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2010 Vernonia Friendship Jamboree
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Welcome to the 2010
Friendship Jamboree
West Oregon
Electric Co-o p
Your member-owned
electric cooperative.
715 Maple Street, Vernonia OR
503-429-3021
Parade at 11:00 a.m. - don’t miss it!
Hancock Forest Management
is happy to be a part of
the community and is
pleased to support the
Vernonia Friendship
Jamboree.
273 SR 4 West Cathlamet, WA 98612
Library Book Sale
The Friends of the Vernonia
Public Library will hold a two
day book sale on Friday, Au-
gust 6, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
and Saturday, August 7, from
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sun-
day, August 8, from 1:00 to
3:00 p.m. (bag sale) at the li-
brary on Weed Ave.
The book selection will in-
clude both used paperbacks
and hard covers, all at below
bargain prices. Raffle tickets
will be sold to win new books.
Logging displays
There will be logging dis-
plays, raffles, chainsaw chair
auctions, and other logging re-
lated activities in Hawkins Park
on Sunday, August 8.
Parade
Parade registration will be
from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. on Sat-
urday, August 7. Judging starts
at 9:30 a.m. with winners re-
ceiving their awards before the
parade hits Bridge Street start-
ing at 11:00 a.m. The staging
area is on Weed Avenue, be-
hind City Hall. The parade ends
at Bridge Street and East Av-
enue.
This year’s Grand Marshall
will be Vernonia’s Biggest
Class Reunion Committee. The
Citizen of the Year is Nancy
Burch, Vernonia Librarian.
All riders of ATV/Motorcycles
who are under 18 years of age
must be supervised in the pa-
rade by an adult.
Lawnmower Races
Lawnmower races will be
held across the river from An-
derson Park (Sword’s Place)
on Saturday, August 7, starting
with Stock at 2:00 p.m. and
Modified and Super Modified at
3:00 p.m. $10 entry fee.
Helmet, gloves, pants, shirt
and shoes required. No mower
decks or blades allowed. No
bumping or ramming allowed.
Must complete 20 laps. Tro-
phies will be awarded for 1st,
2nd and 3rd place finishers.
First Friday events
Vernonia First Friday events
will be held at the Vernonia
Community Learning Center,
919 Bridge St., from 5:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m.
There will be local produce
offered at an Open Air Market,
movies on Madison Avenue,
music, a Pet Party and Animal
Parade (for friendly, non-biting
animals), juggling demonstra-
tion, and more.
Information Booth
Information, including event
maps, will be available on Sat-
urday, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m., and Sunday from 11:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Vernon-
ia Pride Information Booth, at
Shay Park (at Bridge and
Adams Streets).
Jamboree t-shirts, and en-
graved bricks for use in Shay
Park will be on sale, “A Pocket
in the Woods” history book may
be purchased, Walking Tour
booklets are $3.00 and window
decals are available for $2.00
each.
START RIGHT. START HERE.
Swimming Accessories: Rafts +
Swim Tubes + Baby Floats +
Mask/Snorkels + Lounges
Camping & RV Supplies
Coolers,
Fishing
Barbecues,
Licenses
White Gas,
Annual & Daily.
Propane,
Rods, Reels & Tackle
Insect Repellent
834 Bridge St. • Vernonia • 503-429-6364