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The INDEPENDENT, December 5, 2012
Christmas Bazaar this weekend Free Christmas Dinner at Vernonia Christmas Eve
The annual Vernonia Christ-
The commons will be Senior Center, starting at 1:00 p.m. church service
mas Bazaar will be held in the
new school commons on De-
cember 8 and 9. Saturday
hours will be 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Sunday hours will be
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
packed with handmade and
homemade goodies and gifts,
so don’t miss this chance to get
a big headstart on your Christ-
mas shopping.
Harlem Crowns play against the
Vernonia Scepters this Saturday
The Harlem Crowns are
bringing their showmanship
and basketball skills to Vernon-
ia for one game, on Saturday,
December 8.
The doors open at 6:15 p.m.
in the Vernonia High School
gymnasium. The game starts
at 7:00 p.m. The Crowns will be
playing against the Vernonia
Scepters, a team made up of
Vernonia community members.
The Crowns are considered
“Comedy in Motion” so this will
be an evening of entertain-
ment.
Tickets are $9.00 advance,
or $10.00 at the door. This is a
Class of 2014 prom fundraiser.
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A free Christmas Dinner will
again be served to families and
friends in Vernonia. The dinner
will include turkey, dressing,
ham, cranberries, mashed po-
tatoes and gravy, vegetable,
bread, dessert and beverage.
Dinners to go are also avail-
able.
The dinner, provided by The
James Gang, will be held on
December 25, at the Vernonia
Senior Center, from 1:00 to
4:00 p.m. No gratuities or do-
nations are required.
Join in this celebration of the
Spirit of Giving.
There will be a Christmas
Eve Candle Light Service,
starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Ver-
nonia Community Church, 957
State Ave.
Vernonia RFPD seeks volunteer PIO
The Vernonia Rural Fire
Protection District (VRFPD) is
seeking a volunteer to act as a
Public Information Officer
(PIO).
VRFPD is primarily a volun-
teer organization. THE PIO will
serve as a liaison between
VRFPD and the media, will
write news releases, plan news
conferences and respond to in-
quiries from the media. The
PIO will also maintain an
archive of news clippings about
VRFPD and respond to open
records requests. The PIO will
have other duties, such as
keeping the website and Face-
book pages updated, handling
newsletters, brochures, and
posters.
The PIO will need to be able
to commit 5-10 hours per week
to the position and must have a
valid ODL and reliable trans-
portation.
For more information about
the qualifications and duties of
the position, pick up an applica-
tion at 555 East Bridge St., Ver-
nonia or contact Deputy Chief
Dean Smith at 503-429-8252.
The deadline to apply for
this position is January 1, 2013.