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The INDEPENDENT, August 6,1997
Between the Boghead«
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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
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tickler, P rincess Velma beer bottle out of a car travel
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Try our
sive, particularly concerning
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I f you are interested in a new machine, she offers trade-in al
the log trucks. G reat rigs!
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repairable.
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Maybe he didn’t like my legs!
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Don’t despair though, your
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sories for sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. And, i f your scis
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