The INDEPENDENT, April 21, 2005
Community
Help paint the
VHS grandstand
The Vernonia High School
Leadership class is planning to
pressure wash the high
school’s football grandstand on
April 23 and will paint the
grandstand on May 6 and 7, in
conjunction with Vernonia
Clean Up Day.
The students need volun-
teers to help. If you would like
to help with this project which
will benefit the whole commu-
nity, contact Samantha Gunter
at 503-429-3521.
SOLV’s Project Oregon pro-
gram has donated $125 for the
project, an amount that will be
matched by Vernonia Pride.
What became of
Sting? Find out
Are you a wrestling enthusi-
ast? Remember world wrestler,
“Sting?” Even wonder what
happened to him? Vernonia
Foursquare Church will reveal
the answers as the church
shows the movie about Steve
Borden, A.K.A. “Sting.”
Life was all one big act for
Sting, who held the World title
ten times in World Champi-
onship Wrestling, including two
wins over wrestling superstar
Hulk Hogan. Sting’s black and
white painted face dazzled au-
diences as he created outra-
geous and bizarre personas for
the wrestling ring. Remember
some of his moves like the
Stinger Splash and the Scorpi-
on Death Lock?
Pastor Carl Pense, of the
Vernonia Foursquare Church,
invites viewers to finish their
Vernonia River Fest activities
with this family-oriented movie.
Showtime is Saturday, April 23.
at 7:00 p.m. at 850 Madison
Avenue, Vernonia.
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Senior News
By Karen Miller
Atten-
tion sen-
ior read-
ers age
60 and
o v e r :
R e a d
this col-
u m n
e a c h
publica-
tion for Preventative Health
Programs currently being of-
fered through Community Ac-
tion Team (CAT) in St. Helens.
CAT is a private non-profit cor-
poration whose goal is to mobi-
lize resources for reducing the
incidence of poverty and to pro-
vide services in a manner that
will make families and individu-
als more self-reliant and raise
their quality of life. Take advan-
tage of these programs that are
funded through grants and
available at no cost to you:
1) Footcare: We have a
footcare nurse here at the
Center twice a month. Call to
make an appointment for this
great service!
2) Jazzercise lite class: This
class is for seniors here at the
Center at 2:00 p.m. every Tues-
day.
3) Fitness swimming: Group
swimming on Thursdays at the
Forest Grove Aquatic Center.
4) Health screenings: Cur-
rently our Womens Healthy
Heart Check is filled. We do
have a health screening being
set up at the Center on May 14.
It will consist of nine different
screenings, including choles-
terol, thyroid, PSA, and arte-
riosclerosis, all done by Well-
ness Clinic. No charge for
those 60 and over; call my of-
fice to sign up and for the under
60 fees.
5) Diabetic workshops: If
you weren’t here on April 7 and
8 you missed a fun and educa-
tional time with Gloria Vande-
Hey, certified diabetic educator
and nurse, along with her blood
sugar screenings, great door
prizes and fun healthy food!
Read this column for a return
date.
6) Legal aid: Call to see if
you qualify for legal assistance.
Seniors, come join our grief
support group now meeting on
Mondays at 2:00 p.m. at the
Center. This will be a confiden-
tial and safe environment. This
is for you if you are working
through grief of any kind or
have worked though grief and
could offer support to someone
else. Please join us!
We’d like to express our
thanks to Jerilyn Kropp, Bill
James’ daughter, who used her
computer skills to put together
an ad for the Senior Center to
go into the Chamber of Com-
merce welcome packets.
ALZHEIMERS Caregiving
informative speaker, Patrick
Gillette from John Hopkins Uni-
versity will be sharing with the
public at Grace Baptist Church
in St. Helens on May 26 at 7:00
p.m. Call our office for more in-
formation.
Our sign language class is
still meeting on Monday morn-
ings at 9:00 p.m. at the Center.
Are you in need of respite
care, caring for a loved one?
We have a program for quali-
fied seniors OR if you are car-
ing for a senior 60 and over.
Call me for information about
this program for relief by a qual-
ified staff caregiver.
Thanks for donating any ex-
tra Saver Shields to our cook
for use at Sentry Market.
Marquis Care
• Skilled Nursing Care • Rehabilitation
• Long Term Care • Adult Day Care
3300 19th Avenue, Forest Grove (503) 357-7119
Vintage Suites
Michelle Moore from Health
Net will be available to answer
your health care questions on
May 4 at the Vernonia Library
at 10:30 a.m.
So, join us for Jazzercise on
Tuesday! Surely the exercise
some of you get, beating
around the bush, jumping to
conclusions, climbing the walls,
wading through paperwork,
dragging your heels and push-
ing your luck isn’t enough. See
you there!
Cool Cyber Resource Site
for seniors: The Bag Lady Pre-
vention Plan – a website with
articles and a discussion forum
for women over 50 who want
security, fulfillment and fun.
www.bagladyprevention.com.
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.
• Jazzercise class at 2:00
p.m. on Tuesdays.
• Free blood pressure
checks the first and third Tues-
days, 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
INFORMATION NUMBERS
Senior Advocate...429-9112
Senior Center.......429-3912
Transportation......429-4304
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