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The INDEPENDENT, March 20, 2003
Internet scam targets military, families
It hasn’t taken long for scam
artists to take advantage of
people’s war fears. This one
uses the internet to get infor
mation from and about military
personnel, posing as the “North
American Center for Em er
gency Communications.”
It uses the web address
<NACEC.org> and operates to
gather information on U.S.
armed forces and family mem
bers.
Claiming to be a support
system for the military, the
message says, “With the drasti
cally increasing numbers of
U.S. Armed Forces overseas,
the North American Center for
Emergency Communications
(NACEC) has put their military
family support ‘Flash Mail Ser
vice' back on line, as of this
week. This will help those
members of the military sta
tioned overseas and the mili
tary families that have mem
bers serving overseas."
It claims to provide emer
gency notifications in order to
Jamboree Theme
contest extended
The Jamboree Theme Con
test deadline for the 47th Ver
nonia Friendship Jamboree
has been extended to April 7.
The winner will receive a
$50 U.S. Bank Savings Bond.
Mail entries to Vernonia
Friendship Jamboree, P. O.
Box 244, Vernonia, OR 97064.
Welcoma additions
Elbereth Lily Ragsdale
Elbereth Lily Ragsdale was
born March 17, 2003, at the
family home in Cannon Beach,
to Kat and Rian Ragsdale. She
weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces.
Grandparents are Susann
Ragsdale of Cannon Beach,
Terry and Debbie Jones of
Austin, Texas, and Rick and
Linda Martin of Dallas, Texas.
Rian Ragsdale is a graduate
of Vernonia High School.
support military families, and
requests service members
names, addresses and Social
Security numbers, as well as
the names and addresses of
family members, and other pri
vacy act information. The site
also asks the service member
to provide a message to be
sent to family members.
This site is NOT associated
with the federal government
and should NOT be trusted. It is
represented as being part of a
not-for-profit corporation, but
the website is registered to an
individual in Minnesota. Infor
mation provided could be used
for identity theft, intelligence
gathering by a foreign nation or
terrorists and could pose a
threat to service members,
their families and their privacy.
INFORMATION NUMBERS
COLCO Transportation
......................... 429-4304
Senior Advocate.. 429-9112
Senior Center..... 429-3912
Daniel Borquez
Daniel Borquez has gradu
ated from Basic Training at
Lackland AFB in San Antonio,
Texas.
He is currently training at
Hurlburt Field in Florida, study
ing TACCS (Tactical Air Com
mand and Control Specialist)
and working with TACP (Tacti
cal Air Control Party).
Borquez is the son of Jose
A. and Maria C. Borquez of
Birkenfeld. He is a 2002 gradu
ate of Jewell High School.
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Jesus
Christ
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Passover
S A TU R D A Y • A P R IL 6 — 6:00 P M
Vernonia Community Church
957 State Ave., Vernonia • 503 429-6790
By Karen Miller
A r e
you lone-
s o m e
to n ig h t?
Or, rather,
are you
lonesome
o
n
W ednes-
d a ys?
Not
so,
for anyone down here last
Wednesday, or those who have
gotten in our Elvis sightings
during lunchtime.
Elvis is back! Call us for any
future sightings. We do have
fun, food and entertainment
with our own Golden Oldies
Band on W ednesdays from
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
We want to keep people in
formed of our delicious, mod
estly priced lunches we serve
here every day, and its not just
for seniors. For a modest dona
tion of $2.50 for those 60 and
over and $3.25 for those under
50, our prices and lunches
can’t be beat.
Listen up, all you spelling
bee fans. June 7 at 1:00 p.m. is
our third senior spelling bee. All
seniors, age 55 and up, are in
vited to participate. Our two
previous first-place winners for
the past two years were Noni
Andersen and Carol Sawyer.
Good job!
For home caregivers of peo
ple with Alzheimer’s Disease,
call 1-800-438-4380 for a free
copy of their Caregiver Re
source Guide.
Our next 5-Area lunch is on
March 31 at Clatskanie. Call us
if you would like to attend. You’ll
love the Castle!
Thank you to the kind gen
tleman who donated medical
equipment for needy people
who may have need of their
use. Call our office if you know
of someone in need.
Come on in, men, women,
babies, we have lots for sale.
All except Elvis’ red scarf. Oh,
to be serenaded by Elvis....
Nostalgia rules!
V he A mber
Assisted Living Facility
OPEN HOUSE
r
Saturday, March 22, 1 -5 pm
Sunday, March 23, 1-4 pm
.•
y /
$
£
IVe invite you to visit our beautiful, all new, family-
owned facility with 32 apartments, plus:
Commons • Dining Room • Private Dining Room
Ice Cream Nook • Internet Access Computer Room
Gift Shop • 24-Hr Snack/Beverage Bar • Beauty Salon
Large Laundry Room & Much Much More
We also have an RN on staff, plus 16 years o f experience.
We will be happy to answer questions as we show
you our beautiful new facility. Please join us at
365 Bel Air Drive, Clatskanie, Oregon (behind Safeway) • 503-728-2744