The INDEPENDENT, July 19, 2000
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County CASA receives US funds
By Karen Miller
Don’t forget, every Wednes
day the center is filled with mu
sical talent from the Golden
Oldies. I took piano lessons
once. I quit the day my hus
band informed me that one
night he came in to listen to a
song he thought he finally rec
ognized, and discovered it was
my cat walking across the key
board. You won’t find me on the
piano, but anyone else is wel
come to come down and join
Duke Gortler, Eleanor Thomp
son, Bob Wiley, Pat Wheeler,
Al Schaefer and Ron Bevans.
On July 5, we enjoyed vocal
and guitar talent from special
guest Ed Long.
August birthdays are: Mary
Black, 2; Nellie Tipton, 15; Fer
ris Sylvester, 21; Ed Justice,
26.
We welcome back with open
arms and growling stomachs
Linda Miller, our Senior Center
There's a miracle
in the making.
Assembly of God
662 Jefferson Avenue
Vernonia, Oregon
429-7058
Mike Jackson - Pastor
cook, who says she is rested
up after a much-needed 2
week vacation. Again, we
thank JoAnn Carter for the
great job performed as fill-in.
We are delighted to an
nounce this year’s Columbia
County Fair’s Vernonia Senior
Center Princess Cozy Tatman.
Cozy has been an Oregon res
ident for 44 years, and a Co
lumbia County resident for
eight years. Widowed with
three children, seven grand
children and three great-grand
children, she worked for the
Pendleton Woolen Mills corpo
rate offices in Portland. These
days Cozy fills her time with
her family, cross stitching, cro
cheting and gardening. Queen
selection will be on Wednes
day, July 19 at 1:00 p.m., at the
St. Helens Fairgrounds.
In the past, the center has
had a phone tree where volun
The amount paid to Orego
nians receiving state unem
ployment insurance will in
crease slightly. Beginning July
1, according to the Oregon Em
ployment Department, the
maximum weekly payment will
rise to $376, while the mini
mum amount will be $88.
Under Oregon law, each
year the Employment Depart
ment recalculates the maxi
mum and minimum amounts
paid weekly to those filing for
unemployment benefits. The
amounts are set as percent
ages of the average weekly
wage earned by Oregonians.
F irst B aptist C hurch
Grant Williams, Pastor
957 State Avenue
Vernonia, 429-6790
John Cahill, Pastor
359 “A” Street
Vernonia, 429-1161
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.
Men’s Group, Thursday 7:30 p.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
D.J. Dickey, Pastor
Grant & North Streets
Vernonia, 429-1919 or 429-8720
Sunday Services: Adult Prayer &
Children’s Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Afternoon Worship 2:00 p.m.
Women's Fellowship, 2nd & 4th
Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday Services, 10:00 a.m.
S t . M ary ' s C atholic C hurch
Pastoral Associate
Juanita Dennis
960 Missouri Avenue
Vernonia, 429-8841
Mass Saturdays 7:00 p.m.
Penance Service 1st & 3rd
Saturdaays 6:30 p.m.
S eventh D ay A dventist
Sabbath School 9:15 a.m.
Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday Prayer, 7:00 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.
The Rev Robert Grafe, Pastor
960 Missouri
Vernonia 429-3700
Jerry James, Pastor
500 California Ave
Vernonia, 429-5378
Every Second Sunday, the 2:00 p.m.
Worship is replaced by a Fellowship
Meal following the 11 a.m. service.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
S t . A ugustine (C anterbury )
E piscopal C hurch
N ehalem V alley B ible C hurch
Tuesday Service:
All Family Bible Study, 7:30 p.m.
Joel Stith, Pastor
410 North St., Vernonia, 429-6522
The minimum unemployment
figure is 15 percent of average
weekly wage, and the maxi
mum amount is 64 percent.
Both dollar amounts are round
ed down to the nearest dollar
as required by law.
The new payment amounts
are up slightly from those paid
last year. The maximum pay
ment over the past 12 months
has been $360, with an $84
minimum payment. The change
affects new unemployment in
surance claims filed on or after
July 30. Those with existing un
employment claims will contin
ue to receive the same weekly
amount.
Evening Worship
Saturday, 6:00 p.m.
Roger Kruger, Pastor, 397-6883
2nd Ave. and Nehalem St.
Vernonia, 429-1941
F irst C hristian C hurch
INFORMATION NUMBERS
COLCO Transportation
........................ 429-4303
Senior Advocate.. 429-9112
Senior Center..... 429-3912
Unemployment benefits increase
V ernonia C ommunity C hurch
G race R eformed B aptist
C hurch
teers called a group of people
every morning to see that all
was well. We are trying to re
establish this practice, but help
is needed. We need volunteers
to make calls, and the names
and phone numbers of those
who want to be called. If you’re
a senior who lives alone or one
who would be reassured by a
daily call, please contact the
senior center. Also, if you have
the time to call a few people
from your home or the center,
please contact the center.
Columbia County COLCO
vans have been in the parade
circuit this summer. If you’re
around, we’ll see you at the
Vernonia Jamboree.
A ssembly
of
G od
Michael Jackson, Pastor
662 Jefferson
Vernonia, 429-7058
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Evening Service 6:00 p.m.
Women’s Bible Study,
1st & 3rd Mon. 7:00 p.m.
Women’s Ministry,
Alternate Wed. 7:00 p.m.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Nursery available
Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.
V ernonia F oursquare C hurch
Pastor Paul Pastor
850 Madison Avenue
Vernonia, 429-1103
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School
Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.
Evening Service
Youth Ministry
Children's Ministry
Nursery Available
Men’s Ministry 7:45 a.m.
3rd Saturday, each month
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.
CASA of Columbia County
has been awarded at $47,000
grant from the National Court
Appointed Special Advocate
(CASA) Association. The funds
will be used to expand advoca
cy for abused and neglected
children in Columbia County.
Of more than 900 CASA and
GAL programs nationally, only
101 programs received funds
this year from the $6.5 million
allocation from the Office of Ju
venile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. De
partment of Justice, as author
ized under the Victims of Child
Abuse Act of 1990.
“The process for receiving
grant money is very competi
tive, and many good grant pro
posals were not funded this
year,” said Michael Piraino,
CEO of the National CASA As
sociation. “This grant is a vote
of confidence that CASA of Co
lumbia County has demonstrat
ed to us a strong capacity for
growth and the ability to pro
vide excellent services to the
abused and neglected children
within their community.”
There are 10 active CASAs
in Columbia County, represent
ing 25 children. Approximately
50 other children in Columbia
County await CASA represen
tation. Applications are wel
come from individuals who
want to be CASA volunteers.
New volunteer training will be
gin in September. For more in
formation, contact program di
rector Patrick Birkle at (503)
397-4988 or <pbirkle@colum
bia-center.org>.
Habitat for Humanity fundraiser
The Quincy Grange will hold
an afternoon of spaghetti din
ners and folk music July 29, 2-
8:00 p.m., as a fundraiser for
Columbia County Habitat for
Humanity
Dinner will include spaghetti,
salad and garlic bread. Enter
tainment will be provided by
The Brownsmead Flats, a folk
group from the Pacific North
west that plays a variety of mu
sic styles, including bluegrass,
folk, blues and Celtic.
Quincy Grange is located at
78314 Rutter Road in Clatska
nie. Tickets are $5 each and
are available through the
Grange, from Habitat for Hu
manity, or at the door. There is
no charge for children under
five. For more information, con
tact Mary Hales at (503) 543-
7240 or Ramona Bell at (503)
728-3396.
Columbia County Habitat for
Humanity is a non-profit Chris
tian Housing organization that
builds affordable housing in
partnership with low-income
families. It is financed through
private donations and utilizes
volunteer labor. The Anthony
N. Federici Family trust and
Catherine A. Federici recently
donated two buildable lots to
the organization, and construc
tion of the first house will begin
as soon as sufficient funds can
be raised.
Youth symphony auditions slated
Auditions for new members
for the Metropolitan Youth
Symphony will take place Au
gust 2, 7, 8, 16, 17 and 29. All
instruments are needed.
The Metropolitan Youth
Symphony was founded in
1974 with a few dedicated mu
sicians and one visionary con
ductor whose goals were mu
sic education and community
service. Today, with seven con
ductors, the Metropolitan Youth
Symphony develops, educates
and promotes more than 450
musicians from kindergarten
through college, from all over
the Portland and Vancouver ar
eas. Each student musician is
assigned to one of four levels
of bands and orchestras based
on ability.
For more information, visit
the
MYS
website
at
<http://www.metroyouthsym-
phony.org>, or call the office at
((503) 239-4566 to schedule
an audition.
Thank you for your contributions to
the Vernonia Fireworks Fund
Lew's Place
Vernonia Booster C lub
Johnston C om pany
B
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rton
C h iropractic H ealth Ctr.
Ridge Riders
G w in & Sons Logging
West O regon Electric Co-op.
M ike Pihl Log gin g
B ridge St. M in i M a rt
Vernonia Packaging & S h ipp ing
D ennis Electric, Inc.
W estern A uto
O lym pic Resource M gt.
Vernonia C ham ber o f C om m erce
US Bank
Sword Logging
Vernonia Sentry
Green's Variety
Cub Scout Pack 201
Sum m er C o u n try Massage
B ridge St. Mall
Keenon Land Services
Vernonia Lions C lub
RSG Forest Products
Daniel E. Koch, Inc.
The Yard D o cto r
Meyer's A u to Body
Loren
& Robin Dennis
Vernonia Realty & Insurance
W estw in d Arts, Inc.
Buckner Land Salvage
Scott van Dyken, D.M.D.
Holce Logging, Inc.
Ruby C o nstructio n
Archie Dass Logging
B ighorn Log gin g
Skidm ore & Son
V ernonia CATV, Inc.
Providence H ealth System
Curl's T ranspo rtation
Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
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