The INDEPENDENT, June 15, 2006
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Community
Dummy teaches kids that it’s fun to read
He may be made of wood,
but ventriloquist figure Rudy
O’Riley is no dummy! Rudy’s
mission in life is to motivate
children to read books by
spreading the word that “read-
ing ignites the imagination and
makes anything possible!”
Rudy is the star of Steve Tay-
lor’s Wacky World of Animals,
which is coming to the Vernon-
ia Public Library on June 21, at
7:00 p.m.
All children in the Vernonia
City of Vernonia Public Works employees were putting the
dam at Rock Creek in place on June 13 to create Dewey Pool
for the summer.
Bible School will be
held in evenings
Get ready to Set Sail with
Vernonia Community Church’s
Vacation Bible School coming
June 19-23, from 7:00 p.m. to
8:30 p.m.
All kids who pre-register can
purchase a Set Sail t-shirt for
only $5.00.
To pre-register, or for more
information, call Corrie Smith
at 503-429-1052.
Choir car wash
The Vernonia Community
Choir will hold a car wash on
Saturday, June 17, from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the park-
ing lot of Mike Pihl Logging on
Bridge Street.
This benefit is a fundraiser
for the annual Easter musical
drama, which costs an average
of $1200 annually. The per-
formances are free although
donations are accepted.
Fireworks dinner
will be June 22
The annual 4th of July Ben-
efit Spaghetti Dinner will be
held Thursday, June 22, from
5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Buck-
horn Restaurant in Vernonia.
The menu includes spaghetti,
salad, bread, soft drinks and
ice cream sundaes for dessert.
Tickets are $8.00 for adults
and $4.00 for children and may
be purchased now at the Buck-
horn or from Vernonia Pride, or
may be purchased at the door
on the night of the dinner. Ear-
ly purchases simply make it
easier to estimate the amount
of food needed.
All proceeds will go towards
the fireworks display which, ac-
cording to pyrotechnician Tom
Ramsay, promises to be “the
biggest and best display yet at
no extra cost!”
For tickets or information,
call 503-429-4019.
Free concerts start in St. Helens
“13 Nights on the River” a
free concert series – is back for
the summer, every Thursday
from 6-9:00 p.m. at St. Helens
Amphitheater.
The cross-cultural series
ranges from classical to jazz to
Latin to funk to zydeco to coun-
try. Every Thursday features
the finest musicians from the
area, each recognized for ex-
cellence in the Northwest.
Experience the beauty of the
Columbia River from St. He-
lens Amphitheater for the fami-
ly oriented, back to blankets
and picnic baskets free sum-
mer concerts in the park.
On the schedule for the next
weeks are: June 15, The
Jumpers; June 22, Bobby Tor-
res; June 29, Ed Bennett Quin-
tet; July 6, DK-4; July 13, Kathy
Walker & the Upshots; July 20,
The Portland Jazz Allstars; July
27, Bill Rhoades & the Party
Kings; August 3, Darrell Grant
Quartet and the PSU Jazz
Band; August 10, Jennifer Lynn
– Band Wagon; August 17,
New Iberians; August 24, King
Louis & Sweet Baby; August
31, Rubberneck and Septem-
ber 7, MAH.
RidgeRiders Poker
Ride on June 24
The Vernonia RidgeRiders
have scheduled their annual
Poker Ride on June 24. Regis-
tration and the start will be at
the Anderson Park Arena.
Signups begin at 8:00 a.m.,
with the last rider out at 11:00
a.m.
47J auction, June 17
Vernonia School District 47J
will hold an auction of surplus
equipment on Saturday, June
17, at 10:00 a.m. at the Wash-
ington Grade School playshed.
Stop by to see what’s up for
grabs.
area, aged four to twelve, along
with their families, are invited to
attend the program, which fea-
tures over forty minutes of live
magic, ventriloquism, audience
participation, animal puppets
from all over the world and, of
course, the-disguised-as-an-
animal-himself, wood ventrilo-
quist dummy, Rudy O’Riley.
Through this animal, zoo,
jungle and circus-themed read-
ing extravaganza, the children
will learn how to use books to
ignite their imaginations, how to
use the library to explore the
world, and how to motivate
themselves to turn on to the
thrill and magic of reading.
For more information about
Steve Taylor’s Wacky World of
Animals, visit his website at
www.BookSteve.com.
For
more information about this
event, contact Nancy Burch at
the library at 503-429-1818.
This Bible School held mornings
Vernonia Christian Church
invites the children in the com-
munity to join them at
“Treasure Cove – Discover the
riches of Christ,” for a Vacation
Bible School that children will
never forget. This will be an ex-
citing place where children
learn to apply Biblical teaching
to their lives. Children will have
a great time singing, watching
skits, creating crafts, learning
about our missions, having
snacks and playing games.
Most important, they’ll discover
Bible truths.
This event will be for chil-
dren going into Kindergarten
through sixth grade. Vacation
Bible School will be from 9:00
a.m. to noon, July 10 through
July 14 at 410 North Street.
For more information, call
503-429-0200, 503-429-1620
or 503-429-6522.
Vernonia’s
th
50
Friendship
Jamboree
Aug. 4 th , 5 th & 6 th
Texas Holdem’ Poker Tournament
To benefit Vernonia Cares Food Bank & Vernonia Gateway Project
PAYOUTS (based on 50 entries)
1st Place - $300 2nd Place - $150
3rd Place - $50 4th-6th - Great Prizes
Act Now!
Only 50 Seats
available!!
Prepaid “buy-in” required to reserve your seat - $35.00
Seats purchased at the door “buy-in” - $45.00
Doors open at 5:15 p.m.
For registration and prepayment call 503-429-7601
Saturday June 24, 2006
Starts at 6:00 p.m.
The Buckhorn Restaurant
Make Checks payable to VCFB (Poker Entry)
and mail to PO Box 126, Vernonia OR 97064