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Page 6 The INDEPENDENT, June 20, 2001 Community Senior News By Karen Miller The seniors who received the free tickets to “Follow that Rabbit" wish to thank whoever purchased the tickets and made them accessible. Thank you, again. The play was a joy and very well done! Don’t forget BINGO every third Thursday of each month. The time is 1:00 to 3:00. We have lots of fun and free prizes. From the cook: We had a nice size crowd for our Father’s Day lunch on June 13. Along with a hot meal, we had hot music! Linda, our head cook will be going on a much need ed vacation and her position will be filled in by another good NV Pioneers re-elect ‘01 officers cook, Bobbie Jo. Call in or sign up for our five area lunch on Monday, June 25. We will be taking a van to Clatskanie. Bill Yeo, our COLCO and S enior C enter D ispatcher, wishes to thank the com munity for all the visits, cards and flow ers during his four day stay in the hospital. We are glad to have Bill back!! From our COLCO office: Regretfully, we bid a fond farewell to our Colco driver of over four years, Debbie Bene dict. We will miss her, but are More than 100 people gath ered at the Natal Grange, June 10, for the annual meeting of the N ehalem Valley Pioneer Association. In addition to renewing ac quaintances, the pioneer’ de scendents enjoyed a picnic lunch, heard the history of the Birkenfeld family, and were en tertained by a band from the Cowlitz Valley Old Time Music Association. O na Libel and Raymond Johnson, both 93, were the happy she will be relocating back to her home state of Vir ginia. Believe is or not, not only tne same form er home state as mine, but the same home town! I’m just hoping she doesn’t run into any of my old friends. She would undoubtedly have some REAL Karen Miller stories to tell!! Good-bye, Deb. Sign up for E-mail!!!! INFORMATION NUMBERS COLCO Transportation .......................... 429-4304 Senior Advocate.. 429-9112 Senior Center...... 429-3912 WRC schedules volunteer training Come and share your skills advocacy program s, support and talents. Many volunteer groups, com m unity education opportunities take only a few programs, outreach services, hours of your time. Some spe fundraising, court watch and cial events require many, many special projects. volunteers to be successful The C olum bia C ounty (such as dessert dances and annual golf tournaments, for W om en’s Resource C enter of fers volunteer training twice a example). You are needed!! year. The training is designed Volunteers are being recruit to prepare you for working at ed now as an integral part of the office and/or The Starting the Columbia County W om en’s Place shelter and to raise com Resource Center. Male and fe munity awareness. This train male volunteers of all ages are ing is an eye opening and en needed. Many volunteers have lightening experience. made both long and short term For more information, call com mitments over the years to W om en’s Resource C enters’ 503-397-7110. Traveling the farthest was Mil dred Rimstead of Alaska. During the business meet ing, members re-elected the present officers - president Verne Ferguson of Mist, vice- president Randy H ansen of Mist, and secretary/treasurer Myrtle Slanger of Jewell - for the coming year. They also se lected June 9 for the 2002 gathering, which will be held in Jewell. County Fair seeking talent entries C olum bia C ounty residents only, in two age brackets: Ages 15 and under and Ages 16 and above. Prizes in both age groups are: First place is $200 and qualifies to com pete at the Ore gon State Fair; Second place is $150, Third place is $75.00. O fficial rules, regulations For more information, call and entry forms may be picked Sheryl Mathews at 503-397- up at the fair office. 4417 or Evelyn Hudson at 503- The talent show is open to 397-4231. The 1st Annual Talent Show at the Colum bia County Fair will be Friday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m. at Stage 1. Tryouts are Wednesday, July 11 at 6:00 p.m. and sem i-finals will be Wednesday, July 18 at 7:00 p.m. Evening Vacation Bible School The Vernonia C om m unity Church will hold Vacation Bible School evenings from June 25 through 28, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be Bible stories, music, puppets, food, games and fun for ages four through the fifth Grade. All chidren are welcome. For more inform ation, call Pam W eller at 503-429-3400 or Ver nonia Com m unity Church at 503-429-6790. Join the Fun a t V erno nia’s T1 fT.V A t Stars and stripes run throughout Vernonia’s business dis trict to remind everyone of the parade and fireworks coming up on Independence Day, thanks to the creative volunteer ef forts of Bonnie, Doreen and Adam Buchan. 'Panade, 7:30 fun* *?tnewan6& ^tefdaty at ‘ Parade will assemble at 7:00 p.m. adjacent to Vernonia City Hall. It will go along Bridge Street and disband at Washington Grade School. All are welcome and there is no registration fee. Please help fund this annual community event with a generous donation to: Vernonia Pride c/o Enid Parrow 842 2nd Avenue Vernonia, OR 97064 This space donated by Isabelle McDaniel and Glenn Purvee combine efforts to con- tinue landscaping around the new sign welcoming people to £7 the City of Vernonia. The INDEPENDENT
