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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1994)
*• • May your holiday sea son be bright with joy and happiness and may you have a blessed New Year! Bob, Julie, Jenny and Sarah NEHALEM VALLEY SANITARY SERVICE 917 Madison Ave., Vernonia • 429*8711 Merry Christmas Happy New Year from the whole gang J o in us New Year’s Day fo r a C h a m p a g n e B ru n c h 10 am - 2 pm The Brown Derby 324-8121 • Banks, Oregon The Vernonia senior c iti zens enjoyed one of th e ir most successful Christmas dinner gatherings in recent m em ory, as 87 m em bers gathered to share the festival meal. Eight other members, all shut-ins, had the meal de^ livered to their homes. Cap ping the o cca sio n was a Christmas carol concert pre sented by Vernonia elemen ta ry school stud en ts, who a lso bro ug ht an a rra y of hand-crafted Christmas greet ing cards for the seniors to use. Ja n u a ry w ill be a busy month, according to Nellie Tipton, beginning with the first meeting of the newly consti tuted board of directors,on the 6th. On the same day, other members will take Col- co to the Forest Grove Resi dential C enter to v isit and share lunch. Anticipated by many is a gre a t s o cia l event on the 17th, when seniors will enjoy the opportunity to spend an afternoon reviving and renew ing their sense of rhythm, as a threesome of dancers from Portland visit the center to demonstrate and teach both old and new dance steps. Posters and invitations will be sent to other senior centers in the county, inviting them to join the party. A minimum do nation of $3 pe r person is suggested to cover expenses for the program. Seniors will travel to the H illsboro Senior C enter on the 20th to share lunch and visit with members there. The center will be closed on S aturday, Sunday and Monday of both the C hrist mas and New Year w e e k ends. January birthdays are: 9th, Sib Falconer; 14th, G race Mathews; 15th, Sandy Frantz; 16th, Ora George and Mary Lou Harmon; 20th, Pat Olson and 21st, Myra Baska. Damien S. Cox cific and Indian Oceans, with the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu. SELL UNWANTED ITEMS in the classifieds. Call 429-9410 to place your ad. Air Force Airman Damien S. Cox has arrived for duty at the Royal Air Force Alcon- bu ry base in C am bridge, England. Cox, a television and intru sion detectrion systems ap p re n tice , is the son of Gonzales and Dayle Cox of Vernonia. He is a 1993 grad uate of Vernonia High School. Jerry Preston Navy P etty O ffic e r 2nd Class Jerry Preston recently com pleted a six-m onth de ployment to the western Pa D uring the deploym ent, Preston and other crew mem bers served three months off the coast of Somalia, helping in the evacuation of U.S. citi zens from Rwanda and Bu rundi. Preston is the son of Chris tine Preston of Vernonia. He graduated from Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego, in 1979 and joined the Navy in 1983. Worried about the cost? At Tuality Healthy Start, no one is turned away because of inability to pay. ■ Personal visits with a certified nurse-midwife ■ Prenatal care, hospital delivery and follow-up care ■ All-women staff ■ Accepting new clients Call 429-9191 TA A U o. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in the New Year. Antifreeze Heating Oil Accepting most non-HMO insurance carriers, certain Oregon Health Plan providers (Tuality Health Alliance, Good Health Plan and CareOregon), and private-pay clients. Tuality Healthy Start Vernonia Health Center 854 Grant Avenue G/ortas S p ar Tree (ôis/ung g o a a Safe & ffappg f/oficfag faEETiNGS We will close at 5:00 p.m. Dec. 24th and remain closed until Jan. 3,1995. (ootCforuiarc/ Cl,mron C a ll J a c k to servin g goci in 4 2 9 -6 6 0 6 the com ing gear. WILCOX & FLEGEL n '■ - 720 Rose Avenue, Vernonia 62465 Nehalem Hwy. N. Vernonia • 429-1805 A d k îîtlo n S Nicole J. Greenwood N icole Jean G reenwood was born Dec. 6, 1994, at Tu ality Hospital in Hillsboro. The d a u g h te r of Lori and G ary ' Greenwood of Vernonia, she weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20-1/2 inches long at birth. Her grandparents are Fran S lo an of B e a ve rto n , Rick S trom o f E ugene, Jack Greenwood of Vernonia and Pennie Sweider of Bend. E v a n g e lic a l C hurch Christmas Eve service A special Christm as Eve service will be held Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at the Vernonia Evangelical Bible Church. The s p e c ia l s e rv ic e in cludes singing carols, lighting the Advent Wreath, Scripture reading, special music and a true story about Christm as, said Pastor Grant Williams. “ P lease jo in o u r ch u rch fam ily as we celeb rate the b irth of C h ris t,” W illia m s added. The church is located at 957 State Avenue. For addi tional inform ation, call 429- 6790. County United Way nears goal amount Through Dec. 14, cash and pledges for the current United W ay o f C o lu m b ia C o u n ty campaign, total $185,669, or 94 percent of the $197,000 goal, according to executive director Suzanne Arnits. “W e e x p e c t to c o n tin e gathering campaign informa tion until February, which is typical,” she said. Anyone in terested in donating can ei ther mail a contribution to the United Way office, 310 Co lumbia Blvd., St. Helens, OR 97051, o r contact A rn its at (503)397-3511.
