The INDEPENDENT, July 6, 2006
Vernonian Goodhope finalist in Quiltfest
Susan Goodhope of Vernon-
ia, is a finalist in the Pacific
Northwest Quiltfest, August 11-
13, at the Seattle Center’s Ex-
hibition Hall. The piece titled
“ Memorial to Mo ” will compete
with 276 quilts and wearable art
entries from the five northwest-
ern states and the four western
provinces of Canada. Over
$30,000 dollars in cash and
major prizes, including top of
the line sewing machines, will
be awarded to winners in nine
categories.
The Association of Pacific
Northwest Quilters (APNQ), a
non-profit organization, was
founded in 1992 to encourage
and reward quiltmakers of the
Pacific Northwest and Western
Canada.
“We are extremely pleased
with the very high standard of
the quilts being created
throughout our region in both
traditional and innovative de-
signs,” said Trish Grant, APNQ
president. She added, “Of the
543 entries juried, 276 were se-
lected. The seventh Quiltfest
will be an outstanding exhibi-
tion of the finest quilts being
created in our region.”
The Pacific Northwest Quilt-
fest is open to the public from
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each
day. Admission is $10 or free to
APNQ members. For more in-
formation, contact the APNQ
office at 206-297-2490 or visit
the website at www.apnq.org.
Firefighters train at ODF Fire School near Jewell
A new group of 56 forest fire-
fighters was graduated June 29
after four days of training at the
Oregon Department of Forestry
fire school near Jewell. The
training qualified the firefighters
as Fire Fighters 2, the entry
level qualification needed to
fight forest fires.
After classroom instruction,
the firefighters put out an actu-
al planned burn by working with
hoses, water pumps and fire
engines. They also did fireline
construction using chainsaws,
shovels and axes. Another goal
of the fire school is to develop
the teamwork between Tillam-
ook, Forest Grove and Astoria
Districts.
Operations Chief Kevin Hill
from Tillamook put it this way,
“Our firefighters are available to
protect forests anywhere in the
state and they need to know
how to work together.”
Welcome Additions
Joseph Edward Ellis
Joseph Edward Ellis was
born May 31, 2006, the first
child of Luke and Torie Ellis of
Vernonia. He weighed 8
pounds, 6 ounces and was
19.75 inches long.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen Ellis and Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Clement, both of
Vernonia.
Great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Loren Ellis of Scap-
poose and Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Grant of Vernonia.
Bits & Bites
By Jacqueline Ramsay
I t ’ s
been an
interest-
ing three
weeks,
to
say
the least,
s i n c e
you last
heard
from me.
So – first off…
Thank you to the two brave
gents that chopped the weeds
along OA Hill fence. Those
weeds had been bugging me
for weeks.
How many of you watched
the “100 Movies” program in
June? #96 – It’s a Beautiful
Mind, #0 – Hotel Rwanda, #74
– Gunga Din, #46 – Lilies of the
Field, #30 – Lawrence of Ara-
bia, #2 – To Kill a Mockingbird,
#1 – It’s a Wonderful Life. Oh,
yes, #33 was a silent film – City
Lights with Charlie Chaplin,
made in 1931.
Now down to things that are
bugging me. I mean, really. #1
– Children that are allowed to
run pedal cars in main traffic
among highway construction
and I was told it’s considered a
bicycle? I beg your pardon.
Next, a question. How come
the lily pads and cat-tail patch-
es couldn’t have been removed
Republicans schedule free picnic
The Columbia County Re-
publican Central Committee is
providing a free hamburger
barbeque at Trojan Park, Co-
lumbia River Hwy, south of
Rainier, on Saturday, July 8.
The picnic will begin at 1:00
p.m. at the north shelter house.
All Republicans are invited to
attend for a fun afternoon.
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Republican candidates who
will be on the November Gen-
eral Election ballot will be pres-
ent to mingle and speak to the
crowd and answer any ques-
tions.
Contact Fred Yauney at 503-
543-6271 for further informa-
tion.
earlier so the locals could feel
special? It appears the lake
facelift was for the benefit of
KUPL’s show. The blackberry
shakes were delicious. It
looked like most money spent
went out of town, though. Mu-
sic – not Western enough for
this old lady. Jesse Cane was
the better entertainer. This is
not just my opinion, either.
How about a goat dragging
a wheel and tire on a large
chain down Riverside Drive?
Or, is it legal to kill a pet cat for
messing up your hard work on
a jigsaw puzzle? (I may just put
it back in the box.)
Please you drinkers of pop,
beer or eaters of foods with pull
tabs. The Senior Center saves
the tabs for Ronald McDonald
House. Thank you in advance.
During the busy KUPL
weekend, the Rose City Motor-
cycle Club brought Vernonia
Cares over a ton of food. Thank
you isn’t enough for the dedica-
tion they made to us in 1996. It
gets better each year. That
they care for a group lost in the
woods makes me very humble.
Thanks again.
I could go on because a lot
more caught my attention, but
I’ll end with this – To a certain
gent who owns a red, two door
Ford Festiva hatchback, li-
cense QJZ---. I owned that car
for many years. I never did al-
low it to do a cookie in front of
the Laundro-Mat on Bridge.
Shame on you. Good thing the
kids weren’t with you.
Question? Why red? The
building is yellow.
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