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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1990)
M ar 29. 1990, The IN D E P E N D E N T P ag e 3 B u s in e s s N o te Nehalem Pump bought out Wally Vaughn and his son. Neil, recently announced the purchase of Nehalem Valley Pump Service from Lance Stevens The Vaughns will be partners in a dual enter prise to be known as Neha lem Valley Pump Service and Vaughn's Water Conditioning Nehalem Valley Pump will continue the sales, installa tion and service of pumps, while Vaughn's Water Con ditioning will sell, install and service a num ber of top CAT seeks rehab money for county brands of water softening chlorinatio n, filtra tio n and dnnking water systems The Vaughns will maintain their headquarters in Verno nia a, 710 Mist Drive, the building owned by Stevens Enterprises, but will be serv ing clie n ts m C olum bia. Clatsop. Washington Tilla mook and Lincoln Counties The senior Vaughn has twenty years of experience in the water conditioning field Neil has been associated with the business since 1984 Low income homeowners m most of Columbia County may be eligible to receive home repair funds through the Farmers Home Adminis tralion Housing Preservation Gran, (HPG) if Community Action Team Inc . a housing assistance provider, is suc cessful in applying for HPG funds (¿r/z/'r P u m p New owner saves Riley s One day b e lore th e ir scheduled closure on March 15 because of liability insur ance increases caused by new environmental regula tions, Judy Riley of Riley's Service was inform ed that negotiations had been com pleted to keep the Vernonia gas station operating Bretthauer Oil Co . H ills boro. has purchased the sta tion from the former owners. Sliger and Monroe, also of Hillsboro Because Bretthauer Oil Co , a Unocal distributor that already supplyies Riley's Ser vice, owns many service sta tions. i, can handle the liabili ,y insurance needed to pro tec, against ground or water contamination from leaking fuel tanks The local soil testing has been completed, Judy Riley said, and wha, little upgrad ing is needed here will be done by 1993 The fuel tanks a, Riley's are only five years old and are in good condition 429-7622 M tga / oa / / , * Wally, left, and Nell Vaughn display new business sign. Historical Society seeking family farms for Century Farm program Does your fam ily farm quality for Century Farm sta tus9 The Oregon Historical Society is seeking applicants for the Century Farm pro gram, which has honored ap proximately 800 farms since i, started in 1958 on the eve of Oregon's centennial year Vernonia Realty & Insurance Center 953 Bridge St., Vernonia - 429 6203 Evenings: Carol O strander. G R I 4 2 9 -6 4 2 9 Associate B roker fa Ken ft Helen B atem an. 4 2 9 1082 Bales Associates as a state Io qualify for the program, a farm must have been oper ated co n tin u o u sly by the same family for a, least 100 years, have no less than ten acres, have a minimum gross income and certain other re quirements For applications or more inform ation, call Barbara Young at the Columbia Coun ty Historical Museum in Ver noma, 429-3713, or stop a, the museum Friday Saturday or Sunday afternoons Appli cations and information may also be obtained a, the Ore gon Historical Society in Port land. 222-1741 May 31s, is the deadline for this year's applications Community Action Team is applying for HPG funds that could be used in all of Columbia County except S, Helens, which has a popula tion above the 5,000 limit of the program The funds would be re served specifically for low and very low income families that could be eligible for an interest free loan, with the borrowed amount to be re paid when the property is sold No monthly payments would be required 80% or more of the funds would go to hom eow ners who are very low income, with the remaining 20% avail able to low income house holds Public comment is being solicited by Community Ac lion Team Inc and will be ac cepted until April 9, 1990 A statement of Proposed Activi fy can be obtained from Community Action Team Inc For more inform ation, call Jim Tierney a tl 800 922 7379, or write to 474 Mil,on Way S, Helens, OR 97051 Laundromat installs big washers Vernonia Laundromat has increased rts washing capaci ty with the addition of two new 35 pound washers, man ager Ray Pelster recently an Comfortable, clean 4 nea, 2 br 2 ba hm w finished full attic area Separate garage 4 workshop in spacious fenced yd $57,500 L o tt of shop 4 garage space accompany »his older 2 br hm w large fenced yard Owner contract $27,500 100' x 100' building site with P rice R educed, super value' C om er dbl lo, dose to schools 24 » J6'm etal shop $14,500 1 6 acres in excellent area close to town yet true country living w cute 2 * br weatherized c o t tage Needs T IC $30 000 Warm & Comfortable estab $7900 hshed Adult Foster Care Home Nice convenient location Call for details $68 000 C oast R ange B icycles E arth D ay S pecial ! O verhaul $30 E x p er t B ike R epair A l l T y p es - A l l M a k es 429-2929 Excellent country location Partially remodeled 2 br home on large lot $19,000 5 4 acres vacant land w trees and cieanng $20,000 nounced The extra large capacity machines are good for items such as sleeping bags, blan kets and washable rugs 717 R ose A v e n u e , V e r n o n ia , OR 97064
