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Shoestring Community Players
Presents Annie The Musical

Shoestring Community Players is
proud to present the summer production
of Annie. The classic musical opens at
Scappoose High School and runs through
July 20. The cast, crew and orchestra are
looking forward to a great show, which
will be fun for all ages.

Annie stars Annabelle Robitz as
Annie, Ronald Hansen as Daddy Warbucks,
and Kristen Caldwell as Grace. The
100-member cast and orchestra comprises
a talented pool of children, teens and adults
from Columbia County and the Portland-
Vancouver metropolitan area. The show’s
director is Serah Pope, a professional
director, actor, playwright and founder of
Storyteller’s Theatre in St. Helens, OR.

Tickets for Annie start at $12.00
and are immediately available for purchase
at Bertucci’s candy shop in St. Helens or
online at: www.sscpmusicals.com/tickets.
Discounts are available for seniors and
children. Children 5 and younger are free.
Showtimes are 7:00 PM. Scappoose High
School is located at 33700 SE High School
Way, Scappoose, OR, 97056.

Annie the musical is based on the
Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan
Annie, with music by Charles Strouse,
lyrics by Martin Charnin and the book
by Thomas Meehan Annie is presented
through special arrangement with Music
Theatre International.
About Shoestring Community Players

Shoestring Community Players
(SSCP) has been producing shows in
Columbia County for 30 years. SSCP was
officially founded by a dedicated group of
“Reader’s Theater” performers in 1982,
and has consistently produced a variety
of shows, tapping into the rich talent of
Columbia County and its surrounding
areas. SSCP is recognized in the Cultural
Inventory of St. Helens, and was recognized
by the National Endowment of the Arts for
its participation in the “Big Read” with
a performance of “The Persian” by Sam
Spade. SSCP is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization, relying on volunteers and
donations for every aspect of its operation.
More information on SSCP is available at
www.sscpmusicals.com.
Scappoose Insurance Agent to
Attend “Championship” Conference

Michael Ismert, a Scappoose resident, has
qualified as a “Championship” Agent by Farmers
Insurance for his outstanding overall performance

“Ismert is among the best of the best at Farmers
who have achieved a high sales volume for auto, home,
life and business policies, while maintaining high client
retention and profitability,” said Farmers President of
the Farmers Brand Mhayse Samalya. “Through his
excellent customer service, Farmers continues to be his
customers’ first choice for their insurance needs. All of
us at Farmers are proud of Ismert’s commitment and
service to his community.”

As part of this special recognition on
Farmers’ 85 th year, Ismert will attend a Championship
conference in Chicago with other qualifying agents and
district managers. The group will discuss new business
strategies and key issues affecting customers and the
insurance industry in their communities.

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is
a leading U.S. insurer of automobiles, homes and
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2013
Cultural Coalition
Grant Applications Due

The Columbia County
Cultural Coalition (CCCC) is pleased
to announce that grant applications
are now available for projects that
address the priorities identified in
the Columbia County Cultural Plan
first adopted in 2006 and updated in
2009.

The CCCC and its Grants
Committee are comprised of
volunteers from Clatskanie, Rainier,
Scappoose, St. Helens, and Vernonia.
CCCC’s mission is to encourage
projects and activities in the arts,
local heritage and the humanities.
Priorities in the Cultural Plan are
protecting existing cultural assets,
helping people experience a variety
of cultural venues, and increasing
access to and participation in cultural
events.

The CCCC has awarded
just under $70,000 with 52 grants
awarded to Columbia County
cultural organizations since 2005
with funds allocated by the Oregon
Cultural Trust (OCT). Established
in 2001, the OCT is a public/private
partnership that makes annual
grants to county and tribal planning
groups for cultural activities. The
OCT Website, www.culturaltrust.
small businesses and also
provides a wide range of
other insurance and financial
services products. Farmers Insurance is proud to serve
more than 10 million households with more than 20
million individual policies across all 50 states through
the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent
agents and nearly 24,000 employees.

Farmers is a trade name and may refer to
Farmers Group, Inc. or the Farmers Exchanges, as the
case may be. Farmers Group, Inc., a management and
holding company, along with its subsidiaries, is wholly
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org, contains information about its
programs and the matching gift tax
credit that is available to donors.

Grant awards will range
from $200 to $1,500; the amount
of Columbia County’s 2013-
14 allocation from the OCT will
be determined in early August.
Applicants must provide matching
resources (in-kind or cash) and must
be 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations
or governmental units within the
county. The Columbia County
Cultural Plan and grant applications
are available from the CCCC
website, www.columbiacultural.org,
or the Columbia County website,
www.co.columbia.or.us; use the
Links tab to reach the CCCC section.
Applications must be postmarked by
July 19, 2013, for projects that will
be completed between September
2013 and August 2014.

Please direct any questions
regarding the plan or the grant
process to CCCC Grants Chair Ernest
Carman, at 503-728-3809, or email:
crow@clatskanie.com. Questions for
the CCCC Board volunteers may be
directed to info@columbiacultural.
org.
owned by the Zurich Insurance Group. The Farmers
Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers (Farmers
Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck
Insurance Exchange), including their subsidiaries and
affiliates, owned by their policyholders, and managed
by Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

For more information about Farmers, visit its
Web site at www.farmers.com or at www.Facebook.
com/FarmersInsurance.
Eagle Scout Project
Patrick Morgan of Vernonia
brought Troop 618 from Beaverton
out to Vernonia to help with his Eagle
Scout project. Morgan’s project was
to clean, re-grease and paint 27 fire
hydrants in the downtown core.
FOR TOWING EMERGENCIES
IN AND AROUND THE
VERNONIA AREA
Polife and County personnel are required
to use a rotation of available providers,
UNLESS YOU SPECIFICALLY ASK
for a servife by name.
REQUEST TOWING SERVICE FROM
Thomas Falck, Aaron Ramirez, and Patrick Morgan
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