The Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce will hold its general meeting tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 12 at noon at the El Petate Steak House in Bridgeport.The agenda includes a discussion of Chamber activities for 2009. All interested Bridgeport residents are invited.
Cookies back out in Bridgeport today
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce president Charlene Knox has been making cookies periodically and giving them away, but with a catch; the cookies are placed in a Bridgeport business that's a Chamber member. It's a way to get residents into the businesses for a look around, Knox said. It's a Thursday thing and today "the cookies are on the loose again," Knox said, hiding out at CJ's Auto Supply, Carol's Style Stop, the Bridgeport NCNB branch or Yaretzi Dollar Store. Residents are invited to find the cookies and look around the participating businesses.
No FBLA silent auction for 2008
Normally December is right about the time of year that the Bridgeport Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter holds its fund raising silent auction, and normally this is when FBLA members go out to solicit donations from businesses. But FBLA members are doing other things this year, said advisor Nancy Fischer, so they're foregoing the silent auction for 2008. As a result, FBLA members are not going around to businesses for donations, Fischer said. Bridgeport and Quad City area business owners have always been very supportive of the auction, Fischer said, and she expressed the club's gratitude.
QUAD CITY AREA
Hospital board special meeting this afternoon
The Okanogan Douglas Hospital board will hold a special meeting today, Thursday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. in the boardroom at the hospital in Brewster. Part of the meeting is a workshop to discuss the 2009 budget; also on the agenda is the discussion and possible approval of the purchase of new CT scanning equipment and upgrades to the hospital's computer system. All interested hospital district patrons are invited.
PATEROS
Children's Christmas program Dec. 21
The Pateros Community Church (formerly the Pateros United Methodist Church) congregation will hold their annual children's Christmas program Sunday, Dec. 21 at both church services, 9 and 11 a.m. The church's Christmas Eve service will be Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m.
BREWSTER
Lions club sponsoring food drive
Brewster Lions Club members will hold their monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Camperos Restaurant in Brewster. Anybody interested in joining the Lions Club is invited. Lions Club members are sponsoring a food/household goods drive, with the boxes placed in businesses around town. The Lions are soliciting donations of non-perishable food, money and new or barely used household items that will be donated to the St. James Episcopal Food Bank. Boxes have been placed at Lindsey's Drive In, Webster Furniture, Brewster Drug and True Value Hardware, Brewster Ag Supply and the Quad City Herald. The Lions are also soliciting donations for the family of Pedro Vargas; Pedro is 11-years-old and has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He undergoing treatment in Spokane. (His doctors think he can come home in December for a visit, said Lions Club secretary Sandra Lehrman.) Donation cans are in the same stores as the food collection boxes. In addition, Pedro's teacher Pam Johnson and three local quilters are working on a fund raising quilt raffle to raise money for the family. The quilts, made by Brewster residents Becky Smith and Ruth Ann Paslay and Pam's mom Evynn Craig, will be raffled during the winter, with the first drawing this Saturday, Dec. 13, during the Cops and Kids Christmas Party. Tickets are $1 and can be purchased at school or from Lions Club members.
Kickbox exercise class at center
People who want to kick their way into shape are being invited to join a kickboxing exercise class, which began Monday, Dec. 8 at the Columbia Cove Community Center in Brewster. Classes will be from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. Participants must be members of the community center. People who want more information can contact director Eddie Allen at the community center in Brewster, 689-2994.
Children's drawing at Brewster Post Office
Children are being invited to enter a drawing sponsored by the Brewster Post Office; kids should come into the post office and pick up a Christmas coloring page. Children color the picture and return it with name and telephone number added. Entries will be accepted through Monday, Dec. 15.
Book signing tomorrow
Local authors Kim Freels and Janine Donoho will sign copies of their recently published books and talk about writing and getting published Friday, Dec. 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Brewster Marketplace. Freels is a radiology technician and Okanogan Douglas Hospital (along with being a mother of four); "Callie of the White Sand" is her third novel and a sequel to her novel "Painted Rocks." Donoho, author of "Calling Down the Wind," is a former newspaper columnist and has written short stories as well as novels.
REGIONAL
OVOC Christmas concert Saturday
"Holiday of Harmonies" is the theme of the annual Christmas concert sponsored by the Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Omak Performing Arts Center. Both the orchestra and chorus will perform Christmas music, including some joint numbers. Tickets are available at the door and are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $8 for teens. Children 12-years-old and under are admitted free if accompanied by an adult.
Registration open for food safety program
Registrations will be accepted through Wednesday, Dec. 31 for a food safety class for restaurant managers scheduled for January. Margaret Viebrock, WSU-Douglas County Extension, will be the instructor. The "ServSafe" program will review the rules and regulations in the 2005 FDA Food Code, update the latest food safety techniques and review the best practices in the industry for food safety procedures. Cost of the class is $130, which includes the textbook and the test. The certification will be good for five years. The class will be Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the Chelan Douglas Health District office, 200 Valley Mall Parkway in East Wenatchee. The class is sponsored by the health district and the extension office. People who want to register can contact Viebrock at the extension office in Waterville, (509) 745-8531.
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