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Page 2 The INDEPENDENT, July 27, 1990 n. INDEPENDENT Serving the upper Nehalem River valley Published monthly on the las, Wednesday o, each month by Public Opinion Laboratory Ltd 1206 State Avenue, Vernonia. OR 97064, as a tree newspaper All material protected under U S Copyright laws Editors and Publishers. Dirk & Nom Andersen, (503) 429 9410 " " ........... O p in io n Catch the Spirit for the future, not past "Catch the Spirit for '91". this year's Friendship Jamboree theme, was discussed at some length before it was adopted The discussion centered on a seem ingly in s ig n ific a n t point - the choice of prepositions Should the theme be Catch the Spirit of '91, or /or *91 ? The latter was chosen because it is not really possible for people living in this end of the 20th century to recapture the spirit of the culture generated a hundred years ago This period cannot be measured in time alone, but by the events which have occurred in that time span The world we now live in can never be the way it was - and the values of that prior era have been modified by a technological revolution that staggers the imagination Bob Spencer, our local (almost) centenarian, has witnessed most of this incredible acceleration of change. Most of us have seen the greatest revolution of all in the realms of communication and transportation This revolutionary technology has shrunk our world and forced us to interact and associate with other peoples of the world No, there is no turning back of the clock We must go forward and face the challenges of this remarkable new world Catch the Spmt for '91 then for the new century which will require new ideas, new ways of dealing with problems in our personal lives, and on into the sphere of international concerns Catch the Spirit for '91 In Vernonia, yes, even here, in the grass roots of society change is in the air. Many of the changes are unsettling, even disturbing, but they will not go away The spirit for '91 demands aggressive, positive approaches Indeed, Catch the Spirit for '911 Please drive carefully There have been some near tragedies during Jam boree because so many people must cross Highway 47 to go from one event to another. If you're driving in Vernonia that weekend, please be extra careful. Let's keep it a joyous occasion for everyone B e tw e e n th e B o o k e n d s By Nancy Burch, Vernonia City Librarian Midsummer in Vernonia means different things to those of us who live here depending on our age health income or interests For me i, marks the beginning o, my thud year as librarian in Vernonia and I feel truly grateful to have become acquainted with so many of you both in the library and elsewhere in the community „ also means tha, I haven', read as much lately and can only mention some of our newer books and give comments about them by those who have read them LaVyrle Spencer's books continue to bring favorable comments We have several of her earlier ones such as Vows. The Gamble. The Hellion and Spring Fancy After reading Judith McNaugh, s Almost Heaven, one local reader has seen that our library now has a good collection of paperbacks by McNaugh, This is quite a tribute to an author and means that others can now enjoy these books Thank you, Jan1 Danielle Steele's. Message From Nam. comes in and goes right ou, as do all of her books September, by Rosamund Pilcher, is receiving good reviews and the condensation tha, I read was very well done We also have Joseph Wambaugh's The Golden Orange and Sullivan's Sting by Lawrence Sanders The library was given a complimentary copy of the video Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue This is an adventure video to entertain children as well as to educate them about the dangers of alcohol and other drugs and is available for circulation The Department of Motor Vehicles has supplied the library with driver instruction man uals. accident report forms and change of ad dress forms These are available any time the library is open Regardless of interests, age. etc, one thing we could all have in common a, this time of year, as another Friendship Jamboree ap proaches, is a revival of community pride and spin, in each of us as residents of the Vernonia community Enjoy the res, of the summer' Library Hours: Monday and Friday 1 5 p m,, Wednesday, 9 a m -5 p m . and Saturday, 10 a m -2 p m Preschool Story Time is every Wednesday from 10 30-11 a m City awards contract to HGE HGE's bid was 5125 below the $10,000 bid of Klein Con suiting Engineers HGE said they would "ne gotiate" for any costs over their $9,875 bid Responding to a statement by The INDEPENDENT editor tha, the city's experience with HGE in d ica te s they delay small projects tor larger, more lucrative jobs, a practice that- has resulted in higher expen ditures by the city. HGE repre sentative John Rankin said "we have a new team now no, the sam e who sta rte d working in Vernonia ." In other business • Jim Tierney was appoint ed to represent the city in se curing property along the rail road right of way from the state park trailhead a, Weed Avenue to Anderson Park, m order to extend the trail, • Dorothy Thompson was assured there would be ade quate space for a horse trail alongside a projected bike path, •Sue Cavmee presented the city with a check from the Jam boree co m m itte e for $450, bu, asked that in future years, it be included in the city budge, as a resource item for police services during Jam boree. • Mayor Scot, Sword ap pointed a committee of Don Dunaway. Phil Jacobus, Tony Hyde, the planning commis sion and himseH to study the feasibility of a new city hall. • The mayor also changed council com m ittee appoint ments. moving Mark Stevens to parks and Mario Leonetti to the fire department Levy request to be resubmitted The Vernonia School Dis tnc, will submit another levy to the voters in September, the board of directors decided a, their June 28 meeting No decision was made a, tha, time on the amount of the levy request, as budge, revt sions are currently underway Art Laubach, chairman of the Columbia County Democratic Central Committee, presented a check for $500 to Ross W illiam s, a representative of gubernatorial candidate Barbara Roberts, at a recent meeting in Mist. People who do not read lose as much as people who can not. 1990 - International Year of Literacy Luncheon here for Al Mobley Gubernatorial candidate Al Mobley will visit Vernonia for a luncheo n m eeting at the home o, Orvm and Carol Ol son. from 11 a m to 12 30 p m on August 9 The O l son's address is 479 Rose Avenue The even, is being spon sored by Mel and Marguerite Nice of Vernonia
