community news
june21
2018
Bonamici Bulletin
By Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici
As a mom and a
policymaker, I’m alarmed
by the Trump Administra-
tion’s new policy of sepa-
rating immigrant children
from their parents at the
border. Many of the fami-
lies that Immigration and Customs En-
forcement (ICE) is tearing apart are seek-
ing asylum from horrific violence in their
home countries – and seeking asylum is
legal. The Trump Administration’s “zero
tolerance” family separation policy is
cruel, heartless, and wrong. In Congress I
am taking action to call for the end of this
policy and to stop the funding that allows it
to continue.
This month I also spoke out for net
neutrality and against the dismantling of
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
and I encourage you to make your voice
heard too.
Here’s what else I’ve been working on:
Standing Up for All Students
The Trump Administration contin-
ues to attack public education, equity in ed-
ucation, and access to higher education. It’s
been a busy month. In Education Secretary
DeVos’ first appearance before the House
Education Committee, I pressed her to
take action on gun violence in schools and
discrimination against LGBTQ students. I
spoke out against inequity in education that
leaves students of color behind. And I chal-
lenged Trump’s Education Department to
rethink their policy of ending state con-
sumer protections for victims of unscrupu-
lous student loan companies. Despite these
challenges, I am always encouraged when
I talk with Oregon students, including dur-
ing recent visits to Tigard, Beaverton, PCC
Rock Creek, Hillsboro, and Warrenton.
Bad for Families, Bad for Farmers
The Farm Bill should provide
needed research and support to our
family farmers and a safety net against
food insecurity to tens of thousands
of families, seniors, and people with
disabilities. Unfortunately, Republi-
can leaders have proposed harmful
cuts that would leave many vulnerable
people in jeopardy. Nutrition programs
such as SNAP and healthy school
meals are critical to helping struggling
families escape the devastating effects
of poverty and hunger. I recently heard
from Oregon advocates, including sev-
eral faith-based leaders, about how im-
portant it is to protect these programs.
I will continue fighting for a Farm Bill
that supports our families, farmers, and
communities.
Creating Opportunities and
Economic Growth
We need an economy that works for
everyone, but too many people in Oregon
are stuck in low-wage jobs and don’t have
the skills they need to get a better-paying
job. The Oregon Manufacturing Innova-
tion Center in Scappoose is an innovative
solution that will provide training oppor-
tunities for students and workers to learn
cutting-edge skills, and also help business-
es by providing research and development
in advanced manufacturing. The trades are
an essential part of the economy, and I en-
joyed touring a training facility supported
by IBEW and the National Electrical Con-
tractors Association that is helping people
gain the skills and experience needed to
safely repair and maintain our power lines.
Improving our Infrastructure
and our Environment
Building and maintaining infra-
structure is a good investment. I have been
working with local leaders to secure federal
resources for safety and storage upgrades at
Hagg Lake and Scoggins Dam that will en-
sure a water supply for the region and pro-
tect lives and communities in the event of a
Cascadia earthquake. Smart infrastructure
also means restoring our environment. I
was proud that my provision to restore part
of Clatsop County’s Walluski River to wet-
land and salmon habitat passed the House
in the Water Resources and Development
Act. Through habitat restoration projects
and smart infrastructure upgrades we can
prepare our communities for a brighter and
greener future.
You can find more updates about my work
around NW Oregon and in Washington,
D.C. on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
and YouTube. You can also contact my Or-
egon and Washington, D.C. offices with
questions, comments, or for assistance with
a federal agency.
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License Plate Transfer
Law to Change July 1
What you should know
before buying license
plates from a private seller
A new Oregon consumer
protection law will change require-
ments for transferring license plates
from one vehicle to another as of July
1, 2018.
Under House Bill 4062,
passed by the 2018 Legislature, you
will still be able to transfer plates
with unexpired registration tags to
another vehicle that you own. How-
ever, in a plate transfer between ve-
hicles with different owners, both
vehicles will begin new registration
periods and both vehicles are subject
to all registration requirements.
“Some people were us-
ing plate transfers as a way to avoid
making vehicle repairs to pass DEQ
emissions testing,” DMV Adminis-
trator Tom McClellan said. “We also
believe some people were stealing
license plates and selling them on-
line to unsuspecting buyers. This law
change is intended to prevent those
abuses.”
The new law will help pro-
tect consumers in several ways:
• It will prevent the use of plate trans-
fers to evade emissions testing re-
quirements that apply to the Portland
and Medford areas.
• It is likely to decrease the incentive
for plate theft to feed the market of
individuals either seeking to evade
air quality laws or looking for a bar-
gain in registration fees.
• It will reduce the loss to victims of
plate thefts by preserving their vehi-
cle registration if the plates are trans-
TOO BUSY?
ferred to another vehicle.
For registration to transfer
with your plates, you must be:
• Listed as a registered owner in
DMV records for the vehicle from
which the plates were removed, and
apply for a title and plate transfer for
the vehicle receiving the plates; OR
• Listed as the registered owner in
DMV records for both vehicles.
If either of the vehicles in-
volved in the plate transfer are owned
by more than one person or business,
at least one commonly registered
owner must be listed in DMV records
for both vehicles in order to transfer
the registration with the plates.
Vehicles in areas around
Portland and Medford that are sub-
ject to DEQ requirements must pro-
vide proof of compliance with DEQ
emissions testing prior to registration
or registration renewal.
This means that a DEQ emis-
sions test certificate is required if
the plate being transferred is due for
registration renewal, or if new regis-
tration is required because the plate
transfer occurred between vehicles
not owned by the same person or
business.
Any time you need to visit
a DMV office, first check www.Or-
egonDMV.com to find office hours
and locations, and to make sure you
have everything you need before your
visit. You also can do some DMV
business from home at OregonDMV.
com. You can renew your vehicle reg-
istration, file a change of address, or
file notice of the sale of your vehicle
online without getting in line at an
office.
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Church Directory
Assembly of God
Sunday School: 9:45 am
Morning Worship: 11:00 am
Sunday Evening Prayer: 6:00 pm
Wayne Marr, Pastor
662 Jefferson Avenue
503-429-0373
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
Sunday Schedule:
Sacrament Meeting: 10:00 am
Sunday School & Primary: 11:20 am
Relief Society, Priesthood and
Young Women: 12:10 pm
Roger Cook, Branch President
1350 E. Knott Street
503-429-7151
Grace Family Fellowship
Sunday School: 9:00 am
Worship Service: 10:30 am
Thursday Prayer: 6:00 pm
Greg “Mac” McCallum, Pastor
957 State Avenue
503-429-6790
Nehalem Valley Bible Church
Sunday School: 9:45 am
Worship Service: 10:45 am
Tues. Ladies Bible Study: 9:30 am
Wednesday Service: 7:00 pm
Sat. Men’s Prayer Meeting: 6:30 am
Gary Taylor, Pastor
Grant & North Streets
503-429-5378
Open Door Gathering Place
Service: Sunday 6:00 pm
Grant Williams, Pastor
375 North Street
503-702-3553
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Wednesday Religious Education:
3:15-4:30 pm
Sunday Mass: 12:00 pm
Rev. Luan Tran, Administrator
960 Missouri Avenue
503-429-8841
Vernonia Christian Church
Sunday School: 9:45 am
Worship Service in Youth &
Family Center: 11:00 AM
www.VernoniaChristianChurch.org
Sam Hough, Pastor
410 North Street
503-429-6522
Vernonia Foursquare Church
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 am
Children’s Sunday School
Carl Pense, Pastor
358 A Street
503-429-1103
Vernonia Seventh-day Adventist Church
Sabbath (Saturday) Services
Sabbath School: 9:30 am
Worship Service: 11:00 am
www.VernoniaSDAC.org
Larry Gibson, Pastor
2nd Avenue and Nehalem Street
503-429-8301