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V e rn o n ia S e n io r C e n te r
We want to thank all the kids
that came and did the cleaning
for a day here at the center, .
A while back when I was The effort was sponsored by
asked to join the Senior Cen the Nehalem Valley Bible
ter, my life was thrown into a Church.
tailspin - seniors’! Where did
COLCO
Transportation
the time go? But hey, there are serves the Vernonia communi
truly some inspirational people ty of all ages. The out of town
down here. Life doesn’t have to schedule is as follows:
be over after all! Why, one of
Monday and Wednesday
our own senior ladies at the trips to Hillsboro, Beaverton,
age of 86, is learning to surf! Portland and Forest Grove are
The web, that is. Now if I can $10. On Thursday, trips to St.
keep up with Scotty Weimer, Helens are $8. Please call 429-
that will be an accomplishment! 4304 by 2:00 p.m. the day be
fore to reserve your spot on the
We are selling tickets for a van.
quilt that was handmade by
A “guess the baby” photo
Nellie Tipton. Tickets are $1 contest is set for this Jam-
each or six tickets for $5. The
drawing will be held Dec. 3.
Proceeds of the raffle will go to
Birkenfeld/Fishhawk Lake is
COLCO transportation.
trying to establish a senior cen
ter and is looking for volunteers
Come down Wednesday
to deliver meals-on-wheels,
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and Satur
work towards developing their
days form 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
own kitchen, initiate fundrais
for bread, pastries, etc., that
ers and other purposes.
are sold here at the center.
By Karen M iller
boree. Photos must be turned
in to the Senior Center by July
15. All seniors can turn in a
photo - the more entries the
more fun. This is a fundraiser
for the Center, with each guess
being 25 cents.
Friday, June 30, there was a
full house for our send-off
luncheon for Eric and Pat Ol
son, who are relocating to
Grants Pass. This dedicated
husband and wife team will be
missed here at the senior cen
ter and in the community.
To Eric and Pat...we’ll see
you further up the creek. With
the weather we’ve been hav
ing, that doesn’t sound like a
bad idea!!
Senior Center needed in B’feld
Street sweeping
schedule told
In the last month, there have
been 14 requests for helping
seniors in the area. The need
for a center is obvious. Senior
Centers can be partially funded
by county and state funds, but
all centers have to raise some
funds to support themselves.
They cannot do this without
community help. Call Louise
Green to support this worthy
and necessary cause.
County Health targets Hispanic aid
The City of Vernonia has set
a schedule for street sweeping.
Patricia Reed is working in
If you own a business or live on
a curbed street, it is important Columbia County as a Health
to pay attention to the sweep Promotora focusing on out
ing schedule in order to park reach to the Hispanic commu
vehicles off the street on nity.
A Promotora is a bilingual
sweeping days.
outreach
worker who strives to
Sweeping is scheduled for
July 21, Aug. 4 and 18, Sept. 1. connect the Hispanic members
Sweeping of Highway 47 of the community to health care
and social services.
from the south city limits to
Funded through the Oregon
Bridge and California will begin
Pacific Area Health Education
at 5:00 a.m. on the above days.
Center, there are Promotoras
After September 1, street
in many Oregon counties.
sweeping will occur on the first Reed works out of Public
and third Fridays of every Health and can be reached by
month (weather dependent in calling 397-4651, or 1-800-
the winter months).
244-4870.
Before the streets are
Reed, 43, said she is look
swept, vehicles parked on the ing for opportunities to talk to
streets during sweeping days groups about her role in the
and hours will be ticketed for a county. She grew up in New
parking violation. Once a street Mexico and was trained as a
has been swept, cars will not nurse before
moving to
be ticketed for parking there.
Longview, Wash., in 1988. She
For further information, call and her husband Frank have
Robyn L. Bassett, Director of two sons.
Public Works at 429-6921.
Monitor will sit
in for Life Guard
There are not enough life
guards available for the City of
Vernonia to have a certified
lifeguard on duty at all times.
During normal pool hours,
from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., if
there is no lifeguard on duty,
there will be a pool area moni
tor to enforce pool rules. The
monitor will have CPR and first
aid certification, but not life
guard certification.
Signs will specify whether a
lifeguard is on duty or not.
When no lifeguard is on duty,
children should be accompa
nied by a responsible person.
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“I am working to see that the
needs of Columbia County’s
Hispanic residents are met and
to help them understand that
their health is important,” said
Reed.
Reed will provide referrals to
medical/dental services, do
mestic violence shelters, alco-
hol/drug counseling and other
counseling programs. She will
refer to Public Health programs
including TB, hepatitis and HIV
screening, family planning
services and the Breast and
Cervical Cancer programs
There will be an open
house at the Columbia County
Fairgrounds Friday, July 7, to
celebrate the completion of a
new kitchen in the Pavilion
Building and the new fair
grounds office, now located in
the former maintenance build
ing.
The Pavilion building was
adopted by Columbia River
PUD four years ago. PUD em
ployees have made several im
provements to the building, in
cluding new interior and exteri
or paint, baby changing sta
tions in the restrooms, and oth
er minor repairs.The new
kitchen was added to make the
building better suited to hosting
parties and events.
“We appreciate the time and
money that the PUD has put
into the adoption of the Pavil
ion,” said Fairgrounds Adminis
trator Evelyn Hudson. “It has
made the grounds a better
place for the community to en
joy.”
The Pavilion can accommo
date 775 people for a sit-down
banquet, but the old kitchen
wasn’t suitable for use by
caterers, so large groups were
hesitant to rent the building.
The new kitchen is designed to
accommodate catering for all
size groups, with a commercial
refrigerator and range, and a
large pass-through counter.
Tours of the new kitchen and
office will be offered and cake
and coffee will be served from
4-7 p.m. A ribbon cutting cere
mony will take place at 6 p.m.
in the Pavilion.
“This kitchen makes the
Pavilion Building much more
useful for the community,” said
Hudson. “We welcome every
one to come out and see what
the fairgrounds has to offer.”
Reception scheduled for Fishers
They’re leaving us! Dale and
Genny Fisher are moving from
Vernonia to The Dalles. There
will be an informal reception in
their honor on July 7, from 6:30
to 9:00 p.m. at the Scout Cab
in. The community is invited.
Contact Donna Gehrke at
429-5201 for more information.
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