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The INDEPENDENT, November 20, 2003
Community
Senior News
By Karen Miller
Please
note all
five Se-
nior Cen-
ters
in
Columbia
County –
Clats-
kanie,
R a i n i e r,
St. Helens, Scappoose and
Vernonia – have resident Se-
nior Advocates to answer your
questions on health care is-
sues, sign up seniors who qual-
ify for in-home meals, and can
help on a multitude of issues
and concerns. If you know of a
senior who would like a visit to
explain available services,
please call our office.
Our next foot care day is
Dec. 19th. This service is on a
donation basis only, due to a
grant given to Communtiy Ac-
tion Team. Our slots fill fast –
call or come in to sign up.
Our Senior Bazaar is Dec. 6
and 7, Saturday 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. and Sunday 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eight-foot dis-
play tables are $10 each. There
are three tables left.
Come join our sign language
class on Mondays, 10:30 –
11:30 a.m.
Come in to purchase quilt
tickets for the beautiful hand-
made quilt lovingly stitched by
our faithful quilters Louise
Hamnett, Faith Reynolds, and
Susan Goodhope, plus others
who drop in from time to time.
We appreciate these ladies
who give up their time and tal-
ent to help bring in proceeds for
the Vernonia Senior Center.
Come sign up!! We have
some delicious pies promised
for our Thanksgiving dinner
Nov. 19 at 12:00 noon. See you
then.
REMEMBER:
• Pastries and bread
Wednesday and Saturday a.m.
• Bingo, Mondays at lunch.
• Ladies aerobics Mondays,
too, after lunch.
• Music with the Golden
Oldies on Wednesdays.
• Games on Thursdays.
• Willoughby Hearing every
second Friday at 11:00 a.m.
• Sign language class, Mon-
day 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Call our office for any senior
needs and concerns.
INFORMATION NUMBERS
Senior Advocate... 429-9112
Pacific Choral Fall is time for blackberry control
One reason blackberry vines triclopyr. Timing of application
Union Nov. 23
The
Pacific
University
Choral Union, a combined Uni-
versity and community choir,
will perform Sunday, Nov. 23,
at 3:00 pm in the Taylor-Meade
Performing Arts Center at Pa-
cific’s McCready Recital Hall.
The choir will perform “The
Magnificat” by contemporary
English composer John Rutter
and “Laud to the Nativity” (sung
in English) by the Italian com-
poser Ottorino Respighi. The
Respighi piece will be accom-
panied by a woodwind ensem-
ble.
The Choral Union is con-
ducted by George Harshbarger
and accompanied by Ingrid Un-
terseher. Featured soloists will
include Pacific students Kirsten
Hart, Rebekah Holzhouser,
Eric Olbekson, and Jessica
Williams, along with communi-
ty members Maurine Granat
and Margaret Harshbarger.
General admission tickets
are $5, and tickets for seniors
cost $3. Tickets can be pur-
chased at the door or by calling
the Pacific University Box Of-
fice at 503-352-2918.
Bingo returns
Photography contest announced to Legion Hall
The International Library of
Photography has announced
that over $60,000 in prizes will
be awarded this year in the In-
ternational Open Amateur Pho-
tography Contest. All photogra-
phers, particuarly beginners,
are invited to enter. The dead-
line for the contest is March 1,
2004. The contest is open to
everyone; there is no entry fee.
“Everyone has at least one
memorable photo that captures
a special moment in time,” said
Christina Baylon, Contest Di-
rector. “When people learn
about our free photography
contest, they suddenly realize
that their own favorite photos
can win cash prizes, as well as
gain national exposure.”
To enter, send ONE photo-
graph in ONLY ONE of the fol-
lowing categories: People,
Travel, Pets, Children, Sports,
Nature, Action, Humor, Portrai-
ture, or Other. The photo must
be a color or black-and-white
print (unmounted), 8” x 10” or
smaller. Entries must include
the photographer’s name and
Senior Center....... 429-3912
address on the back, as well as
the category and the title of the
photo.
Send entries to The Interna-
tional Library of Photography,
Suite 101-2618, 3600 Crondall
Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117.
Entries must be postmarked by
March 1, 2004. Photos may
also be submitted online at
<www.picture.com>.
The International Library of
Photography is an organizaton
dedicated to bringing the work
of amateur photographers to
the public’s attention. You can
view the work of over 1.1 mil-
lion amateur photographers at
their website.
SOOT BUSTERS
Fireplace Shop &
Chimney Services
Gas - Wood - Pellet
Fireplaces
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(503) 397-0390
Bingo will be back at The
American Legion Hall in Ver-
nonia, starting Saturday, No-
vember 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be avail-
able from Vernonia Cares.
The American Legion Hall is
located at 627 Adams Avenue
in Vernonia.
Mark your calendars now for
the next night of Bingo on Sat-
urday, December 13 at 6:30.
are so difficult to control is that
established plants spread by
nodes – or small underground
buds – that grow off estab-
lished blackbarry vine roots,
according to Jed Colquhoun,
weed scientist at Oregon State
University Extension Service.
“This makes it hard to kill the
vines by digging them up,” said
Colquhoun, “No matter how
much of the plant you remove,
you’ll miss nodes that will de-
velop into new vines.”
Like other berry-bearing
vines, blackberry vines are able
to root from the tips of stems at
certain times of the year. In au-
tumn, long vines arch over and
wherever they hit the ground
the tips of the vines take root,
creating new plants the follow-
ing spring.
Cut the vines back to ground
level, especially during the
spring when the plant is most
actively growing, keeps the
plant from making the sugars it
needs to sustain vigorous
growth. Cutting vines back con-
tinually will eventually kill the
plant. Digging vine roots will
provide some control, but prob-
ably won’t eliminate all of the
plant.
For chemical controls, Col-
quoun suggests glyphosate or
compounds containing 2,4-D or
is important for maximum ef-
fect. Glyphosate must be ap-
plied in the fall to be effective.
New Vernonia
drama group
The “North Street Players,”
a community drama group has
recently been formed.
Their first production is
scheduled for December 14,
15, and 16, as they perform the
“Readers Theatre Production”
of Charles Dickens’ “A Christ-
mas Carol.”
The “North Street Players”
consists of Thespians of all age
groups. This production stages
grade school students through
senior citizens performing the
various characters of this
adaptation by Vernonia’s own
G. Allen Ray.
The performance will start
promptly at 7:00 p.m., the
doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for
ticket sales. Admission will be
$2 per person plus a non-per-
ishable food donation for Ver-
nonia Cares Food Bank.
This family event is the first
staging, hopefully, in a long line
of coming productions. All
those with an interest in joining
the “North Street Players” are
cordially invited to contact Sal-
ly Harrison at 503-429-8425.
Christmas
Bazaar
November 21 & 22
INEXPENSIVE – EFFECTIVE
Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday 9 am - 3 pm
503 429-9410
Visit with Santa Sat. 11 - 3
A CTION A DS
Pictures $ 3. 00
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