Thursday June 11,1981
Page 2— Vernonia Freedom
Meetings....
Is capital punishment dead issue?
To the Editor:
Is Capital Punishment a dead issue
in the Oregon Legislature? This is a
question Oregonians should be asking
their
elected
officials.
How
disappointing to realize a handful of
left-leaning legislators have reversed
the mandate of more than half a
million Oregon voters. They have
disregarded our vote for Capital
Punishment. How valid is our State
Committee System? Can our elected
officials
stop
cold
Capital
Punishment legislation? We’re sure if
Capital Punishment legislation was
placed before the full House and
-Senate it would pass, because it is the
will of the people.
There is a way to get Capital
Punishment legislation out of
committee; but is it likely to happen?
< A seldom used maneuver could result
in legislative re-inactment of Capital
Punishment. The maneuver is to “call
down” the necessary bills to the
respective floors. A simple majority
vote is all it takes and we could have
the action we want. Most of our
legislators would vote for Capital
Punishment; however, will they vote
to “call down”? The “call down”
could be considered an insult to their
colleagues in the committees.
PUBLIC
Our legislators need to hear of our
support for this “call down” if it is to
happen. We need to let them know we
will feel insulted if their concerns rest
with the feelings of their colleagues
rather than with the people who
elected them. Capital Punishment is
not dead in the Oregon Legislature as
long as there are members who will
fight for what the citizens of our state
want. They need to hear from us now.
Your
active
participation
is
encouraged. Please write or call your
elected legislator today.
Dedi Streich
PO Box 26
Sherwood, OR 97140
FORUM
Saturday meet at Anderson Park
4-H'ers win high point rosettes
Last Saturday at Anderson Park,
Columbia County 4-H clubs got
together to show their animals, give
home economics demonstrations and
to compete for High Point Rosettes.
A total of 91 children showed
animals and another 60 gave
presentations on June 6 before an
audience of relatives, friends and
fellow competitors.
There are four age groups in the
competition for 4-H High Point
Rosette honors; Associates, Juniors,
Intermediates and Seniors. To be
eligible for High Point Rosette each
child must submit their records, show
their animal or display an exhibit and
give a presentation or demonstration
on their chosen animal or subject.
High Point Rosette winners are:
RABBITS:
Assoc.; Cindy Cieloha-Vernonia
Juniors; Kristi Appleby-Rainier
Int.; Jody Riley-Vernonia
Sr.; Doug Knox- Rainier
GOAT:
Assoc.; Jennifer Hepler-Vernonia
Jr.; Traci Poor-Clatskanie
Int.; Tami Zea-£latskanie
Sr.; Tracy Zea-Clatskanie
BEEF:
Jr.; Kristi Appleby-Rainier
Int.; Tami Zea-Clatskanie
Sr.; Jack Clark-Clatskanie
DAIRY COW:
Assoc.; Melissa Schmidlin-Vernonia
Jr.; Tracy Settje-Clatskanie
Int.; Jim Appleby-Rainier j
Sr.; Sue Settje-Clatskanie
SWINE:
Jr.; Russ George-Clatskanie
Int.; Michael George-Clatskanie
HOME EC:
Assoc.; Melissa Schmidlin-Vernonia
Jrs.; Sherry Miyaski-Vernonia
Jill Budge-Vernonia
Sr.; Becky Nice-Vernonia
Vernonia Freedom
The Columbia Education Service
District Board will meet in special
executive session for the purpose of
labor negotiations on June 12, 1981
at 12 noon. This special session will
be held at the King Arthur Room of
the Village Inn, 535 South Columbia
River Highway, St. Helens, Oregon.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
The Board of Directors of Vernonia
School District 47 J will sponsor an
Open Forum at the Vernonia High
School gym on Tuesday, June 16. All
community citizens are urged to
attend. Explanations of the district’s
1981-82 budget needs will be given
and open opportunities for citizens’
questions will be provided. The
meeting is scheduled to begin at 8
pm.
Although the school district voters
did approve a tax base last
November, the school district is
seeking approval of a special levy of
$456,195 at an election on June 30.
Both state and federal governments
have drastically reduced their
contributions to local school support
cutting local school revenues by
approximately fifty percent. This has
shifted
both
control
and
responsibility to the local school
district.
Everyone
with
concerns or
questions about the school district
budget or the special levy is invited to
attend the open forum. The School
District Board of Directors urges all
district patrons to be in attendance.
Rinks receives scholarship
WISHING— Rhonda Dowell is watching
a rabbit in a cage, wishing perhaps, that it
was her own.
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MEETING NOTICE
ABOVE
NOAH’S ARK— 4-H outings become family events as this group of equestrians
demonstrates. Over 200 people from all over Columbia County were on hand last
Saturday in Anderson Park to watch the judging of animals, the presentation-of
demonstrations and the naming of the winners in each event.
Kathi Rinks, a recent graduate of
Vernonia High School, is the recipient
of the Merle R. Chessman Journalism
Scholarship to the University of
Oregon.
Rinks competed with over 125
other high school students from 12
counties during the course of the
selection process.
The full-tuition grant is provided
by The Daily Astorian, of Astoria;
the East Oregonian, of Pendleton,
and the Blue Mountain Eagle, John
Day.
Miss Rinks, the daughter of Mrs.
Gale Gardner, of Vernonia, has been
editor of her high school newspaper,
The Timberline, compiled a 3.9 grade
point average and took part in sports,
music, theater, dance, speech and 4-
H.
Merle Chessman was editor of The
Daily Astorian from 1919 to 1947,
and was a graduate of the University
of Oregon.