The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2007
Page 7
Community
Senior News
By Karen Miller
Once
again,
our vol-
unteers
c a m e
through
with fly-
ing col-
ors, this
time or-
ganizing a spaghetti dinner for
Cycle Oregon and community,
on Friday, June 22. So much so
that we ran out of food and had
to shut ‘er down as they were
still streaming in.
Bill James did an excellent
job of chairman as did his
Ridge Rider crew in the kitchen
– Valerie Mack, Jeri Cropp,
Christine McCord, Jo Moccar-
dine, Sasha Mack – along with
seniors Pauline Coffman, Lou-
ise Hamnett, Faith Reynolds,
Carl Holsey, and George and
Gladys Gans. And, special
thanks to Romanna Manusos,
who not only brought and deco-
rated all the tables with flowers,
but was also my advertising
partner out on the street. Thank
you, Allen Russell, for supply-
ing my bubble machine with
batteries for 10 hours! P.S. Any
left out names that come to our
attention will be credited next
time! Thanks to all from Bill
James.
The Center wishes to thank
Dana Lee Enterprises for mak-
ing kitchen cabinets and putting
in a new stainless steel sink
with faucets. Your services are
very much appreciated!
And thanks to a special
someone who helps out a lot
and whose sense of humor is a
joy to the senior center!
Get ready to hop on the bus
Wednesday, July 18, leaving
here at 10:45 a.m. (provided
free by Columbia River PUD) to
join in the fun at the Columbia
County Fair crowning of the
Queen. Come join in support-
ing Vernonia’s Princess Tessie
Aldrich. Call the center office
and sign up to reserve your
seat.
ALSO mark your calendar
for August 17, 10:00 a.m. for
the senior picnic at Anderson
Park. Seniors, please bring sal-
ads, desserts and side dishes.
The drinks, hamburgers and
hotdogs will be provided.
READ THIS COLUMN for
updates on our upcoming Hunt-
ing and Fishing Raffle evening.
We had so much fun last year,
it’s coming back!
We appreciate all our volun-
teers here; in the kitchen, in the
thrift store, those who get the
bread…volunteers working to-
gether to bring services to our
seniors and community.
If you know of a senior who
would like a visit from the Se-
New Museum Association seeks board members Vernonia Cares
Columbia County, and the sponsible for managing and tact, or submit their names, ad- BBQ scheduled
Historical Society of Columbia
County are seeking volunteers
to serve on the board of a new-
ly created non-profit associa-
tion called the Columbia Coun-
ty Museum Association. The
new organization will be re-
maintaining historical materials
and displaying them in one or
more of the museums within
the county. Time commitment is
expected to be from 2-3 hours
a month.
Interested people can con-
dresses and telephone num-
bers to: Tom Holmes, Office of
Michael J. Lilly, 6600 SW 92nd
Ave., Suite 280, Portland, OR
97223, 503-294-0062 or fax to
503-452-4433 or email <tom
holmes@michaeljlilly.com>.
CEPA Expo will be at County Fair again
The annual CEPA (Colum-
bia Emergency Planning Asso-
ciation) Expo will be held July
21, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., at the Columbia County
Fair.
This year’s event will focus
on educating the public about
the dangers of hazardous ma-
Home of
Northwest
Microbrews,Wines,
Sandwiches,
Coffees,
Smoothies
& More
terials. Potential hazardous
materials are located in and
transported through Columbia
County on a daily basis. The
hazards may be anything from
a natural gas leak in your home
to an overturned tanker truck
carrying gasoline fuel on Hwy
30. The response time and
first-class care often mean the
difference between life and
death.
“The CEPA Expo is one of
the most interesting and in-
formative ways for people of all
ages to learn about emergency
response capabilities in their
Please see page 20
V e rn o ni a L i o ns Cl ub p r es en ts
N o -L im it Te x a s Ho l d ‘ Em
T o ur n a me nt
S a tu rd a y, Ju ly 7 at Th e B u c kh or n R es t au ra n t
R e g is t r at io n st a rt s at 5 :3 0 p m.
T h e t o ur n am e n t st ar t s at 6p m
$ 4 0 Bu y - In N o R e- B uy s 5 0% go es to ch a ri t y
R o o m f o r 4 9 p l ay e r s o n l y , so s i g n up f as t ! !!
Projected Pre-paid VISA card Payouts:
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LLC
831 Bridge Street
Vernonia, Oregon
Open Daily
503-429-0214
1 s t 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 t h
W i th 20 p la ye rs $ 1 80 $ 1 12 $ 6 8 $4 0 $ 0
W i t h 4 0 p la y er s $ 34 4 $ 2 0 8 $1 20 $ 80 $4 8
Payout structures for other amounts of players available upon request.
To sign up, or get more information, please call
Aaron Miller at 503-429-6049 or George Tice at 503-429-3751.
Proceeds to Skate Park
Vernonia Cares Food Bank
is planning their annual BBQ
chicken meal fundraiser for
Saturday, July 28, from 11:00
a.m. until the food runs out.
The location is the Senior Cen-
ter.
The menu will include a
quarter chicken, potato salad,
corn on the cob, roll, cookie
and beverage at a cost of $8
per meal. All meals will be of-
fered in “to go” containers but
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
seating will be available on site,
too. Proceeds will benefit the
local food bank.
VHS 1977 Class
reunion date set
The Vernonia High School
Class of 1977 will hold their 30
year reunion on August 4
(Jamboree Saturday) at the
Scout Cabin in Hawkins Park,
from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
For more information, call
Kelly Smith at 360-253-4269 or
visit http://VernoniaClassmates
.com/1977.