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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 2003)
Had a great time at kids fishing derby you’re missing a truly remark place to live. We may have ments. new sign on the front of the able presentation. These swim problems and challenges, but I wish to commend those building. mers perform their entire rou when people roll up their shirt faithful volunteers who come in We have had volunteers tine without ever touching the sleeves and work together, it’s to assist us. They box food or sign up to sit at the museum, To the Editor: bottom of the pool. Try it some unbelievable what good things ders, stock shelves, repackage but could always use more. The fish derby went off well time and you’ll understand a lit can be accomplished. . food, unload freight, deliver or Thank you to Darlene Par- during the Vernonia Friendship tle better what extreme physi The assistance to the food ders to those without trans row for trimming the hedge be Jamboree this year. We cut the cal conditioning it requires. This bank at this time is greatly ap portation, and do whatever it fore Jamboree. fishing time from two hours to team competes well, nationally preciated and needed. Our takes to keep Care’s doors A thank you, also, to my one hour, which made a lot of and internationally, in their goal continues to be to assist open. Our main pantry volun grandson, Kyle Eckland, for moms and dads happy. We had sport. households, once a month, in teer, Debby VanZant, is one of raking the lawn and carrying 88 kids fishing and 180 fish Jamboree Saturday included and around Vernonia with three the hardest working people I’ve boxes upstairs at the museum. caught. Many prizes were giv the Dare to Care 5K Fun days worth of emergency gro ever seen. I know she would be Becoming a member is a en and we all had a great time. Run/Walk. We had many gen ceries. In July, Vernonia Cares glad to have the help of others, way for you to help support the A big thanks to our spon erous business sponsors who served over 350 people. That’s too. Another volunteer, Mathea museum. Our membership sors, Chuck Cradit of Bridge St. helped fund this event and also a lot of groceries! Those gro Monnin, helps every Tuesday money remains at the museum Bait & Tackle, Weller and Sons provide raffle prizes. Of course ceries were available due to the and is a marvelous representa to help with expenses. Trucking, Randy and Sharon it required the participators to generosity of our donors. Cares tive of our younger generation. We are open Friday, Satur Parrow and The Independent. succeed, too. The Run/Walk can dispense only the food you Marge Dunay, one of the origi day and Sunday from 1:00 to Also a big thanks to Bob wouldn’t have happened at all provide. We truly are, as I’ve nal leaders of the Vernonia 4:00 p.m. - so if you would like Scroggins, Chuck Cradit, Don without the volunteers who said before, your hand extend Cares Food Bank, comes in to to volunteer, please call Enid Doan, Dennis Nelson, Dee Dee planned and carried out the ed to the hungry. complete hours of record keep Parrow at 503-429-8134. Webb, Dale Webb and Bill Yeo, event. This year we had two co- Care’s clients include chil ing for our statistics. (She de One of our projects now is to for help with signing up the chairs who stepped forward: dren, seniors, the disabled, and lights in finding numerical mis get brochures made to send to kids, counting and measuring Tina Atkinson and Tami Good single parents. We’ve seen an takes I might, on occasion, other museums. Another proj the fish and giving out the man. Monty, Jill, and Caitlyn increasing number of new make!) A variety of skills are uti ect that is underway is having prizes. Wiseman all assisted greatly, households— people who have lized at the food bank. Please negatives made of our pictures We also had a short auction. too. Registrars included Marge never needed the food bank call or come by if you can help, in order to preserve our history Don Webb Dunay, Mary Lou Beach, before. Many people are even if it’s one hour a week. for future generations. Fish Derby Chair Jacqueline Ramsay, and earnestly looking for work, hav Volunteerism is alive and Thank you also to the coun Nehalem Valley Chapter of Josette Mitchell. On-site volun ing been laid off from previous well in America, as Vernonia ty for our computer. the Izaak Walton League teers included Debby VanZant, employment, and now their un Cares Food Bank dem on We have had people ask Mathea Monnin, and Samantha employment benefits are run strates. There’s always a need about pictures of the 1996 Thanks for help from Johnson. There were many ning out. I am so thankful that for more workers. Becoming in flood. We are putting together others (including the Welch we have groceries available for volved will help you feel better an album of pictures. If you Jamboree events family) who stepped in to do these people. If you are among about yourself and help many have a picture or pictures to do whatever was needed, too. those who could benefit from others at the same time. Try nate for the album, please bring Dear Cares Supporters: Thank you, everyone! some emergency groceries, it— you’ll be glad you did! You them to the museum or mail Vernonia Cares Food Bank Vernonia Cares also re please come in. The registra can be among those who them to Vernonia Pioneer Mu was the recipient of many ben ceived donations from the tion process takes 10-15 min dem onstrate that Vernonia seum, Box 26, Vernonia, OR efits over Jamboree weekend. chain saw carver, Marvin utes, and requires a proof of Cares! 97064. We will use as many as The food bank received food Howard; from the Harley- address. Names are kept confi Gratefully, we can. items and money and generally Davidson Motorcycle Club; dential. The income guidelines Sandy Welch, Director An invitation to you to stop in many words of support were Rose City Motorcycle Club, and are set by the USDA at 185% of Vernonia Cares Food Bank and see what’s happening. We spoken, too. Thank you, one many others. Thank you! If I’ve the federal poverty level. are working hard to make our and all, for showing that Ver missed acknowledging you by Please call if you have ques Winners of Cemetery museum a place to be proud of nonia Cares (and many people name, please forgive me, but tions. and an asset to our town. who reside outside of Vernonia, Beautification raffle know your gift is greatly appre Vernonia Cares is a non Enid Parrow too)! ciated. profit organization. Your gifts Museum President I will try to highlight some of Personally, I truly do feel I are tax deductible. Beyond To the Editor: the generous donors over Jam live in the “best little town in that, when you give to the food The two winners of the boree. Please forgive me if I America.” Vernonia, and Ver bank you should feel that you cemetery’s benefit raffle were Change 47J schools miss someone! Friday evening nonia supporters, are a unique are doing a truly wonderful Dawn Carr and Carol Senn, to military academies? the St. Helens Synchro Fire community of people who are thing. Even small financial do both of Vernonia. W inning Swim Team presented a won willing to step forward and lend nations are appreciated. We names were drawn at the Jam To the Editor: derful water show and donated assistance to the needy. I re can purchase food through the boree Logging show. Thanks to I was relieved after reading all proceeds to the food bank. member the spirit of generosity Oregon Food Bank at seven to all who bought tickets or donat the last issue of the paper to Thank you, business sponsors, and assistance that came for fourteen cents per pound. Fi ed to make a successful event. see that my husband and I can and also Cedar Ridge for host ward during the flood. That dra nancial gifts also, literally, keep A special thanks to US Bank finally take that extended vaca ing this event. Special thanks to matic incident galvanized Ver- our doors open. Care’s pays and Sentry Market for use of tion and not worry about the the Mike Hayes family, espe nonians, and many others, into rent and utilities just like you selling space. kids. They’ll be under the cially Alix Hayes, who coordi action. Vernonia Cemetery watchful eye of the School Dis do, including electricity for sev nated this entire event. As the As you can see by the en freezers and refrigerators. Beautification Committee trict. Apparently, the district, the food bank director, the fact that events listed above, that spirit Financial donations can be police, coaches and whoever this event is entirely planned of community involvement did sent to Vernonia Cares at P.O. Progress at Vernonia the district deems as a trust and carried out by the Hayes n’t end with the flood. Many of Box 126, Vernonia, OR 97064. worthy accuser are taking over family and St. Helens Synchro those who helped Vernonia Food donations can be brought Pioneer Museum the parental role. Fire, is so appreciated. Thanks, Cares Food Bank this weekend Tuesday or Thursday, from I also appreciated having the too, to the attendees who didn’t live here in 1996, or have 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., to the To the Editor: important points of the article brought canned food and also It has been a busy place at never lived here, but demon American Legion Hall, 627 underlined for me so I wouldn’t donated cash for the food bank. strate their willingness to lend a Adams Avenue. If those hours the museum, with work days miss just how important they If you have not attended this hand where needed. That is are not convenient for you, call both inside and outside. were. event, which happens on the Thank you to Lee Enneberg what makes this community, the food bank at 503-429-1414 Take a good look at w h at’s Friday night of Jamboree, and all of America, a wonderful and we’ll make other arrange and Don Webb for hanging our Please see page 20
