community bulletin board/letters to the editor
december13
4 2011
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With love,
Kari Titus and Family
Vernonia
To the Editor
With the season of gratitude
upon us, I’d like to express thanks for
the many volunteers that make this
community tick. Without all of the
social service, cultural, civic, and faith-
based organizations that are primarily or
completely staffed by loyal volunteers,
I can’t imagine what life would be for
those of us who love living here.
Chamber of Commerce Year End Social, December 14, 6:30 PM--
Vernonia area business owners are invited to a Year-End Social hosted
by the Vernonia Area Chamber of Commerce. This will be an evening
to share ideas and refreshments and discuss opportunities at the WOEC
Headquarters.
communities a better place to live.
Classes are held once a week for nine
consecutive weeks in St. Helens. Classes will
be held on Mondays from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
beginning on January 9. There is a fee of $75
for reference materials. Students completing
the class will be expected to pay back about
50 hours on community horticultural projects.
For more information or to get the
application packet you can contact the OSU
Extension Office by calling 503 397-3462,
emailing either Chip Bubl (chip.bubl@
oregonstate.edu) or Vicki Krenz at (vicki.
krenz@oregonstate.edu), or by stopping by
the office at 505 N. Columbia River Hwy in
St. Helens.
Readers Lend Their Voices...
To the Editor
Kari Titus and her entire family
would like to thank the Vernonia
Community and Black Bear Coffee
Shop for donating their time, money and
support to help with Kari’s recovery.
ALL of the love and prayers being sent
out to our family is greatly appreciated
and has done wonders by filling us
with hope and strength to help battle
this horrible cancer. Kari can’t thank
everyone enough for all they have done
to help her in this time of her life and
wishes to give back love to all. She is
getting stronger every day and her days
are getting brighter, knowing how many
people love her. Thank you for your
continued support and prayers!
Upcoming Events
I’m especially grateful this year
for the new members of the Vernonia
Grange who have transformed the well-
loved but aging interior of the Grange
Hall into a warm and welcoming space.
With Britt Bensen-Steele’s vision
of what it could be and the donated
materials and hours of skilled work
and artistry by Britt, Diana Peach,
Julie Prohaska , Larry Steele, Randy
Lee, Jim Buxton, Cici Bell, Dr. Carol
McIntyre, and many others, it’s been
both physically and spiritually renewed.
The Grange gratefully received a
generous donation from the Vernonia
Lions towards this refurbishment and
upgraded appliances from Evan Doyle
and Ken Pitts. I also want to thank
Robb Wilson and Maggie Peyton
for their many years of dedication to
maintaining this century-plus building
by providing post-flood cleanup, new
exterior paint, infrastructure repair, and
other improvements that have kept the
Grange a treasured community space.
Tobie Finzel
Vernonia
To the Editor
I would like to thank the
community for their continued support
for the girls who are involved in Scouting
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VHS Band Holiday Concert, December 15, 7:00 PM--The community
of Vernonia is invited to celebrate the Holidays with the VHS Band in the
Logger Dome. The band will be playing songs and showing scenes from
holiday movies - including Home Alone, Nightmare Before Christmas
and The Polar Express. The concert is free. Hot cocoa and bake sale will
be held in the lobby. Pajamas are encouraged for attire!
Celebrating Families 2011, December 20, 21, 22, 11:00 AM-4:00
PM-- at the Vernonia School Cafeteria. Holiday gift making, cookie
decorating and gift wrapping for the whole family. For more information
contact DeAnna Pearl (503) 369-7370.
in Vernonia. Your past purchases have
made it possible for us to rent the camp
lodge at Mountaindale as well as all of
the “cookie” trips the girls have planned
and taken. The Vernonia Girl Scouts
will once again be pre-selling flowering,
potted tulips and hyacinths from
VanderZanden Farms as a fundraiser for
our spring camping trip. All Girl Scouts
will be selling them from December 1st
2011 through January 3rd, 2012 and they
will be available for pick-up from WGS
on Monday, February 13th from 1:30 –
3:30 PM. This is a great way to support
Scouts while getting fresh flowers
for a loved one, teacher or friend near
Valentine’s Day. Remember, the bulbs
can be planted in your yard and enjoyed
for many years to come. These are the
same beautiful varieties planted by our
Scouts at the “Welcome to Vernonia”
sign. The cost will be $6 for a brightly
wrapped, blooming pot of 5 tulips or
3 hyacinths. Orders can be placed
with any Girl Scout and are greatly
appreciated. Girl Scouts is a program
that instills leadership skills and a sense
of responsibility to the girl’s community
as well as a place to have a whole lot
of fun For further information on Girl
Scouts please call (503) 429-5709.
Thank you again!
Susan Ely
Vernonia
To the Editor
Thank you Don Puckett for
stepping up to the plate and starting
the recall of Rainier City Councilors
Russ Moon and David Langford. It’s
not surprising that in less than a week
there were more that 150 signatures
gathered. I had hoped Mr. Moon and
Mr. Langford would save the City the
cost and embarrassment of a recall and
resign. But then again, it wouldn’t be
like this team to bow-out gracefully.
As a City Councilor I felt the
brunt of the rude and erratic behavior of
David Langford and been a target of Russ
Moons’ bulling. Moon overstepping
his authority is second nature. This
madness has to stop for Rainier to move
forward. The actions of these men
have taken a dramatic toll on the City
and cost Rainier tax payers hundreds of
thousands of dollars. I join the Friends
of Rainier, Mayor and supporting sitting
Councilors in this recall effort.
A
vote to remove Russ Moon and David
Langford off the Rainier City Council is
a Vote for Rainier.
Judith Taylor
Former City Councilor
Rainier
To the Editor
We’d like to thank the many
people who supported our Thanksgiving
community dinner with donated food
and labor. Special thanks go to Cathy
Meyer for her very hard work, and to
the Vernonia Community Church for
allowing us the use of their building.
Around 130 people joined us for a
friendly meal, and we’re very happy to
have served the community this way.
Our church plans more events
of this kind in the new year, and we
hope you’ll join us then, too.
Again, many thanks-- and may
you have a blessed Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
Members of Pioneer Baptist Fellowship
Vernonia
Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-7
Lady’s Night Wed 5-12
“STILL BIKER FRIENDLY”
LIVE MUSIC
Sat, 12/17 “Ware-wolves of London” Classic British Rock
Sat, 12/31 New Year’s Eve Party $3/$5 Cover
“Kenny Lee & the Sundowners” Blues & Southern Rock
Dinner packages available, call to make reservations
Sat, 1/7 “Danny Hays Davis” Rockin’ Blues
Mon & Tues 10am-6pm, Cafe Closed • Wed 10am-6pm, Cafe 10am-5pm
Thr-Fri 10am-7pm, Cafe 10am-6pm • Sat 10am-11pm, Cafe 10am-10pm
Sunday 10am-2pm, Cafe 10am-2pm (or call)
11139 Highway 202
(503) 755-2722
Friday, Dec. 16th
Dusty Trails
• Specialty hamburgers
• Draft beer & mixed drinks
• Pool tables & satelite TV
• Special live music events
• Free Wi-fi
Sun - Thurs 11 AM - Midnight •
733 Bridge St, Vernonia
Saturday, Dec. 31st
New Year’s Eve
with Catherine Loyer
& Strawberry Roan
Gift certificates available
Fri - Sat 11 AM - 2:30 AM
• 503-429-9999