The INDEPENDENT, January 7, 2010
1986 Headline Review
From page 9
Sept. 25 – Council adopts home occupations ordinance.
Oct. 30 – Local girl (Jessica Jensen) is cited for action
Nov. 26 – Money for sewer study may be down the
drain.
Dec. 24 –Water problems continue to require city
council attention.
Vernonia 2009 Year in Review
From page 3
June 22 – New City Administrator Bob Young’s first day
on the job.
July 1 – CCRider adds new service to Hillsboro.
July 30 – First concept drawing of new schools shown
at town hall.
Aug. 4 – 1st day for new Police Chief (part-time) Frank
Grace.
Aug. 7-9 – 53rd Friendship Jamboree.
Aug. 13 – School board approves Bond Resolution 09-
06 for $13 million new school construction
bond on November ballot.
Aug. 30 – Camp 18 Loggers Memorial dedicated.
Sept. 1 – Dean Smith named full-time Deputy Chief of
Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District.
Sept. 5 – Birkenfeld Blues Revue & Festival.
Sept. 19 – Community-Wide Garage Sale.
Sept. 21 – City Council approves UGB expansion for
new schools site.
Oct. 1 – New rates go into effect at WOEC.
Oct. 3 – Salmon Festival.
Oct. 12-15 – FEMA trailers removed.
Nov. 1 – Officer Mike Connor promoted to Sergeant.
Nov. 3 – Area voters approve Bond Measure 5-197
allowing school district to sell up to $13 million
in bonds to construct new schools.
Nov. 16 – Sergeant Mike Kay promoted to Captain;
state is still investigating a complaint regarding
a Contempt of Court charge against him.
Vernonia Police Dept.
From page 19
– Burglary II on State St.; noth-
ing missing.
Dec. 10 – Death investigation
on Weed Ave.
Dec. 11 – Burglary II/Theft I af-
ter 16 laptops, a DVD player taken
from VMS; under investigation.
– Criminal Mischief I to vehicle
on A St.
– Assisted DHS with investiga-
tion on C St.
Dec. 13 — Burglary II at Ver-
nonia Library, money and items
taken; under investigation.
– Criminal Mischief II/Theft III
on Bridge St., Christmas lights tak-
en and damaged.
Dec. 14 – Juvenile Curfew Vio-
lation taken home; referred to Ju-
venile Dept.
Dec. 15 – Byron Gray, 54, ar-
rested for Assault IV on Mist Dr.;
taken to CCSO jail.
Dec. 16 – Dog at Large call on
Mississippi; animal returned home,
report sent to Col. Co. Animal Con-
trol.
– Shannon Fennern, 20, arrest-
ed for a Vernonia Justice Court
warrant; taken to CCSO jail.
Dec. 22 – Hit & run on Louisian-
na; under investigation.
Dec. 25 – Burglary II/Theft II at
Vernonia Cares after a safe and
cases of soft drinks taken; under
investigation.
Dec. 28 – Fraudulent use of
credit card on Bridge St.; under in-
vestigation.
– Assisted DHS with investiga-
tion on Riverside Dr.
Dec. 29 – Two juveniles escort-
ed home after a Curfew Violation;
referred to Juvenile Dept.
Dec. 30 – Juvenile in PCS less
than 1 oz Marijuana; referred to
Juvenile Dept.
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25 Years Ago This Month
From page 9
Jim Tierney, representing
the Planning Commission pre-
sented a proposal that would
have the commission directing
a plan for community develop-
ment. The proposal included
adding community people to
the process in order to have a
variety of backgrounds and in-
terest areas.
The council concurred with
little discussion, and appointed
Boyd ruby, Bill Hawkins and
Greg Port to work with the plan-
ning commission on develop-
Ike Says…
From page 2
rule reads, it is in doubt that
you can hunt any animals other
than bears or cougars. Also
not stated in the new rule is
how you are supposed to prove
that you have a used tag for the
season you are hunting in,
since it must be assumed it will
be on the animal that you have
already harvested as required
by law.
In 2009 the draw deadlines
for controlled hunts were ex-
tended, just like the year prior; I
would expect the same this
year, but don’t count on it. Ap-
ply early, in fact this coming
year, if you apply early you will
be put into a drawing for a
Please see page 22
ment of a plan.
In other business the council
approved renewal of liquor li-
censes for Cedar Side Tavern,
Sam’s Food Store and the Ver-
nonia Market Place.
Let it be impressed
upon your minds,
let it be instilled
into your children,
that the liberty of
the press is the
palladium of all the
civil, political, and
religious rights.
- Junius
Circa 1770