The INDEPENDENT, October 6, 2005
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Salmon Festival Treasure Hunt results, plus more Longview Fibre re-opens lands in
Dennis and Marilyn Nicks dicating Shay Park.
tersection of Maple (syrup) and Washington and Oregon to public
and family were the Salmon
Festival Treasure Hunt winner
for 2005. The treasure was a
4x6 inch metal plate with a pic-
ture of salmon on a blue back-
ground. The Nicks won prizes
worth more than $200.00 by
being the first to locate the
treasure inside the steam trac-
tor at Shay Park.
3. Two critters, two stones,
and a tribe.
Dance to the music; feel the
vibe.
Grab your shoes, walk near
one, not all,
Not black, masked, native,
or small.
Coon, Bear, Rock, Pebble
Creeks, Nehalem River are ref-
erenced
by the first
line. Mu-
sic/vibe
are vague
references
to
rock-
’n’roll, indi-
c a t i n g
R o c k
Creek. In
last line,
black
=
b e a r ,
masked =
raccoon,
native =
Nehalem
Janie Wasmann (the pirate), helps Kate Conley I n d i a n s ,
=
at the Treasure Hunt kick-off party September 8. small
pebble to
Here are all the clues and an rule out the other four streams.
explanation of their meaning:
4. Ah, Sparky, are you mixed
1. Bad poetry time again – I up yet?
hope you are ready
That’s OK, don’t you sweat.
Follow the clues, keep going
For the tamest carrot you
steady.
should look,
No need for local history
Blend the veggie before you
knowledge this year,
cook.
Use geography instead to
Ah Sparky is an anagram for
Shay Park and tamest carrot is
draw you near.
No clues here, just an intro- an anagram for steam tractor.
duction.
5. Directions, states, num-
2. Anderson, Spencer, Air- bers, plants,
port, the rest
Letters, trees, and presi-
You need but one on this dents
year’s quest.
At Syrup and Thomas a line
You are on this search for begins
some crazy reason,
To Polaris – no lie – the line
Good luck to all, in this extends.
strange hunting season.
Most of the street names in
It is in one of the parks. Vernonia fall into one of these
Crazy reason = loco motive, in- categories. Draw a line from in-
(Thomas) Jefferson to North
and Washington, the line goes
through Shay Park.
6. Five score and two,
Pretty easy, it’s true.
Don’t climb a fence, don’t go
to jail,
Don’t sit on a bench, don’t
go down trail.
5x20+2 = 102, the number
on the Shay locomotive. The
rest tells where it is not; not in-
side the fence or at the brig,
not near a bench or down by
the creek.
7. Fire up the coal, don’t at-
tach the plow,
Look up inside and take
your bow.
I hope you enjoyed the
treasure quest,
Go on and have fun at the
Salmon Fest.
Don’t attach the plow indi-
cates the prize isn’t at the back
of the steam tractor. Look in-
side the hole in the front of the
tractor.
There were also two raffles
held during Salmon Festival;
one for a Salmon bench,
carved by Carvin’ Marvin, and
one for a digital camera. The
winner of the bench was Smith
and Hendryx. The winner of the
camera was Mary Borst.
In the Business Scarecrow
contest, Vernonia Dental took
first place, Wauna Federal
Credit Union took second and
Jazzercise took third. In the
Festival Scarecrow contest,
Kelli and Sarah Thompson took
first and the Meisner Family
won second place.
Susan Goodhope was voted
the “People’s Choice” award at
the talent exhibition for her
rooster wallhanging and April
Shaw received the “Judge’s
Choice” award for her pencil
drawing of an eagle with a fish,
entitled Hunting.
Intel-SOLV cleanup in Washington County scheduled
From page 13
Jack McGowan said, “I am al-
ways inspired by the commit-
ment of Oregonians to improve
their communities. Our partner
agencies and site coordinators
have dedicated many hours to
planning these projects. The
contributions of our sponsors
and their employees help make
this event possible. Now we in-
vite individuals and corporate
teams to make the projects
happen.”
Upon completion of the proj-
ect, each volunteer will be giv-
en a coupon for a free burrito at
Chipotle Mexican Grill and a
coupon for 15 percent off one
full-price item at REI, provided
by these event sponsors.
Intel is the Presenting Spon-
sor of the INTEL-SOLV Wash-
ington County Clean and
Green Project. Major Sponsors
are AG Electronic Materials,
Clean Water Services, Ever-
green
Corporate
Center/
Melvin
Mark
Brokerage,
Hawthorn Farm Athletic Club,
Metro, and Washington County.
Site Sponsors are Chipotle
Mexican Grill, CoorsTek, Platt
Electric Supply, RadiSys, REI,
and Tuality Healthcare. Media
support is provided by KGW
Northwest NewsChannel 8.
Support is also provided with
funds from the sale of Oregon
Personalized Plates adminis-
tered by the Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation.
All Longview Fibre timber-
lands in Washington and Ore-
gon re-opened to the public-
recreational entry on October
1, with rains significantly reduc-
ing forest-fire danger.
In making the announce-
ment, timberlands managers
Bob Roth and Blake Rowe ex-
pressed appreciation for the
public’s cooperation in staying
out of the tree farms during the
hazardous forest-fire period.
Longview Fibre’s timber-
lands will remain open through
the various hunting seasons if
rainfall is sufficient to alleviate
the wildfire threat, which had
closed the tree farms August
10. No fires or camping are al-
lowed on company property.
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