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Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, July 21, 2005_________ ______________ .__________________ - ___________ --------------------— ------- —----- T 7 T 7 7 L T 3 J 7 7 7 Z Two boat ram ps add launch fees B e av e r B o af fla m p a n d C oon te /a n d g e t fu n d in g _ _ Beginning August 1, Colum bia County Parks Department will begin charging a fee to launch boats at Beaver Boat Ramp in Clatskanie and the Gilbert River Boat Ramp on Sauvie Island. The fee will be $2.00 per launch, and annual passes are available for $20.00 from the Columbia County Parks De partment, 1054 Oregon St., St. From page 3 July 4th celebration was wonderful event To the Editor: Wow! Wasn’t that grand fi nale spectacular, the best show ever. That is the comments I’ve heard from people around town and after the show. A big thank you to Tom Ram sey, our very own pyrotechni- cian, and his helpers from the volunteer fire department. Tom also provides the funds for the permits at his own expense and the music he added this year was also a very nice feature. The parade was also bigger and better, thanks to all that participated. We also want to thank George and Donna Tice of the Buckhorn for providing the spaghetti dinner as a fundrais er. It was a big success and the most profitable to date. Thanks to the Vernonia Booster club and the scouts un der the direction of Mrs. Stew Helens, OR 97051 or by calling 503-397-2353. All fees collected for the launches will be used by the Columbia County Parks De partment for maintenance of the ramps. In addition to these two facilities, the department also maintains marine facilities at JJ Collins Park (Coon Island near Scappoose) and at the Gilbert River (Sauvie Island). art for their concession stands. Thanks to Marcie and Rick Gwin and Dale and Don Webb for collecting money after the show. Last, but not least, a big thank you to all of the business es, organizations, and individu als who so generously support ed this function. Your donations are what enables us to keep the fireworks show going. Vernonia has always come through in times of disaster, someone’s personal tragedy and even for a great 4th of July fireworks show. I’m not only proud to be an American, I am proud to be a Vernonian as well. Dede Webb Vernonia Pride Salem must act to meet food needs To the Editor: In Columbia County the face of hunger is the face of a child. Hunger is an income issue, and it’s definitely an issue for too VERNONIA INN Enjoy a quiet weekend with us. . . Columbia County will re ceive $450,000 in Oregon State Marine Board funds for two projects—a transient tie-up facility at Coon Island in the Multnomah Channel, and a sin gle-lane, concrete launch ramp with boarding floats at Beaver Boat Ramp on the Clatskanie River. The Marine Board granted $3.5 million for boating access projects in the 2005-2007 bien nium for projects throughout the state. All of the grant funds come from boat registration and titling fees and state mo torboat fuel tax. No general fund tax dollars are used in the program. The Marine Board also re ceived federal funds through the Boating Infrastructure Grant and the Clean Vessel Act many Oregonians - 152,000 at last count. Nearly 1 in 5 Colum bia County children live in food insecure households. We know that hunger will not be truly solved until every family in Ore gon has enough money to pay for all their basic needs: includ ing rent, utilities, food and med icine. But there are steps we can take in the meantime, actions that give us the chance to re lieve some of hunger’s most immediate and harmful symp toms. Two such chances are cur rently languishing in the Ore gon House of Representatives: Senate Bill 289 and Senate Bill 467. Both bills give legislators the opportunity to do the right thing and invest a small amount of state tax dollars in programs that improve children’s access to healthy, nutritious food. SB 289 adds $49,000 to the Women, Infant’s and Children Farmer’s Market Nutrition Pro gram, a successful program that provided farmer’s market vouchers to approximately 38,000 WIC households in 2004. In addition to providing nutritional support to the vouch er holder, the program also helps support the many small farmers in Oregon who sell their crops through farmers’ markets and roadside stands. The funds will be used to ex pand the program to more ar eas so that additional families, especially those in rural area, will have access to this valu able food resource. SB 467 helps another pro gram with a good track record at feeding children: The Sum mer Food Service Program, which serves free, nutritionally balanced meals to children in areas with high concentrations of low-income families. Despite increased efforts over the last few years, Oregon is still serv ing only about 19 percent of el igible children. Many children who depend on school meals during the school year don’t have access to a summer meal site, particu larly in rural areas where high transportation and food costs make meal sites more expen sive to operate. The $150,000 allocated by the bill provides five cents per lunch to help with costs not already covered by a modest reimbursement from the federal government. This extra state funding will enable sponsors to start new sites and improve existing sites, thereby increasing access for thou sands of hungry children in the HOT TUBS 1-800-354-9494 / 503-429-4006 Gift Certificates Available 900 MADISON AVE., VERNONIA, OR 97084 Just one block off scenic Nehalem River Hwy. (Oregon 47) Columbia County Fair thru Sunday, Don’t m iss it! summer. Feeding children should not be a partisan issue. These bills are easy and affordable steps to ease the symptoms of hunger while we continue to work on the root causes. House members should pass these bills immediately, ensuring that there will be something on the meals plates for the many Oregon children at risk of hunger this summer. Trade Smith Executive Director Columbia Pacific Food Bank See page 20 Abbreviations: EMS, Emergency Medical Service; MVA, Motor Vehicle Accident JUNE 2005 - EMS assist, MVA @ Neh. Hwy N - MVA @ Neh. Hwy S, Mutual aid on MVA at June 5 June 6 Apiary Rd - EMS assist - EMS assist (2), False alarm June 9 - EMS assist June 10 - EMS assist, MVA @ Coon & Pebble Crks June 11 - EMS assist, chimney 12 13 14 16 - - - - June 18 - June 19 - Queen Beds • Private Bath • Separate Entrance Cable TV • Phones • Handicapped Access F O R R E S E R V A T IO N S C A LL a June June June June PULL SIZE, IN ROOM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST ______ ir\z ~ 4 programs. Additional 4* funds came from the Oregon Depart ment of Fish & Wildlife, which contributed $1.3 million for 13 boating projects from federal Sport Fish Restoration funds it administers. _ _ _ _ _ _____ fire Illegal bum EMS assist (2) EMS assist (2) Structure fire @ Hawkins Park Public assist EMS assist, public assist June 21 - Brush fire @ Riverside &Fenclng Ornamen Wrought Iron Mobile Welding & Repairs Call for a quote: 503-730-4944 CCB# 116256 June 24 - June 25 - Drive EMS assist (2) EMS assist (3), public assist, smoke investi gation June 28 - EMS assist June 29 - Mutual aid MVA @ Top June 30 - Hill EMS assist, MVA @ Burn Rd & Keasey Rd
