The INDEPENDENT, January 20, 2005
Be prepared for
winter driving
Are you prepared for winter
driving?
Drivers can start preparing
for potential emergencies with
these simple tasks:
Stock your car with basic
winter driving equipment:
• snow chains
• a scraper and brush
• blanket
• heavy boots and warm
clothing
• a flashlight with batteries
• small shovel, tow chain
and
bag of sand or cat litter
• jumper cables
• road flares
Fill your gas tank and don’t
run low on gas.
Check your car and be sure
it’s running properly, including
oil, tire pressure and treads,
wiper blades and fluid, battery,
anti freeze, headlights and
more.
When bad weather hits,
state, county and city crews try
to keep roads clear with sand/
gravel, de-icing chemicals and
snow plows. These efforts
help, but drivers shouldn’t ex
pect all roads to be ice-free
and shouldn’t drive as they do
when it’s dry and warm.
Drivers are advised to:
• Leave plenty of stopping
distance between your vehicle
and the vehicle in front of you,
even if you have four-wheel
drive.
• Take it slow and pay atten
tion to traffic conditions.
• Pay special attention to
bridges, on-ramps, off-ramps,
and curves whefe ice forms
first and melts last.
Most important is if you don’t
have to drive, don’t.
By Karen Miller
A-A-A-
A R G !!!!!
You have
n o t
s ig n e d
10 Z
up yet??
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We ap
preciate
all of you
w h o
have paid your $10 dues for
2005! Dues are for January
through December. Members
get voting privileges and per
centages off their purchases in
our thrift store. Your dues help
keep your Center operating: A
place for good food, fun and fel
lowship around a warm and
cozy stove. Read this column
for upcoming events and
news!!
Welcome
back
Golden
Oldies music band member
Eleanor Thompson who had
been dealing with some health
issues, but getting good care
from Band President Duke
Goetler.
Member News: It was good
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Board of Comm,
meet schedule
The Columbia County Board
of Commissioners (BOC) meet
every Wednesday at 10:00
a.m. They also hold work ses
sions on the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at
10:00 a.m. Staff meetings are
every Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.
All BOC meetings are open
to the public and are held in
Room 308 of the Columbia
County Courthouse, located at
230 Strand Street, St. Helens.
For special accommoda
tions, call the Board office at
503-397-4322, the day before
the meeting.
Marquis Care
• Skilled N ursing Care • R ehabilitation
• Long Term Care • A d u lt Day Care
3300 19th Avenue, Forest Grove (503) 357-7119
Vintage Suites
(Marquis Assisted Living Community)
• Large Homey Apartments • Creative Meals
• Laundry • Housekeeping • Transportation
3336 19th Avenue, Forest Grove (503) 359-1129
to have Pat Derrick back eating
lunch with us; Pat’s heath is
also improving.
Newspapers: We still accept
your neatly bagged newspa
pers. They are faithfully picked
up on a regular basis and the
money from them is donated to
Cancer Research.
Volunteers: We can always
use any help in our thrift store;
also anyone available to help
drop off excess donations out
of town. Thank you to Larry
Bernardi, Alan Russell, and Bill
James for your help. We are
taking applications for hostess
here at the Center.
Need a room rental? Our
dining hall is available for use
Monday
nights,
Thursday
nights and Saturday afternoon
and evenings. Our fee is on a
donation basis.
55 Alive senior driving class
is coming in February. This is
not only educational, but for
only $10, it may reduce your in
surance rates! You don’t need
to be 55 to sign up.
Next Up: Jane Allen and her
assistant from the Grove As
sisted Living in Forest Grove
will be here January 26 with
their ice cream and toppings;
they bring it all...you eat it all! It
is a donated special treat.
SENIOR ADVOCATE SER
VICE PROVIDED: Senior Ad
vocates provide current infor
mation on services available to
seniors age 60 and up. They
help access needed services
and work through any barriers
or problems encountered when
trying to obtain services.
LEGAL AID SERVICES:
Community Action Team has
limited funding for seniors 60
years old and older residing in
Columbia County. Call my of
fice at 429-9112 to see if this
service can meet a need for
you.
FOOT CARE: Available here
at the Center on the second
and last Friday of the month.
Limited funding is available
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through Community Action
Team for this service. Call my
office to sign up.
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 who has any
senior needs and concerns,
call our office.
INFORMATION NUMBERS
Senior Advocate...429-9112
Senior Center...... 429-3912
Transportation..... 429-4304
2005 My Fair Lady Court
The My Fair Lady Pageant is looking for
nominees for the 2005 My Fair Lady
Court. The pageant is held during
the Columbia County Fair each year
to recognize senior women for their
outstanding service to our community.
Nominations
Needed
If you would like to nominate someone
for the My Fair Lady Court, contact
Nancy Harwood at the Columbia
County Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program (RSVP) at (503) 397-5655 or
rsvp@crpud.net for an application.
Nominations will be accepted from
each community in Columbia County.
Nominees must be 55 years or older
but do not need to be a member
of RSVP or their local senior center.
Deadline for nominations is March 1st.
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