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Newspaper Page TextThe INDEPENDENT, Novem ber 21, 2001 CORNELIUS AUTO SALES A ’ B7 TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU VERNONIA AND CORNELIUS CALL ANYTIME: 503-693-7031 1994 MAZDA P/U 4x4 V6, P/S, P/B, canopy... ..$3,995 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE 4x4 Runs very good, clean........................................................... JUST $4,495 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Loaded, leather, very nice................................................ $8,995 1993 MAZDA P/U Ex-Cab, runs exc..........JUST $5,259 1994 CHEV 3/4 TON 4x4 SILVERADO Loaded.................................................................. ONLY $9,995 2 GEO GAS SAVERS A/c both MAKE OFFER 1963 CADILLAC CONV. 1 owner, very clean.... $9,995 1964 CHEV IMPALA SS show winner ....$18,995 Lots of SUVs in stock to choose from...Come in and see 'em Happy Thanksgiving to You All $ im ItfaL&h Shared Thanksgiving Day traditions Here are the five most com mon activities Americans tradi tionally enjoy on Thanksgiving Day. 1. Savoring the Bird According to the National Turkey Federation, 91 percent of Am ericans eat turkey at Thanksgiving. Dating back to New England harvest tra di tions, turkey is the enduring symbol of the holiday. Ameri cans will eat approximately 675 million pounds of turkey this holiday. 2. Reaching Out As Americans gather togeth er to share the year’s bounty, families also reach out to those less fortunate. Volunteering at soup kitchens is a time-honored way to express thanks and give back to the community. 3. Football When everyone is full from the groaning Thanksgiving table, many folks settle in for football. Americans have been playing and watching football on Thanksgiving since the 1870s. One sarcastic reporter noted in 1893, “Thanksgiving ...is a holiday granted by...the Nation to see a game of foot ball.” 4. Watching the Big Parade In addition to football, Ameri cans gather around to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. W hether you watch it on TV or see it in person, the day would not be com plete without the balloons, the Rock- ettes, and Santa on his sleigh. Viewers congregate the night before the parade to watch the floats as they’re inflated and to stake out a place for great sight lines the next morning. 5. Making a Wish Ever since the Etruscans, people have been pulling apart the forked bone from a turkey, chicken or other fowl and mak ing a wish. The Romans brought the tradition with them when they conquered England; the English brought it to America. eon etti’s i Soup & Fresh-Baked Roll / Pizza & Grill Cup...$1.25 Small Bowl...$2.25 Large Bowl...$3.25 Add 1/2 Sandwich...$1.95 CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY WE DELIVER • PARTY PLATTERS AVAILABLE • FOOD TO GO OPEN MON-SAT 1 1 - 9 * N O W OPEN SUNDAY 1 2 - 7 721 Madison Ave., Vernonia • 503-429-5018 ..... Community Calendar VERNONIA Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous Saturdays American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday Arts & Crafts Society 2nd Thursday Boosters 2nd Wednesday Boy Scout Troop 201 Tuesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 Wednesdays Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday Cub Scout Pack 201 Scout Cabin Doll Club 4th Tuesday Friends of the Library 2nd Tuesday Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Nehalem Valley Car Club Preschool Story Hour Mondays Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday Vernonia Cares Directors Vernonia City Council 1 st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Tuesday Vernonia Grange 2nd Friday Vernonia Health Center 2nd Monday Vernonia Planning Comm. 1st Thursday Vernonia Pride Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday Vernonia School Board 2nd Thursday Vernonia Sr. Center Board 1 st Friday Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1 st Thursday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday WOEC Directors 3rd Tuesday Page 5 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000 2:00 p.m., City Library 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 7:00 p.m., LDS Church 7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill Noon, Lew’s Place For Info Call 503-429-0188 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library For location call 503-429-7193 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place For Info Call 503-429-4074 10:30 a.m., City Library For location call 429-2401 7:00 p.m., City Library For location call 503-429-1414 7:00 p.m., City Hall Noon, City Hall 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 7:00 p.m., City Hall For Info Call, 503-429-5201 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 8:00 p.m., District Office 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 7:00 p.m., WOEC NOVEMBER s nt r w T r 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 2Û 27 T 14 21 28 1 8 *5 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 M1STBIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange T.O.P.S. s 3 10 17 24 DECEMBER 7 * T f S M 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 ? 14 21 28 FEBRUARY JANUARY ~ 1 P 15 22 29 M S ( 4 2 3 8 • 10 1 1 15 16 1 7 16 22 23 24 25 29 JO 31 5 1 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 26 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1st & 2nd Thurs. 1 st & 2nd Wed. 3rd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday Sundays w 9 T T 13 19 26 • M T 4 5 3 10 11 12 17 10 19 24 25 26 w T 6 7 13 14 20 21 27 20 9 • 1 2 9 0 15 16 22 23 7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 10:00 am, 755-2346 for info. 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station BANKS Fridays Alcoholics Anonymous 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church Banks City Council 7:30 p.m., City Hall 2nd Tuesday Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 2nd Monday Banks School Board Sundays, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Banks Youth Group 1 st Thursday 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby Chamber of Commerce Citizen Participation Org. 3rd Monday, odd months 7:15 p.m., City Hall 7:00 p.m., City Library Friends of the Library 2nd Tuesday Lions Club :00 p.m., Methodist Church 1st & 3rd Wednesdays Sunset Park Assoc. 3rd Wednesday 8:00 p.m., Gun Club T.O.P.S. Wednesdays 7? 0 p.m., Administration Bldg. Tri-City RFPD Board 7:00 p.m., Station 13 2nd Wednesday COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Board of Commissioners 10 a.m., Courthouse Wednesdays Citizens for Senior Justice 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church 2nd Tuesday COLCO Transportation 2nd Friday 10:30 a.m., Courthouse County Council of Seniors 2nd Friday 1:00 p.m., Courthouse County Fair Board 2nd Monday 7 00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. County Parks Commission 3rd Mon day 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Historical Society 4th Wednesday Noon, location call 429-3713 Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.