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Above: Loggers killed while on the job have a special place at the Camp
18 Loggers Memorial. Right: The Camp 18 Loggers Memorial honors
the men and women who have worked in the Oregon logging industry.
Far right: Dillon Dethlefs prepares to compete in Tree Climbing.
St. Helens to Celebrate Henry Knighton Days June 3-5
The Historical Society of Columbia County,
a 501(c)3 Corporation located in St. Helens, Oregon,
is proud to announce the presentation of the second
annual “Henry Knighton Days - Living History,
St. Helen’s - 1850”, a festival. The mission of the
Historical Society is to collect, preserve, educate
and display the history of Columbia County, Oregon.
Our organization will be 81 years old this July of
2011.
The first three day “Henry
Knighton” event, presented in June of
2010, was well received and resulted
in attendance records that both pleased
and supported local merchants. It is
anticipated that this years’ presentation
will at least double last years’ record
of 1600 attendees. As always, media
support for these events is critical to the
success and continuing efforts of those
volunteers dedicated to presenting a
successful program.
This year’s 2011 festival, being
presented on Friday, June 3rd, Saturday,
June 4th, and Sunday June 5th, will
feature several major events along with
a significant array of additional support
presentations and vendors. Some of this
year’s highlights will be the addition of a
traveling “Big Top Circus” by Culpepper
& Merriweather (Saturday only); An annual quilting
show by the “Columbia River Peacemakers Quilt
Guild”, and a quilt sale by others; Horse drawn carriage
rides through the Olde Towne section of waterfront
St. Helen’s by Special-T-Carriage Co.; A Native
American presence from Oregon’s Confederated
Tribes; Costumed re-enactors (of the period) will
be storytelling, acting out and competing for “best
of” recognition.
Additionally, you will find Blacksmith
demonstrations, Dutch oven cooking samples along
with the how to of the art, by pros. There will be
musical interludes by bands, including St. Helen’s
High School groups, and individual entertainers;
See weavers “spin” their wares, tanners pelts,
potters spinning their wheels, jewelry, square
dancing and more. Special “Trolley” and standard
bus shuttles will take you from one event parking
area to another, provided by Columbia
County Transportation Program “The CC
Rider”; Guided walking tours of the St. Helen’s
Historic District will also take place during the
festival.
FLOWERS AND PLANTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
• Gifts • Balloons • Arts & Crafts
• Sewing Supplies • Yarn
Offering 25% off
Florist Services
for upcoming
weddings
Proud Sponsor of
Mackenzie Carr
2011 Miss Rodeo
Oregon
736 Bridge St, Vernonia
(503) 429-2000
www.VernoniaFlorist.com
Visit or contact them for further information
at 2194 Columbia Blvd. (Chamber of Commerce
Building) 10:00am to 3:00pm Monday through
Saturday, or at Historical Society of Columbia County,
P.O. Box 837, St. Helen’s, OR. 97051, 503-366-3650
or 503-720-7001 or atmgr@historyofcc.org. Their
website is www.historyofcc.org
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You will find a broad selection of restaurant venues
throughout the City of St. Helen’s to satisfy your
culinary desires. Or, visit one of our many delightful
City Parks with your picnic or box lunch. We have
one park right next to the mighty Columbia River,
Columbia View, where many of the weekend planned
events will be taking place. Shops of all types will
be at your disposal for browsing and buying. Oh yes,
and look for Henry Knighton, our founding Father,
roaming the area during the festival.
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Think about which three independently owned businesses
you’d miss most if they were gone. Stop in and say hello.
Pick up a little something that will make someone smile.
Your contribution is what keeps those businesses around.
If dust half the employed U.S. population spent $50 each
month in independently owned businesses, their purchases
would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue.*
Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 of the employed
population did that.
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For every $100 spent in independently owned stores,
$68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and
other expenditures. If you spend that in a national chain,
only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home.
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Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy.
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* Employment statistics courtesy U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2/6/2009; 68/43 courtesy Civic Economics study, 2008.
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