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Page 2 The INDEPENDENT, July 29,1992 ^INDEPENDENT Serving the upper Nehalem River valley. Published monthly on the last W ednesday of each month, by Public Opinion Laboratory Ltd., 1206 State Avenue, Vernonia, OR 97064, as a free newspaper. All material protected under U.S. C opyright laws. Editors and Publishers, Dirk & Noni Andersen, (503) 429-9410. Good can d id ates needed for openings With the Wind is also available for readers of By Nancy Burch Vernonia City Librarian W hat a summer this has been! On Wednesday afternoons some twenty to thirty youngsters continue to participate in the summer reading program at the library. The eighth and final session will be August 5. Watch for these young readers and their float in the Jamboree Parade. If you're looking for ideas to enjoy the out doors more fully, don't forget that the library has ideas for building decks, tree houses and other outdoor structures, as well as outdoor furniture. If you just want to relax and spend your summer with a good book, come take a look. There's something for everyone! For Danielle Steel fans, her newest novel, Jewels, awaits. This is the story of a great house of gems, a rare family, and an extraordinary marriage. Scarlett, Alexandra Ripley's sequel to Gone romance. Sandra Brown's French Silk, combines romance and mystery as a New Orleans bus inesswoman is suspected of killing a television evangelist. Nancy Price, the author of Sleeping With the E n em y, has a spellbinding new novel of suspense entitled Night Woman. In Sahara, Clive Cussler once again has his hero, Dirk Pitt, trashing the bad guys and getting the girl as he strikes out across the Sahara to warn the world of a plot that is killing thousands of people in the African desert. Enjoy the rest of your summer! With the liklihood that water rates will be increased in Vernonia, many people will react angrily, blaming the council and the mayor for situations beyond their control. A few will consider running for one of the three positions that will be on the ballot in November on his own land for only two Thanks for your help - mayor and two city council seats months out of a year. The time is now for all potential candidates to pre My property borders feder To the Editor: pare for city elections and there are some things they ally owned forest land where We would like to thank the the U.S. government allows should consider; the first is that these positions are all following businesses for help you to cam p fo r up to 14 volunteer, not paid. ing make the Micky Bruers days, take a 30 day break, M em orial Golf Scholarship A few other considerations are listed here: and then camp for another 14 Are you prepared to support city ordinances even if tournam ent a success this days. T his is alm ost fo u r year: Crabtree's Pub & Deli, they make your friends or neighbors unhappy? m onths a year on a single Vernonia Realty & Insurance site that a person can camp. Can you handle being called at home by people Center, Vernonia Auto Parts, I purchased the property complaining about city actions that you know are both S unnyside S ervice, Frye's with the right to build, main A ctio n A th le tic s , Sunset legal and necessary? ta in e d the land and paid Grove Golf Course, Western How would you handle being cussed at for doing p ro p e rty ta xe s, yet now I Auto, 21 st Sentry Video, Ver the job as called for in the city charter? have less rights on my own nonia Variety, Vernonia 76 land than I have on the public Are you willing to raise fees if necessary, even Station, Vernonia Drug, U.S. land adjacent to my property. though such action is decidedly unpopular? Bank, and, of course, the Has all common sense been Do you know how much the city pays annually just Vernmonia Golf club. removed from Oregon's land We also want to congratu to operate street lights? use laws? late th is year's tournam ent Do you know the requirements of state and county Darain D. Marx winners. First place trophies Hood River building codes? w ent to a b ro th e r team of Are you aware of the considerations involved in up S co tt and S tew art Grady. Thanks for support Second place trophies went dating the city's comprehensive plan? How many night meetings can you attend in a to Bob Z a va le s and John Trent. Third place honors To the Editor: month? Daytime meetings? went to Lonnie Dennis and As coa che s of the 9/10 Will your employer give you time off for city busi year-old girls' baseball team, Nick Zavales. ness? A big thank you to every we would like to take this op What do you really know about how city govern one who p a rtic ip a te d th is portunity to thank the Vernon year to make the tournament ia Youth Baseball Association ment works - compared to what you think you know? a success. Hope to see all of for their support. We appreci Most potential candidates would not know, or be you again next year. ate a ll of the p a re n ts and expected to know, the details of city operations or Sincerely, grandparents for their partici government regulations. The fine points are learned Kathy Richardson pation. A special thanks to on behalf of the after the election. G win Lo gg in g, who s p o n Tournament Committee sored our team. However, anyone who is serious about serving in a Sincerely, council or mayoral position should attend every city Dana & Tony Hyde No common sense? council and planning commission meeting, hearing or Vernonia work session between now and the election. It takes To the Editor: a lot of time and, to do the job well, dedication is re I have heard num erous ACS says "thanks" quired. stories about how ridiculous Good people are needed in the city in many capac and oppressive the land use the Editor: ities. If you fee, you have the necessary qualifica regulatory system has be To The annual American Can tions for mayor or council, you should throw your hat com e in Oregon, but I still cer Society Golf Tournament cannot believe what has hap raised $2,000 for the Oregon in the ring. However, if you're not willing to put in the pened to my property. Division. Sixty local golfers I purchased 40 acres in amount of time and hard work needed to do the job competed in this state-quali Hood River County on which I we„, you should spend your volunteer time in another fying tournament and 7 teams capacity; that way, you can still be a contributing citi could build my home, but lat w ill go on to com p ete at er additional restrictions were zen, not a road block. Pum pkin Ridge in A ugust, placed on the property taking It is a great beginning It was a long time coming, but the official opening and dedication of the Banks-Vernonia Linear Park was a nice reward for the many people who worked hard to make it a reality. It is also the beginning of a new era for Vernonia, an opportunity to become an important part of the outdoor recreation industry in Oregon — instead of a down-at-the-heels community still living for past glories. away my right to build. I then found someone who wanted to purchase the prop erty, if he could park a camp trailer to watch his livestock, but "planning" restrictions had taken that right away too. Local land use rules say, "the RV (recreation vehicle) will be allowed on the proper ty for a period not to exceed 30 days in 180 days." Which means an owner can camp ▲ ’A A A A A* a ’ a ’ A ’ • * A 'A ‘ • A hoping to qualify for the na tional tournament. W ith fie rce com p etitio n, two play-offs were necessary in Men's Division II and III. Sim ultaneous chip-in shots won a seat at state fo r the team of John T rent, J e rry Vorce, Bob Makepeace and John Crabtree The qualifying teams and their scores, were: Men's Division I- (1) Wayne Axelsen, Cory Cox, B ryan R o b e rts, Joe Koskela - 62 (2) Fred Fulmer, Ray Fos ter, Bob Z a v a le s , N ick Zavales - 63 Men's Division II - (1) Scott Grady, Stewart Grady, Lonnie Dennis, Garrett Olson - 60 (2) Trent, Voorce, Make peace, Crabtree - 63 Men's Division III- (1) Bob S ta c k lie , Terry Priest, Don Wallace, George Pond - 63 (2) P ete Ford, G ene Lewis, Mac Hazel, G eorge Kajawari - 69 Women's Division II - Vera Cole, Jan McAulay, S h e rry l W a lte rs , E la in e Schultz - 72 W e w a nt to th a n k the sponsors of the tournament for their support: Holce Log ging, Sword Logging, Gwin & Sons Logging, Mike Pihl Log ging, W estern A uto, C u rls T ransp orta tion, C avenham Forest Industries, Oregon Re alty, Vernonia Realty & Insur ance, Vernonia Sentry, Ne halem Valley S anitary S er vice, Ruby Construction, U.S. Bank, Old Timers Saw & Ra dio Shop, V ernonia H ealth Center, Vernonia Drug, Crab tre e 's Pub & D eli, S coop's Dog House, Wilcox & Flegel, The Hair Parlour, Kountry Ka- tering, United G rocers and Vernonia Golf Club. The money will go directly to cancer research, patient services and public educa tion. Barb Fulmer, Tournament Chair D e fe n s iv e d riv in g course to be given A defensive driving course, 55 Alive, for older adults will be available through the Ver nonia Grange in late August. The course is sponsored nationally by the Am erican Association of Retired Per sons. Interested persons should register at the Vernonia Se n io r C itiz e n s Center. Call 429-6541 to register.
