The INDEPENDENT, January 18, 2007
Page 7
Community
Senior News
By Karen Miller
As of
this writ-
ing, Jan-
uary 12,
my pipes
at home
a r e
hopefully
thawing,
e v e n
with the water left running all
night; wow, what a cold snap
we have had these past few
weeks. But things are always
warm and cozy, with warm
hearts and hot fires in our stove
here, so come on down on
these cold days or ANY day for
that matter. Also, join us for a
hot lunch – today’s was hot
roast beef sandwiches! Come
in for a lunch menu and join us
Friday mornings for our $3.00
breakfasts!!! What a deal!
January 13th is the Senior
Spelling Bee here; catch you
next time with the results!
IF YOU KNOW of a Colum-
bia County low income senior,
60 and over, who might be in
need of some wood; please call
my office to see about eligibility
requirements for a wood
voucher from Scappoose Se-
nior Center. This is a one-time-
only voucher.
The Health Screening com-
ing to the Center on February 3
is filled. Although you may still
participate, but on an out-of-
pocket basis. Call me for infor-
mation.
Monthly services:
1) Footcare twice a month
2) Hearing aid assistance on
the first Friday of the month
3) Blood pressure checks on
each first Tuesday
4) Join our sign language
class on Mondays at 10:00
Like the New look in our
thrift store? You did a great job
ladies!!
We again want to express
our appreciation to our faithful
volunteers here. People like
them have been an instrumen-
tal part of our successful year:
Thrift store volunteers, the
band and those extra volun-
teers who work on Wednes-
days, those who pick up and
distribute bread, volunteers
who help put together special
events and put up holiday dec-
orations, those who help in the
kitchen and those setting and
serving
meals
Mondays
through Fridays – plus our
board members who oversee
the operations of this communi-
ty outreach organization and
see that it works at its best ca-
pacity. You are doing a fine job
at that!! Finally, thank you to all
of you who patronize our center
and we look forward to another
progressive year working to-
gether toward a new Senior
Center!
Five more New Year’s Reso-
lutions: Clean up your mess,
eat healthy, say no to junk food,
drink more…water, go for an
eye check up, express your
love, have a positive bent of
mind!
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 and Saturday 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.
• Breakfast every Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., $3.00.
INFORMATION NUMBERS
Senior Advocate...429-9112
Senior Center.......429-3912
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Thompson 90th Baska turns 96 Open volleyball
Come join the party and starts on fridays
Birthday party
Friends of Eleanor Thomp-
son are invited to help cele-
brate her 90th birthday.
The celebration will be held
at the Scout Cabin on February
3, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
help Myra Baska celebrate her
96th birthday, at the First Bap-
tist Church in Vernonia, from
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday,
January 21.
An open volleyball night will
be held on Fridays, beginning
January 26, at the Vernonia
Community Church, on State
Avenue, starting at 7:00 p.m.
Brunk and Hughes wed on October 14
Daniel Brunk and Paula
Hughes were married October
14, 2006, at Memories on Main
in Vancouver, Washington.
They are making their home in
Cornelius.
Mrs. Brunk is a machine op-
erator at Nike and Mr. Brunk is
an edgerman at Olympic Forest
Products in Mist.
The bride is the daughter of
the late Kenneth and Joan
Jones of Barry, S. Wales, and a
1964 graduate of Barry Gram-
mar School.
The groom is the son of Dale
Brunk of Crooked River Ranch
and Ann Winblad of Timber. He
is a 1974 graduate of Vernonia
High School.
Constitution Party will meet on third Wednesdays
The Constitution Party of
Columbia County invites its
members and anyone interest-
ed in the restoration of constitu-
tionally-based government to
attend our lively, educational
meetings. They will now be
held on the third Wednesday of
each month at 7:00 p.m. in the
public meeting room of the Co-
lumbia River PUD building on
Highway 30 near Deer Island.
For more information call 503-
543-3671.
Museum seeks early C-Z road users
Planning for the new linear
park that will connect Vernonia
with Scappoose is in progress.
The Vernonia Pioneer Museum
has been asked to help find
people who worked or lived on
or near the old Crown Zeller-
bach road between Vernonia
and Chapman Landing in
Scappoose in the early years.
The park planning includes
documenting the history of the
area. If you have photos or sto-
ries of Camp 1, Camp 8 or any
of the places along the route,
please call 503-429-3713, or
stop by the museum to let us
know.
Christian Men’s Retreat, Feb. 2-3
This year’s Columbia Coun-
ty Christian Men’s Retreat will
be held February 2-3, at Cedar
Ridge Sports Camp, 18062
Keasey Road, Vernonia.
The theme is “Reaching the
Lost” and music will be provid-
ed by Mark Brown and Grant
Williams. All men 16 years of
age and older are welcome to
attend the retreat, which begins
at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Febru-
ary 2.
The cost of the retreat is
$45, which includes two day
accommodations with three
meals. Meals and conference
only (without lodging) is
$25.00. Friday night only is
$15. Call Grant Williams at
503-429-6790 to register.
A special thank you goes to
Debbie Larson for her beautiful
Christmas decorations. As she
did last year, Debbie adorned
all of the main areas of the mu-
seum and the porch with holi-
day cheer.
If you can spare just a few
hours per month as a museum
greeter or researcher, your vol-
unteer service would be greatly
appreciated. Regular museum
hours are from 1-4:00 p.m. on
Saturdays and Sundays during
the winter months.
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