community news
june26
8 2012
UNWC Steering Committee Meeting Ramsey Honored by Vernonia
You are cordially invited to at-
tend the meeting of the Upper Nehalem
Watershed Council, Thursday, June 28 th
at the Fishhawk Lake Clubhouse, 9997
Beach drive Birkenfeld OR, 97016.
There will be two special pre-
sentations, beginning around 7:45, fol-
lowing the regular business meeting.
“Establishing Conservation Ar-
eas in State Forest – North Coast Land-
scapes”
Bob Rees - North Coast Forest
Campaign Manager will be presenting
on behalf of the North Coast State Forest
Coalition on the conservation communi-
ties effort to help establish permanent
conservation areas on the state forest
landscape. Under Governor Kitzhaber’s
vision for state forests, designating vis-
ible and durable conservation areas on
public lands can be an efficient way to
protect sensitive species and provide a
myriad of other values that all Orego-
nians embrace. The coalition is working
with the Board of Forestry and the De-
partment of Forestry to establish these
areas but citizen involvement is neces-
sary to meet the social and economic
needs of our fragile coastal economies.
The coalition’s work falls directly in
line with the work of north coast wa-
tershed councils, in securing high value
habitat for the protection of quality fish
and wildlife habitat as well as a source
of clean drinking water for future gen-
erations to utilize. Governor Kitzhaber’s
address to the Board of Forestry can be
found here: http://governor.oregon.gov/
Gov/media_room/speeches/s2011/testi-
mony_boardofforestry_110311.shtml
“Fishhawk Limiting Factors”
General overview and open dis-
cussion of issues impacting the health of
the lake and the surrounding watershed.
For more information call 503-
429-0869, email Maggie@nehalem.org,
or check the calendar at our website
http://unwc.nehalem.org (click calendar
event).
Volunteer Firefighters
On May 14th, at the meeting of the
Vernonia Volunteer Fire Association, Tom
Ramsey was presented with a personalized
fire helmet in recognition and thanks for
his 10 years of service with the Vernonia
Rural Fire Protection District. Ramsey
most recently served as Lieutenant and
was active in a number of capacities for
the District. Due to
Former Vernonia resident Tom Ramsey was honored by the
Vernonia Volunteer Fire Association for ten years of service. a job change, he has
relocated to Hermiston
Pictured below with Ramsey is Vernonia Firefighter Dan
and has submitted his
Hanson (center) and Deputy Chief Dean Smith (right).
official
resignation
in Vernonia. Ramsey is
now a member of the Fire
Department in Hermiston
and is busy getting
acquainted with his new
‘fire family’ there. We
thank him for his many
years of dedication and
service to our community
and wish him the best in
his new adventure.
2012 My Fair Lady Court continued from page 7
before she settled in Columbia
County in 1999. She is married
and has 2 sons and 2 daughters,
2 stepsons, 1 stepdaughter,
3 grandchildren and 5 step
grandchildren. Her most treasured
memory was the birth of her first
grandchild. She worked 19 years
as an Office Manager for Auto
Trader Magazine. The past 3 years
Carol has volunteered her time at
the Scappoose Senior Center, New
Life Fellowship, and Grant Watts
Elementary school. Her hobby is
gardening.
Marily Sue Tift
Marily was born in
Longview, Washington and raised
in Rainier, Oregon. She is married
and has 3 daughters, and 3 sons;
she also has 15 grandchildren and
25 great grandchildren. Marily
worked for the State of Oregon
as a File Clerk and a Computer
Operator/Technician for 31 years;
she also was a caregiver to the
elderly and disabled (physically
and mentally handicapped) for 17
years. She has been volunteering
at the Rainier Senior Center for 2
years. Her hobbies are gardening,
knitting, crocheting, and music.
Bes Savage
Bes Savage was born
and raised in South West Los
Angeles, California. She moved
to Columbia County in 1967.
Bes has 2 daughters and 1 son,
6 grandchildren, 9 great
grandchildren, and 2 great
great-grandchildren. She
says she has so many
wonderful
memories
JULY 4 th WEDNESDAY
she cannot select just
Fourth of July Parade -
one. The most treasured
Staging at Anderson Park Arena
memories are in the house
Time TBA
in Clatskanie where she
raised her family. Besides
JULY 14 th SATURDAY
being a mother and a
Vernonia Ridgerider Poker Ride
wife, she worked for over
8AM Signup
50 years as an Assistant
1 st rider out at 9AM
Manager, and a Computer
Last rider out at 11:00 AM
P r o g r a m m e r / O p e r a t o r.
BBQ chicken lunch available, camping
Bes has volunteered
and corrals. Great ride and prizes for
her time since 1968 for
best poker hands
Vernonia Ridgeriders
Schedule of Events
AUG 4 th SATURDAY
Jamboree Parade
Staging at Anderson Park Arena
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
AUG 5 th SUNDAY
Vernonia Ridgeriders Jamboree Playday
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Signup at 9:00 AM
Gaming starts at 11:00 AM
SEPT 15 th SATURDAY
Vernonia Ridgerider Playday
10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Signup at 10:00 AM
Events start at 11:00AM
For more information contact Deloris
Bellingham @ 503-895-0553 or go to the
vernoniaridgeriders.com website
different organizations: Saddle
Club (family club), Clatskanie
P.T.A., Clatskanie Senior Center,
4-H Club, and the Garden Club.
Her hobbies are farm animals,
motorcycle riding, auto-camper,
4-H, horse racing, sewing,
wallpapering and remodeling.
Lilja “Tobie” Finzel
Lilja “Tobie” was born
and raised in Portland, Oregon.
She moved to Columbia County
in 1999. She is married with no
children. She has many treasured
memories from her happy
childhood, exciting college years,
happy marriage, interesting and
challenging career. Tobie started
her professional career in bank
operations in 1969 as a computer
programmer. Tobie’s volunteer
work includes service on the
Portland YWCA board; she was
People-to-People delegate to
China in 1986 and the former
Soviet Union in 1990. Other
organizations she volunteers for
are: Vernonia School Budget
committee, Vernonia Hands-on-
Art, Columbia County Cultural
Coalition, Vernonia Museum
Association, and Vernonia Cares
Food Bank. Her hobbies are
travel, reading, writing, spelling
bees, volunteer work in arts and
heritage.
Readers Lend Their
Voices... continued from page 4
who are taking your money
from one pocket and putting
it in another really care
about you? NO they care
about your money! You
are nothing but a number to
them, a $ sign!
If small business
leaves Vernonia, the town
looks deserted, no one
wants to live here, the
utilities and property taxes
are divided between fewer
people and those who stay
struggle more! Do you
not see that? Sure Sentry
is more expensive, they
don’t get the discounts by
buying in huge bulk that
Winco and Walmart do,
they also have more cost
of overhead here in the
highest utility area in who
knows where. My electric
bill in April was $900! I
can’t even imagine how
much Randy and Sharon
pay! Sure gas at Minimart
is more expensive. How
much does it cost to drive
to another gas station?
More than .20 cents/gallon.
It costs you a gallon of gas
just to get there to save…
And, did that gas station
give money to your kids
all night grad party? NO,
but Matt did and look how
many people are working
at these stores and feeding
their families. Do we only
show compassion when we
lose someone or should we
be more considerate to our
community and want to
keep it together by doing a
little shopping here in town
daily instead of handing
our hard earned money
over to those who really
don’t know us, don’t care
about us and only see us as
a dollar bill.
Thank you to all
who support Vernonia
Florist and all other local
business. We care about
your families, we do our
best to contribute to all
fundraising events, and we
do our best to help when we
can. Please consider the
same and shop local before
it’s too late.
Lisa Edgar
Vernonia
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