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The Charbonneau Villager
November 2013
Library Happenings
Wilsonville
Library
Greg Martin
Howdy Charbonneau,
The library will offer a full slate
of events, despite being closed
three days this month, so let’s dive
right in and find out!
On Friday, November 1 at 6
pm, our Bring your own Pillow
(BYOP) First Friday Film Festival
features a back-to-school theme provided the school in question is
a university . . . and that it’s filled
with animated MONSTERS. Excessively stupid copyright rules
prohibit me from just giving you
the title directly, but if you can’t
figure it out (and really, you ought
to), just give us a call, and we’ll
tell you!
On Tuesday, November 5 at 10
am there’s an election. No, wait!
I’m just kidding . . . Hey, c’mon . . .
calm down, you’ll get your chance
in a year! Instead, our weekly job
search group, Get to Work, will
meet. If you’re seeking employment, please join group host Jerry
Martin and get out of the herd and
into employment. Find out more
by giving Jerry a call at 503-4814885.
At 2 pm on Saturday, November 9, you can snap along to the
cool sounds of swing emanating
from the library, thanks to our
special musical guests, Calamity
Jazz! It’s our free monthly concert in the library stacks. So, be
there or be square, daddy-o.
Then, on Monday, November
11, we will be closed in honor of
Veterans’ Day. Please give our nation’s veterans (young and old) a
kind thought while you enjoy your
time off today.
On Tuesday, November 12 at 4
pm, our adult writers group meets.
Stick around until 6 and you can
also check out the National Novel
Writing Month Midpoint write-in.
Looks to be a literary evening in
spades!
Our top-drawer Wilsonville Library Book Club has its November
meeting on Thursday, November
14, at 6 pm. This month, they’ll
be discussing The Amber Room,
a tepid potboiler by Steve Berry.
When Judge Rachel Cutler’s father dies under suspicious circumstances, he leaves his daughter
tantalizing clues to a decades-old
secret: the Amber Room, an exquisite treasure that was disassem-
bled and looted by the Nazis when
they invaded the Soviet Union.
It’s free and open to all, with copies of the book available for check
out here at the library.
On Monday, November 18 at
1 pm, our Genealogy Club gathers, just as it does each month.
It’s free and open to beginners and
beyond. Bring your questions and
problems and let the genealogical
hive mind have a crack.
Our newest monthly group, the
Great Books Discussion Group,
meets on Wednesday, November
20 a t 4 pm to discuss philosophy
and the big questions of life, as illustrated by various erudite readings. This month’s discussion
will center on Conscience by Immanuel Kant. Future discussions
may determine if Nietzsche was
especially Pietzsche.
Our very popular History Pub
rides again on Tuesday, November 26 at 6 pm. This evening’s
presentation (not at the library, but
McMenamin’s Pub) will be hosted
by Dr. William Lang, who will
speak on the History and Politics
of Dams on the Columbia River.
It’s free and open to all.
We’ll be closed on Thursday
and Friday, November 28 and 29,
for Thanksgiving. Here’s hoping you and yours will enjoy the
holiday tremendously. See you in
December!
Upcoming Rotary Events
November is Veteran’s month
and Rotary will be honoring Charbonneau veterans with an omelet/
pancake breakfast on November 9.
If you are a veteran, join us. Our
veterans defended our country and
often were injured or killed. This
is a small gesture to say THANK
YOU for living the Rotary motto Service Above Self.
Our speakers in November are:
November 7: The History of
the Broadway Rose Theater, Dan
Murphy, co-founder & general
manager
November
14:
Computer
Threats and How To Deal With
Them, David Potts, president of
David W. Potts Consulting
November 21: What’s Up With
Parks & Recreation in Wilsonville! Stan Sherer, director, and
Patty Brescia, senior program
manager, City of Wilsonville
Our lunch meetings start at
noon at the Al Kader Shrine Center
in Wilsonville. Come join us. If
you are interested in a light lunch,
Time Travel & Gifts is Now Open in Center
Charbonneau resident, Ginger
Aarons has opened a new shop in
the Charbonneau Village Center.
Time Travel and Gifts is a fullservice travel agency and tour operator that will also have specialty
gifts, mainly from Ireland and the
British Isles. Ginger has 25 years
experience as a travel consultant.
Her store will sell Waterford crystal, antiques and other Ireland-related items.
The idea for a travel business
was formed while Ginger was researching her Scots-Irish ancestry
and was asked by fellow genealogists to put a tour together to
Northern Ireland. Upon doing so,
and after traveling extensively
throughout all of Ireland, Ginger
realized she could offer a unique
perspective to a more hidden Ireland. Also, with her travel background, she can offer a variety of
other travel arenas such as cruises,
all inclusive vacations and business travel.
"We're here to help you explore
every aspect of your holiday, from
the planning stages to restaurant
Ginger Aarons
reservations," Ginger said.
"We are the only tour company that leads in-depth, focused
tours of Ireland for the purpose
of research, family history and
genealogy."
The business's specialty
will be garden, golf and genealogy tours in Ireland.
Ginger plans on holding an
open house in November. She
can be reached at 503-4540897 or via e-mail at info@
timetraveltours.com.
www.charbonneaucountryclub.com
please contact John Holley at
503-694-8020 or holleyjc46@
gmail.com.
Rotary To Feature WellKnown Novelist Phillip
Margolin In December
On December 5, Rotary will
feature novelist Phillip Margolin
as their speaker. Margolin’s presentation is entitled "Chess For
Success – Athletics of the Mind."
Margolin (pronounced MARgo-lin) is a former Peace Corps
volunteer, junior high teacher,
and long-time trial attorney who
is now a best-selling author. His
first novel, Heartstone, was nominated for an Edgar award for best
original paperback mystery of
1978. His second novel, The Last
Innocent Man, was made into an
HBO movie. Gone, But Not Forgotten has been sold to more than
25 foreign publishers and debuted
as a miniseries in 2004. His recent
trilogy, which includes Executive
Privilege, Supreme Justice and
Capitol Murder, is a collection of
crime thrillers that are hard to put
down. All of his novels have been
New York Times bestsellers. His
latest work is Sleight Of Hand.
From 1996 until 2009, Margolin was President and Chairman
of the Board of Chess For Success. He returned to the Board
in 2010 after an absence of one
year. Chess For Success is a nonprofit charity that uses chess to
teach study skills to elementary
school children. Notwithstanding
his stature as a novelist, Margolin will not be present to discuss
his literary works. Instead, he’ll
talk about how Chess For Success
helps youngsters in all of their
school work. Charbonneau residents are encouraged to attend.
Some may even wish to volunteer
an hour or so a week to help kids
learn how to play chess.