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About Vernonia's voice. (Vernonia, OR) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 2014)
may1 2014 VERNONIA’S volume8 issue9 reflecting the spirit of our community www.vernoniasvoice.com Candidate Questionnaire and Responses The Boys (and Girls) of Columbia County are Back! Joe Seamons has revived the music of Timberbound with a new CD By Scott Laird Joe Seamons grew up listening to music with his parents. They and their friends would sing and play instruments at parties, sitting around living rooms and sometimes at concerts. The songs told stories about places and people Seamons knew or had heard stories about. They told tales of fisherman and loggers and folks working at the mill. The musicians and folksongs left an indelible impression on Seamons, an impression he is now emulating in his own musical career. A new band, featuring Seamons and calling themselves Timberbound, has recorded a new CD by the same name. The old songs are steeped in local historical significance Cover art work of the Timberbound CD. free Columbia County voters will vote in a primary election on May 20. There are several contested non- partisan positions up for election on this ballot including County Commissioner Position 2, and Judge of the Circuit Court, 19 th District, Positions 1 and 3. Anges Peterson is not on the Ballot for Judge Position 3, but is running a write- in campaign and was included in our questionnaire. In an effort to help Columbia County voters be better informed, Vernonia’s Voice sent questionnaires to local candidates in these races. What is your background and your qualifications for this position? County Commissioners Joe Seamons in the recording studio. Photo by Scott Bergstrom. for the people and region around Vernonia. The name Timberbound, the content of the music, and the origin of the songs are held dearly by some locals. For many Vernonians the new CD and the songs it contains are a treasure and a dream come true. For those unfamiliar with these old songs, it is masterpiece waiting to be discovered. The original Timberbound was an old-time stringband back in the mid 1970s, made up of Kim Cunnick, Hobe Kytr, Dave Berge and Mark Loring. They are the musicians and the creators of the music Seamons was raised on. The reincarnation of Timberbound has the blessing of the original members and was inspired by those living room sing-alongs of Seamons’ youth. inside 3 family fishing at vernonia lake 4 keep the jail open 14 vhs class of 2010 revisited 22 vhs sports The band includes Seamons on banjo, harmonica and vocals, Kate Sandgren on vocals, Jenny Estrin on fiddle, and Gavin Duffy on guitars, vocals, mandolin and more. Seamons and Timberbound have developed a mixture of influences that is grounded in the geography and history of this region. “This music is trying to be texturally like the northwest-extremely varied and very rich and dense and detailed,” said Seamons about the Timberbound music during a recent interview. Vernonians will have a chance to hear the group live in the near future. Timberbound is scheduled to perform at the Vernonia Friendship Jamboree this summer and a concert is also Henry Heimuller - I currently serve as Columbia County Commissioner, Position #2. Prior to that I served as Transit Coordinator for Columbia County Rider. I spent most of my adult life working as a paramedic. I serve as a board member for Columbia 911 Communications District, Community Action Team, NOHA, TOC/OWA, Association of Oregon Counties Human Services Committee, National Association of Counties Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee, and The Kiwanis Club of St.Helens. I serve as a volunteer in many other capacities as well. Wayne Mayo - 1. Educated in St. Helens, class of 72. Studied Engineering at OIT; Economics at Portland State. 2. Construction Businessman in community 31 years. Paid payrolls first in 1975 and then on for decades. 3. Executive Director employment exchange service; “Service Exchange.” A 501(c)(3) corporation. Executive Director, education to employment “Senior Skills Registry” putting the retired craftsman together with the young who want to learn his skills. Another 501(c)(3) corporation. 4. Account Executive for Hasselblad Lumber Wholesale. 5. Chief petitioner on numerous local measures including one that would have stopped illegal immigrants from doing construction work in Columbia County. Though it passed continued on page 12 continued on page 10 VHS Inducts First Hall of Fame Class Vernonia High School held the induction ceremony on Saturday April 19, 2014 for the very first class of their newly formed Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was held at Cedar Ridge Retreat and Conference Center. Over 140 people were in attendance for the dinner and the presentation of plaques to the inductees. Inductees will have a plaque installed at the Vernonia School on the wall outside the gymnasium. The initial class of inductees was: • Gilbert Bergerson, 1928 • John (Gordy) Crowston, 1952 • Leonard Schmidlin, 1962 • Marvin Crowston, 1962 • Steven Hanso, 1970 • Patrick Curl, 1975 • Dean Bernardi, 1978 • Travis Gwin, 2005 • Joreigh Landers, 2007 • The 1976-77 Cross Country Team
