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-
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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.
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