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community bulletin board/letters to the editor
july10
2012
Upcoming Time for
Ralph Painter
Events
Memorial Run
the Bear
Ralph Painter Memorial
Run, July 15, 7:30 AM at Creek Run
Rainier High School. 10K
Run, 5K Run/Walk. On-Line
Registration and information
at
www.signmeup.
com//84333
Columbia County Fair
and Rodeo, July 18-22
at the Columbia County
Fairgrounds, 58892 Saulser
Road, St. Helens.
Vernonia
Friendship
Jamboree and Logging
Show, August 3-5
Bear Creek Run, August 11,
7:45 AM starts at Anderson
Park in Vernonia. 10K Run
along paved Banks -Vernonia
Linear Trail or 5K Walk/Run
around Vernonia Lake. This
is a fundraiser for Vernonia
Cares Food Bank. On-
Line registration at www.
signmeup.com/82872.
Vernonia Schools Grand
Opening
Celebration,
August 21
Annual Community Wide
Garage Sale, August 25, 9:00
AM-5:00 PM. All residents
& businesses wanting to be
included on the maps can sign
up by calling Helen Bateman
at 503-429-6203, last day to
sign up is August 21st. Maps
of all participating locations
will be available Friday
before the sale. In the past
years over 45 locations have
held a sale.
It’s time, again, to
don your runnin’ shoes!
Believe it or not the
Bear Creek Run in support of
Vernonia Cares is just around
the corner. We are busy pre-
paring for a super fun time
this year so please plan to
join us on Saturday, August
11th at the Anderson Park Pa-
vilion. The races will begin
promptly at 9:00 AM. Be on
the lookout for Bear Creek
brochures located at many of
our local businesses. You can
fill out the form and send it in
or sign up on line at www.
signmeup.com/82872. Same
day registration will be at
7:45 AM at Anderson Park.
We are still in need of
sponsors so please consider
sponsoring this event. Hope-
fully, most of our local busi-
nesses have already received
their sponsorship letters. Your
donation is tax deductible and
goes to a great cause; Verno-
nia’s own food bank! If you
want your business name to
appear on our advertisements
and the back of our race T
shirts you need to have your
donation and company logo
in no later than July 1st!
If you need more in-
formation, would like to be-
come a sponsor or volunteer
to help on race day please
contact our race director, Kel-
lie Murray, at 503-429-3021.
See you on August
11th!
DATE & TIME: Sunday, July 15, 2012
DISTANCE: 10k Run - 9:00AM 5k Run & Walk
- 8:30AM
PACKET (BIB NUMBER) PICKUP: Race bib
number packet pick-up & day of race registration
from 7:30AM-8:15AM day of race.
START LOCATION: Rainier High School,
Rainier, OR
RALPH PAINTER
Ralph Painter, a long-time resident
of Columbia County and most recently Chief of
Police for the city of Rainier, Oregon, was an avid
runner for many, many years. An alumnus of St.
Helens High School, Ralph was a member of both
the cross country and track & field teams from
1972-74, excelling in the half mile, mile and two
mile events.
He was always a top contender in any
race he ran and earned honors as an All-League
Athlete and was nominated to the Who’s Who
in Track & Field his senior year. From 1974-76,
Ralph continued to run while pursuing a degree
in criminal justice at Clackamas Community
College. Even after joining the Rainier Police
Department in 1988, Ralph continued his passion
for running. In 1990, he ran in the Police &
Firemen’s’ Olympics in Canada, finishing 2nd in
both the mile and 1/2 mile events. Ralph also ran
in the Hood to Coast Relay several times and had
been in training for the Portland Marathon, as he
had promised his daughter Jennifer he would run
the race with her.
On January 5, 2011, Ralph Painter
was tragically killed while in the performance
of his duties. This 10k memorial run has been
established in his honor and all proceeds from the
race will go into a scholarship fund for deserving
high school seniors in Columbia County.
EARLY REGISTRATION: 10k Run: $30.00 with
t-shirt 5k Run & Walk: $20.00 with t-shirt
LATE REGISTRATION: (after July 11th) 10k
Run: $35.00 with t-shirt map 5k Run & Walk:
$25.00 with t-shirt
DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION: 10k Run:
$35.00 5k Run & Walk: $25.00
ON-LINE REGISTRATION: www.signmeup.
com/84333
Readers Lend Their Voices...
To the Editor,
This is the ending to the story
you ran for our family.
A huge thank you goes to
Nancy and Henk from Oregon Reality
in Vernonia. They found us a beautiful
home. They both tried to find us a home
in Vernonia but it didn’t work out. So
they found us one in St. Helens, Oregon.
Our family is all together plus
we have room for our extended family
and visitors. Our family feels whole once
again. We wish to send a thank you to all
of those in Vernonia who made us feel
welcome while we worked things out
as our family made the transition from
working for 27 plus years to making the
choice to retire and spend time with our
three teens.
My other reason for writing
you is due to the article which was
written about those not so happy with
the way things are going in Vernonia.
I have thought about a response for
over a week. Our family had ups and
downs with the school and city hall
but we choose to deal with those issues
differently.
Those ups and downs
2012 Summer Canning Class Schedule
Have you thought about learning to can
this summer? Are you an experienced canner who
would like an update on the latest USDA recommen-
dations? Plan to attend one or more of the canning
classes offered by the Columbia County Extension
Service. Classes will be held at the First Lutheran
Church, 360 Wyeth St., St. Helens. Each class will
cost $20.00 or $70.00 for all four. A small number
of scholarships are available. Payment must be made
in advance to hold your spot. Class size is limited.
• Wednesday, July 11th, 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Canning
Jams & Jellies
• Wednesday, July 25th, 5:30 to 8:30 PM – Canning
Fruits and Pie Fillings
• Wednesday, August 8th, 5:30 to 8:30 PM – Pres-
sure Canning Vegetables & Meats
• Wednesday, August 22nd, 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Can-
ning Pickles, Tomatoes and Salsa
For more information and to register for
classes, please call or visit the OSU Extension Ser-
vice office at: 505 N. Columbia River Highway, St.
Helens, OR 97051. 503-397-3462
ShoeString
Community Players
Celebrate 30 Years
of Performances
The ShoeString Community Players (SSCP)
will celebrate its 30 year anniversary with the summer
musical revue “A Shoebox of Memories.” The revue
will feature solo and choral numbers from the many
musicals that the group has produced. Featured
performers will include original cast members from
past productions and performers new to SSCP as
well.
The six performances will be in both
Scappoose and St Helens. The three shows in
Scappoose will be at the at the Scappoose High
School Auditorium on July 13 at 7:30 PM and July
14 at 2:00 PM The July 19, 20, and 21 shows will
be at 7:30 PM the St. Helens High School Olmscheid
Auditorium.
There are several sponsorship opportunities
available to businesses and individuals. SSCP is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Call 503-366-4406 or go to www.
sscpmusicals.com for ticket purchase information.
affected our teens more than us. When
the first house we choose didn’t work out
we listened to our teens opinion. Cost of
living did play a part in their opinion.
What weighed more in their minds was
the open and accepted use and open
discussion of drugs and alcohol by some
teens within the community, (parks,
school and homes). Also the disrespect
some teens showed to teachers, staff and
folks in the community. My youngest
would rather be with upper class-men
who are at school to learn than with
some students her own age due to their
immature behavior. Not
all students around her
fell into this category.
One needs to understand
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to a public charter which
set high standards per
Whether you’re looking to purchase a new home or
one’s behavior/character
and achievement on and off campus. It
was an honor to attend and one behaved
honorably.
What standards we teach,
accept or allow will set the stage for an
outcome. Vernonia is a wonderful town.
We enjoyed and loved the friendship,
kindness, willingness to lend a hand,
to protect one another and those with
wonderful stories of Vernonia’s history.
I had wished we could have settled in
your town. While we don’t always know
what’s going on in another’s heart, we
must all be understanding and choose to
solve issues in an honorable manner.
Wisdom is understanding whats’
really important.
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