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About Vernonia's voice. (Vernonia, OR) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (April 21, 2016)
community april21 2016 State Parks Considers Removal of Train Trestle The Oregon Parks and Rec- reation Department (OPRD) has an- nounced their intention to remove the iconic old train trestle that crosses High- way 47 south of Vernonia at the Top Hill trailhead of the Banks-Vernonia State Trail. The Banks-Vernonia State Trail runs along the 21-mile old rail bed be- tween the two towns, except for a couple short detours. One of those detours is necessary because the Tophill Trestle, nine miles south of Vernonia, has dete- riorated. Fire, age, and other damage have destroyed large sections of the tres- tle. What remains is in such poor con- dition—supports and pilings are rotten, broken, and missing—that it must be completely removed in the next one to two years to protect visitors and traffic on Highway 47. Bicyclists, equestri- ans, and pedestrians cross Highway 47 to use the Banks-Vernonia Trail. After the remains of the Tophill Trestle are re- moved, the OPRD, in co- operation with the City of Vernonia, Columbia and Washington counties, and the Oregon Department of Transporta- tion would like to come up with a set of proposals to address improvements to this crossing and are asking for the help of local citizens in developing the pro- DeWitt Finishes Boston Vernonia resident Nicole DeWitt finished the 2016 Boston Marathon on April 18 with a time of 3:41:43, a pace of 8:27 per mile. “My pace may have been slower than predicted,” said DeWitt about her run. “The heat was overwhelming for the first half! I placed way better than predicted, so it affected more than just me. I placed top 25% of women! Which was my goal! Also wound up over 4,000 places higher overall than when I started!” DeWitt finished 11,361 overall, and placed 3,437 among women and 2,443 in her age category. Congratulation on a great run Nicole! posals. A public survey is open now and just takes a few minutes to complete; go to: https:// www.surveymonkey. com/r/tophill to submit your input on the future of the trestle and the highway crossing. The survey sug- gests three options once the trestle has been re- moved: improve the highway-level crossing without adding a new crossing over the highway; build a trail crossing over the highway that looks similar to the railroad trestle; or build a more modern looking crossing. Candidate For Columbia County Commissioner Position #1 Saturday, April 23 10:00 am Black IroH Grill, VerHoHia Hosted by Tobie FiHzel aHd LeoHard & Betty SchmidliH Paid for by the campaign to elect Margaret Magruder LOGGING CO., INC Full Breakfast Menu Burgers & Beer Here is one idea, presented by a local community member, for a new crossing; this is the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge in Vancouver B.C. What do you think? Meet Margaret Magruder MIKE PIHL Family Dining 11 Free Estimates Specializing in Private Timber 503-429-1470 cell 503.789.1268 fax 503.429.0252 Prime Rib Fri & Sat 503.429.0214 Check us Out on Facebook mplogging@frontier.com OPEN HOUSE 1984 mist drive, po box 321 vernonia, or 97064 September 6, Noon-6 pm ra th Health Se l Pa r Receive a $5 off coupon lo ca tio n! Morrison Remodeling, Inc. ces vi Na tu ne w • Custom Home Construction • Home Additions • Finish Carpentry • Kitchen & Bath Remodels • Ceramic Tile Work • Commercial Tenant Improvements Dr. Carol McIntyre New Day Massage and Bodyworks Theraputic Massage Specializing in • Auto/Work Injury Rehabilitation • Medical Massage Cupping • Manual Lymph Drainage • Nutritional Counseling • Post Mastectomy Care • Oncology Support • Sauna on-site Naturopathic & Chinese Medicine 503.429.3928 cccmnd@yahoo.com naturalpathhealthservices.com 758 Weed Avenue Vernonia, OR, 97064 Ph: (503) 429-0154 Jim Morrison, Jr. MorrisonRemodeling@hughes.net General Contractor Vernonia, OR 97064 CCB# 112057 • Licensed • Bonded • Insured Heather Lewis, LMT, LMP, CLT, NT 847 Madison Avenue, Vernonia For appointments call: 503-429-4677 Insurance accepted #10732
