Thursday February 26,1981
Page 2 — Vernonia Freedom
NOTICE
Wrestling fans see no home town spirit
To the Editor:
Where has our spirit gone? This
individual one-on-one opponent sport
that requires self discipline and body
weight control deserves more support
from the school and the town,
especially
when
the
District
Wrestling Tournament is held in our
home town. Where has our spirit
gone? Where were you February 21
when the Vernonia wrestling team
needed to hear your cheers of
support?
Each team member has put in
hours of late practice. This sport
requires the most individual self
control of disappointment when a
match loss occurs. No other sport
requires so much of one individual
alone. The one-on-one struggle to win
on that mat. When you lose as a team,
you lose together. When you lose as a
wrestler, you lose alone. But through
a win or a loss they gain friends from
all the schools because of the mutual
respect of the sport. Let’s change our
attitude. Let’s support this wrestling
team that now will have three
wrestlers going to the State
Championships. Three other team
members placed third in the district
on Saturday. Let’s give them the
support they need and deserve. Let’s
develop a grade school wrestling
program to put our school in better
competition in the district. We are
proud of our wrestling team which
placed third in the District. Let’s find
that spirit and support this wrestling
team.
A big thank you to those Vernonia
people who came and gave support.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Busch
Parents of a wrestler
Mist, OR
PUBLIC FORUM
Mt. St. Helens
Reader asks for
VHS athletic info
MAKE YOURSELF WOOLLY
ROTHCO
ORIGINAL
To the Editor:
As an ex-Nehalem Valley resident
and graduate of Vernonia High
School, I like to keep up with the
progress of the VHS athletic teams.
It would seem that the hometown
newspaper would report on various
athletic events for the sake of those
who cannot attend and for out-of-
towners like myself. But each week
when the paper arrives, I find either
no sports news, or incomplete sports
reporting by the Timberline staff.
The last three editions of the
Freedom have contained no sports
news. The January 29th edition
contained a picture of the varsity
basketball game with Lutheran. The
caption under the picture does not
say who won the game. It sure would
be nice to know. In this same issue, an
article about coach Curtis does not
even mention how many games the
team has won and lost for the season.
I have had more success in finding
scores to VHS basketball games in
the Oregonian and Statesman-
Journal newspapers. Why can’t we
have more responsible sports
journalism from the Freedom and
Timberline staff?
William C. Pringle
Salem, OR
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX
RETURN DUE
March 3,1981
The PENALTY for late filing (after
March 3) of personal property returns
shall be $1 for each $1000 (or fraction)
of true cash value, but not less than
$10 or more than $250.
(ORS
308.295)
We, therefore, urge you to file
NOW so that it will not be
overlooked.
ALL personal property must be
reported not later than March 3rd.
If you have not received a form,
please drop us a card or letter and we
will mail you one.
DO NOT REPORT HOUSEHOLD
LIVESTOCK,
FURNITURE,
FARM MACHINERY, RESALE
INVENTORIES, OR LICENSED
MOTOR VEHICLES
except
FIXED-LOAD UNITS
IF YOU HAVE NO TAXABLE
Personal Property, please check the
proper box on the form, sign the
“Taxpayers Declaration” and return
to assessor.
THANK YOU
Henry T. Hudson
County Assessor
BO BROWN
Well, there goes the neighborhood
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
SALEM- ‘Tm pleased with the
legislation I’ve introduced so far this
session. They will promote much
needed economic growth in our
community, promote our area as a
tourist mecca and fill* some special
constituent needs,” stated State
continued on page 12
Vernonia Clinic often overlooked
To the Editor:
I liked your article on the local
Health Clinic. Would you feel so
inclined to do such a story on our
Vernonia Clinic down the street
where Dr. Earl Buchanan and I are
continually, and have continually for
the last five years been providing
what we hope will be considered by
our local residents as the “Best
dental and visual health care
anywhere”.
We could use the publicity, as many
local residents have erroneously
assumed we are no longer here
because the Maple Street Clinic is no
longer here.
We “free-enterprise” businesses, as
Vernonia Freedom
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you are well aware in your business,
need just as much and sometimes
more help than those funded by the
government or supported by local
volunteer and special interest groups
in order to operate in the black and
thereby continue to provide the
desired and needed health care we are
offering here.
In addition, I would like to
somehow make local residents aware
that in an effort to provide more
efficient and upgraded dental care we
now have a certified dental hygienist
in the office on Fridays. With us as
well is Dr. Don Payne who has and
will continue to come on Mondays.
Our continued services are not
funded by anyone other than our
paying customers and we depend on
our reputation, on your paper for
advertising and on the good people of
this community referring their
friends to us, to remain here. And all
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Robert W. Thompson, D.M.D.
A workshop for prospective
contestants in the Make It Yourself
With Wool contest, which is
sponsored by the nation’s wool
growers to promote home sewing
with wool by young persons age 10-
24, will be held Saturday, February
28, from 10 am to noon at the Scholls
home of the district director, Mrs.
Louis Hesse.
The
workshop
will
include
information about the contest, fabric
and pattern selection, wool sewing
and pressing techniques, includihg
interfacings, linings, buttonholes, etc.
Prospective contestants with then-
mother and/or teacher are encouraged
to attend. For more information and
directions to the Hesse home, call
628-1415.
Social Security
QUESTION: My disabled son, who
gets supplemental security income, is able
to perform very simple tasks in a
sheltered workshop where he earns a little
moneys Do I have to report his earnings to
social security?
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ANSWER: Yes, all pay received in a
sheltered workshop is considered to be
earned income and must be reported. The
first $65 a month of earned income plus
one half of the earned income over $65 is
not counted in figuring SSI payment
amounts.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Vernonia City Council will hold
an open meeting for discussion and
suggestions on amendments of the
Vernonia Comprehensive Plan on
March 9,1981 in the City Library at 7
pm.
Don Dunaway
City Recorder
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