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letters to the editor/community bulletin board
may18
2017
Readers Lend Their Voices...
To the Editor,
I would like to thank the Vernonia
community and family and friends that
prayed and supported me and my family
through the really tough month of April.
All your support and prayers have made
things a little easier. Love you all.
Tina Brewington and Family
To the Editor,
There are over 200 children in
foster care in Columbia County. Court
Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs)
are needed now more than ever to stand
up for these children and make sure their
needs are met, and their voices are heard.
If you have thought about
volunteering and want to do something
Vernonia Weather
April 2017
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Weather data is collected at the
U.S. Weather station at the
Vernonia Water Plant
meaningful and rewarding, all while
helping a child, please call to schedule an
orientation. It only takes about half an
hour to learn what we do, and how you
can change the life of a child.
Susan Leipzig,
CASA Recruiter
(503) 410-5097
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97064.
Banks Library
Announces
Groundbreaking for
Community Room
The Friends of the Banks Li-
brary are excited to announce the cer-
emonial groundbreaking for the Jane
Moore Community Room on Saturday,
May 20 at 1:00 pm at the Library, 42461
NW Market Street. The event is a cele-
bration of the beginning of construction.
Major donors will be recognized and
light refreshments will be served.
The new community room is to
be constructed on the north end of the li-
brary building and will be equipped with
video presentation and conferencing
equipment. This addition is designed to
be a flexible-use space that can be used
for events and meetings during and after
library open hours. The room will oth-
erwise be available for patron use during
library open hours with additional seat-
ing, Wi-Fi, and tables.
The Friends have mounted a
successful fundraising campaign which
has brought in funding from a variety of
sources, including generous donations
from local individuals and businesses,
totaling nearly $185,000 to date. Addi-
tional funding comes from Washington
County Gain Share funds, and grants
from the Ford Family Foundation, Col-
lins Foundation, Oregon Community
Foundation, Ann and Bill Swindells
Charitable Trust, Samuel S. Johnson
Foundation, Rose E. Tucker Foundation,
and others.
Columbia Humane Society
Featured Pet
Hi, my name is Sultan and I'm a born mouser!
I love everyone and everything! I was an
indoor/outdoor cat in my last home and the
#1 mouser in the house. I have lived with other
cats, dogs and kids. My family gave me up
because they were moving and I was not able
to go with. I know I'm an older guy but give
me a chance and I will capture your heart!
Web: www.columbiahumane.org
2084 Oregon Street
St. Helens, OR 97051
Phone: 503-397-4353
Email: animalwelfare@columbiahumane.org
Upcoming Events
Early Childhood Screening Fair -
Friday, May 19 at the Sunset Park
Community Church, 174 Sunset
Blvd, St. Helens. Call NW Early
Learning Hub for an appointment.
(503) 614-1443 or (503) 366-4100
Pancake Breakfast - Saturday,
May 20, 8:00 am - Noon at the
Vernonia Fire Station.
Pet Fair - Saturday, May 20, 11:00
am - 4:00 pm at Creatures Pet
Shop, 998 Bridge St, Vernonia.
Benefit for the creation of the Ivy
Street Dog Park.
EMS Barbecue - Monday, May
22, 6:00 pm at the Vernonia Fire
Station, 555 E. Bridge St. All are
welcome.
Homesteading in Vernonia -
Wednesday, May 24, 6:30 - 8:00
pm at the Vernonia Library. The
program will describe the variety
of plants, animals, waterfowl,
game birds, and fish that can be
grown and/or harvested within
Columbia County. Presented by
Chip Bubl, OSU Extension agent.
Free and open to the public.
Junior Salmon Auction - Thursday,
May 25, 6:30 pm in the Vernonia
Schools Commons.
Contact
Diana Peach at (503) 429-7919.
20th annual Memorial Day Service
- Monday, May 29, 11:00 am at
the Vernonia Memorial Cemetery,
2080 Bridge Street.
Jamboree Car Show
“Run What Ya Brung” Returns
The “Run What
‘Ya Brung & Rat Rod
Revival” returns to the
Vernonia Jamboree on the
first full weekend of Au-
gust. Last held in 2008,
this is an open event and
will include anything of
anyone’s interest.
“We’re looking
for stories!” says show
organizer Mike Snow.
“Forty-five rides cruised
in on short notice for the
first show and it was a
sight to check out. The Vernonia’s Voice
couldn’t have said it any better when
they called it, ‘A small but mighty show.’
We’ll have rides from six-figure builds to
drags and rat rods. It will be fun for every-
one!”
The show will include a model
car contest for all ages at no cost, a great
DJ playing “Hot Rod Songs” all day long,
and other events are in the works.
Once again the show
will feature original hand-
made trophies for “Grand
Rat,” “Dare To Be Differ-
ent,” “Best Ten of Ten,”
and many more.
Snow wished to
thank
sponsors, R&S
Market, The Black Iron
Grill, Tommy’s Window
Tinting/Graphics, Pihl’s
Logging Co., Inc., Ver-
nonia Dental, and to Ver-
nonia residents Frank
and Patricia Schrier for
their generous donation to help the show
succeed. He also thanked Vernonia City
Administrator Josette Mitchell and the
Jamboree Committee for their guidance
in making the show possible this year.
The show will benefit the new
Spencer Park to help improve the City’s
newest park and help make it more enjoy-
able for years to come.
Stop in to see what community partners
can offer you and your family!
For more info contact Teresa Kluthe
Self Sufficiency at (971) 757-0573