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events
october
2009
Events Calendar
Free Lecture- Learn About Acupuncture and
Naturopathic Medicine
Learn how Acupuncture and Naturopathic Medicine can improve your health. Dr. Carol
McIntyre will give a free lecture at the Vernonia Community Learning Center on Thursday
October 1st from 6:30 -7:30 PM. Free acupuncture demonstrations. Try it out and understand
the benefits yourself.
Last First Friday of the Season
The last First Friday will be held at Hawkins Park and the Vernonia Scout Cabin. on October
2nd. Are you curious about Solar Power? Several professional vendors will be there to answer
questions and hand out materials about their businesses and solar power in general. Chip Bubl
and the Columbia County Master Gardeners will again be there to answer your gardening,
horticultural, and agricultural questions. The Vernonia Hands-On Art Floating Arts and Hand-
Made Gifts Gallery will be in the Scout Cabin Ike David from Portland will be performing live.
This will also be the last Outdoor Market of the season, so please come and encourage them to
return next year! Hours are from 5:00 to 7:30 PM. For mor info contact: Erika Paleck epaleck@
gmail.com, 503-429-0898.
Salmon Dinner at the Blue House
Following the festival, the Blue House Cafe will be serving a Salmon Platter Dinner from 4:00-
8:00 PM for $14.75. Musical entertainment by Lowell Mitchell.
Country Dance at the Vernonia
Grange
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A Country Dance will be held at the Grange, Oct 3 , starting at 7:00 PM with lessons and then
dancing afterwards, refreshments available - $20 per couple, tickets at Wauna Federal Credit
Union & Cornerstone Naturals, contact is Allison McLeod (503) 429 0734. Proceeds go to
Support the Vernonia Community Garden.
Mud Bay Jugglers and Tune Stranglers Perform in Clatskanie
The Clatskanie Arts Commision (CAC) is proud to present the Mud Bay Jugglers and
Tune Stranglers on Saturday, October 3, 2009, at 7:30 PM at Donavon Wooley Performing Arts
Center in the Clatskanie Middle/ High School, 471 SW BelAir Drive, Clatskanie,
The Tune Stranglers focus on the hot jazz and blues sounds of the 1920s and 30s, or a
more old-timey selection of fiddle tunes, country classics, and Western swing. Most often, the
band combines all of the above for a performance that crosses the musical landscapes of the
early 20th century. Teamed up with the Mud Bay Jugglers, dubbed “Masters of Levity” by
popular acclaim, expect an evening performance of great music and juggling that is guaranteed
to entertain crowds of any age.
Tickets are available at Hump’s Restaurant or at the door with the CAC box-office opening
promptly at 7 PM the evening of the show at $10/adult, $8/senior citizen or student and $5 for
children 5 and under. For more information about this and other CAC offerings throughout the
year, patrons are invited to call the commission at (503) 728-3403 or visit them on the web at
www.clatskaniearts.org.
Fundraisers for Darrold Mushatt
Two fundraisers are planned to help Darrold Mushatt and his family. On Sunday October 11,
a Benefit Dinner will be held at the Blue House Cafe. There will be live music and supporters
can order from the regular restaurant menu--proceeds will benefit Darrold and his family. On
Saturday October 17 A Benefit Concert will be held a the Vernonia Christian Church. Numerous
local musicians will participate. Donations of canned food and money will be accepted.
VHS Class of 1974 Reunion
Members and friends of Vernonia High School Class of 1974 are invited to join their reunion on
October 17th at Coyote’s Bar and Grill, 5301 W Baseline Rd., Hillsboro, OR 97123. Please RSVP
before October 15th to rlennen@hotmail.com. For more info see www.VernoniaClassmates.
com.
CAC Slates Oregon Symphonic Band
In what promises to be a lively afternoon of bright big band music punctuated with marches,
show tunes, orchestral transcriptions, as well as a fine selection of challenging original band
works, the Oregon Symphonic Band is set to dazzle audience members center stage Sunday
afternoon October 25, 2009, at 3:00 PM at the Donavon Wooley Performing Arts Center located
at the Clatskanie Mid/High School at 471 SW BelAir Drive, Clatskanie.
This blockbuster offering, boldly underscored by the combined talents of some of
the area’s best instrumentalists comprising this extraordinary, 60-plus member band that has
long been touted, as Oregon’s “...premier symphonic band,” gathers in unison as part of the
Clatskanie Arts Commission’s highly acclaimed 21 st CAC 2009-10 Performing Arts Season.
Tickets, now available at Hump’s Restaurant or at the door with the CAC box-office
opening promptly at 2:30 PM the afternoon of the show, are $10/adult, $8/senior citizen or
student and $5 for children 5 and under.
For more information about this and other CAC offerings throughout the year, patrons
are invited to call the commission at (503) 728-3403 or visit the CAC on the web at www.
clatskaniearts.org.
Birkenfeld Store and Café
Remodeled Backyard Deck
Live Music
“Lock, Stock & Barrel”
Good Southern Country Music
October 2nd 6-9:30PM
Grocer y and Liquor
Mon-Sat 8am to 6pm & Sun 9am to 5pm
Café open daily f rom 9am - 4pm
11139 Highway 202 - Birkenfeld
(503) 755-2722
www.birkenfeldcountrystore.com
Free Lecture, October 1, 6:30-7:30 -Learn About Acupuncture and
Naturopathic Medicine. Dr. Carol McIntyre will give a free lecture at the
Vernonia Community Learning Center. Acupuncture demonstrations.
“Driving to Vernonia” Book Reading, October 1, 7:00PM- Author
George Byron Wright will be at the Vernonia Public Library for a
reception at 6:30 PM, discussion and reading at 7:00 PM
Vernonia First Friday Arts Celebration, October 2nd, 5-7:30 PM-Art
Show, Open Air Market at Hawkins Park and the Scout Cabin.
Vernonia Salmon Festival, October 3, All Day- Salmon Viewing,
Hayrides, Pumpkin Carving, Scarecrow Building, Art and food Vendors,
Kids Trout Pond, Claudia the Chinook, Live Music, “Knee Deep In
Salmon” Auction at 2:00 PM, Original Melodrama-”The Sweet Violette
of Vernonia” at 4:00 PM.
Salmon Dinner, October 3, 4:00-8;00 PM - At the Blue House Cafe.
Salmon Platter for $14.75. Musical entertainment by Lowell Mitchell.
Country Dance at the Grange, October 3, 7:00 PM - Lessons and
then dancing afterwards, refreshments available - $20 per couple,
tickets at Wauna Red Credit Union & Cornerstone Naturals, contact is
Allison McLeod (503) 429 0734. Proceeds go to Support the Vernonia
Community Garden.
Mud Bay Jugglers and Tune Stranglers, October 3, 7:30 PM- at
Donavon Wooley Performing Arts Center in Clatskanie.
School Bond Question and Answer, October 6, 6:30-8:30 PM - At
the Vernonia Scout Cabin. Get current information about Vernonia
School Bond Measure 5-197
Fundraiser for Darrold Mushatt, October 11, 6:30 PM a Benefit
Dinner will be held at the Blue House Cafe. Live music, order from the
regular restaurant menu--proceeds will benefit Darrold and his family.
VHS Class of 1974 Reunion, October 17- at Coyote’s Bar and Grill,
5301 W Baseline Rd., Hillsboro, OR 97123. Please RSVP before
October 15th to rlennen@hotmail.com. For more info se www.
VernoniaClassmates.com.
Benefit Concert, October 17, 6:30 PM - for Darrold Mushatt and
family at the Vernonia Christian Church. Numerous local musicians will
participate. Donations of canned food and money will be accepted.
Oregon Symphonic Band, October 25, 2009, 3:00 PM - at the
Donavon Wooley Performing Arts Center in Clatskanie.
Vernonia Halloween Parade, October 31st, 4:30 PM - Vernonia
businesses invite kids to come trick-or-treat in downtown Vernonia.
Start at City Hall and end back at Wauna Federal Credit Union.
Author of “Driving to Vernonia”
Makes Appearance
Oregon author George Byron
Wright will be in Vernonia on Thurs-
day, October 1, to discuss and read
from his new novel, “Driving to Ver-
nonia.”
Wright will appear at the Ver-
nonia Public Library for a reception
at 6:30 PM, followed by the program
at 7:00 PM. The novel “Driving to
Vernonia” is not about Vernonia. It’s
about exploring one man’s loss of self,
and chronicles his journey to reconnect
with his past and reclaim what is there.
It is a penetrating story of deprivation,
laced with love, anger, violence and
self-discovery.
“Whenever I was asked about this
novel, most people acknowledge that
they too had one or more persons in
their past to whom they owed a debt of
thanks,” says Wright, about his book.
“For most of us, such persons were
bigger than life, others were people of
quiet guidance: mentors, role models,
maybe even a Dutch uncle who got us
out of a jam or two. In spite of all that
support, we often forgot to thank them-
- maybe still haven’t.”
George Byron Wright is the author
of the Oregon Trio, a unique body of
work comprised of three novels set in
the small towns of his youth-- Baker
City 1948, Tillammok 1952, and Rose-
burg 1959. Driving to Vernonia is his
fourth novel.
It’s Time For the Vernonia Salmon Festival
It’s time once again for the Ver-
nonia Salmon Festival, the weekend when
we take time to celebrate the fall harvest
and welcome back the salmon to our local
rivers and streams. The Festival is held on
the first Saturday in October-- this year it
takes place on October 3.
This year marks the seventh year
Vernonia has celebrated Salmon Festival,
and this year’s Fest at Hawkins Park looks
to be bigger and better than ever, with the
addition of a melodrama play at 4:00 PM,
a salmon dinner at the Blue House Cafe
and a Country Dance at 7:00 PM
The festivities actually kick off a
little early, with the First Friday and Open
Air Market moving to Hawkins Park and
the Scout Cabin on Friday, October 2.
Stop by to check out local artists at the
Floating Art Gallery and your usual favor-
ite Open Air Market vendors from 5-7:30
PM. The Art Show and vendors will also
be there all day Saturday as part of Salmon
Festival.
The Festival continues on Satur-
day with Pumpkin Carving and Scarecrow
Building, hay-rides, and the kids’ trout
pond, where kids can have a chance to
observe and catch a real fish. The Upper
Nehalem Watershed Council will be on
hand with educational information about
the life cycle of the Salmon, and Claudia
Chinook, the giant salmon you can walk
through, will be there, too.
At 3:00 PM, the Fourth Annual
“Knee Deep In Salmon” Auction takes
place. Local artists have decorated wood-
en cutouts of salmon and donated their
artistic works to help fund future Salmon
Festivals. This is always one of the high-
lights of the day!
At 4:00 PM, make sure you are
still around, as some of Vernonia’s tal-
ented thespians take the stage for an old-
fashioned melodrama-- “Sweet Violette
of Vernonia.” It has the usual-- heroines,
heroes, villains, live music and audience
participation. It is set in 1900, right here
in Vernonia and was written and directed
by our own mayor, Sally Harrison.
You can end your day with a spe-
cial Salmon Festival Dinner being served
at the Blue House Cafe-- $14.75 gets you
the Salmon Platter: Salmon baked in
Chardonnay with tarragon, ziti pasta and
spinach and walnut salad. Lowell Mitch-
ell will perform on guitar and vocals. That
will be followed by a Country Dance at
the Vernonia Grange, a fundraiser for the
planned Vernonia Community Garden.
Stop by for a half hour of dance instruc-
tion starting at 7:00 PM, followed by the
dance. Cost is $20 a couple.
