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The INDEPENDENT, November 15, 2007 Page 21 Community Action Team offers programs for family caregivers November is National Family Caregivers Month, according to the National Family Caregivers Association. Over 50 million Americans are involved in fam- ily caregiving, according to the NFCA. The estimated value of these “free” services provided by those caring for loved ones – primarily senior citizens – who are frail, chronically ill, or disabled, is conservatively esti- mated at 306 billion dollars an- nually. Sponsored each year by the NFCA, National Family Care- giver Month focuses on the challenges facing family care- givers. Caregivers provide a vast array of emotional, finan- 50 Years Ago This Month The November 28, 1957, is- sue of the Vernonia Eagle in- cluded the following news story on the front page: Next Tuesday, December 3, the senior girls at Vernonia high school will be taking an examina- tion to select Vernonia’s Home- maker of Tomorrow who will be entered in the state contest to se- lect a candidate for the national ti- tle. The contest is sponsored by General Mills and is the Betty Crocker Search for the Homemak- ers of Tomorrow. This is the fourth annual con- test and Tuesday, senior girls in high schools all over the nation will be taking the examination si- WEATHER REPORT OCTOBER 2007 DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TEMPERATURE HI LO 63 61 55 56 55 53 62 59 58 60 60 61 65 67 58 56 55 63 53 53 54 68 75 54 56 59 64 64 54 57 56 49 39 39 36 37 51 41 41 45 39 39 43 42 39 39 34 37 43 37 40 39 39 41 29 29 24 28 34 34 26 34 PRECIP. AMT. .06 .55 .50 .01 T .02 .10 -- .03 .14 .05 .01 T .05 .07 .13 .32 .27 .56 .58 .02 -- -- .03 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Temperature and precipitation amounts are from the official U.S. weather station at the Vernonia wa- ter plant. Measurable precipitation in October totalled 3.50 inches. multaneously. Winner in each school will receive an award pin designed by Trifari of New York and will represent her school in the state contest. State winner will receive a $1500 scholarship and her school will receive a complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. She and her instructor will be giv- en expense paid trips to New York to compete in various historical places. A $5000 scholarship and other prizes go to the national win- ner. Miss Janis Archibald, Home Ec teacher at Vernonia high school is the instructor under whose super- vision the examination is taken here. cial, nursing, homemaking, so- cial, and other services on an intermittent or daily basis. The relationship may exist for a brief period of time or a lifetime. Community Action Team Se- nior, Respite and Veteran Ser- vices Program offers several suggestions for celebrating Na- tional Family Caregiver Month: • Offer a few hours of respite to a family caregiver so they can spend time with friends, or simply relax. • Send a card of appreciation or a bouquet of flowers to brighten their day. • Encourage local business- Buying these beads helps people From page 9 events throughout the United States and Canada. Vernonian Liz White has been selling these beads to help others and will have a table at the Christmas in the Country Bazaar, to be held De- cember 1-3, in the Vernonia Middle School cafeteria. You can help this group of people, who are working to leave ex- treme poverty behind, by stop- ping and buying some beads. Call for winter road conditions TRIVIA ANSWERS From page 15 which studies show to be as ef- fective as or more effective than studded tires in most driv- ing conditions. When driving conditions are treacherous, stay home. If you must leave home, use mass transit. If you must drive, make sure you and your vehicle are Trivia answers (from page 17) ready for current driving condi- tions. Dial 511 for Oregon and Washington road and weather conditions or visit www.trip check.com. For information about Washington County roads, call 503-846-ROAD (846-7623) or visit www.wc- roads.com. Help Vernonia Cares with Xmas boxes From page 7 supplier of the Oregon Food Bank. This allows Vernonia Cares to really stretch cash do- nations. One hundred percent of food and cash donations stay in Vernonia for distribution to families in the immediate area. For cash donations, please designate in the memo section of your check if it is to be used for the Christmas box- Did You Know… From page 19 graffiti on the Rock Creek Bridge this past summer. If you would like to provide informa- tion, either as a named party or anonymously, you can contact the VPD at 503-429-7335 or City Hall at 503-429-5291, or you can email the department at chief@vernonia-or.gov. A quick reminder that if you would like your child safety seats or booster checked, there will be a check-up event on November 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in St. Helens at St. Helens Fire (105 S. 12th). This is a good time to make sure your child’s safety seat is in working order and properly installed. es to offer a free service to fam- ily caregivers during the month of November. • Help a family caregiver decorate their home for the hol- idays, or offer to address en- velopes for their holiday cards. • Encourage family care- givers to find support and infor- mation at the NFCA website, www.thefamilycaregiver.org. For more information about any of these programs or to in- quire about volunteer or sup- port opportunities, contact Se- nior, Respite and Veteran Ser- vices at 503-366-6543 or 1- 800-404-3511, ext. 276. es. Receipts are available and donations are tax deductible. Turkeys may also be donat- ed at the Providence Vernonia Health Center parking lot, No- vember 17 or December 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be someone there to take your donation. For additional information on the turkey drive, contact Pat or Bob Stacklie at 503-429-7563. 1. Hells Canyon, averaging 6,600 feet deep for 40 miles and measuring 7,993 feet from He Devil Mountain to Granite Creek below. 2. Homeward Bound . 3. The nation’s first initiative, referendum, and repeal laws, which allowed citizens to enact and repeal legisla- tion and remove undesirable officials from office. 4. Bud Clark, before he be- came mayor of Portland. 5. E. Robert Quinn of La Grande. 6. 1887. Obituary STEVEN MICHAEL SWEARINGEN Steven Michael Swearingen, 55, Mist, died October 28, 2007. A celebra- tion of life was held November 1 at Faith Lutheran Church in Clatskanie. Mr. Swearingen was born March 4, 1952, in Richland, Washington, to Ford and Cleo Swearingen. He was raised in Vancouver, graduating from Evergreen High School in 1970. 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