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.