The INDEPENDENT, June 20, 2002
Patriotic Jamboree theme selected
“Proud to Say, Vernonia
USA” is the theme selected by
the Vernonia Friendship Jam
boree Committee for the 46th
annual festivities. Jessie John
ston of Birkenfeld submitted the
winning entry and will receive a
$50.00 U.S. Savings bond for
her efforts.
For the date of the next
meeting, or for other informa
tion, call committee chair
Randy Parrow at 503-429-
1093.
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Georgia Pacific gift provides computers for
non-profit agencies including Vernonia Cares
United Way of Columbia
County, like other not-for-profit
organizations, relies on dona
tions of money and materials
from businesses and individu
als. Recently, when notified that
Georgia Pacific might have
some old computers available,
the information was shared
with member agencies and, in
no time, there were requests
for 38 computers.
This information was sent to
Amber Krause at Georgia Pa
cific, requesting any assistance
they could offer in filling this
huge order.
The result is 20 computers
to help fill the requests received
from United Way of Columbia
County and its member agen
cies. United Way received two
computers; the other recipients
include Vernonia Cares (1 com
puter), Columbia Community
Mental Health (10), Turning
Point (1), Community Action
Team’s Caring Options pro
gram (2), Community House
family homeless shelter in
Longview (2), and Progress
Center, which provides early in
tervention services for children
with special developmental
needs (2).
Lifejacket Lending program being
organized for water safety efforts
With summer weather, much
time will be spent in or around
the water. Many children and
adults in the Vernonia area
have limited swimming skills
and no access to life jackets.
A Lifejacket Lending pro
gram is planned to help provide
lifejackets to those in need.
Similar programs have been
started in small towns across
the nation. There has been an
enthusiastic response to the
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All three winners, accompa
nied by their parents, attended
an awards presentation at the
annual convention of Oregon
Collectors Association, in New
port. They read their winning
essays at a luncheon in their
honor before being presented
the awards by James Krueger,
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Mist student’s essay earns award
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David Crawford of Mist, who
graduated from Clatskanie
High School this year, received
a $3,000 Bob Hasson Memori
al Scholarship. Hasson schol
arship awards were based on
essay entries about ‘The Prop
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Century.” The awards are
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Additional winners this year
were from Sam Barlow High
School in Gresham, and
McKenzie Christian School in
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bers and City administration.
Donated lifejackets will be
taken to Vernonia Hardware
and made available to swim
mers at Rock Creek swimming
pool. If enough are collected, a
lending program will be estab
lished to check out lifejackets
for an extended period during
the summer.
For more information, call
Kim Tierney at 503-429-0720.
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The Alternative Stage at the
Vernonia Friendship Jamboree
will swing into action at 2:00
p.m. on August 2, then open at
noon on both Aug. 3 and Aug.
4, finishing the 15th annual free
musical extravaganza at 7:00
p.m. on the 4th.
With thirty bands on two
stages, in three days, The Al
ternative Stage provides a rare
opportunity to see a rich variety
of talent in an outdoor setting.
An addition to this year’s
Stage is the Alternative Golf
Tournament, Aug. 3 at the Ver
nonia Golf Club, with trophies
awarded on-stage for first, sec
ond and third place. For infor
mation, contact Brett Johnson
at 503-231-1845
Musicians wishing to play on
the Alternative Stage must
send a press packet and tape
before July 6, 2002, to the Al
ternative Stage, c/o Lowell
John Mitchell, 8125 S.E. 9th
Ave., Portland, OR 97202.