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2002 Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Page 19 Synchro swimming demonstration at Cedar Ridge Country Jubilee with Bob Manning, 2000 with one swimmer. Now Nashville West and Aces High A demonstration of synchro Vernonia Cares Food Bank. there are 10 swimmers (ages nized swimming will be pre sented on Saturday night at Cedar Ridge Sports Camp, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Directed by Vernonia High School vale dictorian Alex Hayes, the demonstration is a benefit for With extensive experience in synchro swimming, including competition at the national level, Hayes is now in her sec ond year as head coach of St. Helens Synchro Fire, a team she started in November of six to 40+) and an assistant coach, Charlene Zuver. Admission is free, however donations of food or $$ to ben efit Vernonia cares will gladly be accepted. A Country Jubilee will be held at Cedar Ridge, featuring Bob Manning, Nashville West and Aces High, on Saturday, August 3, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. Summer Time Admission for adults is $7, kids from seven to 12 are $4. There is no charge for children under six. Food and beverages will be available on site. Swimming, volleyball and children’s play area will also be available. Cedar Ridge is located at 18062 Keasey Road, about two miles north of Vernonia. To get there, take State Avenue from Bridge Street (at Napa Auto Parts store); State Ave. becomes Keasey Road. For more information, see visitcedarridge.com Students schedule Taekwon Do demo Sentry Time A demonstration by students from a local Taekwon Do school will be held on Sunday, August 4, in front of Vernonia High School at 11:30 a.m. Vernonia Sentry Water games for kids Kids Water Games will begin at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, at the Hawkins Park swimming pool. Proud to serve Vernonia Book sale, raffle by Friends of the Library W hen it ' s time for the annual V ernonia F riendship J amboree , it ' s time to break out the barbecue and head to S entry for all the things you want , at the prices you expect . W e welcome everyone to J amboree and to the U pper N ehalem V alley , the place for summer fun . There will be many books to choose from at the Friends of the Vernonia Public Library one day book sale on Saturday, August 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Purvee build ing on Bridge Street. A raffle will be held to win new books. Donations will be accepted. For more information, call Nancy Burch at 503-429-1818. Gordon Smith Anna Jeffers Michelle Shaw Julie Snyder Edean Outright Karla Eastlick Katreasa Brown Chuck Hendryx Wendy Brisbin Lois Losli Sunie Reynolds Jodi Brucken Jennifer Grittman Billy Leach Errold Burch Mark Brown Sharon Parrow Sandra Rogers Devin Cole Carissa Hendryx Rob Fetherston Jake Corey Randy Parrow Pamela Blankenship Judy Bentsen Jessica Smith Trina Zimmerman Vicki Brown David McMurtrey Evva Smith J amboree H ours F ri & S at , A ug . 2 & 3 O pen 7 :0 0 a m - I O p m O pen E very D ay 8 a . m . - 9 p . m . I n C o n v e n ie n t D o w n t o w n V e r n o n ia 7 3 5 J efferson - Vernonia Pride will sell book on local history The history book Vernonia, A Pocket in the Woods, by Dr. Ann Fulton, will be on sale for $15.95 a copy at the Vernonia Pride information booth at Shay Park in downtown Vernonia during Jamboree. Vernonia Pride will also be accepting application for new members. On Saturday only, Fred Bass of Bass Memorials/Stone Art will engrave bricks on site at the Shay Park memorial walk way. Bricks may be purchased at that time for $25 each. For more information, call Enid Parrow at 503-429-8134.
