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,
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sidewalks.” It appears to be a
confusing, ongoing problem.
Understanding the dangers
of sidewalk riding, our chil
dren and teens are forced to
ride on the city streets. I have
observed on many occasions
drivers honking, threatening
and screaming profanities at
bicycle riders. They (the chil
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