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Page Z Jaftoary 29' 1987
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Vol. II
No. I
O p i n i o n _____
Changes have been
encouraging during
first year’s efforts
O n e V*‘ «>f ‘>ki' > t h<* I irst issue ot I he IN D l I’ l N | )f N 1
hit th e streets ,i response to re p e a te d recjuests and
urgin gs fro m m a n y w h o te lt th .it a t (im m u n ity c a n n o t
su rv iv e .is e ith e r a p o litic al or soc i.il e n tity w ith o u t a
m eans o t c o m m u n ic a tio n m o re re lia b le th a n scut
tle h u t, ru m o r and gossip
O pen le tte r to the C om m uni
ty :
\ \ e agreed then, and w e agree now th a t there* e o u ld
he n e ith e r c onsensus nor progress w ith o u t re lia b le et
tec tiv e c o m m u n ic a ,io n W o rs t ot a ll th e re c o u ld he*
no sens»* o t c o m n iu m ,y
S everal c hanges have* oc c u rre d in the* las, ye a r N o
more* businesses have clo se d , in ta c , several new
businesses ha ve o p e n e d u p
A city wide* p ro p e rty
c le a n u p has been s ta rte d to e lim in a te the* eyesores ot
de*re*hc t p ro p e rtie s
A re v ita liz e d p la n n in g c o m m is
sion no lo n g e r ru b b e r stam p s every reejues, to r
v a ria n t e A new c ity c oune il is ta k in g a fre sh lo o k at
lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t M u tu a l a id a g re e m e n ts have been
signed by th e area s em ergene y d istric ts
I he* IN I )| I’ l NI )| N I basil t made* these e hanges the*
jie o p le * have* made* th e c flange's \ \ h a, we* have* tr ie d to
d o is provide* a fo ru m fo r ideas, and p re se n t a lte r
native's to "We* trie d th a t one e* and it chdn , w o rk
M any more* change’s .ire* ne e d e d
While* we* are*
e*spe*c ta lly ple a se d th a , the* business c o m m u n ity has
g ro w n we* w o u ld like* to see* more* e tfo r , to shop at
home* W e* know th e re are* s till s e rv it es a nd goods th a t
a re n ’t available* here*, b u , m u c h o , w h a t we* w a n , or
need can he* fo u n d lo c a lly
I v e ry d o lla r spe*n, tu rn s
o v e r seven tim e s in the* loc al e*c o n o m y 1 fie* m oney we*
spend p ro v id e s |obs som ew h ere, why n o t here*/
Also, it is th e a d v e rtis e rs w h o provide* a
tre e
ne*wspape*r to r the* e o m m u n ity A ye a r ago we* said we*
d id n ’t expet, to make* a fortune* p u b lis h in g a p a p e r in
V e rn o n ia
That s g o o d be ca u se we* h a ve n , B u, th e
p a p e r has s u rv iv e d and p e rha ps som etim e* d u rin g th is
next year, w ith c o n tin u e d s u p p o rt, we* v \ill he* a b le to
p u b lis h twice* eac h m o n th
In th e m eantim e*, we* w a n , to e*xpre*ss o u r appree i. r
tio n to r th e s u p p o rt w e have re c e iv e d fro m the* c o m
m u n ity w ith o u t th a t, th e re w o u ld he* n o n e w sp a p e r
Policy on Letters
J he IN D l Pl N D l N J welcomes letters from readers but only those
bearing signatures and ventiab/e addresses w /// be* considered tor
p u b lic a tio n Letters are sublet I to editing I effers should he sent
to Letters to the Id ito r the IN D l P l N D l N I 120h State Avenue
Vernonia PR 9 ”,*>4
Spec i.il th a n ks sh o u ld go
o u t to I red K lin g e r and a ll ot
those* in v o lv e d in m a k in g the
e v e n in g the g re a t success it
was
A lso a very spec i.d thanks
to th ose h o n o re d
W ith o u t
th e m y o u w o u ld n o, have the
tine, fr ie n d ly c o m m u n ity you
have*
M y wife* and I c o u ld
n o, h e lp b u , n o tit e* the ex
t r a o r d in a r y
w a r m th
and
frie n d lin e s s p resent and you
sh o u ld a ll he p ro u d
Y o ur to w n is very special
and w e th a n k yo u to r an ex
, remedy enjoyable* evening in
V e rn o n ia
W e th a n k y o u again
W a lly and Linda Thom pson
St Helens
Letters to the Editor
T <> the* , chine:
letter
I svmile, like* to ta ke tins op
p o rtu n ity to th a n k the* Ver
nom a ( h a m b e r o , ( omme*rce
fo r selec tin g me* as the* tu s t
rec ipie*nt o l th e ir M an o t the
Year a w a rd
It is ve ry d it
tic c ilt to r m e Io express the*
|o y and p rid e w h ic h a c c o in
panic's th is h on or
But it is
e»asy lo r me to te ll yo u the* ten
p o rta n c e ot the frie n d sh ip s
and assoc la tto n s I have* ac
c,uired o ve r th e years, and
boss they have mack* tasks I
h ave u n d e rta k e n far easier
th a n they appear
I he* people* o t V e rn o n ia
w h o ssork to make* this a be*,
te r c o m m u n ity are* a ll deserv
mg o t a title* sue h as this
Some* e ffo rts are* visible*, and
som e stay tuc ked in the*
bac k g ro u n d b u t it is the c om
b in a tio n ot these th a t vs ill
le*ad to a sue c e ssful < o m
m u n ity
W e liv e and w o rk in
a to w n th a t exists bee ause ot
th e s p irit o t frie n d s h ip th a t
a b o u n d s fro m a ll o f you
I a lso w a n t to say thanks to
a ll the* tine* p e o p le ssho have*
h e lp e d me* in past proiec ts
and to le t yo u knovs th e re are*
m any more* o n the h o riz o n
l o a ll o t y o u keep u p the*
g o o d w o rk to g e th e r we* c an
make* this c o m m u n ity a ll th a t
sve hope it to be
Bill Hawkins
Vernonia
! l d Note
I he fo llo w in g let
ter is as sent to I red Klinger.
President ot the Vernonu
Area C b.imbe*r ot ( om m erce I
D ear M r K ling e r:
M y sincere thanks to you.
y o u r o rg a n iz a tio n , and the
s e le c tio n co m m itte e * ssho
selec ,e*d me as W o m a n ot the
Year to r 198b
I am highly h on ored and
w ill strive* to continue* to do
the best I ta n to m a in ta in the
q u a lity ot this high rew ard
th e Firs, A n nu a l ( it iz e n s
Assards D inn er was very w e ll
p la n n e d and h a n dled by a ll
w h o p a rtic ip a te d and thev
are to be c o n g ra tu la te d to r
service* rendered
I have* also sent a e opy ot
this le tte r to o u r new spaper
1 he In d e p e n d e n t. so th a t our
trie n d s and neighbors ot Ver
nom a c an read o t just one ot
the m any things o u r ( h am ber
does c re a tin g w a rm th and
frie n d s h ip in our area
W is h in g yo u r o rg a n iz a tio n
g ro w th and p ro s p e rity
Gratefully yours,
Dorothy Yadon
Vernonia
To the I ditor:
th is le tte r is w ritte n in
reg ard ,o y o u r firs t ann ua l
( itiz e n s A w ards D in n e r
I
»eel a good tim e was had by
a ll
The fo o d , e n te rta in m e n t
and b a n q u e t in general w ere
tust great
M a n y distric t p a tro n s can
r e c a ll the* p r o b le m s en
c o u n te re d w ith a head lie e in
te s ta tio n d u rin g the* 1‘ »H1 82
sc h o o l ye a r I hose* pro ble m s
drew a tte n tio n to the need
to r a d e q u a te and tim e ly tic-. id
lic e scree nin g to r students
As a re s u lt o f those* events
several years ago. a g ro u p o,
v o lu n te e rs , hea de d by Nona
Skinner, has p ro v id e d head
lic e s c re e n in g on a regular
basis th ro u g h o u t the* sc hool
ye a r
N o rm a lly c o n d u c t'd
the se co n d day o t sc h o o l and
a fte r th a n k s g iv in g ( hristm as
and s p rin g breaks, the* c hecks
assist s c h o o l o ffic ia ls and
p a re n ts re m e d y
p ro b le m s
th a t n n g h , otherwise* go un
c het ked
O n b e h a lf of the* D is tric t I
w o u ld like* to c o m m e n d Mrs
S k in n e r
and
th e
m any
v o lu n te e rs ,h a , have assisted
her d u rin g th e pas, tiv e years
th e ir task is n o , alw ays a
p le a s a n t one* y e , th e y have
re s p o n d e d to the* < h alle n g e in
a p o s itiv e and c o n fid e n tia l
m anner
S h o u ld
you
have* any
sp ecific
q u e s tio n s or con
c erns. o r like* to v o lu n te e r ,O
assist, y o u arc* e n c o u ra g e d to
c o n ta c t
M rs
S k in n e r at
429 8401
S incerely,
Richard I. Hnryna
Superintendent of School*
V e rn o n ia
To the Iditor
W e w o u ld lik e to th a n k all
the* people* w h o c ared and
shared w ith th ose w h o had
less th is ( h ris tm a s season
A ll the* < hure hes. V e rno nia
Cares, S enior C en te r, so m any
w h o gave so u n s e lfis h ly
A m e n c a. th e la n d o f p le n
ty , is h u rtin g to d a y so many
p e o p le w ith o u t |o b s , w ith
sickne ss, fa m ilie s w ith o u t
sh elte r a nd fo o d
We d o have the treedom ,o
reach I, we have the w ill to