The INDEPENDENT, May 19, 2011
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Senior Center News
Top picture, right to left; Vernonia Pride members Sharron Rockwood, Janelle Cedergreen,
Betty Holsey, Marge Lowrance, Donna Webb, Sally Harrison, Rebecca McGaugh, Pat Phillips
and Dede Webb shown with the new street banners the group purchased and gave to the City
of Vernonia on May 12. The summer version went onto downtown light poles this past week.
Bottom picture; (left to right; Shirley Daughtry, Joanne Beamish, Pat Phillips, Dede Webb,
Sally Harrison, Rebecca McGaugh, Audeen Wagner, Bob Wagner, Betty Holsey, Marge
Lowrance, Donna Webb, Janelle Cedergreen, Sharron Rockwood, and Catherine Helmer)
some past and present Vernonia Pride members got together on May 15 at the Blue House
Restaurant for a retirement party as some members retire. Some of the final projects for the
current group included the banners shown in top picture, forthcoming doggy poop bag hold-
ers for downtown businesses and new garbage cans for Vernonia Lake. Vernonia Pride meets
the second Thursday of each month at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall and is open to anyone interest-
ed in downtown beautification.
Pelster ordained National EMS Week through May 21
Emergency Med- ders, hospitals, emergency
as priest in May ical National
Services Week brings to- physicians and public health
Christopher Pelster of Ver-
nonia will be ordained as a
Catholic Priest on May 21 in
Denton, Nebraska.
Pelster, the son of the late
Emil Pelster and Carol Pelster
of Vernonia, will say his first
mass as the Rev. Mr. Christo-
pher Pelster at the Our Lady of
Guadalupe Seminary in Ne-
braska. His first mass in Ore-
gon will be on June 4, at 10:00
a.m., at St. Francis Church in
Roy. The mass will be followed
by a reception.
Thompson earns
WOU Honors
Brent Michael Thompson of
Vernonia was named on the
Western Oregon University
Winter Term 2011 honor roll.
gether local communities and
medical personnel to publicize
safety and honor the dedication
of those who provide the day-
to-day life saving of emergency
medicine’s “front line.” Obser-
vances run May 15-21. This
year’s theme is Everyday He-
roes, and according to FEMA
Regional Administrator Ken
Murphy, it’s all about celebrat-
ing EMS providers-first respon-
Mariolino’s
providers, and engaging the
Whole Community in reducing
risk and saving lives.
“Our nation’s EMS providers
do an incredible job, often risk-
ing their own lives to save ours.
But they can’t do it all alone.
National EMS Week offers an
opportunity to celebrate this
nation’s first responders, while
sounding a clarion call for all of
See EMS on page 8
Friday & Saturday
Dinner Special
Chicken Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes,
Creamed Gravy, Corn on the Cob
& Garlic Cheese Biscuits
721 Madison Ave., Vernonia 503-429-5018
The Vernonia Senior Center’s annual Plant/Garden Sale will be
held on Friday and Saturday, June 3-4. You can find some great
buys in vegetable starts, decorative plants, pots, yard art, tools
and miscellaneous garden-related items. In addition to the plant
sale, you can enjoy a delicious Taco Feed on Saturday from 10:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. If you would like to make a donation, or can help
in some other way, please call Jack Harvey at 503-429-4080, be-
fore 3:00 p.m.
The Center will be closed Monday, May 30th, for Memorial Day.
The Senior Center Thrift Shop is open Monday through Friday
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. You won’t want to miss the Half Price
Sale during the first week of each month, when everything is on
sale.
Free blood pressure checks are available on the 4th Wednes-
day of each month from 11 a.m. to noon. This is an important,
easy health check and remember, Free is a Very Good Price!
Lunch is served Monday through Friday at noon. A $4.00 dona-
tion is suggested for those 60 and older, and $5.00 for those un-
der 60. On Mondays, you can also have fun with free bingo at
lunch time. If you prefer lunch to go, for only $5.00 you can call
ahead and place your order.
The monthly 5 Area Lunch, which is usually held on the last
Monday of each month, will be on Tuesday, May 31, because of
the Memorial Day holiday, here in Vernonia.
On the last Wednesday of each month, Wauna Federal Credit
Union provides free ice cream with lunch. The May Birthday Lunch
will be on Friday, May 27th.
Friday morning breakfast is available to all ages from 7:30 to
9:00 a.m., at $3.50 per person. Additionally, maple bars are made
fresh daily and are only $1.00 each.
Free surplus bread, pastries, etc., are available at the Center
on most Tuesdays. It’s first-come, first-served until everything is
gone.
Meals on Wheels are available for those who are home-bound.
Call Senior Information Assistance Representative Rosie McCoy.
She will explain how to put this great service to work.
Remember, needle-workers gather on Tuesdays, and pinochle
players enjoy friendly competition on Fridays after lunch. New-
comers are welcome to join the activities, and it’s a good way to
meet new folks.
Vernonia Senior Citizens Center: 446 Bridge Street
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Senior Information Assistance Rep: Rosie McCoy
Thrift Shop Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Phone: 503-429-3912
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighter’s
4th Annual Pancake Feed!
Sunday, May 22nd
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
School Cafeteria
Pancakes, Biscuits & Gravy, Ham, Eggs, Fruit & More!
Coffee provided by Vernonia Coffee Roasters
• Adult Plate $6 • Kid Plate (12 & under) $4
• Seniors (62+) $5 • Family(max 6) $25
Fire Truck Rides & Blood Pressure Checks
