The INDEPENDENT, February 17, 2011
Sign up now for Alumni Basketball
Calling all Vernonia Logger
Alumni: The second annual
Alumni Basketball Game will
take place Saturday, March 12,
at 6:00 p.m.
If you are interested in play-
ing, call Julie at 503-869-0211.
This is a fundraiser for
OSEA Classified Employees of
the Vernonia School District.
Monies go to support confer-
ences, training workshops,
scholarship funds, Boys and
Girls Athletic funds, and
Teacher Appreciation Day.
Admission is $5.00 for
adults, $4.00 for those 12 years
old through high school, and
$3.00 for kindergarten through
fifth grade.
Girl Scout cookie app available
Girl Scouts of Oregon and
Southwest Washington an-
nounced recently that the Girl
Scout Cookie Program is going
mobile. Cookie lovers will now
be able to use their smart
phones to find the nearest Girl
Scout cookie booths through
GPS or manually entered zip
codes, cities or states. The app
will conveniently map booth lo-
cations and add sale informa-
tion to your calendar. In addi-
tion, customers can learn about
their favorite cookies and share
their cookie personality on
Facebook, Twitter and via e-
mail. The free app can be
downloaded
by
calling
**GSCookies (**472665437)
from your mobile phone or by
searching “Cookie Locator” in
the iTunes store or Android
Marketplace.
Local booth information is
also available through the
Cookie Locator on our website,
GirlScoutsOSW.org.
Booth
sales are being held February
18 – March 13. There are eight
delicious varieties to choose
from: Thin Mints, Samoas®,
Tagalongs®,Do-si-dos® Dulce
de Leche, Trefoils, Thank You
Berry Munch™ and Lemon
Chalet Cremes.
“The Girl Scout Cookie Pro-
gram is a hands-on leadership
and entrepreneurial program
for girls and we are delighted
that they can now utilize the lat-
est technology to achieve their
goals,” said Karen Hill, CEO of
Girl Scouts of Oregon and
Southwest Washington. The
Girl Scout Cookie Program
teaches girls five essential life
skills: goal setting, money man-
agement, decision making,
business ethics and people
skills. Many successful busi-
ness women today got their
start selling Girl Scout cookies!
All of the proceeds from our
cookie program benefit girls lo-
cally.
Agriculture calendar seeks photos
Oregon’s Bounty is an
award-winning calendar pro-
duced by Oregon Farm Bureau
that features gorgeous photos
of agriculture, its orchards,
ranches, fields, and people.
Images for the 2012 calen-
dar are being sought. Farm Bu-
reau invites the public to submit
their own photos of Oregon
agriculture: the commodities,
the families, the production, the
landscape, the retail, anything
that depicts the beauty, tech-
nology, culture, or tradition of
farming and ranching. Both
close-ups and panoramic
views are needed.
Photographers with images
selected for month pages in
Oregon’s Bounty will receive a
photo credit, an item of Farm
Bureau gear, and Farm Bureau
membership if they have not al-
ready joined the organization.
The deadline for entries is
August 15, 2011.
For photo specifications and
other contest rules, please visit
oregonfb.org.
The state’s largest general
farm organization, Oregon
Farm Bureau is a voluntary,
grassroots, nonpartisan, non-
profit organization representing
the interests of the state’s fam-
ily farmers and ranchers in the
public and policymaking are-
nas.
For more information, or to
request a copy of the 2011 Ore-
gon’s Bounty calendar, contact
Anne Marie Moss, OFB Com-
munications Director, at anne
marie@oregonfb.org, 503-399-
1701, ext. 313.
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Senior Center News
Free blood pressure checks are available at
the center on the 4th Wednesday of each month
from 11 a.m. to noon. Don’t skip this simple, but
important, health check.
Lunch is served Monday through Friday at
noon. A $4.00 donation is suggested for those 60
and older, and $5.00 for those under 60. Lunch
to go is $5.00; call ahead and place your order.
Some great menus are just waiting for your en-
joyment
Free ice cream is included with lunch on the
last Wednesday of each month, courtesy of
Wauna Federal Credit Union, and the February
Birthday Lunch will be on Friday, February 25th.
If you want to take a short ride, the 5-Area
Lunch is at Rainier this month, on Monday, the
28th. And if you enjoy bingo, you can have fun
while you eat lunch. Diners play free Bingo each
Monday starting at 11:45 a.m.
Breakfast is available on Fridays (except Nov.
26) from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Open to all ages,
breakfast is just $3.50 per person. Maple bars
are made fresh daily for $1.00 each. If you want
maple bars for a gathering, call 503-429-3912 a
day or two ahead and place your order.
Surplus bread and pastries are delivered to
the center on Tuesdays. Check it out, some of
your favorites may be here.
Several members of the senior center band,
The Golden Oldies, live in other communities
and have not been traveling on snowy or icy
roads. They will be entertaining again when the
weather allows safe travel – which we hope is
soon. Their regular schedule of every Wednes-
day from mid-morning until around 2:00 p.m. will
resume as soon as possible.
The center Thrift Shop has switched its half-
price sale from the last week to the first week of
each month. The shop is open to the public from
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Needle workers get together on Tuesdays
(any time from 10:30 a.m. to closing) to enjoy the
company of others while working on their own
projects or helping someone else. Whether your
preference is quilting, crocheting, knitting, or oth-
ers sorts of needlework, bring your project and
join in.
Pinochle is well-attended on Fridays from 1:00
p.m. until the games are finished, and there’s al-
ways room for more players.
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.
Please remember to renew your membership
for 2011. Anyone 50 years and older, in the Ver-
nonia-Mist-Birkenfeld-Timber area, is eligible
and the annual fee is only $15.00.
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
School district County seeks Fair Board member
budget member The Columbia County Board terested in serving on this com-
of Commissioners is soliciting mittee, please call the Board of
applications from county citi- Commissioners office at 503-
sought
The Vernonia School District
has an opening on their Budget
Committee. The committee
usually has two or three
evening meetings during the
spring.
Anyone interested should
contact the District Office at
475 Bridge St., Vernonia, or
call 503-429-5891.
zens who are willing to serve
on local Advisory Boards, Com-
mittees and Commissions.
These committees help shape
public policy for the county.
Currently, the County will be
considering appointments to
the Columbia County Fair
Board. The Board is seeking
applicants to fill one position on
the Fair Board. All applicants
will be considered. If you are in-
397-4322, or obtain an interest
form on the website at www.co.
columbia.or.us .
For more information, con-
tact the Board of Commission-
er’s Office at 503-397-4322.
Welcome Additions
Jasper Preston Lloyd
Jasper Preston Lloyd was
born February 9, 2011, to
Melody Lignell and George
Lloyd IV of St. Helens. He
weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces
and was 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Sharon
and David Bonn, Alan Fergu-
son, Tammy Lloyd, and George
Lloyd III, all of St. Helens.
Great-grandparents
are
George Lloyd II, Elmer and Lor-
rie Preston, all of St. Helens;
Noni Andersen of Vernonia;
Robert Lignell Sr., Micky Den-
ny, Dennis and Shirley Cahill,
and Merle and Carolyn Fergu-
son, all of California.
G OOD F OOD
G OOD F RIENDS
G OOD T IMES
831 Bridge St.
Vernonia, OR
503-429-0214