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.
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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
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Joel Stith, Pastor
410 North St., Vernonia, 429-6522
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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
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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.
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