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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1998)
X •M Page 4 w hm bm m The INDEPENDENT, July 1,1998 Business notes workshop leads to help for local business owners Business owners interested in taking advantage of work shops in Vernonia for small and emerging businesses, and/or one-on-one business counsel ing will soon be able to do so. At a June 19 meeting, local business owners met with members of the Oregon Rural Development Council to exam ine the needs of businesses in the area. As a result of discus sion, small business work shops and one-on-one busi ness counseling were offered by the Small Business Devel opment Center of Portland Community College and the Small Business Assistance program of Portland State Uni versity. Vernonia Community Devel opment Corporation (VCDC) will act as local coordinator for the programs by gathering the names of interested individu als. Local business owners who wish to be included are asked to call either Jim Tierney at 429-0720, or Julius Dalzell at 429-4037, with areas of in terest and the best times to meet. Access to financing was also discussed at the meeting, for both new and on-going businesses. Arrangements will be made, through VCDC, to work individually with the busi nesses to meet their financial needs. An anniversary celebration with lots of celebrants W hen G ordon Sm ith and C huck H endryx, ow ners of Vernonia Sentry Market, reached their 25th year of serving the community, they decided to celebrate by giving away lots of groceries. Pictured above are some of the winners in the big 25th Anniversary Giveaway. Winning a year’s supply of various items — ranging from orange juice to bath tissue to ice cream — were Dawn Naeve, Lynn O’Dair, KC Cradit, Sandy W elch, Cristina Hein, Barb Ervin, Betty Holsey, Gunny Cox, Rebecca Brookins, Michael Spry, Alice Brock, Liz White, Vicky and David Rice, Randy Witworth, Nancy Devine, Lauri Jerman, Julie Budge, Wally Thomas, Don Kids’ summertime favorite: The Ice Cream Truck!! Linville, Gwen Green, Kelly Sohler, Kelly Ellson, Patty Fogel, Trisha Maldonado and Paula Stover. W inners of specific items were Todd Sullivan, Archway Cookies picnic table; Dawn Titus, Advantix camera; Shirlee Daughtry, $100 gift certificate; Trudy G issel, W eber barbecue; Tammy Smith, Glad kitchen tool kit; Lori Sutton, gift package. Sentry manager Randy Parrow is at the far left; assistant manaaer Derrell Rush is on the far riqht. Dixie Sweets u YES! 75. WE HAVE 4/4 N o t h in g o v e r LOCAL CALL $ 1 .0 0 INTERNET ACCESS! P o p s ic le s . ..2 5 0 I t a lia n Ic e s NO LONG DISTANCE CHARGES!! Sugar Free & Fat Free Available! Pick up your FREE copy of C om puter Bits at Listen fo r us The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge St. 4 2 9 -4 0 4 5 507 Rose Ave., Vernonia “My kids had seen ice cream trucks when they’d visited oth er places,” Larry Bays said when asked why he decided to start Dixie Sweets, an ice cream truck business, “and they wanted to know why there wasn’t one in Vernonia. So I checked it out and started it.” Now, whenever the temper ature is over 70 degrees, Bays and his little sign-covered truck will drive throughout town, alerting ice cream lovers with tinkling melodies. When the temperature falls under 70 de grees, he will be out only on Fridays and Saturdays. In addi- tion to local neighborhoods, Vernonia Lake and Anderson Park, Bays’ route also includes Big Eddy Park on Fridays, Sat urdays and Sundays. Bays, who is a single father, knows how every dime counts in a family, so $1.00 is the highest price for any of the treats he carries, and popsicles are only 25-cents. He also pro vides sugar-free and fat-free treats for health conscious folks. (fa a tw n Qmfudisi fapAaAAo &aA TRY OUR NEW BLENDED ICE DRINKS CALL 429-9011 FOR TANNING APPOINTMENTS Ylail dpfwinimiutiA sia/dinq 6 HOURS: MON 5:30 -12:30 • TU. W, TH & F 5:30-5:30 • SAT 7-5:30 • SUN 8-5 “ 854 BRIDGE ST?. VERNONIA • 429-9011 Ice Cream Truck in Your Neighborhood! Quality, Comfort and Convenience Each room equipped with Color TV, Private Bath and Separate Entrance. Continental Breakfast • Hot Tubs Handicapped Access • Children Welcome 8 0 0 -3 5 4 -9 4 9 4 or 5 0 3 -4 2 9 -4 0 0 6 900 Madison Ave., Vernonia Just 1 block off Hwy. 47 , JSC Vernonia Inn - a fully licensed Bed & Breakfast ' 3 V. .V 1 : i
