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Creature Comforts ~ New This Month
By Michal Smith
Creatures is kicking off the
month with a full blown sidewalk sale
featuring items used and new from back
stock to overstock, and from under stock
to one of a kinds! There will be items for
sale in all animal categories as well as
several boxes of books on every animal
topic you can imagine! Sale will begin
Thursday, June 5 th and run through 5pm
on Saturday, June 7 th . DON’T MISS IT!!
Huge deals and steals will amaze you no
doubt about it. This will be our valiant
attempt to gain even more floor and stor-
age room for even more inventory!! The
Melissa and Doug toys and products are
hugely popular and we need to bring
in more great items and great gifts for
birthday parties, etc. Horse tack has been
a great seller and we’re bringing in more
of that as well!
Also, new this month we’re
featuring the sale of “paw print” ear-
rings. These are handmade locally by
Kim Tierney. Kim’s work is well known
and her jewelry creations have been
shown and sold at craft fairs and exhibits
around the Portland Metro area. All pro-
ceeds from the earring sales at Creatures
will go towards the efforts of our local
feral cat spay and neuter project in Ver-
nonia. The task of catching these kitties
requires items such as food, blankets,
materials for shelters, often medications
and first aid supplies and others. Please
consider purchasing a pair and as an
added bonus, Creatures will take $1 off
your entire purchase anytime a customer
comes in wearing a pair they purchased
here throughout the month of June!
Speaking of handmade and lo-
cal~ come in and see hand crafted writ-
ing pens from Kimo’s Pens which feature
a rifle and bullet style casing with exotic
hardwood or antler, and Miss Summer
D’s animal artwork. Summer captures
the spirit and life of each animal she
sketches in a very talented and unique
delivery style. Sketches are available for
sale in the store or she can be commis-
sioned directly to sketch your pet. These
artists’ work can be seen in person in the
store while they last.
998 Bridge Street. Mon-Fri 10-6pm;
Sat 10-5; Sun 12-4. Check out our Face-
book page for pictures of kittens and
puppies as they come in!! Or call us at
503-429-PETS (7387)
Wauna Credit Union Report of the 47th Annual Meeting
Wauna Credit Union has announced the
information shared with the membership during its
47th Annual Meeting, held earlier this year. Robert
Blumberg, CEO & President, and George Dunkel, Chair
of the Board of Directors, addressed the membership.
Blumberg reported the following statistics as of
December 31, 2013: Total Assets grew by 6%
to $161,355,916, Total Deposits increased 6%
to $144,240,118, Total Loans increased 4.5% to
$123,679,788, Capital Ratio increased to 8.73% of
Total Assets, and Total Membership increased by 6.2%
to 17,343.
Dunkel announced results of the elections for
the Board of Directors: The three incumbents, Lester
Kahr, Clatskanie, Amanda Lamb-Severson, Astoria, and
Marti Gwin, Clatskanie, were each reelected to three-
year terms, incumbent Bill DeJager, Birkenfeld, was
reelected to a two-year term. Newly elected members
to the Board, each for a one-year term, were Jennifer
Teeter, Astoria, and Christine Johnston, Scappoose.
Board officers have been announced: Dunkel,
Scappoose (Chair), Kahr (1st Vice Chair), Gwin (2nd
Vice Chair), DeJager (Financial Officer), and Lamb-
Severson (Secretary). Other members of the Board
include Erlene Darby, Clatskanie, and Debra Huffman,
Astoria.
The Wauna Credit Union 2013 Annual Report
is available on the website or at any branch.
Wauna Credit Union is headquartered in Clatskanie,
Oregon, employs over 80 people, has total assets
surpassing $160 Million and serves over 17,000
members. Branches are located in Astoria, Clatskanie,
St Helens, Scappoose, Vernonia, and Warrenton,
Oregon. Anyone who resides, is employed, attends
school or worship, or any business or qualifying
organization in Clatsop or Columbia Counties,
Oregon, or Pacific County, Washington, is eligible
for membership with Wauna Credit Union. For more
information please call toll-free 800-773-3236 or visit
our Web site at waunafcu.org.
Open Air Market is Back!
The Open Air Market returns June 6 th .
This fixture of downtown Vernonia
has a new home in 2014 at the old school
grounds on Bridge Street, Fridays from 4:00-
7:00 PM.
Several vendors are returning with
fresh local produce, but also expect a new se-
lection as the market expands with new faces.
We welcome the return of the Christmas in
Vernonia fundraising booth, which will join
us on the first Friday of every month.
The Open Air Market is managed
by the same folks who manage the Vernonia
Community Garden, currently scheduled for
construction this year at the Vernonia Schools.
Help support this non-profit educational effort
and your local farmers and artisans by choos-
ing the Open Air Market.
People interested in becoming ven-
dors, or seeking more information about the
market, should contact Bill Langmaid (971-
998-3705) or Penny Costley (503-804-0424).
Vernonia’s Voice is published on the
1st and 3rd Thursday.
Our next issue will be out June 19th.
Nominations Wanted For
“Citizen of the Year”
The Vernonia Friendship Jamboree and Logging Show Committee is seeking
nominations ”or “Citizen o” the Year” to be recognized at the 2014 Jamboree
celebration on August 1-3.
I” you know someone who deserves recognition ”or their contributions to the
Vernonia community please ”ill out this nomination ”orm and drop it o”” in the box
at Vernonia City Hall by June 10, 2014.
My nomination ”or 2014 Jamboree Citizen o” the Year is:
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