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Ambulance letter deemed "viscious"
To the Editor:
Never have I heard such a viscious
attack on anyone, as appeared in the
letter to the editor, October 22,1981,
against the Vernbnia Ambulance
Service.
Thank God there are people here in
Vernonia, so unselfish as each and
every member of that service. I can
only speak of my experience but I
can’t praise them highly enough.
Our call was promptly answered.
The three persons who answered the
call knew their jobs and did them. The
teamwork they displayed was
fantastic. Without the hours they
gave to learn to help others, my
writing this letter might not be
possible.
I want to offer my vote of
confidence, my heartfelt “thank you”
to the crew of three and to all the
others who so unselfishly serve this
community.
I’m lucky to live in a community
with a heart.
Harriette Bowers
Vernonia
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City Council Notes
police department. The council
expressed a desire that the problem
be
handled
without
police
intervention. One remedy suggested
would be for the lights in question to
be moved to the opposite side of the
parking lot where they would no
longer catch oncoming drivers in the
eyes, and would serve to better
illuminate both the parking lot and
the side of the restaurant their sign is
on. The city attorney pointed out that
under existing Oregon law Ms.
Randall could be held responsible for
damages incurred in any auto
accident that resulted from a driver
being momentarily blinded by the
lights in their current position.
Two local citizens, both unable to
pay fines levied in Municipal Court,
will be performing public works
instead. The council was told during
Monday night’s meeting that Barry
McMurray and and unidentified
juvenile will spend 48 hours cutting
and stacking firewood on city
property that will then go to the
Senior Center, in lieu of the fines.
A request from the Vernonia
Volunteer Fire Department for a
bond issue to finance the purchase of
a new fire engine has been put on hold
by the City Council until more public
input can be gathered. The council
also asked Fire Chief Lanny
McDonald to look into prices on the
equipment from sources other than
Western States Fire Aparatus
Thursday November 5,1981
U-turns cause damage
Company, of Cornelius. The council
also seemed to feel that there was
some question as to whether or not
city voters would approve the bond
issue, requested for an estimated
$110,000, and it was felt that the
costs involved to organize the issue
and sell the bonds were prohibitive. It
was pointed out that today’s financial
market is not good enough for the
city to get the bonds at a reasonable
interest rate and that under new
banking and saving policies investors
can make as good or a better deal
with their bank than they can with
municipal bonds.
Firefighter O.J. Ziegler will make a
presentation at the Senior Center on
Friday, November 6 at noon to
explain to any interested citizens the
department’s^ need for the new
equipment and to answer questions.
All interested parties are encouraged
to attend. Additionally, the City
Recorder’s office in City Hall has
detailed information available upon
request.
As their last business before
adjourning to executive session at
Monday’s meeting the council
considered a request from the police
department that city ordinances be
amended to increase parking fines
' from $2 to $5 and to make parking in
the bike path a fineable violation. It is
expected both measures will be
passed.
HEAVYWEIGHT—
Waldo, The Giant Pumpkin,
was featured in a Halloween
contést last week at
Washington Grade School
Students were asked to
guess his weight, with the
closes guess winning the
oversized squash. Guesses
ranged from a high of “Ten
thousand pounds,” to the
low guess of one little fivé
year old girl who, marveling
at Waldo’s size, said he had
to weigh all of “Five
pounds’’.
Actually,
he
weighed in at 112^ lbs.
Seventh grader Greg Holce
guessed the closest at 113
lbs. Grown by district
speech
and
language
specialist
Cheri
Fitzsimmons, who says that
although there were many
other blossoms in her
pumpkin patch, Waldo is the
only one who grew. Here
Waldo is shown with his hat
and travelling shoes on as
he’s obviously far too big. for
one seventh grader to carry
home alone.
FREEDOMFOTO
To the Editor:
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
We have seen dozens of drivers
come off the bridge in Riverview
without stopping, we have also seen
plenty making a U-tum in front of the
no U-turn sign.
Either they can’t read or love to
disobey the law.
That’s bad enough when they make
the U-tum and knock down street
signs and stop signs and make no
effort to replace them it’s disgusting.
The reason I am writing is
Saturday night someone making a U-
tum not only ran into the ditch but
hit our post at the comer of the fence
and broke it off.
It isn’t the first time our property
has been destroyed for we have had
our fence tom out and our bridge
destroyed.
We are senior citizens and aren’t
able to replace or mend our property
time after time.
The driver didn’t have the decency
or guts to come and admit his
mistake and offer to fix it for us.
I know this won’t get to the right
person but did want to let someone
know how we feel.
That is if the person can read.
John and Ida Kudroa
Vernonia
Hanlon seeks
royalty input
To the Editor:
It is not too soon to begin working
on proposed legislation designed to
address the problem of dealing with
aid to. impacted areas with funds
derived from gas royalty revenues in
Columbia County. I have already
alerted Legislative Counsel that I will
be bringing in Whatever proposals
may be forthcoming from the county
to be incorporated into a bill that,
hopefully, will meet with general
approval of all those concerned.
I hereby invite you to contact me
with ideas of how we should approach
this matter. Please call me at 647-
2305 or write me at Route 1, Box 221,
Cornelius, Oregon 97113. I will wait
until the middle of November to allow
time for all suggestions to reach me
before directing Legislative Counsel
to proceed with a bill.
This is your opportunity to join in
the making of a piece of legislation
that effects your community. I await
your response.
Charles Hanlon
State Senator
District No. 1
The Overall Economic Development
Program Committee will meet at 6:30
pm on Monday, November 9,1981 at
the Village Inn, St. Helens, Oregon.
Homer I. Spencer, from Solid Waste
Energy Systems, will be the guest
speaker. He will give examples of how
local government and private
industry can cooperate to solve the
solid waste disposal problems faced
by most small communities and, at
the same time, benefit from one
another. Also, Dena Nelson will give
an update on the status of Columbia
County’s economic indicators.
The public is invited to attend.
The Columbia Education Service
District Board will meet in regular
session on Wednesday, November 11,
1981 at 7:30 pm in the Columbia
Education Service District office,
1290 Deer Island Road, St. Helens,
Oregon for the purposes
of
considering:
1. Space for ESD office
2. Salaries for 1982-82
3.
Appointment
of
Budget
Committee Member
4. Purchase of Copier
There will be a meeting of the
Columbia County District Boundary
Board that same evening beginning
at 7:30 pm for the purpose of
considering updated boundary
descriptions.
thank you
Community response to our canned
food drive last week was excellent.
The food we gathered over the
weekend will be used throughout the
year to help those of your neighbors
in need through the coming year.
Thanks again for your community
spirit.
Seventh Day Adventist
Community Services
SILVER ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Friends are invited to share inthe
celebration of Don and Barbara
Berger son’s
Silver
Wedding
Anniversary. There will be an open
house from 3 pm to 9 pm on
November 7 at the home of Don
Bergerson, Timber Rt. Box 160,
Vernonia.
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