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Thursday, February 21,1980 Nehalem Valley Calendar Thursday, February 21 Izaak Walton Legue at West Oregon Elect. Mist-Birkenfeld Quick Response Unit at Mist School 7:30 pm Campfire Girls at WGS cafeteria Bluebirds at WGS art room School Board meeting at District office 8 pm SNAPP at Senior Center 12 noon Pinochle after meal T.O.P.S. at Christian Church 7 pm Veterinary outpatient clinic at Sunnyside Service 12-5:30 pm Baby Co-op at Scout Cabin 10-12 Friday, February 22 Girls basketball at Luthem 6 pm Interdenominational Women’s Bible Study at Museum 1pm Saturday, February 23 B oys basketball at Portland Christian 6 pm Wrestling: District at Corbett Monday, February 25 WGS Girls basketball: Clatskanie here 4 pm Community Prayer Group at School District office 7:30 pm Girls basketball: Warrenton at VMS 5 American Legion Auxilary at Bill Hom residence lpm Tuesday, February 26 SNAPP at Senior Center 12 noon Girls Scouts after school Boys basketball: Corbett at VHS 6 Wednesday, February 27 SNAPP at Senior Center 12 Noon Natal Grange at Hall 8 pm Kids In Action at Evangelical Church after school Blue Jays at WGS cafeteria 3-4:30 Thursday, February 28 Boys & Girls Basketball District WGS Girls basketball at Rainier 4 pm SNAPP at Senior Center 12 noon T.O.P.S. at Christian Church 7 pm Campfire Girls at WGS cafeteria Bluebirds at WGS art room Baby Co-op at Scout Cabin 10-12 Friday, February 29 Boys & Girls Basketball District Interdenominational Women’s Bible Study at Museum 1 pm Happy Leap Year Day > ■ Vernonia Freedom—Page 3 Senior Citizens report As of March 3, 1980, Meals-On-Wheels (M.O.W.) will go to five* days a week. Please call in or let the driver know if you would like meals five-days a week. Be encouraged to call in and volunteer! It will only take about Va hour to 45 minutes of your time and it is a service we really need and we appreciate any time you can volunteer. From Oct, 1979 to Jan. 1980 we have seved a total of: 1759 Meals in the dining hall, 573 M.O.W.’s, 265 volunteers. We would like to th an k all the volunteers, from the following organizations for all their time and efforts: The Catholic Church, Vernonia Bible Church,’ B ap tist Church, Evangelical Church, Christian Church, Americal Legion Auxilary, Rebekal Lodge, P.E.O., Natal Grange, Vernonia Grange, Study Club, and Extension Club. Also a special th an k s to Sandy Christopherson, Hazel Shipman, Celeste Poetter, Dick Gonzales, Robert Wiley, Tom Hall, and all the other people who have delivered M.O.W.’s for us and helped up to keep this most important service going. Last, but not least we would like to especially thank Vem, the butcher at Vernonia Market Place, for cutting and wrapping the deer we had donated to the SNAPP program. ’ Without all of these peoples support and help this program would have folded up before if had a chance. Leon Overbay and Cherilyn Smouse who donated their time, skills, and talent, and to Minnie Meier who donated the materials for the sign hanging over the Center entrance. A deeply felt “Thaftk-you” to each person! Attention: Any senior who feels, the pressure of raising winter fuel costs because their income remains the same, a possible solution exists in the energy assistance program. This assistance is provided by our Congress and our President. It is not welfare (as most people veiw Tyelfare). I t ’s handled through the “HELP” offices. An example of the guidelines is: for a family of one, gross monthly income can be $352.60; family of 2, $468.75 per month; etc. This is monthly cash flow independant of food stamps, sayings, property holdings unless receiving interest on a monthly cash basis. Do contact the Senior Advocate who is this areas administrator of the energy assistance program. The telephone number is 429-3912. Many wise folk have already received up to $300 in help for one of either oil, wood, or electric. Returning to the subject of “welfare, take note that welfare merely means “the well-being of people” .' Orginally an expression of society’s compassion for its own. Sadly and somewhat typically of human nature the term “Welfare” now carries negative overtones caused by the individual rather than a compassionate society. Girl Scouts to have Thinking day The Girl Scouts from the Vernonia area will participate in Girl Scout’s Annual Thinking Day event on Saturday, Feb. 23, at Portland Community College’s Sylvania Campus in Portland. Thinking Day is an event recognized by Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world in celebration of Lord and Lady Baden-Pdwell’s birthdays. Lord Baden- Powell founded the Boy Scout movement and subsequent Girl Scout movement in London, England in 1908. “As a world-wide organization, Thinking Day gives girls opportunity to ‘think’ of their sister scouts in different countries, and leam about some of their crafts, foods and customs,” explained Non Skinner and Celest Pilgrim, local leaders. The Girl Scouts will, be attending sessions throughout the (fay Where they will learn about and participate in activities orginating from other countries. Over 2300 Girl Scouts and their leaders from the Columbia River Girl Scout Council will attend the event. The Council spans 13 counties in Oregon and Washington. . Vial of Life Program the scene following a Medical Emergency. Those participating in the program, designed especially for the elderly, with chronic health problems and persons living alone, will be given an information sheet on which they will list all health problems, allergies, their doctor’s name, the hospital they prefer, and whom to notify in case of an emergency, and a vial in which to place the information. The vial is then to be placed in a specified position in their regrigerator where it can be easily located in an emergency, and a florescent sticker will be placed on the, front door of the home, so those responding to the emergency will be aware that the information is available. Also remember to update the form when any-of the information should change. (Such as medicine, doctor, etc.). Contact your local Senior Advocate to get your Vial of Life or Columbia County Council of Senior Citizens Office. Telephone numbers: St. Helens, 397-4444; Scappoose, 543-2047; Rainier, 556-3889; Vernonia 429-3912; Clatskanie 728-3806;, Council of Seniors (Becky) 397-4000, Melodrama cast to meet tonight Vernonia Jaycees Melodrama meeting went over very well with lots of old familiar faces and some new ones. For anyone interested in auditions or casting for the Melodrama play, there will be a m eeting a t Carolyn K easeys’ a t 8 Thursday evening. A follow-up meeting will be at the I.O.O.F. Hall Monday, Feb. 25 at 8 pm concerning the Melodrama. All interested persons feel welcome to come in and help. This is fast becoming the fun project we all remember. We have a few surprises up our sleeves for you “weary” audiences. We hope to have one of the best productions ever. These jobs with the Melodrama need to be filled: Costumes, Make-Up, Hall Decorations. Also good olio acts. Please contact Dolly Keenan (Olio) 429-6115; Fred Klinger, 429-2531;..Pete Forgy (Chairman) 429-2855. 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