The INDEPENDENT, September 7, 2011
50 Years Ago This Month
The September 21, 1961, is-
sue of the Vernonia Eagle in-
cluded the following news story
on the front page:
At the meeting of the Vernonia
city council Monday evening,
Mayor George W. Johnson report-
ed that he had met with J. D. Le-
land and H. G. Kelsey, officials of
the International Paper company,
with regard to the proffered gift to
the city of the former mill office
building. The paper company sur-
veyors are to determine the exact
area to be included in the grounds
deeded to the city. Also, at the per-
sonal request of the donors, the
building is to be retained by the
city for a reasonable time with the
hope that it may be used perma-
nently by the city in some way
beneficial to the community.
A letter had been received from
Bits & Bites
Clark and Groff, engineers, sug-
gesting that heavy equipment be
secured to tear up the surface of
the sewage lagoon to a depth of
perhaps two feet, then pack it with
a heavy roller. Contact with Hav-
lik of Scappoose who did part of
the lagoon work, brought informa-
tion that the same end could be
achieved by use of a farm tractor
and disc at a fraction of the cost.
This has been done with equip-
ment owned by Ron McDonald
for under $50 rather than the $400
estimate of the engineers.
The council instructed the
recorded (sic) to write the engi-
neers a letter informing them than
(sic) another solution had been
tried.
The lagoon is in use again now
and is gaining so that apparently it
is holding.
The method advised by Havlik
had been used by him successfully
on irrigation ponds over a period
of years.
The council, in other action
Monday night, voted money from
the emergency fund to pay for the
enlarged burning equipment for
the city dump.
George Brown was appointed
to the fire department.
Rock for the lagoon wall was
discussed and it was learned that
river gravel could be obtained
from Harold Bergerson for 25
cents per yard and pit run from the
county for 10 cents per yard. No
action was taken on the matter.
The matter of replatting a por-
tion of Second addition was tabled
to the next meeting for discussion
when Robert C. Lindsay can be
present.
Canaan Road project will cause delays
Columbia County Road De-
partment will begin the con-
SSCP seeking
actors for play
ShoeString
Community
Players (SSCP) has an-
nounced auditions for the “Ra-
dio Mystery Hour Theater”. Au-
dition will be held on Septem-
ber 10 at 10 a.m. and Septem-
ber 12 at 7:00 p.m. at Bertuc-
ci’s, 2017 Columbia Boulevard,
Saint Helens, (next to Richard-
son’s Furniture).
SSCP is looking for people
with character and radio broad-
cast voices, or who can do
voice impressions, singing abil-
ity not required but a plus, also
looking for a quartet. Please
bring your resumé if available.
Must be able to attend evening
rehearsals in September and
October and perform in No-
vember. Our radio plays are
performed live so audiences
can enjoy the behind the
scenes entertainment of a ra-
dio production.
struction phase for the Canaan
Road Guardrail project on
Thursday, September 8. Ac-
cording to Glen Crinklaw, As-
sistant Public Works Director,
the purpose of this project is to
install guardrail at a sharp
curve on Canaan Road where
vehicle accidents have oc-
curred. The site is approxi-
mately 1.3 miles up Canaan
Road off of US Highway 30.
Construction will start on
September 8 with the project
being finished on October 31.
No complete road closure is
scheduled, but the public
should be aware that the con-
struction activity will cause
some traffic delays for vehicles
needing to travel through the
construction area.
The projected cost for this
project is $614,000, with fund-
ing provided by the Federal
Highway Administration and
the Columbia County Road
Fund.
For questions or if additional
information is needed, resi-
dents may contact the Colum-
bia County Road Department
at 503-397-5090.
A m e r i c a n L e g i o n
p o s t 1 1 9
INEXPENSIVE – EFFECTIVE
All Veterans and their Families
are Invited to a BBQ
On September 10 th
From 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
At the American Legion Hall
627 Adams Street, Vernonia
503-429-9410
For more info contact Rod Price 503-429- 0445
Action Ads
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By Jacqueline Ramsay
Calling any and all farm folk, hunters, 4-
H and FFA people. Your word for the day is
“rudiment”, or for those of you who just
want to expand your word base. But, be
careful who you refer to as ruminating.
Things are going OK I guess. If you
dress cool and carry a warm jacket.
The blackberries have taken a wait and
see attitude. They look luscious, big and
black, but oh so tart.
Now a note to all summer lead-footers. School is only (at this
time, Aug. 15) about 3-1/2 weeks away. So, you had better start
policing your habits or find a new route through your town. Why
should I give advice to you when I sold my car the day I moved
from “small town lost in the woods.” Now I am facing having to go
to the DMV, birth certificate in hand (as proof I’m an American
born and bred in to U.S.A.). I’ve had a license since 1956, no tick-
ets or arrests and one rear-ender. I chose to quit driving, but this
is of no consequence to the powers that be. What a privilege to
have to pay to prove you have a right to live. Maybe I’ll be happy
later.
I hope the Senior Center Picnic was a Good Old Time. I’ve
been missing the music. See you soon, I hope.
Bye.
Columbia County Commission on
Children looking for new projects
The Columbia County Com-
mission on Children and Fami-
lies is seeking applications for
projects which are limited in
scope and duration. Projects
support the following Commis-
sion advocacy areas: scholar-
ships for camp, mentors, child
injury prevention and literacy.
Project descriptions, funding,
outcomes and the Application
are available the Commission
website at www.co.columbia.
or.us/departments/commis
sion-on-children-and-families/
programs .
Questions can be directed to
Jan Spika Kenna at 503-397-
7225. To have a copy of the ap-
plication sent via email, please
contact Commission staff at
503-397-7211 or via email to
Kath.Dostert@co.columbia.or.
us or Jan.Kenna@co.colum
bia.or.us.