The INDEPENDENT, June 2, 2011
50 Years Ago This Month
The June 8, 1961, issue of
the Vernonia Eagle included
the following news story on the
front page:
At the meeting of the Vernonia
city council held Monday evening
of this week, the minutes of the
previous meeting were corrected
to read: “The matter of limited
parking at West Oregon Electric
office was tabled for further con-
sideration.
The “further consideration”
was given the matter Monday
evening and the decision was
reached to allow a ten minute
parking limit on the south side of
Maple street, west to the nearest
driveway entrance, thus providing
limited parking in front of the
West Oregon office. A resolution
to implement this action will be in-
troduced at the next council meet-
ing.
Question
concerning
the
sewage lagoon brought informa-
tion that engineers were working
to correct the problem of excessive
seepage. Pumping into the lagoon
had been stopped and sewage di-
verted to the old system during
this time, with pumping to resume
when conditions permit.
J. W. Acaiturri, superintendent
of Vernonia schools, was present
to ask about previous agreement of
the city with the school district to
correct drainage problem at school
grounds. He was assured that a
start would be made on the work
by July. The plan is to provide
drainage for the city property ac-
quired from the mill site so that it
would not drain onto the school
property. Start of the work had
been delayed to wait for drying of
ground on which work was to be
done.
A delegation was present from
the residential area on O.A. hill
adjacent to the old ball park on
which the proposed go-kart track
is being constructed. They voiced
concern about objectionable fea-
tures of such an installation near
residential area. Since work has al-
ready been started on the track af-
ter a previous agreement with the
council by those concerned, no
other action was taken at this time.
Shell oil company was awarded
the bid for providing fuel oil for
the city.
The council voted to continue
efforts to have a county deputy
sheriff for this section of the coun-
ty and will offer office space for
such an officer if so desired. Letter
to that effect are being directed to
County Judge John Whipple.
A decision was reached to pur-
chase 300 feet of National Stan-
dard one and one half inch fire
hose and an adapter. Also, it was
voted to obtain 25 of the maps of
the city now being prepared by the
state highway department.
Other items of routine business
and payment of bills concluded the
session.
The June 22, 1961, issue of
the Vernonia Eagle included
the following news story on the
front page:
The rebuilding of the fireplace
in the cabin in the city park has
been completed and the roof is al-
most done, according to a report
given this week by the park com-
mittee. Work has been done by
public spirited volunteers.
Now, another project is on tap
which is to be completed as soon
as possible for use during the Jam-
boree. A call has been issued for
all men who can help Friday after-
noon and Saturday of this week on
construction of the community
kitchen in Anderson park. The ce-
ment slab was poured last year
when other cement work was done
there.
All men willing to help are
asked to report at the park at noon
Friday or at 8:00 a.m. Saturday.
Work will be laid out and super-
vised by C. J. Nance.
CCCC has grants open for non-profits
The Columbia County Cul-
tural Coalition (CCCC) has an-
nounced that grant applications
are now available for projects
that address the priorities iden-
tified in the Columbia County
Cultural Plan first adopted in
2006 and updated in 2009.
The CCCC and its Grants
Committee are comprised of
volunteers from Clatskanie,
Rainier, Scappoose, St. He-
lens, and Vernonia. CCCC’s
mission is to encourage proj-
ects and activities in the arts,
local heritage and the humani-
ties. Priorities in the Cultural
Plan are protecting existing cul-
tural assets, helping people ex-
perience a variety of cultural
venues, and increasing access
to and participation in cultural
events.
The CCCC has awarded
nearly $50,000 in grant funds to
Columbia County cultural or-
ganizations since 2005 with
funds allocated by the Oregon
Cultural Trust (OCT). Estab-
lished in 2001, the OCT is a
public/private partnership that
makes annual grants to county
and tribal planning groups for
cultural activities. The OCT
Website, www.culturaltrust.org,
contains information about its
programs and the matching gift
tax credit that is available to
donors.
Grant awards will range from
$200 to $1,500; the amount of
Columbia County’s 2011-12 al-
location from the OCT will be
determined in early August. Ap-
Mariolino’s
be completed between Sep-
tember 2011 and August 2012.
Please direct any questions
regarding the plan or the grant
process to Janet Wright at 503-
397-1035 or email: janet.
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w r i g h t @ c o . c o l u m b i a . o r. u s
Questions for the CCCC Board
volunteers may be directed to
info@columbiacultural.org .
Bits & Bites
By Jacqueline Ramsay
What does Friday the 13th mean to
you? Travel, work, rest, maybe a day to
stay in bed so nothing bad or good will
blacken, or lighten, your day. I’ve never
been worried about it myself. Now, though,
I wonder where it got its start. Have you
ever had anything real fantastic happen to
you on that day? Well, now I can call it
Black Friday. Shadow, somehow, hurt her
left eye. Pain pills and antibiotics for three weeks then come back
– for a better look and decision. As for now, she is sometimes
spooked by what she can’t see.
Oh, what a day we all experienced last Wednesday, the tem-
perature was 75°, it was calm, hot but not excessive, but the air
conditioner sure felt good. The sky was a wonder of blue hues.
The clouds – all I can think of to describe them is a buttermilk sky,
white and bubbly (I think Hoagy Carmichael said it in the ‘50s or
‘60s).
Flash: A lady in North Plains answered my question on the dirt
piles on Hwy 26. Goody – I hope it’s a fact into fruition. I’ll love to
see big gardens along the hiway again. Like when I was a kid
coming into Portland from LaGrande. Rows and rows of green
onions, cabbage, carrots and other leafy veggies – Remember,
green and lush.
Last note for a laugh. Can your dog beat this? Shadow took her
ham knuckle bone for a four-block walk and back home without
dropping it. Why? Who knows. Maybe she thought the cat would
steal it. Anyhow…
Bye now.
plicants must provide matching
resources (in-kind or cash) and
must be 501(c)(3) non-profit or-
ganizations or governmental
units within the county. The Co-
lumbia County Cultural Plan
and grant applications are
available from the CCCC web-
site, www.columbiacultural.org,
or the Columbia County web-
site, www.co.columbia.or.us;
use the Links tab to reach the
CCCC section. Applications
must be postmarked by July
22, 2011, for projects that will
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