Page 2 The INDEPENDENT, July 29,1992
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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
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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.