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november13 2012 VERNONIA’S reflecting the spirit of our community volume6 issue21 The Cottage: A Co-op Offering Local Art and More in Scappoose By Scott Laird Seth Cutright to Receive Life Saving Award seen before. Which is exactly the point. The inspiration for The Cottage storefront came from Mann herself, who had been developing her personal busi- ness as a “special events” florist. She thinking of all the other creative and talented people that I knew in Columbia Are you one of those people who County and the Portland Metro area who like to buy from local businesses when- had thought about opening a shop them- ever possible? Do you like to support selves, which of course requires a lot of local artisans, crafts people and resources.” small business owners? When Mann was able to bring you do your holiday shopping together a group that bounced do you look for unique, one- ideas around and eventually of-a-kind items that tells the opened the original store. “The recipient they are someone end result you see here is very special? different from the rough draft If you answered yes to that we initially envisioned,” any of these questions then you says Mann. Mann says she need to stop by and shop at The originally had a partner when Cottage in Scappoose. the business began. “Debra Based on a coopera- Miller was hugely instrumental tive business model, The Cot- in helping bring all the pieces tage is a shared space featur- together and get the doors ing the work of over twenty open.” artists and vendors, similar to Mann seems to be the Above: Sarah Mann is the owner of Flora Designs the Made In Vernonia store that perfect fit as the face and person- and the manager of The Cottage. Below: Pottery by Cody Galvin. many of our readers may already ality of The Cottage. Friendly be familiar with. The Cottage and engaging, Mann knows offers locally crafted art, gifts, something about each of the ven- flowers and more. dors she helps represent in the Located in Old town store and the story behind their Scappoose, just a few blocks off work that is on display. She is Highway 30, near the Scappoose extremely knowledgeable about, City Hall and Library, They Cot- and excited to talk about each of tage recently moved to this new the artists. Her enthusiasm for location on July 15 th . Prior to her work and place in the com- the move, the store had been munity comes shining through tucked away by the DEQ office; as she discusses the cooperative they opened in that location last business model and the many November. artists and crafts people who are The new location has been great saw an opportunity to introduce a more represented in the store. for business, according to store “man- artistic element to floral designing in So far the concept seems to be ager” Sarah Mann. “We have most defi- the Scappoose area and was looking to working. Mann’s Flora Designs busi- nitely seen a difference,” says Mann. expand into the everyday floral market. ness is the anchor which allows her to A walk through The Cottage will “I thought, ‘How could I get a retail open the store Wednesday through Sat- open your eyes to all kinds of local talent space that could maybe support itself and urday. The Cottage contains work and and gift items that you probably haven’t give me a venue to have a work space,’” products from over twenty artists and says Mann. “And I started vendors—anything from colorful paint- inside 11 mt. hood adventure 12 sustainability day 19 trick-or-treat free Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson announced this week that the Oregon State Sheriff’s Associa- tion will be awarding its Life Saving Award to Seth Cutright, the Vernonia youth who rescued his grandmother from their burning home on October 12, 2012, and suffered burns as a re- sult. “Seth Cutright’s valor and fearlessness in braving the inferno to save his grandmother’s life is an in- spiring story,” the sheriff said. Sheriff Dickerson nominated Cutright, age 12, for the statewide award after learning of his heroism. The Oregon State Sheriff’s Associa- tion represents the 36 elected sheriffs of Oregon, which recognizes out- standing achievements by employees and the citizens they serve during its annual conference. This year’s conference is De- cember 2 through 6, with the awards banquet scheduled for Wednesday, December 5 in Bend. Cutright and members of his family will be on hand to receive the award that night. ings and photography to jewelry to hand- made baby clothes. Mann says the store originally opened with just five vendors, so the growth has been tremendous. Mann showed me around the store and pointed out some of the high- lights in the store, although she was disappointed that she wouldn’t have a chance to talk about all of them. For Mann, it is hard to single out any of the vendors—she thinks they are all fabu- lous! Local artist Sally Stevens is from continued on page 6 Incumbents Win Reelection in Columbia County Incumbents held the night in Columbia County on November 6 as all of the local races tipped in favor of those running for reelection. Long time County Commissioner Tony Hyde defeated challenger Tammy Maygra to retain his Position 3 seat. Hyde received over 61 percent of the vote to Maygra’s 38 percent. Earl Fisher was also reelected as County Commissioner, winning Position 1 in a close race over Wayne Mayo. Fisher received 50 percent of the vote; Mayo received 49 percent of the vote. Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson overcame a challenge from within his own office, defeating deputy Dave Fuller by a margin of 59 to 40 percent. In local races, Josette Mitchell, Randy Parrow and Kim Tierney were all reelected in Vernonia after running unopposed. Mitchell will retain her seat as Vernonia Mayor after winning with 87 percent of the vote; there were 86 write-in votes. Parrow and Tierney will also return to the Vernonia City Council; Parrow received 48 percent of the vote, Tierney received 39 Percent and there were 125 write-ins. Oregon State Representative Brad Witt held his seat in District 31 in the Oregon House. Witt, a Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Lew Barnes, as Witt garnered 53 percent of the vote to the 41 percent that Barnes received. In the US Congress, Democrat Representative Suzanne Bonamici held her seat in the 1 st Congressional District, receiving 60 percent of the vote. Nationally, Columbia County voted with the rest of the state of Oregon to reelect President Barack Obama. Columbia County cast 50 percent of their votes in favor of the Democratic incumbent, trending below the Oregon number of 54 percent. Republican challenger Mitt Romney received 45 percent of the vote from local voters, Romney received 42 percent statewide. There were numerous ballot measures under consideration in Oregon this election. Oregonians voted against several measures including rejecting Measures 82 and 83 which would have allowed private ownership of casinos in the state, including a proposed casino in Wood Village. Oregonians also rejected Measure 80 which would have legalized the possession and cultivation of marijuana and hemp; Colorado and Washington State both passed similar measures. Oregonians also voted against Measure 84 which would have phased out the estate tax. Oregonian’s approved several measures including Measure 79, which prohibits additional property taxes and Measure 85, which allocates the corporate kicker refund to education.
