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letters to the editor/community bulletin board
july16
2015
Readers Lend Their Voices...
To the Editor,
I have a wonderful way to
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This works perfect and cuts drying
time by at least 15 minutes per load.
Try it, you’ll like it!
Lulu Lamping
Vernonia
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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
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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.
