Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, August 19, 2004 Treasure Hunt added to ‘04 Fall Salmon Festival events Robin Murphy is newest member A treasure hunt will be part first clue is posted at Vernonia nesses (a list will be available of staff at Vernonia Realty Center of this year’s Vernonia Fall Realty & Insurance, 953 Bridge by the start of the hunt). Salmon Festival, to be held October 2. The treasure hunt will start August 31, when the St. Additional clues will be sup- plied each Tuesday and Friday, and will be found in local busi- VERNONIA INN Enjoy a quiet weekend with us. FULL SIZE, IN ROOM HOT TUBS Queen Beds • Private Bath • Separate Entrance Cable TV • Phones • Handicapped Access CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST FOR RESERVATIONS CALL 1-800-354-9494 / 503-429-4006 Gift Certificates Available 900 MADISON AVE., VERNONIA, OR 97064 Just one block off scenic Nehalem River Hwy. (Oregon 47) Treasure hunt participants who register with a $5.00 fee by September 14 at City Hall or Sentry Market, will be eligible to win prizes valued at over $250, in addition to the hidden treas- ure hunt medallion. The Fall Salmon Festival offers fun for all ages with activ- ities that will include fine art exhibits and contests, a scare- crow building contest, pumpkin carving, an intimate wine tast- ing featuring wines from local vintners, a pie baking contest, an oral auction and, of course, salmon viewing and education. Holders of raffle tickets ben- efiting the Salmon Festival, also have a chance to win a 4- man inflatable Coleman raft with oars and a guided steel- head fishing trip for two with professional fishing guide Bob Rees. Raffle tickets are avail- able from the Ole Sawmill Eatery at Vernonia Lake for $5 per ticket or five tickets for $20. Community Calendar VERNONIA Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Alcoholics Anonymous Saturdays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday 627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000 Arts & Crafts Society 2nd Thursday 2:00 p.m., City Library Boosters 2nd Wednesday 7:30 p.m., VHS Library Boy Scout Troop 201 Tuesdays 7:00 p.m., Scout Cabin Boy Scout Troop 860 Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., LDS Church Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday Noon, Lew’s Place Cub Scout Pack 201 Scout Cabin For Info Call 503-429-0188 Doll Club 4th Tuesday 1:00 p.m., Senior Center Friends of the Library 1st Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library Hands On Art Committee 3rd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Home Extension Club 3rd Thursday 10:30 a.m., Christian Church Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday For location call 503-429-7193 Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place Nehalem Valley Car Club For Info Call 503-429-4074 Pioneer Museum For Info Call 503-429-8134 Preschool Story Hour Mondays 10:30 a.m., City Library Upper Nehalem C.P.A.C. 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., City Library Vernonia Cares Directors For Info call 503-429-1414 Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Community PTA 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., WGS Library Vernonia Grange 4th Saturday 10:30 a.m., Grange Hall Vernonia Health Center 2nd Monday 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. Vernonia Planning Comm. 1st Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Pride For Info Call, 503-429-5201 Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday 7:00 p.m., Senior Center Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia School Board 2nd Thursday 6:00 p.m., District Office Vernonia Sr. Center Board 3rd Friday 1:00 p.m., Senior Center Vern. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Thursday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station WOEC Directors 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., WOEC S 1 8 15 22 29 M 2 9 16 23 30 Robin Murphy, the newest real estate broker at Vernonia Realty & Insurance Center, started with them in early August and is now available to help with all your real estate needs. A fifth generation Vernonian, Murphy knows the area very well and enjoys helping people. After working with Nancy Dailey, of Vernonia Realty, to buy a house herself, she decid- ed she wanted to work in the real estate field and started the training process. Until her two girls reached college age, she was a mom, homemaker and volunteer. Now, with just her and her husband, Don, at home, Murphy has time to pur- sue a career of her own. “It’s a great way to meet and help people, plus doing some- thing different, fun and interest- ing,” said Murphy. If you are looking to buy or sell a home or property, Robin AUGUST T W T 3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 F 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28 S M 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 SEPTEMBER T W T 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 29 29 30 F 3 10 17 24 S 4 11 18 25 Robin Murphy Murphy can be reached at Vernonia Realty, 503-429-6203 or toll free 800-488-6203, or at home, 503-429-4101. Vernonia Realty is located at 953 Bridge Street, Vernonia. Incidentally, if you want Murphy to come see you, you can be certain of one thing – she won’t need direc- tions to find where you live. S M OCTOBER T W T 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg. 2nd Tuesday M-BRFPD Board Workshop 4th Tuesday M-B Ambulance Drill 1st & 2nd Thursdays M-B Fire Drill 1st & 2nd Wednesdays M-B Helping Circle 2nd Monday M-B SAR Drill 3rd Wednesday M-B Volunteer Assoc. 1st Tuesday Natal Grange 2nd Wednesday T.O.P.S. Mondays Upr Nehalem Watershed Council For date call 429-2401 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 F 1 8 15 22 29 S 2 9 16 23 30 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:30 p.m., Natal Grange Hall 6:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station BANKS Alcoholics Anonymous Fridays 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church Banks City Council 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m., City Hall Banks Fire District #13 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Station 13 Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Banks School Board 2nd Monday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library Banks Youth Group Sundays, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Chamber of Commerce 1st Thursday 12:30 p.m., Fire District Office CPO 14 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m., City Library Friends of the Library 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Library Lions Club 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., Schlegel Hall Sunset Park Assoc. 3rd Wednesday 8:00 p.m., Gun Club T.O.P.S. Wedmesdays 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. Women’s Aglow 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Board of Commissioners Wednesdays 10 a.m., Courthouse Citizens for Senior Justice 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church Columbia Soil & Water District 3rd Wednesday 7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes County Fair Board 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. County Parks Commission 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. Mental Health Advisory Comm. 3rd Tuesday 10 a.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse Comm. on Children & Families 3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 550 N. Hwy. 30 Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm. 2nd Tuesday 3:00 p.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.