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The INDEPENDENT, April 21, 1999 Page 7 Health Motes By Audeen Wagner Bolmeier Park during the Vernonia/Solv Cleanup Day last Saturday. Prevention of child abuse is local and national goal The National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (NCPCA) announces that the month of April is celebrated throughout the country as Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month long observance was designat ed for the first time by Presi dential proclamation in 1983. Since that time, individuals and organizations have joined to gether during April to raise the public’s awareness of child abuse and its prevention. R e tire m e n t Residence A n Alzheimer's Specialty Home Licensed • Class-II DON FOSTER • OWNER/MANAGER 16941 Timber Rd. East • Vernonia, OR 97064 • (503) 429-1152 V ernonia E vangelical B ible C hurch Grant Williams, Pastor 957 State Avenue Vernonia, 429-6790 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Children's Church w/Nursery Evening Fellowship 6:00 p.m. Nursery Care Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m. Bible Studies, Wed. 7:00 p.m. G race R eformed B aptist C hurch D.J. Dickey, Pastor Grant & North Streets Vernonia, 429-1919 or 429-8720 Sunday Services: Adult Prayer & Children's Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Afternoon Worship 2:00 p.m. Tuesday Service: All Family Bible Study, 7:30 p.m. Every Second Sunday, the 2:00 p.m. Worship is replaced by a Fellowship Meal following the 11 a.m. service. A ssembly of G od Michael Jackson, Pastor 662 Jefferson Vernonia, 429-6353 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study. 1st & 3rd Mon. 7:00 p.m. Women’s Ministry, Alternate Wed. 7:00 p.m. S t . M ary ' s C atholic C hurch Fr. Ron Millican Pastoral Administrator Lani Vandehey 960 Missouri Avenue Vernonia, 429-8841 Mass Sundays 10:00 a.m. Reconciliation 9:30-9:45 a.m. or by appointment The public, rightly outraged by reports that over a million children are abused and neg lected each year, and that three children die each day due to abuse, have become in volved in activities and events that promote the message that child abuse can and must be prevented. Interest in Child Abuse Pre vention Month has grown tremendously, as evidenced by the expanding list of activities that are offered in communities in every state. The activities vary widely but many of them are designed to involve more citizens in recognizing the im- C hurch of J esus C hrist of L atter D ay S aints Lee Knowlton, Branch President 1350 E. Knott Street Vernonia, 429-7151 Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a m. Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m. Relief Society, Priesthood and Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m. S eventh D ay A dventist N ehalem V alley B ible C hurch Roger Kruger, Pastor, 397-6883 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St. Vernonia, 429-1941 500 California Ave Vernonia, 429-5378 Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Prayer, 7:00 p.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. F irst B aptist C hurch S t . A ugustine (C anterbury ) E piscopal C hurch The Rev. Robert Grafe, Vicar 960 Missouri Vernonia 429-3700 Sunday Services, 9:30 a.m. John Cahill, Pastor 952 Washington Avenue Vernonia, 429-1161 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Maybe you have noticed all the activity around the old Pharmacy Building. The Vernonia Health Center Board of Directors and Providence Family Medicine - Vernonia are happy to report that “groundbreaking" has started at last for our new clinic! Since April 12, construction crews have been working inside the building, getting ready to build the new clinic. Jill Arena, Director of Physician Services, attended the Board’s meeting last Wednesday, and gave a very positive report on the construction phase. Barring unforseen snags, the construction should be completed in July, with the move into the completely renovated building soon after that. This represents a great deal of work and planning accomplished by both Providence Health System staff and the Vernonia Board, and will translate into a bet ter served community. In addition to the much-needed additional space, new services will be offered, such as x-ray, space for physical therapy and counseling, and much more. The new face you' will see at the clinic on Mondays is Jami Minyard, Medical Assistant for Dr. Livingston. A lifelong resident of St. Helens, she got her medical training in Portland, and has worked for Providence Health System since January. Jami lives in St. Helens with her three children, Joshua 9, Jordan 7, and Skylar 5. Dr. Livingston and Jami will be seeing patients in Vernonia every Monday. Providence’s new computer system is up and running very successfully, providing Vernonia with a state-of-the-art Electronic Medical Record system. An amazing amount of medical informa tion will be at the fingertips of the staff, from scheduling to pre scriptions to medical histories of patients and much more. This kind of efficient records-keeping is pretty advanced in the field, and the staff at the clinic has worked very hard to learn how to system. use it...they are delighted with portance of children by offering poster contests, special pro grams, messages distributed widely on tee shirts, buttons, and grocery bags, and confer ences by child abuse preven tion organizations. Part of the appeal of a na tional campaign to address a serious issue like child abuse is the opportunity for citizens who are concerned about the prob- lemn to become involved in preventing child abuse right in their own communities. Some ways individuals or organizations can help in the community are to help parents by establishing a parent sup port group or child play group, or just by offering to give a stressed parent a break by babysitting, responding when you see abuse in public, and examining your own parenting practices and seeking help when you need it. The National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse is a volun teer-based, not-for-profit or ganization, established in 1972. Call (800) CHILDREN for more information, or visit their website at www.child- abuse.org. A married couple that plays cards together is just a fight that hasn’t started yet. — George Bui Dawn K. Lee Dianna A. Punzel Dawn K. Lee and Diana A. Punzel have joined the United States Army under the Delayed Entry program. Lee joined at the U.S. Army Recruiting Sta tion in Longview, Wash. Punzel joined at the U.S. Army Re cruiting Station, Hillsboro. The program gives young men and women the opportuni ty to delay entering active duty for up to one year. The enlistment gives new soldiers the option to learn a new skill, travel and become el igible to receive as much as $50,000 toward a college edu cation. After completion of ba sic military training, soldiers re ceive advanced individual train ing in their career specialty. Lee will report to Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., for basic training in Au gust. She is the daughter of Dana E. Lee of Vernonia. Punzel, a student at Banks High School, will report to Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., for basic training in August. She is the daughter of Mari lyn D. and Leonard S. Punzel of Banks. V ernonia F oursquare C hurch Visitation, Monday 7:00 p.m. Bible Study, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Pastor Paul Pastor 850 Madison Avenue Vernonia, 429-1103 F irst C hristian C hurch (faaiivB 9mfud&£ ¿ ajmibaao i B oa Joel Stith, Pastor 410 North St., Vernonia, 429-6522 HOT, ICED & BLENDED DRINKS & TEA Sunday Worship Services 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Evening Service Youth Ministry Children’s Ministry Nursery Available Men’s Ministry 7:45 a.m. 3rd Saturday, each month J asa / i (bonudtA on Ju&Ajdai/A-Qoin QA a ! Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Every Wednesday: Ladies' Bible Study, 9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir 3:00 p.m. Family Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Women's Fellowship, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. PASTRIES, MUFFINS, COOKIES, BAGELS (p A jo /n S p & z i a l A - f a l l f o h 9 n f o J h a A a fu tu ik W n A A a q c • f a l l foA d id ailA ( NAIL A TANNING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE ") 854 BRIDGE ST., VERNONIA • 429-9011 REG HOUR& Mon 5:30a-12:30p • Tu-F 5:30a-5p«Sa 7a-5p» Su 8a-4p~ j
