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4 community bulletin board february21 2019 Upcoming Events 5 th Annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration - Saturday, March 2, 2:00 pm at the Vernonia Public Library. Story read by The Cat in the Hat, birthday cake, pictures with The Cat, craft and activity stations, scavenger hunt, and goodie bags. Mardi Gras Masquerade Dinner & Ball - Saturday, March 2 at Cedar Ridge. $35/person. No-host bar, live music, catered event. Tickets at Vernonia True Value or VernoniaSociety.org. (503) 537-8128 Field to Market Workshop - Thursday, March 7, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District Office, 35285 Millard Rd. St. Helens, OR 97051 Registration fee: $25/person, $40/couple, includes snacks and resources. Scholarships available; please call (503) 397-3462 to inquire. To Register: http://bit. ly/2019FTM or call. Tree Sale - Saturday, March 9, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm at Pacific Pride, Hwy 30, St. Helens. 22 species of seedlings. Benefits Columbia County Small Woodlands Assoc. (503) 708-9066 Pie-In-The-Face - Saturday, March 16, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, outside Vernonia Subway. In honor of World Down Syndrome Day. Throw a pie at Mayor Rick Hobart, Mike Pihl, Dwayne Dethlefs, Officer Shawn Carnahan, Ernie Smith, and more, to raise funds for Down Syndrome and Austism. Vernonia’s Got Talent - Friday, March 22, 6:00 pm, Vernonia Schools. $6 includes pizza and soda. 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 ODFW Local Fish Stocking Schedule - 2019 Vernonia Lake March 18 - 22, 2019 April 1 - 5, 2019 April 29 - May 3, 2019 April 22 - 26, 2019 1,700 legals 2,250 legals 4,500 legals Trojan Recreation Pond – Rainier April 1 - 5, 2019 2,000 legals April 8 - 12, 2019 1,500 legals April 15 - 19, 2019 1,332 legals May 6 - 10, 2019 2,432 legals 1,200 trophy 500 trophy Lost Lake – Tillamook County March 18 - 22, 2019 1,700 legals April 1 - 5, 2019 2,700 legals April 22 - 26, 2019 3,750 legals May 27 - 31, 2019 1,500 legals Sept. 16 - 20, 2019 300 trophy Coffenbury Lake – Fort Stevens State Park March 18 - 22, 2019 April 1 - 5, 2019 April 22 - 26, 201 May 27 - 31, 2019 Sept. 16 - 20, 2019 2,200 legals 1,750 legals 2,000 legals 4,500 legals 500 trophy Vernonia Weather January 2019 DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 HIGH 42 42 47 50 52 46 47 45 45 51 52 52 52 51 49 40 48 47 49 50 46 47 52 51 48 48 51 51 53 54 53 Ave/Tot 48.7 LOW 26 27 36 39 41 35 34 40 37 28 25 22 23 27 32 42 39 33 33 34 41 39 32 29 31 30 25 24 25 32.0 PRECIP 0 .04 .24 .24 .27 .18 .24 .17 .53 .05 .02 .01 0 0 0 .07 .98 .64 .06 .04 T .38 .05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .05 4.26 Weather data is collected at the U.S. Weather station at the Vernonia Water Plant Saturday, March 2, 2019 8:30 am - 4:00 pm at Scappoose High School Register at: http://oscf.org/online-registration/ Upper Nehalem Watershed Council Board Meeting 5:30 pm on Thursday February 28, 2019 at the UNWC office 1201 Texas Ave. Suite A. Entrance is around the back of the building For more info call (503) 396-2046 or email maggie@nehalem.org Where Do You Read The Voice? Show us where you have traveled. Submit your photo and brief description to: Scott@ VernoniasVoice. com AA Meetings Open Meetings Mondays & Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm Vernonia Christian Church 410 North Street Women’s Meeting Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm Vernonia Christian Church 410 North Street HOW TO SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vernonia’s Voice welcomes and requests your thoughts, opinions and ideas. Please include your name, address and phone number, limit your letters to 300 words or less. Vernonia’s Voice reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted. We will print letters space per- mitting. Deadline is the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Email: scott@ vernoniasvoice.com or mail to: Letters, PO Box 55, Vernonia, OR 97064. Columbia Humane Society Featured Dog Purr-fect Pals Whiskers is about 2 years old and weighs 15 lbs. (Yes, we know, we Waylin came into our care through Columbia County are working on dropping her weight.) She was an owner surrender Animal Control. This little guy has not had a really easy after both her Mom and Dad passed away. She has a history of time of it. When we got him he was pretty sick and living with other cats, but not with dogs, so we feel a no dog home skinny. We have helped him get healthy, and feel he is will be the way to go. She does great with kids in her life. Ms. finally ready to go into a new home. This guy’s going to Whiskers loves to chat, and she loves it when you talk back to her. need special food for the rest of his life, as he has a She is looking for a lap to sit on, and someone who is willing to pet pretty sensitive tummy. He gets along great with other her all the time. She has only been an indoor kitty, so we would like dogs, but we don't know how he is going to be with cats. to keep it that way. If you are interested in meeting Whiskers our cattery is open to the public We think he is probably going to do ok with children but on Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12-5. If you are unable to meet her during those hours might be a little shy in the beginning. please feel free to give us a call or email to schedule a time. As with every adoption, we ask that you please submit an application prior to just coming to our location to meet the pets. We don't have an open kennel, as we feel very strongly that the dogs need to be as comfortable as possible at our facility. If you are interested in adopting one of our pets we ask that you please email animalwelfare@columbiahumane.org and we will email you an application. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call 503-397-4353 2084 Oregon Street, St. Helens, OR 97051 Phone: 503-397-4353 E-mail: info@columbiahumane.org Web: www.columbiahumane.org