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8 community july7 2016 Creatures and Humane Society Begin New Rescue Partnership Thankfully, people often look to animal shelters and rescues when ready to bring a new pet into their homes. C r e a t u r e s , the pet shop in Ver- nonia, is very ex- cited to begin work- ing with Columbia Humane Society (CHS) as one of their ambassadors to help connect their rescued pets with owner’s right here in Vernonia! CHS will be bringing appro- priate animals for the Creatures store to show and adopt out to folks. These pets are under the CHS ownership and adopting families will go through the same adoption process in Vernonia as they would in St. Helens and receive the same incentives and care for their pets. The first CHS kittens arrived in late June. Jersey and Jasper are two su- per cute three month old kittens originally rescued from Cali- fornia. They’ve been neutered, vaccinat- ed, wormed, Leuke- mia tested, micro- chipped, and come with a free vet check by your choice of vet, 30 days of free pet health insurance, a carrier and more! C u s t o m e r s may not be used to seeing the bigger fee for kittens in the store, but after you consider all that you’re getting, and considering that you’re supporting the local Humane Society, we think you’ll agree, it’s well worth it! Creatures will still be supporting the Feral Cat Coali- tion of Oregon in socializing, caring for, and homing feral kittens as well. And as always, thank you Ver- nonians, local supporters, and those yet to be. VERNONIA BEAR CREEK 10K/5K RUN/WALK Benefiting Vernonia Cares Food Bank Saturday, July 30 at Anderson Park • Adult 10K Run • Adult 5K Run/Walk • Kids (6-9) 5K Run • Kids (5 & under) Fun Run To register go to http://www.signmeup.com/114488 Contact Jeana at 503-819-1511 or jeana.gump@gmail.com Vernonia 14U Softball Win State Championship Vernonia Extreme 14U softball team played in the State Tournament on the weekend of June 24-26 in Albany, OR and walked away as champions with the first place trophy! The Vernonia girls played their rival, Black Ops, from St. Helens on Friday night under the lights and won 9-4. Saturday they had a solid 6-2 win against South Medford. On Sunday, they went into the championship game and again defeated South Medford, winning 11-1! Back Row (l to r): Assistant coach Levi Whiteman, Meghan Lemay, Haley Norman, Brooklyn Walters, Jessica Butcher, Joyce Everett, Jordon Walters, head coach Jolene Walters. Front row: Paige Cieloha, Zoe Whiteman, Kaylee Whiteman, Kaili Pickering, Brianna Moloney, Jessica Whiteman. Not pictured: Assistant coach Shawn Haney and Kylie Haney. It was a great weekend full of sun, friends and softball! The girls celebrated their coach’s birthday with a team dinner and celebration of their success! The Vernonia Booster softball teams (8U, 10U, 12U &14U) are in- vited each year to play in the St. Hel- ens girls softball (SHGS) league. Along with teams from Clatskanie, Rainier and St. Helens, they play an average of 12-18 games throughout the season (depending on the age group and the weather). The 2016 season for Vernonia Extreme14U had its ups and downs as the girls played a total of 19 games during the seven week season, with 11 wins, 7 losses and 1 tie. They also participated in the Chief Ralph Painter Softball Fundraiser Tourna- ment May 21-22, raising the entry fees through a carwash with the 12U team in May. 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Practice and game schedules were demanding; however the skills of each and every girl improved and a team bond was formed. At the State Tournament it all came together and the girls proved their coach right, digging deep to find their strength and taking first place in the State Tournament. Going to the State Tournament would not have been possible without the sponsors: Jason Busch Trucking, Cedar Ridge Retreat and Conference Center, Intermountain Drilling Supply & Responsive Supply. In addition to the car wash fundraiser, the team also sold Krispy Kreme Donuts and did a can drive to reach their goal of participating in the State Tournament. The team wants to give a spe- cial thanks to head coach Jolene Wal- ters, and assistant coaches Shawn Haney and Levi Whiteman, and Joe Walters for giving their time, patience and love for the game. Coming in first place at the State Tournament was a great way to end the season! We saddle shoe. Do you? Muffy’s 950 Bridge Street Vernonia, O8 97064 503.429.5050 or 866.524.5050 www.muffys.com World Headquarters Vernonia, Oregon Creatures LLC Pets, Feeds, Supplies, Tack, U-Wash Facility, Childrens Toys, Gifts, Novelies & More... 503-429-PETS (7387) 998 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 Mon-Fri 10:00am-6:00pm Sat 10:00am-5:00pm Sun 12:00pm-4:00pm Creatures@frontier.com Facebook: Creatures-pet-shop
