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City Council Adopts New
Garbage Rate For Vernonia
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in regular session i Me
Monday. Aug
ust 19 with Mayor Sherman
Fisher.Dresiding and councilmen
Lucille Tomlin. Ed M iller. Bud
Atkins and Todd Bowerman in
attendance Also present were
attorney Allan Coon and city
recorder Phyllis Woods
The meeting was called to
order by the mayor and the min
utes of the previous meeting
read and approved The mayor
then called for business from the
floor.
Don Webb, chief of the fire
department, presented a verbal
proposal from General Tele
phone Co to install a new system
of 12 fire phones in the city, each
equipped with a special tone de
vice Although the cost would be
higher, it was pointed out that
the present system is inadequate
with problems on the line and the
equipment becoming obsolete.
According to Webb, the new
system would provide more
assurance of immediate answers
to fire calls as there would be 12
phones instead of the present
five Council requested a written
detailed letter from General
Telephone Co and a committee
composed of Bowerman. Atkins
and Tomlin will then check on
review the matter.
Chief Webb also requested a
check on road conditions on
Alabama Street, one of the lo
cations where fire equipment
can’t get through Webb was
asked about the progress on the
new fire truck and replied that it
was being built and should be
ready in October
Harry Coleman then asked for
the city’s help to divert or cover
WINNIE
a culvert that empties on his
land. Discussion on the problem
ensued with council pointing out
that the culvert is a natural
drain and has been in existence
for over 40 years but that they
would look into the problem to
see if some solution could be
found
Coleman was followed by John
Shaw who requested a solution
be arrived at regarding water
connections outside the city lim
its. At this point a letter from Bill
Hom was read with his sugges
tion on this subject. Council
instructed the city recorder to
write a letter to Zen Dutaon of
Robert E. Meyers, Engineers,
requesting his presence on Sep
tember 3, at 7 p.m. to aid in
finalizing this question
Dick Stearns then took the
floor to complain about inad
equate police protection in cov
ering downtown businesses due
to the break-in of two local
businesses and an alleged a t
tempt at his place of business,
Lew’s Place A lengthy discus
sion followed at which time it
was pointed out that only one
officer is petroling the area at a
time and that the whole city
must be covered.
Stearns then asked about a
city light being installed in the
alley behind his place and was
informed that Ken Sutherlin had
ordered a flood light for behind
the drug store The question of
parking in the alley and issuance
of parking tickets for violation of
the no parking law, was also
discussed with council stating
that until the police department
could install parking signs in the
alley, the NO PARKING law
would remain in effect except for
HIGGINS. 90. was runner-up in the
present category at the OW Timers picnic, with Ahns Mills. 91,
taking first place. They were both awarded
the loading and unloading of VOLUME 52. NUMBER 34
supplies
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Communications were heard
with the reading of a copy letter
from Robert E Meyers Engin
eers to North American Con
tractors, regarding a complaint
by Henry Anderegg that the con
tractors replace and smooth the
top soil behind his house
Next was a letter from the
engineers requesting c o s t s
amounts on the East Vernonia
Sewer project to complete forms
for the final EPA grant This was
followed by a letter from Coon
enclosing new garbage ordin
ance and the by-laws for the new
Volunteer Ambulance Associa
tion.
Next on the agenda was un
finished business A new garb
age rate was adopted by the city
council as follows:
For individual residence, rate
will be $3.50 per month for the
first can with the second can,
$1.25 per month. Calls will be
once per week
Business places will be charg
ed at the rate of $3 90 per month
with additional cans $2.40 per
month. Two cubic yard con
tainer box will be $25 per month,
with pickup once per week.
Dump charges will be 50 cents
for a 30 gallon can or plastic bag
while a pickup load (not dom
estic wet garbage) will cost $3
per load Household appliances
may be disposed of for $1 each
with car tires costing 40 cents
per tire and truck tires, 75 cents
per tire. Old automobiles will not
be allowed.
For information concerning
complete rate for garbage, con
tact the Vernonia City Hall.
Attorney Allan Coon will pre
pare and present to the council
at the next meeting, a report on
military leave of city personnel
and a study of the laws re
garding mobile homes versus
modular homes, and their re
spective placements within the
city limits.
Committee reports were then
heard with Bud Atkins reporting
that Roy Sanders had repaired
the catch basins at the Nance
property. Lucille Tomlin then
read the police report followed
by Sherman Fisher reading the
building inspector’s report.
Applications for utility man in
the Water Department were
studied with Mike Smith appro
ved for the position.
New business was then heard
with Mayor Fisher representing
Ruby Elliott, on a request in her
name, to the council to learn if
she couldn't bypass the deadline
of September 1 for a sewer hook
up. stating she didn't want to
connect the old house as her new
home was nearing completion
and she desired hookup there.
Council agreed to make the de
cision when the date of comple
tion for the new home is known
The city recorder requested
that action begin on revision of
the city charter or on a city
ordinance to furnish rules re
garding municipal court jury
trials. Attorney Coons offered to
prepare a new city charter by
the next meeting including other
changes requested
in prior
times. If acceptable to the coun
cil, a presentation to the voters
would be initiated for the No
vember elections
Upon payment of the bills the
meeting was adjourned. The
next regular meeting of the V er
nonia City Council will be Tues
day , September 3 at 8 p.m due to
the Labor Day holiday on Mon
day, September 2.
Census Plans
Surveys Here
Local representatives of the
Bureau of the Census will con
duct a survey of employment in
this area during the week of
August 19-23, John E Tharald-
son, Director of the Bureau's
regional office in Seattle, an
nounced.
BILL BOECK and family traveled all the way I
vUle. North Carolina to take the award for farthest d ista n t
Demonia tagte
Facts supplied by individuals
participating in the survey are
kept strictly confidential by law
and the results are used only to
compile statistical totals
Interviewer who will visit
households in this area is, Nancy
Autio, Astoria Oregon
traveled
Supply List
For School
Needs Given
School Principal Announces
Speed Reduced Free Lunch and M ilk Policy
I t ’s time to start thinking of
school days again with the open
ing date slated for Friday, Aug
ust 30 and school means school
supplies
For the convenience of parent
in facilitating them in purchas
ing those articles needed for
children from grade one through
eight. Principal Farrell has pro
vided the following list.
SCHOOLSUPPLIES
Grade One
I-arge prim ary crayons
Kleenex
Pink Pearl Erasure
Grade Two
Pencil tablet
Pencils
Pink Pearl Erasure
Kleenex
Crayons
Small E lm e r’s Glue
Grade Three
Tablet
Ruler
Pencils
Pink Pearl Erasure
Kleenex
Crayons
Grade Four and Five
Paper
Pencils
Ruler
Scissors
Crayons
Grade Six
Ruler and Compass
Pencils
Scissors
Towel fee
Paper
Gym Clothes: shorts, blouse, or
T shirt (boys) tennis shoes
Grades Seven and Eight
Paper and Pencils
Ball point pens
Ruler and compass
Towel fee
Gym clothes: shorts, blouse-T
shirt (boys) tennis shoes
3 ring binder w dividers or Pee
Chees
Highway 30
The Oregon Transportation
Commission has approved a
change in speed limits along
Highway 30 in Columbia County
as a safety effort, as an ex
cessive number of accidents
complicated by numerous ac
cess roads and high speeds for
ced the reductions on three
sections of the highway between
Multnomah County line and the
city of Rainier
Changes in speed limits will
take effect once the authoriza
tion is signed, sometime after
September 25, which would allow
enough time for objections to the
changes to be filed and heard.
One of the largest sections for
speed reduction lays between
Warren and St. Helens where a
50 mile per hour zone is to be
established from 500 feet north of
Berg Road and extending to the
McNulty Creek Bridge just south
of St Helens. At McNulty 0
Creek
Bridge
the speed________
speed lim it drops to
___ _____
40 miles per hour until the high
way enters the St. Helens city
limits which is already set at 40
mph.
There will also be new 20 mph
“when children are present’’
signs for school areas in the
Warren area with crossing des
ignations posted at the Warren
School.
Just south of Rainier in the
Lindberg area the highway will
also be posted at 50 mph and a 45
miles per hour zone is slated be
ginning at a point 200 feet south
of the Multnomah County line
and ending 200 feet north of the
Old Portland intersection with
the highway at Johnson’s Cros
sing.
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NOTICE
The Vernonia City Council will
hold its next regularly scheduled
meeting Tuesday September 3 at
H p.m. at the Vernonia City Hall
instead of Monday September 2,
due to the Labor Day holiday.
Buses To Make Regular Runs
For School Opening August 30
Inservice meetings for teach
ers will open back - to - school
week in Vernonia on August 26.
Staff members will meet in
general meetings on Monday
morning. August 26. and then
continue with building meetings
and work sessions through Aug
ust 29
Friday. August 30, the school
will open for the first day. The
busses will make their regular
runs bringing the students to
school. Students will be in school
for one-half day departing for
home on the busses at 11:30. No
lunch will be served on August
30 School will be closed for
Labor Day, September 2, and
then will open with a full day
session on September 3. Hot
lunches will be served on Sept
ember 3.
GRADE REGISTRATION
Registration for the elemen
tary school students will take
place at the Washington School
building and general inquiries
about registration, attendance
boundaries, and the elementary
program for the three elemen
tary schools, Washington. Lin
coln and Mist, should be directed
to the office at Washington
School, phone 429-7941. All el
ementary students will report
for school on August 30.
Washington School houses the
kindergarten, and grades three
through eight
Lincoln School, is located on
West Bridge Street and serves
grades one and two.
Mist school serves all students
grades one through six that live
in the Mist Birkenfeld area The
Mist bus comes as far south as
Dick Johnson’s to pick up el
ementary students for the Mist
School.
All seventh and eight graders
in the district attend Washington
School and all students grades
nine to twelve attend Vernonia
High School.
NEW GRADE STUDENTS
Steve Farrell , elementary
principal, states that registra
tion for elementary students new
to the district can be completed
at the Washington School this
week and next.
KINDERGARTEN
Second on the Ust were 21
THURSDAYjAUGUST 22, 1974
VERNONIA, OREGON 97084 — 10e Per Copy
Parents of kindergarten stu
dents and first graders entering
school for the first time are re
minded that state laws require
these new students to have a
health examination and birth
certificate
Students must be five years
old on or before November 15 to
enter kindergarten and six years
old on or before November 15 to
enter first grade.
The kindergarten will have
two sessions, a morning session,
starting at 8 40 a m and running
to 11:10 a m. and the afternoon
session running from 12:30 p.m.
to 3 p.m.
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Lunches will be served this
year on a $2 per week basis for
grade school students of 40 cents
per single meal. High school
students will pay 45 cents per
week.
BUS ROUTES OUTLINED
Bus routes for this school year
and are as follows:
Bus No. 1, starts above Camp 8>
on the Scappoose road, to the
junction of Highway 47 to R iver
view (last pickup east side of
Riverview bridge) to Washing
ton and Lincoln schools.
Bus No. 2 from Sunset camp
via Timber road to Treharne
junction to the high school and
Washington Grade school.
Bus No 3, out Pebble Creek to
junction with Highway 47 and
back along the highway to both
grade and high schools.
Bus No. 4, starts at Stoney
Point road and travels Stoney
Point Road to Highway 47 and
brings the students from Stoney
Point and the overload at R iver
side to the school
Bus No. 5, starts at Keasey,
follows Rock Creek road to Ston
ey Point and to the school.
Bus No. 6, brings high school,
seventh and eight graders from
Mist and Birkenfeld to Vernonia
Bus No. 7, driver, Mrs. Jack
M iller, will bring all students
down Fishhawk to meet the high
school bus and also will trans
port grade school students from
that area to Mist.
Bus No. 8, Mrs. Bud Hemeon,
will transport pupils for grades
one through six living in the Mist
area to the Mist Grade School,
and high school students to meet
the high school bus.
VERNONIA HIGH SETS
Vernonia High School classes
begin on Tuesday, September 3.
All students that pre-registered
last spring have been mailed
class schedules and registration
information.
The school busses will run
August 30 to bring High School
ers in to pay fees and make any
necessary changes in their
schedules
The individual student sched
ule should be discussed with
their parents Those who pre
registered will not have to report
to the school before the opening
day for classes unless they have
schedule changes or other prob
lems
Although Friday, has been
scheduled as registration day,
all those students who are new to
the school district this year and
any others that have questions or
need assistance, are encouraged
to visit the school or phone 429
3521 before August 30, if that
date is inconvenient.
Pre-registered students who
desire changes in their classes
and all those not pre-registered
(cont to page two)
Charles S Farrell, Elemen
tary School Principal, has an-
nounced a free and reduced-
priced meals and free milk
policy for children unable to pay
the full price of meals and milk
served under the National School
Lunch and Special Milk Pro
grams
Local school officials have
adopted the following family size
and income criteria for deter
mining eligibility.
Children from families whose
income is at or below the levels
shown are eligible for free milk
and free meals or reduced-price
meals In addition, families not
meeting these criteria but with
unusual expenses due to un
usually high medical expenses,
shelter costs in the excess of 30
percent of income, special ed
ucation expenses due to the men
tal of physical condition of a
child, and disaster or casualty
losses are urged to apply.
Application forms are being
sent to all homes in a letter to
parents. Additional copies are
available in the principal’s office
in each school. The information
provided on the application is
confidential and will be used
only for the purpose of de-
termining eligibility. Applica
tions may be submitted at any
time during the school year
In certain cases foster child
ren are also eligible for these
benefits If a family has foster
children living with them and
wishes to apply for such meals
and milk for them, it should
contact the school.
In the operation of child feed
ing programs, no child will be
discriminated against because
of race, sex, color, or national
origin.
Under the provisions of the
policy, the Elementary and High
School Principals will review
applications and determine elig
ibility If a parent is dissatisfied
with the ruling of the official, he
may make a request either
orally or in writing to Darrold R.
Proenl, District Superintendent,
whose address and phone num
ber are 475 Bridge Street, Ver
nonia, Oregon-phone 429-5891, to
appeal the decision The policy
contains an outline of the hear
ing procedure.
Each school and the office of
the School District 47-J has a
copy of the complete policy
which may be reviewed by any
interested party.
INCOME LEVELS
Fam ily Size
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Each Additional
Fam ily Member
Free Meals
& Free Milk
$2,910
3,830
4,740
5,640
6,480
7,310
8,060
8,810
9,510
10,190
10,860
11,530
670
“ Income,” as the term is used
in this notice, is similar to that
defined in the Bureau of the
Census report, “ Characteristics
of the Low-Income Population:
1971,” Consumer Income, Cur
rent Population Reports series
P-60. No. 86, December 1972.
“ Income” means income before
deductions for income taxes,
employees’ social security tax
es, insurance premiums, bonds,
etc. It includes the following:
(1) Monetary compensation
for services, including wages,
salary, commission, or fees; (2)
net income from nonfarm self-
employment; (3) net income
from farm self-employment; (4)
social security; (5) dividends or
interest on savings or bonds,
income from estates or trust, or
net rental income; (6) public as
sistance or welfare payments;
(7) unemployment compensa
tions; (8) Government civilian
employee or m ilitary retirement
or pensions or veterans' pay
ments; (9) private pensions or
annuities; (10) alimony or child
support payments; (11) regular
contributions from persons not
living in the household; (12) net
royalties; and (13) other con-
income. Other cash income
Reduced-Price
Meals
$4,080
5,360
6,630
7,900
9,070
10,240
11,290
12,340
13,320
14,260
15,200
16,140
940
would include cash amounts re
ceived or withdrawn from any
source including savings, in
vestments, trust accounts, and
other resources which would be
available to pay the price of a
child’s meal
“ Income” as the term is used
in this notice, does not include
payments to volunteers under
the Domestic Volunteer Service
Act Of 1973, Public Law 93-113 (87
Stat. 409); nor does the term
include income used for the fol
lowing special hardship con
ditions which could not be
reasonably anticipated or con
trolled by the household:
(1) Unusually high medical
expenses; (2) shelter costs in
excess of 30 percent of income as
defined herein; (3) special ed
ucation expenses due to the
mental or physical condition of a
child; and (4) disaster or cas
ualty losses.
In applying guidelines, school
food authorities may consider
both the income of the family
during the past 12 months and
the fam ily’s current rate of in
come to determine which is the
better indicator of the need for
free and reduced-price meals.
JCs Dedicate pre_School
Fire Wagon To Registration
Wilkerson
Registration for Vernonia P ri
maries will be held Wednesday,
It was another step forward at August 28 at 10 a m at the
Camp Wilkerson Saturday, Aug Christian Church
Babysitting will be provided
ust 17 with the dedication of a
firewagon donated to the camp free of charge.
A child must be three by Nov.
by the Scappoose Jaycees. Only
last September the new lodge 15 to be eligible for the three-
was •officially dedicated to the year-old class or four by the
youth of the area following the same date to be eligible for the
rebuilding of the camp by hun four-year-old class
The three-year-olds will meet
dreds of volunteers who con
tributed manhours, materials each Tuesday morning from 9 :30
and money to complete the pro until 11:30 beginning Sept. 10.
The four year-olds meet twice
ject.
As part of Saturday’s cere a week, each Monday and
mony Harold Stepp, president of Thursday morning, beginning
the Scappoose Jaycees, awarded Sept 9 from 9:30 until 11:30.
Instruction this year will be
a plaque to A.J. (Jay) Ahlborn in
appreciation for his dedication under a certified teacher, Mrs
and hard work in overseeing and Ken Roberts Monthly tuitions
contributing to the rebuilding of are $8 for four-year-olds and $5
W Scholarships
for three-year-olds
Camp Wilkerson.
Jay-as always progressive-as are available. The registration
the first
tu-
already acquired a tractor to fee
. . . covers
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pull the fire wagon and plans to ,,lon P'us a small charge for in-
get a storage shed erected for surance
the equipment.
* * el1 organized program of
Those who aided in the do-
,s ^ in g planned for
nation of the fire wagon included
children Some of those for
Newt Stokes of Stokes Hard- ,he flrst day include sponge
ware; Jim Day,
Day
Auto paml'ng, game of colors, stories.
Wrecking; Orville Abken, Boise ',C ur")l!s, George” and “The
Cascade, F r i t z Morehouse, s,lory « Ping songs and finger
Scappoose F ire Department; Plays- free piay.with a variety of
City of Scappoose; Dewey Han- °y s and puzzles and activity
sen; Jerry Clegg; StanTolman; corners which include the Doll
Bud Johnson; Gary Hudson; corner, the Dress-up store, sand
Scappoose Pow Wow account; ' * ,x and tub of water for water
Parnell Hovland and A1 Arstill. P « y and a snack of juice and
crackers.
.
If those unable to attend the
registration meeting but are in
terested in enrolling their child,
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. . • o r . , . . . „ < > r would like more information
M.en» A lt ™
agt^ P lcase call Mrs Ken Roberts
will meet at Alpine Lanes at « 4 3 9 . 3 , or Mrs
Smj(h
p.m. Monday, August 26.
429-2771
Mens
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