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6 community news april10 2012 Vernonia Health Board Passes the Torch The Vernonia Health Center Board held a Town Hall Meeting on April 4 th and took time to thank Providence Health Services for their years of service to the Vernonia community, as well as welcome Dr. Bryan Miller and Verdura Family Wellness as the new pro- vider for medical services. many years of service here in our community,” said Ke- cussed the opportunities that still exist for the Rose asey. “Although we have enjoyed being with them, it Avenue Project which could be developed by the City was a time for change. We are very thankful Dr. Miller of Vernonia and potentially be the home for a new med- and his staff have agreed to come to Vernonia and we ical clinic, Senior Center and Food Bank. Also on hand was Catherine Mater from are very happy to have them here.” On hand for the event were State Senator Betsy the Pinchot Institute who announced that the Forest Johnson, Columbia County Commis- Health—Human Health Initiative that she has been sioner Tony Hyde, and staff members working on for over two years was launched nationally from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and a few weeks ago and that Vernonia will be the pilot for U.S. Congresswoman Susan Bonami- the program. The project aims to keep family owned woodlands intact by helping to meet health care costs ci’s offices. The Town Hall also included not through the sale or conversion of forests, but by a panel discussion about the future of turning the value of the public benefits these lands pro- medical services in rural communities vide—such as carbon sequestration, habitat for wild- and specifically in Vernonia. Rep- life, and water resource protection—into credits that resentatives from Pacific University family woodland owners can use to pay for health care and Western University joined the services. Mater also announced that Public Broadcast panel and discussed potential part- Services will be in Vernonia in late April filming an nerships for student interns to work in original documentary about the project. rural communities. Dr. Carol McIntyre who runs the Vernonia Health Center Board member Carolyn Keasey and board chair Natural Path Marie Krahn. Health Ser- The Health Board also took time to recognize vices Clinic in Vernonia and A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Columbia County 4-H & both Debbie Snook and Heather Lewis for their as- Dr. Miller joined the panel to Extension Service District, Columbia County, State of Oregon, to discuss sistance during the recent transition and also honored discuss other potential part- the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, will be held long time board member Carolyn Keasey for her years nerships in the community. at the OSU Extension Service office, 505 N. Columbia River Hwy, St. of service. Vernonia City Ad- Helens, OR. The meeting will take place on May 9, 2012 at 12:15 p.m. “I would like to thank Providence for their ministrator Bill Haack dis- The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive Notice of Budget Committee Meeting Columbia County Fair continued from front page com. They also have a Facebook page: Columbia County Fair and Rodeo. Con- tact information for volunteers, vendors and just about anything else you might need to know about the Fair is available on the website. Bellingham has been on the Fair Board for seven years. The Board expand- ed recently from five to seven members. “We have several new members includ- ing some young ladies who bring a lot of enthusiasm and energy,” says Bellingham. The Board currently includes Columbia County Commissioner Henry Heimuller, Vice Chair Michael Warren, secretary Randall Hansen, Kyle Stroda, Jillian Ol- sen, and Amanda McFeron. For your mortgage purchase and refinancing needs look to U.S. Bank Home Mortgage! 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BUT they mmst be left dmring bmsiness homrs ONLY Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Please DO NOT leave items omtside For after hours drop-off please contact Pauline 503-429-5810 comment from the public on the budget. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 7, 2012 at the OSU Extension Service office, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. On the Shelves: What’s Happening at the Vernonia Library Craig Lesley, author of four novels and a memoir, along with numerous other works, will be reading from and discussing his books—especially The Sky Fisherman—on Saturday, April 14 at 4:00 PM at the Vernonia Library. Mr. Lesley has received three Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Awards, the Western Writers of American Golden Spur Award for Best Novel, and an Oregon Book Award. Two of his novels, Storm Riders and The Sky Fisherman, were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. This will be the concluding event of the adult portion of this year’s Vernonia Reads for 2012 which has been made possible through a grant to the Friends of the Library from Columbia County Cultural Coalition. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend this free event. VERNONIA E C I V SER PAIR & RE Warranty on all parts and labor Now offering 2 and 4 wheel alignments 58605 NEHALEM HWY. S. Next to Storage, Too 503/429/7972
