community
october12
2010
Linear Trail To Be Completed To Banks
Celebration Scheduled for October 29th

The Banks-Vernonia Linear
Trail is scheduled to be completed this
fall with the development of a new trail-
head in the City of Banks.

The trail is being extended the
last half mile into Banks and will in-
clude one brand new bridge through the
new section. The trail will terminate (or
start, depending on your perspective) at
the new trailhead, at the intersection of
Sellers and Banks Roads near Highway
47.

The new trailhead will include
twenty-seven parking spaces, a rest-
room, an informational kiosk and three
horse corrals.

“This has been long awaited
since we began developing the trail back
in the early 90’s,” said Dan Lucus, Park
Manager at LL Stub Stewart State Park,
who is also responsible for management
of the Banks-Vernonia Trail. “It is excit-
ing to get this piece of the trail done-- it’s
been a major undertaking.”

Lucas was also excited to an-
nounce that the last stretch of Banks-
Vernonia Trail is being paved this fall.
the completion of the trail and the open-
The three miles between mile seven and volved project,” said Lucas.
ten will no longer be gravel. Accord-
A Grand Opening and Ribbon ing of the new trailhead.
Luscas said staff is doing some
ing to Lucas, the section of trail directly Cutting is scheduled for October 29,
north of the Top Hill trailhead, which 2010, from 8:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and other work at some of the trailheads.
has included a very steep and difficult will include a bike and horse ride, enter- “We’re trying to get it looking its best
section of trail, is being re-worked and tainment and refreshments to celebrate for the Grand Opening,” said Lucas.
will also be completely paved.
“We’re realigning the trail and
putting in some switchbacks to
reduce the steepness of those
grades on the parts that come
down to Highway 47,” said Lu-
cas.

The new trailhead has
been a partnership between
Washington County, the City of
Banks and Oregon State Parks.
According to Lucas, there was
some realignment work of
streets at the intersection that
was part of the construction of
the trailhead. The Banks Road
railroad crossing also had to be
raised eight inches which re-
quired going out on either side The new trailhead for the Banks Vernonia Linear Trail was under construction in late
a quarter mile to gradually raise September. A Grand Opening is scheduled for October 29 to celebrate the completion of
the trail all the way into the City of Banks.
the tracks. “It was a pretty in-
UNWC Gets New Logo
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The Upper Nehalem Watershed Council (UNWC) has a new logo. Designed
by flighwright design of Vernonia, the new logo is bright and colorful, shows
the beauty and diversity of the area the UNWC oversees and hopefully inspires
more local residents to help protect the health of our local watershed.
Weather Data
2009-2010 Vernonia
Precipitation Report
Month
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Total

Total
Precipitation
5.17
13.16
4.6
8.9
4.44
7.55
6.77
4.32
3.24
0.21
0.1
2.47
60.93”
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Information was recorded at
Station OR-CB-10, Vernonia 5.4
WNW by Jim Buxton at latitude
45.88017, longitude -123.29465
near Keasey.
Shalaina Joiner is the 2011
Miss NPRA
Shalaina Joiner of
Clatskanie, Oregon was re-
cently chosen as the 2011 Miss
NPRA. The Miss NPRA pag-
eant was held in conjunction
with the NPRA Finals held in
Elma , Washington . Compet-
ing against seven other contes-
tants from all over Oregon and
Washington States, Miss Joiner
was named the winner

Shalaina is the daughter
of Troy and Karen Joiner and
KaCee Joiner. She is a gradu-
ate of Mark Morris High School
where she competed on the
Volleyball and Softball teams,
was a member of the school
newspaper staff, and mentored
lower classmen in the LINK
mentor program. She currently
is a senior at Washington State
University and next spring she will be
graduating with her Bachelor’s Degree
in Personnel Psychology and Human
Resource. Shalaina has proudly held
two titles. She represented the Colum-
bia County Fair and Rodeo as their
2007 Princess and the Tillamook Coun-
ty Rodeo as their 2008 Queen. Shalaina
is employed by L&J Feed of Longview,
Washington.

When she is not working, in
class, or at a rodeo you can always find
her on her family’s ranch riding and
training horses and enjoying the out-
doors. Her parents bought her first horse
when she was just three years old, and
ever since she has been 100% American
Cowgirl!

Shalaina says that she wanted
to be 2011 Miss NPRA because “Ro-
deo helps preserve our history and the
traditional American values of respect,
integrity, and resiliency. As an ambas-
sador and role model of the associa-
tion, Miss NPRA epitomizes these val-
ues, working diligently to promote our
western heritage. I would be honored to
represent the Northwest and keep the
cowboy spirit alive.”
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