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community bulletin board/letters to the editor
october9
2012
Upcoming Events
“Community Conversations,” October 13, 2-4 PM at the
Vernonia Schools Library. Community members are invited
to participate in structured discussions about topics of current
interest and concern. The topic for the first sessions is
Community Livability and will include conversations about
Utility Rates, Emergency Preparedness, Community Pride,
Drug and Alcohol Abuse, and Safety and Security. These
are the first of four sessions. Childcare will be provided
and dessert will be served. “Community Conversations” is
organized by Vernonia Connects. The next “Community
Conversation” will be held on October 22 and 27 and feature
conversations about Youth and Education.
School Fall Carnival, October 20, 5:00-9:00 PM at the
new Vernonia Schools. Food, games, prizes and fun for the
whole family.
Artisan Holiday Market, November 10, 1:00-4:00 PM at
Cedar Ridge. Many unique pieces of art from various artists
including Glass Cast jewelry and woodwork. Great holiday
gift ideas and more.
Extra Produce Wanted
Vernonia Cares Food Bank will gladly accept your
fresh, excess garden and orchard produce. They
are open from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Tuesday and
Thursday and are located at the American Legion
Hall, 627 Adams, adjacent to the former site of West
Oregon Electric.
Vernonia’s Voice is published twice each month
on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday.
Look for our next issue on October 23rd.
Attention Alumni of Vernonia High School
The 2012 Home-
coming Court cordially in-
vites all alumni of Vernonia
High School to join us for
the annual Homecoming
football game on October
19th. Come back to Vernonia
to catch up with old friends
and to meet new ones. Take
tours of the new school cam-
pus in the afternoon, and
then bundle up and head
down to Greenman Field for
the game at 7:00 PM. After a
shaky start, the squad is now
3-2, including an impressive
35-14 win over Santiam and
a 51-0 blowout in Culver.
VHS 2012 Homecoming Court Princesses (from left to right) Saman-
The game against Knappa will tha Wallace, Deziree Roberts and Samantha Lindauer. The Princes
be the last regular home game
will be T John Wolf, Austin Cutright and Dawson Shay.
of the regular season, a perfect
time to show your support for our student athletes, the cheerleaders, their coaches, and your town.
Readers Lend Their Voices...
To the Editor,
Holy cow! I wish I could buy an equity
position in Savannah Brown, Inc.! This lady can
write! Her writing skill, to the extent it is a prod-
uct of Vernonia Schools, is the most hopeful sign
on this first day. I look forward to reading more
of her work in future issues of The Voice, Harpers
or The Atlantic.
Nick Galaday
Vernonia
(Editors note: Savannah Brown is a senior at Ver-
nonia High School and an Intern with Vernonia’s
Voice. Her first article appeared in our September
12, 2012 issue.)
To the Editor,
Vernonia Community PTA carnival is
back! The carnival will be on Saturday, October
20 from 5pm-9pm at Vernonia Schools. We will
be having great food, games, raffle/silent auction
and prizes, all to raise money for our kids. The
proceeds from our carnival will be dedicated to
help purchase a new playground for the elemen-
tary students, and commons area furniture for the
VMS and VHS students.
We could use a lot of help to make this
carnival a success. We could use volunteers,
home baked goods and items for the class baskets.
High school students can earn community service
hours for volunteering as well. Sign up lists are
available on the PTA bulletin board across from
the down stairs office. We have collection boxes
for carnival donations located inside the down-
stairs office.
The items we collect for the class baskets
will be raffled/ auctioned off at the carnival. We
are currently looking for donations that would fit
the following themes: family night, movie night,
game night, BBQ/picnic, puzzles, tea party, gar-
dening, baking, bath/spa, pet, Christmas, Verno-
nia school spirit (anything red and black, orange
and black or royal blue and yellow) and anything
U of O or OSU themed. Any and all donations
that would fit these themes would be greatly ap-
preciated.
This will be our first big event that we
have hosted since the flood of 2007. We are very
excited to be able to provide this family fun filled
evening and raise money for our kids. Please join
us!
If you have questions or would love to
help, please call Camrin at 503-429-9205. Thank
you.
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