The INDEPENDENT, July 7, 2005
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PSBUBSBity
DeWitt chosen to be My Fair Lady
Princess for all her volunteer work
Necia DeWitt, a board mem
ber of the Vernonia Senior
Center, is representing Vernon
ia in the My Fair Lady Pageant
to be held Wednesday, July 20,
at 1:00 p.m. at the Columbia
County Fair.
The pageant recognizes
senior women who have made
significant contributions to Co-
lumbia County through their
volunteer service. Each com
munity in Columbia County is
represented by a princess on
the court. A panel of judges will
select the queen, and she will
represent the My Fair Lady
Court for the next year.
DeWitt also volunteers for
the museum and has chaired
the cancer fundraising drive for
over ten years. She is widowed
and has three children and five
grandchildren. While she en
joys bird watching and garden
ing, she is also known by many
as an entertaining and accom
plished yodeler.
Representatives from other
county communities are Mari
lyn Naish from St. Helens, Vir
ginia Walker from Rainier, Faye
Sherman from Clatskanie, and
Hope Mclrvin from Scappoose.
Vernonia Cares BBQ scheduled
Barbecued chicken will be
featured at a fund raiser for
Vernonia Cares Food Bank on
July 23. In addition to a quarter
chicken, the menu will include
potato salad, baked beans, roll,
icecream cup and a beverage
for $7.00. It will be served by
Cares volunteers at the Senior
Center, 446 Bridge Street, from
5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Take-out
meals will also be available
during that same time.
“During last year’s meal, so
many people came and pur
chased meals that we sold
outl” said co-chairperson Cathy
Meyer. “We’re just hoping for
the same response this year.”
“Foster Farms, Reser’s
Foods and Sentry Market help
us with great product prices,”
said co-chair Sandy Welch,
"but it succeeds only if people
come and enjoy the meal with
us.”
Since the temporary closure
of the food bank last fall, Ver
nonia Cares volunteers and
staff have worked hard to im
prove internal organizational
systems and stabilize funding.
“We appreciate how the com
munity stepped forward last
year and showed its support of
the food bank,” Welch said.
Tickets for the dinner will be
available at the door beginning
at 5:00 p.m. Sales will continue
until 8:00 p.m. or until the food
is gone.
Vernonia Cares, located in
the American Legion Hall on
Adams Avenue, provides emer
gency groceries for 80-90
households (approximately 250
people) per month in the Ver
nonia area. Children represent
38 percent of the client load. It
is sustained by fundraisers, di
rect private and business dona
tions, and support from the
United Way of Columbia Coun
ty. No government monies go
to the food bank, although it
does receive food through the
USDA food program. Vernonia
Cares is open Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m.
Stay tuned for
Sentry planning
of Burch party
Errold Burch is retiring
from Vernonia Sentry. Watch
this space for more informa
tion in the July 21 issue of
The Independent.
By Karen Miller
FOR
ALL OF
Y O U
S E N
IO R S
w a n tin g
to
go
s u p p o rt
N e c ia
D e W it t
on July
20 as the Vernonia princess at
the Columbia County Fair,
there is a sign-up sheet here at
the center for a FREE ride that
day, paid for by Columbia River
PUD in St. Helens. Admission
for seniors is at a lower rate on
this day also, so call us or
come in and sign up. You won’t
want to miss this!!!
For any of you seniors out
there in INDEPENDENT read-
erland this is a special invitation
to you to come visit us here in
Vernonia. Come for a great
lunch for a donation of only
$2.50 and, on Wednesdays, we
have a fun time with the Golden
Oldies Band. We have a fun
thrift shop for all your shopping
needs or like me, your “I might
be able to use this someday
needs,” but hey, the price is
right!. You can’t miss us, the
only lavender building on the
main street, yep, we’re a wild
and daring bunch, so come join
the fun. And if you come on the
last Wednesday of the month,
you will get in on Forest
Grove’s “Grove’s Assisted Liv
Call if you want
to help at Camp
Wilkerson
Any adults interested in
helping at Camp Wilkerson are
invited to attend a meeting on
July 11 from 9 to 11 a.m. at An-
derson Park.
For more information, con
tact Katie Poetter at 503-429-
0700.
Vintage Suites
(Marquis Assisted Living Community)
ing” volunteer workers who
come and bring ice cream sun
daes to share at no charge!
Congratulations to Gladys
Gans for her 1st Place win in
her pie category at the Rainier
Awesome Pie Contest for Se
niors held recently (Why am I
not surprised?). Good job,
Gladys. You can bake pies for
us here, anytime!
SENIOR PICNIC to be held
at Anderson Park on August
19. Mark your calendars and
come join the fun along with the
Golden Oldies. Bring a salad
and/or dessert, oh yes, bring
your dancin’ shoes.
Take Heart: 6 Fun Ways to
be Heart Healthy!
1) PARK YOUR CAR. In
stead of circling the parking lot
for half an hour looking for a
spot closer, park farther away
and get out and walk!
2) GET THE SKINNY ON
MILK. Try to drink skim milk or
1% instead of 2%. Look for
cheeses and yogurts that use
skim milk.
3) WARM UP TO APPLES,
Core your favorite type of apple
(apples are loaded with heart
healthy nutrients), fill with
raisins, chopped walnuts, dried
fruit, nutmeg, cinnamon and a
touch of brown sugar, mi
crowave on high until the apple
is tender, 4-5 minutes.
4) SPRING INTO ACTION.
Get out the gardening tools
come gardening time. Garden
ing burns more than 320 calo
ries an hour if you weigh 150
pounds, plus it helps raise your
HDL or good cholesterol level.
5) PUT ON A SMILE. Laugh
ter reduces stress and increas
es oxygen intake both of which
benefit your heart.
6) CUT 100 CALORIES A
DAY. This will amount to eating
700 fewer calories each week
and could result in a 10 pound
weight loss by the end of the
year.
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• 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.
• Sign language class at
9:00 a.m. on Mondays.
If you know of a senior who
would like a visit from the Se
nior Advocate or has any senior
needs and concerns, call our
office.
INFORMATION NUMBERS
Senior Advocate. 429-9112
Senior Center......429-3912
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