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The INDEPENDENT, February 2, 2000
Community
O pen w id e fo r visiting dental van
Northwest Medical Teams day and the patient or family
has again offered to help the must not show evidence of re
Vernonia area. Four years ago, cent treatment by a private
they donated many hours and dentist or other provider.
The NWMTI volunteer med
hundreds of thousands of dol
lars in personal and household ical personnel reserve the right
supplies, building materials to refuse treatment to patients
and other items for the commu they determine cannot be treat
nity’s recovery from the flood. ed safely in a mobile health
NWMTI serves all over the care environment.
This clinic will be offered on
world to ease suffering and
a trial basis March 3, at St.
need in tragic situations.
Now they would like to in Mary’s Church, 960 Missouri
clude Vernonia in a service Ave. To apply for treatment, call
they furnish to low-income out Lani Vandehey at 429-8841 or
lying communities — a dental 429-7252 (evenings).
van for those who cannot af
G ood child care
ford and are in serious need of
dental care. People with pain, in sh o rt su p p ly
swelling, abscess, and broken
Many communities in Co
teeth are the target population
lumbia County are currently
for this service.
faced with a shortage of quality
The guidelines require fami
child care.
ly income to be less than 200
Especially needed in all ar
percent of the Federal Poverty
eas of the county are state reg
Level (FPL). Medical history
istered Family Child Care
forms, with parental permission
providers who are willing to
where needed, are to be filled
care for children on evenings
out prior to the scheduled clinic
and weekends, or those who
A rt o f s ta m p in g is will care for infants to toddlers
dem onstration topic from six weeks of age to two
years.
The public is invited to at
A stable base of child care
tend a demonstration of rubber providers does several things:
stamping, February 9 from
1. It helps decrease the inci
2:00 to 4:00 p.m., in the Mar dence of child abuse by lower
garet MacDonald Thiele Petti ing the stress level of parents
Meeting Room in the Vernonia who must find care for their
Public Library.
children while they work out
Tracy Fletcher will lead the side of the home.
session and introduce the use
2. It helps decrease juvenile
of rubber stamping as a craft crime by providing the avail
ing art. Rubber stamps and a ability of quality supervision.
variety of inks can be used to
3. It helps local employers
create unusual and lovely
by reducing absenteeism re
cards, stationery, paper and
sulting from child care prob
other items.
lems.
The Vernonia Society of Arts
4. It also creates self-em
and Crafts is sponsoring the
ployment opportunities for
demonstration. The Society
those interested in the busi
meets for luncheon on the sec
ness of child care and there
ond Thursday of each month at
fore strengthens our economy.
the New Hong Kong Restau
For more information about
rant at 1:00 pm. At that time,
state registered child care busi
they conduct business, plan for
nesses or child care in general,
future events and socialize. All
call Caring Options, a program
are welcome to attend.
of Community Action Team,
R eg is te r now fo r 55 503-397-3511, or toll free, 1-
800-404-3511.
A liv e d riv in g c la s s
A driving class, “55 Alive,"
for adults age 55 and older, will
be offered March 13 and 14 at
the Vernonia Fire Hall. There
will be two four-hour sessions,
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
each day. Instruction will be in
the classroom only.
This class is sponsored by
AARP, and costs $10 per per
son. Class size will be limited
and pre-registration is required.
To register, or for more infor
mation, call W.L. Biller at 503-
357-7535.
Participants may qualify for
automobile insurance dis
counts. Future classes will be
scheduled if there is enough
demand.
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By Patricia Olson
Shhhhl! I think I heard a
special sound in the air. Or
maybe it’s not really a sound,
but a sharpening of the senses,
a fragrance of...dare I say it?...
SPRING? I haven’t heard a
frog, or seen a robin, but the
stirring of the earth stretching
and yawning as it rubs winter
out of it’s eyes, even though a
few snow flurries lurk behind a
cloud.
Anyway, the Center is into
its spring cleaning mode, with
much rearranging and freshen
ing up going on.
COLCO users please listen
up: when you call, please give
LDS w om en find joy helping others
In South Dakota, there are
children living on a Native
American Indian reservation
who do not have enough re
sources to meet some of their
basic needs. Last month, St.
Vincent’s clothing bank set out
to help them. They asked for
volunteers to provide them with
the necessities.
About six local women re
sponded to the call-members
of the Vernonia congregation of
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints decided to
help the children. They got to
gether to sew new fleece hats,
desperately needed in the cold
South Dakota winter.
The fleece was donated by
a member of the LDS church in
Washington. It was sent to Ver
nonia, where the hats were cut
and sewn. Although a few of
the women were not seam
stresses, together, they sewed
about 30 hats, which were sent
in time for Christmas.
The hats turned out beauti
fully, too. In fact, some of the
women liked the hats so much
that, when the project was
completed, they bought their
own fleece and made hats for
the members of their families.
“We were able to accom
plish more than we had
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the dispatcher your name and
telephone number so the driver
can make any necessary calls
back to either verify or re
arrange your ride time. Many
times we give the driver a mes
sage, and there is a schedule
conflict. But if you refuse to
give your name and number,
she can’t call to explain it to
you.
Our new cook, Linda Miller,
wishes to announce that there
will be a special Valentine din
ner on Monday, February 14,
and the public is welcome to
bring your sweetheart or a
friend and have dinner with us.
As usual, we will need help
with serving, if you are avail-
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planned,” said Linda Johnson,
one of the participants. In addi
tion to doing something for
children they would never
meet, they created a special
bond among themselves. And
they are not through; now they
are working on fleece mittens
to send to the same reserva
tion.
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able. Come in, meet Linda and
enjoy her culinary talents with
us, and we will share her with
you.
Recently several Seniors
enjoyed a shopping trip to Wal
Mart. At this time there are no
planned outings on the books,
but keep in touch for any future
plans.
We have had the help of
several volunteers to keep the
thrift store open. Pat Lloyd has
been away for a few days, and
Tessie Aldrich has filled in for
her, with others helping out as
they can.
The games are enjoyed
every Thursday. Golden Oldies
have moved their time to
Wednesday afternoons, the
crochet/knitting classes are
progressing
nicely.
Faith
Reynolds is holding down the
fort alone in the quilting corner,
as Louise Hamnet has been
away.
We rounded up a few Febru
ary birthdays as follows: 13th,
Larry Doppke; 14th, Etta Rus
sell; 20th, Fyrne Taylor; 23rd,
Louise Hamnet; 24th, Pat Or-
If vour name has been
overlooked, please let us know.
We need to update our birth
day calendar.
Keep warm and healthy ‘til
this flu wave passes on into
history. Drop in and visit us.
Friendly faces are always a joy
to see.
D E A D LIN E 2 0 0 0 DO G LIC E N S E
Elizabeth E. Huser, Columbia County Clerk, reports that the
deadline for licensing dogs in Columbia County is
M A RC H 3, 2000
You may mail your rabies vaccination certificate (if not on file in our
office) along with the appropriate fee to Columbia County Clerk s
Office, Courthouse, St. Helens, OR 97051. Commercial and non
commercial kennel licenses are available. Contact Clbrk s Office for
information.
To All Columbia County Dog Owners
$10 Penalty after March 3, 2000
$25 Penalty after April 2, 2000 (Without Citation)
$50 PENALTY IF CITATION IS ISSUED
Dog License Fees are due on all dogs with permanent teeth
or that are six months of age for year of 2000.
FEES A RE A S FO LLO W S:
On or Before March 3, 2000
REGULAR, NOT SPAYED OR NEUTERED....................... $26.00
DOG SPAYED OR NEUTERED.............................................$10.00
SENIOR CITIZEN-DOG NOT SPAYED OR NEUTERED...$ 15.00
SENIOR CITIZEN-DOG SPAYED OR NEUTERED............ $5.00
(Senior Citizen is 65 Years or Older - 1 per Household)
REPLACEMENT TABS............................................................. $5.00
ASK ABOUT OUR OPTIONAL THREE-YEAR LICENSE
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A VALID (Good through Oct. 31, 2001) Rabies Vaccination Certificate MUST
accompany this application or be ON FILE in the Courthouse, along with a
spayed/neutcred certificate if applicable.
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