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L ib r a ry U n iv e r s it y o f (* e Kon M ite n e , O regon CRAG Membership Rejected Ry Colombia County Commissioners Oer non i a E agle VERNONIA. OREGON F70M — Ite Per Copy VOLUME 52, NUMBER » THURSDAY, JUNE 27. 1974 Chris Loves Being Royalty (Editor's note: This is the second in a series of interviews with the girls who are vying for the crown ol 1974 Vernonia Friendship Jamboree queen. Sponsors who provide attire for the girls are: Sew Simple Shop and Brunsman Hardware. Dana Andrus, Cut and Curl Room. Kimmel's Apparel. Chris Sauer Chalet Flower and Vernonia Variety, Sharon Smejkal; West ern Auto and Lew's Cafe, Ren- nee Williams ) Chris Sauer at 15, has already decided she would like to be an elementary school teacher and with that goal in mind, has made her plans for the future which naturally include college A junior at VHS, Chris is the daughter of M r and Mrs Larry Sauer and has two younger bro thers and a sister "We moved here two years ago from Port land I kike it better,” she said, The Vernonia Eagle will not be distributed until Friday due to the Fourth of July holiday falling on Thursday. CHRIS SAUER find» being ■ Jamboree Prince»» 1» fun. County Planners Hear Rahe On Solid Waste Problems Columbia County Sanitarian. Terry Rahe. gave a presentation concerning the history and prob lems of solid waste disposal in Columbia County before the Co lumbia County Planning Com mission at their regular meet ing. June 17. Members in at tendance were Fred Marracci. Fred Bemet. E arl Avis, Don Coin Walrod. Howard Hopkins and Charles Fleming Also pres ent were Commission Staff members Ronald Reeves and Rosaline Mallory. Rahe noted that, up to 1973. there had been no steps taken by local government to organize solid waste disposal He then presented the results of a survey conducted by the Environmental Health Division Rahe then noted that there are presently two proposed alterna tives to solve the solid waste problem 11 Having four transfer stations at Clatskanie. Rainier Vernonia and St Helens with all refuse to be hauled to one long range land fill at Santosh in Scappoose Santosh is already an established and approved land fill and a recent study indicates that disposal there will be ap proximately 20 cents per ton cheaper 2) Establishing two landfills, one near Beaver in Clatskanie and Santosh in Scap poose with transfer stations in Vernonia, Rainier and St Hel ens Other items considered by the commission were the following: Hiring of M r Curtis Schneider of Eugene as County Planner II. Adoption of the 1973 L’BC structural code as required bv Senate Bill 73 And approval of a building permit by M r Malarkey to en large a home to seven bedrooms in a designated flood plain area Chiefs Vote OutCRISS In a meeting of the Columbia County Chiefs of Police Tues day. June 25. a vote was taken on CRISS»—Columbia Regional In formation Sharing System» and the group voted unanimously to withdraw from the organization. Also attending the meeting were representatives from the Co lumbia County District Attorn ey's office, Columbia County Sheriff's office and the Oregon State Police. Citing unsatisfactory service and down time (the time it takes after a two-minute wait to get needed informations) the group felt that CR1SS did not give them the ability to provide the best of service to the residents of the county as it was hoped when the county joined the organization approximately 18 months ago. No official action has been taken on the recommendation of the chiefs as yet Last week Washington County law enforce ment agencies withdrew from CRISS. adding, "here you can do more and get to know everyone You can just be yourself " Chris admits she loves being a princess in the Jamboree. “ We get to go places and see people that we wouldn't meet other wise I t ’s just a lot of fun,” she said enthusiastically For summer fun she enjoys horseback riding, swimming, tennis and hiking " I try to fit in everything between my baby sitting job I have this year,” Chris said smiling "And of course, now we ll be going to the different festivals in the county. We just appeared at the Scap poose Pow Wow. both at the coronation on Friday night and then we rode on the float during their big parade Saturday. We— the float—took first place, too.” During her freshman and sophomore years at VHS Christ has participated in several clubs including GAA and Foreign Lan guage She was also a football cheerleader. Her likes are many but her pet peeves are few " I guess my only real dislike is gossip,” she commented, thinking awhile be fore adding, “ I don't mean the kind like who wore what at a dance but the mean king that can hurt someone. Even if it’s true, people shouldn’t make things worse by talking ” On a happier note she said, “ I guess the very best thing is just to try and get along with everyone and not critize others. I t ’s their life—let them live it.” Chris, along with the rest of the Vernonia Friendship Jam boree Court, will next appear at the St. Helens Port-O-Fun which will be this next weekend, June 29-30 Association Slates Friendship Hike The Columbia Youth Assoc iation for Retarded Citizens in vites residents of Columbia County to be a Big Brother of Big Sister for an afternoon. “ Join us Sunday, June 30 at 1 30 p m for a hike in the forest, and bring a sack lunch, sturdy shoes and friendship", they in vited The group will n. v t on V er nonia Road, four miles up from Highway 30 For more infor mation about this event, please contact Fran Robinson, 543-6672. "We are not backing out (of CRAG) because of the recall drive,” stated Commissioner Fred Foshaug Wednesday, June 19, during the regular Wednes day Columbia County Board of Commissioners meeting. CRAG — Columbia Regional Association of Governments - - has become a nasty word in Columbia County allegoric to “ 1984's Big Brother ", a state which has rift the area with claims and counterclaims, and resulted in the circulation of recall petitions against the three Columbia County Commission ers. Originally billed as advisory and research assistance on plan ning information, it now appears that the ramifications of en rolling in the five-county CRAG which includes Multhnomah, Clackamas. Washington, Colum bia and Clark in Washington means metropolitan control of land use, sewer and water planning and solid waste control, according to opponents of the organization something few seem to care for in the area Foshaug. speaking for the County Commissioners, noted that the Commission was not withdrawing from CRAG be cause "officially” Columbia County has really never been a member of CRAG. In his ex planation he alluded to several communications between the CRAG offices and the County Commissioners offices, June 6, and May 1. Citing the May 1, letter Fos haug attempted to make it clear that a representative of the com mission had attended on a non- Co. Planners Set Hearings A July 1, meeting date has been set for the Columbia County Planning Commission meeting to consider two requests by cit izens as well as other com mission matters. The Board of Adjustment will hear a request by Marion D. Young for a temporary permit for a mobile home and a request for extension of a mobile home temporary permit by Edward O. Mark. The full commission will then consider other matters relevant to their work. The time for the meeting is set at 8 p.m. in the Employees Lunchroom in the Old Court house. Antique Clock Collection Links Post And Present everywhere, hang on the wall» CLOCKS of Sherm Ffaher’» »hep. Maay operate on ^ e invented by the Chinese •f many year» ago, replacing the <b-iven clock. Tick-tock go the clocks on the walls, the clocks on the shelves and the clocks on the floor as they m errily continue to keep time long years after they were first constructed. The shiny brass pendulums swing back and forth, some slow, some more rapidly, and on the hour—sometimes the half h o u r - chimes can be heard as some of the more elucidate ones tell the time The clocks belong to Sherman Fisher, now retired but still working part-time in his busi ness of electrical repair. Fisher also is mayor of Vernonia but his real life is his clocks which he has been collecting for several years Many of his acquisitions are far from the homes of their origin Sturdy ones from Vienna, West Germany and Japan; more delicate ones from France and England Fisher first came to Vernonia 9 7 U O .Ì on a visit and liked it so well he returned in 1948 as a resident, working as chief electrician at the Oregon-American mill. “ It was a nice town and the people were friendly. It just looked like a good place to live,” he said, then commented, “it ’s still a nice place to live.” All of the clocks on display seem to have their own unique features Some have porcelain faces, handpainted with roses while others are handcarved around the strudy wood cases or have embosses brass faces that shine even in the evening light. “They don't come in here looking like that usually,” the clock doctor said. “Sometimes they ’re all in pieces and general ly they’re pretty dirty. I take them apart then clean the brass parts in a sonic bath filled with a special cleaning solution. A few minutes in that and the brass is as shiny as the day the clock was made.” The vast array of old-time clocks fills the room of the shop with an air of nostalgia as the soft ticking fills the air. On display is a Seth Thompson clock, over 115 years old; ad vertising clocks that read Coca Cola and Calument Baking Pow der; delicate steeple clocks; several dainty 100-day anniver sary clocks, their works encased in a glass case; and the names Waterbury, Jeromes, and G il berts all seem to be echos from the past. Fisher, at 68, is serving his third term as mayor of the city and had been in business here for several years until his retire ment last month. In his fully equipped shop where he repairs the clocks, often with tools he has invented to aid him in the fine labor, he belongs, as he gazes fondly at his collection of antiques “Sometimes just rarely—I sell one of my clocks; then I feel as if I had parted with someone that was a friend " He smiled, blue eyes twinkling, as he added, “of course, when I get them, a great deal of the time they have Deen mistreated and then I have to rebuild them, clean them, and put them back together, so I get attached to them ” When visitors step in the door of Fisher’s shop they are first filled with amazement at the variety then soothed by the gentle ticking as the clocks form a continuation of life, reminding people of the generations that came before today and will continue tom orrow . ry ing to the letter from Larry Rice, Executive Director of CRAG and agreement for associate m em bership can be reached only by concensus An agreement must be signed between the asso ciation and the county before full membership is achieved Fos haug also rioted that the official organizational meeting was not held until June 13, and the of ficial bylaws and rules of CRAG were not adopted until that time. The County Commissioners were waiting until the official struc ture of government was estab lished before making a decision regarding membership, noted Foshaug Following receipt of the by laws and rules of the organ ization and the June 13, or- Recall Meetings To Continue In County The Recall committee (organ ized to Recall the Columbia County Commissioners) met in the Chapman Grange on June 17 and in Vernonia on June 18. At these meetings the committee attempted to point out to citizens how the County Commissioners were responsible for the final decisions on the oppressive reso lutions and orders initiated in the environmental, health and the planning agencies Citizens attending the recall meeting were informed of their rights, under the constitution by Mary Ranges and were urged to uphold their local government against the dictatorial collective governments of CRAG (Colum bia Regional Association of Gov ernments.) According to the committee, the next recall meeting will be held this Wednesday night June 26 at the old high school gym in Scappoose at 8 p.m. M ary Ran ges will again be the featured speaker and will talk on Region al Government zoning and plan ning She will appear again July 2 at 8 p.m. in the 4-H Building at the Columbia County F a ir grounds in St. Helens, according to Marge Stafford, Secretary- Treasurer for the recall commit tee. ganizational meeting a decision was made at the regular Board meeting June 19, by the three Columbia County Commission ers that the county would not at this time participate in CRAG. In discussing the pros and cons of CRAG membership Foshaug cited several negative aspects relative to associate member ship. sh,P A jurisdictional dispute regarding authority was cited as one problem According to Com Prob’e missioner Foshaug, it is unclear concerning who would have au thority since the definition of “ Metro" area and “ Region” are unclear. He also noted that Columbia County would be “re quired" to adopt land use plan ning. Another problem noted by Foshaug was that associate members would be bound re garding future courses of action that they might wish to take A current commission could bind commissioners three to four years from now to courses of action that they might not want to follow. Finally, Commissioner Foshaug noted the lack of par ticipation on the part of del egates from Clackamas and Washington counties and cited this as an inherent weakness in CRAG Foshaug also noted one prob lem that may be encountered by the county by non-participation in CRAG. It may create a prob lem regarding the obtaining of federal funds Foshaug said, “ You have a better chance of review if you are a part of the organization than if you are not.” He specified that all re quests for federal grants must be reviewed by CRAG. He also stated that he felt that the county probably will not be in need of federal funding in the near fu ture but that several of the cities are going to be in need of federal ¡rants and they may have dif- iculty obtaining these grants. Concerning CRAG and the problem of Columbia County Jay Ahlborn stated, “What disturbs me most is seeing the county divided. What we need is a co operative organization to deal with these problems. I ’d like to see a cooperative endeavor.” Foshaug concluded the com missioners remarks concerning CRAG by stating that Columbia County is not going to be in any regional form of government. ? VicJcie Serby Enlists In Air Force June 19 Airman Basic Vickie L. Serby is the youngest female in the United States Air Force as of 2:30 Wednesday, June 19. Vickie became eligible under a new criteria change to allow young ladies to report to active duty, with parental consent, who are 17 years of age, and is the first in the nation to take advantage of this change. Vickie was Dorn August 24,1956 in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended Vernonia High School in Vernonia, and grad uated in June of this year. Vickie’s parents are Casper and Ruby Serby who live at Star Route, Clatskanie, Oregon. Vickie will be at basic training preparing herself for a new Air Force future tomorrow morning at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonia, Texas. For six weeks she will find the excitement and rewards of a young Air Force basic trainee. Upon departure from Lack land Air Force Base, Vickie will proceed to Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois for 14 weeks of training as an Air Fram e Repair Specialist. She will learn how to repair all the structural com- DA Proposes $29,000 Pay To Association Robert Lucas , Columbia County District Attorney, before the Oregon District Attorney's Association, proposed that the association push for an annual salary of $29,000 for all full-time D A ’s. Lucas said he sees no reason why the D A ’s should not be paid as much as Circuit Court judges He said, " I think we have more responsibility than they do ” Lucas’ motion was defeated 12 to 6 Only 18 counties were represented at the business ses sion. According to Lucas, the prob lem in devising an acceptable salary schedule for DA's is that osecutors’ salaries are paid sically by the state (DA's are officers of the state), but are supplemented by the counties. The amount of the counties’ sup plement is "negotiable,” and some counties add nothing to the state allocation, he noted One DA at the meeting con tended that unless higher salar ies are adopted, prosecutors will continue to leave public office within a short time and go into private practice to make more money. Jess Himmelsbach, Baker County Dist Atty., stated that he believes the Association of Ore gon Counties would support a proposal that the state take over complete funding of D A ’s offices and Circuit Courts C VICKI SE R B Y ponents on A ir Force aircraft to include framework and skin of the fuselage, tail section, wings and landing gear. Her training will include how to repair, modity and fabricate material and basic structural parts. She will be working with some of the strongest and most durable ma terials, such as aluminum, mag nesium, corrosive resistant steel, titanium, plastics and fib erglass. The tools she will be working with include pneumatic reveters, electric rivet irons, and rivet bucking tools. Vickie is looking forward to a new and exciting challenge for young women in today’s United States Air Force. Her Air Force Recruitors, Sergeant Bob Campbell and Sgt Amy Shake, located at 321 Salmon Street in downtown Portland, are elated to have the first female 17-year- old in the nation on active duty under the new criteria 0&C Reduction Forces Cub Budget cuts forced by a re duction in the estimated revenue from O & C sources were announced Wednesday evening by Commission Chairman Fred Foshaug Removal of $114,410 from the budget was necessary because it was recently learned that earlier O A C estimates had been pared some $157,000 from the original amount Explanation of the necessity for the cuts were made in pre liminary remarks by Chairman Foshaug at a public hearing on the budget Wednesday, June 19 According to Budget Officer and Commission Chairman Foshaug, reductions were made in both the general fund and the road fund The general fund was reduced by the budget committee by $53,647 and the road department fund by $57,763 One of the re ductions was removal of dues for the Columbia Region Associat ion of Governments, in the amount of $7,000
