T he INDEPENDENT, July 7, 2005
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Shooters return class tim e s fo r s u m m e r w o rk o u ts
The Yamhill County Mounted
Shooters return to Vernonia
July 15-16 for the CMSA NW
Regionals.
There will be six stages and
all riders receive a prize. This is
the first of the two-part Les
Schwab Award series.
Early entry fees are avail
able for sign-ups by July 6. Call
Leslie at 503-429-0532 to ride.
For the public, this is an op
portunity to see horseback rid
ers in period dress shooting
(not live ammunition) at targets
while in motion. The precision
action was fast and loud ac
cording to spectators from last
year’s regionals held here in
Vernonia.
The action starts at 10:00
a.m. Saturday, July 15 and the
final two-stage match is on
Sunday, July 16 at 9:30 a.m.
Moo at th e Z o o
planned for July 9
Heads or Tails? These young raccoons were too cute to pick
just one view. These youngsters put on a show enjoyed by
Mike Grady near State Avenue between June 13 and 17.
Photos courtesy of Mike Grady.
13 N ig h ts on th e R iver co n tin u e s
at C o lu m b ia V iew A m p h ith e a te r
The free “ 13 Nights on the
River” concert series continues
in St. Helens at the Columbia
View Amphitheater on Thurs
days from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
with:
• Robbie Laws & The Cross
roads Youth Blues Band on
July 7. Laws has been called
the wizard of radical blues
styling guitar.
• Rubberneck, one of the
hardest working funk bands
around, on July 14. Led by the
Chilean-born and Texas-raised
Ojeda brothers, Rubberneck
plays soulful Latin-Funk (a mu
sical hybrid they call “Lunk”).
• D.K. Stewart and his New
Orleans boogie-woogie style
keyboards, appears with his
quartet on July 21.
Early arrivals may enjoy the
A rtisan s’ Open Air Market,
which opens at 11:00 a.m., fea
turing arts and crafts, imports,
and produce. Columbia View
Amphitheater is located next
the old county courthouse in
historic old town.
For information, contact St.
H elens-Scappoose Cham ber
of Commerce, 503-397-0685;
or <www.s hschamber.com>.
iO
How many glasses of milk
can a cow produce in one day?
Find out the answer at Moo
at the Zoo! Come to the Ore
gon Zoo’s Family Farm on Sat
urday, July 9 from 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. to learn all about
life on a farm. The event, spon
sored by Dairy Farmers of Ore
gon, is an educational and fun
experience for children of all
ages.
At Moo at the Zoo, guests
can relax with a cold glass of
chocolate milk provided by the
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VERNONIA INN
Enjoy a quiet weekend with us.
A second instructor, Orissa
Burghard, has joined Penny
Costley on the Vernonia Jazz
ercise team. Burghard will kick
off her classes on Monday, July
11 at 7:15 a.m. at the First Bap
tist Church.
The two Vernonia instructors
have also announced their
summer schedule. Jazzercise
classes will be held at 7:15
a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Mon
days, W ednesdays and Fridays
and at 7:15 p.m. M ondays
through Thursdays. Classes
are held at the First Baptist
Church, 359 A Street. Child-
care is available at the morning
classes.
The 60-m inute Jazzercise
class includes a warm -up,
high-energy aerobic routines,
muscle toning and cool-down
stretch segment.
Jazzercise instructors must
pass an intensive certification
program, which includes a writ
ten exam in physiology and a
teaching audition. They are
also certified annually in CPR
and participate in continuing
education program s through
Jazzercise, Inc.
S o p h o m o re s
set to w ash cars
VHS Class of
2000 reunion
A car wash and bottle drive
will be held July 9 at the Ver
nonia School District Office
parking lot.
Funds raised will be used for
Vernonia High School Sopho
more class activities.
The Vernonia High School
Class of 2000 will hold their
five year reunion August 6 at
the VHS gym nasium from
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
For more information, go to
<vernoniaclassmates.com>.
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