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Page 6 The INDEPENDENT, May 16, 2001 —— Community Health Notes Senior News By Karen Miller Anyone who has stood solemnly over the sunken bat tleship, the Arizona, at Pearl Harbor, or walked Arlington Cemetery and observed the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, or stood in awe, gazing at the enormity of the tattered and worn American flag that in spired Francis Scott Key to pen his now famous Star Spangled Banner has, like me, got to feel a grateful pride toward the men and women of our armed forces who helped make our country a home of the brave Boy Scouts will hold garage sale Vernonia Boy Scout Troop 860 is seeking donations for a garage sale fundraiser in Au gust. Your unwanted items are needed. For more information, call Scoutmaster Jim Waters at 503-429-8006 or Committee Chairman Marion Johnston at 503-429-0188. Bible Conference at Grace Baptist Church The annual Spring Bible Conference at Grace Re formed Baptist Church will held Memorial Day Weekend, May 25 - 27. Pastor Robert Elliott, origi nally from Scotland, now from Riverside, Calif., is this year’s speaker. Pastor Elliott will ad dress the theme, “The Christ ian Home; Intended For Joy”. Preaching services will be Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. A picnic, with games for the kids, will be held at Hawkins Park beginning at 12:15 p.m. Saturday. Lunch will be provid ed between services on Sun day. A Men’s Prayer Breakfast is planned for 6:00 a.m. Saturday at the Church, followed by a men’s basketball game at 9:00 a.m. at the high school. The community is welcome to attend any or all of the planned activities. Grace Re formed Bible Church is located at 500 North St. in Vernonia. and land of the free. This Memorial Day, beside having a day off, pick up the phone, write a note, shake a hand or give a hug to someone you know who has served or is serving our stars and stripes, and may we honor our flag with sacred commitment to never forget, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided republic* News and Notes: » May 24 is free Bingo Day from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Prizes for winners! Come join us! We have foot care once a month here at the center. June 21 is the next care day. Call Willie for an appointment. A hearing aid technician is here the second Friday of every month. Call Willie for an appointment. Games every Thursday. Music every Wednesday. From the cook and senior center: A big thank you to Randy Parrow and Sentry Market for all your generous donations. They are greatly appreciated! Have a safe and fun Memo rial Day weekend!! INFORMATION NUMBERS COLCO Transportation ........................ 429-4304 Senior Advocate.. 429-9112 Senior Center...... 429-3912 55 Alive driving class scheduled Class topics include staying independent in older years by learning to be safe, defensive drivers. Facts are presented on how aging affects driving skills and how to make allowances for these changes. Course ma- terial helps in learning how to evaluate bad driving habits and how to change attitude and be havior when driving. Those attending will learn how to deal with the problems that typically lead to traffic vio lations committed by older driv ers, including failure to yield right-of-way, improper left turns, incorrect lane changes, passing, and entering and leaving freeways. For more information, call the Vernonia Senior Center or Ruth Bell, instructor, at 503- 429-4949. Gospel performance Grange plans dance Southern gospel music re turns to the Columbia Gateway as Community Christian Con certs presents a concert fea turing Undivided, from Kings port, Tenn., and The Gloryland Way from St. Helens. The concert will be held at St. Helens High School’s Olm- scheid Auditorium, 2375 Gable Road, St. Helens, on Friday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m. There will be no charge for admission, though a free-will offering will be taken. For infor mation, call Greg Fischer at 503-397-5342. “Spring into Summer” is the theme for the Vernonia Grange community dance. The dance will be held in mid-June to help commemo rate and celebrate the 100 year “Golden Anniversary” of the Grange. The local band,Gold en Oldies, will be playing, fea turing all of your favorite dance tunes for an evening of pure enjoyment and relaxation at the Grange hall on the corner of Washington and North Streets in Vernonia. Details with be forthcoming in the next issue. A 55 Alive Driving Safety Program class will be held at the Vernonia Senior Center on June 4 and 5 from 12:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. The charge for the class and materials is $10.00. Participants must attend both classes to receive the certifi cate of completion. By Audeen Wagner Information regarding prescriptions: As regular patients at Providence Family Medicine may already know, High School Pharmacy offers prescription delivery service to Vernonia on a daily basis, Monday through Friday. Here’s how it works: Prescriptions are called or faxed to the pharmacy, and they are sent out as soon as possible via courier —usually it’s a one-day service. It is a great convenience to have your medicine sent directly to the clinic, especially if you’re not feeling well. Some important considerations: • The service is available ONLY to patients of the local clinic. • The clinic would like patients to pick up their prescriptions promptly—within 72 hours of the office call. Prescriptions not picked up must be returned to High School Pharmacy. According to Sue East, clinic staff tries to call patients to let them know that their medicine is ready to be picked up. Occasionally they are unable to reach every patient, therefore she suggests that, if you are expecting a prescription, it is a good idea to call the office after 4:30 to check to see if it has arrived. In the case of refills, patients may call directly to the pharma cy to arrange for delivery. Patients are advised to allow several days for refilled prescriptions to be completed. “Plan ahead, and when you are getting low on your prescription, please give every one plenty of time to renew it and get it here. Giving the pharma cy advance notice helps the system run smoothly,” said Sue. Briefly, the Providence Prescription Policy is: 1. Patients are asked to pick up prescriptions within 72 hours. 2. If patients are unable to get in to pick up the prescription when a reminder call is made, please let the clinic know and they will make special arrangements to hold the medicine for you. 3. Per the clinic’s agreement with High School Pharmacy, pre scriptions not picked up within 72 hours will be returned to them, unless special arrangements have been made. Sue also says that when patients call and talk to her about any problem in picking up prescriptions, she is able to hold the pack age for an extra day or two. So it’s a good idea to give her a call if you can’t get in to the office to pick up the medication right away. The clinic is happy to be able to handle medicines for their patients in this wav. MAMMOVAN: The next regular visit of the Mammovan will be June 20, 2001. Please call 503-429-9191 to schedule your mam- fnogram. Help yourself survive a heart attack Many people are alone two seconds without letting up when they suffer a heart attack. until help arrives, or until the Without help, a person whose heart is beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen heart stops beating properly into the lungs and coughing and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. before losing consciousness. The squeezing pressure on the However, these victims can help themselves by coughing heart also helps it to regain repeatedly and very vigorously. normal rhythm. Following this j -Jure A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the could give heart attack victims cough should be deep and pro time to get to the hospital and longed. A breath and a cough save their lives. must be repeated about every More on Health, see page 7 M emorial D ay C eremonies *7he. p stb tio ¿A, isutitedl to jo ist isA ist bostosusitj thoAo w h o h&uo 'ie/lKJ&dlr (ji/USSt tluiiSl IsU&i (Vt GSlO ‘i t i l t tniAAisiCj,. . . Monday, May 28th at 11:00 a.m. Vernonia Memorial Cemetery 2O8O Bridge S treet • Vernonia Take off with TOPS®! Come to an Open House. Visit our weight loss support group It's free! M n v M *001 /tM t p m . M ist B irk e n fc ld R FP D - M ain 12525 H u y 202; M ist, O R f la udiii 5O3-429-75O3 WELCOME Synda Allen PRESENTATION OF COLORS Boy Scout Troops 860 & 201 SPEAKER 21 GUN SALUTE Pastor Paul Pastor Vernonia Foursquare Church Jim Waters & Group CEREMONIAL WHITE DOVES PRESENTATION OF FLAG FOR Creatures Pets of Vernonia RAYMOND GARCIA OPENING PRAYER Pastor Joel Stith Vernonia First Christian Church VERNONIA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR Robert Isted, Director Garcia Family and American Legion Post 119 CLOSING PRAYER Pastor Darwin Harvey Assembly of God Church REVEILLE & TAPS FLYOVER Bugler LCdr. Mark Livingston, MC, USNR 142nd Fighter Interceptor Group Air National Guard LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE • PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY There 's no obligation Bring a friend and we II see you there For information, please contact Synda Allen, Caretaker Vernonia Memorial Cemetery, 503-429-7053 / 1001 Bridge St., Vernonia, OR 97064 Ceremonies Sponsored by City of Vernonia This space courtesy of Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home Forest Grove & Vernonia
