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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 3, 2003)
2003 Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Browsers Welcome J Page 19 Horse Gaming remains a popular activity v Morning Mist . A great event for the w hole fam ily is the G am ing annual H orse S how sponsored by the V ernonia Ridge R iders. It w ill be held Sunday, A ugust 3, Collectables w ith c o m p e titio n s ta rtin g at 9:30 a.m . in the A nderson Park A rena. and T h is y e a r’s events w ill in More Everythingfrom El to Z aAntiques to Zany” Always something new! ‘B rowsers ‘Wedcome 711 Bridge St. • Vernonia • 503-701 -4291 Missing Pieces Gifts & Antiques Late 1800s and Early 1900s Collectables Furniture • Dishes Linens • Estates New — Rare — Antique Open Extended Hours during Jamboree Reg. Hrs: W ed-S a t 11-6, S un 12-4 58605 Nehalem Hwy. S., Vernonia (1/2 mile south of Vernonia on Hwy. 47, next to Storage, Too) 503 429-0156 c lu d e Texas B e n d in g , B a rre ls , P ole R ace , and F lag O bstacle C ourse. P articipants m ay com pete in one of five age classes: nine years and under; 10-14 years; 15-20 years; 21-45 years; 46 years and older. A High P oint B uckle w ill be aw arded in each class, in a d d i tion to ribbons up to fifth place. R e g is tra tio n w ill b e g in at 8:30 a.m . The entry fee is $7 per e ve n t o r $20 fo r all day, $40 Contestants must wear heeled C am ping facilities are available. per R idge R ider fam ily, and $50 shoes or boots. Stud horses will not be allowed to pa rticipate and no For m ore inform ation, call De- pe r n o n -m e m b e r fam ily. The fam ily fee includes all events. dogs are allow ed in the arena. Kids' Fishing Derby hooks more anglers The Izaak W alton League Custom ‘Embroidery • Screen Trinting family Owned fo r Over 20 fears Call fo r a Free Quote: 503-429-0214 531 Bridge S treet, Vernonia milestone @ teleport.com H a ve a Safe & J o y fu l Jam boree by an the Ja m boree w eekend, Friday a d u lt in b a itin g th e ir h o o ks a n d /o r re m o vin g fish fro m the evening, A ugust 1, at V ernonia Lake. This event has been a fa hooks, bu t the ch ild re n m ust c a tc h th e ir o w n fish. vorite of participants and s p e c The p a rtic ip a n ts of the tators. R egistration is at 4:00 F ish in g D erb y a re n ’t the on ly p.m. The com petition begins at on e s w ho have a good 5:00 p.m . and continues until tho ug h. S p e cta to rs are also e n 7:00 p.m . There are usualllv 80 te rta in e d as the excite d c h il Results of 2 0 0 2 dren w a tch th e ir ca tch e s being T h e re are m a ny prizes for p a rtic ip a tin g in th e com petitio n, The 2002 Jam boree Fishing D erby w as the largest ever, and tro p h ie s fo r the w inners. S trom berg of Portland. C hris Cordon Munda, 4, of Banks carefully examined a fish he caught in the 2002 Fishing Derby. Loveless of Vernonia caught to 100 participants so it’s w ise the m ost fish, 14. to re g iste r as early as possible. with 104 participants. pe rch, w as c a u g h t by A llie O th e r w in n e rs , by tim e, m e a s u re d and cou nte d. Fishing Derby ag e group, are as follows: T-Shirts • Mats • Sweat Shirts (Polo Shirts • Sachets Athletic ‘Bags • Coffee Mugs ‘Team Shirts & Uniforms d e r m ay be a ss is te d K id’s Fishing D erby kicks off The longest fish, a 10 inch Vernonia Mercantile loris Bellingham , 503-429-9523. Land, under 1st - D aniel Sm ith, Vernonia 2nd - S eth S ch u ltz, Vernonia 3rd - C ordan M unda, Banks 6 - 9 years 1st - Jo sh B utcher, Vernonia 2nd - K ala L o v e le s s , Vernonia 3rd - Eli Miller, Vernonia 10 - 1 4 years 1st - Jo e y F e rg u s o n , Vernonia 2nd - Tara O stra n d e r, Vernonia 3rd - Nick M ohn, Vernonia C hildren com pete in a n u m ber of categories, including the m ost fish and the largest fish. T here w ill be trophies and rib bons in each of the follo w in g T h e re is a ls o ice cre a m for e v e ry o n e w h e n the c o m p e ti tio n ’s over. The D e rb y J a m b o re e is s p o n s o re d F ish in g by the N eh alem V alley C h a p te r of the Izaak W alton League. F o r m ore inform ation, e-m ail b la d e _ tw iste r@ ve rn o n ia .co m Kids water games ag e groups: children five years and under, six throug h nine K ids W a te r G am es w ill be fro m 2 :0 0 to 4 :0 0 p .m ., at years, and 10-14. In addition to the six w inners in each age D ew ey S w im m in g Pool in H a w kin s Park. group, there w ill be a prize fo r the m ost and the biggest fish. C rappie, blue gill and perch are the only fish eligible fo r this c o m p e titio n . Taekwon Do demo % T h e re w ill be a d e m o n s tra P a rticip a n ts are tion b y local Taekw on Do stu expected to supply their ow n bait and tackle. de nts on Sunday, A ugu st 3 at C hildren five years and un- 11:30 a.m ., on the V H S front law n.
