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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
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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
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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.
