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Page 20 The INDEPENDENT, August 5, 2004 Letters From page 3 the “Village Kids.” Her husband is a retired fireman. The fire- men and police use these quilts for traumatic cases. Therefore, Chief Scobert asked me if I would undertake this project. How could I refuse? Our pres- ent Police Chief is for it with pleasure. I called Bonnie. We will use the same name. The quilts will be known as “Comfort Quilts.” That’s what they really do. Do you have any extra time? Do you sew? Can you tie a square knot? Do you have any extra batting? If you do and would like to help in any way, call 503-429-7401. You can leave any donations (fabric, batting, etc.) at the Senior Cen- ter labeled “Louise – Village Kids.” The 1st Tuesday of each To the Editor: Now that the Columbia County Fair is over, the run for local elections is on full blast. Amongst them are the County Commissioners seats. We all know the candidates for Posi- tion #3 are Tony Hyde, Repub- lican, and Rosemary Lorhke, Democrat. A new candidate arose to the competition and that is G. Keith Carpenter of the Columbia County Constitution Party. Mr. Carpenter’s motto is: “Al- though lip service may say, ‘Church and State must sepa- rate,’ Faith and Politics must not!” Keith believes that what a person’s spiritual beliefs are dictates how a person reacts and deals with politics, as well as any other facet of life. Keith also believes that the Constitution of the United States is the law of the land, and that we should weigh each decision by that law. The neg- lect of adhering to the Constitu- tion and Bill of Rights has greatly contributed to the dete- rioration of our country and so- ciety. Let’s weigh our decisions on the county level to conform to the Constitution of United open with a two Chinook limit, which is different than the rules that go into effect August 1st in the main stem of the Columbia River. Then I asked, “Well, how is the Oregon State Police going to enforce the two different bag limits, when they are right next to each other?” The answer that I got was, “That’s a good question.” So now I had to try and track down an answer from OSP. There is no information line for OSP that I can find and calling 9-1-1 would not be well received, so I went to the ODF&W contact list that I re- ceived when I was on the Salmon Trout Advisory Board. I made three phone calls; no- body home and I left a mes- sage for a Senior Trooper out of the Astoria office. At the time of this writing I have received no call back. I guess where I’m going with all this is that I believe this is beyond the average sports- men. It is not fair to penalize the average Joe because he cannot keep up with all the reg- ulations or all the changes. There has to be a better way and ODF&W needs to step up to the plate and make those changes. I would suggest a search page for fishing regula- month at the Senior Center is set aside to help tie and what- ever needs to be done. Just think of the smile when some child receives a blanket of their very own to cuddle up in. Any questions? Call me. Louise Hamnett Vernonia Constitution Party names candidate States. Mr. Carpenter says “if it’s good for Columbia County, he wants it. If it’s bad, let’s not im- plement it.” Join me in pursuing other things that Mr. Carpenter wants for Columbia County. Marge Murphy Deer Island Urges people to run for council, mayor To the Editor: Vernonia citizens have the perfect opportunity to change the governing of our city. Two council positions and the may- ors position will be up for elec- tion come November. That’s 60% of the governing body of this city. At their special city council Ike Says… From page 2 came to the conclusion that the select area was open, but doubt lingered. I tried to call ODF&W staff, but failed to make contact. We went fishing, but doubt nagged at the back of my brain. I finally called the ODF&W Clackamas office and, after the receptionist’s fourth attempt to find someone, I was hooked up with Brett Morgan. After I asked my question and we mulled the rules, he finally said, “Let me get back to you, because I’m not sure either.” Within a half-hour, Brett called me back and confirmed that the select areas were indeed HEILMANN LAND SERVICES OF OREGON, INC. Rock, Crushing & Screening Oak Ranch Quarry is OPEN! 3/4” minus $9.20 per yard 2” minus $9.20 per yard Pit run $4.50 per yard Office located at 76046 Hwy 202, Birkenfeld,OR Ph 503-755-0400 Fax 503-755-0401 E-mail: oakranchquarry@dialoregon.net tions on ODF&W’s web site. Anglers should be able to type in a fishing location and see what the current regulations are for that particular area. Secondly, there should be a fishing regulation hot line, with a knowledgeable person on the other end. OSP also needs an information line so sportsmen can ask questions before they go fishing and have an en- counter with an officer. Don’t forget the Jamboree youth fishing derby on August 6th, sign up starts at 4:00 p.m., fishing is from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Bring a few extra bucks in your wallet and participate in the mini-auction that the Izaak Wal- ton League uses to raise funds for the fishing derby. Here are a few tips for the fishing derby. If you want to try and get the most fish, fish at your feet with a small hook and a piece of worm. The yellow fin perch are close to shore and quite numer- ous. If you want to go after the longest fish, try for catfish by fishing in deeper water with a worm suspended a couple of feet off of the bottom. Please remember that trout and bass are not allowed in the derby. Izaak Walton League Nehalem Valley Chapter meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Call 503-429-7193 for location of meeting. meeting on July 29 they ap- pointed our public works direc- tor the additional duties of inter- im city manager. I applaud their action. Robin has fulfilled this position previously and done a credible job. Does Vernonia need a full time city manager? Many cities operate with a full time mayor who fulfills the duties of a city manager. Is there any citizen of Vernonia capable of being a full time mayor/city manager. Ap- parently not according to coun- cilor Daughtry. I urge you the citizens of Vernonia to prove her wrong. Get involved, run for one of the positions coming up for elec- tion, think outside the box. Frank Schrier Vernonia Have a fun, safe Jamboree. Don’t drink and drive! WEATHER REPORT JULY 2004 DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TEMPERATURE HI LO 77 70 69 72 78 72 66 66 66 69 74 90 80 83 81 85 87 85 74 76 81 93 99 93 75 81 85 86 83 69 82 49 55 41 40 43 52 52 41 44 40 42 46 54 55 47 48 51 55 57 46 45 47 51 53 47 48 50 52 51 43 51 PRECIP. AMT. -- T -- -- -- .05 T -- -- T -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- T -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Temperature and precipitation amounts are from the official U.S. weather station at the Vernonia wa- ter plant. Measurable precipitation in July totalled .05 inches.