The INDEPENDENT, October 18, 2007
Page 7
Community
Senior News
By Karen Miller
Senior Advocate
Welcome Additions
Elam Elton Cieloha
Elam Elton Cieloha was
born September 28, 2007, in
Newberg, to Amy and Frank
Cieloha of Vernonia. He
weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces
and was 20 inches long.
He joined his brother and
sister, Hayden and Paige, at
the family home.
Jacob Daniel Currey
Jacob Daniel Currey was
born August 18, 2007, to Bren-
dan and Heather Currey of
Buxton. He weighed 8 pounds,
8 ounces and was 19.5 inches
long.
A helicopter in
Town explained
Did you see or hear the hel-
icopter land on Cherry St., Ver-
nonia, on October 6? Did you
wonder what was going on?
The helicopter brought Marc
Farmer to a very carefully
planned 50th birthday party.
The family had orchestrated a
M*A*S*H party, complete with
tents and Army dog tags. His
birthday present was a Juke
box.
Jacob Daniel Currey
He joined his sister, Brenna
Ray Currey, at the family home.
Grandparents are Dan and
Robin Murphy of Vernonia, and
Linda Gregory of Medford.
Great-grandparents are Pa-
tricia Ray Wilhelm of Longview,
Washington, Dolores Murphy
of Hillsboro, and Roland and
Mina Glass of Central Point.
Have Horse Trailer – Will Travel
“Have Horse Trailer – Will
Travel” is the motto of Leroy
and Reda Cowart of Slash
Lazy U Ministries. They will be
singing Southern Gospel music
and speaking at an event to
bring gospel to the working
cowboy.
The event will be at Ander-
son Park, on October 28, at
Community Church Harvest Party
The Vernonia Community
Church will be hosting a Com-
munity Harvest Party on Sun-
day, October 28, from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m.
There will be carnival-style
games, and prizes awarded for
best costume (church appropri-
ate only please). There will also
be prizes awarded for the best
carved pumpkins brought to
the party. Cookies and hot
cider will also be provided.
Alterations by Linda
11:00 a.m. and will include a
free spaghetti feed. The Cow-
arts are being brought to Ver-
nonia by the Vernonia Assem-
bly of God Church (503-429-
0373) and the Vernonia Four-
square Church (503-429-
1103).
bie: 503-705-2173 or Robb:
503 429-7731.
P.S. I don’t need to say
farewell to the ‘50s decade un-
til next summer, but, hey, this
sounds like just the ticket to
start my celebration! Any other
locals just entering their sixties,
see you November 3!
Speaking of getting older:
How did Richard Nixon feel
with his notable senior mo-
ment? When he arrived in
France for the funeral of French
President George Pompidou in
April l974, his mind must have
been elsewhere…at the airport,
he declared with exuberance:
“This is a great day for France!”
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
Fr
ee
!
A 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe recently donated to the Vernonia Po-
lice Department. Information about the vehicles currently be-
ing used in Vernonia is included in Chief Mat Workman’s Did
You Know column starting on page 18.
Leaves
are turn-
ing, air
getting
c o o l e r,
signaling
t h a t
chang-
ing of the
season
is on the docket! On the docket
here at the Center: Join us
Monday, October 29, for our
Halloween festivities: Best cos-
tume prizes, men, women and
kids! Also…read on.
For those interested in the
Senior
Center
Christmas
Bazaar: Our new date this year
is November 17 and 18. Tables
are $10. Call our Center for in-
formation at 429-3912.
Oops…we didn’t mean to
leave out Weyerhauser as a
generous donor to our Hunting
and Fishing Raffle. We sincere-
ly thank everyone who helped
us; including Elaine James! It
was a very successful event,
and again thanks to the public
and all the donors.
SENIOR
COMPANION
PROGRAM: I am happy to an-
nounce I have a Senior Com-
panion in place; Rosy McCoy, a
long time Vernonia resident,
will be glad to assess your
need of having her come to sit
with a loved one. Call my office
for information: This is a free
service. Call 503-429-9112.
Community Action Team’s
Veterans Service Representa-
tive: Joe Pyle: 503-366-6580.
What’s this that just came
across my desk? H-m-m-m-m-
“Say Farewell to the ‘50s”
SOCK HOP! Now that sounds
like a fun way to spend a Satur-
day night! Looks like November
3 at 7:00 p.m. is going to go in
my calendar; how ‘bout yours?
Professional D.J., refresh-
ments, ‘50s style dance les-
sons for all of us that go, wear-
ing our socks or saddle shoes
only please. So “OH BOY!” dig
out those shoes and Buddy
Holly glasses, and come to the
Vernonia Grange, 375 North
Street. Cost: $3.00 adults,
$1.00 kids. Info numbers, To-
Fun for the whole family!
Vernonia First Christian Church
410 North Street
7 - 8:30 p.m.
October 31st
Refreshments & G a m e s
Cup Walk,Ring Toss,
Dart Toss,Face Painting,
Gold Fish,and Much More
503-429-7865
For more information call 429-6522 or 429-4901