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About Vernonia's voice. (Vernonia, OR) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 2011)
4 community bulletin board/letters to the editor january25 2011 Budget Committee Members Sought Benefit Concert A Benefit Concert for the Zack The City of Vernonia is looking Rumboltz Memorial Scholarship Fund for volunteers to fill two vacancies on will be held Saturday January 29th at the City Budget Committee. For more 7:00 PM at the Vernonia Community information contact City Hall at 503- Church, 957 State Street. Admission 429-5291 is free but cash donation to support the scholarship and can food donations to Craft Class Scheduled at help Vernonia Cares Food Bank will be Vernonia Florist accepted. For more information contact Crochet 101 Mark Brown at 503-961-5281 Susan Mullikin will teach beginners the basics of crochet. You will leave the first At the Vernonia Grange class with enough knowledge to crochet BINGO is Back! Now being a simple project. The three remaining held at the Vernonia Community sessions will be adding to your skill with Grange. Starting January 29th at 6:30 a completed project in the end. PM. FREE popcorn! Come enjoy the Thurs 7-8:30 PM fun! $10 For Intro Session Also, if you have a New Years $5 for each additional Session resolution to clean up and clear out... think about donating items to the Grange Knitting 101 for the big fundraiser sale happening on Kaitlyn Taylor is teaching the basic April 9th...further details to follow ~ knitting with the end result being the Thank you from your local community knowledge you always wanted to knit Grange members. many different items. Tuesday Nights 7-9 PM Baseball, T-Ball & Softball Sign $10 For Intro Session Ups $5 for each additional session There will be two separate sign ups for Vernonia kids on Wednesday, Sip-N-Knit February 2nd & Wednesday, February With Katie Organ, learn to knit while 16th Both from 6:00-8:00 PM. The enjoying your favorite beverage and sign ups will take place at WGS in room treat, from Katie’s own kitchen. Great 6. If you have any questions Please call: selection of yarn and needles available Baseball questions--Brooke Morrison at at Vernonia Florist. 429-0560, T-Ball questions --Melissa 1 st & 3rd Thurs 10-Noon. Zavales at 429-2710, Softball questions- $10 For Intro Session -Katie Poetter 429-0700 $5 for each additional Session Please feel free to request any type or color of yarn. Kits for each class and patterns will also be available. Student Raising Money for Trip Megan Ely has 3 upcoming bake sales at the Sentry market to earn funds for her trip to England and France as a Student Ambassador with the People to People program in June of this year. The dates of these sales Readers Lend Their Voices... Even cynics would have to be impressed by the rapid response to the recent tragic shooting of Rainier Police Chief Ralph Painter. Within minutes of the 911 call(s) police units from Longview and Clatskanie were on scene to take control of an unknown situation; followed very shortly by Portland’s Incident Command and Employee Assistant Program grief councilors, in addition to countless other responders, including all the Columbia County Agencies who were able to bring this tragedy to its quick and (unfortunately) best possible conclusion. As a Columbia County resident and small business owner, I wish to convey my thanks to and admiration for these and all the other law enforcement and fire/rescue agencies from surrounding districts, especially - but not limited to - Portland and Multnomah and Washington Counties - for their assistance and support to the city of Rainier during this very rough time. These and others not are Friday February 4th, Friday, March 18th and Friday, April 8th; all from 3-7 PM. She is also hoping to collect any cans and bottles that people are willing to donate towards the trip. If you have a donation, please call her mother Susan at (503)429-5709 and arrange for Megan to pick them up from your home. The support from the Vernonia community is greatly appreciated. Community Phase 3 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@vernoni- asvoice.com or mail to: Letters, PO Box 55, Vernonia, OR 97064. Zack Rumbolz Scholarship Benefit Concert, January 29, 7:00 PM at Vernonia Community Church, 957 State Ave. Music by the Hill Road Band. Collaborations Financial Peace University, Starts February 6 at the Vernonia The Ford Institute Leadership Program, Community Collaborations Phase 3 will meet on February 19 from 2:00-6:00 PM at the VCLC. This is for any Board Members, Council or Committee members and volunteers serving the Vernonia community. Discuss leveraging partnerships, Collaborations, MOU concepts and learn about some of the collaborative highlights that have been accomplished in 2010. RSVP with Volunteer Coordinator Heather Lewis, 503-429-4677, aletheia@gmail.com. Christian Church, 410 North Street. Free Class Preview sessions on January 23rd, and 30th at 4:00 PM. Learn to manage your personal finances and become debt free the Dave Ramsey way! Call 503- 369-3245 for more information. Community Collaborations, February 19, 2-6 PM, at the VCLC, 939 Bridge Street. This is for any volunteers serving the Vernonia Community. Contact Heather Lewis 503-429-4677 to RSVP. Calling All Vernonia Logger VHS Alumni Basketball Game, Alumni The second annual Alumni March 12, 6:00 PM . This is a Basketball game is scheduled for fundraiser for the OSEA employees of Saturday, March 12th at 6:00 PM We the Vernonia School District. are looking for men and women to come and show their school spirit. If you are interested in playing please contact Julie Vernonia’s Voice at 503-869-0211. This is an OSEA Classified is published Employee of the Vernonia School twice each District fundraiser. Monies go to support conferences and training workshops, month on the Scholarship funds, Boys and Girls 2nd and 4th Athletic funds and Teacher Appreciation Day. Tuesday. Admission: $5.00 ~ Adults, $4.00 ~ 12 years old through HS, $3.00 Look for our next ~ K through 5th Grade. issue February 8. Thanks to the members of United Steel Workers Local 1097 for their support of the Holiday Food Box programs in Clatsop, Columbia, and Cowlitz Counties. They donated a total of $4112. Donations helped here: 1. Turning Point Community Center, HOPE, Inc, and Vernonia Cares in Columbia County 2. Community House on Broadway- Lives in Transition Program in Cowlitz County 3. Pioneer House in Clatsop County Your support helped us put a smile on the faces of many people in need in our communities. Thank you for all you do to make life better in the communities where you live and work. only provided Honor Guard for Chief Painter while he lay in state in Rainier, they assumed enforcement and service positions throughout Columbia County on Friday, ensuring all officers and associated personnel within the county an opportunity to pay tribute to the Chief by joining the cortege from Kelso to Portland and attendant services at UP’s Chiles Center. Not to be ignored are the officers and fire/rescue personnel from far and wide who came to honor the Chief. Joining virtually every Oregon law enforcement agency in his procession were representatives from at least British Columbia, Chicago, and much of western Washington. To all of these we must express our thanks and gratitude, and our sorrow Kathye Beck at their loss of a fellow officer. Executive Director United Way of Columbia County Jay T. White St. Helens, Oregon Scappoose Muffler Hello, this is Payton Wolf and HOW TO SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Upcoming Events for those of you who don’t remember me, I am the girl who is fundraising for my tournament softball team. I play for the Oregon Red Heat Fastpitch Softball team. I was and still am collecting cans or any other donation you may have. Since starting my fundraising in Octo- ber, I have raised almost $500! It has helped me so much and I am so thankful to all of you that called me and donated your cans. I also want to thank those of you that gave me money and a big thanks to Sara Wold who donated her time and profits from a Scentsy Party that she held for me. I still have a little over half my money that I need to raise. I will still be collecting cans through this spring, so you can call if you have any for me to pick-up. I have a couple of new fundraisers coming up and one of them is selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts by the dozen. They will cost $10 per dozen and I am taking orders anytime. They will be available for pick-up on Friday, February 4 th at NAPA Auto Parts from 8am-6pm. If this turns out to be a successful fundraiser, I am hoping to do this on the 1 st Friday of every month. The 2 nd fundraiser I am doing is selling tickets to a Bunco Tour- nament. The tickets are $15 each and it will be held on Sunday, March 13 th from 3-6 PM in Beaverton. Childcare will be provided by the Red Heat team girls, in- cluding myself. If you are interested in either of these fundraisers or just want to donate your cans, please call me or my parents, Steve & Amanda Wolf at 503-429-0457 or e-mail amandawo@ msn.com Thanks so much for your sup- port. Payton Wolf Vernonia, OR
