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The INDEPENDENT, April 17, 2003
Grants available for community needs
Columbia County Citizens
for Human Dignity (CCCHD) is
now accepting applications for
grants of up to $500 through its
Community Grants program.
Eligible organizations may
apply for consideration of arts
and cultural projects, health
and social service projects, ed
ucational and community-ori
ented outreach projects, seed
money for new projects, collab
orative projects between agen
cies, and short-term funding to
address a current need.
All projects must advance
social justice in Columbia
County and they must support
CCCHD’s mission, which is to
work to assure basic civil rights
and human dignity for all.
Those eligible to apply for
funds include non-profit or pub
licly-funded organizations such
as educational institutions, so
cial service agencies and hu
man rights or charitable organi
zations. Groups with no official
Study Club elects officers, plans
Silver Tea to benefit local library
The Vernonia Study Club
elected officers for 2003 in a
meeting, April 3, at the home of
Barbara Sturdevant.
Pat Wheeler was elected as
president. She will be assisted
by Vice-president Pauline King,
Secretary Irene Christensen
and Treasurer Cozy Tatman.
Plans were finalized for the
fourth annual Silver Tea, which
will be held on May 14, in the
Theile-Petti meeting room at
the Vernonia Public Library,
from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. All pro
ceeds from this event will be
used to benefit the local public
library. Vernonia Public Library
has, for many years, been a
special project of the Study
Club.
Proceeds from the 2002 Sil
ver Tea were used to purchase
a microphone and speaker sys
tem, which has already proven
its value at public presentations
at the library.
The musical selections of
fered during last year’s Silver
Tea were so greatly enjoyed
that Madeleine Gendron has
again agreed to arrange a mu
sical interlude for the tea.
Sylvia Kaufman will add a
touch of beauty and authentici
ty with a doll display. As usual,
cookies, coffee, tea and punch
will be served.
legal status, but with a plan of
action, such as a group of con
cerned citizens who want to
fund a local, short-term project,
may also apply.
The organization and project
must operate within Columbia
County, have local decision
making personnel, and benefit
Columbia County residents.
Grant funds cannot be used
to deliver existing social servic
es, but are available to social
service programs to address
barriers to social justice, such
as a language barrier. The funds
cannot be used for political or
ganizations or campaigns, an
nual fund drives, endowments
or capital expenditures.
The deadline for grant appli
cations is June 30, 2003. Appli
cations and additional informa
tion are available from Abby
Dawson at 503-397-5406.
The grants will be awarded
in the fall of 2003. CCCHD re
ceived 24 applications in 2002
for the first round of grants, and
awarded over $2000 to seven
local groups for community
projects. Funds for this second
round of grants were provided
from the CCCHD Kaleidoscope
Winter Gala held last January.
Bits and Bites
By Jacqueline Ramsay
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Don’t ever say no one hears me. Just af
ter I put my last article to bed, so to speak,
a Scout master contacted me, said he heard
I needed help. He and some of his boys got
my rain water headed in the right direction,
for which I owe them a big thank you.
It’s been raining here, but if you hop in
your car and head for the beach areas,
you’ll find different weather. Well, possibly
not too different, but the view and the surf
have been most refreshing. The eighth was fantastic at Manzani
ta. The wind was whipping up sand and surf and Shadow went
nuts trying to catch sea gulls.
Remember the Easter Cantata at Washington Grade School
Gym, April 18 and 19, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, the 19, at 4:00 p.m.
Also, Easter Sunrise Services, 7:00 a.m. April 20 at the Cemetery.
The fishing has been very good to most fisherpeople. Even I
have been enjoying the trout. Thank you to those who just love to
fish, but don’t eat them, or who want to share the bounty with non
fishing folks.
And, while on the subject of the lake, fish line, fish hooks, emp
ty glass jars and paper trash belong to those who leave it behind.
Please pick it up and take it to the cans placed around the lake or
take it home. ALSO, remember your duty to pick up after your
pets. People are taking their children to fish and they should not
have to poop scoop an area before letting the kids play where the
adults want to fish. The playground is for kids, not dog poop. Use
your plastic bags.
I understand the Vernonia speed limit in town is being chal
lenged and corrections are being enforced by our new Chief.
Thank you.
I like the new look on Bridge Street - flags and yellow ribbons.
No matter how you feel about the war, our troops need your
prayers and thank yous. 9-11 was enough of an invasion for me
to not want my country invaded by “any" other nation.
I may not like what’s going on, but I have the freedom to think
and speak for what I believe in and so do we all.
Lions Club free mobile Health Screening
Unit will be in Vernonia on Saturday
The Oregon Lions Mobile
Health Screening Unit (MSU)
will be in Vernonia on Saturday,
April 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. at the Vernonia School
District office building, 475
Bridge Street. The MSU will
provide free health screening to
the public for visual acuity,
hearing, blood pressure, dia
betes and glaucoma.
The visit of the Oregon Lions
MSU is a community service
project of the Vernonia Lions
Club, and is the first visit of the
MSU since its inaugural stop in
Vernonia in 1995. Local health
care providers have volun
teered to provide the screen
ings. Please note that a mini
mum three-hour fast (no food
or drink other than black coffee,
tea or water) is required for the
diabetes screening. A six-hour
fast is preferred. Participants are
also encouraged to recycle pre
scription eyeglasses and hearing
aids while visiting the MSU.
Have you thought
about the care you
or your loved one may
need someday?
Keeping connected...
"I'm hardly ever at Jennings McCall, but my kids got me where
they want me, and I'm gonna need it someday. I have work
ahead of me for years. ..planted 20,000 fir trees and I’m working
on the road up at my ranch and homestead 3 miles west of Gales
Creek M y life is filled with family We sawed the lumber for
pert near every building there since 1925. M y oldest kid went
to the same school with the same teacher I had. People say I
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Jennings McCall
Invites you to take
a VERY close look...
can't go anywhere that I don't run into someone I
know. I like Jennings McCall
because I've always got someone
to bs' with."
- Tom Marshall
Call
503-357-4133
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