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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1999)
By Patricia Olson boree. They will host a break fast both Saturday and Sunday and will also be performing. We have been enjoying the summer days, happy to have sun at last...at least most days. Our next potluck and board Many new things are taking place and it makes our heads meeting will be August 6. This is not a kitchen potluck, so food spin to keep up. We have a dishes are needed. Hot or cold new day for the quilters; they main dishes, salads, desserts, now meet on Tuesdays, and are anxious to meet new peo bread or rolls. We have some ple, whether experienced or good cooks in our midst. Don’t hide your talents. beginners. We still need volunteers for We are still waiting to see if our cook, Chris Johnson is go the Thrift Shop, janitorial, etc. Your hour, or more, will be ap ing to be able to come back. In preciated very much. the meantime, we are being Starting in August, foot care taken care of by Dannette Huckins. Others have pitched will be the fourth Tuesday of in, when needed, to keep the the month. Birthdays for July are as fol crew fed. I am asked to remind you to lows: 1st, Margaret Berndt; 3rd, check your membership cards, as some of you are approach Tessie Aldrich; 6th, Isabelle Culbertson; 22nd, Ruth Tandy; ing renewal time. Colco still has the blue jack 23rd, Bob Wiley; 26th, Aretha et that was left on the van. If Ritz; 30th Scotty Weimer. Hope the owner will please come in this is the best one yet. If you and identify it, they can be re come have lunch with us, we'll sing Happy Birthday to you united with it immediately. The van will be taking a ...such a great deal!!! Please drop by during your group to the Columbia County Fair on June 21st. Call if you busy summer. It’s usually quite cool in our building and we’ll want to be a part of this. The Sweet Adelines will be have a cookie or doughnut for using our facility during Jam- you. Doll house raffle will aid housing Habitat for Humanity will make an appearance in the Vernonia Friendship Jam boree, both in the parade and with a booth. A beautiful 4’ x 8’ playhouse, complete with window boxes and shutters, will be on display during Jamboree. The play house, built by Boyd Ruby, will be raffled off as a fund raiser for Habitat for Humanity. Oviatt fishing derby enjoyed by youth Eight-year-old Tyler Clines won all three prizes at last month’s Wells Oviatt Memorial Fishing Derby. He had the biggest, the most and the longest fish caught. Placing second, third and fourth, respectively, were Gavin Roberts and Brandon Johnson, both eight years, and 12-year- old Zack Agee. Each of the children in the fishing derby re ceived a pizza certificate and a two-for-one hamburger from Leonetti’s Pizza & Grill. This was the second chil dren’s fishing derby in honor of Oviatt, a former city councilor and fishing enthusiast who taught hundreds of children to fish, often providing the fishing gear as well. The event was held at Vernonia Lake. Space available in community garden There are still some spaces left in the Vernonia Community Garden at Blue Heron Hollow. Each space is $25.00. For information, call Mark Brown at 429-6052. « »I The booth will be alongside the new Vernonia Health Cen ter and tickets will be available there throughout Jamboree weekend. Look for the colorful Habitat for Humanity booth starting Friday, August 6th. Benefit for musical stage features music Three benefit programs are scheduled to help defray the costs of putting on the annual Vernonia Alternative Stage dur ing the Vernonia Friendship Jamboree. The King Brothers, Blind Rootin’ Hogs and many other area musicians will perform July 24 at Columbia Tavern in St. Helens, July 29 at the Rogue Pub in North Plains and July 31 at The Lyon’s Den in Vernonia. The Alternative Stage pro vides free, live, family enter tainment for all three days of Jamboree with local favorites such as Alfred Easter, the King Brothers, Lynn Conover and Jim Boyer, and Baby Gramps. It also presents more unusual entertainment with musical saw players and a jug band jam. Two AARP “55 Alive” class es will be held in Hillsboro next month and three are scheduled for September. The refresher classes for older drivers will be held at the following times and places: August 9-.1_0 St. Vincent Heath & Lifestyle Center, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., 1885 NW 185th, Tanasbourne, contact 598- 9625. Tuality Education Center, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m,. 8th and Baseline, Hillsboro, contact 681-1700. September 13- 14 - St. Vincent Heath and Life Center, 8:30-12:30 p.m., 1885 NW 185th, Tanas bourne. 14- 15 - Tuality Education Center, 6:00 p.m.-10 p.m., 8th and Baseline, Hillsboro. 20-21 - Tuality Education Center, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 8th and Baseline, Hillsboro. C o m m u n ity Awareness Day Community Awareness Day at the Columbia County Fair will be Sunday, July 25, and will focus on a county-wide food drive by offering one-dollar off the ticket price, from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., for each person who brings a canned food donation. Non-perishable food donations will also be accepted every day during the fair. All food collected will go to Columbia Pacific Food Bank for distribution to emergency food pantries in the county. Additionally, a hog raffle will be held to raise funds for the county food bank. Two people will each win half of a hog. Tick ets will be available at the fair July 21-25, with the drawing on Sunday, July 25. Winners need not be present, they will be called. All proceeds from the raffle will go to the county food bank. Community Awareness Day is sponsored by Kristen Elkins, with the help of Off the Hill Livestock 4-H Club and Koun- try Kids 4-H Club. Jacksonville. Great Grandparents are MacKenzie Rochelle Willard Richard Goodman of Vernonia, was born June 19, 1999, at St. Kenneth Mainwaring of Central Vincent Hospital in Portland. Point and Bertha Raymer of She weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz. and Redmond. was 20-1/4 inches long. MacKenzie is the first child of Landon T. Bateman Donald and Bertha Willard of Landon Thomas Bateman Forest Grove. Grandparents are Diane and was born July 1, 1999. He Bob Cordrey of Vernonia, Don weighed 5 lbs. 7oz. and was ald Willard of Paradise, Calif., 19 1/2 inches long. Landon joins his parents Bri Enrique and Virginia Rosas of an and Kelly Bateman in their Veracruz, Mexico. Great-grandmother is Scotty Vernonia home. Grandparents are Gregg Weimer of Vernonia. Parker, and Ken and Helen Bateman, all of Vernonia, Norm and Carol Chapman of McMin Jessika Marie Goodman Jessika Marie Goodman nville, and Jim and Linda was born June 27, 1999 at St. Kresin of Forest Grove. Great Grandparents are Vincent Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz, and was 19 inches Don and Betty Holsey, and Ina Bateman, all of Vernonia, Kim long. and Dorthy Parker of Sweet Jessika joins her parents Jeff and Karin Goodman, and Home, Ron and Lois Peterson her brother J.P. in their Vernon of Woodburn, Jim and Peg Foster of Lincoln City and ia home. Grandparents are Skip and Verdell Armstrong of Forest Shirley Goodman of Vernonia, Grove. Mackenzie R. Willard and Regina Mainwaring of Jason Clay Foutch Etta Russell in Fair Lady role Jason Clay Foutch was born July 10, 1999. He weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz and was 20 1/2 inch es long. A special event each year at Jason joins his parents the Columbia County Fair is Michael Foutch and Becky the selection of a queen for the Johnston, and siblings Levi, My Fair Lady Court. Five con Luke,. Tarrah, Kayleigh and testants are involved, each of Ethan in their Vernonia home. them representing one of the Grandparents are Jim and senior citizen centers in the Joanie Swope of Spokane, county. Wash., Fred and Martie Foutch of Arkansas and Betty Sue Representing the Vernonia Evans of northern California. Senior Citizens this year is Etta Russell, a resident of Vernonia Good food builds since 1948. While married to a healthy body. Gerald Russell and raising three children, Etta worked for What are you feed ten years at Tektronix and was ing your spirit? active for 28 years in Home Ex tension. More recently, she vol unteered for ten years at the senior center, working in vari ous capacities that included chairman of the nutrition pro gram. Etta is also a 60 year member of the Nazarene 662 Jefferson A ven u e Church. Assembly of God The My Fair Lady Pageant is at 1:00 p.m. today. V ernonia, O rego n 429-6353 Mike Jackson - Pastor M U S IC INSTRUCTION Wish you had an extra car and driver? y - , • Harmony J to I • Theory Let COLCO transport you or your children to the Swimming Pool Golf Course, Library, an appointment or shopping. Call: l*i »Jazz Theory • Improvi sation Private Lessons Beginner to Advanced All Instruments $10 per half-hour Bob Ragsdale 4 2 9 -2 9 2 9 e ° Lco Public Transportation for ALL Columbia County Citizens. Our caring, courteous drivers are committed to safety Please call 24 hours in advance. • M-F 8 00 a m - 3:30 p.m 1 -8 0 0 -G O C O LC O II
