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Page 8 The INDEPENDENT, March 6, 2002 Gerry and Etta Russell celebrate 60 years Gerald and Etta Russell cel ebrated their 60th wedding an niversary February 16 at the Vernonia Community Church. There were 70 people in atten dance, including their children, grandchildren and great-grand children. The Russells came to Ver nonia in January of 1948. The next day, Gerald acquired two jobs, as night watchman at the mill and part time letter carrier. He worked at the mill until it closed and carried mail for 27 years, then worked with Nor man Hilsbery for three years. They raised three children, all of whom graduated from Vernonia High School. They Sons of the San Joaquin entertain much like Sons of the Pioneers The Sons of the San Joa quin will perform at Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts on Sunday, March 10, at 3:00 p.m. From the heart of Califor nia’s San Joaquin Valley, the sweet three-part harmony of this remarkable singing trio, consisting of Jack, Joe and Lon Hannah, pays a melodious trib ute to all aspects of Western life and history. From a simple cowboy song to the Spanish songs of the vaquero and the power of old time Gospel mu sic, the Sons of the San Joaquin have taken their life’s love of singing to the interna tional stage. Their distinctive sound has carried the family from local church and commu nity gatherings to locales such as Japan, Switzerland and the Arab peninsula. “The Sons of the San Joa quin are the only singing group alive I feel sound like the origi nal Sons of the Pioneers,” Roy Rogers once said. Opening for the Sons will be professional cowboy performer Leapin’ Louie Lichtenstein, “the most explosive Lithuanian Jew ish cowboy juggling comedian to ever come out of Oregon.” Leapin’ Louie performs a high- energy comedy show featuring cowboy tricks, juggling, acro batics and music. Corporate sponsor for this Family Series Event is Fred Meyer of Longview. Tickets are $10, $15 and $20. Group rates are available. Call CTPA’s tick et office at 360-575-TIXX (8499) or toll free 888-423- 8499 or visit the website: www.columbiatheatre.com Award-winning dance troupe at CTPA Bodyvox, an award winning dance theatre company, will perform Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia The atre for the Performing Arts in longview. BodyVox was formed in 1997 by choreographers Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland, who have performed worldwide with their cutting edge contemporary style for over two decades. Their work is characterized by a bold athleti cism, reminiscent of Momix and Pilobolus, with a little Cirque du Soleil. Based in Portland, BodyVox Theater is construct ed of movement, color, shape and sound. Their dance is fu eled by emotional content, yet they revel in the simple beauty of dynamic movement. Body- Vox projects include choreo graphing Carmina Burana for the Portland Opera in 1997, the 1998 Academy Awards, creat ing works for many dance com panies and music videos for Sting and U2, among others, plus fashion spectacles for de signers. The Big Room shows Hamp ton and Roland’s unfettered imagination in full force, with “an infinite number of elegant movement metaphors and a good many belly laughs” ac cording to The Oregonian. UA finely crafted, frequently funny, impeccably danced have 11 grandchildren and four great grandsons. Both Gerald and Etta were dedicated volunteers at the Vernonia Senior Center and filled various positions for 12 years. Gerald was also a Lion’s Club member for 36 years. They belonged to the Nazarene Church until recently, when it became a hardship to drive to Forest Grove. They now attend the Vernonia Com munity Church. “Country” theme is wanted for 2002 Vernonia Jamboree contest The Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Committee has de cided this year to have a Coun try Theme. If you would like to enter the Jamboree Theme Contest, mail your suggestion to, Vernonia Friendship Jam boree, P.O. Box 244, Vernonia, OR 97064. April 10 is the deadline for all entries. The winning entry will receive a $50.00 savings bond from U.S. Bank. The theme will be an nounced in the April 17 issue of The Independent. After the theme is selected, there will be a contest to design the 2002 Jamboree T-Shirt. Details will be included with the theme announcement. This year’s Vernonia Friend ship Jamboree will be held Au gust 2, 3 and 4. The next meet ing of the Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Committee will be March 14, at 7:00 p.m. in the Washington Grade School Li brary. Seem too good to be true? Probably is! Con artists are experts at manipulating people to invest money in their fraudulent schemes. Seniors are particu larly at risk of being targeted because they usually have an accumulation of assets, may live alone, may be interested in expanding their limited fixed in come, and are more easily reached by phone at home. Six warning signs of a con artist’s rip off: 1) An offer of something for nothing. 2) A contract with vague, un clear or tricky wording. 3) Pressure to sign immedi ately. 4) Offers of a kick-back that depends on a future event, such as a purchase by a friend whom you have referred. 5) Insistence on cash pay ment in full before the services are rendered. 6) Last chance offerings. If evening-length work” said Dance Magazine. Tickets are $18, $23 and $28. 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