community/ city news
april12
6 2011
Vernonia Youth Soccer Club – Growing Stronger:
Soccer Camp and Fall Soccer Signups
The Vernonia Youth Soccer Club is on the move!
Fall 2011 will be the second year with the current
soccer president and it’s evident that the ante has been upped!
Not only is the club ready for Fall 2011 signups now, but the
week of June 27 through July 1, Vernonia will host a soccer
camp for ages 3-12 (and a little older if there’s interest). The
club has also organized for Portland Timber’s tickets at a
reduced rate to the April 30th game-- it promises to get the
kids who attend jazzed about the sport as they will get the
opportunity to meet the team and run through the fan tunnel
with them!
The goal is to grow the club, providing fun new
activities for the kids and hopefully get enough kids
signed up to allow the club to get away from co-ed
teams for the older kids’ teams this fall. The Boosters
club is taking on a new code of conduct requirement for
all sports and soccer is already on board and ready to go.
Center’s front door opens at
The soccer camp will be run by Challenger sports, a
9:00, but the side parking
group that taught soccer skills to over 100,000 kids in the
lot door opens at 7:00. Ah,
U.S. in 2010. The soccer coaches will be British or Irish,
sweet treats!
stay in town with host families during the week of camp
and really give kids a chance to grow, learn and practice
Thrift Store: Bargain pric-
their soccer skills with a guarantee of 1000+ touches of
es can be found in Verno-
the ball each during camp. All kids get a soccer ball,
nia’s Senior Center in their
T-shirt and personal soccer evaluation form completed
Thrift Store. The retail store
by the coaches. Those who sign up 45 days prior to the
is open Monday through
event get a free jersey mailed to them to sport around
Friday, from 9:00 AM until
town. Further information on the soccer camp details
3:00 PM. The Thrift Store
and signup is found at this website: https://registration.
provides funds for the Se-
challengersports.com/FindACamp/FindACamp.asp?M
nior Center’s facility and its
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many activities. Donations
Signup opportunities for Vernonia Fall 2011 Soccer
can also be dropped off dur-
will begin at the ‘Run for the Arts’ day, the WGS field
ing those same hours, and
day on April 14th and a session at the Library in June.
donated clothes need to be
If there are any questions, please contact Mark
clean and in good condition
Lemay at (503) 432 7742 or via email mrlemay2@
so they are “sales ready”. We
yahoo.com.
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.
Senior Center
Activities
5-Area Luncheon: Monday,
April 25 at the Clatskanie Se-
nior Center
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!
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
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)
the “I can’t believe it’s mine” home
the “make room for more” home
the “you and me at last” home
Vernonia Branch
905 Bridge Street
503-429-6271
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Arrest Made in
Tire-Slashing
Incident
Interim Vernonia Police Chief
Mike Connor announced during the April
4, 2011, City Council meeting that an
arrest had been made in relation to an
incident of vandalism involving multiple
automobile tires being slashed throughout
the town on the night of March 24, 2011.
According to Connor, one
juvenile has been charged with one
count of Criminal Mischief in the First
Degree and over thirty counts of Criminal
Mischief in the Second Degree.
The case remains under
investigation.
Vernonia
Begins Budget
Process
The Vernonia City Budget
Officer, Bill Haack, delivered the Budget
Message and presented a balanced budget
for consideration to the City Budget
Committee on Saturday April 9, 2011.
The Budget Committee has
scheduled four meetings to discuss the
proposed budget: April 15, April 22, April
29 and May 6, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the
Vernonia Community Learning Center.
At the April 15 th meeting the
Committee is scheduled to discuss the
following funds: Library, Airport,
Cemetery,
Vernonia
Community
Learning
Center,
Police
and
Administration. At the April 22 nd
meeting the following funds are
scheduled to be discussed: Parks and
Public Works, including the Sewer,
Water, and Streets funds. At the April
29 th meeting the Committee will discuss
the Building and General Funds.
The Public is welcome to attend all
Budget Meetings. Public Comment will
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The Budget Committee is made
up of the members of the Vernonia City
Council: Willow Burch, Kevin Hudson,
Josette Mitchell, Marilyn Nicks and
Randy Parrow and five citizen members:
Catherine Helmer, Bruce McNair,
George Tice, Gary Taylor and Susan
Wagner.
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