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The INDEPENDENT, July 7, 2005 M u seu m w ill h ave “T a lk ” J u ly 17 If you haven’t visited the Vernonia Pioneer Museum re cently, you are in for a pleas ant experience! With enthusi astic volunteers rearranging displays, creating new pro grams and working on ideas for ongoing presentations and demonstrations, the museum is living up to its mission state ment of “Preserving the past for the future.” There will be a “Museum Talk” on Sunday, July 17 at 2:00 p.m. featuring Gordon and Mary Ann Johns Cline sharing history and stories of their an cestors dating back to the 1880’s. New brochures on museums of the region, including Vernon ia’s, have just arrived and are available without charge. A reading room/library is be ing set up, and a gift shop fea turing crafts from the past that you won’t find anywhere else, will be coming soon. The Vernonia Pioneer Muse um is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. If you have ideas to share, want to have the museum open at a special time, or need infor mation, leave a message at 503-429-3713 or by e-mail <VPMA@agalis.net>. Page 9 Bits & Bites By Jacqueline Ramsay Atten- , W vJ tinn- tlon- , have been re quested to once more try a n d commu- n i c a t e with the sector of Vernonians that think laws and requests to desist are not meant for them. The Vernonia Senior Center is not a dumping ground for your broken or half-broken, non-functioning or functioning, household items that you no longer want around your home. There is a City Ordinance #4- 8.5.10 that covers illegal dump ing of any type by any person on public or private property NOT registered as a legal dump site. Furthermore, the Senior Center has always requested you bring your unwanted cloth ing, etc. that is acceptable into the Center during business hours 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or call and make arrangements for lat er delivery. Not in the dark of night nor the wee hours of morning by just leaving them in front of the sign that states: PLEASE - no TV’s, computers, VCRs, microwaves, etc. as we have no way to dispose of them. Just because it does not say organs, springs, mattress es, baby beds, davenports or other furniture does not give anyone the right to treat the Se niors or anyone else in such a brazen attitude. There is a dump and recla mation station in town. Call City Hall or Mr. DeWeber for infor mation on location and hours. And know this - every time you think you’ve put one over be cause you didn’t get caught, you cost the Senior Center $s - to have your garbage taken off their property. Are you really that cheap? That small? Oh, by the way a misprint the last paper - I said the geese were RESTING at the lake, not NESTING. There has never been nesting geese at the lake that anyone knows of. Enjoy the weather, it’s all we have to keep us guessing - What next? MTC/Naf I Guard train twenty-five teens The annual raising of the dam, to create Dewey Pool for the summer, took place last week thanks to the Public Works em ployees shown above caught in the act. V ern o n ian on Pac U. D e a n ’s List Dustin Kofstad, of Vernonia, has been named to the Dean’s List at Pacific University. 171 students earned Dean’s List Levenseller w ins PSU scholarship Carilee Levenseller of Ver nonia, a student at Portland State University, has won the Nancy Ryles Annual Scholar ship Award. The scholarship is awarded to women who want to work toward an undergradu ate degree and who have had their education interrupted by financial difficulties, family re sponsibilities or personal dis abilities. Levenseller is a divorced mother of five children and also serves in the Vernonia School Board. The Nancy Ryles Annu al Scholarship fund was found ed in 1990 in memory of re gional and civic leader Nancy Ryles who was an advocate for educational opportunity for all. honors for the spring semester by completing at least 12 grad ed hours with an academic grade point average of 3.7 or higher. Summer is here and youth activities are going strong in Columbia County. Twenty-five young adults completed four days of skill-building, team building, and leadership train ing recently with MTC Works and the National Guard. The youth focused on appli cations, interviews and com pleting the Q Customer Service Training during the first two days of the workshop. Comple tion of the Q Training earned the students college credit from Chemeketa Community Col lege. MSgt. John Shirron and Sgt. Bobbie Vicory of the National Guard Drug Prevention Team provided two days of team building and leadership activi ties. Participants were involved in hands-on leadership-building activities, learning skills that will help them make better choices in life. They also interviewed for work experiences with private businesses and public agen cies throughout the county. Those who were selected will spend the summer learning new skills while providing a public service at several work sites. For more information about MTC Works programs, contact Karin Miller or Diana Nish at 503-397-6495. Located in one o f Vernonia's Oldest Homes at 728 Madison Avenue Ally's This fil That... a Curio Shoppe A CURIO SHOPPE Featuring New, Vintage, St Gently Used Items: Jewelry, Handbags, Flip-flops SC More Lolley's Dolly's... a Doll Museum For kids or the kid at heart! Large Groups are Welcome by Appointment Donations Appreciated Open 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Wed, Thu, Fri, and Sat. 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