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'Welcome to the1973 Vernonia Friendship Jamboree'
Demoni a Eagle
VOLUME 51. NUMBER $0
VERN O N IA . OREGON 97984 -
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Coronation to
Open Weekend
Fete Friday
Friday, July 27, at 8 p.m. the
17th Annual Vernonia Friend
ship Jamboree will officially
open with the coronation and
crowning of a new queen at the
Vernonia High School This year
five young ladies all pretty and
talented — are vying for the
coveted title
Under the sponsorship of the
Cut & Curl Room is Becky Curl;
Jackie Eide is sponsored by
Quinn's Realty; Connie Kyser
by Alice’s Timbernook; Vicky
Serby by Brunsman Hardware;
and Melody Strong bv Lew s
Place
Singe# yodeler Betty Lee and
the Country Western Gentlemen
will provide entertainment at the
coronation An admission charge
of $1 per person will be made for
the coronation ceremonies
Also opening that evening will
be the Art Show featuring art
displays and craft demonstra
tions This year’s show will be
held at the Masonic Temple on
Jefferson Avenue and will con
tinue throughout Jam boree
weekend with times set at 6 p.m ,
Friday evening; and 12 noon to
6 p.m Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday is parade day with
the junior parade to start at
IQ:30a m., followed by the main
parade at n a m Entries will
assemble at the beginning of the
parade route — Weed and Bridge
— from 8 30 — io a m. with
judging to be from 9 30 — l l a m.
The Junior parade will move
down Bridge Street to the high
school with the main parade to
follow on the same route, wind
ing up at Washington Grade
School to disband
For the first time this year
there will also be a Marathon
Race sponsored by the Vernonia
Jaycees It will start at 10 a jn .
at the beginning of the parade
route, head toward Rogers Park
with the finish line set for
Vernonia High School
Following the parade there
wi.'l be awards for entrants at the
*VHS stadium at 12:30 p.m. with
quarter midget racing set for 1
p.m. in the high school parking
lot At 2 p.m. the Ridge Riders
will hold their annual horseshow
at Anderson Park with several
different events planned for this
event,
At 2:30 p.m. there will be a
radio controlled model aircraft
demonstration at both Vernonia
Airport and Lake Vernonia.
Rounding out Saturday's ev
ents will be a bowling tourna
ment to be held at Alpine Lanes
— entrants are advised to call
for reserved time entries; and
a teen dance at the VHS will
continue until midnight with
admission set at $1.50 per per
son
Sunday promises to be another
day of fun and excitement
leading off with the golf tourna
ment with tee times from 6 — 11
a m and the annual Logger's
Breakfast with serving from 7 —
11 a m .
The quarter midget finals will
take place at the high school
parking lot at 12 noon with a
trap shoot at 1 p.m across from
Anderson Park
The Jaycees will sponsor a
community picnic at Hawkins
Park that afternoon from 1-5
p.m with prizes to be awarded
those winners in competitions of
pole walking, birling, jousting,
etc
At Alpme Lanes the bowling
tournament will continue in pro
gress while throughout the area
there will be various con
cessions for the enjoyment of
visitors and residents alike
Sunday, July 29, from 12:30 till
9:30pm . "W aterOlym pics” will
be held at the City Pool, fea
turing a wide variety of swim
ming events plus games of water
polo
Ribbons will be awarded and
anyone over the age of eight
years may enter in their age
groups for all events
Competition times are: 8-9
year olds, 12:30 to 1:30
10-11
year olds, l:30to 3:00; 12-13 year
olds, 3:00 to 4:30; 14 years and
up. 4:30 to 6 p.m ; diving (all
ages) 6:30 to 7:30; and water
polo. 7:30 to 9:30, any age in
Teams of 6.
To register contact lifeguard
Darlene Parrow at the pool, or
call 429-8134
V E R N O N IA
CHAPMAN GRANGE No. 788 took first place
honors hi Grange judging a t the recently com
pleted Colombia County fa ir with the above dis
Dentist at
Clinic for
Residents
DR. JOEL D. WASSERMAN, DDS
F R IE N D S H IP
JA M BO KFF
Friday - Saturday - Sunday
July 27 - 28 - 29
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Meets Set by Aging Agency
Podiatrist
To Serve
Vernonia
If anyone in Vernonia has a
toothache they will be pleased to
know that they will no longer
have to fight for appointments
nor make the long trek over the
hill to Portland or Forest Grove
There is now a dentist, Joel D.
Wasserman, DDS. in residence
on Wednesdays and Fridays of
each week from 9 a m until 6
p m at the Vernonia Clinic.
" I learned from my friend, Dr
Keller who holds a foot clinic
here in Vernonia, about how nice
the area was," said the doctor,
who lives in Beaverton with his
wife and two sons, Todd. 2 4
years and Scott, four months
"And when I learned there was
no dental service I thought it
would be a good idea to set up a
partial practice where I didn’t
have to fight for patients and
could give them the individual
care they needed ” He smiled,
then added candidly, "And it
sounded like a nice quiet place to
work away from all the rush of
the city”
Dr Wasserman who is 28. has
several years of experience in
his profession, with the U.S.
Public Health Service in Port
land He is now in private
practice in Portland and plans to
continue the Vernonia service.
" I don’t intend to come in here
until I've established a big
following downtown then move
out. leaving the people in the
lurch," said D r Wasserman,
eyes serious behind his glasses
“ It's not fair to the patients who
come to you for help.’’
A native of Los Angeles, the
doctor graduated from Dorsey
High School then was an under
graduate at UCLA Following
that he attended the Dental
College at the University of Cali
fornia Medical Center in San
Francisco
For the past three years he has
been Chief Dental Officer in the
Portland based Public Health
Service out patient clinic.
"We came to Oregon because
of the service," said the doctor,
as he brushed dark hair off his
forehead, "but we stayed be
cause we liked it.”
The Society of Arts and Crafts
is presenting its 10th Annual
Jamboree Art Exhibit this year,
THURSDAY. JULY 28. 1973 located during the Jamboree at
the Masonic Temple at 847
Jefferson Avenue, a half block
north of Bridge Street.
For the second year, Portland
Community College is cooper
ating with the society to bring
demonstrations of a variety of
crafts. A schedule follows of the
presentations:
Saturday: 1-3 p.m., David
Diving Horse, leatherwork; 3 to
5 p.m., Dexter Bacon, jew elry; 2
to 4 p.m., Mildred Hubbard, oil
painting; 1 to 3 p.m., Tanya
Durham, card weaving
Sunday: 1 to 3 p.m., Kris
Holmes,calligraphy; 3 to 5 p.m.,
Linda La
Boda, tapestry
weaving and macrame; 2 to 4
p.m., Gary Smith, pottery.
Local craftsmen will present
their demonstrations throughout
the Jamboree weekend, as av
ailable. They are Carol Evans,
c a llig ra p h y ;
R ick
Jensen,
leatherwork; Jeff Dotter, pot
tery; Lorraine Strong, ceram
ics; Sue Filter, loom weaving.
The exhibit opens Friday eve
ning at 6 p.m. then again
Saturday at noon, closing both
evenings about 9:30 or 10 p.m.
Sunday opening will be at noon,
with the exhibit closing at 5 p.m.
The exhibit is open without
charge.
play. By taking the top award, the
represent the area la the 1974 Oregoi
The Clackamas - Columbia
Washington Counties' Agency on
Aging Sub-Task Force commit
tee on Housing & Shelter has
been rescheduled and will meet
on Monday, July 30 at 12 noon on
the second floor of the St. Helens
City Hall to discuss recent re
ports and findings on Housing for
the elderly in this area.
The sub-task force on Retire
ment Roles & Activities will
meet at the same time and
place on Wednesday, August 1.
The Sub-Task Force on A l
ternatives to Institutionalization
DR. JOEL K E L L E R , D PM
" I first came to Vernonia
during a free foot clinic held
back in October of 1972,” said
Dr. Joel Keller, D P M. “The
demand was so incredible — at
least 40 patients — that I felt the
area needed a podiatrist."
Dr. Keller, who will hold office
hours at the Vernonia Clinic one
morning every other week
(times and dates will be ann
ounced prior through notice in
the paper), is married and has a
daughter, Sheryl "And another
on the way," he laughed "At
least I think it will be a g irl,” he
added, with a grin
A resident of Beaverton — “ I
live just a short distance from
Dr Wasserman” — the podia
trist has a full time office in
Portland and a parttime prac
tice in Hillsboro
“ I come to Vernonia because
the service is needed,” he said
seriously. " I see too many who
have neglected minor problems
until they become major ones.”
He continued. “Most adult foot
problems could have been pre
vented by adequate care during
childhood and that’s what I hope
to provide ”
D r Keller, a native of Cleve
land. Ohio, attended McGill
University in Montreal, Canada
then graduated from California
Podiatry College in San Fran
cisco
The doctor, who has been in
Oregon one year, said, "We
came here because there is more
opportunity to have a good
practice here without the ass
embly-line techniques needed in
other areas And we like it.”
Ait Exhibit
Opens Friday
& Legal Aid will meet at the
same time and place on Monday,
August 6.
The Sub-Task Force on Health
& Nutrition will meet at the
same time and place on Tues
day, August 7.
A special Jamboree section is
included with this issue of the
Eagle. Included in the section
are a listing of weekend events,
photos of the Jamboree court
and old time logging pictures,
and advertisements by Vernonia
area firms backing the annual
festivities.
New Hours for
Rec Program
The Community Education
Advisory Council and Pat Good
man, PCC’s recreation director,
announce the new hours for the
recreation program at the Scout
Cabin to be 12 noon to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday each
week until August 17.
A variety of play equipment
has been loaned by the school
district to the CEAC for checkout
during stated hours to be used
under the supervision of Mrs.
Goodman.
Items include baseballs and
bats, a football for playing touch
football, ping-pong, croquet,
volleyball, tennis raquets and
balls, badmitton, horseshoes,
and other equipment.
Progress Reports Given by
Activity Center Directors
Progress reports were heard
from the Activity Center staff
teams that have been working
diligently since June 18 to devel
op an individualized program for
the developmentally disabled
adults of Columbia County.
The enrollment of the two cen
ters now totals 15 with several on
'a waiting list.
The staff team in the Columbia
Activity center in St. Helens,
consists of Patricia Kemper, in
structor, Evelyn Townsend, in
structor’s aide, and Carol Hall,
T M R teacher from Warren.
In the Clatskanie area the
Lower Columbia Activity Center
staff team has Sandy Kirkpat
rick, instructor, Marge Coal
man, instructor’s aide, and Pat
ricia Crostick, T M R teacher
from Clatskanie.
The conference was also at
tended by the Activity Center
advisory board, Ray Reese from
DVR, and Ray Godsey, program
director of the Activity Centers.
Individual programs are being
planned for each client in the ac
tivity centers to help them reach
their potential. Programs in
self-help skills, personal hy
giene, work incentive and basic
education are being developed
with the assistance of Portland
Community College, Vocational
Rehabilitation, and M e n t a l
Health Division, local and state.
Evaluations, m e d i c a l and
psychological will be taken on
each client to establish at what
level the individual is function
ing and what his capabilities are
at this time.
Staffing will be an on-going
event in the centers to assist the
instructors in providing the nec
essary resources to move the
client into outside employment
or place them in a live-in facility
of their choice or training where
needed to allow them to become
self sufficient
Activity Center Chairman
Amanda Kammer reported on
the camping program planned
for Aug. 21, 22, 23 at Camp W il
kerson for all the center adults
and the students of the TM R
classes in Warren and Clatska
nie This will be the first ex
perience for some of the handi
capped and will give them the
skills needed in hiking, cooking,
nature study and to appreciate
the outdoors
Marge Coalman reported on
the successful swim program
they have had this summer for
all developmentally disabled in
the Clatskanie area, which has
had a good turn out and has
proven very beneficial to the
therapy of the persons involved.
The conference closed with
a report from Ray Godsey, pro
gram director, on the policies
and guidelines being developed
statewide to provide safety,
health, and facility guidelines
for all activity centers.
The Columbia Activity Center
is still seeking a larger facility
for their clients as they have out
grown the present building
at 970 Columbia Blvd. in St.
Helens. The Clatskanie Center is
housed in the Clatskanie Church
of the Nazarene on Hwy. 30, four
miles from Clatskanie.
T H IR D
P IA C E
$
M ORE SPRUCING UP Is hi evidence along Bridge Street tkto
week. Lew’s Place b boasting a new look on front of building,
Alpine Lanes a new sign and Alpine-style front, and BIO Horn’s
office b sporting a new coat of pahit.
Ambulance to Be Purchased
In action taken at Friday
night’s special city council
meeting, the city officials auth
orized the engineering firm of
Whiteley, Jacobson and Assoc
iates to prepare and call for bids
for water system reservoir con
trol and booster pump imp
rovements. The bids will be
opened at the August 20 council
session.
The council also plans to apply
for a federal grant to aid in the
water system improvements.
Following inspection of the
vehicle earlier in the week, the
councilmen voted to purchase a
used unit - a 1970 Chevrolet -
from a Portland ambulance
firm. The purchase price is to be
$4,000.
The council also requested
that Jack Whiteley of Whiteley,
Jacobson and Assoc, be present
prior to the August 20 meeting to
discuss the proposed purchase of
a new tire truck
The council’s next regularly
scheduled meeting will be Aug
ust 6, at 8 p.m., at City Hall.