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Page 18 2003 Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Gift and antique shops have bloomed in Vernonia and the community In the midst of Jamboree, Vernonia’s unique gift shops call to the treasure hunter in each of us. There are many fine shops and stores in Vernonia, here is a descrip tive offering of some of them: • Missing Pieces, 58605 Nehalem Hwy So. (on Hwy 47 next to Storage, Too): Offering an eclectic selec tion of old and antique col lectables and vintage goods from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Lots of goodies are hidden away here and, who knows, maybe you’ll find some of those “missing pieces.” • Vernonia Mercantile, 831 Bridge St.: Here you’ll find gifts with not just an Oregon focus, but with a lo cal focus as well, including “Vernonia” clothing, gifts by local artists and consign ment items from locals. High quality, custom screen print ing and embroidery are available, too. • Etcetera, 715 Bridge St.: At this fun-to-peruse shop, there are affordable an tiques, clothing, furniture, collectables, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. You nev er know what perfect find may be hiding here. • Morning Mist Collectables and More, 711 Bridge St.: A shopper’s shop with antiques, furniture and gifts galore. Specializing in gift ideas and helping you select just the right gift. • Farmwoman’s Nursery, 12891 Keasey Road: This is the place to find locally or Oregon-made garden art, garden accessories and gar- den-theme gifts, plus plants and trees to fill every dream yard come true. The seven mile drive is lovely and the destination is well worth the effort. • Spiralz Beauty Salon and Gift Gallery, 712 Bridge St.: Offers a whimsical se lection of cheerful, artistic one-of-a-kind items ranging from chairs to vases. Spiralz also offers tanning and hair styling - and gift certificates work for those services, too. • The Menagerie, 736 Bridge St.: Here is one shop with many ‘rooms,’ each with a variety of clean, ‘gently used’ antiques, collectables, housewares, clothes and much more. • Buckleberry Cottage, 842 Madison Ave.: Specializing in handcrafted merchandise, some surpris ing ideas take form here in surprising ways Grey Dawn Gallery, 879 Bridge St.: Not a typical “gift” shop but certainly worth Take some time away checking out, with its excel from the many fun events of lent selection of photogra Jamboree to visit these won phy by Christopher Burkett. derful stores, plus the other Though he recently moved Vernonia businesses that away from Vernonia, the in are here year ‘round for ternationally renowned pho every treasure hunter’s en tographer is still considered joyment. “one of ours.” Sum m er Tim e S e n try Tim e ISUPERMARKEfI Proud to se rve V ernonia 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 . Chuck Hendryx Pamela Blankenship Darrell Rush Jessica Smith Karla Eastlick Ashley Murray Rob Featherston Randy Parrow Ray Powell Judy Bentsen Sandra Rogers Vicki Ovist John Murray Jake Corey Rachel Coon Errold Burch Michelle Shaw Julie Snyder Edean Cutright Debbie Johnston David McMurtrey Nicole McConnell J amboree H ours F ri & S at 7 : 0 0 a m - 1 0 S unday 7 : 0 0 a m - 9 : 0 0 pm pm O pen E very D ay 8 : 0 0 am - 9 : 0 0 pm I n C onvenient D owntown V ernonia 735 J efferson • 5 0 3 -4 2 9 -3 8 1 1
