McRobbie family
needs our support

On Friday, Jan. 5, a debilitating injury accident happened to our friend Jeff McRobbie of Aurora.

Jeff was at his job working for Campbell Crane Co. of Portland when a large piece of equipment fell on top of him. He sustained severe chest, spine, and pelvis injuries, and is in intensive care at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland.

Jeff is a longtime Canby-Aurora resident. He and his wife, Keeley Netter-McRobbie, have been married for six years.

They have three small children ages 3 1/2 years, 2 years, and five months. Friends of the family are asking for your prayers and support at this time. If you would like to help ease some of the financial burden, please contact any U.S. Bank branch, and make a deposit on behalf of the McRobbie Family Trust.

We appreciate your support and generosity during this time.
Kim Ragain, Susie Rutz, and friends of the McRobbie family Canby and Aurora

Community support
was heartwarming

I want to take this opportunity to thank the many volunteers who came to the Mangus Building and helped sort food and toys and deliver food baskets and toys to 273 needy families in the Canby area.

We delivered approximately 6 3/4 tons of food and toys to 750 children. I would like to personally thank Duane and Janice Weeks, Janine Brooks, Susan Cazier and Keith Murphy, for all their hard work in coordinating purchasing the food, collecting the food and toys and working with the Salvation Army to obtain names of the needy.

Many thanks go to various businesses (just to name a few): KB Recycling Inc., Canby Disposal Co., Cutsforth's Thriftway, Fred Meyer, Canby Builders Supply, U.S. Marine Corps, and Direct Link for their monetary donations and services rendered.

Groups such as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, members of the Canby High Key Club and local church groups all came together to help make a happy holiday season for the less fortunate. Numerous checks were received from many individuals to help defray our costs.

Last, but not least, I want to personally thank each and every Kiwanis member who helped collect, sort, box and deliver food baskets and toys. I am very fortunate to be president of such a great, caring service club.
Rick McGraw Canby

Local businesses
support one another

Piper's Jewelry would like to thank Gene's Home Electronics for the use of a television and DirectLink for their complimentary cable installation for our Men's Night that we had Monday, Dec. 11.

They helped to make it a great success. We are proud to be a part of a business community that supports each other.
Sarah Carlson, Manager
Piper's Jewelry Canby

Towing charges are out of line

My wife Linda and I have resided in Canby since January 1973, and in all these years we've never had a problem with any of the local businesses. During this past year our youngest son was involved in an accident and Clackamas County Sheriff's deputies called a towing company who operates in Clackamas and Marion counties.

The towing charges this company assessed our son were high enough to catch my attention right away, and I've learned some things that all driving-age people need to be aware of, and I'll share them here.

As the owner of a properly licensed vehicle we have the right to decide who tows our vehicle. The only time we don't have this right is if our vehicle is blocking a road or we are incapacitated for any reason. I would urge citizens to be aware of their options.

Now a police call is automatically higher by a small amount because of a quick response guarantee. However, when I took these charges to both Whitman's Towing and Bud's Towing, both local companies, their charges were $230 and $235 less than what Craig was charged.

I talked to the owner of the towing company who had done the work and was told by one person these were normal charges - $585. Another person agreed there were questionable charges on the bill, but I never heard from him after our conversation.

Whitman's quoted us $359, Bud's quoted us $350. I didn't change any of the details of the actual occurrence. The tow was five miles.

I've agreed not to use the name of the company in this letter to the Canby Herald because the towing industry isn't regulated. This company broke no laws, they're only guilty of greed.

I will urge all citizens to take the time to write to the Canby Police Department, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Marion County Sheriff's Office and the other policing agencies that they do not want this company towing their vehicles.
Dan Mowry
Canby

Former mayor
provided good leadership

I want to thank the Canby community for the support, for the enjoyment and for the education I received during my years on the City Council.

I especially want to thank Mayor Scott Taylor for providing an excellent example of high integrity and good leadership. Scott genuinely tried to run an inclusive administration. He made sure discussions were held in full public view and decisions were always made with the public watching. Never did I feel there were backroom deals or underhanded politics with Scott Taylor in charge.

I want to express my gratitude to Scott for his many years of outstanding service and leadership to our town. Thank you, sir. You have my deepest respect.
Roger Harris
Canby

New council
inspires optimism

I wish to express my best wishes and support for the new Canby City Council and Mayor Prince. There are many important issues that face the Canby community and we all need to pull together to address them. I am confident the Canby community will offer its voice and support for the council's efforts.

Council, you are posed immediately with the responsibility to fill the seat vacated by former Councilman Prince as he advanced to the position of mayor.

The authority to select this council member has been given to you by the public process that in its most preferred form follows this procedure.

You had declared your interest to serve, offered publicly your views, and allowed the electoral process to determine its preferences. I hope the Council can appreciate the importance of this process. In addition to the three elected council seats, the public expressed its desire and proportionate support for three other candidates. I hope Roger Harris, Paul Dawson and Barry Lucas continue with their desire to serve as council members. These gentlemen have stood in the public arena and have the support of the citizenry, as expressed by the votes obtained.

I understand the desire of the council to ask for new applicants to fill the vacant seat. It is important, as you decide who our new councilman will be, that you ask "has this applicant expressed a desire to serve the community publicly and has this applicant the support of the community?"

By answering these questions, we can avoid issues of personalities and agenda, and move forward knowing the public has been heard.

I am very optimistic, because of desires expressed during the campaign that this Council will honor the "will of the public."
D. Shuman
Canby