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letters to the editor/community bulletin board
september7
2017
Readers Lend Their Voices...
Dear Vernonia Community,
Welcome to another great year
at Vernonia Schools. I would like to take
a minute of your time and let you know
about the fundraisers we will be doing
this school year. Your help and support
for our school is greatly appreciated!
There will be no collection bins. Please
turn the materials into me personally, you
can also give the materials to your child
to give to me, or turn them into the school
office and someone will make sure I get
them. For your convenience you can also
mail donations to the school. If it is not
on the list below, then it is no longer be-
ing collected.
We are collecting the following for the
2017-2018 school year:
• Box Tops Labels
• Cell Phones & Ink Cartridges
• Flav R Pac & Santiam Labels (upc part)
• Capri Sun Drink Pouches
(or Honest Kids or any drink pouch) tell
those kids to stop throwing them away
after lunch.
• Colgate (toothbrushes, empty tooth-
paste tubes, packaging)
• Just added: Cereal Bags (just take the
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Lawyer in the
Law Library
A workshop on Property Rights is sched-
uled to take place on Wednesday, September 13
from 6-8 pm at the Columbia County Law Library,
which is located at 270 S. First St. in St. Helens.
The workshop marks the 10th in the Lawyer in the
Law Library series being hosted by the law library.
Local attorneys Mike Sheehan and Mark
Gordon will be the guest speakers. The workshop
is FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC. No registra-
tion is required. Your attendance and questions
will be welcome.
For more information, contact Columbia
County Law Librarian Pam Davis at (503) 396-
5344 or davis12000@aol.com.
VernoniaChiro.com
Columbia City Celebration -
Saturday, September 16, 8:00
am - 3:00 pm at the Columbia
City
School.
Pancake
breakfast, car show, vendors,
kids activities, live music.
(503) 396-5658
Mr. George Spaulding
Vernonia School’s
K-12 P.E. Teacher
Each year, a small city in northern
Oregon embraces the Halloween spirit with
a month-long celebration of spooky events
and decorations geared toward entertaining
crowds of families. The Riverfront District in
St. Helens served as the backdrop for the
1998 Disney Channel Original Movie “Hal-
loweentown.” The St. Helens community
pays homage to the movie each October
with a month-long celebration.
The highlight of the 2017 season
is the return of Kimberly J. Brown, the ac-
tress who played Marnie in “Halloween-
town.” Marnie will be joined by some of her
movie family for a special tribute to Deb-
bie Reynolds. Reynolds, who played the
Hi! My name is Rupert. I am a 6 lb. neutered
male Chihuahua, I am tan with black and I’m
the cutest dog in the shelter at the moment.
I came to this shelter via the Wings of
Rescue. I love other dogs and I really like to
play with them, but I can be very shy when I
meet new people. I just need someone who
is willing to take a chance on me and give
me a try. If you would like to see me please
don't hesitate to call or email the shelter. My
adoption fee is $250.
Phone: 503-397-4353
Email: animalwelfare@columbiahumane.org
Web: www.columbiahumane.org
2084 Oregon Street St. Helens, OR 97051
C H I RO P R AC T I C C L I N I C, I NC.
Veteran Stand Down -
Saturday, September 9, 10:00
am - 3:00 pm at the Columbia
County Fairgrounds. (503)
366-6580
Spirit of Halloweentown Returns to St. Helens
Columbia Humane Society
Featured Pet
VERNONIA
Upcoming
Events
cereal bag out of the box and recycle it
w/ me)
All the money collected from
fundraising/recycling this specific school
year will be going towards elementary and
high school physical education equipment.
If you have questions or are not
quite sure about what is the correct upc label
or product, please don’t hesitate to email,
call, or to stop by and talk to me in person.
I will send out periodic arti-
cles throughout the year about fundrais-
ing efforts. Thanks to those who have
helped in the past and a “thank you” to
those who will help this school year. Take
care and thank you for your continued
support.
beloved Cromwell family matriarch Aggie
Cromwell in the “Halloweentown” series,
passed away in December 2016.
Events run all month long. Oth-
er activities during the month include a
pumpkin lighting ceremony, tractor rides
to an alien crash site, a walk through the
underworld, scarecrows that come alive,
a Monster Dash fun run, haunted houses
and tours, a costume parade and contest,
haunted hot rod and hearse car rally, pet
costume contest, character actor appear-
ances, and new additions such as a Spooks
Shuttle to the Museum of Peculiarities and
Oddities and a Spirit of Halloweentown col-
lectors coin challenge at local retailers.
The 2017 Spirit of Halloweentown
agenda can be found online at www.discov-
ercolumbiacounty.com. You can follow on
Facebook (@Halloweentown.OR), Twitter
(@HalloweentownOR).
Oregon
Military
History
Presentation
-
Tuesday,
September 19, 6:30 pm at the
Vernonia Library. (503) 429-
1818
St. Mary’s Annual Quilt & Crafts
Fair - Thursday, September
21 thru Saturday, September
23, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, and
Sunday, September 24, 10:00
am - 2:00 pm at the St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, 960 Missouri
Avenue.
Vernonia Salmon Festival -
Saturday, October 7, 10:00
am - 5:00 pm at Hawkins Park.
Pumpkin carving, trout pond,
vendors, music, kids activities.
TOPS Group (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) meet Fridays at the
Mist-Birkenfeld Fire Dept.
8:30 am weigh in, 9:00 am
meeting. Men and women
invited to join. (503) 429-7505
AA Meetings
The Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD
Board of Directors will meet
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
at 7:00 pm at the Main Station,
12525 HWY 202, Mist, OR.
Agenda topics include drone
research, Health Care Benefits,
Chief’s Review, and an SDIS
matching grant program.
Open Meetings
Mondays & Thursdays
6:30-7:30 pm
Vernonia Christian Church
410 North Street
Women’s Meeting
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm
Grace Family Fellowship
Youth Center
957 State Avenue
Vernonia
Veterinary Clinic
Small and Large Animals
Joseph Dombek, DC
(971) 248-4055
Now Accepting New Patients
610 Bridge Street • Vernonia, OR 97064
Open
Mon, Wed & Saturday
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Call for Appointments
(503) 429-1612
Or 24 hr. Emergency Number (503) 397-6470
700 Weed Ave. Vernonia, OR