The INDEPENDENT, May 6, 2010
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Letters
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enues aren’t enough to meet
the needs for services, and the
commissioners will need to
make some tough decisions on
how to make the most of what
we have.
We need a proven leader
with the skills, knowledge, and
passion to make a difference
as our next county commis-
sioner and Shawna Sykes is
that leader. Shawna grew up in
rural Columbia County and she
and her husband, Darryl, are
raising their family here. She is
involved in business, communi-
ty, and school activities, and
when Shawna sees an oppor-
tunity to help, she steps up to
the plate and helps get things
done.
Shawna cares about her
neighbors in the community.
She is committed to doing
what’s right for our residents,
even when it’s not the easy
thing to do. I’ve known Shawna
for over 10 years and I know
that by electing Shawna, we’re
not electing a figurehead. As
our next commissioner, Shaw-
na will be working hard to make
Columbia County a better
place. Join me in voting for
Shawna Sykes for Columbia
County Commissioner, position 2.
Debra McVae
Scappoose
We need more community
leaders like her. Shawna Sykes
has my vote for Columbia
County Commissioner.
Tammy Belwood
Warren
Sykes is responsive Embrace the beauty
to community needs of our surroundings
To the Editor:
When our family and friends
decided to organize toward
safety enhancements on Cor-
nelius Pass Road, I asked
around for assistance and ad-
vice. A friend of mine worked
with Shawna Sykes and asked
her to serve as a facilitator at a
large community meeting with
elected officials from Multnom-
ah, Washington, and Columbia
Counties, as well as roadway
maintenance staff and con-
cerned citizens. Shawna happi-
ly stepped up to help, made
recommendations for people to
invite, facilitated the meeting in
a very professional manner,
and helped our process get off
to a successful start. Shawna
cares about the community and
what’s good for our citizens,
and is responsive to our needs.
To the Editor:
What do you see when you
go for your daily get away?
Some call this a walk in the
park. I call it my mind cleans-
ing. If you walk with your head
down all you see is cement,
rocks, dirt, weeds, Winter’s
dead flowers and a new crop of
dandelions by the millions. Lift
your head a little higher and
you will see rose buds and all
kinds of flowering shrubs awak-
ening. A little higher raise your
eyes; lilacs (white, orchid and
deep purple), pink dogwood in
all its glory and a myriad of oth-
er blooming trees – for your
eyes to drink in the pleasure of
something we humans can’t
control. Then again, look up
higher. All of the grand old trees
await your gaze. Have you ever
studied the bark, the limbs, the
branches? What are they
reaching for?
The open air, the sun, the
clouds in the sky – be they
white, blue, gray or black. The
same thing you can’t see, only
imagine. Freedom. From what?
The same thing we down here
below are looking for. Quiet,
kindness, a place where you
can hear happiness, joy and
peace. Have a Nice Day.
(Wasn’t it great to read
something without a complaint
or dig in it?)
Jacqueline Ramsay
Bits & Bites columnist
Summer program in
need of donations
To the Editor:
SOS – save our summer.
We at Murphys have a pas-
sion for taking care of the chil-
dren in our community and our
local Boys and Girls Club.
We just got word that the
Cornelius/Forest Grove Satel-
lite Summer Program is in
grave danger of being can-
celed. For five years this pro-
gram has given our Cornelius
and Forest Grove children a
safe, positive and productive
place to spend their summer.
These are 500 1st-6th
graders! Without the program,
a good number of these chil-
dren will spend their days as
latchkey kids – home alone
waiting for their parents to re-
turn home from work. What can
we do?
We can raise $10,000 in 2
weeks!
That’s $20 per child.
This combined with the fund-
ing sources already in place,
will protect our local kids and
protect our local Boys and Girls
Club Cornelius/Forest Grove
Summer Program. This pledge
drive can Save Our Summer!
Email us your pledge to
info@murphysfurniture.net –
along with your address and
phone number – and let’s show
our commitment to our kids.
Please pass along this mes-
sage to anyone you can think
of.
Thank you to all our friends
and neighbors;
Kathy and Mary Murphy
Murphy’s Furniture
Cornelius
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Budget Committee
Meeting
A public meeting of the Budget
Committee of the Columbia
County 4-H & Extension Service
District, Columbia County, State
of Oregon, to discuss the budget
for the fiscal year July 1, 2010 to
June 30, 2011, will be held at the
OSU Extension Service office,
505 N. Columbia River Hwy, St.
Helens, OR. The meeting will
take place on May 19, 2010 at
12:15 p.m. The purpose of the
meeting is to receive the budget
message and to receive com-
ment from the public on the budg-
et. A copy of the budget docu-
ment may be inspected or ob-
tained on or after May 17, 2010 at
the OSU Extension Service of-
fice, between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This is a pub-
lic meeting where deliberation of
the Budget Committee will take
place. Any person may appear at
the meeting and discuss the pro-
posed programs with the Budget
Committee.
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will be held at 5825 NE Ray Cir-
cle, Hillsboro, Oregon on the 19th
day of May, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. for
the purpose of receiving the
budget message and budget
document of said district for the
fiscal year 2010-11.
This is a public meeting where
deliberations of the Budget Com-
mittee will take place and any
person may appear and discuss
proposed programs with the Bud-
get Committee at that time. A
copy of the budget document will
be available at 5825 NE Ray Cir-
cle at the time of the meeting.
Jim Mabbott, Budget Officer and
Mike Schofield, Chief Financial
Officer.
Notice of Budget Committee
Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
pursuant to ORS 294.401, that a
meeting of the Budget Commit-
tee of the Northwest Regional
Education Service District, Wash-
ington County, State of Oregon,
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