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What is Presidents Day? Why do we celebrate it?

On February 20, our nation will celebrate what is now referred to as Presidents Day. it is meant to honor and remember the pas presidents of the U.S. and their contributions to creating the country it is today.
To many states, the day remains Washington’s Birthday. February 22 is President George Washington’s actual birthday. Our first president was elected to that post by a unanimous vote in 1789. His birthday was made a national holiday in 1885.
Often referred to as the Father of Our Country, Washington inspired his group of ragtag troops to victory over the British, and later presided over the Constitutional Convention. Both Washington D.V. and the state of Washington are name after him. The monument bearing his name is one of the most recognizable tributes in our nation’s capital. The U.S. Senate takes a moment to read his Farewell Address every year, a tradition that dates back to 1862.
Washington’s Birthday is now celebrated on the third Monday of February each year, but to some states, it is knows as Presidents Day. Advocates in the 1960′s wanted to honor both Washington and President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is February 12, on a single federal holiday. Lincoln is known for his Civil War presidency during which he freed the slaves, but saw the nation break apart and begin the Civil War. His famous Gettysburg Address is considered one of the greatest speeches of all time. Contrary to popular belief, Washington’s birthday has never been officially changed to Presidents Day.

Valentines Day Quote

‘Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.’
- Song of Solomon 8:7

Ten ways to save money on your wedding

1. Get married in the morning, on a Friday or Sunday and/or in the winter months.
2. Keep the guest list small.
3. Make your own veil. Most craft stores sell how-to books and supplies. You can save hundreds of dollars by making your own.
4. Supply your own alcohol if you’re able too.
5. Consider not having a dinner reception. Opt instead for a brunch, after noon tea, cocktail or dessert party.
6. Decorate with more greenery and baby’s breath, and less flower blooms.
7. Make your own invitations. There are software programs available that can help you with this task, and you can purchase wedding paper at Arvey’s in Portland.
8. Check out local universities for qualified and inexpensive musicians, Professors will be able to point you to the best students in the program.
9. Shop around for everything -  get prices and commitments.
10. Have friends bring their digital cameras to the reception. They’ll get photos your photographer wouldn’t and you can do your own processing. Be sure to have a photographer do the wedding and posed group shots however, Skimping on your memories will only cause disappointment. Shop around, and be sure to read our article containing tips on choosing the right photographer, found on p.16

This Bridal Guide Page is Sponsored by: Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center

Bridal Shower 101

A bridal shower is a party to outfit the engaged couple’s new home. It also allows friends and family a chance to spend time with the bride before she starts her married life.

WHO MAY HOST?
Friends of the bride who are in the wedding party, another couple, or even a male friend may host the shower. The bride’s mother, sisters, or close relatives of the groom’s usually don’t do  the hosting, to avoid the appearance of asking for gifts. They may help finance or help organize, however.

WHO IS INVITED?
Usually, only those who will be invited to the wedding, with the exception of office or club showers. Traditional all-women showers include guests from the bride’s and groom’s families, but co-ed showers are becoming more popular as well.

WHEN IS IT HELD?
At least two weeks before the wedding. Mail invitations or call guests at least two weeks in advance of the shower date. A post-wedding shower may even be more convenient for some, and is also acceptable.

WHAT HAPPENS?
Gifts are the primary focus. Be sure to have someone on hand to help record gifts (for thank you notes). Ribbons and bows may be collected for practice bouquets for the rehearsal ceremony. Themes make the party special, and can vary from a honeymoon theme, gardening, cooking, movies, patio party, picnic, or hobby themes.

Red Hot Bridal Show – Sunday • Feb 19th

Sunday, February 19th
10:00am – 4:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION

All of your wedding planning needs are met with expert vendors, and see the latest fashions at the Fashion Show, hosted by Michelle Renee.
Our “Red Hot” Bridal Show is the perfect time to gather information and quotes for services that you need to make your day just the way you want it to be. Grooms, Mothers of the Bride and all those in the wedding party or family are encouraged to attend!
• Wedding Dresses
• Wedding Party Attire
• Floral Designers
• Bakery Specialists
• Photographers
• Jewelry
• Caterers
• Health & Beauty
• Fitness
• Party Supplies
• DJ’s

….and so much more! Please make it a date on your calendar, if you already have a date, or even if the ring isn’t on your finger quite yet….come and experience all that the Red Lion’s RED HOT Bridal Show has to offer!
We encourage you to consider purchasing services and goods from local merchants, such as the ones showcased at this event. It keeps our dollars in the local economy and helps build local businesses to create a vibrant and lively community! These local vendors are wonderful to work with, and offer an in-depth and professional working knowledge of their businesses and services.
Bring your man, your mom or your girls, anybody is welcome to attend – even those who may be just dreaming of a wedding, or remembering a wedding of long ago! Looking to renew your vows? Make it a date on your calendar to come and see all the new styles and fashions as well as opportunities to make your event even more memorable.

Having a family Valentine’s Breakfast makes kids feel special, too

It doesn’t take much effort to serve up a really special Valentine’s Day breakfast to the family, and the kids will really enjoy any of the ideas below.
Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut hearts out of your morning toast, and spread thickly with strawberry jam.
Make a heart-shaped fried egg, placing a metal cookie cutter into your greased frying pan and breaking the egg into it.
Cut a heart shape from the centre of a slice of bread using a cookie cutter. Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan, then place the bread into the pan. Break an egg carefully into the hole and fry them both together, turning carefully when the egg is nearly set.
Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut shapes out of your breakfast pancakes. Serve with a knob of butter, a drizzle of maple syrup, and some red berries.
Serving up hot chocolate or a frothy coffee? Fill almost to the brim of the cup, then carefully lay a paper stencil with a heart-shape cut from the centre over. Sprinkle gently with cocoa powder or icing sugar. Serve immediately.
You can put almost anything on your kids’ plates in a heart shape – even baked beans!
Serve up a pink breakfast smoothie.
Cook up a delicious bowl of oatmeal and swirl a red heart in the centre with strawberry jam to serve. Try our special occasion oatmeal or our vanilla oatmeal with a cherry twist.
Spoon some natural yoghurt into a bowl and drizzle a honey heart over it. Now fill the centre of the heart with granola and outline the yoghurt with berries. Pretty and delicious!
Get the kiddos involved, and let them be a part of the cooking or preparation process. It’s always a special time, and you may be surprised at what they are capable of doing on a regular basis!
Most of all the ingredients, use a lot of hugs and kisses and let the laughter flow most of all!

Husbands: Love your wives…build hedges!

By Randy Sharp, guest columnist for One News Now, onenewsnow.com

Shortly after I married his daughter, my father-in-law gave me one of the most treasured gifts I have ever received — a book titled Hedges: Loving Your Marriage Enough to Protect It.
From the precepts found in the book, I learned how building “hedges” is important to a marriage. Just as in Scripture, hedges are a protection and direction against infidelity, a leading cause of marriage failure in America.
The Bible uses the word hedges several times. In the book of Job, God put a hedge of protection around Job. In Job 1:10, Satan asked, “Haven’t you placed a hedge around him, his household and everything he owns?”
In Psalm 80:12, David asks God why He has removed His hedge of protection from Israel — “Why have you broken down its [hedge] so that all who pass by pick its fruit?” God referred to a hedge as a righteous man when He told the prophet Ezekiel in Ezekiel 22:30, “I searched for a man among them who would repair the [hedge] and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land so that I might not destroy it, but I found no one.”
My marriage hedges are nothing more than a few simple rules, cultivated over 23 years of marriage. They are designed to protect me, my wife, and my children from a lifetime of suspicion, hurt, and mistrust.
They’re all based on one simple premise, “If I take care of the way things look, I take care of the way things are.”
Hedge #1 — I do not allow myself to be alone with a woman who is not my wife or immediate family member … EVER … EVER!  By doing so, I’ve completely eliminated the possibility that anything inappropriate will take place. I am especially careful at work, where most extra-marital relationships begin. Therefore, I also make it a practice not to engage in conversation with another woman regarding her or my personal life.
Hedge #2 – On work-related trips out of town, I take a family member with me if at all possible. My wife or one of my daughters goes with me.
Hedge #3 — I will not stay at hotels where pornography is available. Before I make a reservation, I ensure that the hotel does not offer pay-per-view or free adult programming. I use www.CleanHotels.com, an online site that lets me know which hotels are safe.
Hedge #4 — I let my wife know where I am at all times. With cell phone and texting technology so available, my wife appreciates my thinking of her.
Husband, love your wife by planting your own hedges today. My hedges serve me well, but there may be different ones that you will need to plant. Let your wife know what your hedges are and that you are committed to growing them.
Randy Sharp is Director of Special Projects for American Family Association. The American Family Association is the parent organization of the American Family News Network, which operates OneNewsNow.com.
Opinions expressed in ‘Features’ columns published by OneNewsNow.com are the sole responsibility of the article’s author(s), or of the person(s) or organization(s) quoted therein, and do not necessarily represent those of the staff or management of, or advertisers who support the American Family News Network, OneNewsNow.com, our parent organization or its other affiliates.

This Bridal Guide Page is Sponsored by: Signature Wedding Photography

First Thursday Activities Thurs. Nov. 3rd

*Broadway Gallery
1418 Commerce, Longview
www.the-broadway-gallery.com
(Michael Tolleson, Ireme Bacon, Beth Bailey)
Reception 5:30-7:30pm.
Music by Dave Mongeau.
Door Prizes.

*The Gift Cottage
1414 Commerce, Longview
Local artists and gourmet food.
Door prizes. Open until 7pm.

*Longview Public Library
1600 Louisiana
longviewlibrary.org
Leon Lowman, acrylics
Open until 8pm

*Lord & McCord Art Works
1416 Commerce, Longview
www.lindamccord.com/
Barbara Kaempf Matkowski, Nicole Crull. Kay Busack will demonstrate creative ways to wear scarves at 6pm.
Reception 5:30–7:30pm.

*Teague’s Mezzanine Gallery
1267 Commerce, Longview
www.teaguesinteriors.com
Featuring local artists.
Reception 5:30-7pm.

*The Bistro
1329 Commerce Ave, Longview
www.thebistrobuzz.com/
Wine tasting. Live music.
Door prizes.
Reservations recommended.
Hours: 5-8pm.

*Cowlitz Cty Historical Museum
405 Allen St, Kelso
www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/museum/
Bumble Bee Brand – the world’s largest salmon packer, by author Irene Martin.
Program begins at 7pm; museum open until 9pm.

* The New Earth Gallery
Located in The Merk, Suite 204 on mezzanine level, Longview
4 to 6 pm.
Featuring vintage Asian Art, pottery, jewelry, water colors by Mary Miyakawa and photographs by Edward Miyakawa.
‘Sushi’ refreshments. Each month there will be a featured Asian artist and art from a specific Asian country or region.

Do you have arts events and activities going on? Do you know a business that would like to be listed?
Please submit all information to: editor@valleybugler.com

Kelso Senior Activities

MULTI-PARTY Rummage Sale
at Kelso Senior Center
Saturday Feb. 4th from 9-3PM

Pinochle Tournament/potluck
Feb 12, 1-3 PM
$5 Buy – in

BINGO every Tuesday at 1PM
Come early and order lunch.

NEW Event!!!!
Cribbage Party on FRIDAYS
10:30AM – Noon

More events – visit the center.
Come join us on Wednesdays at 1pm – WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR THE ANNUAL KIWANIS “KWILTS FOR KIDS” blanket drive.
This is a Kiwanis of Kelso Project. We need hands to help us finish the fleece blankets for distribution to children by Valentine’s Day.  No sewing needed for this.
Call 360-232-8522 for information and a schedule of events. We are located at 106 NW 8th in Kelso-
by the Kelso Spray Park -or email  us at  seniors98626@gmail.com
Check our website at
www.kelsoseniorcenter.com

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