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6 The INDEPENDENT, August 16, 2000 Community Women’s center needs volunteers Columbia County Women’s our Galen Lewis Memorial Resource Center is seeking lending library. Legal Advocacy - Assist volunteers to fulfill some impor tant, and self-enriching, func with direct service, TROs, and tions. Everyone is welcome to court watch. attend training. Following are Child Care Provider - Help some of the areas where vol care for children in the shelter unteers are needed. while moms attend group, ap Crisis Worker - Offer a listen pointments, etc. ing ear, information and referral Facility Maintenance Person - to services in the community. Provide maintenance through Youth Service Assistant - out the shelter, inside and out. Assist in the schools with a va Receptionist - Front desk riety of programs such as child worker, answer phones, greet abuse prevention, sexual ha clients, assist residents and rassment, healthy teen rela daily operation of the shelter. tionships, etc. Training, support and guid Counseling Service Advo ance will be given. All applica cate - Assist with play therapy tions are welcome! Sign up groups for children from violent now for fall classes. homes, co-facilitate support Call Theresa Connelly at groups, and provide one-on- 397-7110 for training dates and one peer counselina. further information. Librarian — Take charge of Auction to benefit Vernonia Cares A fundraising auction for Vernonia Cares will be held Saturday, Aug. 26, at 627 Adams Avenue. Viewing will begin at 6:00 p.m., with the auction to follow at 7:00 p.m. Community members are invit ed to donate or consign items to be auactioned. Consign ments must be registered by 6:00 p.m. Aug. 26. A 20-per- cent commission on consign ments will benefit Vernonia Cares. All proceeds from the auction will go toward food pur chases and holiday food bas kets. Donations will be accepted on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at 627 Adams Ave. If you are not available during Vernonia Cares open times, or cannot deliver, call Lisa Edgar at 429- 4103, or Kelley Murphy-Shaw at 429-7026, to make arrange ments for pick up. Register now for second annual Vernonia Community Yard Sale The second annual Vernon ia Community Yard and Side walk Sale is coming! This year the sale will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Those interested in partici pating may sign up by calling Helen Bateman at Vernonia Realty, 429-6203, with your name, address and phone number, by Sept. 4. A city map, marked with all homes and businesses partici pating in the sale will be pro vided to shoppers. A blanket garage sale permit will be issued by the City of Vernonia City for all partici pants listed in the application. The Garage Sale flyer/permits can be picked up at Vernonia Realty & Insurance Center dur ing normal business hours from Sept. 8 through Sept. 15. Poetry contest seeking entrants The International Library of Poetry has announced that $58,000 in prizes will be awarded this year in the Inter national Open Poetry Contest. Poets from all areas, particular ly beginners are urged to try winning a share of over 250 prizes. The deadline for the contest is Nov. 30. The contest is open to everyone and the entry is free. “Any poet, whether previ ously published or not, can be a winner," said Fran Campos, Contest Director. “When peo ple learn about our free poetry contest, they suddenly realize that their own poetic works can win cash prizes, as well as gain national recognition. To enter, send one original poem of 20 lines or less, any subject and style to: The Inter national Library of Poetry, Suite 19909, 1 Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, MD 21117. The poet’s name and address should ap pear at the top of the page. En tries must be postmarked or sent via internet at <www.poet- ry.com.> by Nov. 30. 1« Senior News ..... broux along with Wayne Fogel one entered. The photos are in ßy Karen Miller the lunch room at the center if for throwing candy. you would like to see who’s Lorraine Pace will start sign Our Senior Center was who. Candy Olson, you did a language classes at the center buzzing with lots of activity dur good job! on August 16 at 9:30 a.m. She ing Jamboree weekend! My A trip to Long Beach is has teaching credentials from family and I took full advantage planned for Friday, Aug. 25, to the University of Oregon and of the Sweet Adelines Break see the Kite Festival. Please Dandrige State. If you are inter fasts they served, and I do sign up in the COLCO Office by ested, call the Vernonia Senior mean full! Blueberry pancakes, Thursday, Aug. 24. The cost is Center at 429-3912 and leave scrambled eggs, bacon and $12 for this all day event. Grab your name and phone number. sausage filled us up over the a friend and come along! If you have an ITT number, One final announcement: top Saturday and Sunday give that information also. mornings. Of course I don't Except Wednesdays, the Se The center has lost its buyer nior Center will be closing at know why my family fusses at for newspapers and has been 1:00 p.m. until further notice. me so, as I give them two unable to locate a new one. We We will be closed Labor Day, choices every meal — Take it can no longer accept newspa or leave it. Also, one could Sept. 4. pers here as we would have to hardly get through the aisles pay to dispose of them. Our INFORMATION NUMBERS with all the people taking ad apologies for any inconven COLCO Transportation vantage of thrift store prices. ience and thank you for your ........................ 429-4303 Willie and Fyrne worked extra past support. Senior Advocate.. 429-9112 hard. Alas, no one won the guess- Senior Center..... 429-3912 Alright already! All of you the-baby contest because...no who describe me as being “pushy” may rest your case. Except when our COLCO van broke down in the parade. I only managed to push it four inches before Tom Carlile of the Union 76 station (how’s Ride Back in Time! that for service?) and Paul Tour Vernonia and its parks, including the historic Mill Pond. Great for Klabouch jumped right in and took over. Thanks boys. We weddings & other special occasions. You’ll find us on Bridge St. most Saturdays Rick H obart, 503-755-2310 also thank Kalee and Tori Dale- Nehalem Valley Carriage Special Transportation for Special People! D ic k e y to c e le b r a te 2 5 th y e a r a s p a s to r Members of Grace Re formed Baptist Church of Ver nonia are inviting friends and family members of Pastor DJ Dickey to the celebration of his 25th anniversary as a pastor. The reception will be Satur day, Aug. 19 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m., at Grace Reformed Bap tist Church, 500 North Street, in Vernonia. P C C In tro to W ritin g o ffe re d in V e rn o n ia (fA&aiiva HOT, ICED & BLENDED DRINKS & TEA PASTRIES • MUFFINS • COOKIES • BAGELS SANDWICHES • SALADS WE WILL BE FOR CLOSED LABOR DAY SEPT. 3-4 JJtohjnpoutic fyiciAAjCLtpi: (Jail lf2ST9() 1 / dsiiculA Na!i & Tanning Appointments Available » Walk-ins Welcome " REG HOURS: Mon 6a-12:30p • Tu-F 6a-5p • Sa 7a-5p • Su 8a-2p 854 BRIDGE ST., VERNONIA * 429-9011 Portland Community Col lege is offering Writing 115 - In troduction to Expository Writ ing, in Vernonia this fall. The class will be held on Monday nights from 6:30- 9:20 p.m. at Vernonia High School. The three credit class will run from Sept. 15 through Dec. 11. For more information, call Glenda DeLemos at 429-4074. U.S.A. Detergent Company XTRA LAUNDRY DETERGENT 128 oz. Liquid Students need more immunizations All seventh graders in Ore gon must have additional shots of hepatitis B vaccine and a second dose of measles-con taining vaccine when they start school this fall. These are in addition to requirements for im munization against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, mumps and rubella. Students will also be re quired to provide documenta tion of chickenpox vaccination, or that they have had the dis ease. “Children who do not have the required documentation on file at their school risk being ex cluded from school this winter,” said Amanda Timmons, public health educator at the Oregon Health Division. Columbia County Public Health offers immunizations at the office in St. Helens by ap pointment. Make an appoint ment by calling 503-397-4651. Public Health also holds a monthly outreach service in Vernonia at the Head Start building. No appointment is necessary. Call 503-397-4651 for more information. COPY AND FAX SERVICE The INDEPENDENT Phone 429-9410 725 Bridge Street Vernonia Reg. $3.69 EXPIRES SEPT. 5, 2000 LIMIT 4 E x t r a S a v in g s O n L in t , w w w .sentrym arkets.com Click on ValuPage Look for Randy’s Special Buys! WESTERN UNION • MONEY ORDERS • FAX SERVICE LAMINATING • BOOKS • GREETING CARDS • LOTTERY GAMES Open 8 am - 9 pm Seven Days a W eek - VISA & MasterCard Vernonia Sentry 735 Jefferson Ave. ■ Vernonia • 429-3811
