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The INDEPENDENT, June 20, 2012 Col. Co. Democrats send three delegates to national convention Bits & Bites By Jacqueline Ramsay Left to right, Vice-Chair Mary Lou Osburn, Chair Cris Land, and Elections Chair Donna Nyberg will all be heading for the Democratic National Convention in September. For the first time in history, the Columbia County Democ- ratic Central Committee (CCD- CC) will send three delegates to the Democratic National Convention in September. The elected delegates are Cris Land, Chair, Mary Lou Osburn, Vice-Chair, and Donna Nyberg, Elections Chair. The three local delegates will join the Oregon contingent in Charlotte, N.C. to nominate Barack Obama to a second term as President of the United States. This group of 84 dele- gates is the largest and most diverse group ever to represent Oregon. According to Mr. Land, this is the first time in memory that Columbia County has been able to bring such a strong rep- resentation of elected dele- gates to a Democratic National Convention. “I think it says a lot about our party that three candidates from a small rural county were elected to represent Oregon’s 1st Congressional District,” said Nyberg. Mary Lou Osburn intends to bring fans printed with her mes- sage of “One heart One Vote, and Mine is not for sale” to ward off the warm tempera- tures of Charlotte in Septem- ber. “Democrats care about the issues that are important to us in smaller counties, like fair wage jobs, environmental and land use protections, and ac- cess to health care for all. I am honored to be part of such a strong contingent of people to represent us from our county, our district, and our state in Charlotte,” said Land. Gee whiz, what do I write about this week? I am somewhere between being fluffy and/or grind- ing my teeth on a subject that I’ve had in my bon- net since my children were in the school sys- tem. In reading the article in the last paper about the torment of bullying, and then seeing the news on Channel 8 Tuesday night of the Clackamas child that was roughed up, tied hand and foot with shoe laces, then dumped down the embankment by two other boys – my ire has been lit. Too long parents, teachers and folks in charge of teaching children the lessons of proper (for lack of a better word) civil etiquette to children, maybe that should be a subject taught in a classroom for all people. Looking back over my child rearing years it seems I spent too much time at school explain- ing my child’s need for the right to come to school for an education in the basic reading, writing, and fun. Not in how to learn to defend their right to be kind, thoughtful and friendly to their other classmates, teachers, and all the oth- er people they meet in life. O.K., school’s out for the summer, time to en- joy the sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, bees, bugs and to remember that kids are home all day. Now you have to stock the frig. with extra tidbits of grab and run food, soda pop and all the junk food they sell on T.V. Oh, joy!! It seems I’ve spent a lot of time the last two weeks moving my flower pot garden into the sun and out of the rain. Growing flowers in a com- plex is a chore. Here is a question for you folks over the age of, say, 70. Are you beginning to miss seeing or hearing from friends and others you run into oc- casionally, and think nothing of it? Every time I get The Independent, I see the faces of folks I’ve known for the past 16 years and it hurts me to know I won’t be able to run into them again whenever I’m in Vernonia. To those folks that know I knew your loved ones, my prayers are with you. Till next time. Love, JBR. Letter Carriers collected over 6 tons of food in 2012 In mid-May the National As- sociation of Letter Carriers held their annual food drive, the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Columbia Pacific Food Bank reports that thanks to the generosity of the resi- dents in our area, Columbia County had the highest per- centage increase in the entire state for pounds of food collect- ed compared to last year. The County Post Offices collected a grand total of 12,630 pounds of food. All food donated for this food drive stays in the local community in which it was col- lected. The Columbia Pacific Food Bank, which supports local food pantries and other partner agencies throughout Columbia County, continues to see a rise Investigation is continuing in the death of Richard Nels “Rick” Jensen, 54955 Timber Road, Vernonia, who was found shot to death on May 31. A late model Buick owned by the victim was involved in po- lice pursuit near Clackamas Town Center within hours of the slaying, Columbia County Dis- trict Attorney Martin A. Sells said. Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputies, unaware of the homi- cide, started following the auto after observing erratic behavior by the driver. After driving at speeds up to 70 mph on Sun- nyside Road the driver braked suddenly, leapt out of the car and disappeared through the backyards of nearby resi- Dr. Jule Plummer, founder of Valley Veterinary Clinic in Rainier and Vernonia, surren- dered her veterinary license on June 1. The Oregon Veterinary Med- ical Examining Board does not release information about the reasons for the surrender. Plummer waived her rights to a contested case hearing and ju- dicial review and agreed not to reapply for a license. She does Made in Vernonia Bit of something handmade for everyone! 805 Bridge Street 503-429-0111 Open Tue., Thu. & Sat. 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm still have a license to practice in Washington, but is being in- vestigated there, with two open cases before the Washington Veterinary Board of Governors. Plummer opened the clinic in 1975 and currently has four other veterinarians working for her. The practice has been for sale for some time, and Plum- mer had been planning to retire in the near future. Open Daily 11 a.m. dences. The deputies were un- able to follow, Salls said. Though there are no sus- pects, leads are now being fol- lowed in an effort to develop a composite drawing of the car’s driver, he added. Like us on Facebook in the number of families and individuals seeking assistance, making food drives like this one more important then ever. 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