Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (June 20, 2001)
Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, June 20, 2001 Expanded menu at Leonetti’s will feature Italian dinners and more Aaron McCowan grew up in Pennsylvania, cooking and hammering nails. “I knew that I wanted a trade that would let me work anywhere,” he said, “so I learned both cooking and carpentry.” McCowan got to Vernonia from Pennsylvania by way of Alaska (On his way to Alaska, he worked for 15 years in a Greek-owned restaurant that specialized in Mediterranean foods.). For the past three years, he has owned a restau rant in Haines. “I never thought I’d leave Alaska,” he said, but he came to visit a friend in Vernonia and was so pleased with the area that he is now in the process of selling his restaurant and is employed here by Leonetti’s Pizza & Grill. With the addition of McCow an, who makes such delicacies as calzone and also bakes bread, Mario and Nan Leonetti are planning to expand both their hours and their menu. Starting July second, Leo netti’s will be open for dinner Monday through Saturday, 5- 8:00 p.m., with an Italian menu plus “dinner around the world,” with the cuisine of a different country each night. There will be 17 new menu items, Mario Leonetti said, both sandwiches and dinners. Com ing up soon will be fresh bread, which they plan to have both for restaurant use and for retail sales. Ridge Riders schedule Poker Ride Mario and Nan Leonetti with Aaron McCowan, who will be contributing his culinary expert ise to an expanded menu at Leonetti’s Pizza & Grill. Food Handler’s class will be taught at Sunnyside Columbia County Sanitarian Mark Edington will hold a food handlers’ class beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, at Sunnyside Cafe, 58360 Nehalem Hwy. S., Vernonia. Participants will study a Corrals are being added to the horse facility at Anderson Park. Ridge Rider member George Bellingham is busy tight ening cable in this photo. The Vernonia Ridge Riders’ annual Poker Ride will be held June 23 at Anderson Park. The ride begins at 9:30 a.m., with the last rider out at 11:00 a.m. Poker hands are being sold for $5.00 each or 5 hands for $20. Top hand of the day will earn its holder $100, and there are many other prizes to choose from. Prizes will be awarded at 3:00 p.m. You must be present to win. The Vernonia High School Equestrian team will provide concessions. The next meeting of the Ver nonia Ridge Riders is June 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Vernonia Li brary. For more information, call George Bellingham at 503- 429-9523. Outlaw Automotive booklet, watch a film and have the opportunity to ask ques tions. The class will last ap proximately 1-1/2 hours. Those who pass the food handler’s test will receive a food handler’s permit. PCC o ffers sum m er g o lf class A summer golf class offered by Portland Community Col lege will focus on the basics of the game. The non-credit six-week se ries is offered on Saturdays be ginning July 14, or on Wednes days beginning July 18 at Mil lard Field, located at 35127 Mil lard Road, St. Helens. Satur day class times are noon to 1:00 p.m. or 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday class times are 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. or 5:45 to m o » 6:45 p.m. Golf pro Gina Thomas is the instructor. Tuition for the six weeks is $21 plus the $30 driving fee, for a total of $51 payable to the instructor at the first class. For more information, call PCC Community Education at 503-978-5753. Booklets are available for check-out at the Rainier, Ver nonia or Clatskanie public li braries. Booklets cannot be mailed, but can be purchased over-the-counter for $2.00 from Columbia County Public Health, 2370 Gable Road, St. Helens. Test questions are formulated from material in the Food Han dlers’ booklet. Preregistration is not re quired. Participants should bring a pen or pencil to com plete the test. The fee for the test is $10.00. For more infor mation, call Mark Edington at 503-366-3828. Please see page 9 LOW CO$T CAR LOANS Vernonia Federal Credit Union • 503429-8031 Support Vernonia Fireworks Display with a great SPAGHETTI DINNER a t LEW'S PLACE TUESDAY • JUNE 26 • 5-8 PM $7°° / 8 & under $4°° Bring the whole family for Spaghetti, Salad, Bread & Dessert! Automotive services and repair are now available at Outlaw Automotive, 740 Mist Drive. Joe Hammons, owner and me chanic, provides brake service, tune-ups, lubrication and en gine repair. Hammons has lived in Vernonia since 1989 and finished high school here. This space donated by Vernonia Pride and The INDEPENDENT
