The INDEPENDENT, February 15, 2007
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Community
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Senior News
By Karen Miller
Twen-
ty four
seniors
took ad-
vantage
of
our
Preven-
t i v e
Health
Screen-
ing held here at the center on
February 3. We thank Commu-
nity Action Team for their part in
getting the grant to provide this
service to local seniors. Those
of you who didn’t know about
this event, all the more reason
to read this column in The Inde-
pendent !
Community Action Team
also is providing monies part-
nering with Legal Aid to provide
help for low income seniors
who lack the resources for legal
services such as simple wills,
landlord/tenant relations, elder
abuse/neglect, etc. Call my of-
fice for information.
Other helpful resources list-
ed in brochures from Commu-
nity Action Team: SHIBA (Se-
nior Health Insurance Benefits
Assistance); Housing and
Weatherization; Ombudsman
for Long Term Care; Columbia
County Legal Aid Services; Al-
cohol and Drug Abuse Pro-
grams; Retired Senior Volun-
teer Program; Senior (Elder)
Abuse; Crime Prevention. The
brochures are available in my
office.
Congratulations to Georgia
Enyart, who won our “name the
full moon for February contest!”
The answer was Snow Moon.
Good job and enjoy your free
lunch!!
Next AARP Safe Driving
class – March. Call my office to
sign up.
Dumping out your drugs?
Here are a few tips: 1. Keep the
medication in its original con-
tainer. Scratch out your name
for security purposes. 2. Add a
small amount of water to pills or
an absorbent material like flour
to liquid meds to discourage
their use. 3. Put the containers
in a paper bag or a yogurt con-
tainer to conceal them. 4. Bring
your used containers – minus
the labels – to our center; a lo-
cal vet would like to use them!
From thrift store manager,
Sharon Gibson – For sale:
Table and 4 chairs, chest freez-
er, 1 small filing cabinet, 2 night
stands, small 6 drawer dresser,
queen bed frame, writing desk,
lamps, love seat. Call or come
in for information.
AS OF THIS WRITING we
have 49 members signed up
for this year 2007. If your name
isn’t included, it isn’t too late.
Bring your $10 dues to Sharon
Gibson at the front desk, if you
are 55 and over, be a part of
the Vernonia Senior Center…
go seniors!!! The fastest grow-
ing segment of our population!
Living longer…living better!
So spruce up your life by join-
ing us here on Wednesday with
our dancing, music, food and
fun!!! See you here!
Remember, footcare twice a
month here. Call my office to
sign up. Only $15.
Join us for great breakfasts
on Friday mornings, $3.
Community Action Team’s
Veterans Rep: Joe Pyle at 503-
366-6580.
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.
• Sign language class at
9:00 a.m. on Mondays.
• Breakfast every Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., $3.00.
D O N K E Y B A S K E T B A L L
F r i d a y F e b . 2 3 r d
INFORMATION NUMBERS
Senior Advocate...429-9112
Senior Center.......429-3912
Transportation......429-4304
At 7 pm Vernonia High School gymnasium
C a m e lo t C ar e
Ce nt e r
Tickets at the door are Adults $7,
Children : Grades 7-12 $6, Grades k-6 $5
Save $1 on admission by
pre-purchasing
your tickets
at the VHS office.
Owners
Local Business Students
Vernonia Fire Dept. Volunteers

This year’s teams
Zack Rumbolz Memorial Scholarship Fund
Benefit Taco Feed!!
Don’t forget to grab a taco or two, from 5 to 7pm.
In the Middle School cafeteria.
Medicare / Medicaid Certified
VA , HMO and
Insurance Contracts
Sub-Acute Skilled Nursing
& Rehabilitative Therapies
Respite & Hospice Care
Long Term Intermediate Care
Dedicated & Caring Staff
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It’s Girl Scout Cookie time!
Vernonia Girl Scouts (Brown-
ies, Juniors and Cadettes) will
be selling cookies from Febru-
ary 23 to March 11. Look for
them in Sentry Market or where
you see a life size Samoa
cookie.
If you miss them at Sentry
and don’t know any Girl
Scouts, call Kinnell Steward at
503-429-8133 and she will put
you in touch with a young lady
near you.
Trefoils, All Abouts, Café
Cookies, Samoas, Thin Mints,
Do Si Dos, Tagalong and new
sugar-free Brownie Bites are
available this year. Get enough
to freeze some for later.
Scouts will leave collection bags
On February 24, the Vernon-
ia scouts, including Boy Scout
Troop 201, Cub Scout Pack
201 and Girl Scout Neighbor-
hood 4-2, will be canvassing
Vernonia handing out bright
blue and orange bags to each
house. The bags are to be
used for collection of donated
items such as clothing and
gently used household items.
On March 3, put the bags on
the doorstep for pickup starting
at 10:00 a.m. Your donations
will be given to the Vernonia
Senior Center.
Bicycle Skills Park moves forward
By Scott Laird
Students at Vernonia Middle
School and Vernonia High
School heard presentations
February 8 on the proposed Bi-
cycle Skills Park. In the eve-
ning, more citizens attended an
informational planning meeting
at city hall. All three crowds
were very supportive for the
idea of developing a multi-use
bicycle park on the old mill site
near Vernonia Lake.
The students were interest-
ed and excited throughout the
presentation, especially when
they learned that the Lions
Club has begun discussions to
partner with the Skills Park
group to build a skateboard
park at the same location.
About 50 students signed up to
either volunteer for the project
or to receive emails of the
progress. One high school
teacher remarked that he had
never seen the students so qui-
et and attentive at a school as-
sembly, “He must have said
something that sparked their
interest,” the teacher said.
Students also had an infor-
mal geography lesson, as they
Schann’s
Basket
tried to guess project planner
Ric Balfour’s place of birth,
based only on his accent. (He’s
from New Zealand, now living
in Forest Grove.)
Later, about 25 citizens
gathered at city hall to hear
about the project, ask ques-
tions and talk about what they
would like to see happen at the
skills park. Project planner Bal-
four stressed that he, foremost,
wants to design and build this
park based on the wants and
needs of the citizens of Vernon-
ia. “This is your park,” he said.
He will also stress a sustain-
able approach as he plans the
development, using local mer-
chants for supplies and equip-
Please see page 28
Students sign up to help on
the Skills Park Project after a
presentation on February 8.
1st & 3rd Thursdays,
10am til the
eggs are gone,
inside
Black Bear Coffee Co.
831 Bridge St., Vernonia
Eggs ~ $2 dozen