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The INDEPENDENT, April 2, 2009
Hall caught after high speed chase
Interim Chief of Police Mike
Kay released the following in-
formation about a recent crime
that resulted in a high speed
chase and capture.
On March 26, at about 3:00
Between the Bookends
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tiful and simple projects, including something for every member of
the family. Most of the projects are easily accomplished. Weekend
Knitting includes several charming toy patterns, including finger
puppets in the shapes of many different animals and people. Both
books utilize a variety of yarns and techniques that make these
projects current.
If graphic novels are what you’re into, check out Bone. We
have added Crown of Horns and Treasure Hunters to our col-
lection. These editions are especially nice as they are full color
and hardbound. The Bone books tell stories about the Bone
cousins as they journey from one dangerous adventure to anoth-
er. Bone started as an underground comic in the early ‘90s, but
has now sold millions of copies in 15 languages. There are nine
books in the series.
10,000 BC on DVD: This film comes from Roland Emmerich,
the director of Independence Day, and is set in the time when
mammoths shook the Earth and mystical spirits shaped human
fates. It is the tale of the first hero who sets out to rescue his kid-
napped love and fulfill his destiny. He battles saber-toothed tigers,
forms an army and discovers a lost, advanced civilization.
The Librarian, Curse of the Judas Chalice on DVD: Third in
the series of Librarian movies with Noah Wyle, Jane Curtin and
Bob Newhart. If you haven’t seen these made-for-TV movies, it is
time to see them. In this movie, Flynn is questioning his position
as the librarian and all of the chaos it has caused in his life. But
he soon finds himself exploring a crypt that may belong to Prince
Vlad Dracula, as he embarks on another quest for an historic ar-
tifact.
p.m. Vernonia Police Officers
responded to a home on Alder
St. where someone was at-
tempting to steal car parts.
When the owner confronted
him, the suspect fled the scene
in a 1976 Chevrolet Blazer that
had been stolen in Forest
Grove,.
Several concerned citizens
located the suspect and fol-
lowed him until officers arrived.
When police attempted to stop
the vehicle, the suspect fled
down Hwy. 47 and onto Timber
Rd. where the suspect’s speed
exceeded 100 mph on several
occasions.
After the suspect turned up a
logging road, he drove over
several car parts and high-cen-
tered, then crashed into a vehi-
cle on the property. He then at-
tempted to flee before being
apprehended by an officer and
the K-9 officer, Krueger.
The suspect, James L. Hall,
26, Vernonia, was arrested for
Unlawful Operation of a Motor
Vehicle, Unlawful Possession
of Methamphetamine, Reck-
less Endangering x 4, Reckless
Driving, Attempt to Elude (vehi-
cle), Attempt to Elude (on foot),
and Criminal Trespass II. Hall
was lodged at the Columbia
County Sheriff’s Office jail.
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Population Survey info. released
On February 23, the Oregon
Progress Board released the
findings of the 2008 Oregon
Population Survey. The survey
provides a wealth of data on in-
come, employment, education,
child care, disability status, and
internet usage.
The telephone survey, con-
ducted during the summer and
fall of 2008 also provides infor-
mation on Oregonians’ percep-
tions of issues like health care
access and the effectiveness
Oregon’s government.
Information on Oregon
households from the survey in-
cluded:
Self-reported median house-
hold income increased from
$44,610 to $47,320 between
2005 and 2007 (2007 dollars).
Roughly 13 percent of Ore-
gon households report in-
comes below the poverty level
in 2007, about the same rate as
2005.
Seventy-nine percent of
households have personal
computers and 74 percent
have Internet access, slightly
up from 2006. Households with
high-speed Internet access
grew significantly from 46 per-
cent in 2006 to 61 percent in
2008.
On education:
Roughly a third of Oregon
adults 25 and over have a four-
year college degree or higher,
up slightly from 2006. The per-
cent of Oregonians with an As-
sociate’s or occupation-related
certificate remained steady at
approximately 26 percent.
Over 80 percent of school-
age children attended public
schools, up slightly from the
2006 survey. About 10 percent
attended private schools and
roughly five percent attended
charter schools or were home-
schooled.
Health and Well-being re-
sults included the information
that 17 percent of Oregonians
report suffering from a long-
lasting disability, similar to
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2006. About half of seniors 75
and over live with a disability.
Oregonians’
Perceptions
about their state and communi-
ty indicate that roughly 86 per-
cent feel somewhat or very
positive about the state, similar
to 2006. Half of all Oregonians
feel connected to their commu-
nity. Fifty-four percent feel Ore-
gon is doing a good job in as-
suring affordable access to
health care, an increase of 11
percentage points from the
2006 survey. However, respon-
dents’ perception of how well
Oregon creates jobs dropped
sharply from 60 percent in
2006 to 47 percent in 2008.
Questions on governmental
services reveal that Oregoni-
ans feel very or somewhat pos-
itive about government servic-
es – up from 60 percent in
2004 to 67 percent in 2008.
This includes positive percep-
tions about the state’s efforts to
manage growth and prevent
sprawl, which increased from
61 percent in 2006 to 66 per-
cent in 2008.
Oregonians continue to feel
that the state is doing a good
job in preserving natural re-
sources and the environment.
Over 80 percent rated Oregon
as somewhat or very good on
all four questions pertaining to
conservation efforts. With a 91-
percent approval rating, provid-
ing parks and open spaces
continues to be the highest-rat-
ed service.
Every two years since 1990,
a consortium of 18 state agen-
cies has utilized the Oregon
Population Survey to ask Ore-
gonians a battery of questions
that cover such topics as child
care, employment, technology
use, and many other facets of
life in the state. The result is an
in-depth picture of the lives,
families and jobs of Oregoni-
ans and the state’s quality of
life.
The 2008 Oregon Popula-
tion Survey was conducted un-
der contract to the Oregon
Progress Board by Opinion Re-
search Northwest. Approxi-
mately 4,100 household repre-
sentatives were interviewed
statewide. Some questions
were answered by a smaller
number of respondents.
The complete 2008 Oregon
Population Survey data is on-
line at www.oregon.gov/DAS/
OEA .