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