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The INDEPENDENT, August 5, 2004
Letters
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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
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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
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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.