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By Cecelia Sadtler
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means>: ° ° ' s'Ue Passage by Julia Scully,
Wcmtbo/es by John Fowles, and the House &
Sattien Book ot Country Rooms.
To the Editor:
I want to publicly state my
support for Elaine Hopson to
assume the seat I am leaving
as Representative of House
District #2. Elaine has been an
active part of our community as
both the superintendent of
schools and as a member of
numerous community organi­
zations and activities. During
her more than thirty years in
Oregon, she has lived in rural
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tributed to the community. In
Detroit and Idanha, she owned
and operated two grocery
ln ,he children's section look for the delightful
Dear America series. This collection of yooks
stores while teaching school,
Both businesses wy re suc.
works, ro r those who need some extra assis-
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histories b io a ra n h ie s a n d h n h h Ua a ° Ve a
histones, biographies and hobby and craft
books, you’ll discover dozens of useful refer
ence materials, lots of books on culture and
diversity, information on traveling and geogra
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portrays critical moments in America’s history,
such as the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, in the
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community periodicals. With the convenience of
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we've been waiting for. The Library's dumb ter-
minals have been replaced with L
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workstations and the communications network
linking the Washington County libraries has
been upgraded.
As a result of this major updating of software
for WILI (the Washington County InterLibrary
Information system), the Library has been in a
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users far greater access to information and to
many local and national resources. As a cour-
tesy for any inconvenience caused by the instal-
lation of the new system, the “fine-free” period
that has been in effect during construction will
extend for three more weeks. And, as staff con­
tinues to input information, you’ll begin to see
lots of new books, magazines, reference materi­
als and other resources that have just been wait-
By JuliusDalzell, Councilor
Vernonia City Council
The recent controversy surrounding two pro­
posed ordinances directed at dealing with youth
is worthy of further discussion. In a nutshell, the
proposed laws would have introduced a daytime
curfew and emphasized the need for parental
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publicized for public review and comment, and
then discussed at length with public input prior to
a second reading and vote. Public sentiment
was strongly opposed to adoption and the ordi­
nances were consequently voted down by City
Council.
Have the ordinances gone away? Yes, for the
present, at least. Interestingly, the State is eval­
uating a parental responsibility law. More impor
tantly, however, have the issues that brought the
ordinances “to the table" gone away? No and
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fered with normal library functions like the dis-
play and posting of local flyers, the distribution of
anc ,h! an ftieS and
events provided by the Friends of the Banks
Library
Each month on ,he second Sa
FriendS Sp° nSOr a ™ "«hly recycle
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ber that date will be the 10th. This convenient
service to the community is offered at the
SWATC0 Service Yard, 15945 NW Sellers Road
between 9:00 a m. and 3 00 p m You are weF
come t0 bri
recyclables during that time
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witnessing a growing problem in this regard. The
answers typically provided by the professionals
and experts are many:
• parents are over-extended in attempting to
earn a living;
• the schools no longer provide discipline or
direction to youth regarding conduct;
‘ parents are prevented to m disciplining
intervention-
kids are being taught that attention to
parental guidance and authority is not neces-
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ids have lost all respect for adults and are
not accountable;
• kids are given too much and have no val-
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liability consequence seem to outweqh practical
considerations. As an example, the school sy“
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n0".“ ” '' w l,hLar'y tern has responded to the constant threat of
McClellan, Vernon,a School D,strict supennten- ,egal consequence by putting In place adminls-
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area of discipline, compared to what many of us
at is behind the sentiment for such laws? recall. I vividly remember “the strap" being used
Fundamentally, there is a concern over growing on wayward ¡¡ids
communitJ scho9, |ate
youth mischief and crime. Statistics bear out that 4O'S vintage
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such activities are on the Increase In Vernonia.
Without doubt, -thin . have drasticall
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? “ mmun"y are wearV 0’ changed since then. What has not changed Is
both the consequential damage and perceived »ho noon
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threat to personal well-being. We are constantly ' a r n r ° b" d ZT
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reminded by the media and statistics what is
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happening in other, particularly, larger communi- o a re n ts a n d
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what are the answers?
future. Our modem society has us “running
A companion question becomes, why are we
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present small jail or were not
lodged at all because there
was no room in the jail.
A small tax of thirty-eight
dollars per year on a one hun­
dred thousand dollar house will
allow our county to build a larg­
er jail so that criminals can go
to jail when arrested or sen­
tenced, which should help to
keep our county safe. Please
vote yes for our Columbia
County jail.
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Sincerely,
Bobby Jo Brusco-Harding
Rainier
Income needed from
family tree farm
To the Editor:
My mom and dad pur­
cessful and served the needs
chased a forty acre farm in
of the logging community
Columbia County in 1948. We
- “ ■ tried to clear the land for pas­
ture and strawberries, but the
,
Elaine s experience as a
hard worker in both the private Douglas Fir trees kept coming
back on about 15 acres, so we
and public sector has given her
up early
and let
them
grow. sev-
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>" the
50s
we sold
In the early 50s we sold sev-
the political arena to represent era, truck ,oads , Christmas
" ^ k ,3^ U% She„ iS h° n‘ ,rees ™ s was ,he '¡rs. cash
est truthful, and
make the tough call
do what is needed.
*° V0,e ,dr E'3ine “
willing to
in order to
I urge you
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vision
and will —
work toward our
goals'
T !~ eiely-
Tim Josi
State Representative
District 2
we received from our trees. We
djdrVt do much jth th . fjft
acres exceDt usp it fo r n a c ti.ro
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ws and cu“ f.Yewood
,rom trees tha, died
In 1973 or ‘74 my dad
retired from working in the mill.
We did a selective cutting to
buy a new Ford tractor and
equipment to go with it. A few
years later there was some
Seniors need to blowdown— not enough for a
truckload—so the folks had a
write in Mike Sykes
man with a sawmill come in
and saw the logs into boards
To the Editor:
for a shop building.
As a senior citizen, I am
In the 80s when they need­
very concerned about senior
ed extra money, they cut a few
services in Columbia County
trees. In 1991 we had a few
and that is why I will be casting
acres of blowdown so we
my vote for Michael Sykes as
clearcut about four acres. My
County Commissioner. Mike
dad passed away in 1996 and
has always been a strong
Mom had to clearcut a few
advocate for seniors because
more acres last year. Now the
of his genuine concern for
trees she has left have been
them.
planned as part of her income
Mike supported seniors in
for her old age.
1992 when the county Budget
If Measure 64 passes she
officer tried to eliminate county
funds for COLCO and the meal won’t be able to cut any more
programs. Sykes was instru­ trees to help with her expens­
mental in protecting these vital es. PLEASE VOTE NO ON 64.
Tom Budge
resources for the seniors of
Vernonia
Columbia County. COLCO and
the meal programs are a life-
line for many seniors in our Vote again for needed
community and they must con-
9-1-1 improvements
tinue. We need Michael Sykes
back in office to ensure that
To the Editor:
senior services are protected. I
As many of you know,
urge you ,0 write in “Michael
SVkes"
County Commis- Columbia 9-1-1 is in the midst
of a crisis. We are trying to sur­
«¡nnor
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vive on outdated equipment
Pat O’Mara and our resources are dwin­
St. Helens dling. So we called upon the
voters of Columbia County for
Urges support for help.
Measure 5-43, which would
county jail bonds
have provided Columbia 9-1-1
with
much needed additional
To the Editor:
Columbia County needs a funding, received 57 percent
new jail! I do not often support Yes votes in September’s elec­
,ax increases
,nc™ases nor
like to
to tion. Yet, despite this resound­
tax
nor do
do I I like
ing support, we fell 1,040 bal­
,sea cnm'nals PamPered, but I
lots short of the 50 percent
eel we need to do something
.°JUT b'a C° Unty " ° W' Dur’ turnout required for that elec­
'n9 t ' ” 5' ! ' X m° n'hS ° ' thiS tion, and the result was
year three hundred criminals declared invalid.
That is why Columbia 9-1-1
were either released from our
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