From page 3
this year’s theme, loyalty to
our country, “Patriotism."
Due to scheduling con
straints for the artwork on the
tee shirts we need to receive
theme entries by May 8th. Mail
entries to PO Box 244, Vernon
ia, OR 97064
Please note: Those of us on
the 2001 Jamboree committee
had many people tell us AF
TER Jamboree finished that
there needed to be more activ
ities for the kids, and for adults.
Some of the suggestions, in
addition to the arts and crafts
section, were baking & cooking
contests, pie and/or watermel
on eating contests, horseshoe
tournaments and, for kids, pos
sibly calf races, greased pig
chase, water activities etc.
In order to even contem
plate these events, people
must step up and volunteer
their time to plan and run any
additional activities.
We are hoping to hear from
10 or more new people, and/or
any folks who have helped in
the past, who are willing to co
ordinate an event in advance
of the Jamboree and commit 2-
4 hours the weekend of Jam
boree to run the event.
If you are one who thinks
that Jamboree is the same old
thing every year, here is your
chance to do something about
it. A good idea becomes a
great idea only if YOU help
bring it into reality.
From our personal experi
ence the Jamboree is anything
but the same old thing. We
D e p re s s io n e ra ta x e s w o n ’t w o rk
From page 2
Chairman Alan Greenspan ac
knowledges, “you can’t use tax
receipts over nominal GDP as
a tax rate.”
Thompson calls claims that
taxes now take a larger share
of GDP than at any time in his-
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District # 1 3
A b b re v ia tio n s :
EM S,
E m e r
g e n cy M e d ical S ervice; MVA,
M o to r Vehicle A ccid en t
M A R C H 2002
Mar. 1 - MVA-Sellers Road
Mar. 2 - Residential fire
EMS Assist
Mar. 3 - EMS Assist (2)
Brush fire
Mar. 6 - Power Lines Down
Mar. 7 - MVA-Hwy-Tunnel
Mar. 8 - MVA-Hwy 26
MVA-Cedar Canyon
Mar. 9 - EMS Assist (3)
Mar. 10 - EMS Assist (2)
Mar. 12 - MVA-Hwy 26
MVA-Woollen Road
Auto Alarm
Mar. 13
EMS Assist
Mar. 15
MVA-Hwy
6/47
Mar. 16
MVA-Hwy 6/47
MVA-Hwy 26
EMS Assist (2)
Mar. 17
Smoke Investigation
Mar. 19
Car Fire
Mar. 20
Auto Alarm
EMS Assist
Mar. 22 - EMS Assist (2)
Mar. 23 - EMS Assist
Mar. 26 - Brush fire
EMS Assist
Brush
fire
Mar. 28 -
MVA-Cedar Canyon
Mar. 29 - EMS Assist
Mar. 30 - EMS Assist
Mar. 31 - EMS Assist
tory, “hollow.” Total federal re
ceipts, according to the Eco
nomic Report of the President,
absorbed 19.6 percent of GDP
in 2001, no different from levels
seen in early 1980’s, late
1960’s or mid 1940’s.
The federal government’s
share of GDP has remained
about the same, cycling around
18 percent, for most of the last
55 years. “By pining away for
days when taxes were lower
than they are now, the anti-gov
ernment activists reveal their
desire for a society that we
haven’t had since before World
War II,” noted Thompson.
“The last time we had taxes
considerably lower than current
levels was in the days of the
Great Depression, back before
the existence of the American
middle class or strong military,
and when masses of the elder
ly withered in poverty for lack of
Social Security,” Thompson
added.
have met so many wonderful
people from the local area, and
many that travel great dis
tances, just to attend Jam
boree. We are looking forward
to seeing them again, along
with the many new ones we will
meet this year.
If you are new to the area
and want to meet people, we
guarantee you will have a great
time and will meet a lot of won
derful people. Some of whom
will become lifelong friends.
After all, the name of our annu
al festival is the “Vernonia
Friendship Jamboree."
What better way to make
friends, than working alongside
someone and helping to bring
laughter and smiles to those
around you? The Jamboree
needs your help to show off our
wonderful city and make it an
annual destination point I sum
mer activity for people, who
would not normally visit our
“quiet little town.”
If you are interested please
contact Randy Parrow at 503-
429-1093, or me, at 503-429-
3541. Meetings are held at
7:00 p.m. on the second Thurs
day of every month in the
Washington Grade School li
brary. We hope to hear from
you, or better yet, see you
there...
Glen Purvee, for the
Vernonia Friendship
Jamboree Committee
Objects to fairgrounds
benefit from concerts
To the Editor:
The County Commissioners
have made their final decision
regarding the Morse Bros., Inc.
and Double-Tee Promotions
concert agreement. In my opin
ion, the deal was made last
year between Morse Bros., inc.
(MBI), Double-Tee Promotions
and the County in order to ben
efit the fairgrounds by provid
ing space to hold concerts dur
ing the summer. For this deal,
MBI will be granted their sur
face mining permit prior to con
certs being held, even though
there are concerns yet to be
addressed (i.e., DEQ’s condi
tions not yet met regarding
safe habitat for the bald-eagles
and safeguards for nitrate con
tamination in current water
wells). Also, why didn’t the
County retain the mineral
rights to the [current] MBI prop
erty back when they sold it to
Shell Corporation? Or why did
n’t they condemn the property
prior to MBI purchasing it, use
the rock to support county gov
ernment (parks, roads and
fair), and the property to spon
sor the annual fair? This would
have benefitted everyone! (The
Fair, County government, and
its citizens.)
I have several questions.
Why is it that only the fair
grounds benefits from the MBI
deal? We have roads and
parks deteriorating and threats
of giving parks away. Why
don’t the Commissioners think
these services are important
too? During these concerts,
the Sheriff’s Office will provide
personnel for law enforcement
and safety mitigation. Why is it
that when we call for assis
tance, it is extremely difficult to
get a hold of an officer, we are
told “there are no officers avail
able” and the Sheriff’s Office
only needs to provide a jail and
serve subpoenas. Why, then,
do out-of-county groups (con
certs and bike/walk-a-thons)
receive these services while
we, the taxpayers do not?
Why does the County feel they
must negotiate with MBI? It
looks like the “good ole boy,
you scratch my back, I’ll
scratch your back” syndrome.
When all is said and done, we
will be left with another big hole
in the ground; with MBI not be
ing required to reclaim the land
after raping it.
In regards to Double-Tee,
their contract with the County
states that, should they default
on payment to sub-contractors
or vendors, the County will as
sume responsibility for pay
ment of those bills and charge
Double-Tee 10 percent above
those charges. What ever
makes the Commissioners
think Double-Tee will pay them
for these defaulted bills, should
they occur? Why would they
not pay their vendors, but pay
the County, with interest? This
looks to me to be another US
Gypsum Chapter 11 bankrupt
cy case waiting to happen!
Double-Tee is storing their
equipment at the fairgrounds.
Are they paying storage rental
fees or getting another “county
incentive”, in other words,
“freeby"?
I have many more questions
of the Commissioners, but it
boils down to, did they really
think this through when they
made their decision and was it
really in the best interest of the
public? And, are the Commis
sioners getting addicted to
concerts (like the schools have
with Coca-Cola) to solve all
their money problems?
Thelma Bonar
Warren
VERNONIA INN
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