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M M M M M M OM M OM K Demonia Eagle VERNOHIA z WEATHER Aa gathered ( r e a ite ataÜM located at the V< VOLUME 52, NUMBER 25 VERNONIA. OREGON 97M4 — 18c Per MOOMOMMOMMOMMOt It must be summer in Ver noma because far the week of Tuesday, June 11 - Tuesday, June 18, the sun was shining almost every day with a hign 01 »4 degrees recorded both Thurs day, and Fridav. June 13 and 14 while the low was 41 degrees for several days There was no ‘Oregon mist" during that per iod cw . City Council To Accept Bids On Construction of Seawall At Pool Burning Variance Extern ion Asked Columbia County's extension of an open burning variance will expire June 30,1974 The var iance allows burning only with a permit Department of Environment Quality officials have indicated that they will ask the EQC board to grant a temporary 120 day variance until such time as bearings can oe held in the county According to County Commis sioner A.J. Ahlborn. DEQ of ficials said they would request the temporary 120 day extension of the variance which would permit summer burning and would arrange the hearing schedule Two public hearings will be held in the county prior to the EQCs considering a longer variance extension The extension will be consid ered Friday when the EQC meet at Coos Bay The Vernonia City Council met in regular session Monday, June 17 with the meeting called to order by Mayor Sherman Fisher and council members Ed Miller, Bud Atkins, Lucille Tomlin, and Todd Bowerman Also in a t tendance was attorney Allan Coon The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved then business from the floor was heard First to speak was Mrs Ralph Borton who questioned the building permit costs on modu lar homes John Lentz, building inspector, explained the method used to figure costs on permits and it was decided to check with the county building inspector to ascertain the permit charges for modular homes in that area Dick Stearns then inquired if the swimming pool would be ready by Jamboree as he has several events planned for the pool at that time. Council in formed him that it would be ready He also took the op portumty to state that he thought the police should spend less time on petty things and more on serious things, citing once more the ticketing of cars parked in the alley near his place of bus iness He also commented that if tickets were to be issued then signs should he posted informing the public that parking was prohibited Mrs Wilbur Wilson then pre sented the recreation program that is to start the week of June 24 mentioning the programs a l ready planned She was followed by Pat Goodman who requested the use of the large flag for the Sea Scouts to be used in the parade on Jamboree Council agreed to this request. She also requested stop signs on North and Grant and was informed that the signs had already been ordered and would be installed Mario l^eonetti inquired about the height of the fence he is in stalling in his front yard The zoning ordinance reads, fence shall not be over three feet high in front yard but the council was in agreement that since the fence had been started prior to the effective date of the zoning ordinance, he would not have to comply with the three foot height regulation. Cc Council requested that Zen Dutson, Robert E. Mever en- gineer, who was present at the meeting, check the assessment of Mrs Mills in the Riverview Sewer District. Committee reports then fol lowed with Lucille Tomlin read ing the monthly police report Next on the agenda were com munications with a letter from Tempie Nance on damages from construction of the sewer and high water, followed by a letter from North American Contrac tors, Inc., giving the city au thorization to pay Vern Johnson direct for the paving of streets in the Riverview Sewer District upon approval of all invoices by North American. This was followed by a letter from the EQC extending the burning variance 120 days from July 1,1974 in the Vernonia area Under unfinished business Dean Zeigescheimer, Whitely, Jacobson and Associates, ex plained to the council an error made by their office on the water plant automation caused the cost to be more than the bid He also asked for payment for the con tractor, Stadeli Pump Co. of $11,017 which the council approv ed A resolutin was read declaring two resolutions of the city dated January 8, 1973, null and void, marked exhibit 1 and 2 and a t tached to the resoltuion. Council voted to adopt resolution. New business was then heard with Todd Bowerman question ing the cleaning of citv streets Atkins suggested that an arti cle be put in the Vernonia Eagle informing the citizens that the zoning ordinance had become effective June 1 of this year Council then agreed to ad vertise for bids in the Vernonia Eagle for construction of a sea wall at the swimming pool. Specs are available at the city hall Deadline for bids set for 12 noon, June 22. Council approved the measure. Following the payment of bills, the meeting was adjourned. Police Have Night In Vernonia TH E M ARQUEE, above the shiny red Volks wagen bus being towed away, teems strangely The bus was the victim of an ac- extent late Friday evening as it sat parked oa the street. Impact farced the bus between the ticket booth and lobby of the Joy Theatre. Engineer Thompson Resigns Col. County Highway Post Citing dissatisfaction with the present organizational functions within the Road Department and general county management Columbia County Road Engin eer. Keith Thompson tendered his resignation to the Board of Commissioners to become ef fective July 31. The County Board of Com missioners accepted his letter of resignation Wednesday, June 12 Thompson was the first full time road engineer to be hired by the county and had been with the county for the past two years and seven months The Board of Commissioners is considering several options available in filling the vacancy created by Thompson's resig nation Church Plans With successful quilt fairs and cookbooks sales helping St M arv s parish in their goal of building a new Catholic church, the group has begun another project in their race to begin construction this summer For two weekends-June 21-22 and June 28 29-they will hold a Relay Rummage Sale. Several different features will take this sale out of the ordinary, the first being that the rummage sale will be held not only at St M ary s Church in the parking lot on |5>ridge street, but also at Fisher's Electric building, and to other outdoor locations, weather permitting. Secondly, all items-except for furniture and an assortment of like new things-will be priced at 50 cents or less and shopping hags filled to the brim will be only $1 "We want to sell everything," said om- spokesman for the parish "We have all kinds of things ; clothing , household items, just about anything," she stated, adding "we already have local Approval for the building of our church and hopefully we will get final approval soon This rummage sale-if all goes will- coukJ mean we start building sometime in August ” L ibrary p n iv e ra ity o f fr e g ó n ¿usen«, Oregon 97^01 Among the options being con sidered by the Commissioners are 1) hiring another fulltime engineer 2 »sharing an engineer with another county, 3 »engaging an engineer from the State Highway Commission when en gineering duties arise, and 4) hiring a fulltime engineer and permitting cities in the county to contract for his services. Thompson indicated in his letter that he has not yet made application for any other posi tions. He also stated that the ex perience he has gained in Co lumbia County will undoubtedly be valuable to him. and that he and his wife have enjoyed living in Columbia County and hope to be able to remain near here Historical Society Plans Picnic June 26 The Columbia County Histor ical Society will hold a picnic on June 26 in Anderson Park at Vernonia Those attending are asked to bring their own bev erage for a noon potluck picnic lunch. A visit to the Columbia County Historical Museum at Vernonia is planned for the afternoon "We hope there will be a good attendance for this event," the society says CRAG Names Etherington Richard Etherington of Syra cuse, New York, has been hired by Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG) to serve as the agency 's new trans portation director Special Meet There will be a special meet ing of the Vernonia City Council, Saturday, June 22 at 12 noon in the Vernonia City Hall to open bids on the seawall at the swim ming pool Rec Council Schedule Set Summertime fun for all ages of Vernonia has been planned by the Vernonia Recreation Council beginning June 24 with the fol lowing schedule to start off the season of excitement for kids aged 1-90 Each Tuesday from 10-1130 a m there will be a Story Hour presented by Sally Harrison at Hawkins Park near the bleach ers On Tuesdays and Thursdays, tumbling will be offered for those three-years-old through high school, under the direction of Vicki Mawhirter between the hours of 10 a m. to 12 noon Wednesdays will find archery instructions under the direction of Kelley Nance, also between the hours of 10 a m to 12 noon Fridays there will be tennis lessons instructed by Kelley Nance and all ages are welcome to attend The hours are between 10 a m and 12 noon All the above are planned to take place at Hawkins Park except for the Tennis instruct ions Tennis will taught at the Tennis Court at the High School. Enjoy the fun of crafts in the art room at the grade school from 1-3 p.m June 26. as Rhonda Persyn will work teaching child ren how to work with clay and paper mosaics. The cost will be a minimal 25 cents per child for each class Tuesday through Friday of each week equipment may be checked out at the Scout Cabin in Hawkins Park for the enjoyment of open recreation Those wishing to attend the tumbling class must have a signed release from their par ents and if they do not have their own insurance, they may pur chase insurance at a cost of $1.50 Those wishing to enjoy the fun of summer recreation are asked to please pre-register Friday. June 21, at the scout cabin in Hawkins Park between the hours of 10 a m and 12 noon Anyone wishing to donate to the summer recreation council to aid in purchasing materials and equipment, are asked to contact Gordon Crowston It was fun and games for the Vernonia Police Department Friday night, June 14 as one incident followed another and the department was forced to call into action civilian vehicles in order to keep the peace. The first incident to start the evening off right, was an auto accident which occurred at ap proximately 11:25 p.m when a 1966 Plymouth, operated by Robert Keith Robbins. 19, of Forest Grove, first struck a parked 1968 Pontiac then a 1969 Volkswagen bus that was also parked The force of impact re sulted in the Volkswagen mount ing the sidewalk and coming to rest in the lobby of the Joy Theatre between the ticket booth and the wall. Both the Plymouth and Volkswagen were towed away. Robbins was transported to the Forest Grove Community Hospital by the Vernonia Am bulance where he was examined then released the following morning Charges are pending Details of the accident were still being completed when Officer Ray Lamping spotted a vehicle traveling an erractic course through town and stopped it, which resulted in an arrest for suspection of D U IL (driving under the influence of liquor). The man was transported to the Columbia County Jail in St. Helens. While lum ping was taking his prisoner to St Helens, a group of Scappoose youth then began to harrass the community, fighting and apparently threatening to do some damage to the area With no police vehicle available, local officers were forced to call the Columbia County Sheriff's of fice with the result that at last, peace reigned in Vernonia However the night wasn’t over yet Although reserve officers had been called out to patrol the streets, it was Chief of Police Jack Cunnungham's fate to be the one to bring the evening's happenings to a climax Upon returning from Forest Grove with the ambulance. Cun ningham proceeded to use his personal car to patrol the (own and during the course of the evening, spotted another car also traveling rather erratically. After stopping the vehicle and ascertaining that the driver was a bit under the weather, he took the man to the Vernonia Police Department, where a breath alyzer test was given, then the man was cited and driven home by one of the reserve officers since there was no patrol car in which to transport him to St Helens At this point it would be tempt ing to do a bit of moralizing by mentioning the need for another patrol car and police man. but that's another story THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1974 1974 Closed Fire Season Set June 24 The 1974 closed fire season will become effective Monday, June 24 at 12:01 a m. Burning permits will be issued by the State Forestry Depart ment in compliance with Air Quality Regulations in all areas outside of the incorporated city limits, except in the St. Helens Rural Fire Protection District South of the old Columbia County Fairgrounds at Deer Island, and in the Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District East of the Burlington Northern Railroad track Permits for these two Rural areas may be obtained from the respective Rural Fire Districts All logging and sawmill op erators are required to have their fire fighting equipment on their operations at this time. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the local State Forestry Department Headquarters, Pittsburg , 429- 2501; or St. Helens 397-1685 or the local Rural Fire Department. Seven Reach 4.00 GPA Goal As the last honor roll for the 1973-74 school year was released by Vernonia High School, it showed seven students had reached that elite goal of a 4.00 Grade Point Average which is as high as any student can attain. Those named were Kay Batty, Candy Brunsman, Patty Conei Jim Etheridge, Clint Holsey, Joan Holsey, and Noell Sturde- vant. Named to High Honors - GPA 3.51 - 3.99, were Brad Belling ham, Scott Cameron, Becky Curl, Ken Enneberg, Roxyne O’Neil, Vince Parker, Sheryl Ray, Renee Reck, Kelly Smith, Sandra Tupper Receiving Honors - 3.00 - 3.50, were Greg Bellingham, Debbie Bergerson. Dick Brunsman, Rob Clason, Chris Collins, Dewey Conroy, Kris Crowston, Rena Cunningham, Pat Curl, Carmela Dennis, Kathy DeWitt, Scott Ellis. Carol Evans. Cvndie G al liano, Vicki Gilliland, James Goodman, Stephanie Gwin, Jan is Hillsbery. Cathy Isaacson, Chris Johnson, Loren Kennedy, James King, Kathie Kretsch mer, Connie Kyser, Sandra Leonard, Debbie McLean, Betty Miller, Amy Olson, Kathy Os good. Evan Persyn, Rhonda Persyn, Diane Reck. Jodi Rob ertson, Vickie Serby, Mike Smi ley, Mike Sutherlin, Brian T ray lor, Margy Tronson. IED Results The led levy voted on Tuesday, June 18. went down to defeat for second time with the unofficial results reading 1475 yes; 1483 no, a loss by eight votes. Despite petitions circulated throughout the area and an nouncement of the recall meet ing held Tuesday night. June 18, few of the city's population felt called upon to attend the session to hear M ary Kangas speak on the subject of CRAG which she attempted to clarify for those in attendance. CRAG- Columbia Regional Association of Govern- ments-has been a controversial issue for some time and citizens protest against it have already caused the disbandment of CCOG. Recall action was taken following the public hearing on the Columbia County Budget at which time the Board of Com missioners were met with loud protests as the monies originally a lloted for CRAG were not de leted but rather entered in the budget under regional planning. « I Dana Andrus Plans Career (E ditor’s Note. The following article is the first in a series of interviews with the vying candi dates for the crown of Queen of the 1974 Vernonia Friendship Jamboree. Stories will be print ed. Each girl has two sponsors for the e ven t. Their ensembles were made by Helen Lucore, Velora Sauer, Alice Ellson, Vicki M a whirter, Arlene Seeley, Mar- gurite Nice, Jean Borton, and Louise Hamnett. T ia ra ’s for each princess were provided by Vernonia Variety and Vernonia Drug Alice Me- nary is chaperone for all the out-of-town festivals the girls will be attending.) At 15 years of age, Dana Andrus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Andrus, finds life exciting. “ I like people,” she said, adding, “except for those that are two-faced. I can’t stand that kind of person.” As a contender for the crown of queen of the Vernonia Jam boree, Dana found that life is even more exciting. “I t ’s fun. We get to meet a lot of people and I love the clothes that were chosen for us to wear. E very thing is just great,” she added with a burst of enthusiasam. The blonde teenager, a junior at Vernonia High School, has lived in this area for the past nine years, coming originally from South Gate, California. With two younger sisters, she finds that life may not always be easy but there are compensa tions. To Dana, Vernonia is a nice town with a lot of nice people and a place where people are friends forever, it seems A natural love for horses adds to her enjoyment of the rural atmosphere of the community. For enjoyment, other than horseback riding, which she admits is her first love, she ¡ikes to write letters and read Until recently she was employed at the Pine Cone Cafe. On Women’s Lib, she and her counterparts were all outspoken and equally concerned that wo men receive equal pay for equal work but admitted that the rest of the more liberal ideas didn’t do a thing for her. “ I like being a g irl,” she said. “ I like to wear pretty clothes and to look nice. I just can’t understand how going around not caring about your appearance, can possibly help you get ahead in the world.” When Dana completes her high school education she hopes to attend secretarial school and then work as a secretary for awhile before making more per manent plans for the future. “ I want to see some of the world,” I guess,“ she said, with a flashing smile. The girls are all looking for ward to their first appearance in public as princesses of the Vernonia Friendship Jamboree and will make their debut at the 16th annual Scappoose Pow Wow this weekend, Saturday, June 21 and they are all exciting about the prospect of being a part of the tun and festivities that mark the many celebrations they will be attending during their reign. New Bond Head Announcement has been re ceived of the appointment of Donald I. Berkey as the new head of the Columbia County Savings Bond Committee. The appointment was made by Thomas S Prideaux, Portland, State Chairman of the Oregon Savings Bonds Committee. Berkey served as Assistant Manager, Tillamook Branch, First National Bank of Oregon; Assistant Manager, Albany Branch, First National Bank of Oregon; Portland, for approx imately ten years; presently, he is Vice-President and Manager of the Western Bank, St. Helens Branch