The INDEPENDENT, September 5, 2012
Pinnak, Botchie weddng held
Jolene Botchie and Ben Pin-
nak were married July 26,
2012, on a promenade over-
looking the Willamette River in
Lake Oswego.
The bride is the daughter of
Michael and Marie Botchie of
Rainier.
The groom is the son of
Waluka and Ron Schweizer of
Tillamook.
The ceremony was per-
formed by Larinda Roth, the
bride’s sister and Bon Pinnah,
the groom’s brother.
Senior Center News
After a very busy August, staff and volunteers
at the senior center are happy to resume the
regular schedule. Here is a recap of day-to-day
activities for those who aren’t familiar with the
schedule.
Lunch (This is a full meal, not a light repast.)
is served Monday through Friday at noon. Most
of the diners are senior citizens, but all ages are
welcome. A $4.00 donation is suggested for
those 60 and older, and $5.00 for those under
60. If you prefer lunch to go, for only $5.00 you
can call ahead and place your order.
Regular lunch activities include free Bingo
starting at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays, ice cream on
the last Wednesday of each month courtesy of
Wauna Federal Credit Union, and birthday cele-
bration on the last Friday of each month. A spe-
cial activity, the Five Area Lunch, is held on the
last Monday of each month, when members of
the five senior centers in Columbia County enjoy
food and friendship together at one of the cen-
ters. The September lunch will be in Clatskanie,
and Vernonia will host the October gathering.
Needle workers of all kinds gather any time
from 10:30 a.m. to closing on Tuesdays. If you
are working on a quilt, crocheting an afghan,
knitting a sweater, or other needlework project,
bring your project and enjoy the company of oth-
ers as you work.
There are some serious card sharks around
here, so join us for poker (chips only) after lunch
on Thursdays, and other games on Fridays after
lunch.
Free blood pressure checks are available on
the 4th Wednesday of each month from 11 a.m.
ShoeString Players to hold auditions
ShoeString
Community
Players is looking for people in-
terested in performing for the
first production of “St. Helens
Haunted Tours”. These per-
formances will be in conjunc-
tion with St. Helens “The Spirit
of Halloween Town”.
“St. Helens Haunted Tours”
is a live ghostly tour thru Olde
Towne St. Helens. Tour length
of each performance is 20 min-
utes. See the local haunts, and
re-live the secret, interesting,
spooky, and creepy history of
St. Helens. This is a very
unique and special event that
will be memorable for years to
come…you may even see a
real spirit or two along the way.
Auditions will be held at
Bertucci’s, 2017 Columbia
Blvd., St. Helens on Thursday
and Friday, September 6 and 7,
at 7:00 p.m. for males and fe-
males aged 16 to 106.
The shows will be the last
two weekends of October, Oc-
tober 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, and
27, when starting at 7:00 p.m.
there will be six tours per
evening starting on the half
hour.
Many speaking roles are still
available and everyone will be
in character makeup and
dressed in period costumes.
The rehearsal schedule will be
posted after the production
staff learns everyone’s avail-
ability.
Plan on rehearsals begin-
ning after September 8 and
continuing until performance.
Participants must be available
in the evenings the week be-
fore the performance, and per-
formance nights.
Rehearsals will start with
two to three per week until the
week before opening week,
when they will be every night
until performance. There will be
no performances on Hal-
loween.
The production is also look-
ing for production staff interest-
ed in special effects, make-up,
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and lighting. Please stop by to
speak with the director.
For more information con-
tact specialprojects@sscpmu
sicals.com or leave messages
at 503-366-4406.
Thornton earns
degree at WOU
Western Oregon University
has announced the following
graduate from Vernonia;
• Samuel Thornton, B.S. in
Pschology (cum laude).
to noon. Foot Care is scheduled on the second
and fourth Fridays of each month, at $15 per
person. Call Marilyn Albro, R.N., for an appoint-
ment, at 503-429-0406.
Connie King, the center’s great cook, makes
breakfast for all ages on Fridays from 7:30 to
9:00 a.m., and it’s just $3.50 per person. She
also makes maple bars daily for $1.00 each! If
you want maple bars for a gathering of any kind,
call 503-429-3912 a day or two ahead and place
your order.
The Senior Center Thrift Shop is open Mon-
day through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
It’s always half price during the first week of
each month, and sometimes even more often. If
you need something like a wheelchair, walker,
cane, etc., call Pauline Coffman. If you have
such equipment and don’t know what to do with
it, bring it to the center and it will be used by
someone who needs it.
Last, but certainly not least, the center’s
Board of Directors meets on the second Friday
of each month at 10 a.m. They have a lot on
their plates, but don’t hesitate to bring questions
or suggestions for their consideration. This is a
community-minded organization and your ideas
will be heard and considered.
Vernonia Senior Citizens Center:
446 Bridge Street
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
Grants available to non-profits
Oregon
Humanities
is
pleased to announce the
guidelines for 2013 Public Pro-
gram Grants.
Public Program Grants of
between $1,000 and $10,000
will go to support humanities-
based public programs that are
offered by Oregon nonprofits
for 2013. The programs must
begin after April 1, 2013. Let-
ters of Interest must be post-
marked no later than October
31, 2012.
In 2012, Oregon Humanities
Public Program Grants funded
programs that brought together
returning veterans and civilians
to better understand life after
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war, engaged rural Oregonians
in discussions about the history
of local social movements, ex-
plored the connections be-
tween classic Greek mythology
and gang violence in today’s
society, and sent Oregon Book
Award finalists and winners to
read at libraries and communi-
ty centers across the state.
To download the guidelines
and find out more about how to
apply, visit oregonhumanities.
org.