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w m m The INDEPENDENT, August 6,1997 Between the Boghead« Page 3 the front window! It truly ap peared as if the vehicle had generous support and partici pation. met a Triceratops (the three- from m ' «,e dona,in9 'he quilt. Proceeds horned jobbie) right out of the from the raffle will benefit the Banks Library Sincerely, movie, The Lost World. In the ReadinJ pV p re s e n ,a ,io " ,or 'h e Summ er The quilt is a red and white “Irish Chain" de Glenda Delemos and Reading Program is scheduled for Thursday center of the windshield, the sign. Fabric with a strawberry prin. was used Jack Sweeney, glass was punched in, as in August 7 at 2:00 p.m. Fire code allows only m . Co-Chairpersons o commemorate the long history of strawber the m anner of a grotesque Nehalem Valley Speed & 00 persons in the community room at a time r y bemg grown in the Banks area. Raffle funnel, massively shattered, Beauty Car Club WO cN,d*:Cke,hS Wi" be di“ 10 *ba ckets may be purchased at the library for 100 children, beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Thurs- Thanks for enjoyable but holding shape. M odern $1.00 each or six for $5.00. y technology. But what about the t h » f l h ,Or 'o® Friends of ,he Library float in “ 'I!be 9h,en 10 children in Wnd®r- Fair Lady” pageant driver? garten through sixth grade. Any tickets re- Sunsel£ £ Parad6' *he Friends labte e. The driver, it turns out, is " * '" '" 9 after those children are a c c o m m X To the Editor: the manager of the cafe, busy We hope to have a new book drop installed Friend9'V!?H,0 o 'herS Wishi" 9 ,0 a»end The 1997 “My Fair Lady” as she went about her daily by early September. We are looking forward to .do B J ■ r, I® BankS L'bra,y is ^ " s o r - pageant held July 23, 1997 chores, however exhibiting a ' " 9 B J <,o; rneriy o ' B.J. and Scampy) with he completion of the repairs to the driveway Senior Day at the Columbia bit of edginess and dismay, to his Comedy Clown Show. Irons '?h°9' i e f° r any ’nconven'ence to our pa County Fair, was an enjoyable, say the least. She was driving in aCn°yTj,e m readin? reCOrds be " " " « J trons. Thank you for your patience. successful afternoon. Congrat hom e la te r in the evening 0 any me this month. Those readers achiev ulatio ns Queen Thelm a when some of our young peo ing their goals will receive a book award Ihomas, Princess Betty Lou ple decided to launch a large Be sum to stop by the library to see the S tickler, P rincess Velma beer bottle out of a car travel J k. ,L.'.brary ,s located at 111 Market R ichardson, and P rincess ling (obviously) at high speed, Street. Library Hours: Tues, and Thurs Banks Bam“ '11 ' ha' W" ' be raffled ° " al ,he m a t ht , ° \ Au9us' 17 ^ e quilt was Tessie Aldrich. 1 P-m. to 7 p.m.; Wed., Fri. and Sat 11 from the opposite direction. S ,yJ ° , rm er Banks 'e s id e n t, Janet DJ / h n Co,um bia C ounty She should be dead - head a < to 5 p.m. Call 324-1382 for informa- hlegel Nelson. She and her father, Irwin RSVP Advisory Council and less! Director wish to express our A flashback! appreciation to the sponsors of Three or four years ago on the pageant and luncheon- a lazy summer day, I was bicy Columbia River PUD, Pacific cling near Roy when a paper Time for City to give e<^ by the flood of 1996 thev #37777 IT One Bank, and the Columbia beverage c o n ta in e r loaded clear Information County Fair Board. They made with pop and ice was lobbed at it all possible. me from a passing pickup. The To the Editor- actively involved with Emmert . . A special thank you to the c o n ta in e r a c tu a lly ripped In the months followina the lnternational to complete this " the h° me‘ following people and business through my shorts upon im Flood of Februarv 19Qfi mn ProJect before the end of the ° nerf to receive some defini- es fo r m aking th is y e a r’s p a ctin g my leg. They must homeowners in Vernonia com- t 7 Season' Here in Vern°™a. .'fan °? Ih® alloca' pageant a sucess; 1996 “My have gotten their “yucks” be pleted paperwork at the°re- there baS has been been n0 no communi- communi- tim time fo /th the re- lb6re e far ih T T *5 6 fUrJds' U,i ds' and past PaSt Fair L a d y” Queen D orothy cause I was definitely laid out _ “ ’© r ca a t tlo i n n n frz s r» the ap ___ po in . te . d IIFTI© © DOOnlp quest of r .. the Flood Relief 1 Com from t _ ha lOT th he people responsible Place, Connie Quick, Don Kel o v e r the ha nd le ba rs fo r a mittee. After this paperwork c° mrnittee on any progress or ley, Leonard Gartman, Betty while. The County Sheriff said ™ ..ee. was processed, 30-35 homes p ans In tbe making. Questions Vilhauer, Joel Yarbor, Bill Ea I should carry a pisto, in the fu Don Cadmus were selected to receive feder- d,re c,e d ,o City Hall or the gle, Judy Lugar, Sandy’s Flow ture. committee about any progress al assistance to raise them Vernonia ers, VonDerade Florist, St. He So I moved to country, Ver above the Base Flood Eleva or plans are answered with a lens Rural Fire District, Mike nonia, to space myself from tion. Extensive time and ener firm “I don’t know”. Derby, Corrine Humbird, Unit Anim al-Land” . Did it work? Cruise-in a success Personally, I do not want to ed Way of Columbia County, Sunday past, I was quietly bi gy were spent collecting data spend another winter with my for the fifth year w riting grant requests, and Tom Nelson, Tonya Dowse cycling back from Mist (still at house surrounded by water, a complying with the bureaucrat Patty Fens, Joy Shelby, Helen tempting to stave off the onset ic regulations. At the time, re s itu a tio n a g g ra va te d by a To the Editor: Purkerson, Lorna Bradley and of fat and aging), when I de drainage problem the city re- Josh Harwood. q u e sts w ere m ade fo r two On behalf of of the the Nehalem Nehalem te cte d a large v e h icle a p fncoo V 77 y re' n Dena,t fu s e s to a d d re ss u n til the Valley Speed & Beauty Car grants, one to assist in the ele Thank you, proaching from behind. Thou vague and elusive Compre- Club members, we would like vation of homes and another Nancy Harwood, Director sands of miles on a bike over hensive Plan is put into action, to extend a gracious thank you to purchase property in the Columbia County RSVP the years indicated to me that floodplain and/or floodway to Nor do I want to spend anoth- to all the participants, spon- Is area the truck was going to pass convert it into a greenway. er winter vulnerable to a major sors, family members, friends nar# « a . COm,n9 very Cose. The wheels of the flood, an . event that i historically P 3 n ° r A ™ n ia l-L a n d ” ? 26 pound bike were on the ab A committee was appointed iw vi ivaiiy a"d Public for the success of to follow through with the grant is occuring more frequently the Fifth A nnual Vernonia solute edge of the pavement. and with more damaging ef To the Editor; request process and to allo Jamboree Cruise In, Aug. 2. The truck-trailer rig (you know, fect. cate the federal funds when What the Hey!! one of those gravel carriers A sp e cia l thanks to the they became available. These The car was sitting in the that looks like a bridge sec For the last few months I Bouncing Baby Boomer Band p a r k i n o T ” 9 in ,be TKinn arao ¡ x__ _ funds, approximately $350,000 have been looking for my own & the Legendary Boomettes cafefarfa a H h e , ° ' ' he tion) was incredibly close. The have been available since ear bike wobbled but didn’t trip on financing to raise my home. I tor a fabulous repeat perfor- was a modem full Z i Z ” ly summer. In Centralia, anoth- the pebbles. A fall, and road mance for the 430 entrants to but with the back Z f T cannot even find out if I will be er community severely affect meat! Deliberate - what do partially reimbursed from the our show This show could no. fared. Maybe heaT exnan be possible without all of your caused a M o w o ^ g X ^ n you thin k? Lots of road, a s tra ig h t-a w a y and nothing coming from the other direc tion. Lots more “yucks” for POLICY ON LETTERS sure. I should be dead! One The INDEPENDENT welcomes readers’ letters but all can hear the cal, to my wife. aen rttS|mUhSt be S'9ned and inc,ude a vehfiable address Most un fo rtu n a te . She numh6? P T 6 nu/ nber’ thou9h the address and phone wouldn’t have even needed a number will not be printed. We reserve the riqht to casket. Flat. The talk around Hb7lo.en 6d,t letterS f0r cla rity- Le,ters containing town - you know that guy who n tt be Pn X men’S " h“ “ ° n individuals wi" moved here a year ago. He was on the Council - one of Rilla and Brandy those. But a b u lle t sim p ly would have bounced off the 2434 19th Ave • Forest Grove • 357-5912 back end! Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 - 5:30, Sat. 9:30 - 4:00 As a supporter and officer r - of the Pacific Northwest Truck Fall cleaning time is a good time to consider trading for a new Museum, the incident was dis vacuum cleaner. I f you don’ t need a new vacuum cleaner, it’s also a appointing, to say the least good time to have your machine serviced. My ob se rva tio n of big rigs Owner Rilla Hedger has over 20 years o f experience in sales and around town has been impres service at her 19th Avenue store. ft Try our sive, particularly concerning r. I f you are interested in a new machine, she offers trade-in al the log trucks. G reat rigs! lowances. I f your budget is limited, she offers a wide selection of Good road p ra ctice s! Safe v r used, rebuilt machines, or she can advise you i f your old machine is d rive rs! But “ IT ” happens repairable. ■ Maybe he didn’t like my legs! PIZZA DINER HOURS: Forest Grove Vac & Sew also carries a complete line o f acces Don’t despair though, your Sun-Thu 11 am-10 pm sories for sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. And, i f your scis turn will come. Our society is Fri-Sat ‘til 11 pm sors are dull, this is where you can have them sharpened. good at delivery. Want to make You w ill always get a square deal at Forest Grove Vac & Sew. a difference? But which way? ° PEN DAILY 7 AM-8 PM. FRIDAY 'TIL 9 PM 342 Bridge St.. Vernonia, Across from High School Julius Dalzell Vernonia By Charlene Bechen Volunteer, Banks Library Letters to the E d ito r ____________ a m < •. V - Forest Grove Vac & Sew Country Kitchen & Pizza Diner WE DELIVER: 429-6523 Flame Broiled Steaks, Chops, Burgers & Chicken MEATBALL SANDWICH i-A 'i I . • f - * a 1 • * * k ’• *, *, . * • • ,
