In case you wondered, college is well worth the price of admission

With today’s high unemployment rates, some college graduates who don’t have jobs wonder how they will pay their student loans.

There are programs to help them through the lean times, but their experiences make parents wonder if a college education is still worth the cost.

Stories are circulating on the Internet about unemployed students who paid or borrowed $50,000 a year and now owe a six-figure debt. Those high tuition prices were charged by only 58 colleges last year, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. That’s a tiny percentage of the nation’s 1,700 private four-year colleges. Those who attend pubic institutions pay average tuition of about $7,000 per year, according to a report by the College Board.
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Open Season – November 2010

As usual, our fall rains arrived with the beginning of November. October was a beautiful month and the “B” run Coho returns on the Cowlitz river were better than previously predicted. Even though the lower portion of the Cowlitz usually “silts up” with the onset of fall rains, good fishing can still be had in the upper river right through Thanksgiving.
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“THE LUCKY SEVEN” contest – November 2010

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS??
“The Bugler’s Lucky Seven” game involves a bit of footwork on your part, but the rewards are extremely inticing.
To be more specific, $150 in CASH and $250 in CASH.
You will have the chance to win $150 in Cash as the Grand Prize each and every month, and a $25 Restaurant Gift Certificate goes to the 2nd and 3rd place winners, as well as a chance at the “Ring in the New Year” prize of $250 CASH!
Here’s how it works.
Take this form below with you and visit SEVEN LUCKY advertisers in this month’s issue and get a signature from an employee at the store or better yet – the owner themselves.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY!!!
Enter as many times as you wish with different businesses!
Thirty days to visit SEVEN local businesses – and that’s your chance of getting $150 richer!! Easy as pie.
TRIPLE your odds of winning by providing copies of your receipts that month from each of the SEVEN businesses,
That means that your name gets thrown into the lucky name bowl THREE times, as opposed to just once…..
But wait! THERE’S MORE!   ☺$☺
One of the advertisers in this issue will be our “SURPRISE BUSINESS” for the month. That means if you happen to get your signature card filled out with that “SURPRISE BUSINESS” on it – you will be entered into our RING IN THE NEW YEAR PRIZE drawing to be held on January 1st, 2011 for $250 in cash. (October’s surprise business was Estetica Day Spa).
OFFICIAL GUIDELINES:

• Use form provided and/or make copies
• Visit 7 (or more) businesses & receive signature or stamp from business employee/owner
• For TRIPLE entries, include that month’s purchase receipts (or copies of them) for all SEVEN visits
• Mail, Fax or PDF your entries
• ENTER BY THE 22nd of November!!

THE LUCKY SEVEN IS WAITING.. (And no, the Bugle is not hidden this month! Look for a re-appearance in January 2011)

OCTOBER WINNERS:
1ST PLACE $150 CASH = JEANETTE LINDEN
2ND PLACE $25 GIFT CERT = MARY TERRY
3RD PLACE $25 GIFT CERT = BETSY WARD
* All three winners provided receipts with their entries, which tripled their chances of winning! And they did! Jeanette Linden of Longview, $150 cash winner, picks her copy up near the Country Village each month and is planning on purchasing new sweaters for her entire family with the prize money!
What would YOU do with $150? Christmas is coming….

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Thanksgiving Guest Crossword – 2010

The belly: a big problem if you’re nearing age 50

Want to live 10 years longer? Your chances are good if you can reduce the size of your waistline.

The problem comes as you approach age 50 and move beyond that milestone. People who may not have gained a pound have decreased muscle mass and increased fat stores, especially at the waist. Scientists say belly fat secretes proteins and hormones that contribute to inflammation, interfere with how the body processes insulin and raises cholesterol levels.
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Winlock to host 1st annual Veteran’s Parade • November 6th

Nov 6th @ 12 noon
1st Street, Winlock WA
We invite all the public to please come and attend this parade.
If one is interested in supporting and being in this parade please contact:
April  785-3940
or 827-0309 or sign up on our web site winlockveteransdayparade.com
Any entrant of most all kinds accepted and no fee to enter. Anyone can be in the Parade. We will also have spaces for vendors in designated areas.
We need to all join in and support all our veterans! Come together at the Winlock Veteran’s Parade!
We are also having a Miss Liberty coronation Nov 5th at 6pm at Winlock Community building.
Also, the Olequa Senior Center will be having their doors open to offer display tables for anyone that wishes to bring Veteran memorabilia on display and they will be serving up  an All American lunch that day For information on that please contact the site leader, Deborah.

Black Friday is coming, plan your shopping strategy now

When the turkey is eaten, the dishes are put away, and guests have gone home, how will you wind down?
Gleeful bargain hunters know the answer. They will be scanning the thick stack of advertisements for the best of the day-after-Thanksgiving sales.

According to the National Retail Association, more than 130 million shoppers will be out for the bargains. They will spend about 10 percent of their allotted Christmas money. Here are some tips on how to get the most. Read more

Local resident creates organic sweet treat – Gelato!

“Gelato simply means frozen, and in Italy they used to use almonds and sorbets, but it’s a gelato,” said Heather Bishop, owner of Bishop’s Vegan Gelato.

You might call it vegan ice cream, or gelato, I simply call it delicious. I had the opportunity to sit down with local resident, Heather Bishop, and learn about her delightful creation. In 2008 she became health conscious aware, and she wanted to find something healthy yet flavorful. With her passion for food and cooking, she has found her calling. Heather’s husband renovated an empty basement room and created a full commercial kitchen for her to create her organic specialty. Read more

Centralia

George Washington Mural Restoration in Centralia

The City of Centralia announced that Todd Watson, owner of Spectrum Painting, will begin a project to restore the George Washington mural displayed on the Key Bank Building (on Pearl St.) While most of the 14 murals created in the late 1900’s were painted directly on buildings, the portrait of Centralia’s founding father was painted on wood panels. Dry rot was recently discovered, and the painting itself is showing its age. Part of the mural will be removed so the work can be done in Spectrum Painting’s shop. Spectrum Painting is donating all labor and material for the project, and the City is grateful for Todd Watson’s generosity.
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Daylight Savings Time – 2010

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