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The INDEPENDENT, March 1, 2000
Community
Volunteers help at Senior Center
Senior Naws
our Valentine Dinner, but all en
joyed a good, hearty chicken
dinner with all the trimmin’s.
Just a sample of what we enjoy
every day.
We are sorry to hear of the
loss of Jerry Sharar. Our hearts
go out to Gladys and her fami
ly. We also hear that Marge
Trahan has been hospitalized
recently, but hope she is get
ting better now.
The craft and jewelry depart
ment is finally open for busi
ness. We had to close it tem
porarily to get the new floor
down, and re-establishing it
turned out to be a major chore.
I would like to remind you of
the drop box near the dumpster
for after-hours drop off. More
and more things are showing
up at the entry doors or on the
By Patricia Olson
Spring seems to have ar
rived, although some days we
feel we are standing IN the
spring. But drier days are just
ahead and the air definitely
smells different, don’t you
agree?
Our lunch crowd seems to
be growing a bit and I think
word is out about our terrific
cook. The menu has more vari
ety and even soup and sand
wich day is special.
Jac’s crochet class seems to
be growing, as well. We recent
ly saw four people waiting for
her to come teach the class.
They meet twice a week.
Our Saturday crowd is slow
ly growing as more people find
we are open until 1:00 pm. We
also are open Friday evenings
‘til 5:00 pm. Great time for the
after-school or the working
A $1000 scholarship fund
crowd to come shop.
has
been established by Car
Our chairman, Fred Oviatt,
is away for awhile but things ing Options of St. Helens to as
continue, as usual. We contin sist eligible child care providers
ue to plan and make new im in Columbia and Clatsop coun
provements in the way we con ties.
duct business. I think you will
Child care providers may be
like the changes.
We had a small turn-out for eligible to receive up to $35 to
ward the cost of required train
ing and/or other related fees
associated with becoming a
state registered child care
There will be no charge for provider.
adult-supervised youth activi
To be eligible, a provider
ties in the newly-renovated must have attended a Child
Scout Cabin, according to fees
and regulations recently adopt
ed by Friends of the Scout
The Oregon Pacific HIV/
Cabin. If a youth organization
uses the Cabin on a regular AIDS Network is beginning its
fundraising
drive,
basis, however, they will be spring
asked to do one fund raiser a “Spring Into Action". Donation
request letters will be sent to
year.
area
residents
beginning
Prices for people with a Ver
nonia address will be $25/hour, March 1.
Formed in 1999, the Net
or $125 for six hours with 75 or
work
is a new approach to
fewer people. Groups with over
75 people will be charged $200 HIV/AIDS support. The collab
for six hours. There is also a re oration of under-funded com
munity-based organizations in
fundable deposit charge.
eight
rural northwest Oregon
Since the cabin became
available for public use, there counties facilitates resource
has been a family reunion, a sharing and strengthens serv
wedding reception and several ices as a whole. This includes
birthday parties. A public “open developing outreach programs
house” will be held later this
year, when weather permits
use of the deck.
New members are welcome
to the Friends of the Scout
Cabin. The board meets in the
cabin at 7:00 p.m. on the
fourth Monday of each month.
For further information, call
Shirlee Daughtry at 429-9002.
porch. If these items get wet,
At the Vernonia Senior Cen community while getting to
they go straight to the dump ter, lunch is offered to seniors know a population that has
ster, as we have no way of dry in the local area. For this, the much to share.
ing them. In this climate, mil Center requires the help of vol
Allison Dinger, volunteer co
dew sets in fast. Please don’t unteers to set up, serve, and
leave your unusable or broken clean up after lunch.
ordinator from the Church of
items. We do appreciate all the
For some time now, various Jesus Christ of Latter-day
very nice things we have re church groups and other or Saints said, “The work is easy
ceived.
ganizations have provided the and those who participate al
We need someone to do
needed assistance. It takes ways enjoy it." Jim Waters, one
Meals On Wheels, help in the
only about an hour, but the of her volunteers said of his ex
Thrift Shop, be a back-up cook
pay-off is great on all sides. For perience, “The seniors are just
or general chores. We have
the employees at the Center, it like kids; always so happy and
dirty vans, unswept sidewalks
grateful for what we are doing.
takes away some of the stress
or any number of other chores
I would recommend it to every
of trying to accomplish the task
that ean be done. Any help you
alone. For the seniors, it is a one.”
can give us is appreciated.
chance to get prompt, quality
The Vernonia Senior Center
Watch closely! That first Tril service, and the opportunity to
can still use volunteers to help
lium is due any day now. Let’s visit with members of the com
with lunch and various other
see who can spot the first one. munity of all ages, who they
things. If you or your organiza
Call and let us know when and might not otherwise meet. The
tion is interested, call Wilma
where you found it. 429-3912. volunteers, share the joy of do- Brewer at 429-3912 for more
Happy hunting!
inq something positive in the information.
Training reimbursements for child care providers
Rental rates set
for Scout Cabin
Care Division (CCD) overview
and plan to become an active
provider on the Caring Options
database.
Four eligible classes are
First Aid, Infant/Child CPR, Re
porting Child Abuse and Ne
glect, and Food Handlers.
Fees that may be eligible for
reimbursement through this
fund are CCD registration fees,
Portland State University Pro
fessional Development regis
tration fees and Criminal Back
ground Check fingerprint check
fees.
HIV/AIDS netw ork seeking funds
to individuals most at risk,
working to stop the spread of
HIV/AIDS and improving care
to persons living with the dis
ease.
Donors will receive Collabo
rations, the Network’s quarterly
newsletter, and donations of
$15 will garner a cloisonne
AIDS ribbon held together by a
star.
For information or to donate,
call the AIDS Prevention Team
of Columbia County at 503-
366-2839, or Oregon Pacific
Area Health Education Center
toll free at 1-877-877-3477
To apply, write a letter detail
ing classes/fees for which as
sistance is needed; a timeline
for proposed registration appli
cation; and a brief explanation
of why financial help is needed.
Include copies of certificates of
attendance, along with receipts
for the amounts paid. Send the
letter to the attention of Ginger
Johnson, Fiscal Director, Com
munity Action Team, Inc., 310
Columbia Blvd., St. Helens,
Oregon 97051.
For further information, call-
Barbara McKenney at 503-
397-3511, or toll free 1-800-
404-3511.
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