The INDEPENDENT, February 15, 2007
Copies of O-A Mill picture on sale now
The Vernonia Pioneer Muse-
um Association Board voted
unanimously, during their Janu-
ary 20 meeting, to retain the
current slate of officers for the
coming year: President Carol
Davis, Vice-President Ralph
Keasey, Secretary Barbara
Larsen, and Treasurer Tobie
Finzel. The next Board meeting
will be at 7:00 p.m. on Wednes-
day, February 21. VPMA mem-
bers and others interested in
museum activities are welcome
to attend.
Thanks in part to a grant
from the Oregon Heritage
Commission, several VPMA
volunteers enjoyed a visit in
January from textile preserva-
tion consultant Sandra Troon of
the Oregon Textiles Workshop.
Troon, one of only two accred-
ited textile preservation con-
sultants in the Pacific North-
west, gave a tutorial on the
care of the clothing and other
vintage textiles in the muse-
um’s collection.
The restoration and refram-
ing of the Oregon-American
mill panorama photo is com-
plete, and the results are beau-
tiful. The museum will begin
taking orders for copies of this
photo after February 15, when
there will be a sample of the re-
production available at the mu-
seum, along with the original.
Thanks to Oregon Heritage and
Oregon Cultural Trust funds,
the museum is able to continue
expanding photographic offer-
ings and preservation efforts.
The now museum has a
1944 map of Columbia County
that shows the logging rail-
roads, logging camps, towns,
and roads as they were when
timber was, indeed, king in Co-
lumbia Country. Thanks for the
map go to the Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry and Ralph
Keasey.
The next Museum Talk will
feature Vernonia Mayor Sally
Harrison on March 18. Harrison
will discuss the melodramas
that used to be presented in
Vernonia.
The museum is always look-
ing for additional volunteers to
hold the museum open or help
with research, inventory, spe-
cial events, and other activities.
If you can spare as few as
three hours once a month to
hold the museum open, contact
the museum at <vpma@aga
lis.net> or leave a message at
503-429-3713 to learn more.
Personal knowledge of Vernon-
ia history isn’t necessary for
volunteers to be a big help!
Regular museum hours are
from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sat-
urdays and Sundays from Oc-
tober through May.
SOLV seeks projects for this Earth Day
SOLV is seeking project ap-
plications for the 18th annual
SOLV IT Earth Day, scheduled
for Saturday, April 28, from 9:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Greater
Portland Metro Area, including
sites in Clackamas, Columbia,
Multnomah, Washington and
Yamhill Counties.
SOLV IT, presented by Port-
land General Electric, focuses
on cleaning illegal dump sites,
beautifying and enhancing
neighborhoods and public
spaces, restoring watersheds,
and much more. In the past
seventeen years, SOLV IT vol-
unteers have removed more
than 6,400 tons of debris from
illegal dump sites, neighbor-
hoods and natural areas. This
is your opportunity to become a
SOLV IT project coordinator
and to apply for assistance for
your community volunteer proj-
ect as part of this great event!
Last year, almost 4,000 vol-
unteers came together at 107
project sites to perform cleanup
and enhancement work. Work-
ing together, they cleaned up il-
legal dumpsites and roadside
litter, planted trees, shrubs, and
bulbs in parks, landscaped
school grounds and restored
wetlands and public spaces.
Help county make funding decisions
The Commission on Chil-
dren and Families is seeking
applications for membership.
The 20 member volunteer com-
mission is advisory to the
Board of County Commission-
ers and makes recommenda-
tions regarding the expenditure
of local, state and federal funds
for programs and services for
local children and families.
Citizens are urged to apply
who do not earn their primary
income from the administration
Submissions for art show sought
The Columbia Artists Associ-
ation of Longview/Kelso is invit-
ing all interested artists to join
more than 60 artists participat-
ing in the 31st annual Juried Art
Show at the LCC Art Gallery in
Longview.
The show is open to artists,
18 and older, from Cowlitz,
Lewis, Clark, Wahkiakum and
Pacific Counties in Washing-
ton, and Clatsop and Columbia
Counties in Oregon. Entry date
is March 19. The show will
open to the public on Friday
evening, March 23, with an
artists reception. The show
ends April 1.
For more information re-
garding size, categories, fees,
etc. pick up a prospectus at the
Broadway Art Gallery, 1418
Commerce Ave., Longview or
call 360-25-6719, 360-575-
9751, or 530-556-1671 to have
a copy mailed to you.
Businesses or individuals
who would like to be a Show
Sponsor, may call 360-425-
0142 for more details.
of non-direct service to children
or families, who live in Clatska-
nie, Rainier, Scappoose or Ver-
nonia and who are parents of
young children. You can be a
part of this active, re-vitalized
group which supports the
healthy development of chil-
dren and families.
Direct questions to Jan Spi-
ka Kenna at 503-397-7225 or
via email to kennaj@co.colum
bia.or.us.
Diane,
I miss you.
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Bits & Bites
By Jacqueline Ramsay
When
t h e
weather
is ques-
tionable,
it
puts
y o u r
b o d y
and your
brain in
an “Oh, well so…” mode.
Right?
To go out and about, you
have two plus layers of clothing
either on your person or in the
car. If you stay home you either
turn up the heat or add an extra
sweater. Either way, you are in
a state of semi-hibernation.
That’s a state of half-hear, half-
see, half-asleep, half-awake,
half-hungry, and “Oh, leave it
till later.”
One thing I did have to do,
though, was take a couple of
queen size quilts to the laun-
dromat. A friend and I sat and
played Tri-ominos for two hours
while tubs went round and
round. So – how come I men-
tion this? The baskets on
wheels were missing (those
used to go from washer to dry-
er). I inquired as to how come.
The answer to me was very
disturbing. It seems some not-
so-young or small children
used them as buggys – and
broke them down to trash. It’s a
comfort to know the youth of
our town have such a high re-
gard for something that serves
so many folks.
What is your favorite past-
time in the evening? You watch
the news. It is totally disheart-
ening. Is there nothing to report
that can put a joy in your heart
or a smile on your face happen-
ing anywhere? Next try and
find a program that you can
honestly enjoy. I’m catching up
on my reading, knitting and
watching videos and DVDs. It’s
still too cold to work in the yard
after dark.
Well, it’s time to make a cup
of hot chocolate and turn on
NCSI. So, pleasant dreams.
Drop boxes were filled with
nearly 273,000 pounds of trash
and green waste that had been
removed from natural and land-
scaped areas.
SOLV provides free training
for project leaders, a project
planning guide, pre-event pub-
licity, assistance with volunteer
recruitment and placement,
and project supplies, such as
bags and vinyl gloves. If you
have a project to be considered
for SOLV IT 2007, go to <www.
solv.org> to complete the on-
line project application form or
call SOLV for a hard copy form
at 503-844-9571. The deadline
for applications is Monday,
February 19.