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Planning underway for second 24 Hour Relay event
Planning for the Second An
nual Columbia County Relay
Challenge is underway! It will
be held in October at Rainier
High School.
The purpose of the Relay
Challenge is to bring people
from throughout Columbia
County together to have fun
and raise money to support
positive youth activities.
The Relay Challenge will be
held from 11 a.m. on Friday,
October 8, to 11 a.m. Saturday,
October 9. Schools will not be
in session on October 8 be
cause of teacher in-service.
Leading the event are Diane
Croisant manager of the Pre-
vention/lntervention Team for
Columbia
County
Mental
Health, and Jan Kenna, direc
tor of the Columbia County
Commission on Children and
By Patricia Olson
eral possibilities are being pur
sued. Keep in touch.
We are getting lots of good
Our cook, Chris Johnson,
responses about our many
had surgery on April 16th. She
changes of appearance at the
is taking two weeks off to re
Center. There is a comfortable
cover. In her absence. Jamie
sitting and TV viewing area.
Peura will provide our meals.
The craft and fabric depart
April birthdays are: Wally
ment still has work to be done
Noakes, 4th; Dick Harrold, 8th;
on it.
Norbert Pelster, 9th; Dot
Our Monday quilters are
Yadon, 14th; Duane Garvin,
busily doing a beautiful quilt top 18th; Mary Steele and Louise
and .would welcome new peo Pelster, 23rd. Happy birthday
ple to help or learn.
to our dear ones.
We need someone who
Enjoy the sun and grab the
would be dependable for our
sunscreen. Come see us and
“Meals On Wheels” delivery. share your favorite flower with
Eric Olson has been doing this us, or sit in for a few hands of
with either Gerald Russell or cards. You’re always welcome.
Willie Brewer as his back-up.
This would be a satisfying and
b cobu
fulfilling volunteer job for some
one with a reliable car.
Hayden Elton Cieloha
Good news for the party
Hayden Elton Cieloha was
who lost their keys when they
born March 28, 1999, at Merid PEO elects officers
brought in newspapers. We
ian Park Hospital in Tualatin. for the coming year
found them! Just come in and
He weighed nine pounds, one
identify them.
The Vernonia chapter of
ounce, and was 20-3/4 inches
The Senior Center dining
P.E.O. recently held election
long.
room will be the location of a
and
installation of officers for
He is the first child of Amy
benefit dinner for Habitat For and Frank Cieloha, both gradu the next year. The new officers
Humanity on May 15th. Watch
ates of Vernonia High School. are President Carolyn Keasey,
for posters soon. Advance tick
The new parents reside in Vice-President Mary Tolonen,
et purchases are encouraged
Recording
Secretary Judi
Newburg.
and are available from Pat Ol
Gwin, Treasurer Claudine East,
son. Call 429-2581 for further Natai Grange roast Chaplain Diane Waltrip, Guard
Carol Davis, Corresponding
info.
beef
dinner
readied
Secretary Audeen Wagner and
The Thrift Store welcomes
The
public
is
invited
to
enjoy
Historian, Alvilda Hearing.
your good quality, reusable
Two new members, Louise
items and encourages you to the annual Roast Beef Dinner
at
the
Natal
Grange
on
Sun
Hamnett and Darlene McLeod,
bring them during business
day,
May
2,
from
1:00
to
3:00
were
welcomed into the P.E.O.
hours or to use the drop box
p.m.
In
addition
to
a
full
roast
Sisterhood, with Initiation held
outside the east entrance after
beef
meal,
there
will
be
great
at a recent meeting.
hours.
homemade
pies
for
dessert.
P.E.O. is an international or
We would like to remind you
Prices
are
$6.00
for
adults,
ganization of women focused
that the term “seniors” indi
$3.00
for
children
ages
6-12,
on education for women. The
cates that we are older people.
free
for
ages
5
and
under.
local group gives a scholarship
When you leave heavy bundles
Natal
Grange
is
on
Hwy.
47
to
a graduating senior girl from
of newspaper or bags of cloth
between
Mist
and
Vernonia.
Vernonia High School every
ing in the entry, one of us has
year, and also helps returning
to carry them in. Could we ask
Vernonia
PTA
sets
college women finance their
you to make the few extra
ongoing education through
steps to bring them inside, election of officers
please?
Election of officers for the scholarships and loans,
I have not heard of any Vernonia Community PTA will
planned trips just now, but sev- be held at the April meeting on
Anyone interested in serving
Thursday, April 22, at 7:00 p.m. on the executive board of the
in the Washington Grade PTA is encouraged to attend
School library.
this meeting.
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is to have close to 500 commu
nity members participating in
the event.
Anyone interested in partici
pating in the event or being in
volved in the organization of
the event, contact Jan Kenna
from the Commission on Chil
dren and Families at 397-7211.
Families.
Last year, in the first 24-
Hour Relay Challenge, there
were nearly 200 participants
and over 200 volunteers who
helped with the event. The par
ticipants ran or walked a total
of 1,703 miles during the 24
hour period. This year our goal
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