The INDEPENDENT, June 16, 2011
“Willy Wonka” by ShoeString Players
The ShoeString Community
Players production of Roald
Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” will open
Friday, July 8, in the new audi-
torium at the Scappoose High
School.
The production will run July
9, 15, 16 and 21-23 at 7:00
p.m., with a Sunday matinee on
July 17 at 2:00 p.m.
“Willy Wonka” is based on
the book “Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory” by Roald
Dahl. Adapted for the stage by
Leslie Bricusse and Tim Mc-
Donald, with music and lyrics
by Bricusse and Anthony New-
ley, it is presented through spe-
cial arrangement with Music
Theatre International (MTI).
Tickets are $12 for adults;
$10 for seniors/students and
are available at the St. Helens
Book Shop, Bertucci’s and on-
line at www.sscpmusicals.com.
ODFW to tell shellfish secrets on 18th
Recreational clam diggers
and crabbers can have all of
their questions answered Sat-
urday, June 18, at an Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) Shellfish Open House
at Garibaldi.
The event is from 8:30 to
11:30 a.m. at the Garibaldi tide-
flat parking lot near the Pier’s
End crabbing dock. Shellfish bi-
ologists from ODFW’s Marine
Resources Program will have
live shellfish displays with com-
mon local clams and crabs and
be available to answer ques-
tions.
They will also discuss the
department’s shellfish and
habitat assessment project in
Tillamook Bay, which is in its
second and final year. The proj-
ect is documenting where
gapers, butters, cockles and
native littleneck clams are
found in Tillamook Bay, how
abundant they are and de-
scribes the habitat for each
species.
Those who attend the open
house will also:
• Learn about other shellfish
research,
• Learn about shellfish moni-
toring programs,
• Learn about recreational
shellfishing opportunities up
and down the coast,
• Find out about new tech-
niques to harvest clams and
crabs,
• Get help identifying north-
west clams and crabs.
For more information con-
tact Justin Ainsworth, 541-867-
0300 ext. 288 or justin.c.ains
worth@state.or.us.
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Bits & Bites
By Jacqueline Ramsay
My brain cells seem to be depleted of all
tidbits of inconsequential information (in
other words a blank bank).
Observations:
1) For the bride-to-be; when planning an
outdoor wedding this month, be sure to
have a plan “B” at the ready.
2) On walking your pets; best time, ear-
ly in the morning or late evening. Be sure to
have with you a Sou’wester hat, trench coat, sunglasses, umbrel-
la and a sandwich in case you get caught in the rain, wind, hail or
high hat sun too far from home.
3) The flowers and trees around here aren’t sure what time of
year it is. They bud, chill to their roots. They bloom and the rain
and wind beat the petals off their stems. The poor squirrels can’t
find the seeds in the immature cones that are beaten out of the
trees, but pollen is flying everywhere so walk with your nose cov-
ered and carry a big hankie.
Shadow and I are plodding along in the tree debris the wind
pares from them each night. Thank goodness they don’t come
down as we walk by.
It is great when the rain and wind stop and let the sun come out
with just a hint of a breeze.
All in all – it’s great to be alive waiting for the next cloud to roll
by.
I’ve got no nail to bite this week.
Ta, ta.
24 Years Ago This Month
The June 25, 1987, issue of
The Independent included the
following news story on page
20:
In two meetings early this
month, the Vernonia City Coun-
cil, Mayor Wally Vaughn, and
the city staff tossed around the
question of fencing at Spencer
Park like a baseball in a little
league game, and it wasn’t er-
ror free ball.
On June 1, the mayor and
city recorder Don Dunaway told
the council that the planned
chain link fence between the
city’s park property and proper-
ty belonging to Larry Bair must
be installed before anything
else was done at the park, be-
cause that was the agreement
made between the two parties
last year. When trees were
logged at the property in 1986,
the council was told, some
trees belonging to Bair were cut
in error, but he agreed not to
charge the city for them provid-
ed a fence was installed before
any use of the field was al-
lowed.
After discussing the prob-
lem, the council decided that no
ball playing would be allowed at
the park until it was fenced.
At a special council meeting
called by Councilmember Mario
Leonetti on June 4, he told the
council, Vaughn and Dunaway,
that Bair disagreed with their in-
terpretation of the agreement.
According to Leonetti, Bair
said the agreement was that
the property would be fenced to
prevent trespassing, and that in
a letter dated June 9, 1986,
from the city to Bair, the fence
would be installed by June 30,
1986. Also mentioned by
Leonetti was that the drainage
ditch dug at the park last sum-
mer by the city’s public works
department, was dug on Bair’s
property, not on city property,
and the job hasn’t been com-
pleted.
After considerable discus-
sion, the council happily re-
scinded the action barring
baseball at the park, and in-
structed the city crew to install
the fence within forty days.
Another article related to
Spencer Park was on page 8 of
the June 25, 1987 issue;
Volunteers continue to work
on Spencer Park’s little league
ball diamonds, according to
Carol Davis. Most recently,
work has been completed on
one of the backstops, including
100 feet of fencing down each
of the baselines.
In addition to the work being
done, many sponsors have lent
a hand. Arco Gas and Oil do-
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nated the pipe to build two
backstops and a practice foot-
ball goal post. Fred Meyer do-
nated 20 sheets of plywood to
make signs acknowledging
sponsors. Cedar Mill Lumber
and Hardware contributed R.R.
ties and plywood. Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan Morrison, a Juggs Pitch-
ing machine and Ellson Cedar
Products donated lumber.
Other sponsors are Gwin
Logging, Holce Logging, Viking
Automatic Sprinkler Co., Ver-
nonia Drug, Olympic Forest
Products and Western Auto.
All teams are doing well,
Davis said, and fan support has
been fantastic.
Signs of elder abuse presented
From page 7
• Unexplained signs of injury,
such as bruises or scars;
• Untreated physical prob-
lems, such as bed sores;
• Sudden changes in fi-
nances and accounts, altered
Mariolino’s
wills and trusts, and loss of
property.
More information on elder
abuse may be found on the De-
partment of Human Services
website at http://www.oregon.
gov/DHS/.
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