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More Letters m uch they appreciated the Candidates Fair. T hat’s what would like to thank the candi dates, the community, CCTV makes it all worthwhile for the and the Village Inn for partici League members who volun pating in the 2000 Prim ary teer their time to coordinate Candidates Fair. Each of you this event! Sincerely, played an im portant role in B e tty H u s e r, P re s id e n t helping us provide an opportu nity for the voters of Colum bia Donations restored County to ask questions in a two stolen trees non partisan format. A few minutes before the event started, it was discov To the Editor: On April 26, two flowering ered that the stand for the Vil cherry trees were stolen from lage Inn’s flag was missing and tem porary arrangem ents had the end of the driveway beside to be made so that the flag was the police station. They were upright for the evening. Dis part of six trees to be planted at playing the flag is important to city hall on clean-up day - us and to many other local three on each side of Bear groups, so we have decided to Creek. The trees were paid for donate a flag stand to the Vil with a grant from SOLV. Thanks to Don and DeDe lage Inn. We also want to say a spe W ebb, and to Vernonia Pride cial thanks to all the people for funds to replace the two who took time to share how stolen trees. With their support, F ro m p a g e 14 formative, insightful, and even humorous look into the breast cancer experience. Nineteen w om en, all who have been touched by breast cancer the thieves who tried to spoil our beautification project didn’t win. They’re the kind people who make Vernonia a great place to live. S h irle e D a u g h try V e rn o n ia Dear Editor On A pril 16, over 110 women and men came togeth er at Time and Again Teahouse and Ballroom to “Learn, Share and Savor” their experiences about breast cancer. 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