The INDEPENDENT, May 4, 2006
Page 9
Community
Senior News
By Karen Miller
MOTH-
E R ’ S
D A Y
Fashion
S h o w
here at
the Cen-
t e r ,
Thurs-
day, May
11 at 1:00 p.m.!! Come join the
fun with local community mem-
bers (you’ll have to come to
see who) modeling the latest
fashions hot off the rack.
The Lions Mobile Screening
unit will be in Vernonia on Sat-
urday, May 13, 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. FREE testing for vi-
sion, hearing, glaucoma and di-
abetes screening. Mark your
calendars to be a part of this
important health service for
which we thank our local Lions
Club.
WOW! Did people ever
clean out their messes around
Vernonia on April 22. Thanks to
the City of Vernonia, SOLV, and
Vernonia Pride. I sat in the
dump line for 1-1/2 hours at the
beginning at 12:30 but I didn’t
mind; the weather was beauti-
ful and I just cranked up my
Johnny Rivers tunes, time al-
ways goes by fast with my nos-
talgic memories music!! (By the
way, Johnny’s Mountain of
Love makes a good aerobics
dance number for any interest-
ed parties out there.)
Here at the Center we wish
to thank: Patty Lloyd for her
help inside and all the arrang-
ing in the back room, what a
chore; her husband, Pat, along
with vice president Bill James
and president Carl Holsey for
their hard work steam cleaning
the outside parking lot and oth-
er clean-up work. Follow the
leader, so the saying goes.
Thanks for your fine examples!
Also, thank you to members
Jim Grimes and Phyllis Cox for
coming from Rainier to offer
their cleanup services.
See you on Friday mornings
for Connie’s fabulous break-
fasts in our dining hall from
7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the fabu-
lous price of only $2.50!! Ask
our repeat customers…great
food, great price!
We have lots of walkers
here; come in if you need one.
From the Community Action
Team Senior Advocate’s Office:
1) Call this office to sign up
for our next AARP Safe Driving
Class.
2) Coming in May, we will
have a Columbia County Attor-
ney scheduling a day here at
the Center for legal assistance.
3) Community Action Team
has several programs that
might fit your caregiving and
housekeeping needs. Call my
office to see if you qualify.
4) Need information on Vet-
erans’ Services? C.A.T. will
also be making this service
available.
5) PREVENTATIVE Health
Swimming grant is now being
utilized by this Center to pur-
chase passes for seniors 60
and up. Call my office to sign
up.
6) Tuesday, May 23, a
Scapppoose attorney will be at
the Center for legal assistance
– wills, etc. – call for an ap-
pointment.
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.
REMEMBER:
• Pastries and bread
Wednesday a.m.
• Bingo, Mondays at lunch.
• Music with the Golden
Oldies on Wednesdays.
• Games on Thursdays.
• Willoughby Hearing every
first Friday at 11:00 a.m.
• Sign language class at
9:00 a.m. on Mondays.
• Breakfast every Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., $2.50.
INFORMATION NUMBERS
Senior Advocate...429-9112
Senior Center.......429-3912
Transportation......429-4304
Above, Second graders sing
to honorees at the party for
90 + year olds on April 21.
Party honoring 90+ year olds at
Senior Center a hit with young, too
The Vernonia Senior Center
held a party, April 21, in honor
of those who will be 90 or older
in 2006. The attendees re-
ceived a free lunch, and gift
bags filled with items from mer-
chants and friends.
The sixteen honorees in at-
tendance were Mary Eastman,
Alice Buckner, Elizabeth Ser-
afin, Bertha Seist, Myra Baska,
Faith Reynolds, Margaret
Berndt, Violet “Cookie” Polos,
Eleanor Thompson, Bertha
Schumacher, Joe Seist, Frank
Serafin, Norbert Pelster, War-
ren Aldrich, Ed Roediger, and
Walter Butler.
Entertainment was provided
by Bonnie Holce, who brought
the second graders from Wash-
ington Grade School to sing,
plus songs by two young ladies
from high school.
Music & the Word
James Hamar Ministries
Sunday, May 7 at 6:00 PM
May 8, 9 & 10 at 7:00 PM
Assembly of God Church
662 Jefferson Avenue Vernonia
503-816-1989
Kasey & Judy,
Congratulations
on the
Bundle of Joy
you are
expecting.
Love,
Aunty Kristina