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The INDEPENDENT, February 8,1995
Page 9
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Jamboree committee chairperson Gwen Milligan, center right, leads discussion flanked by
fellow officers, treasurer Sue Cavinee, secretary Deborah Colby (next to Milligan) and vice-
chairperson Robb Wilson.
Gwen Milligan likes the big
picture. She is the kind o ff
person who subscibes to the
ancient Proverb,“Where there
is no vision, the people per­
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ish.” Since moving to Vernon­
ia, she has d ilig e n tly and
quickly become involved in
her new community.
At present she is the dy­
namic leader of a revitalized
Jamboree Committee with ac­
tive members numbering fifty
or more people from a broad
spectrum of the community,
Drip y your Valeptipe to
prom ising the biggest and
best Jamboree in many years.
Her interests go beyond
the F rien dsh ip Jam boree,
though, for the vision em ­
braces another elem ent of
Vernonia’s renaissance. She
sees the importance of the
need for a community center.
Again, M illigan thinks BIG.
But she is also a realist. The
big picture, she believes, is
th e vision that can be
achieved over tim e, with a
comprehensive plan, as the
com m unity grow s and its
needs develop.
Milligan doesn’t wear any
kind of speedometer, but her
th o u g h t pro cesse s m ove
faster than she can articulate
and she talks a mile a minute.
In the space of about five min­
utes she expanded the vision
to proportions that include:
1. A place for children of all
ages to be safe.
2. Organization with activi­
ties geared to all ages.
3. A meeting place for all
local organizations to plan
and conduct their activities.
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recreational activities.
5. Family programs using
volunteers.
6. E ventually, it sho uld
have a swimming pool, when
the Rock Creek pool becomes
obsolete.
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7. There should be a stage
for community theater.
8. Accom odations for re­
c e p tio n s, fa m ily re u n io n s,
dances fo r tee ns, s q u a re
dancing, line dancing etc.
9. Also down the road, she
believes we could have out­
door facilities for horeshoes,
tennis, badminton and volley­
ball.
Yes, Milligan sees the big
picture, but she also puts her
effort where her mouth is and
invites the community to join
in Vernonia's renaissance—
through Vernonia Pride, Jam­
boree, Community Center, the
Banks-Vernonia Linear park,
The Recreational Council, Li­
ons C lub, Izaak W alton
League, Boy & Girl Scouts, 4-
H, Youth Summer Baseball,
Vernonia Fire Dept., EMT’s
and wherever your efforts are,
or can, contribute to the vision
without which the people and
the community perish.
The C om m unity C e n te r
P roject Board of D ire cto rs
have set a community meet­
ing to d is c u s s p la n s. The
m eeting w ill be M onday,
March 6, at 7 p.m. in the Ver­
nonia High School Gymnasi­
um.
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