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The INDEPENDENT, July 21, 1999 — f i — ■ 0 S h M ‘ ■ - i :*& ■ ', <t . Page 7 — ? ' „■>, .<...• - ,■> / . i--'*? y; i ; • < ..... ■'■-a . ; . : j? : Upward Bound program stimulates students’ desire to succeed Summer for teenagers usu ally includes trips to the local pool and hanging out at the mall or movie theater. Howev er, for nearly 50 students, much of the summer will be spent in classes at Pacific Uni versity to get extra academic instruction and a glance at col- Trips out of county reduced by COLCO C O LC O T ra n s p o rta tio n Manager Shelly Clauser has informed Vernonia COLCO that they will be limited to just one out-of-county trip each week, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Mondays. The cut back is effective Au gust 2nd. Vernonia COLCO has been scheduling two out-of-county trips per week so local resi dents can make appointments or take care of other business in Washington and Multnomah Counties. Clauser said she regrets the inconvenience, but expenses must be reduced if COLCO is to remain in business. lege life through the Upward Bound program. Started at Pacific University in 1966, Upward Bound offers students individual tutoring and counseling in addition to acad- mic coursework. To qualify for the program, the high school students must be the first in their family to pursue a four- year college degree or low in come. The goal, according to Director Bobbi Nickels, is to help the students improve their academic and social skills in preparation for college. “A lot of these are students who might drop out of high school or not go on to college without this help,” she said. Approximately 92-percent of seniors who at tend Upward Bound pursue a post-secondary education, something many of them did not consider a priority until Up ward Bound. “Upward Bound taught me some good study skills and motivated me to do things I never thought I could do,” said John Bushard of Portland, who has spent four summers in the program. During the six-week pro gram that runs through August 6, the students live at Pacific University and experience sev eral aspects of college life in cluding attending classes and living in dorms. Academic sub- jects covered are math, read- ing/literature, English composi tion, foreign language and sci ence. Upward Bound coun selors and teaching staff live in the residence halls with the students and serve as aca demic tutors and role models in addition to leading the students in social and cultural activities. “I took classes that have put me ahead,” said Jake McMillan who wrtl attend Pacific Univer sity in the fall after three sum mers in Upward Bound. “I hope it will help keep me ahead in college as well.” Time to register for Echoing Evergreen day camp Echoing Evergreen Day Camp - previously sponsored by Vernonia area Girl Scouts and now by the Vernonia Booster Club - will be held Au gust 9-13. The week of activities at Camp Wilkerson is designed for boys and girls from kinder garten through sixth grade. Camp hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for most of the campers. Families are invited to enjoy a campfire program presented by the campers on Thursday, Aug. 12; on Friday, Aug. 13, children in fourth through sixth grades may join in an overnight activity. Registration fees are $25 per camper, or $10 for teen aides-in-training. The fee in cludes lunch; arrangements can be made for transporta tion. Scholarships are avail able. For further information, call Shelly Lende at 429-3300, Cathy Ward at 429-1150, or Nona Skinner at 429-8401. PCC offers credit classes in childhood development Portland Community Col lege will offer a 3-credit class on Child Development in St. Helens, in September. The class is being offered on a trial basis. If class attendance sup ports the effort, PCC will offer other early childhood education classes in winter and spring term 1999-2000. The class will cover topics such as physical and motor de velopment, emotional, social and intellectual development. The class will be three hours long, one night per week. PCC classes are transferable col lege credit classes. To register, call Portland Community College, 397-1311. For more information, call Child Care Resource & Referral, 397-3511 or USDA Child Care Food Program, 397-2063 Former Vernonian, missing for five days, found safe 1 — V R etire 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. 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 Howard “Don” Huss, a for mer Vernonia resident and businessman, was found safe after being missing for more than five days in southern Mon tana. The 72 year-old Huss was driving from his home at Crook ed River Ranch to visit a rela 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 G race R eformed B aptist C hurch Roger Kruger, Pastor, 397-6883 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St. Vernonia, 429-1941 500 California Ave Vernonia, 429-5378 D.J. Dickey, Pastor Grant & North Streets Vernonia, 429-1919 or 429-8720 Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Prayer, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Services: Adult Prayer & Children’s Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Afternoon Worship 2:00 p.m. S t . A ugustine (C anterbury ) E piscopal C hurch 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. * Sunday Services, 9:30 a.m. V ernonia F oursquare C hurch A ssembly of G od Pastor Paul Pastor 850 Madison Avenue Vernonia, 429-1103 Michael Jackson, Pastor 662 Jefferson Vernonia, 429-6353 Sunday Worship Services 10:30 a.m. Ch ‘ ‘ ' Sunday * ‘ School ‘ ‘ children’s Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Evening Service Youth Ministry Children’s Ministry Nursery Available Women’s Bible Study, 1st & 3rd Mon. 7:00 p.m. Women’s Ministry, Alternate Wed. 7:00 p.m. a The Rev. Robert Grafe, Vicar 960 Missouri Vernonia 429-3700 Men’s Ministry 7:45 a.m. 3rd Saturday, each month tive in South Dakota. As he was traveling on Interstate 90 near Lodge Grass, Mont., for unexplained reasons he parked and left his pickup truck. Using tracking dogs, the Big Horn County search and res cue team found no trace of him in the rolling, brush-covered hills. As three days of rainy Support the | merchants who make your community newspaper possible. weather was followed by two days of blistering heat, hope was fading when the searchers finally found him about two miles from his truck. He was taken by ambulance to Big Horn County Memorial Hospital in Hardin. Though Huss had lost his shoes and his feet were in bad shape, he was in relatively good health. He appeared to be lucid and was aware of his surroundings, according to Un dersheriff Gary Liming, but of fered no explanation about what happened. Huss and his wife, Shirley, moved to central Oregon when he retired and sold his busi ness, Don’s Auto Body, in Ver nonia. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. F irst B aptist C hurch 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. Visitation, Monday 7:00 p.m. Bible Study, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. F irst C hristian C hurch Joel Stith, Pastor 410 North St., Vernonia, 429-6522 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. N orth Clackamas Synchro Stars Saturday, Aug. 7th • 7:0 0 pm At Cedar Ridge, 18062 Keasey Road, Vernonia Admission: Donation + Non-perishable Food Item All proceeds go to benefit Vernonia Cares fy&atws 9tnpidà& ¿Afü&ÂAo ßak HOT, ICED & BLENDED DRINKS & TEA jAiea/r (bomdA on JunAjdat/A-^oin ‘M a ! 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