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Page 6 The INDEPENDENT, February 21, 2001 Community Senior News By Karen Miller Marion and Jeanette Grant were just two of more than 40 people who used the opportunity to get free blood sugar and cholesterol checks at the Health Fair sponsored by the Ne halem Valley Comunity Corporation. The event was held at the Mist-Birkenfeld Main Fire Station. LDS w om en’s conference slated “We are believed spirit daughters of God, and our lives have meaning, purpose, and direction” is the theme for a Women’s Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- Local woman named to UO Dean’s List Elizabeth Virginia Johnson of Vernonia, a junior education al studies major, has been named to the University of Ore gon’s Dean’s List for Fall 2000. To qualify for the list, a stu dent must be in good academ- ic standing and must have com- pleted 12 or more graded cred- its for the term. The required minimum grade point average is 3.75 on a scale of 4.0 as a straight A average. Is the Servies Brad Bricker Air Force Airman Bradly W. Bricker has graduated from ba sic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special training in human rela tions. In addition, airmen who com plete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community Col lege of the Air Force. Bricker is the son of Teri E. Greenwood of Birkenfeld and Larry W. Bricker of Delaware. Marianne E. Finley Marianne E. Finley enlisted in the U.S. Army’s Delayed En try Program (DEP), and report ed for active duty on February 20, 2001. Finley will take initial training and advanced individual train ing at Ft. Jackson, S.C. and Ft. Lee, Va. She has chosen Food Service Operations for her mil itary occupational specialty and has volunteered to serve a three year tour of duty. Finley is the daughter of Leslie Anne Reith of Vernonia. She attended Portland Com munity College. ter-day Saints. Inspirational and informative classes will be offered March 3, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 2220 NE Jackson School Road in Hillsboro. The conference is free and open to visitors, but prior regis tration is suggested. For further information, call Sandy Stone at 503-648-6752 A rchbishop visits St. Mary’s Church The Most Reverend John G. Vlazny, Archbishop of the Port- *an<^ diocese visited St. Marys Catholic Church in Vernonia on Sunday, January 14, at the 12:00 noon mass. Vernonia was one of two cities in Colum bia County that the Archbishop will visited in January. Archbishop Vlazny was or dained on December 20, 1961. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago in 1983 and, in 1987, Bishop of Winona, Minnesota. He was appointed as the tenth Archbishop of Portland in December of 1997. The Archdiocese of Portland was created July 24,1846, and “To ‘bee’ or not to ‘bee’? That is the question”. Now, if I had spent more time expand ing my horizons in my English Lit class with Shakespeare in stead of Nancy Drew, I might know the answer. But, in this case, we are talking about a spelling bee! We hope you will decide to be a part of our Se nior Spelling Bee here at the center on March 16 at 1:00 p.m. The one and only require ment is that you are at least 50 years old. And, it is strictly for FUN, says Audeen Wagner, coordinator. Audeen is the Na tional Spelling Bee Champion of the contest held in Wyoming in 2000. She also holds the first place title of Oregon State’s Bee in 1999. So, all of you sen ior spellers and crossword puz zle fans, we hope you save this date, come and have lunch with us and join in a little fun competition. Surely we all at least know how to spell potato, or is it potatoe, by now! As we have mentioned be fore, we surely do appreciate your quality donations down here at the center. We mention quality because our garbage bill has become astronomically (I had to look that up) out of line, disposing items, particu larly larger ones, that are un suitable for resale. We kindly ask that you check with us first before dropping off items that won’t fit into our drop box. Call us, or bring your items by dur ing our open hours. From the desk of Jacqueline Ramsey: music, 40s and 50s tunes and programs. The table is set in front of the fire ready for you to relax and visit with friends. Coffee, tea or hot chocolate and goodies are furnished by the kitchen for a drop in the do nation can. Quilting is still Tuesdays. Golden Oldies (live music) is every Wednesday. Games are still on Thursdays. Bread days are Wednesdays and Satur days. Lunch is served Monday thru Friday at noon. Meals on Wheels are available Monday through Friday. Best of all, you do not have to be a senior to enjoy what we have to offer. The Senior Center Boutique would like to acknowledge all those who have helped us get our shop in shape. We are still working to get some of the corners in top shape. We are most proud of the Craft Area’s new look. It con tains yarn, yardage, patterns, craft items, jewelry and cards for all occasions, plus many gift items. There is a play area for small children, a for-sale toy section, small appliances, dish es, etc. Clothing on the racks is individually priced, but we do still have a 50-cents-a-bag sec tion. . Thank you, again, for all of The Golden Age radio is your caring and sharing. now installed, and the music is Sunnyside Cafe Daily ¿reató Specials ORDERS TO GO: 5 0 3 -4 2 9 -4 8 1 0 Open Daily 5 am-2 pm • 58360 Nehalem Hwy. S„ Vernonia is the second oldest archdio cese in the United States. The metropolitan province of Port land includes the suffragan diocese of Baker (Eastern Ore- gon), Boise (Idaho), Great Falls-Billings (Montana) and Helena (Western Montana), After the mass, the St. Mary’s parish community pro- vided an Italian dinner in the Archbishop’s honor. The Work of the Church The work of the church is to help people get right with God. There are many ideas of what the church should be doing. Some say that the church should relieve hunger, provide for the homeless, fight injustice, or stick up for the downtrodden. All of these are good, but the work of the church is far more important. If a doctor finds a patient writhing in pain, what does he do? Perhaps the patient is crying for the doctor to "Do something to relieve the pain!” The doctor could give the patient a shot of morphine and relieve the pain almost immediately, but would this be the proper procedure? No. The doctor would first push and poke around (probably causing more pain), then run tests to determine the cause of the pain. The doctor’s first priority would be to deter mine the cause of the pain and deal with that, then he would be able to deal with the pain itself. So it is with the church. The first job is to deal with the root of man’s problem, his separation from God. Once that is taken care of, much of the pain w ill be gone and the rest can be dealt with in time. Nehalem Valley Bible Church 5 0 0 California Ave., Vernonia ► 5 0 3 -4 2 9 -5 3 7 8 ► Pastor Jerry James Currently meeting at the Vernonia Head Start Building H ippy BirtUctoy Avwt Jernca Love, Kakli, Jonathon, Kortnl, Katie & Mikayla ft.S. (dc bovs yjou, too. Wjom & (bad
