Page 6
The INDEPENDENT, March 21, 2001
Community
Senior News
By Karen Miller
Child’s hardwood desk and
bench $18.50; baby buggy
excellent condition $15; white
gas range with trash burner
$15; table model radio-phono
graph $15; never used clarinet
$15; antique san back chair
$10; steel guitar $12; Francis
can wild flower pottery service
for 4 $15; sable-dyed muskrat
fur coat $15; antique, late Vic
torian shaving stand $15; large
doll house with furniture $5;
American flyer electric deluxe
train $15; old amber vase-can
dlesticks $3.50; cedar chest
$12.50; washing machine $15;
maternity corset, 35 hips, $5.
Sound like items from our
resale shop? Actually, these
were taken from Thrifty ads in a
1950 Oregonian newspaper!
But, you know, our prices can
be pretty competitive here at
our newly remodeled Boutique!
Come check out our jewelry
case, handmade blankets, and
buttons, threads and yarn in
our well stocked craft corner.
Come on down and browse
around a warm fire and coffee.
Since there were only two of
us signed up for the Senior
Spelling Bee, for a while I
thought I had a chance of win
ning a prize— until the other 21
people, from age 50 to 88,
showed up and dashed my
hopes. We did have a good
time on Friday, March 16. Con
gratulations to the winners:
1st - Noni Andersen
2nd - Barbara Sturdevant
3rd - George Gans
Good Job! Thanks, Audeen!
The Five Area Senior Lunch
will be held here in Vernonia on
the last Monday of this month.
If you want a great lunch with
great company, come on down.
Volunteer training scheduled to
help victims of violence, abuse
The
Columbia
County
Women’s Resource Center is
seeking volunteers to work
with those who have been hurt
by domestic violence, sexual
assault or child abuse.
Training is available to
enhance your volunteer experi
ence. The amount of training
required varies, depending on
your interest. Spring volunteer
training begins March 24 and
will be held in the auditorium at
the Columbia Technology Cen
ter in St. Helens. Dates and
times are as follows;
Orientation, Oppression &
Anti-homophobia and Counsel
ing Techniques - March 24,
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Advanced Sexual Assault -
March 27, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Advanced Legal Advocacy -
March 29, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Child Abuse, AMAC & Com
munity Resources - March 31,
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
D.V. Basics & Effects on
Children - April 3, 5:00 p.m. -
9:00 p.m.
Crisis line & Suicidology -
April 5, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
For more information, call
503-397-7110.
“Everyday Art” wanted for Earth
Day exhibit at Columbia Gallery
Artists are invited to submit
work for the Earth Day “Every
day Art” exhibit at the Gallery at
Columbia Center. The show
will run April 6 - 27 at 375 S
18th Street in St. Helens.
Works will be accepted 4-
6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2,
at Columbia Center. Featured
artist will be John Lillich, dis
playing Found Art Objects. Lil
lich and his wife, Kris, own the
No Wonder Gallery in Clatska
nie.
Obscure materials such as
floppy
discs,
eyeglasses,
Garden seminar just
for non-gardeners
A yard and garden seminar
for non-gardeners and border
line gardeners will be present
ed by OSU Master Gardeners
of Washington County on Sat
urday, March 31 from 9:00
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Capital
Center, 18640 NW Walker
Road, Suite 1400, Beaverton.
Use Entrance D1.
The cost for the seminar is
$20 for full day and $15 for half
day (lunch on your own).
For more information, call
Louann Metzger at 503-645-
7216 or visit the Washington
County web site <www.osu.orst.
edu/extension/washington>
smoke detectors, styrofoam
packing, greeting cards, old
sneakers and recyclables of all
types are appropriate materials
for everyday art, said Maeona
Urban, chair of the Columbia
Foundation Arts Gallery Com
mittee.
The First Friday reception
will be April 6 from 6-7:30 p.m.
The reception will also provide
an opportunity to meet the cen
ter’s new Executive Director,
Lynne Cox. Refreshments will
be catered by Simply Delicious
of Vernonia.
For
more
information,
please call Bonnie Moss at
503-397-1139 or Maeona
Urban at 503-543-7482.
Another reminder: We are
looking for a Treasurer to take
over these duties here at the
Center. If you are looking for a
valuable place to serve, we
could use you!
Closing for now, after one
last thought: Now, I like vin
tage clothes, but ... maternity
corset? Sounds like something
I’d pay YOU to take out of here!
Happy Spring!
INFORMATION NUMBERS
COLCO Transportation
........................ 429-4304
Senior Advocate.. 429-9112
Senior Center..... 429-3912
Class on driving
in later life
Who should report impaired
drivers? What happens during
an Oregon DMV Re-Examina
tion Evaluation? These ques
tions, and more, will be dis
cussed at a program on “Dri
ving Decisions in Later Life” to
be presented by OSU Exten
sion Agent Jan Pahl on Tues
day, March 27 from 10:00 a.m.
to noon, in the Columbia Coun
ty Extension Conference Room,
in the courthouse at St. Helens.
Driving symbolizes inde
pendence, convenience and
competence as an adult. The
following quote from one older
person reflects this impor
tance: “I can barely hear, bare
ly see and barely walk. Things
could be worse, though. At
least I can still drive.” When
does driving no longer become
an option?
This program will look at
issues surrounding driving in
later life, the physical changes
that put an older person at risk
and what it means to quit driv
ing. The program also exam
ines the roles of the state
licensing agency, health care
providers and family members
when older drivers do not real
ize the potential danger of their
driving.
The program is open to any
one working with an older per
son. Ideas and strategies will
be provided for helping an old
er family member find workable
solutions to driving issues.
When driving is no longer an
option, ways to disable the car
and help the individual give up
driving will also be discussed.
Call Extension at 503-397-
3462 if you would like to attend
or for further information.
Is that an “a” or an “o“? Judges at the Vernonia Senior
Spelling Bee put their heads together to check a word. From
left are EIDonna Williams, Candy Olson and Donna Gerhke.
Behind the judges are Bob Wagner and Ralph Keasey, who
helped with the event.
Displaying the trophies won in the Senior Spelling Bee were
George Gans, who placed third, Noni Andersen in first place,
and second place winner Barbara Sturdevant.
LOW CO$T CAR LOANS
Vernonia Federal Credit Union • 5 0 3 4 2 9 -8 0 3 1
The Health H abit
503-429-0501
Complete Co-Ed Gym Facility
PERSONAL TRAINING AVAILABLE
Weight Loss/Gain
Body Building
General Conditioning
Toning & Shaping
k
Wolff Tanning
Nutritional Counseling
Olympic Weights
Full Line Apparatus
OPEN: 7a-9p M-F, 7a-5p Sat • 16720 Noakes Rd., Vernonia, OR 97064
Action Ads work for you!
Call 603-429-9410 to place your ad.
THIS SPACE PAID FOR BY VERNONIA SENTRY
AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE TO OUR AREA
Scams & Frauds
We live in a fast-paced world where technology devel
ops faster than most of us can keep up with. With the tech
nology come those who make their living using it to cheat
you out of your money. Now, just about everyone has a
computer in the home and is connected to the Internet.
With the Internet you can go anywhere you want in a
moment's notice.This also means anyone can visit you at
your computer.
There are hundreds of different types of scams being
sent to people through their computers, including e-mail
messages that give the impression you will receive money
if you respond and help in some way. Remember, IF IT
LOOKS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS!
Do not open e-mails you do not recognize. In addition
to the risk of being scammed, you may also receive a virus
that can destroy all of the data on your hard drive.The Ver
nonia Police Dept. tries to keep a current list of virus infor
mation. If you would like a copy, come in and we will pro
vide it to you.
If you think you have received fraudulent e-mail, you
can obtain more information or report it to the FBI at their
website: www.1fclfbi.gov
Jim Walters
Chief o f Police
Vernonia Police Department