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The INDEPENDENT, August 1, 2001 Page 3 Lattors to the E d ito r By Cindy Stanley, Library Assistant Banks Public Library maiden to mother to wisewoman through both you, would you? While you’re The property was fenced joy and loss. Experience the unfolding of one at it, if you see any of the board and gated in 1911. This past woman’s role in the making of history. officers (Pastor Joel Stith, Mr. year, a new gate was installed The “Cultural Pass to Adventure” program is Banks Public Library also serves the commu Bill Yeo and Mrs. Sandy and funds are now being back for a second great year, thanks to the gen nity’s many commuters with a variety of books DeWeber), it would be good to raised to replace the old fence. erosity of the following sponsors: Banks Phar on tape. A new addition to our collection is the thank them, too. I will draw A small volunteer group is macy, Banks Chamber of Commerce, Big Horn unabridged version of David Gutterson’s East of greatly from their knowledge working with the Cemetery Logging, Brown Derby Restaurant, City of Banks the Mountains. Gutterson, the author of the and experience, I’m sure, and Beautification Committee. Tree Board, Gookin Plumbing, the Linus Her- best-seller Snow Falling on Cedars, tells the sto look forward to working with If you are interested in help mens family, and the North Plains Chamber of ry of Ben Givens, a terminally ill retired doctor them. ing, a donation may be taken Commerce. The program allows library patrons who has chosen to end his own life in order to I love Vernonia and I believe or sent to the Vernonia City to reserve free admittance passes to cultural in spare himself and his family from suffering. you do, too. I have found Ver- Hall and designated for the Pi stitutions. Passes are again available for the When Ben sets out from home with his two hunt nonians to be a caring and oneer Cemetery. Any help will Children’s Museum, the Portland Art Museum, ing dogs he does not intend to return. He also generous people. Through be appreciated and put to use the Japanese Garden, the World Forestry Cen does not intend to be caught up in a series of in your help and donations to Ver to maintain this historic ceme ter, the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Cen terwoven events that take him through his boy nonia Cares, you demonstrate tery. ter and the Washington County Museum. This hood home of western Washington state on a the truth that, “Friends who Ellen Meyer year we’ve added two new partners, the Port journey of personal discovery. care, share.” I look forward to Ethel Blackburn The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons is your continued support as I land Chinese Garden and the Oregon Historical Ralph & Carolyn Keasey Society. Registration forms and program guide another notable addition. This heart wrenching help serve this community. Vernonia lines are available at the library. Sign up now for love story is set in the city of Leningrad, Russia, Sandy Welch a great summer family activity! during the German invasion of World War II. Ta Vernonia Visual screening a New additions to the Banks Library collection tiana Metanova’s heart is drawn to Red Army worth noting include Jacquelyn Mitchard’s new soldier Alexander Belov, but she learns that this Forum helps keep help for many kids novel, A Theory of Relativity. This is a gripping is the same man her sister loves. Within the To the Editor: story of a family struggling to survive their sor pages of this book you will find the terror of war, focus on issues When we received our fifth row over the loss of two family members by de the unimaginable heartbreak of losing ail you To the Editor: grade daughter’s end-of-year voting themselves heart and soul to the care of hold dear, and the nobility and sacrifice of two I would like to thank The In report card from Washington the one-year-old child who was left behind by heroic lovers. dependent for providing a fo Elementary School, the enve the tragedy. Mitchard’s first novel, The Deep rum to focus public attention on lope was fat with 2001 Oregon End of the Ocean, launched Oprah’s Book Club Banks Public Library: 111 Market Street. local conservation issues. Statewide Assessment Re and is also available at the Banks Library. Hours: Tues., Wed., Thurs., 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; The way we treat our envi ports, her Progress Report and Priestess of Avalon is the long-awaited epic in Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ronment, our home really, is an a Visual Screening Results Re the Mists of Avalon saga by Marion Zimmer Preschool Story Time, Weds., 10:15 a.m. indication that we are either a port. This letter is regarding the Bradley. Combining myth, magic and romance, Phone: (503 ) 324-1382 maturing civilization evolving Visual Screening. this enchanting story follows British princess Internet: www.WILInet.wccls.lib.or.us. toward sustainability or a de We have two daughters, Eilan - known to the Romans as Helena - from clining one based on the plun Elise, whose report we re der of natural resources. ceived, and Pearcia, a senior Thanks also to improved at Western Oregon University ocean conditions, the endan next term. Pearcia graduated From page 2 ing at an Idaho Power campground just down oohed and awed at the awesome sight. The stream of the Bronlee Dam on the Snake River. gered species act, the gover from Vernonia High School as girls were less impressed, except with the rock Dinner was abruptly interrupted by yellow jack nor’s Oregon plan for salmon a National Honor Society wall next to the sheer drop into the volcanic ets, which seemed abundant in the east side of cooperating landowners, much member with great aspirations money and thousands of vol toward a college education and basin, which they wanted to keep walking. This Oregon this year. death- defying act made me totally forget to Day eight saw us traveling to the Snake Riv unteer hours, salmon returning a bright future. We knew from wonder what it would be like to kayak around er Overlook, the town of Joseph, Wallowa Lake to their native streams to experience that her work at Wizard Island, so the girls probably saved me and Lehman Hot Springs. Unfortunately, the spawn will find them healthier VHS did not come easily. “ I JUST DON’T GET IT! ” from being tossed over the edge myself. The Lehman Hot Springs were closed, as they are than when they left four short years ago. was the frustrating cry our fam rest of our day was spent on the road, traveling every Monday and Tuesday and the girls decid Dennis A. Nelson ily heard many times in our to the Summer Lake hot springs. I thought the ed that a nice motel with a pool at Pendleton Vernonia kitchen, late at night, as she girls might curl up their noses at the rustic sur was more desirable than camping out on the struggled with an assignment, roundings on the edge of the desert but, to my middle fork of the John Day River. surprise, they wanted to stay longer and swim in Anxious to get home, the girls steered our Pioneer Cemetery in usually with her in tears. We knew Pearcia had set a very the indoor pool. We spent the night in one of the course back to Vernonia on day nine. While high standard for herself. We rental travel trailers available at the hot springs. there were moments during the trip, I am sure need of donations believed she was over-pres After a hearty breakfast at Paisley, we head the girls will remember this trip for the rest of suring herself and would tell ed south to Valley Falls, then north along Lake their lives. They got glimpses of some of Ore To the Editor: One hundred-one years her to just do her best work Abert on Highway 395. The girls were getting gon’s most spectacular treasures. I, once again, tired of driving each day, so we bypassed the got to fill the role of a Dad, a role that has been ago, William Mellinger, Sr. do and be satisfied with her effort. planned trip to Glass Butte and headed straight lacking in my life, and yes, Donna and I are still nated a small piece of his prop She got an “A” for effort from erty to establish the local Pio us! to John Day and a good night’s sleep in a motel. engaged. These late night sessions Our attraction at John Day was the Karn Wah Get out and explore your world. Memories are neer Cemetery. According to Columbia County historian, were frequent and they con Chung museum, which gives an amazing yours for the making. Lesta Ganner, the balance of cerned us, but we simply could glimpse into the lives of two Chinese immigrants the cemetery property was do not find a way to help her. She of the late 1800’s. Izaak Walton League Nehalem Valley nated in 1916, by Charles could read, we got her correc We toured the museum on the morning of our Chapter meetings are on the third Thurs Bergerson. This cemetery is lo tive lenses after having her “vi seventh day, then headed east to the Oregon day of each month at 7:00 p.m. The public cated about a mile from Ver sion" checked, but this did little Trail Interpretive Center near Baker City. At first, for her comprehension. Is welcome. nonia on Keasey Road. the girls were not thrilled at the thought of an Pearcia went off to U of O For meeting location, call (503) 429-7193. The names of many of those other museum, but they soon were engrossed in who struggled in those early and promptly started failing the displays. Our spot for the night ended up be days to establish and keep the any class with a high reading Vernonia area a thriving com content. Her first term was dis Letters ta tba Editar munity are displayed on the astrous. She requested help Rummage sale funds Fund, as the co-sponsor of this to add, so don’t miss their sale! stones spread around the from the disabilities depart ment, but she had no medical I would like to take this op grounds. will go to help others event. It couldn’t have hap pened without you. portunity, also, to personally The care of the cemetery diagnosis to justify it. She was There were many customers thank my predecessor, Lisa has always been voluntary and stuck, and our honor student To the Editor: who came to the sale and pur Edgar, for her capable and car the responsibility for this care did not want to continue at col On behalf of Vernonia Cares chased items. Thank you for ing leadership. I know it was a has passed through several or lege without being able to meet Food Bank, I wish to thank supporting us. Vernonia Cares hard decision to resign from ganizations and is now held by the standards she had set for those who helped make the profited $1,070.83, which will Vernonia Cares in order to the City of Vernonia. The herself. Vernonia Cares Rummage Her optometrist suggested a help supply emergency food have more time for her family rough, hilly terrain is a chal Sale, held July 20 - 22, a suc for many people in our commu and also for their pet store. lenge to workers, but in the “vision screening." I was lost. cess. Many volunteers helped During Lisa’s four years as di past few years it has been Hadn’t he just given her an eye nity. prepare and run the sale. You There still are many excel rector of Vernonia Cares Food mowed and trimmed, so on exam? Yes, but the test he was worked hard and long, and you lent rummage items left, and Bank, she provided an excel Memorial Day it shows that referring to had nothing to do are appreciated. Thank you! I we hope the Boy Scouts will do lent model for me to follow. I there are still those who care. with the health of her eyes or also wish to thank Glen Purvee well with their sale during Jam appreciate Lisa, and I hope you All of the burial plots have been her ability to see; it was strictly for the use of his building, and boree. I understand that they do, too. Drop by her pet store, sold, so there is no income about how her eyes worked Synda Allen, representing the together. I was introduced to have even more merchandise Creatures, and tell her thank from the cemetery. Vernonia Cemetery Monument Please see page 10 Iko Ssys • * »
