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The INDEPENDENT, October 7, 1998 Page 13 Results of Nehalem Valley 4-H contestants at Oregon State Fair Following are the 1998 Ore Gina Cropp, Vernonia, Reserve gon State Fair 4-H results for Champion, Blue Award; Mandy Schell, Birkenfeld, Blue Award. this area of Columbia County. Fiber Arts HORSES Felting, Junior: Gina Cropp, English Equitation, Hunt Seat, Senior: Dawn Pendell, Vernonia, Blue Award; Sasha Mack, Vernonia, Blue Award. Vernonia, Red Award. Quilting, Junior: Natalie Horse Showmanship. Se nior: Dawn Pendell, Vernonia, Rombach, Mist, Blue Award. Papermaking, Junior: Natal Red Award. Barrel Race, Senior; Dawn ie Rombach, Mist, Blue Award; Pendell, Vernonia, Blue Award. Gina Cropp, Vernonia, Blue Figure 8 Race. Senior: Award. LEATHERCRAFT Dawn Pendell, Vernonia, Blue Basic Tool Set, Junior: Jake Award. ART Johnston, Birkenfeld, Champi Acrylic: Gina Cropp, Vernon on, Blue Award; Alex Berg, ia, Blue Award; Mandy Schell, Birkenfeld, Blue Award; Marisol Borquez, Birkenfeld, Blue Birkenfeld, Red Award. Oil Painting: Jake Johnston, Award. Lacing, Junior: Natalie Rom Birkenfeld, Blue Award. Other Two Dimensional bach, Mist, Blue Award. CLOTHING Work, Junior: Gina Cropp, Ver Skill Level 1, Garment with nonia, Blue Award. Tole Painting, Wood, Junior: Casing/Elastic: Natalie Rom- PAM BENHAM COUNTY CLERK ♦ EXPERIENCE AND COMMITMENT ♦ 20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE AT COLUMBIA COUNTY ♦ KNOWS THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE ♦ INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR IMPROVING SERVICES ♦ WILL BE A FULL TIME COUNTY CLERK ♦ COMMITTED TO PUBLIC & COMMUNITY SERVICE PAID FOR BY ELECT PAM BENHAM COUNTY CLERK COMMITTEE 155 SHORE DRIVE, ST. HELENS, OR 97051 Ballot Measure 64 is plas tered all over town, and with good cause. The impact upon the timber industry, and the in dustries they support, would be severe. As the signs say, this measure is just too extreme. The timber industry has come a long way in the last 20 years, from no buffers and running equipment in streams, to buffers of up to 100 feet and great caution when using equipment near streams. There is still room for improve ment, but we are getting where we need to be. I liken this bal lot measure to the Bear and Cougar measures. There were Tho INDEPENDENT ACTION ADS $3.50 for the first 10 words. Just 10c per word after the first ten. Call 429-9410 to place your ad. TBETWORKFOSJOVl ston, Birkenfeld, Blue Award. ShQwmanghjp,____ Senior: Aaron Johnston, Birkenfeld, Blue Award. DOGS Sub-Novice Dog Obedi ence, Intermediate: Sarah Sook, Vernonia, White Award. Sub-Novice__Dog Obedi ence, Senior: Nora Constance, Vernonia, Red Award. Open Dog Obedience, Se nior: Nora Constance, Vernon ia, White Award. certain aspects of hunting with hounds or bait that people found obnoxious. But, instead of restricting certain behaviors they just banned the whole sport. As a result, Bambi is be ing eaten alive every day and in increasing numbers, and someday it’s going to be some body’s child. I would urge you to vote No! on Measure 64. Here is a tip for hunters who reload their own ammo. Don’t place empty shell cases in your pockets. I was recently reload ing some shells and the first shell I went to charge with pow der would not take a full charge. After double-checking my scales and filling another casing, I discovererd that the first shell had a ball of lint in it. Oh, what a bad feeling it would have been to pull the trigger on a nice buck or bull and just hear a click! From now on I’m placing the empty shells in a shell holder as soon as possi ble and making sure to visibly inspect my shells before re loading. Have a safe and successful hunting season. Izaak W alton League meet ings are on the third Thurs day of each month, 7:00 p.m. The public is welcome. For meeting location, call 429-7193. Brace Class, Senior: Nora Constance, Vernonia, Red Award. Showmanship, Intermedi ate: Sarah Sook, Vernonia, Blue Award. Showmanship, Senior: Nora Constance, Vernonia, Blue Award. RABBITS Showmanship, Senior: Ver- stitutions to be so recognized. H ands On A rt C enter closing after school sessions All those who have been in volved in the Vernonia Hands On Art Center are invited to cel ebrate its closure, Oct. 14 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Ver nonia Grange hall. Students may pick up any work remain ing, enjoy refreshments and help in the closing. Parents are invited, as well. After more than two years of successful, well-attended activ ity at the Vernonia Hands On Art Center, the board of direc tors has decided to close down the after-school program that has operated since the flood of 1996. The unanimous decision was made during a four hour meeting last month, with the recognition that the program had fulfilled the reason for its inception: To assist the children of Vernonia with recovery from the emotional after-effects of the devastating flood. Following in-depth discus sion of options, directions, and issues regarding continuance of the program, the board con cluded that there needs to be a broader base of community support, particularly with reli able volunteers, in order to support future activities. Re sources known to them at this time are very limited. Support that the program has received from the Vernonia The Vernonia Evangelical Bible Church will begin AWANA Club on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, from 3:15-4:39 p.m., right after school! This year AWANA Club will provide an after school snack, games, Bible stories, kid’s songs, and seasonal crafts for children from Kindergarten through fifth grade. The club will also have a surprise visit from AWANA Missionary Joe Franzen sometime during the club year. Registration will be from 3:00-3:15 on Wednesdays, be fore club meetings. Dues are 50 cents per child per week. The new AWANA Crosstrainer T-shirts are $5.00. AWANA club will run from From page 4 the National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform pre sents several ideas for commu nity activities involving resi dents. In Oregon, the Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman It really becomes a matter of works to protect residents’ priorities, of providing time for rights and promote dignity and what’s important. Is this an respect. The goal is not only to overly simple answer? Not at improve the quality of care, but all! It plays out daily when we also the residents’ quality of decide to work late or take a life. Volunteers work through second job, and then return out Oregon as Certified Om home exhausted. Stated an budsmen investigating com other way, it’s a balancing act. plaints made by or on behalf of And it’s not only the parents. To residents and working with the a lesser degree, it’s everyone. facility to make changes. Other Don’t underestimate the impact volunteers serve as friendly that community conduct and visitors, reducing the isolation values have on youth, particu and loneliness experienced by larly younger children. many residents. From page 3 harder and faster," and often we seem to lose ground in the process. Our culture is eco nomically motivated, seemingly to our growing detriment. We live in a time of indifference! It would seem that one role of the youth committee is to de termine ways of using the many elements of the commu nity’s life to bring a more posi tiv e bearing to its youth. The "City, in its attempt to be re sponsive to a problem, brought forward proposed ordinances. It’s not a question of whether a problem is at hand. It’s a matter of how to respond. We all need to support the efforts of the committee that is just begin ning its task. School District, county and state governments and their agencies never faltered, said board members, who ex pressed thanks to all those who gave time and donations to assist the children of Ver nonia during their recovery. AWANA youth activities scheduled I City Scans (Contlniu^ R esidents rights Iks Says. . . From page 2 may look, to some, like a large hole in the ground but I predict by this time next year it will look totally different and more like a natural stream. This project not only made an attractive addi tion to the new City Hall and Li brary, but will enhance fish movement in Bear Creek. bach, Mist, Red Award. Skill Level 1, Non-Clothing Article: Natalie Rombach, Mist, Red Award; Gina Cropp, Ver nonia, Red Award. FOOD PREPARATION Phase 1, 2, 3, Quick Bread Using Muffin Method: Amanda Watts, Vernonia, Blue Award. SWINE Hampshire, March To Mav Gilt: Aaron Johnston, Birken- feld, Blue Award. Market Hog: Aaron John- Services are expanding to meet the increasing needs of survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. WRC’s new shelter will be opening in the spring of 1999 and there will be an in creased need for trained volun teers. Volunteer training begins October 15 at 6:00 p.m. at 500 N. Columbia River Hwy in St. Helens. Anyone interested is encouraged to call Volunteer Coordinator Mindy J. Dorn- blaser at 397-7110. October 14, 1998, through March 31, 1999, with this snow day rule—“No school, No AWANA.” The Vernonia Evangelical Bible Church is located at 957 State Avenue. Anyone with questions about AWANA Club should call the church office at 429-6790. Jamboree committee meetings underway The Vernonia Jamboree Committee will meet on Thurs day, Oct. 15, in the Washington Grade School cafeteria at 7:00 p.m. The public is welcome to at tend Jamboree committee meetings and is urged to get in volved. Mare ¡.attars From page 3 is placing an unchanged mea sure on the b a llo t for the November 3rd general elec tion. While the general election may be only a month away, each day without an updated 9-1-1 call processing system can mean the difference be tw een life and death for Columbia County citizens. For tunately, you can help save lives by voting Yes, again, on November 3rd. We are so thankful for the countless hours of service put forth by volunteers on behalf of Columbia 9-1-1 in the Septem ber election. It is largely due to them that we received such w idespread support for our measure. Thank you. With the help of these dedi cated v o lu n te e rs — and the same caring citizens who vot ed Yes last month—we know we can win in November. And, more importantly, continue pro viding the quality 9-1-1 ser vices upon which all of us de pend. Sincerely, Kathy Denckla, board mem ber for Vernonia/Mist; Dee Wooley, board member for Clatskanie area; Bill Hodges, board member for Rainier/Prescott/Deer Is land; Please see page 16
