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6 city news march7 2013 Vernonia Police Blotter-February 2013 On the Shelves: ARRESTS AND CRIMINAL CITATIONS • February 03, 2013 – Arrest for Driving Under the influence of intoxicants on Rose Ave near Umatilla Ave. • February 04, 2013 – Arrest on 3 outstanding warrants in the 400 block of A. Street • February 07, 2013 –Arrest on an arrest warrant out of Washington County. • February 08, 2013 –Arrest for Driving under the Influence of Intoxicants and issued a citation for Unlawful possession of less than an ounce of Marijuana. • February 09, 2013 – Arrest on an arrest warrant out of Jackson County and issued a citation for Unlawful possession of less than an ounce of Marijuana. • February 09, 2013 – Issued a citation for Failing to Perform Duties of a Driver when property is damaged. • February 12, 2013 – Report taken on a two vehicle crash on Bridge St. near Locker Road. • February 16, 2013 – Report taken on a Motor Vehicle Crash on Missouri Ave. • February 16, 2013 – Arrest on an arrest warrant out of Multnomah County. • February 26, 2013 –Issued a citation for Unlawful possession of less than an ounce of Marijuana. TRAFFIC CITATIONS • February 01, 2013 – Issued a traffic citation for Driving Uninsured. • February 03, 2013 – Issued traffic citations for Driving While Suspended and Violation of the Basic Rule (67mph in a posted 55mph speed zone. • February 10, 2013 – Issued traffic citations for Driving While Suspended and Driving Uninsured. • February 10, 2013 – Issued a traffic citation for Violation of the Basic Rule (85mph in a posted 55mph speed zone. • February 13, 2013 – Issued traffic citations for Driving While Suspended and Driving Uninsured. • February 16, 2013 – Issued a traffic citation for Violation of Speed Limit (54mph in a posted 35mph speed zone) • February 18, 2013 – Issued traffic citations for Violation of the Basic Rule (71mph in a posted 55mph speed zone) and Driving Uninsured. • February 23, 2013 –Issued a traffic citation for Violation of the Basic Rule (71mph in a 55mph speed zone). • February 24, 2013 – Issued citations for Driving While Suspended, Driving Uninsured, and Unsignaled Turn. What’s Happening at the Vernonia Library Please welcome Evelyn Banko to the Vernonia Public Library Saturday, March 9 at 4:00 PM By Jennifer Moloney Evelyn Diamont was born January 21, 1936 in Vienna, Austria. Her father, Joseph, was an engineer and her mother, Frieda, was a housewife. In March of 1938, the Nazi’s marched into Austria and annexed it as part of Germany. Hitler’s persecution and murder of Jews was rampant in Vienna and after being tipped off that Joseph was to be deported within twenty-four hours, Joseph gathered then two year old Evie and Frieda and fled to Riga, Latvia. When the Russians invaded Latvia, Evie and her family took the Trans-Siberian Railroad across thousands of miles to the eastern side of Russia. When Evie’s family reached China, the typhoid and cholera epidemic was severe. Arriving in Japan, they were able to board one of the last ships to leave Japan for America before Pearl Harbor. Everyone became seasick during the For the complete Police Blotter go to: http://vpd.vernonia-or.gov/ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Legislative Amendment to the Vernonia Land Development Code Adding a new provision for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) SITE LOCATION: Affects properties citywide that are zoned residential. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Vernonia proposes to add a new housing opportunity known as ADU’s to land in the city that is zoned residential for single family dwellings. Also known as “granny flats” an ADU is an additional, self-contained housing unit that is secondary to the main residence. Additional information about the text amendment, City File #PA 13-01, can be obtained by contacting Joann Glass at City Hall 503-429-5291 ext. 106. The Public Hearings will be held on March 21, 2013 by the Planning Commission at 6:00 PM and on April 1, 2013 by the City Council at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064. The Public Hearings are governed by the Vernonia Land Use and Development Code Section 9.01.10-50. A staff report will be available to the public at City Hall one week before the hearings, and may be copied for a nominal fee. Public testimony is welcome, and written statements will also be received before or at the hearing. All meeting locations are accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours prior to the public hearing to the City Recorder at 503-429-5291, ext. 106; TTY 1-800-735-2900 or at City Hall, 1001 Bridge St., Vernonia OR 97064. Notice to mortgage, lien holder, vendor or seller: If you receive this notice it shall promptly be forwarded to the purchaser. The City of Vernonia is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Vernonia City Council Meetings City Council Meetings are scheduled for 7 PM: Monday, March 18 Monday, April 1 Monday, April 15 Dates and times subject to change due to conflicts of schedules Jim Morrison, Jr. General Contractor CCB# 112057 Ph: (503) 429-0154 MorrisonRemodeling@hughes.net Vernonia, OR 97064 • Licensed • Bonded • Insured Evelyn Banko will be in Vernonia Saturday, March 9 at 4:00 PM to share her story. NOTICE OF ELECTION OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, an election will be conducted by mail for the purpose of electing board members to the following districts (positions/ zones and terms) as follows: VERNONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT 47J Positions 1, 4, 5 and 6 (4 year term) - Vernonia 1-3, Vernonia 4, Vernonia 5, South Mist, North Mist and portion of Washington County MIST-BIRKENFELD RFPD Positions 2 (2 year term) 3, 4 & 5 (4 year terms) - South Mist, North Mist, portion of Vernonia 5 and portion of Clatsop County • Kitchen & Bathroom Remodels • Finish Carpentry • Ceramic Tile Work • Custom Home Construction • Additions • Commercial Tenant Improvements journey and they were not used to the Japanese food they received on the ship. The trip to America took about six weeks, but eventually they arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia and then Seattle, Washington. They were given the choice of going to Portland or San Francisco, so they settled on Portland. In Portland, they were put up in an apartment in the Jewish community where Evie attempted to make friends, but found that the language barrier was a challenge. Evie was four years old at that time and her mother was able to find a job sewing on a power machine to help provide for the family. Her father became a janitor and was able to take care of Evie during the daytime, until he was able to open up a service station for Texaco in 1941. After the war he took a job as an auto parts salesman with Niehoff. Evie went from preschool through high school in Portland and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in elementary education and taught in Portland for thirty three years, marrying and raising two children. Although Evie and her family survived the war and the trip to America, many of her family did not survive. Those members that were lucky enough to have escaped from Hitler ended up scattered across different parts of the world. In time Evie was able to reconnect with a few of her family members but her uncle and aunt and grandparents were murdered by Hitler. VERNONIA RFPD Position 1 and 5 (4 year terms) - Vernonia 1-3, portions of Vernonia 4 and Vernonia 5 COLUMBIA 9-1-1 COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT - Candidates must live in, be nominated and elected by zone Zone 2 (2 year term) – Goble, Rainier 1, Rainier 2, West Rainier, East Rainier, Yankton, South Deer Island, North Deer Island, Prescott, Columbia City Zone 3 (4 year term) – South Milton, North Milton, St. Helens 1-9, South St. Helens Zone 5 (4year term) – Scappoose 1-4, South Scappoose, Canyon, East Scappoose, West Scappoose, Sauvie Island Each candidate for an office listed above must file a declaration of candidacy accompanied by a filing fee of $10.00 or a petition for nomination signed by at least 25 registered voters residing in the election district for the office, with the Elections Department of Columbia County beginning on February 9, 2013 and no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 21, 2013. Filing forms are available on-line at the Secretary of State, Elections Division http://www.sos.state.or.us/ elections/publications/district.html. The forms are also available at Columbia County Elections Dept., 230 Strand St., St. Helens, OR.
