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The INDEPENDENT, April 7, 2011
Time to Shine on Make Vernonia Shine day coming up April 16
From page 1
In conjunction with the Make
Vernonia Shine Day, the Co-
lumbia County Household
Hazardous Waste (HHW) Pro-
gram will be holding an HHW
Collection Event on Saturday,
April 16, from 8:00 a.m. to
Noon in the Vernonia Lake
Parking Lot. See ad on this
page for more information on
the HHW event.
On March 29, when Governor Kitzhaber came to help celebrate the $11.2 million FEMA grant,
after the speeches came a ceremonial tree planting on the old school site now slated to be-
come the new Spencer Park. Shown, left to right; FEMA Region 10 administrator Ken Murphy,
Oregon National Guard General Rees, Vernonia students Isaiah Bozied and Michael Miller,
Mayor Josette Mitchell, Vernonia student Robert “Buddy” Stringfield, Portland Businessman
Tom Kelley, Vernonia students Jade Young and Whitley Tolonen, Governor Kitzhaber, the
governor’s companion Cylvia Hayes, Vernonia students Kanan Olsen and Joshua Rice, Sen-
ator Betsy Johnson, Vernonia student Greyland Pearson, County Commissioner Tony Hyde.
Vernonia students Austin Long and Elizabeth Garcia. Photo courtesy of Oregon Emergency
Management. See full story on page 1.