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The INDEPENDENT, April 15, 2004
Food Bank’s USDA eligibility Evening Chats offered on a number of health issues
following free seminars newer treatment techniques cludes about 152,000 Oregoni-
guidelines increased for 2004 will The
be offered at Tuality Health using radiation therapy.
ans. The good news is that you
In hard economic times, it’s
nice to hear of opportunities to
help families. One of those
ways is through Vernonia’s
food bank which offers eligible
households three days-worth
of emergency groceries, once
a month.
Vernonia Cares Food Bank
operates according to USDA
Income Eligibility Guidelines. In
February of this year, those
guidelines were increased. The
new guidelines are as follows:
Household
Size
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Gross Monthly
Household
Income
$1,435
$1,926
$2,416
$2,906
$3,396
$3,887
$4,867
Boy Scout Troop #201
Cinco De Mayo
Taco Feed and
Silent Auction
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
May 7, at Scout Cabin
Auction items include
Glass Art
1 Night at
Embassy Suites
Gift Certificates
& Gift Baskets
For each additional household
member, add $490 per month.
Vernonia Cares is open
Tuesday and Thursday, from
10:00 am to 2:00 pm. It is locat-
ed in the American Legion Hall
at 627 Adams Avenue.
“We assist about 100 house-
holds containing about 350
people, each month,” said di-
rector Sandy Welch. “So far,
we’ve been able to help supply
groceries for people who need
it the most. Our food and finan-
cial donations have been down
lately. I’m hoping people who
have supported us in the past,
as well as new donors, will step
forth and help. It’s desperately
needed at this time,” concluded
Welch.
Women’s Group
changes meeting
time to 10:30 a.m.
A women’s support group is
forming now. The group is de-
signed to promote women
coming together to share com-
mon life issues.
The meetings will be held
Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to
noon at the Headstart building,
next to Washington Grade
School in Vernonia. Babysitting
will be available.
Sponsored by Columbia
Community Mental Health and
the Columbia County Re-
source Center, for more infor-
mation call 1-866-397-6161.
Morning Mis t & Out on a Limb
Invite you to join us April 29, 6 p.m.
FENG SHUI CLASS
Join Alex Freeman to learn about
Feng Shui and its principles.
Feng Shui explains how the placement of objects
and colors affects us in our homes and businesses.
Refreshment will be served too!!
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Education Center:
• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff
Repair on Wednesday, April 21
from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Orthopedic specialist Brooke
Benz, M.D., will discuss how
the use of arthroscopic tech-
niques for shoulder pain and
other problems. Shoulder
arthroscopy uses three small
holes to peer into the shoulder.
This outpatient procedure
means less pain, easier reha-
bilitation, and shorter return-to-
work times for patients.
• New Directions in Cancer
Care on Saturday, April 24 from
9:30 a.m. to noon.
At 9:30 a.m. radiation oncol-
ogist Arthur Hung, M.D., will
discuss treating prostate can-
cer with radiation therapy. Can-
cer is the second leading cause
of death in the United States.
For men, the greatest threat is
prostate cancer, which is re-
sponsible for 10 percent of all
cancer-related deaths. Dr.
Hung will review how physi-
cians screen for and detect
prostate cancer, then focus on
At 10:45 a.m., Mark Ono,
M.D., also a radiation oncolo-
gist, will discuss lung cancer.
At about 160,000 deaths per
year, lung cancer kills more
Americans than any other type
of malignancy. But modern
cancer treatments can help to
prevent many of these deaths.
Dr. Ono will focus on newer
treatment techniques that have
shown some encouraging re-
sults for those who suffer from
lung cancer.
• Diabetic Foot Care on Mon-
day, April 26 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Gary Chiotti, D.P.M., podi-
atric specialist, will discuss pre-
ventive care for the feet of peo-
ple with diabetes. His presenta-
tion will include helpful informa-
tion about routine podiatric foot
care, surgical options, and the
importance of proper footwear.
• Preventing Type 2 Dia-
betes on Monday, May 3 from 6
to 7:30 p.m.
An estimated 12 million
Americans between the ages of
45 and 74 have a specific pre-
diabetic condition. That in-
Thousands of former POW’s eligible for benefits
There are 36,500 living for-
mer Prisoners of War (POWs)
in the United States today, ac-
cording to the Oregon Depart-
ment of Veterans’ Affairs, and
about 21,000 of them are re-
ceiving compensation for in-
juries and illnesses incurred or
aggravated during their military
service.
This means that there are
thousands of America’s former
POWs who may be eligible for
U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs (federal VA) benefits but
have not applied for them. They
may not be aware that recent
legislation may make them and
their dependents eligible for VA
compensation.
“I am concerned that there
are many former POWs and
surviving spouses of POWs
who are out there suffering in
silence, when in fact, they
could be entitled to benefits
and services that could im-
prove their quality of life,” said
Jim Willis, Director of the Ore-
gon Department of Veterans’
Affairs. “We encourage them to
contact the Oregon Depart-
ment of Veterans’ Affairs to ob-
tain more information about the
benefits to which they may be
entitled.”
Former POWs, whether or
not they have service-connect-
ed disabilities, are eligible for
VA hospital and nursing home
care without regard to their abil-
ity to pay. While former POWs
are receiving treatment in an
approved outpatient treatment
program, they are eligible for
needed medications, eyeglass-
Etcetera
Morning Mis t
Gif t s & More
Wed. - Sat. 11 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Sun 12 P.M. to 4 P.M.
919 Bridge St. • Vernonia • 503-429-7003
can prevent or delay develop-
ing diabetes if you have “pre-di-
abetes.” The discussion will be
on learning who is at risk of de-
veloping diabetes and how to
prevent it. There will be a $5
charge for the optional blood
glucose screening.
• Women are Not Immune
from Heart Attacks on Thurs-
day, May 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
A long-held myth is that
heart attacks happen only to
elderly men – not to women. It’s
true that women usually are not
prone to heart disease until
much later in life than men. But
after a certain age, a woman is
just as likely to develop heart
disease as a man, and it can be
more devastating. Cardiology
specialist Charles Oh, M.D.,
will focus on effective steps that
women can take to protect
themselves against heart dis-
ease.
All seminars are free and
registration is not required.
They will be held at Tuality
Health Education Center at 334
SE 8 Ave., Hillsboro.
1 Year Anniversary
Sale!!
May 1 - May 3
715 Bridge Street
The Bargains Galore Store
es, hearing aids, prostheses
and needed dental care.
If you or someone you
know is a former POW or the
surviving spouse of a POW
who is not currently in receipt
of VA benefits, call the Oregon
Department of Veterans’ Af-
fairs at 1-800-692-9666, or
your local County Veterans’
Service Office.
Marteney, Green
wed in Lebanon
Melissa Green and Matthew
Marteney were married Octo-
ber 4, 2003, at the First Assem-
bly of God Church in Lebanon.
They are making their home in
Banks.
Mrs. Marteney works as a
medical receptionist for Kaiser
Permanente and Mr. Marteney
is a supervisor at Wells Fargo
Bank.
The bride is the daughter of
Russell and Kay Green of Bux-
ton and a 2002 graduate of
Portland Community College.
The groom is a 2000 gradu-
ate of Oregon State University.
He is the son of John and Mol-
ley Marteney of Lebanon.