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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
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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.
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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 ”
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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.
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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