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Page 6 The INDEPENDENT, July 17, 2003 ................... Community 'Ä H ' ...... ...... > « ... ■ .«•.•Z < - Ziv.w.wX;. <•.• ■ ¿ — :•:>• ’ - :<• : IM M O T I •X. : ■' ■ W 3 f» 1 - ................... _ ■ « a a n i M a a . an Senior News By Karen Miller The children of Ralph and Barbara Sturdevant hosted a reception honoring their 50th wed ding anniversary, June 7, at the Vernonia Scout Cabin. The Sturdevants were married June 6, 1953, in Stevenson, Wash., and have lived in Vernonia throughout their marriage. From left to right are Royce from Doylestown, Penn., Noell from Buffalo, Wyo., Barbara and Ralph Stur devant, Marsha from Birmingham, Ala., and Reese of Alamogordo, N.M. Meeting on help with prescription drugs Lo w in co m e , d is a b le d o r m edically-needy citizens se e k ing p re s c rip tio n d ru g a s s is - In tha Service Jay P. Dehart Craig E. Enneberg A rm y C h ie f W arrant O ffice r 2 J a y P. D e h a rt an d A rm y Spec. C ra ig E. E nne be rg have been d e ploye d o ve rsea s to a forw ard opera ting location to support the m ission of O p e ra tion Iraqi Freedom. O pe ratio n Iraqi Freedom is the official nam e given to m ili tary op e ra tio n s involving U.S. and coa litio n forces efforts to disa rm and end the curren t Iraqi regim e. The focus of the m ission is to liberate the Iraqi people, preserve Iraq as a un i fied state, keep its territorial in tegrity intact, and help the Iraqi people begin the process of econom ic and political re con struction. Dehart, a vessel m aster, is the son of S teve and R uthanne D ehart of Banks. He is a 1982 gradu ate of S unset H igh S choo l in B e a ve r ton. E nneberg, an in te rio r e le ctri cian, is th e son of Ken L. E n neberg an d D ebra A. B artsch, both of V ernonia. He is a 1999 graduate of V ernonia H igh S chool. tance are invited to attend an info rm a tiona l m eeting hosted by state Rep. B etsy Johnson, D -S c a p p o o s e , at the S c a p poose S enior C en ter on S atur day, Ju ly 19, 10 a.m . to noon. P h a rm a c e u tic a l com pany representatives will provide in form ation on prescription d is count and free program s c u r rently available, and w ill assist w ith the application process. “M any pharm aceutical com panies offer free or low -cost a c cess to the ir brand-nam e pre scription drugs for those w ho qualify," Johnson said. “T his fo rum will a n sw e r m any of the City-wide Yard Sale set for September 20 The Fifth A nnual Vernonia C om m unity Yard Sale is sched uled fo r S eptem ber 20. For m ore inform ation, call H elen B atem an at 503-429- 6203. q u e s tio n s th a t p e o p le have about prescription assistance program s.” “W e are grateful that these program s exist to plug som e gaps during this critical time, Johnson added .” O regonians can log on to a special W eb site, <w w w .health yo rego n.o rg>, to learn it they qualify for the prescription a s sista n ce p ro g ra m s. The site provides a single point to a c cess form s online to determ ine qualifications and to apply for assista nce program s offering fre e or lo w -c o s t m e d icin e s. The online database, created and funded by the pharm aceu tical industry, provides inform a tion on m ore than 1,400 m edi cines offered through 140 in dustry and 185 governm ent pa tient assistance program s. For m ore inform ation, c o n tact J o h n so n ’s office at 503- 546-4046 or go to her W eb site at w w w .betsyjohnson.com . Morning Mist Cotfectabks and More. Every thing from A to Z “Antiques to Zany" and always something new 711 Bridge St. • Vernonia • 503-701 -4291 D o n ’t fe e l like w alking in th is hot w e a th e r? O u r tra n s - p o r ta tio n w h e e ls are s till r o llin ’ , M onday through Friday. H ere’s ou r schedule a cco rd ing to head driver Terri Baska: M onday and Thursday: Out of Town G eneral Public $15.00 S enior/D isabled $10.00 In -to w n F ares T uesday, W ednesday and Friday: $1.00 per person, each w ay D on’t forget A ugust 2, our parking lot auction starts at 2:00. Join in the fun and su p port you r local S enior Center. On the auction block: tw o boats, m otors, trailers and lots more! See you there. D on't cook breakfast S a tu r day and S unday m orning, A u gust 2 & 3 - Let the S w eet A de- lines do it fo r you here at the center. S enio r A uction ee r Bill Yeo invites any child 14 years and you nge r to participate in the fishing derby Friday A ugust 1 at V ernonia Lake. C om e and reg ister, pick you r favorite fishing spot and be ready to throw that line at 5:0 0 until 7:0 0 p.m. T h e re w ill be lots of prizes aw arded and a sm all auction after 7:00 p.m . w ith bags of fishing tackle for the children to bid on. Lots happening - See you around town. C all o u r office for any senior needs and concerns. K. B rew er is PSU honor graduate Kelli S. Brewer, a Vernonia High School graduate, gra d u a t ed from P ortland State U niver sity June 14. B rew er earned a B achelor of Arts degree in Social Science, and graduated with high honors. S he m aintained a 3.89 GPA throughout her college career and w as on the D ea n’s list every term . She w as also a peer m e ntor for the 2001-2002 and 2002-200 3 school years. B rew e r is the daugh ter of John and Vicki B rew er of V er nonia. She is m arried to Dam on G. K night, also a V ernonia High S chool graduate, w hose pa r ents, Pat and D arlene Knight, are V ernonia residents. 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