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community january19 2017 Love Rocks: continued from front page across the country and around the world. When Susan Dieter-Robinson and Tom Robinson’s daughters Anna (6) and Abigail (11) were hit and killed by a car in front of their home on October 20, 2013, Susan and Tom decided they would not let this single moment defi ne Abby and Anna’s lives. They took a project they had done for their wedding in 2011, cutting small hearts from pieces of fabric and Mod Podging them to river rocks for their guests, and decided to share it with others as a way of spreading the love and joy that Anna and Abby had brought into their lives. Susan created a Facebook page with their story and a tu- torial of how to make the rocks, and with a prayer, sent it out into the world. In the past 16 months Love Rocks have been shared, fi rst around Forest Grove, then around the state of Oregon, then to neighboring states, across the country, and even around the world, reaching Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Australia and even Ant- arctica. Wendi and Mason learned how to make Love Rocks directly from Su- san herself. Formerly residents of For- est Grove before they moved to Verno- nia last year, Mason was in Girl Scouts with Anna. Susan came to the Girl Scout troop and taught the girls to make these symbols of love. When they moved to Vernonia Wendi and Mason decided they wanted to share the rocks with their new town, and recruited Mason’s friend Hayden. “When we fi rst moved here, I noticed that we had not seen any Love Rocks around town, so we thought we should start spreading the love,” explains Wen- di. They originally made some batches last spring and put them out around town, and really enjoyed the re- sponse, so they made another batch of 400 to give away during the 4 th of July parade. For Jamboree they made over 1,500 rocks and ran out before they reached the end of the parade. Recently a new batch of Love Rocks was hidden around town. “Anna and Abby’s parents are just phenomenal people, just amazing Christian people who trust God with ev- erything and that’s how they’ve gotten through this,” says Livengood. “They’ve found a way to turn this into something positive and remember Anna and Abby.” Mason (10) is in fourth grade and Hayden (9) is in third grade; they Hayden Rau and Mason Hummel have been placing Love Rocks around Vernonia this past year. became friends while playing softball this summer. They also live in the same neighborhood. Both girls say that while hiding their rocks around Vernonia, they have found Love Rocks made by other peo- ple, so the love is defi nitely spreading as others around the community have joined in. Some people like to hold onto a Love Rock when they fi nd it. Others like to give it to someone special in their life. Some people like to take the rock and hide it somewhere else, and share the Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner Ice cream - cones, shakes & sundaes Daily Specials Family owned and operated for over 40 years. 721 Madison Avenue, Vernonia (503) 429-5018 O noohmn O `hmshmf Khbdmrdc Anmcdc Hmrtqdc BBL#90548 Grey Dawn Gallery 879 Bridge St. (503) 429-2787 Photography - Bronze Jewelry - Glasswork Pottery - Custom Framing www.greydawngallery.com Featuring the finest in northwest art experience of fi nding it with a stranger. Livingood said that while get- ting coffee at Black Bear recently, the girls set a rock on the counter. Before they left the rock was gone; someone had quietly found it and picked it up. “Maybe they’ll see someone who is feeling down and hand it them,” says Livengood. “That’s what I did at the Food Bank,” adds Mason. “I think it might have changed the lady’s day that I gave it to, because she had a smile on her face after I gave it to her.” Absolute MARBLE Mariolino’s Pizza & Grill 503-429-7101 Shl Onoohmn 19025 Vnncr Qn`c Udqmnmh`, NQ 97064 11 QUALITY FABRICATION & INSTALLATION MARBLE GRANITE TRAVERTINE FREE ESTIMATES Kitchen Countertops Fireplace & Furniture Tubs & Vanities Visit US today for all your financial needs! Juli, Teresa, Margy & Joy Josh, Josh, Teresa, Nola, Stepheny 905 Bridge Street (503) 429-6271 CCB#204480 Phone 503-429-2617 AbsoluteMarble@frontier.com reach thousands of potential customers advertise here! email us: ads@vernoniasvoice.com call us: 503.367.0098 usbank.com Member FDIC 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 Goddess Glass Designs Julie Krengielski (971) 226-6378 Beautiful things for this world goddessglassdesign@yahoo.com