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Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, February 1, 2007 G R E AT A R E A… G RE A T M AR K ET ! How can you market your product or service to people in east Clatsop County, northwest Washington County and the whole interior of Columbia County? PRESOR TED U.S. Pos STANDARD Vernon tage Paid ia, OR 97064 In the pages of The INDEPENDENT, the only newspaper that goes FREE to the 7,000 people in those elusive markets! FREE Vol. 18 , No. 23 A Chris tmas s wan… “Voice of the Upper Nehale m Rive r Valley” Decem ber 4, 20 03 Trees re mo of disea ved because se, safe ty issue If you are in The INDEPENDENT’S ADVERTISING area or if you need to reach people in the paper’s circulation area, give us a call; we can help you. An addit ion to the on the wildlife lake for but the about fou at Vernonia y were Lake is r week only pa ssing thr s. It has been this graceful swan, joined, ough. Ba which occasio ld eagle nally, by has been fee s have ding also be a en feedin few other sw Madelin ans, g at the O’Leary Vernonia e lake. , , walke of d away event, State All with the before -around tak around Champio in the 7-8 ing the Champio nship All- age ca age ca nship the Or in that tegory. egon Sta tegory during Twice du te Gymn regular Champio ring se astics ns ished se ason she ha the at the Mu hip, Novemb d fin- cond in er 22 ltnomah the so in Portla Athletic All she save nd. Club d her be -around, ance st perfo Madelin for rm- Champio the from the e’s Level 5 State nship. team Oregon Academ Madelin Gymnas y in Be e is the tics Pe averton ished da ter ug and Le had fin first in slie O’Le hter of - is a seven meets third gra ary. Sh previous this seas e der in on Gingric remain Ms. Ju h’s cla ed unble . That record dy ss at mished Grade placed Lincoln as they School first ou t of 29 and ha involved the teams s be State with gy in thr mnastic en Champio Gymnas ee years s for nship. tics ye . This was he ar of co Individu r first mpetitiv e gymn ished firs ally, Madelin astics. e fin- Madelin t in the e bars ev 7-8 ye ent and ar-old smiles after O’Leary is first in the vault around Ch winning the all All- ampio 8 year- old Oreg nship for 7- on gymn asts. Young gymna st is sta tewide champ ion In the in 1980 late 1950s an d , Ve students rnonia High again ing to School do with planted species the trees tion. a mixe gro ’ condi- d on camp ve of conif In spite er of repea and for us. Though the trees The estry cla ted INDEPE FFA sses inv those ye NDENT calls, olved in unable to ars are was tal no able to k with VHS stu longer avail- Superintende school nt pine an d spruc dents, the fir, Funderburg Mike e trees ued to on Mo Tuesda gro nday co and, or pus durin w, gracing the ntin- Than y with ksgiving g the pa cam- the at the ho st 20-50 up, ca ea lled oth liday coming building st end of the years bers for inform er board me . shop m- ation. No more. Cari Le Overcrow vensell disease had rec er said din she and mo have taken the g and distric eived several ca t st been rem of the trees ir toll the tre residents, as lls from king es ov have n’t be were cut, but sh why One ele ed. en ab e had- ment is howeve le an to sw troublin r – acco g, eit ers from the dis get any board rdi ng he to scho me ol the r. When aske trict office, was su mber Tim Tit d wheth bo us pe er were be rvising as the , who wres ard had ap tling fac proved ing felled trees Nov. 22 a ilit , they we on Saturday, emphatic: “Th y, she wa “They s at re cut be discuss aren’t ca ed at a has not been us e do and we re being ing anything,” Levenseller sa board meeting ,” “wrestlin id, “and rem missed I haven’t g build oved for a an y.” asked wh ing.” Darrell Hamblet ing a wr o approved co When recall said ns ev estling said building truct- sion ab er having an “I don’t “th y discu , Titus out a wr s- [Superin e school estling board, We have a lot tendent bu Funderb tha of other ilding. t sh urg, ou Mike] wrestlin ld be done be things He said everybody.” g for ease, roo nothing ab called ba building.” Ha e a out dis t rot or ck the fol mblet - say anything low that bo hav- ard chair ing day to remind Jim ed Committe him that the Krahn Safety trees an e had discuss ed the d appro them if ve they we d removing Hamblet re dang erous. committe served on the member e along with safety Randy Hansen board , Super- GREAT RATES…GREAT RESULTS INDEPENDENT The Phone/Fax: 503 429-9410 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064 Truck Ligh t Christmas Parade Ba School Pr zaars ograms Christmas Co Christmas ncert Dram Toy & Jo a Fairground y s Events See page 9 fo Holiday Ac r these tivities