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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1995)
j^ g g g j The INDEPENDENT, January 25,1995____________________ Vernonia residents offer ideas for proposed community center From page 1 thing she feels is necessary, is to design the building so it can be expanded to meet fu ture needs and can grow with the community. “If the community pulls to gether, it can be done,“ Dai ley said, “G ood th in g s are happening in the city and will continue to happen.” RUSSELL GREEN R ussell G reen, m em ber services m anager at West Oregon Electric Cooperative, has been in Vernonia less than two years, but is serving as p re s id e n t of the lo cal chamber of commerce and is involved in many community endeavors. “A communi ty center must fu lfill a variety of needs, so it must be m ulti f u n c tio n a l, ” G reen said, “even if it starts out as only a large room with kitchen facili ties.” A place is needed for planned activities for young people, he noted, adding that such supervision means staff requirements would have to be considered. “C om m unity” , as a co n ce p t, is im p o rta n t. G reen feels. “Getting together and making the community center a reality would be a continua tion of some good things that are happening in Vernonia. “It would create a positive feeling because the commu nity could say ‘We did that and we can get other things done.’ ” IXAIIfc KAHHUW “I think that a [community center] facility would be very beneficial to the community” Vernonia High School Stu- dentbody Pres ident Katie Par- row sa id , as she paused while decorat ing the high school gymna sium for the winter She noted that, while the WOEC concerned about future of Bonneville Power From page 1 c o n tin u e d co n g re s s io n a l pressure to sell BPA to the highest bidder,” said David Seuss, WOEC general man- ager. ‘We need more certain ty and control over what rep resents more than one-third of our total operating cost.” The agreement culminates Hess named to WOEC directorship Dr. David Hess of Banks, has succeeded Charles Var- num as director of West Ore gon Electric Cooperative Dis trict 7. Hess, a s c ie n tis t at the Oregon Regional Primate Re search Center, will complete the rem aining two years of Vamum’s term. Special district candidate filings From page 1 Vernonia Rural Fire District Pos. 2. No filing, 4-year term. Pos. 3. F ra zie r Rohm (Inc.); 4-year term. Pos. 4 Tim Bamburg (Inc.); 4-year term. M ist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire District Pos. 1. Eric Larsen; 4-year term. Pos. 2. D o ug la s G ra n t (Inc.); 4-year term. Pos. 5. Raym ond Kyser (Inc.); 2-year term. Tri-City Rural Fire District Pos. 2. No filin g ; 4-year term. Pos. 4. Henry Schm idlin (Inc.); 4-year term. Pos. 5. No filin g ; 4-year term. Elsie-Vinemaple Rural Fire District Pos. 1. No filing ; 4-year term. Pos. 4. No filing; 4-year term. Columbia County Emergen cy Communications District (9-1-1) Zone 4. Katharine Denck- la; 4-year term. Help is available to check smoke alarms S m oke a la rm s need to w ork p ro p e rly in o rd e r to safeguard people in the event of fire, reminded Marvin Mey ers, chairman of the Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District. S e n io r c itiz e n s , h a n d i capped people and anyone else who is unable to check their own smoke alarms, may call 429-7563 for assistance, Meyers said. many months of research and discussion s by the WOEC board. “The board is pleased to find such a competitively priced and reliable source of energy,” said Robert VanNat- ta, WOEC board president. “The PacifiCorp agreement provides a fixed price over the initial term of the contract, versus the uncertainty of fu ture BPA rate hikes. Pacifi Corp is recognized through out the Northwest as a low cost energy provider and a good business partner, so our member-owners will benefit from p re d ic ta b le energy prices.” The third year of the Pacifi C orp co n tra c t p ro vid e s W OEC w ith an “o p t-o u t” clause, allowing the coopera tive to consider other power supply alternatives, according to Suess. West Oregon Electric cus tom ers w ill not no tice any change in service. The only difference will be where the cooperative obtains its ener gy resources. WOEC provides electricity to more than 3,800 member- customers in Columbia, Clat sop, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill Counties. Port land based PacifiCorp serves customers in seven western states, under the names Pa cific Power and Utah Power. schools are the centers of student activities, it would be great to have some place dif ferent for activities such as dances or watching a video movie "A community center w ould allo w stu d e n ts to spend their time wisely,” she added. KATHY WARD This is Kathy Ward’s fifth year as a teacher at Wash ington Grade School in Ver nonia She currently teaches a blend of 32 fifth and sixth grade students. “I think that a c o m m u n ity center is some th in g th a t is missing in Ver n o n ia ,” W ard said. “There is *—* Ad no place for kids to go after school hours or on the week ends.” Quick to utilize an opportu nity, Ward calls over four stu dents to provide some insight about what would suit the needs of the ir classm ates. The ever-popular arcade is mentioned, then a basketball court or a swimming pool; a skating rink, another adds then— with no limits to ham per them— a theater for stage shows, a hobby fa c ility for photography, and the list grew as Ward challenged the students to put their ideas be fo re the board d u rin g the community meeting. Ward, who is a Girl Scout leader and is active in pro grams hosting students from other countries, said, “I think th a t a com m unity c e n te r should have the children well represented.” OPEN MON. THRU SAT. 9-5 • EVES. 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