The INDEPENDENT, April 17, 2008
Community
If Girl Scouts ask you, please help
Girl Scouts will be doing a
food drive for Vernonia Cares
from April 17 through May 3.
There will be a collection box at
Sentry for non-perishable
foods near the check-out coun-
ters.
The Girl Scouts will not be
going door-to-door, but you
may be asked by a Girl Scout
neighbor or family member for
a donation. The food bank
could use your help and sup-
port to put some needed items
back on their shelves.
On Saturday, May 3, the
Vernonia girls, with supporting
troops from the Banks area, will
be delivering their donations to
help our community.
If you are interested in mak-
ing a donation, contact Kinnell
Steward at 503-819-0143 for
pick-up service. The Girl
Scouts offer their thanks in ad-
vance for your support!
1st Friday events slated for May
First Fridays of Vernonia for
May 2008, on May 2, will be a
celebration of May Day and the
reopening of the Open Air Mar-
ket in the Vernonia Community
Learning Center (VCLC) Court-
yard. Events begin at 4:00
p.m. with the Open Air Market
and continue into the evening
at Hawkins Park and the Cabin
in the Park (aka Scout Cabin).
Some Bridge Street merchants
will be holding special sales.
At 6:00 p.m., in Hawkins
Park, there will be an old-fash-
ioned May Pole and May Pole
dance performed by local chil-
dren. They will be accompa-
nied by Vernonia’s community
orchestra, Strings on Fire.
From 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the
Cabin in the Park, local artists’
work will be on display for sale;
no host beverages and edibles
will be available. The works for
sale were selected for the
VCLC Gallery in November, but
they have been in storage due
to the flood and resulting need
to use the VCLC for flood relief
over the past four months. Ad-
ditional works by local artists
will also be shown at this gala
event.
First Fridays are celebrated
under the auspices of the Ver-
nonia Chamber of Commerce
and Vernonia Hands-on Art.
Contact Erika Paleck at 503-
429-0898 or boscaiola@peo
plepc.com if you have any
questions. Watch for First Fri-
day posters soon for additional
information.
Murphy’s offers free finishing clinic
Mary Murphy-Holub, owner
of Murphy’s Furniture, is putting
on a free finishing clinic on Sat-
urday, April 26, featuring milk
paints and glaze effects.
Milk paints are easy to use,
with low VOC (Volatile Organic
Compounds) and quick drying
time, suitable for indoor and
outdoor use. Milk paint also
comes in 20 different color
trends.
Glaze effects are translucent
colors that may be used over
any water-based paint or stain
Did you loan a
table to LGS?
The Lincoln Grade School
Donation Center has leftover
tables and clothes racks and
don’t know who they belong to.
If the owners can’t be found by
May 15, the items will be given
away. Call Synda at 503-429-
2240 or (cell) 503-708-8093.
to create decorative finishes
such as distressing, antiquing,
burnishing, shabby, chic, and
marbling effects.
Also to be demonstrated is a
simple wipe-on, wipe-off prod-
uct called restore-a-finish.
Many finished wood surfaces
that seem to need a complete
refinishing job can be restored
in a few minutes, instead of be-
ing stripped and refinished.
White heat ringed, water
marked, sun faded, oxidized,
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Senior News
By Karen Miller
Senior Advocate
IT’S
LAUGH-
T E R
WE’RE
FTER…
W O -
MEN’S
TEA
Join
us
for
this entertaining and inspiring
morning with renowned motiva-
tional humorist, speaker, author
and registered nurse, JENNY
HERRICK. Jenny will help par-
ticipants develop their “inner
laughter” as powerful medicine
for the body, mind and spirit.
Find out why she believes that
a healthy “funny bone” is as im-
portant to your overall well-be-
ing as your cholesterol level!
Saturday, May 17, 9-noon, no
charge. Transportation provid-
ed. Tuality Health Center.
Lunch provided, with tea of
course. Limited availability.
Seniors 60 and up. Call my of-
fice to reserve your seat at 429-
9112.
Taking sign-ups for the next
AARP Safe Driving class, still
only $10. Call 429-9112.
Gov.Benefits.gov is the offi-
cial benefits Web site of the
U.S. Government. This easy-
to-use Web site provides ac-
cess and information to more
than 1,000 benefits including
A free concert
tonight at 7:30
The Porter-Estacada Men-
nonite Choir will perform
tonight, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. at
the Nehalem Bible Church in
Vernonia. Everyone is invited
and welcome to enjoy the
evening’s free event. The
church is located at the corner
of North Street and Grant Av-
enue.
08 Mule Skinner’s Poker Ride
Starts 9 a.m. Saturday & Sunday
Memorial Weekend
Horses & Mules Welcome
info 503-538-4632
www.muleskinners.org
numerous assistance pro-
grams for senior citizens such
as Prescription Drug Progams,
Volunteer Programs and Com-
munity Service employment
Programs.
Thank you to those of you
who have paid your $10 mem-
bership dues to the Vernonia
Senior Center! We have now
come back better than ever;
come in and browse our thrift
store and join us for our rea-
sonable lunches for a $3.00 do-
nation for those 60 and up;
Connie’s breakfasts on Friday
mornings, 7:30 to 9:00, and
come in and see me in my new-
ly renovated office most morn-
ings through the noon hour.
The Golden Oldies Band is now
playing here every second and
fourth Wednesday.
GRAND OPENING April 28.
ALL ITEMS HALF OFF IN THE
THRIFT STORE.
FOOTCARE is available
twice a month; only $15, call to
make an appointment.
IDENTITY THEFT:
Deter identity thieves by
safeguarding your information:
Mariolino’s
SHRED financial documents
and paperwork with personal
information before you discard
them;
PROTECT your social secu-
rity number. Don’t carry it in
your wallet or write it on a
check;
DON’T GIVE OUT personal
information over the telephone
or internet unless you know
who you are dealing with;
NEVER CLICK on links sent
in unsolicited emails, Visit
OnGuardOnline.gov for more
information;
DON’T USE an obvious
password like your birth date,
or last 4 digits of your SS num-
ber;
KEEP your personal infor-
mation in a secure place at
home, especially if you have
roommates, employ outside
help, or are having work done
in your house.
INFORMATION NUMBERS
Senior Advocate...429-9112
Senior Center.......429-3912
Transportation......429-4304
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