The INDEPENDENT, July 15, 2010
Robin Hood is coming to Vernonia
The Vernonia Community
Theater will present a youth
production of “Robin Hood” on
July 30 and 31 at Washington
Grade School. Performances
will be Friday, July 30, at 7:00
p.m., and Saturday, July 31 at
2:00 p.m. Over twenty Vernon-
ia youth from 10 to 18 years of
age have roles in the play,
which was adapted for this
group by Carol Pelster. Kinnell
Steward and Mark Brown or-
ganized the Vernonia Commu-
nity Theater under the auspices
of Vernonia Hands-on Art, with
support from the Vernonia Pre-
vention Coalition.
Participants have been hard
at work memorizing their lines,
and formal play rehearsals be-
gan the week of July 12. Adult
volunteers are making cos-
tumes and props, helping with
the musical numbers and paint-
ing backdrops. Tickets will be
on sale July 12 from partici-
pants and will also be available
at the door. Ticket prices are $5
for adults, $3 for youth 6-18,
under 6 free.
This is the theater’s first pro-
duction, but the organizers are
hoping to offer additional plays
by both adults and children in
the future. Mark your calendars
now for an enjoyable time with
Robin Hood and his Merry
Men!
Seibert earns Associate degree
Rachel Seibert graduated
with Highest Honors in June
from Portland Community Col-
lege, with an Associate in Arts
transfer degree. She will attend
Pacific University in Forest
Grove this fall to pursue a de-
gree in medical social work.
Seibert is the daughter of Mitch
and Leslie Seibert of Vernonia.
According to the Seibert
family, Ms. Seibert was in a se-
vere horse riding accident in
March 2008 and has made a
miraculous recovery. The fami-
ly wants to thank Vernonia
emergency personnel for their
excellent care, and the commu-
nity for the support, thoughts
and prayers that made a
tremendous difference in
Rachel’s recovery.
Don’t miss the Biggest Reunion
Vernonia’s Biggest Class
Reunion is scheduled for Sun-
day, August 15, from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the Ver-
nonia schools campus.
Registration begins at 10:00
a.m., at the school cafeteria, for
$5.00 per person. There will be
food and drink available to pur-
chase. This is a fund raiser for
new Vernonia schools. Tax de-
ductible donations may be
made at www.vernonia.k12.or.
us, or at Wauna Federal Credit
Union.
Tours of the schools, prizes,
entertainment, and other activi-
ties are planned for the day.
For more information visit
www.VernoniaClassmates.com
or Facebook Group, Alumni &
Friends of Vernonia Schools.
Plan now for 2010 Bear Creek Run
Mark your calendars – Au-
gust 14, is the date for the
eighth annual Bear Creek
Run/Walk. Beginning and end-
ing at Anderson Park, this
event boasts the diversity of a
5K Run/Walk including a scenic
lap around Vernonia Lake, and
a 10K Run that heads south
along the Banks/Vernonia Lin-
ear Trail. Both routes are flat,
fast and wind through tree-
lined sections of the trail, pro-
viding welcome shade for run-
ners and walkers alike.
This event is a fundraiser for
the Vernonia Cares Food Bank
– an organization that has sup-
ported local families for the past
25 years. Many local business-
es have already received let-
ters reaching out for sponsor-
ship and support of this event.
See Bear on page 20
Page 7
Senior Center News
If television is your only lunch time “compan-
ion”, it’s time to make a change. That midday
meal is never boring at your senior center, where
lots of extras are included with lunch. On Mon-
days diners enjoy free Bingo starting at 11:30
a.m. Every Wednesday smiles light up the center
as the Golden Oldies entertain from 9:30 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. The last Wednesday also includes free
ice cream, courtesy of Wauna Federal Credit
Union. The last Friday of each month features a
birthday lunch honoring members with birthdays
during the month. If you enjoy meeting people
from the other senior centers in Columbia Coun-
ty, take advantage of the 5 Area Lunch
(Clatskanie, Rainier, St. Helens, Scappoose,
Vernonia) on the last Monday of each month;
Rainier is the host this month.
There are a couple of other very important
lunch notes: The food is good and the price is
right! So far this month, meals have included en-
trées such as beef stew, barbecued drumsticks
and chicken pot pie; still to come are chicken al-
mond pasta, roast pork and cheeseburgers.
Available Monday through Friday at noon, a
$3.00 donation is suggested for those 60 and
older, and $4.00 for those under 60. You can also
order lunch to go for $4.00 by calling ahead.
Other goodies from the senior center kitchen
are breakfasts on Fridays from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.,
at $3.50 for all ages, and maple bars, made fresh
daily, for $1.00 each.
Free blood pressure checks are available on
the 4th Wednesday of each month from 11 a.m.
to noon, courtesy of Providence Vernonia Clinic.
Foot Care is scheduled on the second and
fourth Fridays of each month, at $15 per person.
Call Marilyn Albro, R.N., for an appointment, at
503-429-0406.
Rosie McCoy’s part-time position of senior as-
sistance representative for the Vernonia Senior
Citizens Center is no longer being funded by
Community Action Team. Fortunately, Rosie is a
committed volunteer and will continue to help the
center, keeping the same days and hours as
specified in the box below.
Time is rapidly running out for the purchase of
raffle tickets for the garden
fountain pictured at left. Tick-
ets are available at the cen-
ter for $1.00 each or six tick-
ets for $5.00. Ticket sales
end August 1; the winner will
be announced Jamboree
weekend, August 6-8.
The center’s kitchen and
dining room will be open Sat-
urday and Sunday of Jam-
boree for a breakfast to ben-
efit Vernonia Cares food
bank.
Remember, everything in the thrift shop is
half-price during the last week of every month.
The thrift shop will also be open during Jam-
boree.
Vernonia Senior Citizens Center:
446 Bridge Street
Senior Information Assistance Rep:
Rosie McCoy
Hours: Monday through Friday,
10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thrift Shop Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Phone: 503-429-3912