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4 letters to the editor/community bulletin board january5 2017 Readers Lend Their Voices... To The Editor, Once again I am impressed by the considerate, kindhearted and gener- ous spirits expressed in our small com- munity. Particularly the kindnesses shown by the young ladies of Vernonia Christian Church Youth Group led by Kim Pultz Friday, December 16th. They appeared on my front porch to present me with a Merry Christmas Wish, warm meal of chili, corn bread, cookies and a card. The meal was delicious, so I want- ed to be sure to thank them once again. Wonderfully enough, Kim is leading by example! Also, a wholehearted “Thank You” to the person who shoveled the snow off my sidewalk sometime on Thursday, December 15th. I was so con- cerned with events inside my home that I did not notice who did this fi ne, kind deed. I am sorry you will remain anony- mous. It is exciting to continue being a part of such a giving and considerate community. So, I am recognizing the people involved in events that have com- forted and supported me recently. Janelle Thomas Cedergreen Vernonia To the Editor, This letter concerns Wayne Mayo’s recent letter published in the paper. The actual “jobs saved” count is said to be 730 workers, and another 70 salaried positions. Not 1,110 union jobs, 730. The President elect somehow in- cluded 350 Research and Development positions that were never slated to be shipped out to Mexico. Another Carrier plant in Indiana will still be closed com- pletely... its 700+ jobs moved to Mexico. The 553 people working on the Fan coil assembly line at the factory visited by Trump will still lose their jobs. And Car- rier still plans on closing that factory in the future. Ken Murphy Vernonia To The Editor, On behalf of Beit Shalom Torah Fellowship, I would like to take this op- portunity to thank all those who helped make our Hanukkah celebration a very special day. Nearly seventy people passed through the doors of the Grange Hall during the six-hour event. There was much song, laughter, food and fel- lowship. We highly recommend the Ver- nonia Grange as a great venue for a large gathering! One question that came up often during the day was, “What are a bunch of Christians doing celebrating Hanukkah? Isn’t that a ‘Jewish’ thing?” The answer is, “Yes, Hanukkah is a traditional Jew- ish holiday. It is not one of the seven Biblical commanded feast days, or cel- ebrations.” The word Hanukkah means “dedication.” After the sound defeat of the whole Seleucid (Greek) army back in 165 BCE by the greatly outnumbered Judean army, the Jews took back Jerusa- lem and began the task of cleaning out the temple, which had been used by the Greeks to worship their god, Zeus. Pigs had even been sacrifi ced on the holy al- tar. Once the temple had been cleaned out and the old altar torn down and re- built, the re-dedication process took eight days; hence, the eight-day com- memoration today. It just seems fi tting, especially in these chaotic world times, to celebrate those who were willing to fi ght and sacrifi ce all, for their right to rule themselves, and worship as they chose. It’s kind of like our county’s Independence Day celebration on the fourth of July. Hanukkah is always celebrated on the twenty-fi fth day of the Jewish month, Kislev, which roughly corre- sponds to the Julian calendar, Novem- ber-December time frame. The altar was desecrated on that day, the winter sol- stice, and it was that date that was cho- sen to re-dedicate the altar and temple to YHWH, God of Israel, and all those who believe in His Messiah. One other question asked was, HOW TO SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vernonia’s Voice welcomes and requests your thoughts, opinions and ideas. Please include your name, address and phone number, limit your letters to 300 words or less. Vernonia’s Voice reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted. We will print letters space permitting. Deadline is the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Email: scott@vernoniasvoice.com or mail to: Letters, PO Box 55, Vernonia, OR 97064. “Why aren’t you celebrating Christmas, like other believers?” We do celebrate the birth of the Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus), but during the celebration of Sukkoth, in the fall. Prophetically, contextually and historically, this is the likely time of Ye- shua’s birth. Emperor Constantine and his crew, back in 325 CE, were the ones who decided to include the Messiah’s birth in the pagan celebration to Zeus, called Saturnalia, held on the winter sol- stice, December 25th. If anyone has any other ques- tions they would like to ask, please feel free to contact me at (503) 429-0954. Or better yet, come join us for Bible study and potluck on Friday evenings as we usher in the Sabbath. Shalom and blessings to all. Columbia Humane Society Featured Pet Cody came to the shelter as a stray. He is a neutered male Chocolate Lab mix, and weighs about 72 lbs. He is microchipped and ready to go to his new forever home. He has a ton of energy and likes other dogs. He plays kinda rough so he will need a strong leader. Web: www.columbiahumane.org 2084 Oregon Street St. Helens, OR 97051 Phone: 503-397-4353 Email: animalwelfare@columbiahumane.org Vernonia Ballet presents Peter and the Wolf - Friday, January 13, 7:00 pm at the Vernonia Grange. No admission, donations accepted. Willy Vlautin, author of Lean on Pete and The Free will be coming to the Vernonia Public Library Tuesday, February 21, 6:30 pm. Vlautin lives in Scappoose, Oregon and founded the band Richmond Fontaine. We would love to have the friends of our mom, Susan Spicer Pond Beit Shalom Torah Fellowship Eleanor Thompson, To the Editor, 2016 has been such an exciting year! Since our launch in June, The Miller Scholarship Foundation (TMSF) has been quite busy. At our Sun- day Session TMSF BBQ in July, we raised $1,500 in scholarship funds! Our sponsors at Chinook Book gave us 400 Chinook books to give to attendees and our houseless neighbors at this event. If you missed this freebie, join us again this summer for another opportunity! Our Regardless of Roofs event in September, held at the Lagunitas Com- munity Room, allowed us to create a gal- lery of artworks for housed and house- less artists. We had wonderful speakers join us for a birthday celebration for her 100th birthday! It is being held on Saturday, January 28, 2017, in the fellowship hall of Grace Family Fellowship Church, 957 State Ave., Vernonia, Oregon, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. A luncheon will be served as well as cake, coff ee, and punch. No presents please. DeDe Webb, Joyce Weller, and Jan Bernardi continued on page 5 Auction Notice Storage Too 58645 Nehalem Hwy. S. Vernonia, Oregon 97064 503-429-7867 The Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 7:00 pm at the Main Station, 12525 HWY 202, Mist, OR. Agenda items include but are not limited to usual order of business, citizen input, Fire Chief’s report, fi nancial reports and any other business needing to be discussed. CC13 - 5 X 10 - Ryan Anderson CC14 - 5 X 10 - R. Clough Auction will be held February 8 at Noon Where do you read the Voice? Show us where you have traveled. 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