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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.
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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
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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