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Columbia County health needs partnership slates first meeting The first meeting of the Health Partnership, a health planning process sponsored by the Columbia Health District and others on behalf of the cit izens of Columbia County, will be held May 22 at noon at the Trojan Plant in Rainier. Coordinator Pam Rahn will describe the Community Health Improvement Process (CHIP) that the group will be undertaking. The Health Partnership is composed of volunteers who represent various sectors of community life in the county, from the arts through utilities. They will be working together for up to a year to assess Nehalem Valley Pioneer meeting The annual meeting of the Nehalem Valley Pioneer Asso ciation will be held Sunday, June 10 at 11:00 a.m. at the Natal Grange Hall. Rain or shine, there will be a potluck picnic and live enter tainment. It’s a great time to meet old friends, eat lunch and have fun. health needs in the county and the needs for health services. Each county clinic will be rep resented on the committee as well as every geographical area. The project will receive on going technical assistance from Paul McGinnis, of the Of fice of Rural Health, who creat ed the rural health organizing process. He has assisted with the process in 120 communi- ties across the country during the past 14 years. The Partnership will gather as many opinions and as much data as possible from people in the county about their view of health needs. Participation is available at many different lev els and all are welcome. Partnership members who have signed up as of May 11, include: The annual Women’s Health Fair and Fashion Show will be held May 31 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commons at St. Helens High School. The event is sponsored by the Women’s Health Aware ness Committee (WHAC). More than 20 vendors will be on hand with wom ens health and fitness related items. Special guest speakers will share information related to breast cancer, and the evening will be capped off with a spring fashion show, featuring cloth ing from local merchants. Dr. Mark Livingston, a local physician, will talk about wad- since 1993 R e tire m e n t R esidence An Alzheimer's Specialty Home Licensed • Class-II DONNA FOSTER - PROVIDER 16941 Timber Rd. East • Vernonia, OR 97064 • 503-429-1152 V ernonia C ommunity C hurch F irst B aptist C hurch Grant Williams, Pastor 957 State Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-6790 John Cahill, Pastor 359 “A" Street Vernonia, 503 429-1161 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Children's Church w/Nursery Evening Fellowship 6:00 p.m. Nursery Care AWANA, Wednesday 3:15 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m. Men’s Group, Thursday 7:30 p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship Saturday, 6:00 p.m. S t . M ary ' s C atholic C hurch ing through the many studies and research projects that are publicized, and how to educate yourself about breast cancer. Sharon Pickthorn and Becky Olson, of “Breast Friends”, will discuss their personal experi ences with breast cancer, and give guidance on how to cope if you or someone you love has been diagnosed. These women have committed themselves to teaching others how to become strong support for loved ones who have been diagnosed with cancer. “It’s great to see the increas ing awareness of women’s health issues in our communi ty,” said Doreen Hocraffer, chair of WHAC, and coordina tor for Public Health’s Breast and Cervical Cancer program. “Women are usually the care takers of the family, so health issues that affect women also affect their families and com munities. Events like this pro vide an easily accessible way for women to increase their Pastor Paul Pastor 850 Madison Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-1103 S eventh D ay A dventist Wednesday Service: All Family Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Roger Kruger, Pastor, 397-6883 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St. Vernonia, 503 429-1941 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School F irst C hristian C hurch Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Prayer, 7:00 p.m. Relief Society, Priesthood and Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m. The Oregon Pioneer Ceme tery Commission is asking for help to collect up-to-date infor mation on more than 3,000 his toric cemeteries in a statewide survey. “We’re asking Oregonians in every corner of the state to help locate and determine the condition of all cemeteries and gravesites of individuals who died prior to February 14, 1909," said Mirra Meyer, com mission coordinator. “This is a long-term project, but we’re hoping citizens concerned about our historic cemeteries will help get the survey off to a fast start by filling out forms for the cemeteries they may be visiting this Memorial Day.” Information from the survey will help the commission deter mine the use of funds and serv ices to protect and preserve Oregon’s historic graveyards. Survey forms may be ob tained from the State Historic Preservation Office by calling 503-378-4168, ext. 335, or e- mail: Mirra.Meyer®state.or.us Jerry James, Pastor 500 California Ave Vernonia, 503 429-5378 Religious Education 2nd & 4th Sundays 10:30 a.m. Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m. Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m. Info requested on old graveyards N ehalem V alley B ible C hurch Sunday Services: Adult Prayer & Children's Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship 5:00 p.m. Lee Knowlton, Branch President 1350 E. Knott Street Vernonia, 503 429-7151 The Women’s Health Aware ness Committee is funded through Columbia County Pub lic Health. WHAC’s mission is to promote health awareness among women in our county by providing information about health risks, detailing methods of prevention and advising al ternatives for treatment. Sunday Services 10:00 a.m. Mass Schedule 1st & 3rd Saturdays 4:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Sundays 12 Noon C hurch of J esus C hrist of L atter D ay S aints knowledge of health issues, and along the way we’ll have some fun.” The event is free to the pub lic, through a grant from the Sjpsan G. Komen Foundation. Women are encouraged to bring daughters, friends, and other loved ones along for an evening of fun and learning. The Rev. Robert Grafe, Pastor 375 North St. (Vernonia Grange Hall) Vernonia, 503 429-3700 D.J. Dickey, Pastor Grant & North Streets Vernonia, 503 429-3110 Women's Fellowship, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. Rahn expressed delight with the diversity of the group and the geographical balance. She told the group, “I am quite im pressed with the quality of peo ple on the Partnership and es pecially the dedication to com munity that I have experienced from you,” Rahn said. E piscopal C hurch G race R eformed B aptist C hurch Every Wednesday: Ladies' Bible Study 9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir 3:00 p.m. Family Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Todd Dugdale from Columbia County. S t . A ugustine (C anterbury ) Pastoral Associate Juanita Dennis 960 Missouri Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-8841 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. City; and Linda Lagraff and Women’s Health Fair and Fashion Show, May 31st Serving the Community Joel Stith, Pastor 410 North Street Vernonia, 503 429-6522 Mario Leonetti, Darcy Bell and Carolyn Keasey, Vernonia; Jerry Tilley, Sandy Cooper, Donna Tewksbury and Bob Short, Scappoose; Joyce Ervin, Wayne Kostur and Lori Piercy, Rainier; Wayne Wei- gandt, Barbara Fordyce, Lori Peterson, Don Courtain and Janet Spain, St. Helens; Char- alene Pruett, Randy Larson and Annie Carmack, Clatska nie; Brian Burright, Columbia Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Nursery available Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. V ernonia F oursquare C hurch Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Evening Service Youth Ministry Children’s Ministry Nursery Available Men’s Ministry 7:45 a.m. 3rd Saturday each month A ssembly of G od Darwin Harvey, Pastor 662 Jefferson Vernonia Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Paul Pastor Jr. and Del Allen (on ladder) at work on the new front of the Vernonia Foursquare Church. The congregation has been steadily improving their facility, starting with a new sidewalk last year, then remodeling and extending the front to create space for a new church office. The roofed front en trance and pillars create an inviting structure. Please support our advertisers. They make this community newspaper possible
