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2014
Police Blotter Feb.1-15
ARRESTS/
REPORTS/CRIMINAL
CITATIONS
• February 1, 2014 –
Police responded to the
1500 Block of Heather
Ct to assist Vernonia
Fire Department and
Medical Staff on a
medical call.
• February 3, 2014 –
Arrest on the 1300
block of Bridge Ave
for Driving Under the
Influence of Intoxicants
(Alcohol).
• February 3, 2014 –
Police received a report
of a Missing/Runaway
Juvenile from the 400
block of Mississippi
Ave.
• February 15, 2014 –
Police responded to the
1500 Block of Heather
Ln to investigate a
report of Check Fraud
and Theft One (1) by
Deception.
TRAFFIC/OTHER
CITATIONS
• February 3, 2014 –
Issued a traffic citation
for Fail to Carry Proof
of Insurance on Rose
Ave near Maple St.
• February 7, 2014 –
Issued a citation in the
200 block of Bridge St.
for Careless Driving.
• February 15, 2014
Issued a traffic citation
for Violation of the
Basic Rule on Hwy 47
South at MP 65.
Upper Nehalem
Watershed
Council Meeting
6:30 pm on Thursday
February 27, 2014
at the UNWC office
1201 Texas Ave. Suite A,
Vernonia
Entrance is around the back
of the School District building
For more information call
(503) 429-0869 or email maggie@nehalem.org
Vernonia Weather
January 2014
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Weather data is collected at the
U.S. Weather station at the
Vernonia Water Plant
Letter to the Editor,
It’s with a heavy heart
that I tell you that I am closing the
Made In Vernonia shop at the end
of February.
Thank you for contributing
to my dream of owning my own
shop and promoting arts and crafts.
It has been a great experience and
I have learned so much and made
lots of new friends along the way.
Without you, there would not have
been a Made In Vernonia!
Made In Vernonia has been
a community meeting place and
outlet for many creative people in
Vernonia and the surrounding areas
and it will be missed. Unfortunately,
the time and effort that is required
to keep the shop running is not
something I am able to do any
longer. Working a full time job
and juggling the requirements of
the shop is something that I can no
longer sustain.
I have many people besides
my customers and vendors that
I would like to personally thank
for helping me along the way. I
will probably forget someone,
so please know that I didn’t do it
intentionally.
Thank you Diana Peach
for always being there for me ever
since I first started on Madison
Ave, where Heather Lewis was so
gracious to let me do a trial run in
her space. Thank you to my mom,
Barb Larsen, for filling in whenever
I asked. Thank you Camrin Eyrrick
for continuing on with your retail
Get all your
Garden Essentials
at the 1st Annual
Vernonia Community Garden
Fair & Plant Sale
May 10th 9am-4pm
at the Vernonia School Commons
1,000 Tomato Plants,
vegie & flower starts plus
many gifts for Mother’s Day
Interested in being a vendor?
Contact Penny Costley
503-429-0196
dream and helping me out along the
way. I am happy to say your toys
will still be available in Vernonia
at Creatures after MIV closes.
Thank you Vickie Gunderson. I
value the time you spent in my
shop and your beautiful stained
glass artwork. Thank you Wanda
Azsman and Randal Harvey for
your contributions with your
pottery, art and friendship. Thank
you Erika Paleck for exposing me
to your father’s varied and large
body of work and the many ways
you have helped me make a go
of it. Thank you Susan Ely, for
making all those cool bird houses,
barn wood art and keeping my
planters looking fresh with all your
beautiful plants.
I also want to thank my
landlord, Gordon Smith for being
so helpful and understanding. You
played a big role in helping me
realize my dream. I don’t want
to forget my fellow Vernonia
businesses who have given me
support and suggestions along the
way.
Thank you to everyone
who make it a point to shop local!
Every purchase made in our
community, helps our community.
My last day will be Friday,
February 28th. Please stop by
before I close. Many of my artists
will still be selling their work at
their other venues, but a few items
will be on sale.
I will be having an open
house with refreshments on
SEEDLING SALE
Saturday, March 8, 2014
8:30 AM-
1:30 PM
22 species -
some bag
quantities
Pacific Pride
(Lawrence Oil)
St. Helens, Hwy 30
COLUMBIA COUNTY SMALL
WOODLANDS
ASSOCIATION
Information:
(503) 556-8800
or (503) 369-9592
February 28th from 10 to 6 and I
hope to see you then if not before.
Sincerely,
Kathy Larsen
To the Editor,
The City of Vernonia
Library Board would like the
community at large to know The
Friends of the Library has our
heartfelt Thank You for the past
and ongoing contributions and
support they have undertaken and
made available for library patrons.
The Library Board recognizes
the invaluable gifts given by The
Friends of the Library - such as the:
Children’s Museum Pass
Adopt a Book Program
OMSI Pass
After School Program -
snacks and supplies
Purchase of 3 new
computers for library patron use
Building
maintenance
assistance
Partial payment to assist
the Summer Reading Program
Hiring “BJ The Clown”
for our National Library Week
celebrations
Adding more books to our
library inventory
Paying for and housing the
invited author for Cultural Trust
Community Reads Program
Sincerely,
The City of Vernonia Library
Board
Barbara Ward, Jennifer Moloney,
Audeen Wagner, Lynn Fulgham,
Nancy Burch, Janelle Cedergreen,
Neil Lloyd, Grant Williams and
City Council Liaison - Donna
Webb
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