect location. But we could not afford to take out a loan.   We needed investors.   In order to get the type of loan and investor interest, we needed/need support from the community.  So many have told us what a good idea it is, and that it is needed - but we need written testimony and not just verbal agreements.         We had sent out a survey but did not get any feedback.   I had told Roland that the survey was too lengthy.   He had looke...

       The school library will be open three times during this summer.  Yesterday morning was the first day and I took Jenna to return the books we already had and trade them for something else. We had also stopped by Soco to have a meeting with the committee for the  Children's Summer Reading Program.  Jenna asked me if I'd take her to the library in Riddle which was also on my agenda, but it does not open until 3:00 on Tuesdays.  We returned home before we went to Riddle.  I took care of some school work.        Jenna had wanted me to present my Costco card at the library for identification.  I've had it for over seven years.  The picture is of both Jenna and me.  She had really wanted to be in the picture that day, and I was just going to have her stand in front of me, but the man who'd been waiting to take my picture said that we could both be in it.  I like the picture so I keep the card.  Je...