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About Vernonia's voice. (Vernonia, OR) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (July 16, 2015)
4 letters to the editor/community bulletin board july16 2015 Readers Lend Their Voices... To the Editor, I have a wonderful way to help save money on your electric bill. Put a large dry bath towel in your dryer, throw in your wet clothes, and set dryer for 30 minutes. This works perfect and cuts drying time by at least 15 minutes per load. Try it, you’ll like it! Lulu Lamping Vernonia HOW TO SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vernonia’s Voice welcomes and requests your thoughts, opinions and ideas. Please include your name, address and phone number, limit your letters to 300 words or less. Vernonia’s Voice reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted. We will print letters space permitting. Deadline is the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Email: scott@vernoniasvoice.com or mail to: Letters, PO Box 55, Vernonia, OR 97064. Stuff the Bus! When we see the red lights on a school bus flashing, we all know it means STOP! For the United Way of Columbia County, this means go….to your nearest school supply store and help us Stuff the Bus! Summer is here and the fall school bells seem like a long way off, but families prepare all summer to stock their children’s backpacks with all the necessary items for starting school. Because this adds up in a hurry, the United Way of Columbia County is proud to host their tenth annual “Stuff the Bus” promotion to benefit students in need throughout Columbia County. With the donated school supplies from community members and businesses United Way and their volunteers are able to help students throughout Columbia County return to school ready to learn and lead successful lives. We are asking you to “Get on Board & Stuff the Bus” beginning now through the end of August. Just look for the official drop site signs in the windows of local businesses. They will have boxes available for donated school supplies. School supplies stay in the community where they are donated. Local volunteers help pick up the supplies and deliver them to distribution sites. For information or questions 503-556-3614 or www. unitedwayofcolumbiacounty.com or www.facebook.com/uw97048 Anything helps. Check out the school supply lists at local stores for donation ideas. UPPER NEHALEM WATERSHED COUNCIL 2015 ANNUAL MEETING JULY 23, 2015 VERNONIA GRANGE, 375 North St. 6:00 PM AGENDA: 6:00—Potluck dinner 6:30—Welcome and public comments (Vic Dykstra, Chair) 6:45—View results of self-evaluation and review/revise UNWC Strategic Plan (Jo Zettler, Board member) 7:30—View tentative results of ongoing analysis of sub-basin priorities (Maggie Peyton, Executive Director) 8:00—Business meeting -Treasurer’s report (Lee Klingler, Treasurer) -Nomination and election or re-election of Board members 8:30—Adjourn Do You Need Help? Call for meeting times and locations Columbia Community Mental Health Call 503-397-5211 -or- 1-800-294-5211 For after hours Crisis call: 1-866-866-1426 http://www.ccmh1.com/crisis.html Narcotics Anonymous NW Region 503-345-9839 http://portlandna.com/ Alcohol Anonymous NW Region 503-366-0667 http://www.pdxaa.com/ Upcoming Events Vernonia Open Air Market - Every Saturday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on Adams Avenue at Bridge Street. Upper Nehalem Watershed Coun- cil Annual Meeting - Thursday, July 23, 6:00 pm at the Vernonia Grange, 375 North St. Columbia County All Veterans Stand Down - Saturday, August 1, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the St. Helens Guard Armory, 474 S. 7th Street. Echoing Evergreen Day Camp - Monday-Thursday, August 3-6. Find them on Facebook. Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Weekend - August 7, 8 & 9. Friday: Concert on the Creek 3:00 pm. Saturday: Parade 11:00 am; Pat Curl Memorial Sports Benefit, featuring Tony Pace 6:30 pm. Sunday: Volunteer Fire & Rescue Golf Benefit 7:00 am; Horse Gaming 8:00 am; Logging Show 12:00 pm. Senior Center Picnic - Friday, August 14, 12:00 at Anderson Park. Vernonia’s Voice is published twice each month on the 1st and 3rd Thursday. Our next issue will be out August 6th. Vernonia Weather June 2015 DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HIGH 59 61 62 70 82 85 87 89 85 73 73 67 73 83 84 73 78 77 70 77 82 77 81 83 88 91 92 81 88 88 LOW 52 51 41 42 41 44 47 44 40 40 44 36 37 39 41 37 37 52 41 50 41 39 39 47 47 51 55 54 53 47 PRECIP .30 .17 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ave/Tot 78.6 44.3 0.62 Weather data is collected at the U.S. Weather station at the Vernonia Water Plant Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided. The band will be there, too! Contact the Senior Center for more details. 503-429-3912 The Old Timers Picnic - Sunday, August 16, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Anderson Park. Coffee provided. Hot dog lunch available or bring your own. Vernonia’s 2nd Biggest Reunion - Sunday, August 16, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Email: vernoniareunion@ hotmail.com or find them on Facebook. Bear Creek Run - Saturday, August 22, at Anderson Park. Contact: kelliem@westoregon. org or register online: http://www. signmeup.com/108401 Community Wide Garage Sale - Saturday, August 22, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. To sign up contact Helen Bateman at 503-429-6203. West Oregon Electric Co-op Annual Meeting - Saturday, August 22, register 10:00 am; meeting 11:00 am at the Cabin in Vernonia. Vernonia Little Guy Football Little Guy Football sign ups are under way. There is one more scheduled sign up at Anderson Park on August 13th from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. If you can’t make it feel free to contact Mark Lemay via email mrlemay2@yahoo. com, phone/text 503-432-7742 or our Little Guy Football Facebook page “Vernonia Little Guy Football” and other arrangements can be made. The club is looking to grow from one team (3rd/4th graders) in 2014 to two teams (3rd/4th and 5th/6th graders). The coaching staff is growing and there are plans to have a football Jamboree in town as well. Help grow our football community and sign up your little guy today! Youth football camp will be hosted by our new high school coach, Thor Ware. Sign up for camp will be the day camp starts, July 20, 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm. It’s a four day camp to be held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. For more details you can contact Coach Ware at coachtware@yahoo.com. WOEC Annual Meeting August 22nd The West Oregon Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 22nd, at the Cabin in Vernonia (Scout Cabin), 901 Park Drive. Registration starts at 10:00 am; meeting begins at 11:00 am. BBQ lunch will follow the meeting. Districts 1 (Elsie, Jewelll, Necanicum area), District 4 (Vernonia area), and District 6 (Scappoose, Chapman area) are up for re-election.
