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Page 10 The INDEPENDENT, October 16, 2003 Sits & Bites By Jacqueline Ramsay You say you d o n ’t like th e w e a th e r , w ell, w ait ju s t a m inu te - see , it changed, d id n ’t it? E xce p t, G o d he a rd o u r prayers and let it be nice for our first S alm on Festival. It w as just rig h t fo r p u m p k in ca rv in g , scarecrow building, and e s p e cially hay rides around tow n and to S alm on w atching spots on rivers and creeks. S om e vis itors to tow n had ne ver seen such a sight o r tasted such fresh fish. W h a t a tre a t fo r them . K udos to the brave folks that go t d u n ke d , dunked and dunked again - The m usic was V ER Y good and all listened w hile en joying the day. But - I’ve got to stud y up on m y fish m igration habits and I’m a born O regon R iver R at (I m ean brat). I understand there is a group of folks w an ting to start up a PTA. G ood fo r them . M y last hitch w ith th e m w as ba ck in the 7 0 ’s in C ondon. P eople got so busy, only te a ch e rs w ere at the m eetings, so th e y folded. N o in put, no benefits, to scho ol o r kids - it was Bad. G ue ss w h a t h a p p e n s this tim e of year? M ost o rg a n iz a tions start looking fo r new o ffi cers - now d o n ’t all of you go out of tow n. F igure out w ho you could be a be nefit to, let them know y o u ’re interested in th e ir w ork. H allow e en is ju s t around the c o rn e r an d th e n com es T h a n k s g iv in g and th e n - C hristm as, B a za a r tim e. The S enior C e n te r w ill be having theirs on th e ir hom e ground a g a in . In d iv id u a l ta b le s are again available, along w ith a Q uilt raffle and the hom em ade goodies and “ handiw ork" of a n y one w ishing to donate to our cause. A new Senior Center. T h is tim e of ye a r causes one to start thin king of w hat to serve for the holidays. B elieve me, it’s not too early. C o n sid e r w h a t it ta ke s to m ake a m eal fo r fo u r to five people or m ore. T u rkey or chicke n o r ham , spuds, sw ee t potatoes, d re s s ing, gravy, a veg eta ble or two, hot rolls, pie, cake, coffee, tea, m ilk, pop and, of course, chip s and dips and veg gie tray, and d o n ’t fo rg e t th e c ra n b e rry sauce. Have you any idea what a bare bones meal costs if you have none of the above in your cupboard? I went shopping - $35 is almost a low figure. (Rem em ber, there w on’t be many leftovers for a later snacking either.) If you can go all out, good for you. Now, I’m asking you for som ething you can do to help x<-:x<«<<;:<< <<>x<x«æ8» :.:< !iS :< g» < K xx ■ x<:-;w • x / *x<.x<<< • -x -x • 8 • »w '■ *X:x< < > ■ others have a real C hristm as dinner. W hen you shop, buy extra. Put it in a box for Vernonia C ares fo r the ir C hristm as B ox es - T hey needed 150 last year. This year, the clientele has risen and they figure 200 boxes m ay be low, but pray not. At som e tim e in all of our lives, there has probably been r a tim e w hen help w as very m uch needed - now it’s p a y back time. Below is a list of w ha t V er nonia C ares hopes to put in every box for a “C hristm as D in ner” - it is not too soon to start. Turkey o r Ham - 4 cans of fruit - 3 cans of vegetables - 1 box or 5 pounds of potatoes, 2 packages of gravy mix, 1 box of stuffing m ix, 1 can of olives, 1 can of cra nbe rries, 2 cans of pum pkin filling, 1 can of eva p o rated m ilk, 1 bar of hand soap, 1 bottle of dishsoap, toilet pa per, pa per tow els, napkins. R em em ber, this is excluding a lot all of us take fo r granted, because it’s stuff around every day - ju st pull it out of the cu p board and start eating. ■ xxÎXw» <x:*%;x:x%*x:x<x:x:*ïtf:tt^ Three numbers you know and trust. When you flip the light switch, you expect the lights to turn on. And when you call 9-1-1, you expect that someone will be there to send help right away. Like so many things we may take for granted, Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District is a service you can count on. If there's an emergency, it's comforting to know that you can just pick up a phone—anytime, anywhere—and there's someone on the line within seconds. Literally seconds. It's also comforting to know that your 9-1-1 Call Center is staffed with highly trained professionals. Using computer- aided dispatch, they coordinate all public safety and emergency medical agencies throughout the county. With the support of federal grants, the District will greatly improve its communications and public safety capabilities with a new microwave radio "backbone" that covers our entire county, which will begin operating in November. Your Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District, serving all of our communities since 1990. We all have the a b ility to keep this essential 9-1-1 service working for us. The five-year renewal has been submitted for voter approval in the November 4th election, which re q u ire s a 50% voter tu m - o u t in a d d itio n to majority approval. For more Information, go to www.columbia91 1 .com or call 503-397-7255. :;X;X<>;:;X;:;:.$;X;:x;;>X :-':X">>A-X; 'X<'X-:<:>:-x<-x«X'X->x<<..'':-:-?x>x<-X':-:ÿ’>S:ÿ<.>x-:->x*x.:-x.xAX<x«X‘:>w<"ix*:’.':x':.x:xÿ>x: H U I 1 i ü I i ws g i| f :• ' J: :> ■ ' i 'X > >>X«E!i<'X,X*z.’X,zXv?X,X'X<v';'?'*X-*'v
