Jan. 29,1992, The INDEPENDENT Page 3
Natural gas installations bringing new businesses to Vernonia
The din and dust of gravel
tru c k s , back hoes, co m
pactors, pavers and assorted
other construction equipment
has nearly obscured the reali
ty that Northwest Natural Gas
has installed and pressurized
th e ir fo u r-in c h gas m ain
th ro u g h V ernonia. In its
wake, new businesses have
emerged, with sales and in
stallation of gas furnaces, hot
w ater heaters, stoves and
clothes dr
yourselfers, too.
In addition, he expects to
develop a service and repair
shop for all heating equip
ment and large appliances.
Hildebrand says he hopes to
make this business venture a
permanent facility and, per
haps, move to Vernonia with
his family.
M oving into the F low er
Shop, another vacant restau
rant b u ild in g , on M adison
Ave. next to the Four Square
Church, is D & H Contracting
from Portland. Occupying
the front of the building is a
d is p la y
room fe a tu rin g
Rheem heating equipment. A
building at the rear will house
a sheet metal shop.
Owner John Hasler will in
stall all gas appliances in res
idential, commercial or mobile
hom es and can pro vid e
equipment that meets code
for all applications, including
gas-fired infrared heating sys
Dave Hildebrand
M oving into the fo rm e r
Cookshack restaurant at 410
B ridge S treet is Mid W est
Heating. Owner Dave Hilde
brand, who is expanding his
Hillsboro business here, has
been active in heating fo r
twelve years and has owned
Mid West for the past eight
years.
Hildebrand specializes in
furnace installation as well as
appliances and is equipping
the Bridge S treet b u ild in g
w ith a sheet m etal shop
where he will fabricate duct
work for his own installations
and provide ducts fo r do-it-
tems for shops, large build
ings and warehouses. Work
ing with Hasler in sales and
service is Sam Morrison.
Williamson on Heather Lane.
H obson has e ig h te e n
years of experience in the
fie ld and has had his own
business four years. He pro
vides sales, service and in
s ta lla tio n of all gas a p p li
ances as well as air condi
tioning and service. AFCO
does not have a local a d
dress at the present time.
Wilcox & Flegel of Long
view, Wash., have sold and
serviced Rheem and Thermo
Pride oil heating systems in
CATV planning additional channels
Bob Hobson
Bob Hobson, owner of Af
fo rd a b le F urnace Co. rn
B e a ve rto n w ill go in the
record book for com pleting
the first conversion of a Ver
nonia residence, from electric
to all gas heating and appli
ances, fo r Tim and Lynn
John Hasler and Sam Morrison at their store.
Vernonia C.A.T.V., Inc. is in
the process of upgrading the
cable te le visio n system in
preparation for some added
channels in 1992. Television
reception should become in
c re a s in g ly s h a rp e r on all
ch a n n e ls, a cco rd in g to a
company spokesperson, eas
ing the inconvenience of hav
ing the system down for peri
ods of time as work continues
throughout January and, pos
sibly, February.
The first additional channel
scheduled is Fox Broadcast
ing, by March 1. Fox Broad
casting is televised by Chan
nel 49 in Portland; however, it
cannot be received with any
clarity in Vernonia, so recep
tion will be via satellite.
A survey of Vernonia cable
c u s to m e rs in d ic a te s th a t
Country Music Television is
the first choice for the next
additional channel. After that,
there is a close race between
CNN (Cable News Network)
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vice. All of them offer free es
timates and consultation con
cerning the most appropriate
and cost-e ffective ap plica
tions
A weatherization program
is also o ffe re d th ro u g h
N.N.G., including a free ener
gy audit. Weatherization is
available with 6.5 percent fi
nancing or a 25 percent re
bate. Rental property owners
may obtain a 28.85 percent
tax credit with this program.
Financing fo r residential
e le ctric-to -g a s con version
may be arranged on a five or
ten year plan with no down
payment required. The inter
est rate for five years or less
is 9.5 p e rc e n t; up to ten
years, the interest rate is 10.5
percent. Northwest Natural
Gas also provides free in
spection and diagnostic ser
vice calls.
One of the advantages of
natural gas, Forker notes, is a
reduced heating cost. The
fo llo w in g cha rt pro vid es a
heating cost comparison for
Vernonia.
NATURAL GAS-ELECTRICITY HEATING COST COMPARISON
FOR VERNONIA
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the Vernonia area for many
years and have now added
sales and service of gas-fired
furnaces for consumers wish
ing to convert from electricity
to a less c o s tly energy
source.
Ja ck S w eeney, who is
Wilcox and Flegel’s bulk plant
manager in Vernonia, will not
be involved with this service.
Interested persons may reach
Wilcox & Flegel’s Longview
heating sales and service de
partm ent via th e ir to ll free
number, 1-800-438-9656.
ENERGY
Electricity
EQUIPMENT
ESTIMATED
EFFICIENCY
ANNUAL HEATING USE
COST
20,949 KWH at 5c per KWH
$1,047
$ 583
100% Efficiency
ANNUAL
Natural Gas
70% Efficiency
1,021 Therms at 57.058c per Therm
Natural Gas
81% Efficiency
883 Therms at 57.058c per Therm
$ 504
Natural Gas
95% Efficiency
753 Therms at 57.058c per Therm
$ 430
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The Hutch for Kids
1540 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens, OR 97051
and The F am ily C h an ne l.
Channels will be added in ap
proximately four-month inter
vals, with a goal of six addi
tional channels.
The ad ditional channels
will require the use of con
verter boxes by custom ers
with televisions that are not
cable ready. A small deposit
will be charged for the use of
a converter box and will be
refunded when the box is re
turned in good repair.
Plat accepted, 24
home development
needs dry weather
The plat for the Roseview
Heights residential develop
m ent w as a c c e p te d and
recorded by Columbia County
this month. Wet winter condi
tions have delayed com ple
tion of roads inside the devel
opment, but interest from po
te n tia l bu ye rs is high and
sales are e xp e cte d to be
brisk as weather conditions
change, according to Stewart
King of Skyline Realty.
A model home will be de
livered to the site early this
spring to mark the beginning
of o n -s ite sa le s. P riva te
showings are now available
by contacting King at 429-
2909 or 646-3855.
OLCC lets contract
to Video Express,
relocation planned
Bill and Janice Fisher have
been appointed by the O re
gon Liquor Control Commis
sion to o p e ra te th e state
liquor store in Vernonia be
ginning the first of March.
Negotiations with Wallace
and Rose Dettmers to lease
the Bridge Street Hardware
b u ild in g are in the fin a l
stages, Bill Fisher said, which
would leave the liquor store in
its present location.
The Fishers plan to move
Vernonia Video Express, their
present business, to the new
lo catio n and are exploring
various avenues for providing
a hardw are line to restock
Bridge Street Hardware.
Bill Fisher plans to contin
ue as a contract mail carrier
with the U S. Postal service
and will subcontract some of
those duties.