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About Vernonia's voice. (Vernonia, OR) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (April 4, 2019)
6 community april4 2019 Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Vernonia Toxic items used in the home can be brought for safe disposal The vernal equinox has arrived, and to help residents with their spring cleaning, Columbia County is hosting a household hazardous waste event in Vernonia on Saturday, April 13. A large variety of toxic and unsafe materials can be brought to the free event which takes place from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm at 377 Bridge St. (Spencer Park between State and Washington Avenues). Many items used around the home, including cleaning, gardening, and automotive products can be harm- ful to people, fish, and wildlife. Toxins in these products can present potential safety and health hazards when poured down the drain or dumped on the ground. The event provides residents a safe and responsible way to discard these and many other items which are not accepted with curbside service. Items must be in containers of less than five gallons and should be secured safely during transport. Trained household hazardous waste technicians will unload materials from vehicles. • ammunition • fireworks and flares • gas / diesel / fuels What’s Happening at the Vernonia Library Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Stewarding our Public Forests Oregon. OPB, 60 min. Thursday, April 11, 6:30 pm Mariah Acton will lead this conversation to explore the values, identities, and beliefs we each have about our forests and what we, as a state, do to steward, manage, and protect this special resource. Sponsored by the Friends of the Vernonia Library, an Oregon Humanities Conversation Project Program. Friday, April 19, 6:30 pm Featuring the movie Night at the Museum (PG, 1 hr. 48 min.). Free popcorn and the Library open just for you! Columbia County Reads with Phillip Margolin and Gregory Nokes Friday, April 26, 6 pm Join New York Times Bestselling author Phillip Margolin and Oregon author Gregory Nokes. Event is sponsored by the Columbia County Cultural Coalition and the Friends of the Vernonia Public Library. Multiple copies of their books are available for check-out at the Library. City Wide Clean-Up Event Saturday April 13, 8 am - Noon The Library is a clean-up location for this event. Weeding, spreading bark, trash pick-up, parking lot clean-up. If interested in volunteering, please contact Shannon at the Library. Movie Night: Local Color Tuesday, April 16, 6 pm Featuring a documentary Local Color, a history of racism and civil rights in After Hours Family Movie Night Ongoing Programs Writer’s Group Thursday, April 18, 6 - 7:30 pm 3 rd Thursday of every month. For writers with all levels of experience. Book Discussion Group The Last Monday of every month, 5:30 pm. Discussion book for Monday, April 29: Comet’s Tale by Steven D. Wolf. 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 Fridays, 10:30 - 11:15 am Stories, activity, and a craft. Planned for children up through age 6. Library Hours & Contact Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 - 5 Tuesday, Thursday: 1 - 7 Saturday: 10 - 4 Closed Sundays Phone: (503) 429-1818 E-mail: library@vernonia-or.gov • lawn and garden chemicals • herbicides and pesticides • pool and spa chemicals • light ballasts—please remove from light fixture • fluorescent tubes • art and hobby chemicals • solvents and thinners • items containing mercury • propane cylinders • compressed gas cylinders • batteries - car, recharge- able, button - no alkaline batteries • cleaners and detergents • poisons • used motor oil and antifreeze • medical sharps in OSHA-approved, puncture-proof containers No garbage, trash, items con- taining asbestos, or liquids in con- tainers larger than five gallons will be taken. Residents can bring latex and acrylic paint, oil-based paint, enamel, stains, lacquers, shellacs, varnishes and primers to Vernonia Hardware and Supply at 1026 Bridge St. or to the Columbia County Transfer Sta- tion in St. Helens during their respec- tive business hours. Expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs can be deposited in the MedReturn collection box at Vernonia City Hall’s main lobby from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 - 5:00 pm weekdays. Columbia County sponsors free household hazardous waste events (for county residents only) in various loca- tions throughout the area. The next event takes place June 1 in Rainier. For more information, email Kathy Boutin-Pasterz at kathleen.bou- tin-pasterz@co.columbia.or.us or call her at (503) 397-7259. ABOUT COLUMBIA COUNTY’S SOLID WASTE PROGRAM Columbia County plans, organizes, and directs recycling, reuse, waste reduction and household hazardous waste management throughout its 657 square-mile area. The County operates a transfer station in St. Helens and administers the solid waste collection franchises within the unincorporated area of the county. Film Celebrates Wild Salmon and Nehalem River What do coho salmon, beaver analogs, and state forests have in com- mon? Join the Wild Salmon Center (WSC) at the Patagonia store in Portland for the screening of their new film, Ne- halem: A Wild Salmon Stronghold, on April 18, 2019 at 7:00 pm and find out! The film features Upper Ne- halem Watershed Council (UNWC) Executive Director, and Vernonia resi- dent, Maggie Peyton, as she discusses habit restoration projects on the Ne- halem River, including a pilot project funded by the WSC to install Beaver Analog Dams on tributaries of the Ne- Vernonia’s Voice is published on the 1 st and 3 rd Thursday. Look for our next issue on April 18. NEW LOCATION halem River. You’ll also hear from the WSC’s Oregon Policy Director on needed improvements to forestry man- agement policies in Oregon, next steps to designate the Nehalem as a State Scenic Waterway, and listen to Patago- nia’s own fly fishing Ambassador Kate Crump share stories about chasing wild steelhead on the Oregon Coast. The event will include live screen printing, so bring your own item to get printed on and BYO cup! Complimentary snacks will be pro- vided, as well as drinks from Brew Dr. Kombucha, Hopworks Urban Brewery and Union Wine Company. Thursday, April 18 7:00 - 9:00 pm Patagonia Portland 1106 W Burnside St. Don’t Sell it! Pawn it! For fast cash! 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