Page 2 The INDEPENDENT, July 27, 1990
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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