MOMS Club is especially for stay-at-home moms
MOMS Club is reaching out
to all stay-at-home moms to
form a chapter in Vernonia.
Boundaries are, loosely, the
area of Vernonia School District
47J. The nearest clubs are Hills
boro, Forest Grove and Banks.
Once established, MOMS of
Vernonia will offer a calendar of with a craft, guest speaker and
events and activities for mem presentation, or an open dis
bers to attend with their chil cussion on a planned topic; two
dren that are free or low cost. community service projects a
There will also be an internet year, benefiting children, moms
email loop, monthly newsletter, and/or families.
once a month mom’s night out,
For more information, call
once a month business social Camrin Eyrrick, 503-429-0470.
By Jacqueline Ramsay
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m em ber
e v e ry -
thing you
read here
s ta rte d
t w o
w eeks
before it
a p p e a rs
in the pa
per. With that in mind, on the
27th, had the occasion to be in
Clatskanie, went on down to
Westport. Crossed the Colum
bia on the Ferry. It brought
back memory of years back
when you ferried to Puget Is
land and drove across it only to
get on another ferry to get into
Washington. Now, it's connect
ed by a bridge from island to
shore.
I’m asking - How do you say
goodbye to a faithful furry friend
when they just don’t come in for
breakfast one morning? She,
“Christie” by name, was a
Russian breed, having very
thick under-layer of fur for out
door life. She couldn’t stand in
doors. She was, by human
count, 115 years, so I should
have expected it. Right? Well,
she’s been gone since July 28
and I still expect her at the back
door waiting for breakfast.
Oh, what a lovely sound,
RAIN, it surely did green up the
weeds in my lawn.
Did any one other than my
self see the piece of nostalgia
drive thru town the 8th of Sep
tember around 9:15 a.m.? I’m
guessing it was a Ford, age
about mid-1920s or a bit earli
er. Just a chassis on skinny
wheels. No doors, windows or
bug screen. Behind the wheel a
gent in white duster, skull cap
and full eye goggles. His pas
senger was a young man. They
were toolin’ along about 25 to
30 miles per hour, past the lake
and over the green bridge to
open country. Neat - oh yes.
Did you hear or see on TV
the mess the St. Helens school
bussing system is in? Ho, Ho,
they must have forgot they did
n’t have ColCo to transport kids
to and from school.
Please remember the date
September 22, 7:00 p.m.,
Scout Cabin - That’s the town
hall meeting to iron out (hope
fully) problems within our city,
understanding law and order
within our town, day-to-day and
on special occasions. Your
thoughts count. Bring your
voice where you can get an
swers.
It’s something like voting. If
you don’t, you shouldn’t gripe.
On a clear day, you can't
see forever, but at 5,000 feet
above sea level, you can see
96 miles.
World War II Japanese attacks on
Oregon will be topic of program
“Japanese Attacks on Ore County - one near Brookings
gon in World War II” will be the and the other near Port Orford.
subject of a presentation by
The attacks, made possible
Rick Francona on Tuesday, by Japan’s unique submarine-
September 23, at 7:00 p.m. at launched aircraft capabilities,
the Vernonia Public Library. were meant to force the United
Francona is a retired U.S. Air States Navy to withdraw the
Force intelligence officer and Pacific Fleet closer to the
vice president of the Port Or coast, relieving pressure on the
ford Heritage Society.
Japanese fleet in the Pacific.
In the summer of 1942, the Today such events would be re
Japanese Navy submarine I-25 ported instantly, but at that
attacked the Oregon coast on time, secrecy and poor commu
several occasions. In June, it nications left them largely un
fired on Fort Stevens; in Sep known.
tember it launched two aerial
Mr. Francona will bring this
bombing attacks on Curry piece of Oregon history to life
with this lecture and discussion
about a well-planned and exe
cuted Japanese military opera
tion
that, ultimately, failed.
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