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The INDEPENDENT, May 18, 2006 Jewell Smorgasbord on May 20 with food and prizes This quilt, entitled “Through the Looking Glass,” will be raf- fled off on May 20 at the 27th annual Jewell Memorial Schol- arship Fund Smorgasbord. The evening includes an oral auc- tion, door prizes, and raffles in addition to the quilt raffle. May 21 Museum Talk cancelled Students from Mist School had a special tour of the muse- um on Friday, May 12, followed by a walk around Vernonia Lake, the former mill pond of Oregon-American Lumber Co. There will be another special tour, May 31 at 1:30 p.m., for Clark County (WA) Senior Citi- zens. The archaeological work in the former OA Mill “Negro Colony” near the mouth of Rock Creek has been sus- pended until the final plans for the wastewater facility project are complete. The museum did, however, benefit from the work done to date, receiving copies of articles and the inter- views of long-time residents re- garding the ethnic colonies that housed mill workers from the 1920s to the 1950s. The planned Museum Talk for May 21 has been cancelled due to illness; look for an an- nouncement next month with details of the June talk. A camera was left at the Mu- seum on May 5. Please call 503-429-3713 and leave a message describing the cam- era if it belongs to you. Ridge Riders schedule play-day All equestrians are invited to a Vernonia Ridge Riders play- day, weather permitting, on Saturday, May 27. Bring your- self, your horse, your kids and their horses to Anderson Park in Vernonia for a day of fun. En- joy some friendly, good natured rider and horse competitions for all age groups, peewees to Public invited to poetry workshop The public is invited to a free poetry workshop presented by Jeanne Drake and Jessica Streeter, Vernonia High School English teachers, at VHS from 10:00 a.m. to noon on Satur- day, June 3. Come try your hand at poetry with creative writing techniques. This is a continuation of the Hands-on Art Spring Workshop series. seniors. Registration is from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., competition starts at noon. $5.00 per member or $10.00 per non-member. For more information, call Deloris Bellingham at 503-429- 9523. The Jewell Memorial Schol- arship Fund 27th annual Smor- gasbord will be held May 20, at Jewell School. Dinner begins at 5:00 p.m. and an oral auction will start at 8:00 p.m. In between, there will be door prizes, raffles and a quilt raffle. Dinner prices are $5 for sen- iors (55 and up), $7.50 for adults, $3.00 for kids 7-12, and kids 6 and under eat free. The quilt this year is “Through the Looking Glass” and is 121x89 inches. It was made by Judy Layman and Loretta Hale. Raffle tickets are 50¢ each or three for $1.00. Proceeds go towards schol- arships for graduating seniors of Jewell School. Submit your art The Gallery at Columbia Center is inviting photogra- phers to display and sell their work during June and July. Everything from snapshots of the kids to National-Geo- graphic-worthy nature shots are welcome. Photographs employed in other media are encouraged as well, such as photo quilts and collage and computer enhanced photo- graphs. All work should be framed and ready to display. The Art Committee will be accepting work for this show on Thursday, June 1, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Columbia Cen- ter, 375 S 18th Street in St He- lens. Artists may also leave with the receptionist at the Co- lumbia Technology Center in the same building. For more information call Art Committee chairman, Chris Kaleta at 503-397-3707 or email phkadel@yahoo.com. Catfish Blues Featuring…Sweet Baby James Friday, May 19 Catfish Dinner Only $9.95 (5-6pm) Catfish and Blues $14.95 (6:30-9pm) Blues only $5.00 (7-9pm) No-host bar with beer & wine, Silent Auction FREE drawing worth $50 Scappoose Senior Center 33342 SW Meadow Dr. • 503-543-2047 A Fundraiser for Nutrition Programs, including Meals on Wheels Sponsored in part by Rose Valley Assisted Living. No minors allowed Page 9 Bits & Bites By Jacqueline Ramsay H o w d u m b c a n d u m b get? Three in the af- ternoon, rounding a curve on OA Hill, oncoming traffic, is it a car? No. Motorcycle? No. It’s a fool teenager on a skateboard in traffic lane – free wheeling – whoa – it’s a good thing you can’t pull a wheelie there. Listen up when you walk the lake. Keep your eyes open and you’ll see lots of things. Maybe a glimpse of mom and her ducklings; at present there are three sets. Big Bill says that catfish are coming up to the top so also are the Bass – even the Blue gill. I noticed one of the weedwhackers finally trimmed the grass from around the two trees, also exposed the con- crete block Janice and I used to care for – But – we (the walk- ers) still need two more bench- es on the back side of the lake. You could name them Bird Watcher Perches and maybe the fisher-persons would allow a walker a place to stop. It’s not really nice to butt in on a group you don’t know. Something else noted – I know you have to concentrate on fishing but when your young children are swinging on the branches of the flowering trees… And for you folks that live in the trees – if you’re not sure what time of year it is, the winged termites and sugar ants are out and about – Whoopee – kill, kill, kill. Alert: The Scotch Broom is beginning to bloom at the lake – Achoooo. The lake was a busy place on the weekend of the 6th; empty pop cans, spools of fish- line, wads of tangled line, dropped hooks, etc. Even a 10” nail in the roadway. It must have come from old lumber of the mill. Yes, I’m complaining, but the right people don’t read this so why mention it? Per- haps you that do read this will pass the word when you see abuse of the lake. Years ago someone told me I was God’s sandpaper – irritating, isn’t it? I hope you all had Happy memories of Mother’s Day. Vernonia’s th 50 Friendship Jamboree Aug. 4 th , 5 th & 6 th
