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About Vernonia's voice. (Vernonia, OR) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 2011)
community Voices From the Crowd: A Day in the Life of a Timber Faller By Dennis Nelson In 1980, I was an apprentice Timber Faller working with John Ragsdale. We were double-jacking big, hundred-year-old Douglas Fir on steep slopes just west of Scappoose. John would cut out the face and make the backcut while I drove wedges. After the tree came down and stopped rolling, it was my job to run out with the tape. I measured, marked, limbed and bucked the top. John cut off the butt log. We started at first light, worked hard and fast for six hours, and quit totally exhausted. A little rest, a lot of food, a good night’s sleep and we were ready to do it again. So it was, after one of those hot days in the brush, that John and I were relaxing with cold beers at the Cedarside Inn in Vernonia. All at once, dramatically, that big slab of a door was flung open and silhouetted against the light stood Gary Everett. Gary was another timber faller and one of John’s best friends. They were both high-energy guys and when they got together it was like fire and gasoline-- explosions were inevitable. Sara Wold, owner of Indulgence Nail Salon, has opened shop in a new location in Vernonia. Wold, who recently became a certified Nail Technician and started working from a space in Spiralz Salon, now has her own location and space at 859 Bridge Street. In addition to her regular manicures, pedicures, and nail-enhancement services, Wold says she is now offering Acrylic Services and has added some specialty manicure and pedicure We fix rock chips before your windshield cracks. Meyer’s Auto Body, Inc • 493 Bridge St• VERNONIA • 503-429-0248 LUBE, OIL & FILTER WHILE YOU WAIT STARTING AT $29.95 UP TO 5 QT. 58605 NEHALEM HWY. S. 503/706/9409 C edar M ist S tudios Deborah Steffen is a reg- istered yoga instructor and certifi ed hypnotist serving Vernonia for over 5 years. Located 5 miles from Vernonia at 20960 Scappoose Vernonia Hwy. Hypnotherapy • • • • Stress/Pain Management Weight Loss Stop Smoking Self Confi dence... • • Tues & Thurs 9-10AM Mon & Weds 4:30-5:30PM 503-429-2103 CedarMistStudios.com Yoga options to her menu. Wold says she is offering a Grand Opening Special of $5 off anyone’s first service and is also offering specials for the High School Winter Formal. Hours are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., and Saturdays from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Wold says it is best to call ahead and make an appointment, but she will also absolutely take walk-ins if she has availability. To schedule an Sara Wold with a client at her new appointment, call (971) 227- location at 859 Bridge St. 2919. The Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District (VRFPD) is fielding a team of six firefighters that will be participating in the 20th Annual Scott’s Firefighter Stairclimb in Seattle on Sunday, March 6, 2011. Your local department members will be running up 69 flights of stairs in full fire gear and SCBA. While they welcome the challenge, your local firefighters are doing this to fight help blood cancers. All proceeds benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. VRFPD would love for you to support your department. Your tax-deductible donation helps in the fight against blood cancers. About the climb: At 788 feet of vertical elevation, the Columbia Center (formerly Bank of America Tower) in downtown Seattle stands as the second StPierreGraphics@aol.com E C I V R E S PAIR E R & 15 VRFPD to Participate in Stairclimb to Fight Cancer Call us VERNONIA 2011 Indulgence Nail Salon in New Location When these two were having a good time, they could be heard from one end of Bridge Street to the other. Gary ordered a beer, took a couple of quick strides and threw himself down on a chair at our table. Immediately, he and John were engaged in a highly animated conversation with much arm waving for emphasis. Gary’s beer had barely arrived when, by accident, John’s elbow caught his own glass and knocked it over, spilling the contents everywhere. In an instant, Gary grabbed his own glass and, slammed it upside down on the table top. They looked each other in the eye, then were up and out the door in a flash. I was still sitting there, watching beer run off the edge of the table, a little stunned by what I had just witnessed, when the barmaid came walking up. She grimly surveyed the situation, gave me a real hard look and said, “You’re done-- Get out of here!” By the time I hit the the street, John and Gary were long gone, so I drove home, sharpened my chain, fixed dinner and prepared myself for another day in the life of a Timber Faller. Now I have to replace it! january25 tallest building west of the Mississippi. It takes 69 flights of stairs and 1,311 steps to reach the highly acclaimed observation deck overlooking the city. The Scott Firefighter Stairclimb supports the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, raising money through sponsorships, individual and department fundraising, and entry fees. In 2010, the event featured over 1,500 firefighters from 247 different departments and brought in a record $780,000 for blood-cancer research and patient services. The 2011 VRFPD Team is: Brandi Abney, Scott Courtney, Ben Davis, Michael Demeter, Jesse Harbour, and Loren Loomis To donate and show support for your Team go to: http://www.llswa.org/goto/VRFPD. Birkenfeld Store and Café Liv e M 7-10 us PM All ic! 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