West Linn Kids Activities

Dance Party
January 22 & February 26, 2010
6th - 9th Graders
Willamette Christian Church
3153 S. Brandywine Drive
COST: $10.00

With Former Trailblazer Brian Grant
Music and Lights by Blackboard Music

HOSTED BY:
City of West Linn Police, Parks & Recreation and
Willamette Christian Church

CONCESSIONS BY:
Pizza Schmizza & Willamette Coffee House

DANCE RIILES AT:
www.789jam.com

BEAT THE SAT! – Elizabeth Peterson
Small group classes for college-bound students
• SAT tricks & strategies
• SAT vocabulary & reading
• SAT writing & grammar
• SAT math review

Tuition includes course workbooks and practice materials
Minimum class size: 2 Maximum class size: 12
Fee: IC $320 OC $325 for six 2-hour classes

Burnside Park and Maddax Woods need your help to fight back against English Ivy and other nonnative invasive plants. You can Volunteer to help save the beautiful trees, native plants, and animals in our wonderful nature parks. See How fun it is to make a difference.

The Willamette Centennial Committee has a great opportunity to put your family name, business name, or favorite saying in stone forever.

Join costumed kids, moms, dads, and on-leash pets at the Spooky Stroll Halloween Parade & Event on Saturday October 24th, 2009 from 3:00 - 5:00 at Tanner Creek Park in West Linn. The event will feature music, arts and crafts, and a parade! This is a great childrens event, supported by the City of West Linn.

2009 West Linn
Annual Holiday Parade

Holiday Parade
Saturday, 12/19
Willamette Falls Drive

Parade begins at 10:00 am.
Day of Parade Registration and check-in starts Saturday 9:00 am
Pre-registration preferred.

* Join Santa after parade in Willamette
* Hot cocoa, cider and cookies
* Bring a new unwrapped toy for local children in need.

8th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting
Central Village
Hood Street, West Linn

Saturday, December 5th, 2009
6 pm - 9 pm

Performances by Radio Disney, West Linn Community Chorus, and the West Linn High School Jazz Quartet. Activities include Sing-a-longs, cookie decorating, pictures with Santa and other kids activities throughout the village and at the Library.

Intro to Acrobatic and Tumbling, Gymnastics
L.Tilton

The library now subscribes to a new database: Mango Languages. This web-based language tutor contains thousands of online lessons in nine different foreign languages. To use Mango from home you must have a West Linn library card. Go to www.lincc.org, click the Online Databases, then click the link for Members of West Linn Library.

Volunteer at Mary S. Young Park to remove invasive species! Volunteers assist with removal of clematis, blackberries, tree ivy and holly (October through May), and trail work in the winter months (usually November through April).

Recent Update from Volunteer Leader Dave Kruse 02/08/10:

Movies in the Park
Mary S. Young Park

The votes are tallied and the following movies were selected by West Linn voters for this summer’s “Movies in the Park” lineup:

Presented by: Bank of the West
Partnered with: Big Screen Productions

August 1 - Mamma Mia
Movie Sponsor - Portland Running Company
Featuring Just Us Productions - Balloon Twisting & Face

THANK YOU to all who joined us for the 2008 Music in the Park Concert Series at Tanner Creek Park!

2009 will be the 5th annual Music in the Park concert series, a free community concert series on Thursday evenings, 630 - 830 pm

The lineup is set for 2009.

Concert dates for 2009 Concert Series:
July 23 - Intervision
July 30 - Swingline Cubs
August 6 - Big Night Out Band

West Linn Old Time Fair Parade
Parade Theme - TBA
Grand Marshall- TBA

The parade is to be held Saturday, July 17, 10 am on Willamette Falls Drive in historic Willamtte area of West Linn.

The Parks and Recreation mission statement is to provide life enhancing experiences and to promote a healthy community.

Thanks to the Friends of the Library, the library offers free family passes to area cultural venues. There is one pass for each venue and they may be reserved in advance. You will need a library card in good standing to check out a pass.

Family Cultural Pass program venues include:

* Children's Museum (503) 223-6500 (2 adults and 1 child)

Safety Town
July 27 – 31, 2009

Safety Town is a 1 week day camp for children ages 4 -6 years old and offered in the community since 2005. The children receive information on pedestrian safety, what to do in event of a fire or earthquake, how to be safe waiting for and riding on a school bus. The program offers a t-shirt, daily snack and craft.

City of West Linn Presents Skyhawks Sports.

Skyhawks offers countless ways for 3 to 15 year olds to grow through
Safe, Fun and Skill-focused Skyhawks Sports camps. To register your child for one or several of the eleven different sports they offer, visit www.skyhawks.com or www.westlinnoregon.gov or call 503.557.4700.

Sign up before they fill up.

Join us every week for storytime! Four storytimes each week feature stories, songs, fingerplays and a simple craft. Storytimes have different themes so kids can read new books and learn new things every time they visit the library.

Weekly schedule:

Lapsit & Toddler - for newborn to age 3
Thursdays & Fridays at 10 a.m.

Preschool - for ages 3-6
Thursdays & Fridays at 11 a.m.

Kids sign up for 20-minute sessions to read to a dog downstairs at the library. Each child chooses a book and how much reading and petting to do. Reading to the dogs increases enthusiasm for reading, develops reading skills, teaches children how to interact with pets, and promotes confidence.

Attention teens: Oregon law prohibits use of cell phones and text messaging by teen drivers

New driver? Just learning to drive? You'll want to put your cell phone away.

Terrific Tuesdays are fun events for kids and parents. They take place twice monthly at 6:30 p.m. throughout the school year.

March 9th PENNY'S PUPPET THEATER
"How to Catch a Leprechaun" -- Why do things keep disappearing on a nice spring day?

March 23rd FUN WITH BRAZILIAN MUSIC
Join in the beat! -- Learn about rhythm & play along with musician Ronnie Robins.

The Toddler Times is an online newsletter that will help parents practice Early Literacy skills with their children.

Join us in the Library’s Community Room for our participation in the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Community Celebration on Saturday, December 5, from 5:00-7:00 pm! Make a pretty holiday bookmark/ornament AND get your hands on a selection of new holiday books, CDs, and movies to check out. Be sure to bring your library card or card number in order to check out materials.

Welcome to West Linn's Old Time Fair 2010

54th Annual West Linn Old Time Fair
July 16-18,2010

West Linn's home-grown community festival, the Old Time Fair, will be held in July 2010 in beautiful Willamette Park at the foot of 12th Street. As always, the fair will feature great food eat, musical entertainment, carnival rides, custom car show, games and activities for the whole family.

Come and Celebrate 100 years of our local town of Willamette!

Planned Events for The Centennial Celebration planned for 2008!

Willamette Centennial 2008 Calendar (SOLD OUT)
November 2007