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4 community bulletin board april13 2010 Vernonia Seniors--You’ve Got Talent! celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Join The Blue House Café would like to invite Larry and Gail at the Vernonia Scout Cabin on Sat- our many talented Senior Citizens to take part in an urday, May 8, from 1:00-4:00 PM. No gifts please. OpenMicrophone Talent Show on April 24th, start- ing at 6:00 PM. This will be a fun and informal Events At Stub Stewart State Park in evening of music, poetry, song, dance...Seniors, April come out and express your gifted side! The perfor- The Discovery Depot will be open Thurs- mance will be hosted by Shawn Boutwell. Please day - Sunday 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM contact Shawn at 503-312-2925 or Elenora at the A SOLV IT event will be happening for Blue House 503-429-4350 to express your inter- Earth Day on April 17th at 9 AM. Volunteers must est in being part of the entertainment or for more register at http://www.solv.org details. A Friends of Stub Stewart State Park and Banks-Vernonia Rails-to-Trails meeting will be Share your Passion: Be a Part of FIRST held at Stub Stewart State Park Dairy Creek Meet- ing Hall at 7:00 PM Thursday, April 22, 2010. FRIDAY Looking for anyone with a passion that you’d like to share and demonstrate during First Friday. Magicians, artists, crafters, hobbyists, mu- sicians – we want you! Floral arranging? Model rocketry? Napkin folding? Knife making or sharpening? Origami? Stained glass work? Car or train models? Bird watching? Pottery? Crocheting? Remote con- trolled airplanes, gliders boats, or cars? Quilting? Embroidery? Fencing? Scrapbooking? Kites? Leather working? Collecting? Astronomy? Sew- ing? Rocks and minerals? Metal detecting? Sports cards? Wood working? You name it, we want to see it! Buy, sell or barter? Do it at First Fridays! First Friday starts May 7 at the Scout Cabin in Hawkins Park. Next ones will be in the Learn- ing Center Courtyard and the Blue House Café on Bridge street. For more info, contact Erika: ep- aleck@gmail.com or 503-704-5970, or 503-429- 0898. Anyone is invited to attend. Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 7:30 PM an OMSI Star Party will take place at Hilltop Day-use Area. $5 parking fee for non-registered campers, event is free. Telescopes and expertise provided by the Rose City Astronomers and OMSI Planetarium Director, Jim Todd. Vernonia Community Volleyball Vernonia is now holding Adult Commu- nity Volleyball. Join your friends and neighbors for competitive, coed volleyball at the Washington Grade School gym from 7:00 to 9:30 PM every Friday evening. No small children please. For de- tails, contact Teresa Williams at 503-799-3424, or by email at fitnessbytw@netzero.com. Band Car Wash The Vernonia Middle and High School Bands will be holding a car wash every second Sat- urday, April -September.(May 8, June 12, July 10, August 14, Sept. 11) from 11:00 AM -3:00 PM in Celebrate With Larry and Gail Snethen the District Office parking lot. Donations appreci- Larry and Gail Snethen invite all their ated. Vernonia friends and neighbors to join them in Readers Lend Their Voices... To Whom It May Concern, On April 23 rd 2010 the Verno- nia Foursquare Church will be start- ing a new community activities pro- gram. On this date we will be hosting a movie night at the church. There will, at this time be no admission. This will ensure that anyone who has a de- sire to participate will not be limited by today’s economy. Additionally we will be serving punch and popcorn and no charge, other food and drink will be sold at an additional charge. These activities are designed primarily for youth and families in the community. All people are welcome to attend all events. The concept is to pro- vide activities for the people of Verno- nia that do not involve loitering, alco- hol, or drugs. In this small community there seems to be many people who recognize a need for such activities, but nobody to act on that need. The Verno- nia Foursquare Church is ready to act, to show this community that there is hope! Our goal is to raise at least $6,000 this year. Already we have $1000 through generous donations. We are hoping to be able purchase a new projector, a surround sound sys- tem, and a new screen. We are still needing funds also to expand our ac- tivities to include a meal program (this will require a grill and utensils), a game night (things like a WII tourna- ment, network computer gaming and board games) and even a night out. Please help us reach that goal with your pledge. Your dona- tion is tax deductible. If you wish, you may mail your donation amount today to:Vernonia Foursquare Church 850 Madison Avenue, Vernonia, OR 97064-1107 Please make checks payable to: Foursquare Church. Also in the memo line please designate for Youth Pro- gram. All sponsors will have the option of being listed as such in any related literature and enrolled to re- ceive a newsletter outlining prog- ress made in our program as well as attendance and new programs be- ing developed (please indicate your preferences when your donation). Thank you in advance for your support. Please call me if you have any questions or comments about these events. I can be reached at 503.621.2375. Christopher Stoneking Media/Special Events Coordinator HOW TO SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vernonia’s Voice welcomes and requests your thoughts, opinions and ideas. Please include your name, address and phone number, limit your letters to 300 words or less. Vernonia’s Voice reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted. We will print letters, space permitting. Deadline is the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Email to: scott@vernoniasvoice.com or mail to: Letters, PO Box 55, Vernonia, OR 97064. Upcoming Events Meet The Candidates, April 15, 7:00 PM-at the VCLC, 939 Bridge Street. Candidates for Columbia County Commissioner will answer questions from a pre-selected panel of citizens. Open House to follow. Mikal Brukken Live, April 16, 6:00 PM - at the Black Bear Café Make Vernonia Shine, April 17, 9:00 AM- 12:00PM - register at Vernonia school cafeteria. Lunch served after clean up for all volunteers. Informational displays at school covered play area. OSSOM Week at VHS, April 19-23 - a week of activities to remind students of the hazards of drinking and driving. SKID Program on Thursday 4/22 at 12:45 at Logger Stadium. Public is invited. Senior Citizen Open Microphone Talent Show, April 24, 6:00-8:00 PM - at the Blue House Café. All talented Senior Citizens are invited to participate. Informal and fun evening of music, poetry, song and dance. VHS Prom, April 24 School Town Hall, April 29, 7:00- at school cafeteria. Get the lastest news and updates on the new school project. First Friday, May 7, 5:00-8:00 PM- at the Vernonia Scout Cabin. Maypole dance, music, arts and crafts. Upcoming Library Events: B.J. the Clown will help in the celebration of National Library Week on Thursday April 15 at 6:45 PM. Movie Matinees during Spring Break: Tuesday, April 23- Bedtime Stories, 2:00 PM Thursday, April 25-Where the Wild Things Are, 2:00 PM Movie Night: Saturday, April 27--New Moon, 6:30 PM Dear Community of Vernonia: On Thursday, April 22nd , the Vernonia High School and we, the OS- SOM Leaders, would like to invite you and your family to the third annual SKID (Stopping Kids Intoxicated Driv- ing) event. With the Prom the follow- ing Saturday, OSSOM wanted to help remind the prom goers and the com- munity of the dangers of drinking and driving. Unfortunately, 1500 teens are killed every year due to underage drink- ing with the highest incidents occurring during Prom and Graduation. We are trying to ensure that our students do not become one of those statistics! Members of the high school and community will illustrate the con- sequences of drunk driving. The per- formance presents a realistic reenact- ment of potential fatalities and injuries sustained in an accident. The Vernonia Police Department has partnered with Life-Flight, Metro West Ambulance and the Vernonia Rural Fire Department to make the experience believable by acting out the devastating effects drunk driving has on parents, families and the community as a whole. Dedicated busi- nesses, including towing companies, a radio station, a mortuary and commu- nity volunteers, will be involved in this event. The SKID event will be pre- sented at Logger Stadium. It will start at 12:45 pm and run until 2:45 pm. You will be joined with students from 7-12th grades to be a witness to the con- sequences of mixing alcohol and young people together. Many staff will be available during the event to help with interpretation and support. This is one of a weeklong list of activities hosted by the OSSOM Leadership group to highlight the con- sequences of and lasting effects of un- derage drinking. The group has been meeting and planning this program (for teens by teens) since November 2009. These students are committed to stand up and make change in the is- sues facing youth today. Sincerely, OSSOM Leadership Committee Students Grades 8th – 12th SKID Planning Committee Bonnie Birkmaier, Chris Bamburg, Genesis Castro, Katie Wilson OSSOM Advisors Pete Weisel, Vernonia 7th – 12th Grade School Counselor DeAnna Pearl, Vernonia Prevention Coalition To the Editor- Just a friendly reminder that Vernonia Pride will be announcing their “Yard of the Month” starting with the second issue of Vernonia’s Voice in May 2010. Ballot boxes will be in place by April 19 at City Hall and Sentry Mar- ket (on top of the safe) as they were last year for you to deposit your yard nomi- nations ballots. (Ballots are in place next to each box) Please help pick the winners by getting your nominations in the ballot box before the 10th of each month. Janelle Thomas Cedergreen Vernonia Pride
