Friends of the Scout Cabin celebrates first full year of operation
Shirlee Daughtry presented Tom Holce with a plaque for his
generous donation toward the rehabilitation of the Scout
Cabin. Holce grew up in Mist and Vernonia, and belonged to
a Boy Scout troop that met in the cabin.
After more than a year of
planning, a full year of con
struction time, and another
year of actual operations,
Friends of the Scout Cabin
took time out for a well-de
served celebration. The Janu
ary 27 celebration of the reno
vated cabin’s first anniversary
was held, of course, in the
Scout Cabin.
Shirlee Daughtry, president
of the Friends of the Scout
Cabin, spoke briefly about the
difficulty of organizing the proj
ect, and the pleasure of seeing
it start to fulfill the group’s goal
of increasing use of the build
ing by youth groups, without
any fees, while operating costs
are being derived from rental
fees for other functions.
Special recognition went to
Tom Holce, Don McLean and
Norm Brown, but Daughtry
made it abundantly clear that
there were too many volun-
teers - businesses, unions and
individuals - to name. A sur
prised Daughtry was also the
recipient of special mention,
from other members of the
Friends group.
There were a few other
speakers, including Jim Tier
ney, Tony Hyde, Synda Allen,
Corey Colburn and Noni An
dersen, but the speeches were
brief and heartfelt. The pur
pose of the day was to enjoy
the accomplishment.
Hundreds of people were in
volved in one way or another,
in the all-volunteer fund raising
and construction effort. Though
fund raising barely reached
$100,000, the building has
been
appraised
in
the
$300,000 range. It is owned
and operated by the Friends of
the Scout Cabin on property
leased from the City of Vernon
ia in Hawkins Park.
Time to make nominations for My Fair Lady Pageant
The My Fair Lady Pageant
is accepting nominations for
the 2001 My Fair Lady Court.
The pageant is held each year
during the Columbia County
Fair to recognize senior women
for their outstanding service in
our community. Each senior cit
izens’ center in the county se
lects a woman to represent
them in the pageant.
This year’s pageant will be
on Wednesday, July 18, as part
By Karen Miller
The Vernonia Senior Center
patrons and COLCO staff wish
to express our deepest sympa
thy to Donna and the family of
Don Foster, who passed away
suddenly on January 28. Don
and his wife, Donna, owned
and operated Rising River
Adult Foster Care in Vernonia.
Don, a civic-minded citizen
with administrative abilities,
Juanita J. Johnson
Army Pfc. Juanita J. John
ston is now stationed at
MacDill Air Force Base in Tam
pa, Florida.
Johnson, a software analyst
with the U.S. Central Com
mand, is the daughter of Mar
ion G. and Linda W. Johnston
of Vernonia. She is a 1997
graduate of Portland Commu
nity College.
of Senior Day activities at the
Columbia County Fair. A panel
of judges will select a queen by
rating the women on communi
ty service, appearance and
their responses to questions
asked during the pageant.
For more information on
how to nominate your favorite
“Fair Lady,” contact the senior
center in your community or
Nancy Harwood at the Retired
& Senior Volunteer Program in
St. Helens, 1-503-397-5655.
had been an invaluable asset
here at the Center, filling a
leadership role, especially in
our current remodeling project.
Don will be missed by his
family, friends and the commu
nity in which he served.
INFORMATION NUMBERS
COLCO Transportation
........................ 429-4304
Senior Advocate.. 429-9112
Senior Center..... 429-3912
Get ready for Make
Vernonia Shine day
Mark your calendar for this
year’s Vernonia clean up day,
Saturday, April 21. Although
there will not be a free dumping
day, there will be a free haz
ardous waste day on May 12.
Watch The INDEPENDENT
for more information. If you or a
group would like to become in
volved, contact Vernonia Pride
at 503-429-5201.
Annual quilt show at Warren church
Bethany Lutheran Church
will hold their 20th annual Quilt
Show on Friday, Feb. 9, from
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and
Saturday, Feb. 10, from 8:30
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Old and new
quilts will be on display. There
will be a raffle, silent auction
and quilts will be for sale.
Lunch will be served both
days from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. and a pancake breakfast
will be served Saturday from
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Bethany Lutheran Church is
an historic country church lo
cated at 34721 Church Road in
Warren.
Quilts will be received for
display on February 8 from
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
For more information, call
503-543-5645 or 1-503-397-
5085.
Nominees must be 55 years
or older, but do not need to be
a member of RSVP or their lo
cal senior center. Nominations
are due by Feb. 19. The court
will be selected by the My Fair
Lady Pageant Committee and
announced in late February.
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Valentine’s Day 2001
Fair Board will meet
The Columbia County Fair
Board will hold their regular
Board meeting February 23 at
7:00 p.m., in the 4-H Building
on thw Columbia County Fair
grounds, 58892 Saulser Road,
St. Helens, OR 97051.
A Budget Workshop will be
held February 7, at the Fair Of
fice, at 6:00 p.m.
UW recognition fete
Donations for the 2000/2001
campaign totaled $335,000 it
was announced at the annual
volunteer recognition banquet
of United Way of Columbia
County. More than 100 people
attended the February 1 ban
quet honoring the efforts of vol
unteers. The St. Helens High
School Jazz Band provided
pre-dinner entedainment and
plaques were awarded in
recognition of outstanding
campaign achievements.
Campaign Co-Chairs Dick
Long, Chief of the Clatskanie
Fire District, and George
Dunkel, Chief of the St. Helens
Fire Department, expressed
thanks to everyone for the pos
itive support
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M ak e it o n e th e y w o n ’t forget!
We have a great
selection of gifts
for your sweetheart
this year, from
Carnations and
Roses to Cards
and Balloons.
Drug panel opening
Columbia County Board of
Commissioners is seeking ap
plicants for a local alcohol and
drug planning committee.
The Board is particularly
seeking senior citizens, con
sumers of treatment and youth
who can assist with the plan
ning for prevention and treat
ment.
For more information, call
the Board of Commissioners
office at 503-397-4322.
of several people who devot
ed nearly every Saturday to
the project for a whole year.
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