The INDEPENDENT, December 2, 2004
Donut Day Dec. 18 for food banks
The St. Helens Police De-
partment will again partner with
the Columbia Pacific Food
Bank to exchange food for
Krispy Kreme donuts and help
feed our neighbors who have
difficulties putting food on their
tables. Cash donation made
between now and Donut Day
are used to purchase the
donuts and for other costs.
The St. Helens Police De-
partment invites members of
the public to come to the Police
Department, located at 150 S.
13 St., on December 18, from
7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and
drop off food donation. Each
single, perishable or non-per-
ishable food item will earn you
one donut, two food items
earns two donuts, three food
items earns three donuts, and
so on, up to a maximum of two
dozen donuts per person.
Donuts will also be available
for sale without a food donation
for $7.00 per dozen.
Last year, the Columbia Pa-
cific Food Bank received al-
most $1,500.00 in cash and
nearly 1,500 pounds of food
from Donut Day.
To make a donation or for
more information, contact Chief
Steven K. Salle’ or Police
Records Specialist Deb Wend
at the St. Helens Police Depart-
ment in person or by calling
503-397-333 or visit the web-
site at <www.Sthelenspolice.o
rg>.
Get organized before the holidays
Here are a few tips to help
you with the hectic holiday sea-
son.
• Designate one area in your
home to store gifts as you pur-
chase them. This eliminates
the “oops, I forgot I bought that”
reaction when you find a forgot-
ten gift in January.
• Keep all gift receipts in one
envelope. If you need to ex-
change or return an item, you
won’t have to hunt for the re-
ceipt.
• Get into the spirit by filling
your home with holiday scents.
Use potpourri, fresh cut pine
boughs, scented candles, and
spices such as cinnamon, nut-
meg, and allspice.
• Invite someone to lunch,
your treat.
• Be sure to have extra tape,
batteries, film, ribbons and
stamps.
• Relax from the hustle and
bustle of the holidays with a
warm bath or shower, and
pamper yourself with scented
shower gel.
• Take a few moments to
close yours eyes during the
day. You will be surprised how
even a brief catnap will refresh,
relax and revive you.
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Bits & Bites
By Jacqueline Ramsay
Happy
Thanks-
giving,
No more
turkey till
Decem-
ber 25 or
N e w
Ye a r ’ s
Day. Me,
I had fresh venison liver, well, it
had been frozen since October
14, but it sure hit the spot –
smothered in onions.
Did anyone beside me get
this call on Monday, November
22? I quote my answering ma-
chine “you have an important
matter with our office. Call im-
mediately. 1-800-935-5152, 8
am - 8 pm standard time Mon. -
Thurs. or Fridays 8 am - 3 pm.
Remember 1-800-935-5152.” I
looked in two phone books,
couldn’t find the prefix, but I did
discover *503 is El Salvador
(*=city code not required).
There could be a heck of a mix
up – yes?
Vernonia Cares is up and
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stops for a quiet moment. I’ve
already gone through one bag
of cracked corn this month.
They may be a little hungry be-
fore the first of December.
Bread is good, but it doesn’t
give off heat.
Do you have your Christmas
cards ready to mail? Me, I’m
halfway there. I’ve been getting
ready for one of the two
Bazaars December 4 and 5.
Lots of folks will be out and
about – see you then.
Fortune cookie – You are the
controller of your destiny.
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Vernonia Senior Center is
overrun with clothing and etc.
They may have just what you
need for a stocking stuffer for
child or adult.
The Toy and Joy is also in
need of dollars or new gift
items.
If you’re reading this out of
the Vernonia area check your
local Help groups, they too
need your support.
No – This isn’t “Buddy, can
you spare a dime” time.
If is time to sit back and re-
flect on when you were in need
and someone unknown to you
cared enough to share. I recall
in the early years of my mar-
riage one Christmas, Jim was
laid off – we struggled silently
(we thought) but Christmas
came – we got four boxes of
groceries and two very warm
blankets. We made it till Spring
with that help from unknown
friends.
The ducks at the lake are
getting real good at swarming
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