Welcomes all Friends to their monthly meeting Thursday,
April 4th , 2013, from 12:00-1:00 pm, at the
Blue Lake Community Center.
Everyone is encouraged to attend!
Our special guest this month will be MICHAEL LISTER!
Author Michael Lister will be
this month’s Friends featured guest. He said: “I will be speaking about my two
recent novels, Blood Sacrifice and The Big Beyond.” Blood
Sacrifice is the 5th book in my Chaplain John “Blood” series and
just won a Florida Book Award. The
Big Beyond is the second book in my 1940s Panama City p.i. series featuring
Jimmy ‘Soldier’ Riley, who first appeared in the 2011 bestseller The Big
Goodbye.” Lister’s work has been described as “… hard-edged prose rank[ing]
with the best of contemporary noir fiction: and is “…a seductive mix of sudden
violence and raw emotion.” The New
York Times best-selling author, Michael Connelly, says that “[Lister] may
be the author of the most unique series running in mystery fiction. It crackles
with tension and authenticity.”
Come meet this accomplished
author.
This April, rediscover poetry with National Poetry Month!
Check out our display of funny, romantic, and sad poetry and understand why you
should, “Write about your sorrows, your wishes, your passing thoughts, your
belief in anything beautiful."
(from Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet.)
(from Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet.)
Make your
reservations
for lunch by calling Ruth McCrary by noon
on Monday, April 1st, 2013. Ruth has an answering service so if she’s not there
you can leave a message. If you need to talk to her about something,
leave that message and she will call you.
The cost of the meal is $7.50.
Be ready to let her know which
sandwich and drink you would like.
White or whole wheat bread
Mayo and Tomato
2.
Chicken Salad
White or whole wheat bread
Mayo, Lettuce, and Tomato
3.
Rueben on
Toasted Rye
1000 Island Dressing
Pastrami and Swiss cheese
Sauerkraut
4.
Ham and Turkey
White or whole wheat bread –
or as a Wrap
Swiss cheese
Mayo, Lettuce, and Tomato
The meal is being catered by Cindy Mitchell, and
includes a choice of chips or pasta salad, pickle, diet or regular coke and
something sweet – l like a cookie!
The
Friends have been active for the last few weeks. Merle Jones, chair of Game Night, led us to a great night of fun and
activity. She was helped by Rosa Nell
Baxley, who publicized the event, Susan Roberts who helped with set-up and
games, Jane Potter who organized the food, Pat Dickson who secured the door
prizes, and all those who set up the Ag Center who brought card tables,
delicious food, games.
I
sat down with Pat and Buddy Dickson and Fred and Amelia Buchanan who were
playing Mexican Train Dominoes. They
were patient with me as I tried to learn the game. However, I wore the “Bonnet of Shame” much
longer than the others who were playing.
All-in-all, we donated $19 dollars to the Friends as a group. Fred decided we would pay if we lost a round.
Lots
of food was eaten. We do have the best
cooks! Thanks to everyone who helped
make the affair a success! I have asked
Lucinda to let everyone know how much we made and how much Friends has in the
budget at this time.
We
do need to finish the sign. It looks
nice but will look much better when we have the bricks around the bottom. The County workers have been hard at it and
we appreciate all of their work in getting the sign in place.
The
Friends voted at the last luncheon meeting to prepare the food for the
Library’s 10th year celebration, which will be held Friday, May 10th. We’ll talk more about this as the time nears.
Leola
Porter, Susan Roberts, and Lucinda Simonson are serving on a committee to
select the 2012 Friend of the Year. They
will announce their selection at the next luncheon meeting in April. Many, many people contribute to making
Friends an active vital organization, which helps the libraries function more
effectively. I thank all of you!
Ruth
L. McCrary
President,
Friends of the Library
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From
the Treasurer:
Game Night was a great success. We made over $900.00 in
ticket sales and received additional donations from Friends who could not
attend.
Our membership drive was very successful. We currently
have 67 paid members and anticipate a few more renewals from established
members.
Thanks to the income from the book sale, Bridge-a-rama,
memberships, Game Night and special donations. We have made the final payment
for the new sign in front of the library and have a balance of $3,406.00.
Writers Group
Each month, a friendly bunch of writers, readers, and storytellers take it
upon themselves to share a wealth of creativity.
Writers
who need support for their work, either through writing peer critiques, workshops or classes, or just encouragement, may wish
to attend.
Meetings
are every third Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Classes
are free and open to the public.
People of all ages
find Tai Chi to be a gentle, effective way to recharge and relax. Whether you
are in your first decade of life or your tenth, you will derive benefits from
practicing Tai Chi.
The effects of Tai
Chi are well studied, particularly in the population of people over 60 years
old. The cardio-respiratory benefits of tai chi, revealed by studies in China,
include improved resting blood pressure, improved oxygen capacity, and improved
overall capacity of the cardiovascular system as demonstrated during exercise
testing. Research also has demonstrated that Tai Chi practice improves strength,
balance, and bone density.
