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T h e IN D E P E N D E N T, M arch 20, 2003
and Bites
By Jacqueline Ramsay
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en d a r says M arch 15 to 21 - poor, M arch 22
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to 28 - good, M arch 29 to April 4 - best.
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S ince spring is here, do you know what
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you alm o st surely need to carry as you walk
the la k e 7 It used to be hat, coat, gloves, um
brella, dog, leash and poopie bag. If you are
a stroller, you need to add bird book and
binoculars. Now, if you are a true friend of
the parks, you need a garbage bag to pick
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up cans, drin k cups, candy and cigarette w rappers, sandw ich
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bags, bottle caps, fish line, hooks and em pty w orm containers,
etc., left on and un der tables, benches and the fishing docks.
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W hat has ha ppened to the #1 rule your m o th e r taught you, “D on’t
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leave a m ess fo r som eon e else to clean up .” I’ve about decided I
need one m ore item , a long stick w ith a nail in it to get trash flo a t
ing at the edge of the lake.
The lake has a pa ir of C anada G eese visiting. The hen has
som ething w ron g (there w as a leader line and float trailing her, but
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it seem s to have been snagged off of her, but she is still gim py).
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F isherpersons, please pick up your junk. I hope the geese stay
w ith us. W e w o n ’t have horse on the trail, but goose grease, but
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we can enjoy the birds.
Vernonia resident M att C hesley d id n ’t have to travel far to have fun in his kayak. Last S unday
Now, very seriously, has anyone oth er than m yself received a
he took advantage of a break in the w eath er to spend som e tim e gettin g w et (and p lavin q) in
phone call from the “S enio r C onsum er C ou nsel?” N ot know ing
R ock Creek.
w ho they w ere, I w as curious, so I let the lady talk for five m inutes.
A “B lack B ox” to stop tho se troublesom e calls and she could erase
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m y nam e and inform ation from their records, etc. M y question to
her, “H ow m u ch ? ” H er answer, “A round $1 59” . She assured me
lots of fixed incom e S eniors w ere getting them .
Ladies and G ents, this is a “S C A M ” . Radio S hack sells little
black boxes.
I called the D e p artm ent of Justice in S alem and for $6.50 for
the first year and $3.00 each yea r after, you can get the sam e
service and they let you know w hen the m oney is due. You can get
an ap plication by calling Salem .
M onday, 3-10: I’m ju s t back from m y stroll at the lake and guess
w h o ’s in residence now ? A “Big B row n B eaver.” He has even been
strip ping bark fro m do w ned branches.
W alk slow ly and e n jo y the view.
Century 21 offers scholarship
C e n tury 21 All P rofessionals
fin d
ou t the c rite ria
fo r the
It’s tim e fo r V ernonia
sch o o ls Kindergarten
Roundup
Submissions wanted for Earth Day Art
Show at The Gallery at Columbia Center
Paintings and draw ings in-
w ho often inco rpo rate s objects
corporating a varie ty of non-tra-
representational of society in
ditional m aterials, found-object
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sculpture, recycled handm ade
graphs, lace, ticke t stubs, and
E le m e n ta ry
papers, and m ixed m edia co l
lage are only a few of the s u g
m ore. Mr. Lom an, w ho began
painting in 1962, has a B ache
Parents will need to bring
gestions for subm ission to the
Earth Day E very Day Art Show
lor of A rts D egree in art ed u ca
tion and a M asters D egree in
at The G a lle ry at C o lu m b ia
painting.m
K indergarten
the V ern onia
R oundup for
S choo l
D istrict
2003-2004 school year will be
held April 16 from 4:00 to 8:00
p.m . at
School.
Lin coln
im m unization records and birth
certificate along with their c h il
dren.
For more inform ation,
call W ashington,
Real E state, w hich has opened
scholarship, contact A ssociate
G rade School/
an office at 786 B ridge Street,
B roke r Patty Fogel at the Ver
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A rt w ill be accepted Monday,
M arch 31st, from 4:30 - 6:30
cling and conservation them e
PM at The G alle ry at C olum bia
show celebrating Earth Day.
Center, 375 S 18th Street, St
The show runs from M arch
31 to April 25th.
Featured w ill be paintings by
g ra d u a tin g
V e rn o n ia
S chool se n io r this year.
m on at the main office, 503-
259-2100
Longview artist, Leon Lom an,
H igh
"C entury 21 All P rofe ssion
als R eal E state is dedicated to
giving back to ou r com m un ity,”
said B roke r/O w ne r Linda O s-
mon, “and to help raise a w a re
ness of the needs of o u r m ost
precious assets, o u r c h ild re n .”
T h e V ernonia office is also
participa ting in the high school
“W ork C re d it” program and is a
su p p o rte r of the D rug and A lco
hol Free G ra dua tion Party. To
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