Thursday January 8,1981
Page 2 — Vernonia Freedom
Changes in store for '81 fishing, hunting regulations
Printed copies of the 1981 Angling
Regulations
booklet
have
been
distributed to license agents throughout
the state and are available wherever
hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
Regulations appear in the same 56-page
booklet format as last year with an
illustration of the Chinook salmon,
Oregon's state fish on the cover. Angling
regulations and seasons for all species are
included as well as rules governing the
taking of bullfrogs, shellfish and
intertidal animals.
Rules for ocean salmon fishing are not
found in the booklet this year. They will
not be set for state regulated waters until
April, after regulations have been set for
the ocean zone beyond three miles.
Regulations from three to 200 miles
offshore are adopted by the US Secretary
of Commerce after recommendation by
the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
States set rules for the waters off their
coastlines within three miles.
Anglers are urged by the Fish and
Wildlife Department to pick up a copy of
the free booklet for a quick review before
fishing in 1981. While most regulations
remain the same, there have been a
number of changes affecting local waters.
Many anglers keep a copy of the
regulations book in tackle box or fishing
vest. A small zip-lock type plastic bag will
help insure the booklet remains usable in
spite of the soakings sometimes inherent
in fishing.
HUNTING DATES POLICY,
CONTROLLED HUNT CHANGES
CONSIDERED
Recent years have seen a growth in
what might be called special interest
groups in the hunting and fishing
It pays to know your appliance warranty rights
Christmas is over and you are all ready
to begin using your new appliance gift —
but what do you do when* your appliance
doesn’t work they way you think it
should? Do you dump it assuming you got
a bad deal or a lemon?
“Protect yourself from unnecessary
repair or purchase costs by knowing your
appliance warranty rights,” suggests
Susan Gangler, Columbia County
Extension agent.
Consider the hypothetical case of Mrs.
Bums.
When Mrs. Bums’ toaster oven caught
on fire for the third time, she promptly
packed it up and returned withit to the
discount store where she bought it six
months earlier.
There the clerk politely, but firmly, told
her that the store did not make exchanges
after three months. Needless to say, Mrs.
Bums was burning.
When she calmed down long enough to
look at her warranty, she found it was still
in effect. Not only that, it gave her
specific instructions for packing and
mailing the defective appliance to the
manufacturer’s service center nearest her
home.
Less than two weeks later, a new
toaster oven arrived by parcel post.
“If Mrs. Bums hadn’t been satisfied by
the manufacturer, she could have
contacted her local consumer protection
“The retailer should always be your
first stop in the complaint process,” says
Janice M. Weber, Oregon State
University Extension family resource
office or complaint center,” Weber notes.
“Check your phone book for this listing
under the name of city, county, or state
government.”
PCC sponsors 8 week stop smoking clinic
Stop smoking is the theme of an eight
week Portland Community College
workshop which begins Tuesday January
6 from 10-11:30 am at Overlook House,
3839 N. Melrose Drive.
The workshop will meet twice a week on
Tuesdays and Thursdays and is part of
the PCC community services classes
offered in locations throughout the
metropolitan area.
Reichhold Corp, requests drilling extension
BEFORE THE STATE OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND
MINERAL INDUSTRIES
In the matter of a request by Reichhold
Energy Corporation for permission to
produce gas wells through casing, and to
lengthen the duration of permits to one
year.
NOTICE OF HEARING TO ALLOW
OIL
OR
GAS
PRODUCTION
THROUGH
CASING,
AND
TO
LENGTHEN THE DURATION OF
PERMITS FROM THE PRESENT
LENGTH OF 180 DAYS TO ONE
YEAR.
1) On January 15,1981 at 9 am a public
hearing will be held in Room 36 of the
State Office building, 1400 SW Fifth
Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
2) The Department will hear testimony
to
consider
Reichhold
Energy
Corporation’s proposal to produce two
gas wells through casing as well as tubing
and to extend the life of new permits in
the state from 180 days to one year.
3) The purpose of the hearing is to hear
all comments for and against the
proposals, and comments on changing
regulations to allow all wells to conform
to the above requests.
4) Interested persons may present their
data, views or arguments at the hearing.
Written comments may be sent directly
to the Department of Geology and
Mineral Industries, 1005 State Office
Building, Portland, Oregon 97201, prior
to the hearing.
5) Dennis Olmstead of the Department
has been designated by the Governing
Board to preside and conduct the hearing.
• December 22,1980
Don A. Hull
State Geologist
Vernonia Freedom
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management specialist. “It should not be
your last unless you are fully satisfied.”
Oregon
Newspaper
Publishers
.Association
The workshop will cover why people
smoke, how to manage the quitting
process and how to stay off cigarettes
forever.
Registration by mail is going on now
through January 9.
For registration and more information
call the PCC Cascade Center Community
Services office.
The PCC Cascade number is 283-2541.
IRS TAX PACKAGES
Households throughout the country
will begin receiving 1980 income tax
packages from the Internal Revenue
Service starting December 26, Vemonia
Officer in Charge G.D. Dinger said.
Most post offices have already received
the packages and will hold them for
distribution until the day after
Christmas, as requested by IRS. “The
only exception for earlier delivery are
packages going to certain business firms
and tax service agencies,” he said.
Dinger noted that while the packages
travel as third class mail, “they are
forwarded without charge to the recipient
if such service is necessary.” The Postal
Service will recover any forwarding
charges from the Internal Revenue
Service
through
a
pre-arranged
agreement. The tax forms are delivered to
some 86 million households across the
country, said Dinger.
City council meeting
continued from page 1
reserves have agreed not to turn in
overtime hours until the radios are paid
for.
At the next city council meeting
scheduled Jan. 19, representatives from
LCDC and the comprehensive planning
commission will arrive at 7:30 pm to
discuss the changes in the comprehensive
plan.
fraternity, and a trend towards providing
special seasons that extend through a
larger and larger proportion of the year.
Last year, for example, some type of
hunting or pursuit seasons took place
during 301 of the 365 days.
A year ago both the Fish and Wildlife
Commission and biologists with the Fish
and Wildlife Department began to be
concerned about the trend. There have
been increasing problems with landowner
tolerance, difficulties providing adequate
law enforcement coverage, and even
difficulties in scheduling various seasons
so that one would not conflict with
another. There has also been unhappiness
among hunters as one group gained
longer or larger seasons while others
found their opportunities restricted or
reduced.
Another concern involves a growing
potential for excessive harassment of
wildlife. This can especially be a problem
in the winter when animals are weakened,
and in the spring and early summer when
wildlife young are vulnerable.
Recognizing a year ago that it could not
be possible to provide more and more
seasons for more and more separate
groups of sportsmen, the Commission
asked Department staff to develop a
framework within which seasons would
take place. One, in effect, that would say
how much of the hunting pie each group
could expect to be given.
In January the Commission will
consider adopting such a policy. The
policy has already been presented to the
Commission at its last meeting as general
information. It establishes a big game
season framework, but in addition, it sets
specific dates on which major seasons
would open each year.
In thé past the Commission has set
opening dates for the major seasons in
January to aid hunters whose employers
require them to set vacation dates far in
advance. But even January is not soon
enough for some hunters. A number of the
other western states have simply
established standard opening dates which
remain the same from year to year in
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THANK YOU EXTENDED
The Senior Citizens of Vemonia wish to
thank each of the folks who instead, of
flowers, donated money in memory of
Isola Fowler, to our senior center. Thanks
again.
Sr. Citizens
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Vemonia wishes to notify
the
public
that
the
maximum.
contaminant level (MCL) for turbidity
was exceeded for the month of December,
1980.
»
EPA has established a limit of 1.0
nephelometric turbidity unit (NTU) for a
monthly average. Because the rains has
caused the mudding conditions in Rock
Creek, our monthly average was 1.86.
While the particles causing the high
turbidity are not harmful, they can
interfere with chlorination. We do take
daily tesft to maintain a good chlorine
level and all water samples taken in the
month of December, 1980 show that there
is no bacteriological growth.
Should you have any questions, please
contact the water department.
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