The INDEPENDENT. Auaust 7.1996
By Charlene Bechen
Banks Library Volunteer
Completed reading records for the “Win
With Reading” summer reading program may
be turned in at the library any time before
September 1. All readers (including those in
the “Read to Me" program) who achieved their
reading goals will receive a book award.
August 10 is the next Recycle Saturday at
the SWATCO Service Yard (15945 NW Sellers
Road). Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many of
your neighbors help to staff this worthy activity.
There is, however, still a need for more volun
teers. If you could commit to a couple hours
once a month, or even every other month, it
would make a big difference in the success of
this program. Please call Donna at 324-3404
for more information.
Thanks to passage of the open hours grant
portion of the Washington County Library levy
last spring, the Banks Library is now able to
extend its hours of operation. The previous 22
hours a week has now increased to 30 hours
per week. To provide the extra service, we
now have a new employee. Please come by
and welcome Jane to our staff. New hours are
Tuesday and Thursday 1:00 to 7:00 p.m., and
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
The library is looking for volunteers. Help is
needed in many areas, from sorting and shelv
ing books to janitorial work. Typing and com
puter skills would be helpful, but anyone with
an interest in books and time to spare would
be most welcome. Please call Denise at 324-
1382 for details.
Tuesday, August 13 is the scheduled day
for the WILI computer software upgrade. All
computers in the Washington County Library
system will be down that day. Patrons can still
check out books, but searching and reserving
functions will not be possible through the com
puter. Please remember to bring your library
card to make it easier for the staff to assist
you. Among other enhancements, the new up
grade will enable addition of E-Mail addresses
in patrons’ records.
Be sure to look for the Friends of the Li
brary fund-raising quilt at the Banks Baibecue
on August 17 and 18. The drawing for the quilt
will be held Sunday afternoon at the barbecue.
Tickets are on sale at the library $1.00 each or
6 for $5.00. Previous quilts have each raised
nearly $1,000 for the Friends.
The bidding period for the new library has
now closed. Watch for announcements regard
ing the contract award and details of the
ground breaking ceremony.
The Banks Library is located at 669 S.
Main Street in the Oak Village Shopping
Center. Library hours are Tuesday and
Thursday, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednes
day, Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call 324-1382 for further information or to
renew or reserve books.
Very special young
helpers were here
To the Editor:
A special group of young
people from Indiana were in
Vernonia recently, spending a
very busy week working on
homes and the school. They
were brought to our commu
nity through the efforts of the
Church of the Brethren and
the Interfaith Disaster Re
sponse Team. A tremendous
amount of work was accom
plished in the short time they
were here. We want to thank
all of the workers for their ef
forts.
On behalf of Church of the
Brethren and Interfaith Disas
te r R elief team s, we also
want to thank the churches
and individuals who provided
evening meals for the group
of v o lu n te e rs , who were
“camped out” in Washington
Grade School.
S erving dishes left at
W ashington Grade School
during this time can now be
picked up at the Relief Center
at 1010 Bridge (Pihl Logging
Building).
Sue and Audeen
Community Relief Center
My Fair Lady was a
great success
From page 2
clear it with the creator. Hopefully I will be able
to te ll of many hookups with the wild De
schutes steelhead, which I am told come
much more readily to the fly than the hatchery
variety.
According to my July, 1996, copy of River-
keeper, the Deschutes w ild steelhead is
threatened by a timber sale in the upper Trout
Creek basin where the Prineville Ranger Dis
trict of the Ochoco National Forest plans to
harvest 35 million board feet of logs on over
5,000 acres of public land. According to
Riverkeeper, “Even though this is called a sal
vage sale, the majority of the trees to be har
vested are live trees. Harvest is also proposed
w ithin riparian areas, contrary to existing
rules. Some biologists believe the only sum
mer steelhead rearing habitat left lies in the
cool waters of the upper Trout Creek basin. If
the Forest Service proceeds with this aggres
sive proposal, the additional silt load and
raised stream temperatures may sound the
death knell for the Trout Creek steelhead
—the most important Deschutes tributary for
native steelhead." Riverkeeper goes on to
state that, “The sale proposal is vigorously op
posed by Oregon Trout, the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reserva
tion, the ODFW, and others. To register your
opposition to this proposal, write:
Arthur Currier, District Ranger, Prineville
Ranger District, P.O. Box 490, Prineville, OR,
97754.”
I’m hoping, when I get to go steelhead fish
ing on the Deschutes, that the fish will be
there, although my uncle says the runs have
declined to a low where it is hard for him to
get interested. I, someday, would like to take
my nephew, Travis, over to the Deschutes for
steelhead and I’m sure he would like the op
tion to take his son someday too.
Izaak Walton League meetings are the
th ird W ednesday of each m onth,
Vernonia Public Library at 7:00 p.m.
The public is welcome.
To the Editor
The 1996 “My Fair Lady”
pageant held July 24, 1996,
Senior Day at the Columbia
County Fair, was a successful
afternoon. Congratulations,
Q ueen
D orothy
Place,
P rin cess H elen G am m an,
Princess Margaret Todd and
Princess Mary Burg. You’re a
beautiful court.
Colum bia C ounty RSVP
wishes to express our appre
ciation to the sponsors of the
“My Fair Lady” pageant and
luncheon: Pacific One Bank,
Columbia River PUD and the
Columbia County Fair Board.
You made it all possible.
S p e cia l th a n k you from
RSVP to the 1995 “My Fair
Lady” Queen Ruth Ashdown,
Becky Bruce, K e rrie C on
stance, M ike Derby, Patty
Paae 3
Feris, Leonard Gartman, Al-
lana Larsen, Helen Purker-
son, Connie Quick, St. He
lens Rural Fire Department,
Sandy’s Flowers, Joy Shelby,
C arol S m ith, Lois S m ith,
Dena Von D erahe, Sherry
Welter and Kathy Williamson.
What a team!!
Thank you,
Nancy Harwood, Director
Columbia County RSVP
Health Center needs
board members
To the Editor:
I have been a member of
this community for 18 years,
and one of my primary con
cerns for this town, besides-
the children, is health care.
Let's face it, at one time or
another we all need it.
Because we live so far
away from everything it is im
portant to have quality care
for our citizens. We are very
fortunate to have a quality
staff in our health center.
They have w orked very
hard to continue care for you
under less than favo rab le
c o n d itio n s. Laura and her
staff worked countless hours
during the disaster, some of
which was their own time with
no pay, Susan is a perfect ex
ample of that.
This is a reconstruction
time for a lot of us. I ask you
to consider the Health Center
as a very important part o f .
this town and of our lives. We
will soon be back in our old
building with a new face lift,
much like the homes and oth
er businesses around town.
While conducting business,
we will also be busy working
on plans to relocate in the old
Vernonia Drug Store location.
In order to do th is we w ill
need help.
To continue the quality of
care we now enjoy, we are
asking for concerned neigh
bors to become board mem
bers. We have p o s itio n s
available and all you need to
do is send a letter stating why
you would like to be on the
board and what you feel you
Please see page 12
Vernonia Preschool
Open House
August 22,1996 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
1996-97 School year starts Sept. 4,1996
Ages 3 - 5 (Must be 3-yrs. old by Sept. 1 ,1996)
Come get acquainted and see what we have to offer. Bring the kids, too.
Tuition: $45/month. Classes two days weekly, 9-11:30 a.m.
For further information call Dawn Carr: 429-4900
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY:
Vernonia Primaries, dba Vernonia Preschool, admits students ol any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, pro
grams and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.We do not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies and other school administered programs.
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Parent-Child
Preschools of Oregon
For referral to parent participation preschools
throughout Oregon, contact P.O. Box 1455
Tualatin, Oregon, or call (503) 692-1593.
Rilla and Brandy
Forest Grove Vac & Sew
2434 19th Ave • Forest Grove • 357-5912
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 - 5:30, Sat. 9:30 - 4:00
Rilla Hedger of Forest Grove Vac & Sew offers over 20 years of
sales and repair service in vacuum cleaners and sewing machines.
Be sure your vacuum cleaner is in top shape for summer, out-of
school traffic. We service all makes and models of vacuums.
We have many new and used vacuums and sewing machines. If
you wish, we’ll take your present machine in trade on a new one.
Don’t forget, we have a full selection of threads and needles —
and we can sharpen your scissors, too.
For vacuums, we carry a complete assortment of bags and belts
for all makes and models.
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