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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 2007)
The INDEPENDENT, May 3, 2007 Community May activities at Vernonia Grange Share an evening of fun on May 5 at the Spring Dance at the Vernonia Community Grange hall on North Street at 7:00 p.m. There will be live music by the “Pebble Creek Gang” a country western band. Come kick up your heels! Everyone welcome. No smok- ing or drinking; $3 per person, kids are free. In cooperation with the Friends of the Library, The Ver- nonia Community Grange will be showing Al Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth , on Satur- day May 5, at 2:00 p.m., with discussion to follow. Get a good start on this year’s garden with the “Annual Plant Trade” on Saturday, May 12, starting at 1:00 p.m. and going until the plants are gone. Bring some trades or acquire new varieties of plants for your home and garden. Questions about house plants and gar- dens can be answered by the seasoned gardeners on hand. For more information, call 503- 429-2401. Then, mark your calendar for Friday, May 18, for Open Mike Night with the Community Grange and Hands on Art. Showcase your talent or enjoy watching others perform. Musi- cians, poets, magicians, come- dians, or whatever you do are welcome to come to this family friendly event. The cost for everyone is a $1.00 donation to pay for the heat and power. Performers show up at 7:00 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. May is Grange Awareness Month and if you would like more info on the Vernonia Community Grange come to a meeting on the third Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m., every- one is welcome! For more in- formation on becoming a Ver- nonia Community Grange member, call Maggie Peyton at 503-429-2401 or Robb Wilson at 503-429-7731. Jamboree has prizes for entries The 51st annual Vernonia Friendship Jamboree will be August 3, 4 and 5, 2007. This year the theme for Jam- boree “REMEMBER WHEN…”, and The Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Committee invites all Vernonians, past and pres- ent to “REMEMBER WHEN…” This is your opportunity to rem- inisce and come up with your best memories of Vernonia. The committee is offering prizes of $50.00, $30.00, $20.00 and Jamboree T-Shirts for the first, second, and third best “Remember When’s…” Entry boxes are located at the Senior Center, City Hall and Vernonia Sentry. Enter as many times as you wish! The committee also wel- comes anyone wishing to par- ticipate in this year’s Jamboree planning, either with new ideas or to just help out. Jamboree committee meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at Vernonia City Hall. Page 7 Senior News By Karen Miller D o y o u k n o w t h a t Ameri- cans are getting strong- er? 25 years ago it took two people to carry $20 worth of groceries; now any 5 year-old can do it. Do you also know that… May is OLDER AMERICANS MONTH? The theme this year is “Making Choices for a Healthier Future.” Aging well… living well, is the goal of this largest growing segment of our nation’s population! Just as physical activity keeps your body strong, mental activity keeps your mind sharp. One way to do this is to challenge yourselves by learning new skills. If you do this, your brain will keep g r o w i n g . Sharing our talents with others is an inspira- tional way to keep them and our brains useful and inspire those around us. One way sen- iors can accomplish this is through the Vernonia Commu- nity Learning Center where several of our local Vernonia seniors are teaching classes offered to our community. Read this newsletter in May for a jug- gling report from member, Kid (Mike) Justice from his class on April 28. Make a healthy choice! Pick up a schedule Ne Brid w Loca at J ge St . tion E .C. Pen ntranc ney e Bldg . Products & Services • PC parts & Service Low Rates for PC repair We build new computers • Cingular Service and a Wide Variety of cell phones • Office Supplies • 24 hr. Ink& Toner Refill Tel: 503.429.8324 Open Mon. thru Sat.10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 886 Bridge Street, Vernonia from their office or log onto vclc@vernonia-or.gov. MARK your calendar for the Vernonia Senior Center’s up- coming plant sale scheduled for Thursday, May 24; Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26. If you have any plant or garden related donations please bring them in. Any help on those days would be most appreciat- ed. See Bill James or call him at 429-2072. If you haven’t seen the beautiful quilt hanging in our dining hall, you’re missing something good. There’s an- other reason to come in – this quilt lovingly stitched by our faithful quilters here on Tues- days: Faith Reynolds, Louise Hamnett, Fran Hendricks, Su- san Goodhope, and any others who happen to join on that day. All quilters welcomed! Raffle tickets are being sold, one dol- lar a ticket, raffle date: Novem- ber 14. DROP OFF: 1) your old used prescription bottles, mi- nus the labels, here at the cen- ter. A local veterinary office will put them to good use. 2) your used papers here at the center in a sack. $3,100 was raised for cancer research because of this service. Thank you. Call my office to sign up for our next AARP Safe Driving Class, 429-9112. Do you like the new padded chairs here in our dining hall? Donations of money toward these chairs will enable us to continue replacing the older ones. Thanks to you who have donated toward this needy proj- ect. Remember: Lunch is served every day here to ALL ages. Small price of $2.50 and, for 60 and up, on a donation basis. Connie’s fabulous break- fast is served Friday mornings 7:30-9:00, $3.00. See you here. 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. • 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
