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community june2 Oregon Legislature Approves $7.5 Million for OMIC Opportunity to create world-class center for R&D and training underway The Oregon Legislature has announced the approval and release of $7.5 million toward the creation of the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center (OMIC), a co-located Research and Development (R&D) Center and Training Center in Columbia County. As a manufacturing innovation center, OMIC will train the next advanced manufacturing workforce. OMIC will support the retention and expansion of existing companies through the capabilities of the R&D Center and the skilled talent from the Training Center. Based on the Advanced Manufacturing and Research Center (AMRC) in Sheffield, UK, OMIC will be the first of its kind in the U.S. supported by The Boeing Company. “The partnership – a collabora- tive effort between industry, academia and government – lays a foundation for long-term job creation, skill develop- ment and advanced technology in the state, while immediately increasing the competitiveness of local companies,” The Vernonia Transfer Station is open on the 2nd and 4th Saturday June 11 & 25 July 9 & 23 August 13 & 27 Dates are subject to change due to weather said Chris Harder, director of Business Oregon. Located in Scappoose, OMIC will launch with the R&D Center and Training Center. Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) has committed to purchasing an existing building that will serve as the R&D Center. The Boeing Company, regional industrial partners, Oregon State University, and Portland State University will serve as OMIC’s R&D anchor tenants. Portland Community College (PCC) will create the Oregon Training Center, which will focus on serving students through industry sponsored skilled apprenticeships. Higher education institutions will partner through the Training Center to develop and support pathways to advanced Vernonia’s Voice is published on the 1st and 3rd Thursday. Our next issue will be out on June 16th. Vernonia City Council Meetings and Closures City Council Meetings are scheduled for 7:00 pm: Monday, June 6th, 2016 Monday, June 20th, 2016 City Closures are scheduled for: Monday, July 4, 2016 Independence Day Dates and times subject to change due to conflicts of schedules Vernonia Police Blotter May 15-31, 2016 Arrests, Reports Taken • May 15, 2016 Arrest on a Warrant near Stoney Point Rd. • May 25, 2016 Citation for Trespass near Jefferson Ave. • May 26, 2016 Report of Theft on North Mist Drive • May 27, 2016 Report of Criminal Mischief and Theft on Bridge St. • May 28, 2016 Arrest on a Warrant near North Mist Dr. Vernonia Police Department responds to calls that do not always end in Arrest, Report, or Citation. 05/01/2016 through 05/31/2016 VPD had a 193 calls for service TOO BUSY? careers in engineering and advanced manufacturing. Initial apprenticeships will target underrepresented populations in metals manufacturing including students of color, women and the economically disadvantaged. “The Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center is crucial to augmenting our manufacturing industry,” said Sylvia Kelley, interim president of PCC. “As the largest higher education and workforce training institution in Oregon, we are excited to support the creation of OMIC and train and foster the next generation of advanced manufacturing workforce in Oregon.” The business launch of OMIC is slated to begin by 2017, although 2016 5 advanced manufacturing research activities from Oregon Tech, OSU, and PSU are poised to start immediately. Likewise, PCC will also begin OMIC apprenticeship programs in its Rock Creek and Sylvania campuses until the new Training Center is built. “With an established manufacturing industry, available land, a skilled workforce, and proactive government and educational partners we have all the ingredients to create a successful innovation district,” said State Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose. “The creation of OMIC is an extraordinary opportunity to transform the economic landscape, not only of Scappoose and Columbia County, but of greater Portland and the state.” What’s Happening at the Vernonia Library Upcoming Events Summer Reading 1016: On Your Mark, Get Set…Read! For children birth through age 14, sign up at the library. Receive free Oregon State Fair tickets (limited number) and other incentives. Enter a weekly prize drawing for every hour you read. Return your time log between July 25 and August 12 to choose a free pa- perback book and enter a grand prize drawing. Upcoming Summer Reading Programs and Performances (Free!) Story and Craft Programs Every Tuesday, June 14 – July 19, 10:30 – 11:30 am for Pre-K through Grade 5 Readers Theater Thursday, June 16, 6 pm Performance of Three Hens and a Peacock, The Little Red Hen, and Tawny, Scrawny Lion by Young at Heart Readers Theater. Charlie Brown, the Juggler Thursday, June 23, 6 pm Open to all ages. Sponsored by Oregon College Savings Plan. Famiy Movie Night events, visit the library or library website http://www.vernonia-or. gov/Resources/Library.asp Ongoing Programs Book Discussion Group June 27 Last Monday of every month, 5:30 pm Selection for June: The Greening of Ben Brown by Michael Strelow Storytimes Baby and Toddler Time Mondays, 10:30 – 11:15 am Songs, rhymes, books, toys, and bubbles! For ages 0 – 3. Older siblings welcome. Preschool Storytime will resume Friday mornings starting in September Library Closures Monday, July 4 for Independence Day Holiday Library Hours & Contact Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 – 5 Tuesday, Thursday: 1 – 7 Saturday: 10 – 4 Closed Sundays Thursday, June 30, 6 pm Relax and enjoy a movie and free popcorn at the library. Call or visit the Phone: (503) 419-1818 library for movie titles. For a full list of Summer Reading E-mail: library@vernonia-or.gov Call your LOCAL bookkeeper R Y OLL A P PLUS LLC Edi Sheldon 503-429-1819 edisheldon@gmail.com Licensed tax consultant • Full service payroll Personal & small business bookkeeping • QuickBooks assistance CORPS, S-CORPS, LLC, Partnerships • Personal one-on-one service LTC #29629 - Oregon licensed tax consultant RTRP #P00448199 - designated as a registered tax return preparer by the Internal Revenue Service The IRS does not endorse any particular individual tax return preparer. For more information on tax return preparers, go to www.IRS.gov. NOTICE OF POSITIONS OPEN CITY OF VERNONIA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the General Election will be held on the 8th day of November 2016, at which time the legal voters of the City of Vernonia will be entitled to vote for candidates to certain city offices. OFFICES OPEN FOR ELECTION: VERNONIA MAYOR TWO YEAR TERM VERNONIA COUNCIL MEMBER FOUR YEAR TERM VERNONIA COUNCIL MEMBER FOUR YEAR TERM Election packets are available at the office of the City Recorder, 1001 Bridge St, Vernonia, OR 97064. Nominating petitions can be filed no sooner than June 1, 2016, and filed no later than Friday, August 26, 2016, by 4:00 pm with the City Recorder. For more information call Stephanie Borst, City Recorder at 503-429-5291 ext. 104. The City of Vernonia is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
