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march22 2011 V E R N O N I A’ S reflecting the spirit of our community volume5 issue6 Happy St. Patty’s Day! All In Pub and Eatery is Open By Scott Laird Ernie and Robin Smith have reopened the former Lyon’s Den on Bridge Street and renamed it the All In Pub and Eatery. And, although not a lot has changed, Vernonians seem pretty excited. With limited options on where to go during evening free First, the name. “All In a Poker term for when some- one wagers all the money they have on the table. Smith says he and Robin had been trying to pick a name and were trying out a number of ideas, several of which had been suggested. Ernie says he used to have a poker theme in his personal of- fice and had a framed picture with a hand of four kings and an ace, with the words “All In.” “One day, Robin, out of the blue, said, ‘We ought to call it the All In, because we are.’ And I thought about it. We certainly are going all in on this, and it just kind of fit, so that was the one.” Ernie says he has some bar and restaurant experi- ence, although it goes back a few years. When he was a kid, his grandparents owned the Timber Tavern in Timber, Oregon, in the 60’s and 70’s. “When I was nine or ten, I was stocking coolers from the back room and breaking down beer boxes for my Granddad,” says Ernie. “And there was an apartment behind the bar and my bedroom wall was up against the same wall as the juke box. So, I went to sleep to the old country western songs and ballads.” Ernie says he also worked during his early teen years as a cook in the kitchen of the old Timber Nut. “There were a lot of times I would run the kitchen by myself.” continued on page 19 Pat Knight led the 28th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade down Bridge Street in Vernonia. More photos on page 20. You Can Help Make Vernonia Shine Ernie Smith behind the bar at the All In Pub and Eatery. Smith and his wife, Robin, reopened the former Lyon’s Den under the new name on March 11; a Grand Opening clebration is scheduled for April 1st. What are you doing on Saturday, April 16 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM? We’re hoping you’re planning on participating in the annual “Make Vernonia Shine Day.” Vernonia Pride is proud to organize this event, in coordination with SOLV’s SOLV IT day throughout Oregon. This year’s event will focus on Vernonia Pride’s mission; downtown beautification. Weeding, debris pick-up, etc. We’ll focus on the “downtown core” from the Elk sign to the Lake. If enough people show up to volunteer, we’ll also be able to get some work done in our Parks. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Providence Medical Clinic building. Snacks and bottled water will be available for volunteers at the end of the clean-up (1:00 PM). Vernonia Pride is looking for volunteers and would like you to please bring your own gardening tools/yard equipment. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Catherine Helmer at 503-914-9525 or email her at catherine.helmer@ yahoo.com Thank you for your support of this fabulous activity! hours in town, the All In Pub was welcomed with open arms during the Smiths’ first weekend of business. According to many sources, the place was packed on Friday night, March 11, the Smiths’ opening day (“It felt like Jamboree,” was the word around town). It was also pretty crowded Satur- day night, as well. A tired, and pleased, Ernie Smith spoke with Vernonia’s Voice the following Monday, and talked about opening a (new, sort of) bar and res- taurant in Vernonia. Saturday evening, March Carr. Mackenzie Carr is the 5th, in the beautiful Spirit Mountain Casino Event Center, Mackenzie daughter of Alan and Barb Carr of Carr of Vernonia was crowned Miss Vernonia, Oregon. She grew up on a small farm in Rodeo Oregon a rural timber 2011. In front of community an over 200 guests, hour from the family, and friends, Oregon coast. the 20 year old M a c k e n z i e cowgirl graciously is a 2008 accepted the crown graduate and from Ashley Ziegler, Va l e d i c t o r i a n the 2010 state of Vernonia titleholder. High School, as The evening well as a nine began with music year member by the Concrete of Columbia Cowboys band, County Horse followed by a 4-H. Her delicious baron Mackenzie Carr celebrated her i n v o l v e m e n t of beef banquet coronation as Miss Rodeo Oregon with the dinner, fundraising on March 5th. Carr accepted the auctions, and crown from the previous Miss Rodeo C o l u m b i a County Fair and introductions of Oregon, Ashley Ziegler. visiting rodeo Photo Courtesy of Creekside Studios. Rodeo continued as Carr served Royalty. Rodeo Announcer Scott Allen was the emcee as a 2007 Columbia County Fair for the event. Special guest tribal and Rodeo Princesses and Queen princesses performed a traditional in 2008. In 2009, she went on to “Blanket Dance” as a send-off for represent the Northwest Professional Mackenzie Carr Crowned Miss Rodeo Oregon 2011 inside 10 schaumburg house 11 tree planting 19 another round Rodeo Association as Miss NPRA. In July 2010, Mackenzie was awarded the prestigious title of Miss Rodeo Oregon. In addition to winning the title, she earned the awards of Appearance, Speech, Knowledge, Horsemanship, Personality, and Photogenic. In her spare time she enjoys riding her horses, giving riding lessons to children, and spending time in the great outdoors. Mackenzie attended Oregon State University for two years studying Civil Engineering, and will continue working toward an Architectural degree, with a minor in Speech Communications. She hopes to focus on interior architecture and commercial building design. Miss Rodeo Oregon will travel over 30,000 miles this year promoting the sport of rodeo and representing the State of Oregon at PRCA rodeos, parades, fundraisers, school visits, other rodeo court coronations and pageants, the Columbia River Circuit Finals and at the end of the year the Miss Rodeo America Pageant held in conjunction with the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
