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4 Community Bulletin Board July 21 2022 Upcoming Events 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is Now Active FREE Summer Meals Program – Mon-Fri, 11 am - 12:30 pm through August 19, for kids 1-18 at the Vernonia Schools cafeteria. Adult meals available for $4.50. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week across the United States. When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Logging Show – Fri-Sun, August 5-7 & American Legion Post 119 Backyard BBQ – Saturday, August 6, 5-9 pm. WOEC Annual Meeting – Saturday, August 20, 11 am, 10 am registration, at the Vernonia Schools Commons St. Mary’s 50 th Quilt & Craft Fair – September 15-17, 10 am - 4 pm Church Directory Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Sunday Schedule: Sacrament Meeting: 10:00 am Sunday School & Primary: 11:20 am Relief Society, Priesthood and Young Women: 12:10 pm Roger Cook, Branch President 1350 E. Knott Street 503-429-7151 Grace Family Fellowship Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Children’s Sunday School: 10:00 am Adult Sunday School: After Worship Service Grief Support Group: 2 nd & 4 th Sunday, 11:30 am Greg “Mac” McCallum, Pastor 957 State Avenue 503-429-6790 Nehalem Valley Bible Church Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 am Mark Organ, Senior Pastor Gary Taylor, Associate Pastor https://www.nvbiblechurch.org 500 North Street 503-429-5378 St. Mary’s Catholic Church Sunday Mass: 12:00 pm Fr. Joshua Clifton, Administrator https://www.facebook.com/ StMarysOfVernonia 960 Missouri Avenue 503-429-8841 Vernonia Christian Church Sunday Worship Service in Youth & Family Center: 9:30 and 11:00 am www.Vernonia.Church Sam Hough, Pastor 410 North Street 503-429-6522 Vernonia Seventh-day Adventist Church Sabbath (Saturday) Services Sabbath School: 9:30 am Worship Service: 11:00 am Pastor Antonee Leo Aguilar Email: antonee.aguilar@oc.npuc.org https://VernoniaOR.AdventistChurch.org/ 1294 Nehalem Street 269-697-3156 Purr-fect Pals support, and connect them to resources if necessary. The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis. Lifeline is committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness. This new, shorter phone number will make it easier for people to remember and access mental health crisis services. A BLOOD DRIVE has been scheduled in Vernonia Thursday, September 1 12:00 to 5:15 pm at Grace Family Fellowship 957 State Avenue. Schedule an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Vernonia Weather June 2022 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 HIGH 75 76 64 60 65 63 73 73 66 65 67 57 56 65 65 64 58 60 64 68 78 71 72 75 91 98 92 67 69 77 LOW 46 50 51 53 43 42 43 43 52 54 50 45 46 40 42 46 45 48 49 50 49 38 37 44 47 47 48 52 43 51 PRECIP 0 0 .08 .42 .16 0 0 0 .22 .37 T .05 .09 0 .05 .05 .33 .06 .03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COVID-19 Vaccine Updates Mist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire Protection District is still offering the COVID-19 vaccine for free at our Main Fire Station located at 12525 Highway 202 Mist, OR 97016. We are currently offering the primary se- ries, along with 1 st and 2 nd boosters for: • Moderna for 18 years+ • Pfizer for 12 years+ • Pediatric Pfizer for 5-11 years Generally, we have clinic availability most Tuesdays-Thursdays during stan- dard business hours, but can make oc- casional accommodations outside of those if needed. Anyone 5 and older is eligible for a 1 st Booster at least 5 months after their pri- mary series was completed. 2 nd boosters are available 4 or more months after your 1 st booster for the fol- lowing individuals: • Anyone over 50 years old • People ages 12 years and older who are moderately or severely immunocompro- mised To schedule: • Call us at 503-755-2710 Monday- Thursday • Schedule online at: https://columbia- countyphvaccination213.as.me/MBRF- PD Need a new card? Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD is happy to mail new COVID-19 cards out to those in need. Please call 503-755-2710 to request this. We will need your name, date of birth, and mailing address. Please allow a few business days to process your re- quest and get it in the mail. If you need it urgently, you may be able to pick it up within 24 hours of your request in person Monday-Thursday. Please note: We will not send blank cards to anyone. COVID-19 Test Updates Both Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD and Vernonia RFPD have free COVID-19 home antigen test kits available for distribution to our communities. If you are in need of a test, please contact your closest department di- rectly ahead of time so we can coordinate contactless pick-up to help limit potential exposures for our staff and volunteers. Mist-Birkenfeld: 503-755-2710 Vernonia: 503-429-8252 UNWC Quarterly Board Meeting Thursday, July 28 th , 5:30 - 7:30 pm Hybrid meeting @ Vernonia Grange To register in advance for the Zoom meeting or for more information, email claiuto@ gmail.com or scan the QR code. HOW TO SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ave/Tot 69.8 46.5 1.91 Weather data is collected at the U.S. Weather Station at the Vernonia Water Plant 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 permitting. Deadline is the 1 st and 3 rd Monday of each month. Email: scott@vernoniasvoice.com or mail to: Letters, PO Box 55, Vernonia, OR 97064. Columbia Humane Society Featured Dog Coming back into the shelter at no fault of her own Miss.Muffin is looking for a new forever home. Her previous owner got sick and is no longer able to care for her. She is very sweet. She will need a home that is going to keep her active, as she was a little lazy in her previous home and gained more weight than she needed. She is very lovely and will make a great addition to an interactive family. She would prefer a home where she can be an only cat as she does not like other cats in her space. If you are interest- ed in meeting her we ask that you please email adoption@columbiahumane.org in order to obtain an application. Once you have an approved application on file we will then schedule a time for you to come and meet her. 2084 Oregon Street, St. Helens, OR 97051 If energy for days is what you’re looking for then this is your dog. Please meet Lady Bird. Birdy came into the rescue at just 14 months old. In the short 14 months of her life she has had three other homes. She is going to need a committed owner who is willing to stick it out with her. She is a combination of two working breed dogs, a pointer and a poodle. Both these breeds are high drive and have a tendency to keep themselves busy if they are not allowed the proper outlets for their energy. Birdy has a foundation of obedience training and appears to be fully potty trained. We are told she does well with other dogs, has lived with chickens and didn’t seem to bother them, but has no experience with cats. We will not place her in a home with another female dog, but think she would do fine with a male. She has lived with kids and did well with them. Birdy thinks a game of chase is a great time, as her recall is not solid. A family that understands her breeds and is willing to work on obedience training is going to be a must. She weighs about 55 lbs, but is tall and skinny right now. We anticipate after she fills out she will probably weigh around 60-65 lbs. Her adoption fee is $350 which includes her spay, treatment for fleas and worms, and microchip. If you are interested in meeting Birdy please email adoption@colum- biahumane.org in order to obtain an application. Once you have an approved application on file we will then schedule a time for you to meet with her. We ask that you please communi- cate with us via email as we are unable to spend a lot of time in the office. E-mail: info@columbiahumane.org Web: www.columbiahumane.org
