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The INDEPENDENT, May 30, 1990
Meeting set on lake plans, other
city parks are showing progress
Vernonia Clean-up
Day is successful
More than 70 bags of
garbage, including miscella
neous car parts, were picked
up from city streets during
Vernonia Clean Up Day, city
co u n cil member
Mario
Leonetti announced
Approximately 30 students
showed up to help pick up lit
ter. the second requirement
needed to become eligible for
the grand prize drawing tor a
m ountain bike donated by
Vernonia Sentry The stu
dents first had to participate
in making posters to remind
residents of Clean Up Day
A hot dog feed was provid
ed for all participants in the
clean up effort
Others who helped Leo
netti and his co organizers,
DeLoris and Don Webb were
the Oregon Highway D ivi
sion, which provided litter
bags. Stop Oregon Litter &
Vandalism also donated litter
bags plus pens and colorinq
books. Vernonia residents
Mario Leonetti presentsl6 speed Yokota mountain bike to
winner Tom Enneberg
Faith Reynolds and Gene
soft drinks. Nehalem Valley
Weller gave cash donations
Sanitary Service hauled the
for prizes. Vernonia Variety
litter away
and Barbershop Vernonia
displayed the posters. Franz
"l, was a job well worth the
Bread donated hot dog buns
time." said Leonetti He also
The Cookshack provided the
said that free car litter bags
ho, dogs plus stuffed am
are available a, The Cook
mals. Pepsi Cola donated
shack
Grants available for trail acquisition or improvement
The Oregon Department
of Parks and Recreation will
provide sm all grants for
recreation trail protects from
city, county and state trail
managing agencies and from
outdoor clubs and other vol
unteer organizations
The funds may be used to
acquire, maintain or construct
non m otorized recreation
trails in Oregon
Approximately $5,000 is
available during the current
fiscal year ending June 30.
1991 Application deadline is
July 29. 1990
C rite ria for evaluatin g
funding proposals includes
whether or no, the proposal
is in the state recreation trails
plan, is a designated state
recreation trail, provides sig
nifican, trail opportunity m a
metropolitan setting or is a
connector trail between a
metropolitan area and a trail
or recreation area more re
motely located
Grants will be made where
there is a current trail acquisi
tion, maintenance and con
s,ruction program, in ve st
ment or match by the apply
ing entity
For application information
contact Peter D Bond, Trails
Coordinator, Oregon Depart
men, of Parks and R ecre
ation. 525 Trade S, S E
Salem. OR 97310. telephone
378 5012
Another idea gathering
session will be held. June 6
at 7 30 p m in the Washing
ton Grade School cafeteria
on how to u tilize the
$100,000 gran, the city will
receive for development a,
Vernonia Lake
Mayor Scott Sword, city
council and planning com
mission members will be a,
the m eeting ,o hear from
people who haven', yet made
suggestions for development
of the lake Joe Paiva, depu
fy director of the State Parks
Department, will also attend
the m eeting ,o assist the
local planners
In addition to the gran,
aw arded by the O regon
Tourism Alliance, the city has
also been awarded approxi
mately $25,000 from Colum
bia County for development
of bike paths at the lake
Other city parks are also
being improved
At Hawkins Park the wad
ing pool has been re s u r
faced. new restrooms will be
available for use shortly, ad
ditional public parking and
volleyball courts will be con
structed Renovation of the
horseshoe pits has come to a
standstill because volunteer
Jerry Buck, who was organiz
ing the work, has been ill
Anderson Park will also
have new restrooms, plus a
shower and laundry room
The Ridge Riders are build
ing a covered area near the
horse arena, and road Im
provements are planned A
Park Host is now residing a,
Anderson Park, also
Playground equipment a,
Ora Bolmeier Park should all
be in place by June 16, the
date of the official dedication
ceremonies The public is in
vited to attend the ceremony
dedicating the park on OA
Hill ,o Ora Bolmeier, a long
time city employee who re
cently retired
"A Io, is planned for our
parks," said council member
M ario Leonetti, who is in
charge of parks, "so please
help prevent vandalism
"The parks are ours to
enjoy and no, for a few van
dals to destroy"
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Item s for the Vernonia
Health Center's fund raising
auction during Jamboree are
urgently needed, according
to Barbara Ervin
Proceeds from the auction
whl go to complete the new
clinic building and purchase
needed equipment and sup
plies
For more information call
the health center at 429-
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