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Enation Band members and their families.

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“ [I think about] how little strife I have had in my life and how much could lay (sic) ahead for me. What if one of my children dies? What if my [future] husband dies far before his time, or if he dies naturally before I do and I am left alone? What if one of my children drifts to a rebellious stage taken too far? I’m so scared. Scared about my future. What’s in store? Do I have expectations that are too high or too low? I just don’t know. And that’s what is terrifying to me – to not have control.” This poignant journal entry was written by a ten-years-younger me, on the precipice of leaving my parents’ home for the first time to enter that fabled “real world” often spoken of by teachers, parents and later John Mayer. I spent last night flipping through my simple yet sturdy hard-bound journal, the long forgotten and securely healed heart wounds being unexpectedly ruptured as I relived the breakups, the conflicts, the fears, and the sorrows that accompany every life lived. Lest you suspect me a self-pitying melodramatist, however, I must admit there were joys and triumphs adjacent to each and every agony. Even ones that didn’t involve boys. Like the day I found out I’d gotten accepted to my first choice university:

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February 7, 1999 I ran into Mom’s room . . . and yelled “Where is it?! Where is it?!” I grabbed it off of Mom’s bed and shakily and frantically ripped the envelope open. I was shaking as I read the one word I could decipher in my haze of anxiety: “delighted.” The second I recognized the word I burst into tears and choking laughter at the same time . . . Mom hugged me but I

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Old Town Battle Grounds, a small but surprisingly bustling Battle Ground coffee shop, is the meeting place for me and Enation, a rock band made up of five guys born and bred in the “ Northwest, with Hollywood ties. Our rendezvous location is fitting, in a given that the band’s story begins here in Battle Ground, where brothers Jonathan Jackson (27) and Richard Lee Jackson (30) grew up with one foot in Clark County (where their father, a physician, continued to maintain a family practice), and one foot in Los Angeles, spending over a decade acting in movies and television series.

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Meanwhile, Richard was busy himself, appearing in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine before settling back in Battle Ground. Well, sort of settling. Both brothers, after riding the teen heart throb wave, even getting featured in People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue in 1999, turned to their other ” passion—music. With friends Michael Galeotti and Daniel Sweatt, the rock band Enation was formed in 2002, picking up on rock roots planted by U2 and Radiohead. Another Galeotti brother, Luke, joined later.

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definitely does play into our perspective on family.

Jonathan was seen in series such as Boy Meets World, and General Hospital—where he would meet his wife, Lisa, also an actress on the show, and win a Daytime Emmy award—and movies such as Tuck Everlasting (2002) with Sissy Spacek and William Hurt, The Deep End of the Ocean (1996), with Michelle Pfeifer, and Insomnia with Al Pacino.

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Today I’m sitting in the coffee shop’s cozy attic room with all the band members but one. Lead singer/ songwriter Jonathan is away on business last minute. I don’t think to ask why or where—he’s still a working actor, after all, and juggling time and place comes with the territory. Besides, these four guys sitting with me, sipping their lattes, are surprisingly easy to be around. Intimidating rock stars? No way. I feel more as though I’m hanging with old friends than interviewing Hollywood

big shots. It’s clear they have a grounded sense of purpose, level heads, even an optimistic joy that informs their lives and their music, afforded in part by their Christian faith. “The idea of faith in a loving creator definitely does play into our perspective on family,” says Richard, when we get to talking about the stark contrast between their lifestyle and that of their musical peers. They’re family men first, musicians second.

family just to be in a rock band. There’s got to be more to it.” While their music isn’t identifiably religious, Richard chimes in, “I think there’s a purpose in what we’re doing, much like [rock band] U2 has a purpose. They’re singing music that is entertaining and it’s inspirational and there’s also this idea of social justice that goes along with it. I think that being an artist, throughout so many centuries, has to do with social justice. And I think that it should. So for us, that’s definitely a strong focal point . . . Somebody said that ‘The most universal music is the most personal music.’ And Jonathan focuses on that. He wants what he’s writing to be something that’s coming from a place that’s really deep and real.” © Photo by Aaron Galeotti

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And they see no conflict between their “rock and roll lifestyle” and their principles. “If your focus is, you want to be a rock star to facilitate sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, then it contradicts Northwest Love it,” says Dan. “But if you’re up there Caleb (6), Jonathan, Adora (3) & Lisa Jackson So what are they doing in Battle Ground, if because you have something to say much of their work is done elsewhere? “I lived in with your music, if you’re up there L.A. for ten years and it’s still a second home for us,” Jonathan because you feel like it’s a way to express those feelings, then writes me later in an email interview, “but I love the Northwest. I think it fits perfectly. I wouldn’t want to travel away from my

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the day my son uttered his first words. In a crowd of grocery

Young children view the world with innocence, and the

shoppers one afternoon, my 3 year-old boldly announced,

questions they ask reflect their lack of experience. “That lady

“Mommy, that man talks funny!” The international accent of

has dark skin. Did she paint herself?” “Why does that man only

the gentleman standing inches away had caught our attention,

have one leg?” These questions, while sometimes shocking

but I knew better than to point or stare. Liam, my inquisitive

to us as parents, are simply a child’s way of making sense of

informant, did not. The stranger’s eyes locked on mine, and I

the world around him. In his book, Touchpoints from Three to

froze in a wave of embarrassment. Through a humble smile,

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I frantically scrambled for the “proper” response. My gut

differences as soon as they are aware of their own bodies.

reaction was to scold, “Liam! That is NOT a nice thing to say.

And by about four or five years old, they become aware of

Apologize NOW!” But I realized that would shame my son, and,

how they uniquely differ from others. This is a critical point

besides, he did not intend to offend anyone. Another option was

of development because their new awareness leads them to

to quietly hush my boy and briskly flee to an aisle clear across

question their own worth. Children begin to think, “Is it okay to

the store. But I did not want to seem rude or fearful of the man

be different?” and “Will you still love me if I am different?” It is

just because he had a foreign accent. I was at a total loss for

here that children start to attach values to the differences they

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Responding in the Heat of the Moment

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The way we react to our children’s discoveries significantly

others. I don’t want to stifle their natural curiosity, but I also

impacts the opinions they will form. To prevent over-reacting or

feel responsible to teach them to show respect and be

panicking in the moment, be prepared with simple responses

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tolerate all of the actions or attitudes of others, but I do believe

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Feature Article: Keeping a Family Journal

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Family l a n r u Jo By Jennifer

One look at the oversized bound book in the bookstore and I knew I had finally found it: the perfect family journal. The book had a swirling brown and white Indonesian batik cloth design on the front cover, and alternating blank and lined pages. Over the next three years that it took to fill the entire book, our family journal would be home to photographs, Halloween cards, movie ticket stubs, my young children’s footprints, and their dictated stories, as well as to entries written by myself, my husband, and other family members. A cross between a scrapbook and a written journal, a family journal is a wonderful way to collectively record your family’s triumphs, tribulations, and paraphernalia.

heodore Curtis, M.D. is Clark County’s first full-time pediatric ophthalmoligist. Dr. Curtis specializes in all aspects of children’s eye care as well as muscle balance disorders in both children and adults.

Experts say that keeping a family journal can help build your whole family’s self-esteem. “Knowing your history builds selfesteem and self confidence and makes you feel that you belong someplace,” says Lawrence Shapiro, Ph.D., author of The Secret Language of Children, who recommends that every family keep a family journal.

Dr. Curtis grew up in Maine, completed his pediatric eye fellowship at Casey Eye Institute (OHSU), then practiced on the clinical faculty at the University of Colorado for 3 years. He missed the people and lifestyle of the Northwest, and recently returned to provide care for children and young adults in Southwest Washington.

“Journaling in general is a healthy way to express ourselves and reflect on our values and our lives,” Shapiro continues. “It helps focus the family on what it is that they hold important. That’s a difficult task these days with television and the media bombarding us all the time.”

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For my friends Eric and Emily Strong whose two children are 8 and 5 years old, keeping a family journal has been a way for them to express their goals. “Eric and I have a journal that someone gave us at our wedding,” says Emily. “Every few months we sit down and write about what we want as a family and where we want to go. It’s just been awesome because we look back at it and we say, ‘Oh my Gosh, I did that!’”

Experts say that keeping a family journal can help build your whole family’s self-esteem. “Knowing your history builds self-esteem and self confidence and makes you feel that you belong someplace.”

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While it’s true that we are a journal happy family—my husband and I have been keeping three separate journals for each of our three children since before each child was born and we also each keep a private journal of our own—anyone with children of any age can keep a family journal. A family journal is exactly what it sounds like: a journal for every member of the family to contribute to. When children are

Keep it Handy Keep the journal on the craft table where they do their coloring and trace their hand or suggest they draw a picture in it. Or sit with them while they are drawing and write an entry of your own. Some families keep their journal in the bathroom. Anyone who spends a long time in there is required to add an entry to the journal!

You don’t have to be a writer to write in a family journal. “Journaling isn’t about creative writing,” says Shapiro. “It’s about thoughts and feeling and expression and it’s not difficult to do. If you can talk you can write a journal.” There are no rules on how to keep a family journal or how often to write in it. If you only write in it once a year, that is enough. Don’t decide that you can’t keep a journal because you might

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young they can add scribbles and drawings to the journal and as they grow older they can begin writing entries of their own. Along the way, you can staple or tape in letters from other family members, newspaper clippings, photographs, young children’s dictated stories, greeting cards, movie ticket stubs, footprints, handprints, and anything else that strikes your fancy.

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not write in it regularly. It doesn’t matter. In ten years when you re-read those entries the words—even if there are only a few of them—will be precious to you. Build on Strengths Some kids (like some grown-ups) just naturally enjoy writing. But other children need a little more incentive. Build on your child’s strengths: if your child likes to draw, have him contribute drawings to the journal and add a sentence to the picture. If your child likes to arrange things, give her meaningful scraps (recital programs, ticket stubs, birth announcements) and ask her to cut and paste them in the journal. Get ‘em Writing To get your child started, try asking some simple questions. For example, have your child record his three favorite foods, the last three movies he has seen recently, or the best thing and the worst thing that happened to him this week. Children also like writing about silly things. Asking your child to write a story about the most embarrassing thing that happened at school or the silliest joke someone told her is a good way to begin. Or try suggesting that your child describe his room, his favorite toy, or his favorite TV show in the journal. If you’re having trouble getting started, use these exercises for

yourself. In a few years when you decide you can’t stand the sight of potatoes anymore, it will be interesting to look back and remember that as one of your favorite foods you listed potato chips. Invite Others When friends and relatives come to visit you can ask them to write an entry or draw a picture in your family journal. Make sure they sign their name to their entry so later you will know who wrote it. Your children and other family members (especially those you don’t see often because they live far away) will love to look at the journal, read the entries, and see their drawings in it. Now it’s time to put down this article and go start a journal. Jennifer Margulis has eaten fried crickets in Niger, performed the cancan in America, and appeared on prime-time television in France. An awardwinning writer, she lives in Ashland, Oregon, with her husband and three children. continued on page 15

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Feature Article: Lemonade Stand 101 “Keeping a Family Journal” continued from page 13

Location! Your front yard might be a great place to set up a lemonade stand, but if you don’t have a lot of foot traffic, get creative.

More Ways to Journal

Set up near a garage sale, a youth baseball or soccer game, or outside a community swimming pool or recreation center.

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on a hot summer day. For years, kids have taken advantage of this fact by setting up and running their own lemonade stands. Kids know a lemonade stand is a great way to earn a little spending money during the summer. What kids may not know, and what parents will appreciate, are all the extra lessons kids will learn from being their very own small business owners. Measuring ingredients and making change provide lessons in math. Finding a location and creating eye catching signs will teach

Running a lemonade stand will keep kids busy for hours and save parents from having to hear those dreaded words: “I’m bored. There’s nothing to do.”

marketing and advertising. Choosing a price for each cup of lemonade will give kids a glimpse into economics. Even running the stand and serving customers will help kids better understand what it means to be responsible and courteous. As an added bonus, running a lemonade stand will keep kids busy for hours and save parents from having to hear those dreaded words: “I’m bored. There’s nothing to do.” Kids can throw a lemonade business together in minutes, but a little planning and extra effort will ensure a bigger payoff. Here are a few tips to make this summer’s lemonade stand a

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Traditional scrapbooks integrate photos,

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souvenirs, and notes with decorative touches

to make a new pitcher when you run out. Set

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out a trash can to give customers a place to

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dispose of used cups.

by serious scrapbooking – it’s easy to start small (and inexpensive). Use 8x11 cardstock

Increase sales by offering a few other snacks

instead of 12x12 specialized scrapbook paper,

besides lemonade. Homemade brownies or

and search out the frilly stuff at yard sales and

cookies go great with lemonade and will

thrift shops. You’ll be surprised what you can

tempt customers to spend a little more.

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The Price is Right Setting the perfect price for each cup of lemonade is an important part of the lemonade stand business. If your price is too high, customers may not want to buy your product; if it’s too low, you may not recoup

your costs. Consider how much was spent on ingredients, materials and advertising. What size cups will you sell? How much money can you make from one pitcher of lemonade?

Don’t have the time to assemble scrapbooks or even jot in a journal? A picture is worth a thousand words, and digital cameras have simplified the process of telling each day’s stories. Much of the photo storing software available allows for “tagging,” or labeling photos by name, place, etc. Be sure to keep photos organized (usually by date) from the get go to make for easy referencing when it’s

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any of these locations, but the increased traffic will bring more

pitcher of lemonade, cups, a table, a box for money and a little

Nothing beats a cold glass of lemonade

Blogs (online diaries) have become an incredibly popular and easy way to keep in

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ost women want something romantic, like, say, jewelry, for their anniversaries. Not me. I wanted the Scooba, a battery powered robot that sweeps, moms and dries hard floors. “Just think honey, every time I look at my clean floors, I’ll know how much you love me,” I told my husband. It was 2007, and I was on bed rest for ten weeks with my second child (she made it up to me by being the sweetest baby ever, and sleeps 12-14 hours every night). I watched so much TV that I started getting bored and watching stations like QVC and the Home Shopping Network (which I actually started enjoying). It was on one of these stations that I saw the Scooba advertised, a dream come true for a working mother with over 900 square feet of hardwood floors and who hates to mop (almost as much as I hate folding laundry). Being on bed rest increased the need for more help around the house, so my husband got me one. Right out of the box, my Scooba didn’t work. It wasn’t putting down the water, so I called customer service. They walked me through a few steps and we got it off and mopping. My son had fun chasing it around and affectionately called it “Mr. Scooba”. (Later, as my daughter got older, it would scare her for Retails p $299.99 to death.)

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I loved my Scooba. Instead of pushing a mop, I pushed a button and walked upstairs or headed to the store while it did its job. Sure, it got stuck sometimes and it would miss some areas of the floor, but it was still a great little helper. It’s a useful product to help keep the floors fairly clean in-between more deep cleanings by hand. It does require that you take 3-5 minutes after each use to clean out the water, brush and other parts, but that is nothing compared to the 30-40 minutes it would take me to mop my floors manually. There is a special cleaner made just for the Scooba, but many people aren’t aware that you can also use vinegar and water in the Scooba for a more natural cleaning solution (please contact IRobot to confirm measurement of vinegar).

product you read all the instructions and even get online to familiarize yourself with it. It’s considered an electronic device and in my opinion, anything that mixes electronics and water necessitates careful maintenance. Some areas of the Scooba must stay dry so be careful and be sure to maintain it by properly cleaning it. There are also some parts that need to be replaced after a while to ensure a long shelf life. If you do have problems, contact customer service and they will help you solve the problem.

Down the road, I had another bigger problem and the fine folks at iRobot didn’t hesitate to replace it, even after the warranty had expired. So why am I recommending a product that I’ve had problems with? A simple answer: excellent customer service. Every person I talked to was courteous, knowledgeable and helpful. My good friend had a problem with hers just six months after she bought it and once again, the iRobot took care of her and sent her a new one. My sister bought one, per my recommendation and has had the same drying problem I have, but she still loves it (she’s got a bajillion square feet of hard floors, so she needs it).

Check out some of iRobot’s other great products at www.iRobot.com. They’ve got a robot for the carpet, the garage (sucks up nails and other heavy debris, a great gift for Dad) one for the pool and one for the gutters. You can find many of their robots at online stores and other retailers such as Target and Brookstone.

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So, if you have a lot of hard floors, you hate to mop, are tired of mopping, or just plain lazy, the Scooba is for you. If you have very little hard floors or are obsessive about mopping and don’t mind it, the Scooba probably isn’t for you.

Now, if only I could find a robot to fold my laundry.

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Family First “I wake up every day/I feel brand new /Everything is possible with you,” sings Jonathan, in “Everything is Possible,” an anthemic track from the band’s 2008 album World in Flight. Everything is possible, indeed. The members of Enation are setting out to prove that being in a band and having a family are not mutually exclusive experiences. All but one (Luke) are married, both Dan and Jonathan have two children each, and Richard and his wife are expecting twins. The guys all agree as we talk about the balance every family, to some degree, must find between career and kin: “Our relationships first,” Michael sums up. “Our family first.”

no doubt a strain, but Michael and Bethany Joy make it work, traveling back and forth, with the priority on family life. And, of course, there are sacrifices. Jonathan’s wife, Lisa, left a 16-year acting career to raise their two children, now ages five and three. When they decided to Michael and Be thany Joy Galeo tti settle down and start a family, “it felt like time for a new chapter,” Jonathan writes. “She is a brilliant mother, full of creativity and life. She mentors young girls and is involved in a lot of other projects as well. We both felt the importance of a stable family life, and when two people are pursuing careers that involve so much time, energy and traveling, we knew that investing in our marriage was more important than dueling careers.”

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Michael’s declaration is an especially tall order for him. His wife, Bethany Joy Galeotti, an actress, spends the better part of each year shooting in North Carolina, playing Haley on the

“At this point,” Richard says, “we would never want to be on a six-month tour . . . You hear about bands that go on the road for six months out of the year because that’s just what they do. For us it’s very different.”

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“Then, nine months later,” Dan recalls, “we get an opportunity to play on the TV show, One Tree Hill, as a band. But my wife’s due date is . . . right in that period of time. So it was really hard to make a decision on ‘Do I go? Do I stay?’ We had to believe that she wouldn’t be born until I got back.” “We were ready to get him on a plane if we had to,” Richard interjects. And he means it. Meanwhile, I’m wondering how many other rock bands would be supportive about giving up their bass player on the fly like that. continued on page 20

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Finishing the interview with warm goodbyes, I leave the coffee shop resolving to continue to match my own priorities with those of this group of musicians.

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The Enation wives: (L-R) Raquel Jackson, Lisa Support System Jackson, Erin Sweatt, Bethany Joy Galeotti Fast forward three weeks to Lewisville Park, north of Battle Ground. The June weather couldn’t be more idyllic for our purposes: a Vancouver Family Magazine cover photo shoot with all five members of Enation, along with their wives and children. A daunting task, however, turns out to feel more like a multi-family picnic (sans food, but the kids aren’t complaining). As our rather large group strolls through the labyrinthine pathways of this lush regional park bordering the East Fork of the Lewis River, VFM publisher, Julie Buchan, and I chat with the Enation wives as if we’re meeting up for playgroup. “Did you get stretch marks?” “I can’t believe my baby is starting kindergarten in the fall!” “We can’t decide if we want more kids.” No holds barred. No wonder these guys have great heads on their shoulders; their collective backbone consists of some fantastic women holding down the fort, and supporting each other in their husbands’ absences. “When the husbands are gone,” says Erin Sweatt, Dan’s wife, “we’re there for each other.”

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I’m a “good kid”; I go to church, work hard at school, plan on going to college, don’t do drugs and help my parents sort through their challenges with “the system” like how to pay bills, working with service companies, the list goes on and on. . . . Yet, I lead a double life. At home, I eat, speak, dress and behave Russian (though we’re Ukrainian). At school (or any place I will be in the world without my family), I change clothes, take down my hair, put on make-up and look like the average teen, like my friends. Before coming home, I scramble to make sure all my make-up’s gone, hair back up, my clothes pass the parental inspection. But I’m still busted ‘cause someone told my parents they saw me holding hands with my boyfriend. What will it take for my family to get that we’re not in the homeland anymore? I just want to be . . . Like Everyone Else.

Even non-immigrant teens feel a strong pull towards what their parents oppose. It’s part of learning who you are, independent of your parents. It’s kind of ironic, really, that in learning to be different, often the desired “identity” is to “be like everyone else.” While unhampered by your family’s traditions, “everyone else” is missing your valuable knowledge and skills, such as fluently speaking multiple languages and vividly understanding there’s more than one set of accepted beliefs and behaviors. Of course, you’re writing as with these gifts, come some challenges. Until you can and want to literally afford to be financially and emotionally independent, your benefactors make the rules. You know what they are, and break them at your own risk. If it came down to it, would you really be willing to fully pay and find your own way (room, food, car, etc.) without any help or guidance from your parents? There is a potential middle ground between your world and that of your parents. It centers on your building a stable bridge between your parent’s traditions and your desire to fit in with your peers and make your own way in the world. It takes into account carefully considering an approach that would be acceptable to your parents and elders. It’s about respectfully listening to each other and coming to a mutual agreement amongst each other on what your family’s norms are. Ultimately, it’s your parents who have the final say and if you

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All Library events are FREE, and space is available on a firstcome first-served basis. Events are subject to change. Please contact organization directly to confirm. Wednesday, July 1 Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99, 9010 NE Hwy 99, Hazel Dell. See ad on back cover for movie schedule. 10 am Kazoodles Toys Stories and Songs for Preschoolers. Free every Wednesday at 575 W 8th St, near Esther Short Park. 360-699-9200, www. kazoodlestoys.com. 10:30 am The Curt Show at Battle Ground Community Library, (new location) 1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground. Curt Carlyle’s show is perfect for the whole family with his worldclass juggling, off-the-wall comedy, original stunts and audience participation. 11 am Teen Summer Reading Event: Food For Thought at Cascade Park Community Library 301 SE Hearthwood Blvd., Vancouver. Every Wednesday in July. We bring the food, you bring the thoughts! Come and share what you have been reading this week, enjoy pizza and hanging out with other teens. 12-1 pm Happy Birthday, America! Celebration at Vancouver Mall Community Library, 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Drive, Ste 285, Vancouver. Celebrate America’s birthday with games, prizes and a birthday cake. 3 pm

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Vancouver Rodeo, 10505 NE 117th Ave., Vancouver. Gates open at 5 pm, free pony rides 6-7 pm. Dance follows Rodeo, featuring a live band & Duke’s Mechanical Bull. General admission: $10, with discounts for military and seniors. Kids under 7 are free. Purchase tickets at www. vancouverrodeo.com or call (360) 896-6654. 7 pm Thursday, July 2 Puppet Show with Penny the Puppeteer at Café Sip ‘n’ Play, 3000 SE 164th Ave., Vancouver. Free with paid admission into play area 10 am Cascade Park Community Library Carnival,301 SE Hearthwood Blvd., Vancouver. Start off Summer Reading with a bang! Join us for our Summer Reading Carnival where you can play games and win goofy prizes. 11 am Longview’s Go Fourth Festival at Lake Sacajawea. Kids carnival and festival, information and craft booths, marketplace and food vedors, and more all day long. For more information visit www. gofourthfestival.org. 11 am Jason Ropp’s Dragon Puppet Theater at Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver. Puppets perform the original story, “Home Grown Heroes.” Learn why you don’t have to have super powers to be a hero. 11 am Recycled Arts at Kazoodles Toys, 575 W 8th St, near Esther Short

Park. Free. Ages 4+. 1 pm Decorating for 4th of July at Ridgefield Community Library 210 N Main Ave., Ridgefield. Teens can decorate a book cart and t-shirts for the Ridgefield 4th of July parade. 2-4 pm Fancy Nancy and the Young Prince Tea Party at La Center Community Library, 1402 E Lockwood Creek Rd., La Center. The fanciest event of the year! Be sure to wear something fancy. There will be refreshments, crafts and dancing. Musical entertainment provided by Jo and Arlie. 6:30 pm Vancouver Rodeo. (See Wednesday, July 1) 7 pm Friday, July 3 Longview’s Go Fourth Festival at Lake Sacajawea. (See Thursday, July 2) 11 am Vancouver Rodeo. (See Wednesday, July 1) 7 pm Saturday, July 4 Ridgefield 4th of July Parade. Teens can meet at Ridgefield Community Library (210 N Main Ave., Ridgefield) to get ready for passing out parade candy. 9 am Vancouver Rodeo. (See Wednesday, July 1) 7 pm Longview’s Go Fourth Festival at Lake Sacajawea. Fireworks begin at 10 pm. (See Thursday, July 2) 11 am-11 pm

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Jugglemania at La Center Community Library, 1402 E Lockwood Creek Rd., La Center. Join us for the hilarity and dexterity of Rhys Thomas - a oneman, three-ring circus! 10:30 am Zephyr Brown Circus Arts at Vancouver Community Library (Main Library), 1007 E Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Great for all ages and abilities, Zephyr brings the circus to you! Explore juggling, balance, movement and creativity in a handson learning environment. 2 pm Tuesday, July 7 Café Learn and Play! Storytelling every Tuesday with Miss Bean at Café Sip ‘n’ Play, 3000 SE 164th Ave., Vancouver. Songs and ABC’s for ages 5 and under. Free. 360-896-4446. www.cafesipnplay. com. 10 am Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am Angel Ocasio at Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver. Don’t miss Angel’s high-energy interactive variety act, combining laugh-out-loud comedy, juggling and magic. 11 am Collage Creation Station at Vancouver Community Library (Main Library), 1007 E Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Use pictures and other materials to create personalized mementos, including memory boxes, vases and paper

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collages. Bring photos from home or use our materials. 2 pm Open arts and craft experience at Kazoodles Toys, 575 W 8th St. Vancouver. Every Tuesday JulyAugust, drop in any time and make something special! Led by Elizabeth Armstrong, student at Pacific Northwest College of Art. 2-4 pm Wednesday, July 8 Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am Kazoodles Toys Stories and Songs for Preschoolers. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10:30 am Teen Summer Reading Event: Food For Thought at Cascade Park Community Library. (See Wednesday, July 1) 12-1 pm Creature Feature at Battle Ground Community Library, (new location) 1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground. An unforgettably slithery journey

through the world of reptiles! This hands-on, educational presentation of live reptiles will fascinate all audiences. 7 pm

is an exciting time of comedy, magic, juggling and music, and always includes oodles of audience participation. 11 am

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The Curt Show at Vancouver Mall Community Library, 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr., Ste 285, Vancouver. Curt Carlyle’s show is perfect for the whole family with his world-class juggling, off-thewall comedy, original stunts and audience participation. 7 pm

Pop Bottle Science at Kazoodles Toys, 575 W 8th St, near Esther Short Park. Cost: $2. Ages 4+. Call 360-699-9200 to sign up. 2 pm

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Magenta Theater presents The Wind in the Willows. 606 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets: $14 VIP seats, $12 front seats, $10 side seats. 7 pm

EastRidge Community Event EastRidge Business Park, 9609 NE 117th Ave., Vancouver. Free admission, free parking! Over 50 booths, kids games & activities, raffles, drawings, prizes, pony rides, face painting, bounce houses. All proceeds donated to the Heritage High School athletics & activities! 10 am-4 pm

Thursday, July 9 Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am Creature Feature at Cascade Park Community Library, 301 SE Hearthwood Blvd., Vancouver. An unforgettably slithery journey through the world of reptiles! This hands-on, educational presentation of live reptiles will fascinate all audiences. 11 am BJ the Clown at Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver. BJ’s show

Friday, July 10 Free Movie Nights at Café Sip ‘N’ Play, 3000 SE 164th Ave., Vancouver – Space Buddies. 5 pm An Evening at Officers Row. Join costumed staff and volunteers in a traditional evening activity along Officers Row, free of charge, Fridays in July at Fort Vancouver. Appropriate for ages 8 +. Officers Row, O.O. Howard House, 750 Anderson Street, Vancouver.

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Second Saturdays at the Water Resources Education Center. Each second Saturday of the month, kids and their families are invited to explore a different topic through hands-on activities, games and stories. Please note: Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. July theme: Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, and other continued on page 28

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Calendar of Events & Activities Continued continued from page 27 Creepy Crawlies. Discover the amazing life of insects, including how they have survived so long and what good they are to us. Find out which ones you want to keep around to ward off the annoying ones. Compete in the Insect Olympics, make a bug and have fun with other creepy creations. 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver. 1-3 pm Free Movie Nights at Café Sip ‘N’ Play, 3000 SE 164th Ave., Vancouver – Space Buddies. 5 pm Sunday, July 13 Pioneer Living at La Center Community Library, 1402 E Lockwood Creek Rd., La Center. Journey back in time with this traveling hands-on museum and learn about the day-to-day activities of our 19th century ancestors. Play with handmade folk toys, grind corn, spin wool and much more. 10:30 am Eric Herman at Vancouver Community Library (Main Library), 1007 E Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. His incredibly fun songs for kids and highly interactive performances have made him a favorite of audiences wherever he performs. 2pm Tuesday, July 14 Café Learn and Play! Storytelling every Tuesday with Miss Bean at Café Sip ‘n’ Play. (See Tuesday, July 7) 10 am Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am Eric Herman at Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver. His incredibly fun songs for kids and highly interactive performances have made him a favorite of audiences wherever he performs. 11 am Finger Painting Feels So Fine, at Vancouver Community Library (Main Library), 1007 E Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Sleeves up, fingers out! Swish and swirl and dollop about. Wear your painting clothes and join us for some fingerpainting fun. 2 pm

Kid Tunes, Inc. – Galliump! at Ridgefield Community Library, 210 N Main Ave., Ridgefield. Want to sing along to some fun Kid Tunes? Join the fun, interactive songs and dances by the song team of Pat and Terri. 2 pm

Charlie Brown at Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver. Charlie’s special blend of silly comedy and technical juggling feats creates a memorable experience for everyone. 11 am

Open arts and craft experience at Kazoodles Toys. (See Tuesday, July 7) 2-4 pm

Magikal Miniatures at Washougal Community Library, 1661 “C” St., Washougal. An educational display of miniature exotic animals. Learn about their lives and have fun petting and feeding them. 2 pm

Wednesday, July 15 Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am Kazoodles Toys Stories and Songs for Preschoolers. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10:30 am

Robot Party at Kazoodles Toys, 575 W 8th St, near Esther Short Park. Cost: $2. Ages 4+. Call 360699-9200 to sign up. 2 pm Friday, July 17

Eric Herman at Battle Ground Community Library, (new location) 1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground. His incredibly fun songs for kids and highly interactive performances have made him a favorite of audiences wherever he performs. 11 am

An Evening at Officers Row. (See Friday, July 10) 6:30 pm

Teen Summer Reading Event: Food For Thought at Cascade Park Community Library. (See Wednesday, July 1) 12-1 pm

1860’s Vintage Base Ball at Fort Vancouver. The first vintage base ball game of the season, this gloveless game with wooden bats is played by very different rules! Bring a picnic and watch staff and volunteers recreate a game, playing by the rules established in 1860. Come and cheer for your favorite team, but beware . . . the umpire can fine the audience for “ungentlemanly” or “unladylike” behavior. Appropriate for all ages. Across the street from the Grant House, 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver. Admission is free of charge. For more information call 360-816-6230 or visit www.nps. gov/fova/planyourvisit/events.htm 6 pm

Eric Herman at Woodland Community Center, 782 Park St., Woodland. His incredibly fun songs for kids and highly interactive performances have made him a favorite of audiences wherever he performs. 2 pm Mad Science at Vancouver Mall Community Library, 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr., Ste 285, Vancouver. You won’t believe your eyes! In this interactive discovery program, the “Mad Scientist” will guide you through a series of activity-oriented experiments exploring the worlds of physical and chemical science. 3 pm Thursday, July 16 Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am The Curt Show at Cascade Park Community Library, 301 SE Hearthwood Blvd., Vancouver. Curt Carlyle’s show is perfect for the whole family with his worldclass juggling, off-the-wall comedy, original stunts and audience participation. 11 am

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Open arts and craft experience at Kazoodles Toys. (See Tuesday, July 7) 2-4 pm Wednesday, July 22 Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am Kazoodles Toys Stories and Songs for Preschoolers. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10:30 am Teen Summer Reading Event: Food For Thought at Cascade Park Community Library.

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Angel Ocasio at Woodland Community Center, 782 Park St., Woodland. Don’t miss Angel’s high-energy interactive variety act, combining laugh-out-loud comedy, juggling and magic. 2 pm

Mad Science at Cascade Park Community Library, 301 SE Hearthwood Blvd., Vancouver. You won’t believe your eyes! In this interactive discovery program, the “Mad Scientist” will guide you through a series of activityoriented experiments exploring the worlds of physical and chemical science.11 am

Angel Ocasio at Vancouver Mall Community Library, 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr., Ste 285, Vancouver. Don’t miss Angel’s high-energy interactive variety act, combining laugh-out-loud comedy, juggling and magic. 7 pm Mad Science at Battle Ground Community Library, (new location) 1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground. You won’t believe your eyes! In this interactive discovery program, the “Mad Scientist” will guide you through a series of activityoriented experiments exploring the worlds of physical and chemical science. 7 pm Thursday, July 23 Free Family Film Festival at Regal

Jay Frasier at Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver. Jay connects his amazing balloon sculpting, storytelling, puppetry and juggling to the fun of books and reading. 11 am Build a Fairy House at Kazoodles Toys, 575 W 8th St, near Esther Short Park. Free. Bring natural materials if you wish. 1 pm Albert Alter at Washougal Community Library, 1661 “C” St., Washougal. You won’t want to miss Albert’s “OOPS!” zany character show! Magic, mime, juggling and object balancing are a few of the show’s highlights. 2 pm

Magenta Theater presents The Wind in the Willows. (See Thursday, July 9) 7 pm Friday, July 24 Free Movie Nights at Café Sip ‘N’ Play, 3000 SE 164th Ave., Vancouver – Mary Poppins. 5 pm An Evening at Officers Row. (See Friday, July 10) 6:30 pm Magenta Theater presents The Wind in the Willows. (See Thursday, July 9) 7 pm Teen Interactive mystery night at Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver. 7-9 pm Saturday, July 25 Kids Dig at Fort Vancouver. Children ages 8-12 are introduced to archaeology by participating in a “mock dig,” mapping their artifact finds, and recording their data. As they excavate and screen with the help of park staff and volunteers, participants will discuss how we learn from archaeology, and why we should preserve these pieces

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Creature Feature at Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver. An unforgettably slithery journey through the world of reptiles! This hands-on, educational presentation of live reptiles will fascinate all audiences. 11 am

Concocting Kitchen Chemistry at Vancouver Community Library (Main Library), 1007 E Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. We’re raiding the kitchen cupboards, hunting for fun chemistry experiments! Discover how everyday objects can become amazing science. 2 pm

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Creature Feature at Ridgefield Community Library, 210 N Main Ave., Ridgefield. An unforgettably slithery journey through the world of reptiles! This hands-on, educational presentation of live reptiles will fascinate all audiences. 2 pm

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of our past. A 2-hour session limited to 20 children, on a firstcome, first-served basis. Appropriate for ages 8-12. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 1001 East 5th St, Vancouver. Program free of charge. Entrance Fees to visit the fort applies. For more information call 360-8166230 or visit www.nps.gov/fova/ planyourvisit/events.htm 11 am Magenta Theater presents The Wind in the Willows. (See Thursday, July 9) 2 pm Free Movie Nights at Café Sip ‘N’ Play, 3000 SE 164th Ave., Vancouver – Mary Poppins. 5 pm Monday, July 27 Creature Feature at La Center Community Library, 1402 E Lockwood Creek Rd., La Center. An unforgettably slithery journey through the world of reptiles! This hands-on, educational presentation of live reptiles will fascinate all audiences. 10:30 am Mixing It All Together at Vancouver continued on page 30

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Community Library (Main Library), 1007 E Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Create a variety of play clays with everyday ingredients; play with potter’s earthenware clay; vote for your favorite and take it home with you for hours of creative fun. 2 pm Tuesday, July 28 Café Learn and Play! Storytelling every Tuesday with Miss Bean at Café Sip ‘n’ Play. (See Tuesday, July 7) 10 am Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am Heather Pearl at Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Rd., Vancouver. Dancing, juggling, physical comedy and an ending hands-on workshop will keep you going a long time after experiencing Mz. Pearl’s Variety Show! 11 am Mixing It All Together at Vancouver Community Library. (See Monday, July 27) 2 pm Harry Potter’s Birthday Party at

Ridgefield Community Library, 210 N Main Ave., Ridgefield. Countthe-Bertie-Botts contest, crafts and games. Costumes welcome! Refreshments provided by the Friends of Ridgefield Community Library. 2 pm Wednesday, July 29 Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am Kazoodles Toys Stories and Songs for Preschoolers. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10:30 am Angel Ocasio at Battle Ground Community Library, (new location) 1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground. Don’t miss Angel’s high-energy interactive variety act, combining laugh-out-loud comedy, juggling and magic. 11 am Teen Summer Reading Event: Food For Thought at Cascade Park Community Library. (See Wednesday, July 1) 12-1 pm Jason Ropp’s Dragon Puppet Theater at Woodland Community

Center, 782 Park St., Woodland. Puppets perform the original story, “Home Grown Heroes.” Learn why you don’t have to have super powers to be a hero. 2 pm Open arts and craft experience at Kazoodles Toys. (See Tuesday, July 7) 2-4 pm Steve Taylor at Vancouver Mall Community Library, 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr., Ste 285, Vancouver. This magicianventriloquist show “Destination for Imagination” draws on magic, comedy and the audience’s imagination to entertain the whole family. 3 pm Thursday, July 30 Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cinema 99. (See Wednesday, July 1) 10 am Bubble Festival at Cascade Park Community Library, 301 SE Hearthwood Blvd., Vancouver. Crazy bubble-making at its best! Celebrate the end of Summer Reading with the ninth annual Bubble Festival. 11 am

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