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U n iv e r s ity o f Oregon E ugene, Oregon 97^03 Fenner A rt Instructor A t Schools Demon i a Sagte VOLUME 51, NUMBER 40 VERNONIA, OREGON 87064 — 10c Per Copy _______ THURSDAY, OCT Sewer Completion, Problems Topic At City Council Meeting CHARLES FENNER Vernonia school students, from the fifth through high school are enjoying instruction in art this year under the tutoring of Charles Penner, who comes from Palatine, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois Married and the father of a boy and g irl, Fenner took his BA degree at Western Illinois in 19«« and followed that with a masters in art education in 1972 at North Illinois University where he also did Dost graduate work in audio visual education Fenner, who has been teaching for five years, finds the Vernonia schools good “ They want to offer good education to their children here and they do,” he said quietly. "K ids are kids everywhere," he added with a smile. “ We all want them to have the best.” Fenner’s wife, Susan, has joined the world of education by assisting with the 3-year-old pre-schoolers. Although coming all the way from Illinois, the Fenners are not completely isolated from their fam ily as Fenner has a brother living in Everett, Wash ington where he is serving with the US Marine Corp as a recruiter NewFrench Instructor Likes Music The Vernonia City Council heard more on the East Ver nonia Sewer District when they met in regular session Monday night, October 1 with Mayor Sherman Fisher presiding and councilmen Banta, Tomlin, M il ler and Atkins in attendance. Also present were attorney Allan Coon and city recorder Wm. Nelson. Business from the floor began with Pat Fennell again request ing information on what should be put on the sign at the city dump followed by Mrs Ralph Keasey who requested that the scout cabin be winterized and have garbage pickup each week It was moved and seconded that the Stadeli Pump and Construction Co. install auto mation of the water plant and reservoir controls in the amount of $15,444 32 The motion passed unanimously. Jim Fuiten then took the floor to request that tile be laid at the cemetery for drainage so that more land could be developed Albert Schalock again asked that he he allowed to hookup to the new sewer or possibly on a neighbor’s line but the council decided to table the matter until the next meeting Engineer M ike Thompson read a letter on request of the contractor for a time extension on the completion of the sewer and reasons why it was believed tim e should be extended The engineer recommended that the contractor work until the job was completed if in a reasonable length of tim e since labor and materials had been an adverse factor and the council voted to give the extension Jim Davies sent a letter requesting a concrete wall be extended on the east side of the Rock Creek swimming pool. M iller is to talk with Davies on the matter. A letter was also received from Mark W Parker, claims manager for Hartford Insurance Co. advising the council that their lia b ility policy has lim its of $100.000 on a claim of $2, (MM),(MM) which had been filed in behalf of an accident victim and that they, the council, could retain counsel at their own expense to further protect their interest One other letter was read from the Department of Commerce stating information on a one percent surcharge on building permits which was included in Senate B ill 73. Under unfinished Business, attorney Allan Coon said that he is starting proceedings on an nexation of the Thomas Hall property. M iller then moved with Atkins seconding to present the zoning ordinance as prepared by the planning commission at a public hearing Thursday, October 4 The motion carried A resolution was read on policy for changing payday and draw for city employees to the 3rd and 18th respectively. On a voice vote the motion failed with M iller, yes, Banta, Tomlin and Atkins, no, and Mayor Fisher abstaining. It was voted to schedule work sessions in the future to develop a personnel policy manual and to obtain assistance of the Per sonnel Institute with the city recorder to w rite requesting a meeting if possible Police Chief Jack Cunningham reported on the Washington County Radio Network which would enable the Vernonia emergency vehicle to reach any hospital, etc in Washington County by radio He also requested overtime pay for Officers Ray Lamping and Lee Akers Following a lengthy discussion concerning salaried employees and the pros and cons of overtime pay versus the use of reserve officers, a voice vote was called with the motion carried three to two. Voting was as follows Banta, yes, Tomlin, yes, M iller, no, Fisher, yes. Following paying of bills, the meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. Vernonia Suffers Electrical Outage Vernonia suffered a power failure Tuesday night when a line carrying current from the Warren substation burned in half N orm ally Vernonia is fed from the Tim ber substation but at present Bonneville has that station out of service so the Warren substation has been carrying the burden for the entire area. At 8:50 p.m. the load proved too much and the resulting overload caused the line to burn at a weak spot where it had been damaged four months earlier when a tree brushed against it. Although service was not re stored until 3 a m. Wednesday morning, repairs were made in less than an hour and a half The main problem in serving the line was in locating the break JV Harriers Cinch First Place Trophy The Cross Country team made a g<xxl showing Wednesday, at the Western Mennonite In v i tational at Western, when the J V ’s took an easy first and the Varsity came home with third place. LINDA FRANK For pretty dark haired Linda Frank, the new foreign language teacher at Vernonia High School, living in a small town w ill be a new experience. Linda, who moved to Vernonia from Forest Grove October 1, is originally from Sunnyvale, a suburb of San Francisco Linda took her BA degree in Education at Pacific University in Forest Grove, where she majored in French She replaces Mrs Frances Carson as in structor in French and Spanish The daughter of Mr and Mrs John Frank, Linda hus followed fam ily tradition, as has her brother, though in two different areas Both parents are teachers and M r Frank is also a m inister in the Congregational Church Her brother is a missionary serving in Africa At present he is home on a one year leave of absence Linda, freshman class advisor and language club advisor, en joys bike riding, calligraphy (the art of producing elegant hand w ritin g ); and music. " I have a piano and love to play,” she said, adding that music was her firs t choice of entertainment. Because of this she became a member of the Forest Grove Players and ap pea red in “ Music Man” in last year’s production - Despite her rather recent ap pearance on the scene Linda said, " I think Vernonia is a pretty town and a friendly one, too "She smiled adding, “ I think I ’m going to like living here." NOTICE Effective October 5, filing fees for elective offices w ill raise from $2« to ISO, according to a law past by the last legislature The last date for filing at the old fee of $20 w ill be October 4, 5 p.m. Offices which w ill be open for candidates at the next Mav election are sheriff, assessor, county clerk and one commis sioners seat. Those wishing to file for elective offices may do so at the Columbia County court house. VHS Loggers Trounce St. Paul Bucks 14-6 Friday Evening From a field of 125 runners Pat Curl took first place, for Varsity and his brother Jeff Curl came in 2(lth Dave Clason and Kelly Smith, came in 27th and 28th Roh Hanson took 30th with Chris Collins, and Stuart Munro taking the 31st and 34th places. The JV ’ squad brought home the first place trophy, and from a field of about 50 runners Dale Webb, Lane Daughtry, and Bill DuPuis, took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places Brad Garner came in 7th, George O’Neil tlth , Bob Rhoades, 12th. James Goodman 21st, and Bruce King came 26th in the race. Nineteen schools, some of them double A participated in the 2.6 m ile race. Coach Roberts was pleased with both Varsity and JV results, and expects the team to do well at the D istrict Meet DEQ To Issue Tank Pennits On January 1, 1974, all county septic tank permits w ill be void. Recent legislative action has created a state permit system under the jurisdiction of the Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality. Any septic tank work done after January I must be permitted by the DEQ and must conform to their rules and regulations All counties in the state of Oregon w ill be evaluated to determine whether or not suf ficient staff and equipment are present to perform the functions required If sufficient personnel and equipment are available, a contract w ill be offered to the county This contract w ill spe cify the rules, regulations and procedures by which the county can grant a state septic tank permit. The Columbia County Board of C om m issioners, assisted by health officials, are presently examining manpower require ments in the hopes they w ill be able to satisfy the contractual req uirem en ts and continue issuing the septic tank permits at the county level. PUMP STATION at Riverview still lacks approximately two weeks until completion at which time residents of the East Vernonia Sewer District will be able to hook up to the sewer. Contractor was granted an extension of tim e due to several problems thet have been encountered in meeting the deadline. Resolution Supports PGE Power Facility The Columbia County Organi zation of Governments (CCOG) at their Sept 20 meeting, adop ted a resolution supporting a PGE electric power generating fa cility in Columbia County The resolution reads as follows: Whereas, The Columbia Coun ty Organization of Governments has been duly established under ORS 190.010 0190 110 as am ended, and is the region Council of Governments in Columbia. Oregon; and Whereas, the Co lumbia County Organization of Governments desires to promote orderly planning and develop ment of cities and county; and Whereas, the members of the Columbia County Organization of Governments have received and are in agreement with the proposed construction of an electric power generating fa c ility in Columbia County, at the old Beavery Army Term inal adjacent to the Columbia River; and Now Therefore, be it re solved that the Columbia County Organization of Governments, wholeheartedly endorses the proposed P o rtla n d General Electric power generating fa c ility in Columbia County. BLM Lift Fire Restrictions The Bureau of Land Manage ment lifted fire restrictions on 13 m illion acres of national re source land east of the Oregon Cascades The restrictions were ordered August 24 While liftin g the restrictions Archie D. Craft, BLM Oregon state director cautioned hunters and others using the public land to be careful with camp fires and smoking materials “ Each year during hunting season we get a number of man-caused fires,” said Craft 4, 1973 'Have Chicken- Will Deliver' Say Sponsors Bar B Que’d chicken w ill be available at $1 75 for chicken Saturday October 13 at the Vernonia Medical Center site The Vernonia Education As sociation and Vernonia Lions Club are joining together to raise money for their sight saving fund The clubs plan to enlist the services of the Pacific U ni versity School of Optometry to check the vision of elementary and other referred students of Adm inistrative School D istrict 47-J All profits from the Bar B- Que w ill go toward this worthy cause. The Vernonia Lions w ill de liver chicken halves in insulated bags to homes, free upon ad vanced request. The only cost w ill be the cost of the chicken Those wishing such delivery made, please make arrange ments by calling 429-3183, even ings, 429 5891 days, or contacting any Lion. IP Opens Land To Sportsmen International Paper Compa ny’s Vernonia and Grand Ronde tree farms in northeast Oregon w ill again be open to sportsmen for deer hunting season which opens Saturday, October 6. Fred Nicoll, forest manager for IP ’s Chelatchie-Longview area said, “ sportsmen maps, distributed by the company, are available at most sporting goods stores. Vernonia Tree Farm is in cluded on the Sunset N and Sunset S Maps, published by the Oregon Forest Protection Or ganization. Grand Ronde tree farm is included in the Central Coast Range map Camp Olsen, Camp McGregor and Gales Creek South Fork provide access to the Vernonia tree farm , Nicoll said. Tent sites and rest areas have been pro vided by the company. Access routes to hunting areas in the Grand Ronde tree farm are located at Rock Creek, Gold Creek and Powell Creek. Nicoll asks hunters to use caution at both tree farms, especially in areas of active logging and forestry operations. Signs and equipment vanda lism has been reduced in recent years. It is hoped that hunters w ill again show respect for property in Vernonia and Grand Ronde woodlands. The Vernonia Football Log gers got into the win column this past Friday night as they moved past the St Paul Bucks by a 14 6 count There were several strong points in the loggers favor First the kicking was more consistant and better than the first three games Tim Titus did the punt ing chores while Mike Johnston handled the kick-offs Especially in the second half the defense came into its own Outstanding play was turned in by sophomore guard Kris Crowston. Junior split end Clint Holsey turned in another good performance as he notched 111 yards in pass re ceptions. Quarterback Gorden Crowston still lacked consis- tancy in his passing but looked much improved delivering the ball. Others turning in good perfor mances on defense were Dan McClean, and Jim Thompson St. Paul scored first as Ver nonia received the opening kick off, were unable to move and a bad center snap to the punter on fourth down gave the Bucks first and goal at the Vernonia eight. Three plays later the Bucks swept right end for the TD The extra point try failed and the score stood at 6 - 0. Vernonia then received the kick-off and moved to the 13 - yard line of the Bucks on a combination of running and pas ses to Holsey. On the 13 the Loggers fumbled and the Bucks recovered. The rest of the first half was scoreless with both teams moving the ball but unable to be consistant and move in for the score. Late in the firs t quarter the momentum was beginning to swing the Loggers as they stopped the Bucks attack more and more and the Loggers were putting together some good plays. The Loggers kicked off to open the second half play and Bruns- man intercepted on the first play from scrimmage. Then the Log gers were putting together some good plays. The Loggers kicked off to open the second half play and Bruns- man intercepted on the first play from scrimmage. Then the Log gers moved to the Bucks 10-yard line on some good runs and three passes to the split end. The Loggers were stopped there by four incomplete passes. The defensive continued to do its thing as the Bucks only gained two yards in three tries and were forced to punt from deep in their own te rrito ry w ith the Loggers taking over on the St. Paul 46. There Brunsman and Johnston turned in good runs before Crowston passed to Steve Johns ton coming out of the back field for the score Then Crowston hit Brunsman with the extra point pass and the Loggers were on top to stay 8 to 6. The Logger defense continued to dominate the Bucks attack and the Loggers started the fourth quarter at their own 37 - yard lines. After a pass to Halsey the Loggers pulled off a 53-yard scoring play that had a short pass to flanker Tim Titus who then lateraled to Brunsman who showed gixxl speed down the side line as he went in for the score The PAT attempt was no good but the Loggers held a 14 - 6 iead. The rest of the game was mostly the logger defense swarming over the befuddled Bucks and neither team had any significant plays. The Loggers w ill complete their long home stand this week as they host the Gaston team at Greenman Field, Friday, Oc tober 5. The Loggers w ill be trying to run their season record to 2 - 3 with second straight win. Kick-off time is set for 8 p.m. Meeting Sets Student Goals The Oregon Board of Educa tion called a meeting September 27, to discuss future educational goals. Statewide goals set at the conference were to prepare the student for the role of the learner, producer, citizen, con sumer, individual, and fam ily member. Several nominees at the con ference representing Vernonia were Darrold Proehl, district 47J superintendant, Mary Decke- ba'ch,' Dr. T.M Hobart, Gary Geist, a teacher at VHS, and Becky Curl, a VHS student. Nominees were selected by the superintendent of each district to represent that district at the conference. A dinner was also served at the meeting, courtesy of the Oregon Board of Education. Hobarl To Instruct EMT Rating Classes Classes w ill start Monday, Oc tober 8 in Room 1 of Vernonia High School for Emergency M edical Technician. The classes, to be held from 7 - 10 p.m, w ill be conducted by Doctor T.M. Hobart and are open to the police, fire department, ambu lance attendants and all others interested in receivine EM T rating for use in public service. If interested in joining the volunteer ambulance service, it is advised that the class be taken. The only charge is for a study book which is kept for reference. Wm. Hollis, director of the Oregon Emergency Health Ser vice w ill be the first speaker for the series. TV To Air Wilkerson Columbia County Commissio ner Jay Ahlborn reports that this Friday morning at 9 a m. Chan nel 6 KOIN - TV w ill present a 5 minute film on the rebuilding of Camp Wilkerson. This film slip w ill be a part of the regularly scheduled ‘Our Town’ program. Police Busy In September The police report for Sep tem ber su bm itted to the Vernonia City Council Mon day night under the signature of Chief of Police Jack Cunning ham showed 33 citations issued with three warnings given. Parking violations led with 11 citations issued followed by VBR’s, Violations of Vehicle Laws. noise, reckless, careless driving, dogs at large, and M IP ’s, each totaling four Two warnings were also given for noise, etc. There was one c i tation given for improper U-turn and one for a business license. Another warning was given for hazardous moving violation. Misdeamenor thefts totaled seven with one an unfounded complaint, the other six, actual offenses. There were also two burglaries. One assault and one hit and run, cleared, was noted; also one crim inal mischief, cleared and one narcotics, cleared by arrest. Twelve crim inal investiga tions were handled as was one restrained for mental reasons Four referrals to Columbia County Juvenile Department were made The department also recovered property valued at $100. The department investigated four accidents, made 17 vacation home checks, assisted at one fire call and located one missing person of two reported Assistance to m oto rists showed four, animal complaints 10, public service 15, assist to other departments nine and ambulance calls were five Six reserve officers donated a total of 117 unpaid manhours and the log showed that police car No 130 traveled a total of 3,64« miles A TWO VEHICLE accident resulted in an oil de livery truck driven by Joe Magtrff and a sedan ending up In ditches on their respective aide of the road in the Riverview area Tuesday afternoon. No other details were available at press time.