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The INDEPENDENT, December 20, 2000
Wishing You a Very M erry
a Prosperous
Christmas c
New Year
and Joyous
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Audeen Wagner: Health News
Isabelle McDaniel: Circulation
Gladys Sharar: Cooking Column
Denise Holmes: Banks Library Column
Nancy Burch: Vernonia Library Column
Karen
Miller: Vernonia Senior Center News
Dale Webb: Ike Says (Outdoor) Column
Jim Buxton: West Oregon Electric Co-op Reporter
Robb Wilson: Editorial Cartoonist, History Column
Hardly anything w orthw hile happens in sm all tow ns that does not have the unm istakable m ark o f volunteerism , The IN D EPEN
D EN T is no exception. As we com plete the 15th year of our com m unity newspaper, we know our readers recognize that the quality and
character of The IN D EPEN D EN T is enhanced by the efforts of the volunteers nam ed above, w ho contribute their time, effort and talent
to broadening the scope of the paper. We thank them for their assistance.
Also pictured above are em ployees Susi Siote and Schann Nelson. Susi handles the office and classified advertising. Schann is a
reporter w hose prim ary areas o f responsibility are the City of Banks and Banks School District.
Recognition and m any thanks m ust also g o to the advertisers w ho m ake this com m unity new spaper possible. W ithout their su p
port, the new spaper sim ply could not exist.
Noni & D irk Andersen, Editor & Publisher