Beneath the Wraps

Friends of Myrtle Creek Library have been polled on whether to keep the library open or close it along with the schools and other government businesses that have shut.   Our library is NOT government.   We’re run on volunteers.   Some agree that we should shut.   I don’t know if they are panicked or really seeking precaution – which is probably how we should lean, but some of us are already bored with the feeling of recluse.   There are many individuals who don’t have access to current events other than through the library.   There are still children who like to read books and there are things to learn during their time absent from school.               The gal who does the scheduling has worn herself out.   It would be okay to shut down.   We have a choice.   Patrons have the choice whether to come.   Patrons have the choice of whether to shop or go out and eat.   Unfortu...

This morning my alarm went off as I had set a reminder to meet with the bishop this morning.   Of course that never happened.   It is weird not going to church on Sunday.   The dismal air outside mirrors the way Jenna and I feel with summoned isolation. Jenna and I watched a “Come Follow Me” video before reading Jacob in its entirety.    She still plans to study independently according to her daily schedule starting with seminary and each class that she has – except for maybe one of her math classes as she has no reference from the school.   I told her to watch math videos during that time. I did get a message from the friends of Myrtle Creek library.   They may be staying open as they are not considered to be a public library.   However, the library is still in a city-owned building and so the decision may not solely be left for patrons and volunteers of the library to decide. This is such an odd reality – or is it?   A...

          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...

        I'm guessing that Tri City gets its name from being in the middle of three other cities.   Myrtle Creek is north of Tri City, Canyonville is to the south and Riddle is to the west.   Though Tri City has its own fire department and water and sanitation source, it does not have its own post office but shares a zip code with Myrtle Creek.   http://www.myrtlecreekchamber.com/aboutarea.html         The communities seem supportive of one another and don't have rival cities - which is good.   I enjoy the comradery of living here.         Though I've written several posts about the libraries here, I'm afraid I haven't done much with them since last summer.   Riddle has full support from their city and has decided to go independent.   Myrtle Creek doesn't have the same city support - pretty much the opposite, and so the system joined...

        Apparently the two classes I've been assigned both deal with criminal acts and contracts - at least this first week.  Weird.  I am actually done for the week.  Tomorrow Roland and I are going to the Riddle Library to enter a Scrabble tournament.  Roland has every ounce of confidence that I can win - even though he has beaten me several times.         It's a luck of the draw.  When all we draw is one point letters, it doesn't matter how great or long the word, it has only been worth 7-14 points at most.  The longer words give the other players more options of places to go instead of a crammed up board filled with small words because they happen to be worth more points          In addition to the Myrtle Creek Library annex, the fund raisers have included a wine walk which I did not participate in.  The latest is with selling tick...

             I was asked to give a talk in Sacrament meeting next Sunday.   I am excited to have finally been asked to give a talk.   The subject is on family home evening which is even more exciting.   I was told to keep it at 20 minutes.   Oh, no.   That could be a problem.   Thus   far I think I have over 80 minutes worth of topic.   Lots of prayers will be said this week that I may directed to say the words that the congregation needs to hear.   Meanwhile I have this blog.   Aren't all my followers excited?             I also start new classes tomorrow.  Another Management.  Another Accounting.  I think I will be more focused on my FHE talk as it is a subject near and dear to my heart and I understand the language.  I LOVE my family.  I LOVE how I was raised.  I recognize the benefits of family home evening as ...

                It was at the end of August or the beginning of September when the library treasurer mentioned a grants program workshop she had signed up for and said the tuition would cover up to four participants.   I don't know if she had mentioned it in hopes I would volunteer - but I did.   She said the program would start in October and I would be receiving email from the instructor - and then I forgot about it.             In September I attended a meeting in which clipboards were passed around in order for us to sign up for teams which would guide financing, library training, public relations and one other.   There were two that I definitely didn't want to belong to and signed up for training.   But wait . . . what happened with the Grants Magic ( here ) I had been signed up for?   I told the treasurer I had not received an email.    ...

                Before I applied to the position of a library board member, my neighbor had told me that the library could close.   I did not want to see that happen, and wondered if I would have something pertinent to bring to the table.   As I was the only person in Myrtle Creek to apply for the position, I ended up on the board.   Two months later it was announced that the libraries would close by the end of March.             The Friends of the Myrtle Creek Library formed at the end of February, I believe.   I believe there were over 30 people who attended that first meeting.   I was in awe. Where were all those people been nine months before when the library had asked for another board member?             No one had really been against keeping the library open.   The opposition had been to the ...

        Jenna had asked if her friend Kylee could spend the night.   They had planned for Monday night, but workday sleepovers did not work out well when she and Annette we better friends.   I told her it would be up to Roland.   He said yes and   Jenna created a list for the following day.               Jenna's agenda for Monday, August 21:   1) [Kylee]   2) pool 3) eclipse 4) doughnuts 5) library 6) rays/goin’ postal 7) little shop 8 games . . . 9) something scary 10) bed.   Allow me to explain:   First thing, we went to Kylee’s house to pick her up at 8:30 a.m..   Check off 1.   Next we went to the pool.   When we arrived, there was a note on the door: A birthday bash is held at the pool each year on the Friday closest to the 21st.   We have missed all three years however. We were in Roseburg this year as I...

                Serena asked if I would write a news article about the library. She sent over some ideas of what was wanted and asked if I could do it in 100sh words.   That's not a lot of words.   I could easily do more than 1000.   I did over 400 and just barely scratched the service.   I have not heard back from her.                 I enjoyed the first economy class that I took several times more than the current class I'm taking.   To give my readers an idea of how foreign this subject is to me, let me share with you the discussion and assignment topics:     Explain why you think the Federal Reserve Bank tracks M1 and M2.   OR   List and explain each of the three traditional tools the central bank has for controlling the money supply. Which is the most popular? Why?; Now with thes...

                When I showed up to the library on Monday, Rindy and JM handed me a book on Faeries and told me look through the book and pick something to share.   They said they had looked for a story but weren't able to find one.   The "information" book was the only they could find.   Faeries are micheiveous creatures - not to say that fairies aren't - but I think the spelling somehow changes the definition.   Faeries, on a whole, sound impish and somewhat scary . . . at least from the descriptions in the book.                 I did like the "faerie" definition to mean "doesn't necessarily have wings, no specific size (as some can be as big as giants)   . . . but are all bound by magic" and there were different classes of faeries, which I did not go into.   The book had some detailed illustrations on some pages and rather dull one...