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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1996)
The INDEPENDENT, July 17,1996 3. In May, and again on June 12, we requested WOEC to allow members to sit in on in te rvie w s w ith prospective managers. We were told at the subcommit tee meeting (WOEC board- room, July 2), “The Board hasn’t voted on it ye t.” Do they really mean RUS hasn’t given perm ission for us to have some say in selecting our co-op m anager? (See Ruralite, page 4, bottom right column.) the true owner of WOEC is RUS. Do they per haps even decide the number of employees to be hired? 4. And d o n 't fo rg e t the hubbub over WOEC hiring a PR man in April 1996, when WORA expected this man to come to our first public meet ing on May 5, 1996. This was subsequently denied by both From page 3 about a half-truth? 2. At W O EC’s reg ular meeting May 21, it took sev eral questions from members to get the p re sid e n t of WOEC, also a legislative lob byist, to say he tra ve ls to Washington, D.C., to lobby at the fe d e ra l le vel a g ainst deregulation of utility compa nies and o rg a n iz a tio n s . I asked him, “And when they get to the state level, you will lobby against them there, will you n o t? ” He answ ered, “Yes.” At the next WOEC meeting, June 17, he spoke favorably of the deregulation bills, saying we must choose exactly the right one from the many b ills now being p ro cessed. Right for whom? A change of mind? A half-truth? WOEC and the gentleman. Do we have some slippery eels in our WOEC manage ment? J.l. Gomes Vernonia with D elbert M cG innis, WOEC operational manager, sent a crew to place the mon ument on its base. To Mike and Marcella Sea- ger, who advertised the dedi cation ceremony on Vernonia CATV Channel 7 at no cost to us. To Vernonia Public Works Director Robyn Bassett and her crew for all the help they provided; it was beyond mea sure. To Vernonia Pride for their help and the flow ers they placed at the base of the monument. To the bugler, Bob Isted, and Boy Scout Troup 860, who presented the flag. To Dirk and Noni Ander sen, editors of The INDE PENDENT, who spread the word of our project, at no cost to us. To Sharon Parrow, director of Vernonia Parks who picked Shay Park fo r the m onu ment’s resting place. To all the businesses in Vernonia that gave prizes for the fund-raising raffle and to those who gave of their ser vices. To all the people who do nated money and all those who bought tickets. If it hadn’t been for all of you, the monu ment would not be in its right ful place. And last, but by no means least, my com m ittee, who Thanks to many for the Service Memorial To The Editor: I would like to express thanks to the following people for their help on behalf of the Vernonia Service Memorial: The Bronleew e fam ily, Vernonia residents and own ers of Oregon Memorial Com pany, where we purchased the monument. They gave us a very good price and a very beautiful monument. R ussell G reen, acting m anager of W est O regon Electric Cooperative, who, CRUSHED ROCK DRAIN ROCK «SAND GRAVEL • FILL CONCRETE • ASPHALT COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL RADIO DISPATCHED PROMPT DELIVERY Scappoose SAND & GRAVEL GREEN MOUNTAIN 7 OPEN MON-FRI - 7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. SCAPPOOSE PORTLAND 543-7141 241-4799 33485 E. 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I believe our adult drivers need to become familiar with our city laws, learn patience and, most of all, work on be coming positive role models for our town’s kids. • Licensed Septic Installations • Ditcf.as • Site Preoaration • Land Clearing & Leveling • Driveways • Drain Fields Free Estimates 1026 Bridge SI, Vernonia mfo 4 2 9 -7 8 6 7 POPPINO P ainting HARDWARE Many drivers rude to bike riders Landscaping • Sprinkler systems Allen Reinsch P. O. Box 316, Vernonia, OR 97064 58605 Nehalem Hwy. S., Vernonia, OR 97064 VERNONIA Larry Doppke Vernonia Service Memorial Committee TH E YARD D O C TO R , IN C STORAGE CARTONS & PADLOCKS AVAILABLE or worked with me from the be ginning to the end: Robb Wil son, Bill Hom, Gerald Russell and Floyd Ragner. 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