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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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