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The INDEPENDENT, March 1, 2000
M S W a lk ‘n ’ R o ll in A p r il
more receives a Norm Thom p
son gift certificate or another
promotional item.
Volunteers are also needed
to help register walkers, host
rest stops, cheer on partici
pants, and more. Every walker
and volunteer helps the Society
in its mission to end the devas
tating effects of multiple sclero
sis. Walk proceeds fund both
national research and local
client programs, which help the
5200 residents in Oregon and
Clark County, Wash., and their
fam ilies who are affected by
MS.
To register, call 1-800-368-
2124. For further information,
call 1-800-FIGHT-MS, ext. 1, or
go to www.orcnmss.org for an
The twin fawns shown above with their mother last fall, were regular visitors to yards from
on-line registration form and
more details. Walkers may reg O-A Hill down to Rock Creek. About December, they started showing signs of the hair-loss
ister at any time, including the syndrome that is killing many young deer. These are the deer mentioned in Dale Webb’s Ike
Says... column on page 2.
day of the event.
For gardeners, spring means
tulips. For sports fans, baseball.
At the Oregon Chapter of the
National Multiple Sclerosis So
ciety, milder weather heralds an
opportunity to raise funds and
promote awareness of multiple
sclerosis at the annual MS Walk
‘n’ Roll, Rain or Shine, present
ed by Sunshine Dairy, on Satur
day, April 15, beginning at 9:00
a.m. at Forest G rove High
School.
Sponsored in part by AT&T,
this year’s MS W alk is expected
to recruit 3000 walkers who will
raise $325,000. “W e’re very ex
cited about this year’s walk. It’ll
be bigger and better in many
w ays,” said O regon C hapter
Events Coordinator Kristin Mi-
halko. “We are working hard to
recruit more walkers and volun
teers so we can raise more
money to help people with MS
and eventually find a cure.” Last
year, 2,200 walkers raised over
$280,000 in Oregon.
Walkers collect pledges for
com pleting the walk, a 10K
route designed to be accessible
to walkers of all ages and abili
ties. W alkers who raise $50 or
more and turn in their pledges
before May 26, 2000, receive
prizes; anyone raising $250 or
Hello, Dolly! Glad to have you back
Kid ID fingerprinting was a great success
A pproxim ately 40 c h il
dren were fingerprinted for
identification purposes, Feb
ruary 19, by members of the
Vernonia Police Department
and the Vernonia EMS vol
unteers. E veryone had a
great time while providing a
valuable service to families.
According to Police Chief
Jim Walters, there are still
unused finger printing pack
ets, and the departments will
be scheduling another finger
printing session soon.
She’s pushy; she’s m eddle Performing Arts.
some; she’s irritating; she’s a
Tickets fo r the M ainstage
know-it-all; but above all else,
she’s delightful. S he’s Dolly! Productions touring show are
Best of all, she’ll be in Longview $15, $25, or $30. They are
at 7:30 p.m. March 11, when available at the CTPA ticket of
Broadway’s most-honored mu fice, (360) 575-TIXX or 1-888-
sical— Hello Dolly!— is present 423-TIXX, or through Ticket-
ed at Columbia Theatre for the master.
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