The INDEPENDENT, July 1, 2004
Page 7
Community
Gibson named to My Fair Lady court
Senior News
By Karen Miller
T h e
Hot Au-
g u s t
Nights
slogan
h a s
nothing
on us …
We ad-
vertise
Hot August Lunches, and every
other month for that matter!
Welcome to our new cook,
Elana Brasure, who will be re-
placing Jamie, who is off to pur-
sue new adventures! We will
miss both Jamie and her faith-
ful volunteer assistant, Nellie
Gregg, who also will finish her
“tenure” here at the end of July.
The sweet volunteers from
the Grove Assisted Living in
Forest Grove again are bring-
ing their “sundaes” on Wednes-
days once a month at
lunchtime. No charge, it’s a la-
bor of love, so join us in July for
a “cool” time.
Take Note: We have a foot
care nurse who comes to the
center once a month. Come
pamper yourself for a modest
fee of only $15, part of which is
donated to the Center. Call us
for an appointment for the next
foot care day on July 30.
July 21: Free rides to the
Columbia County Fair for sen-
iors, sponsored by Columbia
River PUD. Come sign up to at-
tend the selection of the Senior
Queen. We can boast of two
past queens; Etta Russell and
Ruth Bell. Ruth Bell rode in a
St. Helen’s parade this past
week – Good Job! Our senior
selection this year is Sharon
Gibson, see you July 21.
REMEMBER:
• Pastries and bread
Wednesday and Saturday a.m.
• Bingo, Mondays at lunch.
• Music with the Golden
Oldies on Wednesdays.
• Games on Thursdays.
• Willoughby Hearing every
second Friday at 11:00 a.m.
• Sign language class on
Mondays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Free blood pressure
checks the first and third Tues-
days, 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
If you know of a senior who
would like a visit from the Se-
nior Advocate or has any senior
needs and concerns, call our
office.
Burkett to hold local book signing
Christopher Burkett will be
signing his new book, Resplen-
dent Light, July 16 from 6:00 to
9:00 p.m., at Grey Dawn
Gallery, 879 Bridge St., Ver-
nonia.
Resplendent Light is a collec-
tion of 68 square photographs
that Burkett has taken with his
Hasselblad camera. Of these,
26 are new images taken over
the years, but not previously
printed. An essay by James
Enyeart accompanies the im-
ages. The format of the book is
a companion to Burkett’s previ-
ous book, Intimations of Par-
adise. The trade edition retail
price will be $65.
Hand-bound book/print sets
are available for pre-publica-
tion ordering now at Grey
Dawn Gallery. The print size
will be 11” square, then double
matted. There will be three im-
ages available to choose from.
The
pre-publication price of
$500 will increase to $750
when it is ready for shipping.
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Sharon Gibson, who has
been a daughter, wife, mother
and grandmother, has a new ti-
tle. She is now Princess
Sharon, as Vernonia’s repre-
sentative in the My Fair Lady
Pageant at the 2004 Columbia
County Fair. Princess Sharon,
a native Vernonian, volunteers
three or four days a week at the
Vernonia Senior Center. She
also enjoys gardening, crochet-
ing, crossword puzzles and jig-
saw puzzles. She and Bud Gib-
son have been married for 51
years and have four children,
six grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren
The annual pageant recog-
nizes senior women for their
outstanding service to our com-
munities. To be eligible, nomi-
nees must be 55 years or olde
and nominated by their local
senior center, but do not have
to be members. There were so
many nominations for the 2004
My Fair Lady court that organ-
izers opted to add a sixth “at
large” princess this season, a
first for the pageant.
The pageant will be held
July 21 as a part of the Colum-
bia County Fair’s senior day
activities. The reigning queen
will be chosen by a panel of
judges, based on a combina-
tion of their community service
and their responses to ques-
tions posed during the pageant.
Following are representa-
tives from other communities.
Princess Esther Scott of
Clatskanie was born and raised
in South Dakota and has lived
in Clatskanie since 1987. She
and her husband have four chil-
dren, seven grandchildren, and
two great-grandchildren. She is
a member of the Clatskanie
Arts Commission, Gideons In-
ternational, and volunteers for
her church. She enjoys enter-
taining, reading, traveling and
music.
Princess Irene Reynolds of
Rainier was born and raised in
Kansas and moved to Rainier
in 1980. She is widowed and
has two daughters, seven
grandchildren and 11 great-
grandchildren. She is active in
the Rainier Senior Center and
the United Methodist Church of
Rainier, she enjoys crocheting,
cooking, gardening, crafts and
quilting.
Princess Betty Butzer has
lived in Scappoose since 1997.
She was born in Hoquiam,
Wash., and raised in Wood-
burn. She has four children,
nine grandchildren, and six
great-grandchildren. She is ac-
tive in the Scappoose Senior
Center and volunteers at
Meadow Park Nursing Home.
She enjoys gardening and
cooking.
Princess Winnie Milne of St.
Helens was born and raised in
Henrytown, Minn. She has
lived in Columbia County since
1978 and has two daughters,
one son, 11 grandchildren, 15
great-grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Widowed,
she stays active in the St. He-
lens Senior Center and enjoys
sewing and crocheting.
Princess Polly Rice, repre-
sentative at large and a native
Oregonian, has lived in Colum-
bia County for 33 years. Wid-
owed, she has one son and two
grandchildren. She is active in
the Warren Grange, Portland
Rose Society, Scappoose and
St. Helens senior centers and
Vernonia’s My Fair Lady
Princess, Sharon Gibson.
enjoys
flower
gardening,
sewing and oil painting.
Columbia River PUD organ-
izes the pageant each year in
conjunction with RSVP (Retired
Senior Volunteer Program) and
the Columbia River Fire and
Rescue District.
CRPUD also arranges for
free round-trip transportation to
the fair for seniors from the five
area senior centers.