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community news
march8
2011
Panels to Meet With Disabled Citizens
Social service agencies in Co-
lumbia County are collaborating to
host three free informational panels for
children and adults with any type of dis-
ability in Clatskanie, Vernonia, and St.
Helens. The purpose of the panels is to
create awareness for Columbia County
residents on the resources and services
available in the local community and to
provide assessibility to meet in person
with representatives from local human
services agencies. These panels will
allow individuals to hear what services
are available locally and provide the op-
portunity to ask questions about what
services may benefit them. Individuals
with disabilities including those with
physical disabilities, veterans, seniors,
adults, children, parents, teachers, care-
givers, community members, and pro-
fessionals are all invited to attend.
There will be several agencies
present to discuss services available
from their departments, including repre-
sentatives from Senior’s and People with
Disabilities, Vocational Rehabilitation
Department, Developmental Disabilities
Program, Women’s Resource Center,
On The Shelves:
What’s Happening
at the Vernonia
Library
Library activities for March include:
Friends of the Library Book Sale--
Saturday March 12 from 10-4
Movie Night--Thursday March 24 at
6:30--Something’s Got to Give with Jack
Nicholson & Diane Keaton
Book Discussion--Monday March 28 at
5:30--Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Conversation Project sponsored by
Oregon Humanities--Thursday March 31
at 6:30--The Voters Have Spoken: Oregon’s
Controversial Ballot Initiatives with Jackson
Miller leading a conversation on the
following topics: physician-assisted suicide,
medical marijuana and taxes.
503-397-3003
Community Action Team, Riverside
Training Center, and Columbia Commu-
nity Mental Health. The panel discus-
sions will include, but will not be limited
to, supports for seniors, employment
services, advocacy, supports for parents,
supports for children, respite care, en-
suring health and safety in the home and
community, health care, sheltered hous-
ing, transportation, energy assistance,
and other community resources.
The agencies will host an infor-
mational panel in Clatskanie on April 5th
at 7:00 PM. The meeting will take place
Local Chambers
and County
Economic Team to
Host Workshop
The Columbia County Economic
Team is partnering with the Oregon
MicroEnterprise Network to provide free
market research services to Columbia
County’s small businesses. The program,
called MarketLink, is funded by a grant
from the Small Business Administration
and is targeted to businesses with one to
five employees. The program is designed
to provide information to local businesses
regarding:
Local and national trends impacting
their businesses, and competitive data and
analysis relevant to their business
· Data on market size, distribution channels
and opportunity for different industries
·
Strategies for developing new business
through sales lead identification and targeting
new markets.
To help launch the new program, both
the South Columbia County and Clatskanie
chambers of commerce will host a one-and-
a-half-hour workshop. Ryan McLaughlin
from the Oregon MicroEnterprise Network
will lead an interactive discussion. At the
workshop, Mr. McLaughlin will also explain
how qualifying business owners can apply
to receive free and confidential customized
research through the MarketLink Program.
The South Columbia County
Chamber of Commerce will host a morning
workshop in St. Helens on Tuesday, March 15
from 7:30 - 9:00 AM at the Best Western Oak
Meadows Inn ( 585 S Columbia River Hwy,
Saint Helens).
The
Clatskanie
Chamber
of
Commerce will host an evening
workshop on Tuesday, March 15 from
7:00 – 8:30 PM at the Clatskanie River
Inn ( 600 E Columbia River Hwy.,
Clatskanie).
Vernonia
Coffee Roasters
“QUALITP COFFEE ROASTED
TO PERFECTION”
Vernonia Branch
905 Bridge Street
503-429-6271
503.429.0850
503.816.2265
WWW.VERNONIACOFFEEROASTERS.COM
at the Clatskanie School District Board
Room at 555 Bryant Street. A second
meeting will take place at the Vernonia
Middle School cafeteria on April 12th at
7:00 PM located at 249 Bridge Street. A
third meeting will be hosted at Columbia
Community Mental Health Community
Room on April 19th at 7:00 PM located
at 58646 McNulty Way in St. Helens.
This effort has been organized
and sponsored by the Quality Assurance
and Advisory Committee for the Devel-
opmental Disability Program in Colum-
bia County.
2nd Annual Vernonia
Sportsman’s Banquet
Date Set
The second annual Vernonia Sportsman’s
Banquet has been scheduled for April 23, 2011. Tickets
go on sale March 21 st and are available at the Vernonia
Sentry Market at the Video counter.
Guest Speaker this year will be Larry D. Jones,
owner of Jones Calls and a member of the Bowhunters
Hall of Fame.
Tickets are $10 and include the BBQ Dinner.
Senior Center
Activities
5-Area Luncheon: Mon-
day, March 28 at the St. Hel-
ens Senior Center
9:00, but the side parking
lot door opens at 7:00. Ah,
sweet treats!
Connie’s Fabulous Break-
fasts: Fabulous breakfasts
are available to the public
on Fridays for a cost of only
$3.50. The event happens
at the Senior Center (446
Bridge Street) from 7:30 to
9:00 AM each Friday. Meal
price includes a beverage,
too. Enter through the side,
parking lot door. What a
deal!
Thrift Store: Bargain pric-
es can be found in Verno-
nia’s Senior Center in their
Thrift Store. The retail store
is open Monday through
Friday, from 9:00 AM until
3:00 PM. The Thrift Store
provides funds for the Se-
nior Center’s facility and its
many activities. Donations
can also be dropped off dur-
ing those same hours, and
donated clothes need to be
clean and in good condition
so they are “sales ready”. We
are offering half off during
the first week of each month.
Buy locally and support your
local Senior Center.
For after hours drop-offs
please contact Pauline 503-
429-5810.
Week Day Lunches: The
Vernonia Senior Center of-
fers nutritious and tasty
lunches each weekday for
only $4. These are avail-
able to the public, not just
Senior Citizens. (Mealtime
is noon; late arrivals may
not be served.) You can re-
serve your lunch by calling
by 11:15 AM, or further in
advance if possible, to assist
the cooks as they prepare the
day’s meals.
Maple Bars available lo-
cally! Connie King, the
cook at the Senior Center, is
making maple bars each day.
The maple bars are available
to the public, too, and only
cost $1 each. Availability is
subject to quantity on hand.
You can assure yourself of a
good supply by pre-ordering
them directly from Connie
by calling the Senior Center
(503-429-3912) any week
day, from 7:00 AM-3:00 PM.
Please allow one day lead
time for larger orders. The
Center’s front door opens at
Special Days: On the last
Wednesday of the month
Wauna Credit Union will be
serving ice cream. On the
last Friday of the month we
will serve birthday cake and
ice cream to celebrate that
month’s birthdays.
Membership Dues: An-
other way to support Verno-
nia’s Senior Center is to pay
the $15 annual membership
dues. Checks may be mailed
or dropped off at the Senior
Center. Anyone 50 and older
may join.
Questions?
429-3912
Call:
(503)
