may5 2016
VERNONIA’S
volume10 issue9
www.vernoniasvoice.com
reflecting the spirit of our community
New Clothing Consignment Store Opens
Business will also be a
resource for foster families
baby equipment like strollers, toys,
and homeschool books and other
learning materials.
Farrens has seven children
ranging in age from seven up to
clothes online for the past 12 years
and also has worked with a good
friend who has operated a children’s
consignment store for 25 years in
Vernonia Resale Children’s
Battleground, Washington.
Consignment is now open at 728
Starting a chil-
Madison Avenue in
dren’s
consignment
Vernonia.
business wasn’t re-
Angela Farrens
ally in her plans
opened the shop on
when she moved to
April 16 and has been
Vernonia with her
busy setting things up
husband and family
and getting everything
this past October,
in order. She is cur-
says Farrens. She
rently accepting lightly
worked in auto fi-
used children’s and
nancing in the past
adult clothing that is
and has a good un-
clean and undamaged
derstanding of suc-
for resale in her store.
cessful business and
“We have just
management prac-
about anything they
tices. “I just noticed
might be looking for—
after a few months
Angela
Ferrens
recently
opened
Vernonia
Resale
Children’s
jeans, hoodies, swim-
Consignment on Madison Avenue.
of moving here that
suits, job interview ap-
adults
and
her
third
grandchild
is
on
this
is
such
a
small
community and
parel, shoes and other accessories,”
says Farrens. “I mostly take things the way. “I have just a lot of ‘mom’ it’s so far to travel to get basic items
that are in excellent condition and experience and this is just a passion like clothes, socks, or underwear,
name brands, not things with tears, for me,” she says. “I know how or even a last minute birthday gift.
rips or holes, or missing buttons or hard it is to let go of your kid’s stuff They didn’t have something like
as they are growing. This gives that here.”
stains.”
Farrens says she will keep
The store will only sell them a chance to do that locally by
items on consignment and is han- bringing stuff here, saving money prices low so items are affordable.
dling much more than just clothing. and making a little more profit by “I didn’t start this business to be
In addition to children’s clothing selling it locally, and shopping here profitable, I started it to be part of
ranging from newborn to teenag- for less money. It just works for ev- the community.”
Farrens will also have a
ers for both boys and girls, Farrens erybody.”
Farrens
is
not
new
to
sell-
room
upstairs
that will cater to foster
is also selling maternity clothing,
ing clothing. She has sold designer
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Annual Camp 18
Logger’s Memorial
Dedication and
Logging Exhibition
Please come celebrate the logging industry
of the past and present on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at
Camp 18 in Elsie, Oregon.
The annual Camp 18 Logger’s Memorial
Dedication starts at 10:00 am and the Logging
Exhibition will begin at 11:00 am. Admission is free
and everyone is welcome, so round up the family,
friends, and neighbors and enjoy a day of sawdust
flying, tree climbing, axe throwing, nail-biting
competition and edge-of-your-seat fun!
The Logger’s Memorial Dedication honors
men and women that have had plaques placed in the
Logger’s Memorial in the past year. The Logging
Exhibition will be loaded with lots of action from
high school forestry teams to local loggers competing
in an assortment of logging skills. The museum
blacksmith shop will be open and operating again
this year.
An auction will include one set of steering
tires donated by Superior Tire, a gun safe donated
by Papé Machinery, a power saw donated by Herod
Busch, a custom made gun by Hopkes Logging, and
a log truck load of wood. There will be shirts, hats,
license plate holders, and other items, along with food
and beverages available for purchase throughout the
event.
Volunteers are needed and donations are
greatly appreciated.
For more information contact Mark Standley
at (503) 434-0148 or Darlene Wilcoxen at (503) 728-
2050.
Commissioner Candidates Discuss Issues at Two Forums
Candidates running for Colum-
bia County Commissioner Positions 1
and 3 had two opportunities to discuss
the issues of the campaign on Monday,
April 25 and Tuesday, April 26, 2016.
All five candidates for Position
1 met at the office of the South County
Spotlight in Scappoose on the morning
of the 25th for a roundtable discussion,
hosted by Spotlight publisher Darryl
Swan. A panel of local media, includ-
ing Marty Rowe of KOHI Radio, retired
inside
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Tardif cited a lack of
Spotlight reporter John
jobs and the 6.2% unem-
Brewington, and Ver-
ployment rate as an issue,
nonia’s Voice Publisher
but noted, “We have the
Scott Laird joined Swan
potential to do great things
to ask questions of the
here, but we need leaders
candidates. The candi-
who are going to get the
dates included Wayne
ball moving with economic
Mayo, Margaret Magrud-
development.” He cited
er, Joel Yarbor, Susan
stagnant leadership, trans-
Conn, and Brady Pre-
parency and accountability,
heim.
and the segregation of the
Several of those
different areas of the county
same candidates for
Columbia County Commissioner candidates Magaret Magruder, Brady
as issues. He also expressed
Position 1 participated
Preheim, Joel Yarbor, Tony Hyde, and Alex Tardif appeared at the
concern about the manage-
in the ‘Meet the Can-
Meet the Candidates forum at the Cabin in Vernonia.
ment of the County Parks
didates’ political forum
back and forth dialog between both the
system. He called for more collaboration
at the Cabin in Vernonia, hosted by
candidates and the media panel. Video
and partnerships and also asked “What
Vernonia’s Voice, on the evening of the
recordings of both sessions are available
good is an open door policy if you’re
25th and were joined by the two can-
on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.
never there?”
didates for Position 3, Tony Hyde and
com/channel/UC3mVPSRb_av3l1tfLp-
Hyde noted the under-utilized
Alex Tadiff. Hyde and Tardif took part
KPoKA.
deep water port at Port Westward, the
in a second forum with the Spotlight
The forum in Vernonia was more
Scappoose Airport, and the CZ Trail as
on Tuesday, April 26.
structured, with a series of questions and
attributes and said he struggles to find
In attendance in Vernonia were
timed responses from the candidates.
negatives beyond the high commuter
Magruder, Yarbor and Preheim. Conn
The following is a recap of some
rate.
had a library volunteer appreciation
of the discussions and answers that took
Yarbor mentioned a great parks
event in St. Helens where she is a City
place at all three forums.
system and the new industrial training
Councilor and was unable to attend.
Attributes and Issues
and research center in Scappoose (the
Mayo’s 90 year old mother had emer-
When asked what they see as the
Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Dis-
gency surgery on Sunday; he spent the
attributes of Columbia County as well as
trict) and suggested recruiting more high
evening on Monday with her and also
the issues facing the County, most can-
tech industry.
did not attend, but sent his apologies to
didates agreed for the most part. Almost
Preheim mentioned rail lines,
the people of Vernonia the next day.
all named the river and the amount of
buildable lands, and the close commute
Both forums at the Spotlight
river frontage, forests, and natural re-
to Portland and Washington County as
office were lively affairs and offered
sources as attributes and the 75% com-
a lot of free ranging discussions and
muter rate as an issue.
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