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The INDEPENDENT, February 1, 2007 Page 7 Community Senior News By Karen Miller Snow is nearly gone, electrici- ty on, p i p e s thawed. Life is good! H o p e things are well with you as well!! Don’t know when the heat will begin but here is something HOT off the press from the Community Action Team office: Community Action Team has just signed a Legal Aid Con- tract. This is a service for low income seniors who have no other resources or income to cover these services privately. Also the requested service must be within the scope of- fered under this contract: in- cluding landlord/tenant, simple wills, elder abuse/neglect, etc. Call my office for information. Also in my office I have a Community Action Team bro- chure with a menu of services offered by the Area Agency on Aging for seniors in Columbia County. I will be glad to assist you. My office is located in the Vernonia Senior Center, 446 Bridge Street. SPELLING BEE winners: First place – Andy Nebergall; second place – Jim Buxton; and third place – George Gans. Speaking of spelling, some of us senior Red Hatters got to- gether here at the center to par- ty this week, and I managed to sit at the scrabble table. Which means I have learned I will nev- er sit in competition with Au- deen Wagner, and most likely a few others around. Of course, Audeen, I would be most happy to PARTNER with you at our next scrabble gathering, which is being set up at this time. Any scrabble players out there, call me for our next date!! As of this writing we have 40 seniors who have paid their $10 membership dues for the year 2007. We appreciate those of you who have and if you haven’t but intend to, now is the time! Members are AL- WAYS welcome to attend Board meetings, held once a month, and you may address your concerns, ideas and input to any Board member at any time! Although there has to be organized leadership, certainly member involvement is crucial for a center run with success and proficiency. TURN YOUR CELL PHONE into a life saver by program- ming two ICE (In Case of Emer- gency) contacts into the phone’s address book. For ex- ample, ICE husband or ICE sis- ter. Pick people who know your current meds, allergies, and your doctor’s phone numbers. For more driving tips, join us for our next AARP Safe Driving Class to be held here at the Vernonia Senior Center end of March. Call my office to sign up. Only $10 and NO tests!! Cool Cyber Resource: To figure out your symptoms, go to www.mayoclinic.com and use the Symptom Checker. Choose your primary symptom, then select from various secondary symptoms to determine a pos- sible diagnosis. But of course, this is not meant to pre-empt your doctor’s care! Columbia County Veterans: Call Community Action Team’s representative, Joseph Pyle, at 503-366-6580. Leave a mes- sage and he will return your call. First one to get to me in per- son or via phone with the name of the full moon for Febru- ary…gets a free lunch. Spring is just around the corner! If you know of a senior who would like a visit from the Se- A GALIS N ETWORK S ERVICES 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. • Sign language class at 9:00 a.m. on Mondays. • Breakfast every Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., $3.00. INFORMATION NUMBERS Senior Advocate...429-9112 Senior Center.......429-3912 Transportation......429-4304 The trophy winners in the 5th Senior Spelling Bee, held at the Vernonia Senior Center on Jan- uary 13, were (left to right) George Gans in third place, Andy Nebergall in first place and Jim Buxton in second place. Only 14 competitors were able to test their spelling skills due to the cold, snow and ice keeping the attendance low. High Speed Wireless Internet. As fast as DSL for less cost. Domain Services Low cost registration and hosting. Unlimited Dialup Surf up to 5x faster with dialup accelerator included FREE. Local Areas Wireless Internet Heather Ln. to Cherry St., Downtown Vernonia Timber Rd./Hwy 47 Jct. to the Golf Course Check your email from anywhere using Agalis' Webmail. All Agalis Internet accounts include: Email accounts, Email Virus & SPAM filtering, FREE Internet related support. Website: www.agalis.net Phone: 503-201-1846 Owned and Operated in Vernonia since 1998
