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The INDEPENDENT, August 7, 2008 Century Farm recipes wanted for book The Oregon Agricultural Ed- ucation Foundation is collecting recipes for a heritage cookbook to honor the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program and Oregon’s sesquicentennial celebration. According to OAEF Devel- opment Director Janice Reed, “The cookbook will be an offer- ing to Oregon’s farm and ranch families, and to all Oregonians. Agriculture has never been more important to the state’s future. Our agricultural heritage and the families that represent that heritage are also our part of that future.” Since 1958, more than a thousand families have been honored for operating family- owned ranches and farms for a century or more. Members of these families are invited to contribute favorite family recipes to the project. The her- itage cookbook will also feature historic photographs, personal stories, and a roster of the cen- tury farms and ranches. “We’re looking for favorites, whether they are family tradi- tions today, or what everybody liked best at a picnic decades ago,” says Richard Engeman, a member of the management committee for the Century Farm & Ranch Program and Volunteer sought for committee The Columbia County Board of Commissioners is soliciting Law Day coming to Senior Center Law Day at the Vernonia Se- nior Center will be Wednesday, August 20. Scappoose attor- ney Maddy Sheehan will offer brief consultations to senior cit- izens on civil law issues, in- cluding wills, power of attorney, advanced medical directives, editor of the book. Contributors will receive a free copy of the cookbook. Publication is scheduled for the spring of 2009 by White House Grocery Press, and the book will be sold at local bookstores, museum stores, online, and by mail or- der. “We’re especially looking to contact families from the early years of the program, for whom we may no longer have contact information, or who may no longer be directly involved in agriculture,” says Engeman. Please see page 22 trusts, easement, neighbor dis- putes, and other issues. Di- vorce, custody or support is- sues will not be included. To schedule your 15 minute consultation, call Karen Miller, Community Action Team Senior Advocate at 503-429-9112. applications from county citi- zens who are willing to serve on the Columbia County Solid Waste Advisory Committee. The Board is seeking appli- cations to fill “at large” or “in- dustry” positions. All applicants will be considered. If you are in- terested in serving on this com- mittee, please call the Board office at 503-397-4322 for more details. Page 9 Bits & Bites I know a lot of y o u h a v e b e e n holding y o u r breath – just wait- ing for this article. But, did you attend the Planning Commission meeting July 24? Did you find out what you were really con- cerned about? If you live in the Mobile Park, I really doubt it. I did learn they would pay me a sum for my home. Some com- fort for relocating your life at this stage (my senior years). I came away from the meeting determined to find our “one” thing. Where do we folks really stand. The owners of the park still own the park and at pres- ent are not selling. Their opin- ion is that opening up Riverside will create too much traffic for safety of the people in the park. This is the one topic the devel- opers have never said “Boo” about (that I know of). Anyhow, I feel if you want to do your fall house cleaning and spruce up the yard I’d say you have time to enjoy it. In fact, there are spaces in the park that the owners would like to see peo- ple living in. Ok – enough said. If interested, for information you can call 503-631-3093. I was rummaging in a closet the other day and found a box I’d forgotten about. It was full of ‘once layed blouses’, there my brain got stuck. Sounds like; once, ounce, one, won, oh, owe. Play the game with your young children. Then explain how “once” sounds like “wuns”, or how about by, buy and bi (a combined form meaning two). Don’t take life too seriously, have a little fun on the way. Oh – back to the blouses. They were all cotton that needs to be ironed. Yes, I dug out my iron from the cobwebs and got busy. Oh yes – If you’ve lost a Bridgestone tire and wheel for a large rig it’s at the turn in of the Skills Park (anyhow, it was there on the a.m. of July 23). A seven-member citizen committee also accepted the study, Paiva noted. The study will be forwarded to the Transportation Commis- sion and the Oregon Legisla- ture for further consideration, Paiva said. By Jacqueline Ramsay 20 Years Ago This Month The August 25, 1988, issue of The Independent included the following news story on page 8: The State Parks and Recre- ation Advisory Committee has recommended development of a linear park on an abandoned Montana Picnic open to all Are you from Montana? Do you just love Montana? If you fit in either of these categories, come to the 18th annual Mon- tana Picnic on Saturday, Au- gust 23, starting at 11:00 a.m., at Horseshoe Lake Park in Woodland, Washington. This is a great time to make new Montana friends and visit with old ones. Any musicians are welcome. There will be free chicken this year, so bring a potluck dish and your own utensils. There will also be free coffee and pop, plus prizes. For more information, call 503-543-3800 or 503-288- 2885. Big Sky Country Picnic ~ Aug. 23 railroad bed between Banks and Vernonia. At a meeting last week, the group accepted a consultant’s study which recommends a lin- ear park be developed in both Columbia and Washington counties. The proposed park would provide trail facilities for hikers, bikers, equestrians and the physically limited, according to Joe Paiva, Parks assistant ad- ministrator. Klein Consulting Engineers, Inc., Forest Grove, recently completed a study of the pro- posed park and recommended development of 15 miles of the railroad right-of-way. VERNONIA INN Enjoy a quiet weekend with us. FULL SIZE, IN ROOM HOT TUBS Queen Beds • Private Bath • Separate Entrance Cable TV • Phones • Handicapped Access • Commercial Rates FOR RESERVATIONS CALL B REWERY , F INE W INES AND A W ORLD OF D ELIGHTS 1-800-354-9494 / 503-429-4006 Open Tues. - Sun. 10 am - 8 pm 5 Miles north of Vernonia on Hwy. 47 Gift Certificates Available 900 MADISON AVE., VERNONIA, OR 97064 Call 503-429-4350 For to-go orders Just one block off scenic Nehalem River Hwy. (Oregon 47)
