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community bulletin board/letters to the editor
february28
2012
Readers Lend Their
Voices...
To the Editor
The Vernonia Lions
Club would like to thank the
entire staff at Sentry Market
for their help with our food
drive on Sunday (Feb. 11th,
2012). We were able to
raise $168 and 50 pounds
of high quality protein and
shelf stable milk items to
benefit Vernonia Cares Food
Bank. We would also like to
thank the wonderful citizens
of Vernonia, who’s generosity
always is amazing!!
Thank You All!
Vernonia Lions Club
To the Editor
We would like to
thank everyone who sent
cards and flowers and
everyone who came to Derl’s
Celebration of Life. Thank
you to Glenda Delemos for all
the wonderful meals and help
with everything at the Scout
Cabin. Thanks to Daughter-
in-law
Connie
Roberts,
Grand
daughters
Kelly
Busch, Katie Delemos, Laura
Roberts and Kaci Budge for
all the extra help and also Dr.
Carol McIntyre for all the
house calls. A special thank
you to Derl’s dear friend Bill
Wilcoxen for all the things he
did for Derl and the family
over the last few years.
The Family of Derl Roberts
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Upcoming
Help Get Ready Events
for the Columbia
County Fair
Workshop and Work Parties
Every Saturday Until Fair
Meet at 8:30 AM at the Fair Office
Free Small Business
Financial Planning
Workshops
Micro Enterprise
Services of Oregon, a
non-profit small business
development and support
agency
working
in
partnership with Columbia
County Economic Team
since July of 2011, is
sponsoring a “Financial
Planning”
workshop.
Topics
will
include:
budgeting, managing credit
and debt, investments,
tax, banking, insurance,
savings and asset growth,
etc. Training is mandatory
for all IDA participants
but open to small business
owners or others interested
in learning how to better
manage financial resources.
Workshop dates are: 3/7 &
3/14 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM
in the upper conference
room of St. Helens City
Hall. Seating is limited--if
interested contact Felicia
(felicia@mesopdx.org)
or Sanford (smaddox@
mesopdx.org) to register.
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Wellness Lecture, March 5, 7:00 PM
at the Vernonia Grange, 375 North
Street, with Dr. Carol McIntyre. This
lecture addresses reading food labels
and balancing food groups. Everyone
is welcome. Lectures are free with a
suggested donation of $7. This lecture
series will continue on the first Monday
of each month.
Alumni Basketball, March 10, 6:00
PM at the Logger Dome. Alumni vs.
VHS Boys and Girls Varsity Teams. This
will be the last game in the Logger Dome
before it comes down—stop by and take
a trip down memory lane!
AARP Tax Aid, March 14, 10:00 AM-
3:00 PM at the Vernonia Senior Center.
Qualified tax preparers will be available
to assist low and middle income citizens
this tax season. This service is free. To
schedule an appointment call 503-429-
3912. Space is limited.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 17,
1:00 PM. Gather at State and Bridge
Street. All are welcome.
Notice of Budget
Committee Meeting
A public meeting of the
Vernonia Rural Fire Protection
District, Columbia County, Sate
of Oregon, to discuss the budget
for the fiscal year July 1, 2012
to June 30, 2013, will be held at
the Vernonia Fire Station, 555
E. Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR.
The meeting will take place on
March 13, 2012 at 6:00 PM.
The purpose of this meeting to
hear the budget message and
to receive comment from the
public on the budget. A copy of
the budget document may be
inspected or obtained on or after
March 13, 2012 at the Vernonia
Fire Station, 555 E. Bridge Street,
Vernonia, OR between the hours
of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
This is a public meeting
where deliberations of the
Budget Committee will take
place. Any person may appear
at the meeting and discuss the
proposed programs with the
Budget Committee.
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