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community bulletin board/letters to the editor
april12
2011
New Full Sunday School County Master Gardener™ what is planned for the future,
Association’s 16th annual fair explaining their goals, asking for
Program!
Vernonia
Community
Church announces a long awaited
answered prayer! Starting April
3rd at 9AM Family Bible Class,
nursery thru adult. Learning
God’s Word! Family Bible
Class from 9-10AM~ Family
Fellowship
10-10:20~Family
Praise & Worship 10:30-11:45~
Youth Group 4-5:45 PM~Biblical
Eldership 6-8PM. 957 State Ave.
503-429-6790. e-mail: saltn_
light@hotmail.com
Columbia
County
Commission on Children
and Families
The Columbia County
Commission on Children and
Families holds public meetings on
the 3rd Thursday of each month at
5:30 PM. The meetings are held at
the OSU Extension Office, 505 N.
Columbia River Hwy., St. Helens,
Oregon. The next meeting is
April 21, 2011.
on April 30th at St. Helens High
School, inside the Commons and
outside in the courtyard. The sale
starts at 9 am and ends at 3 pm.
Admission and parking are free.
Master Gardeners will
offer over 6,000 plants from
34 varieties of standard and
heirloom tomatoes, still only
$1.25 per plant. Come early for
the best selection. There will also
be certified members on hand
to provide general gardening
information at the Education table
and tomato-specific information
at the tomato sale. Of course,
there will also be the raffle, with
tickets on sale for $1 each and
hourly prizes. You don’t need to
be present to win.
UNWC Annual Meeting
The Upper Nehalem
Watershed Council’s (UNWC)
Annual Meeting has been
changed from March 12th to
Saturday May 21, 10 AM- 2 PM
The meeting is open to the public.
UNWC will show the community
2011 Spring Garden Fair
Don’t miss the Columbia what they have accomplished and
community input, electing new
Board Members and amending
their Bylaws
Free Job Search Workshops
Forest Grove City Library,
2114 Pacific Ave.
(503) 992-3247
Job Search Workshop - In English
Thursday, April 14 1-3pm
Thursday, May 5 1-3 pm
Job Search Workshop – In Spanish
and for limited English speakers
Thursday, April 28 1-3pm
Thursday, May 26 1-3pm
Topics include: the application
process, building a resume, and
the interview process.
Register at the Forest Grove City
Library (503) 992-3337 or
fgl-reference@wccls.org.
This program is financed in whole
or in part with funds provided
through Worksystems, Inc. from
the U.S. Department of Labor.
Readers Lend Their Voices...
To The Editor
The family of Phylis Busch
would like to thank everyone for their
cards, flowers and support following
our recent loss of a wife, mother,
grandmother and great grandmother. A
special thank you to Arminda Bloomer
for the loving care she gave to her.
Fred Busch and Family
To the Editor
This letter is in response to the
article that Scott Laird wrote in the March
22, 2011 edition of THE VERNONIA’S
VOICE. Although Scott’s article was
mostly directed at our city government
the bulk of what he had to say was good
information for all of us to remember
in all situations. How do we agree to
disagree was the title. That is a great
question. I like to think that most of us
here in Vernonia are pretty good people;
honest, hard workers, involved parents
& active community members. That
all sounds very nice until a little thing
called the “Vernonia Rumor Mill” gets
in the way. We do live in a community
where word spreads like wild fire and
quickly becomes rumor. That is just
a fact of living here. It’s what you
do with the information that matters.
These are Scott’s points and I think
they are definitely worth repeating,
remembering and living by!
Make sure that you are having
a face to face conversation with each
other.
Get the facts! Just because we
believe something doesn’t make it true.
Don’t make assumptions about
anyone or anything without all the
information.
Ask questions and listen to
another’s side or story and really try to
understand the situation.
Speak up. If you don’t you may
regret not saying anything.
Look in the mirror. Do you
really believe what you are saying or are
you just repeating what someone else
has said?
Living in Vernonia should be
something to be proud of. Together we
can do great things in our community,
divided our community will suffer. So
folks, follow these simple rules, get
your facts straight and help to stop the
“Vernonia Rumor Mill”.
Amy Cieloha
Vernonia
To the Editor-
I live in the very small
community of Langley on Whidbey
Island, Washington, about 40 miles
north of Seattle. My husband and I
just drove through Vernonia this past
week on our way home from Portland.
I always avidly read whatever local
newspaper is available in any small
town and happily found Vernonia’s
Voice.
I wanted to compliment you on
the opinion piece in the March 22 issue
“How Do We Agree to Disagree?” It
really resonated for me, as my small
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Upcoming Events
BJ the Clown, April 14, 6:45 PM —at the Vernonia
Library, in celebration of National Library Week,
sponsored by the Vernonia Friends of the Library.
Spaghetti Feed and Bingo, April 16, 4:00-7:00
PM —Fundraiser for “Joy for Jaden.” Sunset Park in
Banks.
Make Vernonia Shine Day, April 16 - Vernonia’s
annual clean-up day, sponsored by Vernonia Pride.
Easter Egg Hunt, April 23, 10 AM-- at Hawkins
Park, for children 0-10. The Easter Bunny will be there for
photos. This is a PTA sponsored event.
Vernonia Sportsman’s Banquet, April 23-- Guest
Speaker, Larry D. Jones. BBQ Dinner.
Community Talent Show, April 23-- Fundraiser
for “Joy for Jaden.” All acts welcome, sign up at VHS or
call 503-429-3521.
Quilt Sale and Show, May 7, 10 AM-4:00 PM—
at the Scappoose Senior Center, 33342 SW Meadow Drive,
Scappoose. Homemade soups, baked goods and desserts
also for sale.
Vernonia Fire Pancake Feed, May 15, 8:00
AM-- Benefits the VRFPD
community struggles with diverse
and opposing views as to how best to
proceed in civic areas. The acrimony
and anger seems to increase all the time.
We tend to “preach to the choir” while
vilifying and mocking “the other side
(AKA, the idiots). Your thoughts are
very relevant to our situation as a small
community and, of course, played out
on a national scale as well.
Would it be OK if I copied
your article to share with some friends
here? We have often lamented the sorry
state of our civic discourse, while of
course guilty of the same broad-brush
statements at times as anybody else. I
hope your people in your community
heed your wise advice, as I personally
will try to do myself.
Thank you!
Janice O’Mahon
Langley, WA
To My Fellow Vernonians,
My name is Katie Paleck and
I am a freshman at Vernonia High
School. I was on the JV volleyball team
this past fall and joined Wave Volleyball
Club in November of 2010. The Wave
Volleyball Club (Wave VBC), is an off
season volleyball team not affiliated
with public school system. Wave VBC
is a non-profit organization that was
started in 2009 to fill a need for Western
Washington County volleyball with
quality coaching at a reasonable cost.
Wave VBC practices out of Glencoe
High School and focuses on skill and
character development in a positive yet
competitive environment. The coaching
staff is amazing and has a combined
experience over 20 years. Furthermore,
they have helped multiple players get
recruited and go on to play in college.
I have really enjoyed playing
and improving my skills with the Wave
VBC and I have been selected to join
the traveling team that will play in the
Bayview Classic at the end of May.
Hundreds of teams travel across the US
to participate in this tournament. On
April 22, 2011, Wave VBC is hosting
a Bingo fundraiser at Glencoe High
School to aid in the expense of traveling
to San Francisco and I would like to
invite everyone to attend. The cost of
bingo is $10 and children are able to
participate as well. There will be gift
cards given out to each person who wins
at bingo. Registration is at 5:30 PM and
game play starts at 6:30 PM and runs
until approximately 8:30 PM.
In addition to the Bingo night,
I am selling raffle tickets towards a
variety of different gift baskets (themes
include handyman gift basket, spa
package, and a movie themed basket,
just to name a few). The tickets are $1
each and winners will be announced at
our Bingo fundraiser. You do not need
to be present to win.
Please contact my mom, Suzie
Paleck, by phone at 503-429-7017, or
myself at 503-927-7209 if you would
like to purchase any raffle tickets or if
you have any additional questions.
Please note: Wave VBC is
registered as a non-profit corporation,
which means that donations are
fully tax-deductible (depending on
your individual tax situation). www.
wavevolleyballclub.com Tax ID # 80
-0507546
Thank you in advance for your
support.
Sincerely,
Katie Paleck
Vernonia
The Junior class of 2012
would like to thank the community
and especially U.S. Bank and the Fire
Department & EMTs (First Responders)
for their support and willingness to play
in the Donkey Basketball Game, it was
great fun and a success.
VHS Junior Class 2012
