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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
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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.
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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.
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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