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The Good Ol ’ Days By Tobie Finzel remodel, and caring townspeople gave Del and Sally a shower at Washington Newspapers of the Upper Nehalem, Grade School with household items and Part Two a money tree. Last month we discussed We are still researching the final the Nehalem Valley Journal, Weekly publication date of the Freedom, but Sentinel and the Vernonia Eagle, weekly another biweekly publication began in papers that focused coverage on the 1982 titled Country Echoes, Viewpoint Upper Nehalem in succession from from the Nehalem Valley. Reproduced 1889 to 1974. Jerry Moore and a partner by mimeograph on 8½ by 11 paper, purchased the Scappoose Spotlight and its multiple pages stapled, it carried Vernonia Eagle in 1970 from Marvin advertising, classified ads, articles Kamholz. Moore quickly bought out about city business and items of local his partner then continued to operate interest. The staff for this “non-profit the two papers as separate enterprises newsletter printed for the benefit of until September 1974. At that point he the community” included Marilyn Van merged the papers into the Columbia Winkle, Pat Stacklie, Valerie De Witt, Herald. Just seven months later, Moore Cherie Califf, Joan Washam and Louise died of a heart attack. The Herald ceased Hamnett. The museum has a number of publication a year later. the editions in its archives as one of the Other weekly or semi-monthly former resident curators, John Stofiel, papers serving the Upper Nehalem was a subscriber. Two articles from Valley followed for varying lengths of 1983 and early 1984 cover the formation time. The Vernonia News Weekly was of Vernonia Cares, and the January launched April 29, 1976, with William 20, 1984, issue announced Pat Ray’s G. Rhoades at the helm. Other Rhoades promotion from Assistant Manager to family members comprised the staff with Manager at the Vernonia Branch of U.S. Wayne Rhoades as editor and William Bank. An October 1, 1982, article noted C. Rhoades the advertising manager. the passing of long time bank manager It struggled to obtain advertisers in the Ralph Bergerson. As with the Freedom, beginning, but by October of 1977 had we don’t have the last publication date grown to the eleventh largest paper for Country Echoes. in the state, but by July 1978 it ceased Next month’s column will feature publication. News of the last Mass at newspapers from the mid-1980s to the the old St. Mary’s Catholic Church on present. Corey Hill and the dedication of the new sanctuary on Missouri Street on July From Virgil Powell’s Diary 9 dominated the news in the last two Virgil Powell (1887-1963) was a long- editions. The Weekly’s office was on time resident whose family had a farm the east corner of the Joy Theater block, in the Upper Nehalem Valley between Natal and Pittsburg. Each year from now the new home of Vernonia Florist. The first edition of the Vernonia 1906 until 1955, he kept a regular diary Freedom was published November 16, of his activities. The friendship with 1978. Ned Mawhirter was the publisher Ada Fisher whom he met September 15 and editor with Jenelle Wiggins, at the Natal Grange continued. We don’t formerly of the Eagle staff, as reporter know the details about the dentistry for the weekly publication. Initially he experienced. Novocain had first mailed free to each house in the Upper been synthesized the prior year, but Nehalem, the publisher wanted the paper nitrous oxide (laughing gas) was long in to promote local businesses and present use. What may have been available to news pertinent to local residents. Their Vernonia dentists of the day must be a editorial policy was to be informational matter for speculation. and not express opinions or take sides Monday, October 15, 1906: on issues. Arnold and Mary’s Western Rained awful hard all day. Auto, now Vernonia True Value, was Fixed up the barn a little bit an early advertiser, as was Brunsman’s and also put some hogs up True Value Hardware. Mike’s Tavern – to fatten. Mailed postal to now All in Pub – offered free pool on Geroge. Went up to Pittsburg Monday nights. Vernonia Market Place, in the evening and got the now R&S Market, took out a full page mail. Just one month ago today I visited Natal Grange ad. A number of stories in the first No. 302. edition cover people who still reside in Tuesday, October 16: Went up Vernonia. The front page feature story to Vernonia in the morning covered fall mushrooming and has a and got a calf at Lon Emmons picture of Jim Buxton heading off into the place. Rained awful hard all woods with mushroom buckets in hand. day. Got home from Vernonia Another front page story reported the fire at 2:30 P.M. Mailed a postal that destroyed Sally and Del Harrison’s card to Ada. Certainly home while they were away at a Loggers remember one month ago football game in Chiloquin. The Loggers today . won that game and qualified to advance Wenesday, October 17: Went to the semifinals. Tim McLeod scored up to Pittsburg and fished all a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and day. Caught 20 trout and Chris Cota made a safety that cinched one salmon. The salmon the final score. The Harrisons found were not running very thick. a temporary home in a Gene Weller Rained pretty hard most of Vernonia’s Voice is published twice each month on the 1st and 3rd Thursday. Look for our next issue November 3. in other words october20 2016 the day. Saturday, October 20: Went down to Mist horseback. Got to Mist at 10:30. Mailed an aluminion (sic) postal card to Ada. Grange day at Natal. Very bright and clear all day. Got back from Mist at 3:15. Came up with Albert the mail carrier. Sunday, October 21: Went down to Natal Grange Hall about noon in the buggy. George F. came up. Fine and bright all day. Got back home about 5 P.M. George and I started back for their place at 11:15 P.M. Awful cold going down we might near froze. Got down to Fishers about 1:30 A.M. Coldest night we have had yet this fall. Ada went out to Clatskanie today. Monday, October 22: Left Fishers at 10:30 A.M. Came up home in one hour and 27 minutes. Came from Mist bridge home in one hour and seven minutes. Got home at 11:58 A.M. Very bright and clear all day. Sawed down a tree for wood in the afternoon. Dr. Hiatt of Vernonia stopped over night. Tuesday, October 23: Had 7 my teeth fixed, had three pulled and four filled. Will have the rest filled in front tomorrow. Rained a little in the afternoon. Got postal card from Effie and E.M.H. Wednesday, October 24: Had the rest of my teeth fixed had four gold fillings put in front. Finished fixing my teeth about noon. Sawed a little wood in the afternoon. Cloudy and looks very much like rain. The Vernonia Pioneer Museum is located at 511 E. Bridge Street and is open from 1 to 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays (excluding holidays) all year. From June through mid-September, the museum is also open on Fridays from 1 – 4 pm. There is no charge for admission but donations are always welcome. Become a member of the museum for an annual $5 fee to receive the periodic newsletter. We now have a page on the Vernonia Hands on Art website, www.vernoniahandsonart.org If you are a Facebook user, check out the Vernonia Pioneer Museum page. The museum volunteers are always pleased to enlist additional volunteers to help hold the museum open and assist in other ways. Please stop by and let one of the volunteers know of your interest in helping out. Congratulations MIKE PIHL LOGGING for being nominated for the Oregon Board of Forestry's OPERATOR OF THE YEAR AND MERIT AWARDS The awards recognize exceptional performance in carrying out the Forest Practices Act, with requirements that include post-harvest re-planting, sound construction and maintenance of forest roads, and protection of stream buffers and habitat for fish and wildlife. Paid for State Senator Betsy Johnson
