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community news
april24
2012
CASA Tea Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Oregon
CASA for Kids, Inc. will host
its second annual vintage fashion
presentation and tea on Saturday, May 5,
at the Columbia Shrine Center, 315 N.
18th in Saint Helens.
In celebration of 100 years
of women’s suffrage in Oregon, this
year’s theme will be Fashion Before
Freedom. Vintage fashion collector and
author LaRee Johnson of Astoria will
attend the tea in the persona of Oregon
suffragist Abigail Scott Duniway and
give an entertaining and informative
presentation using original garments and
accessories from the late 19 th and early
20th centuries.
The two-course tea, catered by
Blackbird Catering, begins at 2:00 PM.
Attendees are encouraged to wear hats
and/or vintage attire.
“Our Fashion Before Freedom
Tea will honor the efforts of our
foremothers to take a more active role
in public life—efforts that set the stage
for women over the decades to become
involved in many causes, including
advocating for abused children,” said
CASA executive director Kathryn Bourn.
Proceeds from the tea will benefit the
local CASA program, which provides
volunteer Court Appointed
Special
Advocates for abused and neglected
children in the foster-care system.
In her portrayal of Duniway, Johnson will
be attired from head to toe in authentic
1910s clothing, including underpinnings.
Using original pieces from her extensive
vintage clothing collection, Johnson will
illustrate how women’s fashions became
less restrictive and cumbersome after
women got the vote and became more
active outside the home. Johnson is the
author of “Ladies’ Vintage Accessories,”
a 333-page comprehensive value and
identification guide in hardback on
ladies accessories from mid-1800s to
modern times; she is a member of the
Costume Society of America.
Johnson will explore why the
women of Oregon gained the right to
vote eight years before the rest on the
nation, in what other ways does Oregon
lead the way on progressive issues, what
responsibilities went along with the
rights women gained in 1920, and how
women can make a difference today.
“We hope to answer some
of these questions, as this program is
designed to be informative, as well
as entertaining. Fashion tells us a lot
about the lives of women in times past,”
Johnson said.
Duniway’s family crossed the Oregon
Trail when she was 18. She married
a year later. Early in her marriage, her
husband became disabled, and Duniway
supported her family by teaching,
running a millinery shop, writing novels,
and publishing The New Northwest,
a weekly newspaper dedicated to
advocating for women’s rights, including
suffrage. Her fight for women’s suffrage
in Oregon lasted nearly 40 years and
brought her into the circles of nationally
known suffragists like Susan B. Anthony
and Anna Howard Shaw.
Blackbird Catering is planning a
two-course menu of savories and sweets
for the tea. The first course will feature
cucumber watercress sandwiches, puff
pastry BLT (with a vegetarian option),
onion galettes, polenta tart, basil-
Asiago, apple-cheddar, and blueberry-
thyme scones. The second course will
feature mini fruit tartlets, cream wafers,
petite apple strudel and pot de creme au
chocolat.
The event also will feature a
silent auction, featuring art, custom-
made jewelry and accessories, vintage
pieces, and other items, and a balloon
raffle.
Tickets are $25 in advance and
$30 at the door. Tickets may be purchased
at the St. Helens Book Store, Bertucci’s
Chocolates in St. Helens, or online at
www.firstgiving.com/casaforkidsinc/
foundation-of-fashion-tea.
Limited
tickets are available.
LaRee Johnson of Astoria will attend
CASA’s Fashion Before Freedom Tea in
the persona of Oregon suffragist Abigail
Scott Duniway and give a presentation
using original garments and accessories
from the 1880s to 1930s.
For more information, email the
CASA program at info@casaforkidsinc.
org.
UNWC Hosts LIDAR Presentation Apology from Band Teacher
The Upper Nehalem
Watershed Council
will hold a meeting
on Thursday, April
26th at 6:30 PM at
the Vernonia Grange
FOR TOWING EMERGENCIES
IN AND AROUND THE
VERNONIA AREA
Polife and County personnel are required
to use a rotation of available provfiders,
UNLESS YOU SPECIFICALLY ASK
for a servife by name.
REQUEST TOWING SERVICE FROM
Shop Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 - 6:00
Hall, 175 North St. Vernonia, Oregon
As part of the meeting there will
be a presentation by Ian Maden, Chief
Scientist with the Oregon Department of
Geology and Mineral Industries, on the
use of LIDAR and its importance in the
restoration and management of watershed
health.
Lidar is a new aerial laser
mapping system that provides a wealth
of information critical to the restoration
and management of watershed health.
Lidar can define channel and floodplain
characteristics, map streamside and upland
vegetation, find abandoned roads and other
sediment sources, all with unprecedented
accuracy.
The Public is invited to attend this
meeting.
Vernonia’s Voice is
published twice each
month on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesday. Look for our next
issue on May 8th.
I want to take a moment to
make a retraction and an apology
for information that was not correct
concerning admission prices for
a couple of advertised events,
including our upcoming concert
on May 5th. These mistakes were
NOT the fault of the newspaper or
their staff. These were my mistakes.
While not an excuse, I have been
very busy trying to schedule and
reschedule concerts before the end of
the year, and it has not been easy. In
the process of my being distracted,
incorrect information got released.
Please accept my apologies,
and note the accurate information
below. Thank you for being so
supportive of the band program here
in Vernonia.
May 5: “An Evening with Oscar”
Music Extravaganza
Advanced Tickets: Adults-$8
At the Door: Adults-$10
Students/Seniors-$5
At the Door: Students/Senors-$7
*There will be a family
maximum of $30 for the entire
immediate family. Free childcare
will be provided for children under
6 who are potty-trained. We ask
that, if your young children cannot
sit still for an hour-long concert, that
you either arrange for sitting, or use
our free service that night in the band
room.
This is a fund-raiser for the
band, which is why we are charging
for this concert. Because of the
nature of the program (which I will
not divulge--I don’t want to ruin any
surprises!) there are expenses we
will incur in order to provide you
with a fun evening out. And please,
feel free to dress up as if you were
attending the Academy Awards!
Tickets can be purchased at
True Value Hardware, The School
District Office, or the Band Room.
Also, incorrect information
was reported concerning the OSAA
State Band Championship on May
10 in Corvallis--the actual cost is $8
for adults and $5 for students.
Mr. Izzett
Vernonia Band Instructor
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