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True Value Hardware store opens in anks at Oak Village Center k n e w o f th e B a n k s lo c a tio n a n d , o n O c t o b e r 1, h e F o r th e firs t tim e in n e a rly a y e a r, th e d o o rs h a v e o p e n e d in O a k V illa g e S h o p p in g C e n te r in B a n k s w h e re th e re u s e d to b e a T ru e V a lue H a r d w a r e s to r e . W h a t h a s ta k e n its p la c e ? A T ru e V a lue o p e n e d t h e d o o r s to s e r v e th e B a n k s area. "I'm p le a s e d w ith th e w a y th e c o m m u n ity h a s a c c e p te d m e, e s p e c ia lly th e o th e r m e r c h a n ts ," h e s a id . "I'm m u c h m o re c o m fo rta b le h e re th a n I w a s at th e o th e r lo c a tio n ." A lo n g w ith h is e x p e rie n c e , C la u n c h b r in g s G e n ie R u s se ll, h is m a n a g e r fo r th e last y e a r a n d a h a lf a t th e R o c k H a rd w a re sto re . B ill C la u n c h o f S y lv a n H e ig h ts h a s m o v e d his o p e r a t io n t o B a n k s f r o m R o c k C r e e k , w h e r e h e h a s ru n a T ru e V a lu e s to re fo r th e la s t s e v e n y e a rs . C o n s tru c tio n in th e R o c k C re e k a re a ju s t b e c a m e t o o m u c h t o h a n d le , C la u n c h s a id , a n d it w a s d e fi n ite ly a ffe c tin g b u s in e s s . H e Bill Claunch and Genie Russell at new Banks True Value, B e s id e a s m ile o r tw o , th e n e w s to re is o ffe rin g a fu ll line o f h a r d w a r e , p lu m b in g a n d e le c tric a l s u p p lie s , y a rd a n d g a r d e n t o o ls , s o m e h o u s e - w a re s , p a c k in g m a te ria ls a n d a d ro p -o ff s h a rp e n in g s e rv ic e fo r k n ive s, s a w s a n d s c is s o rs . T h e y w ill b e o p e n M o n d a y th ro u g h F rid a y fro m 9 a .m . to 7 p .m ., 9 -5 o n S a tu rd a y a n d 10-5 o n S unday. C re e k lo c a tio n . "I d o n ’t k n o w w hy, s h e ju s t s e e m s to fo llo w T h e s to re is lo c a te d n e x t to J im 's S u p e rm a rk e t in th e O a k V illa g e S h o p p in g C e n te r. F or m e ," s a y s C la u n c h , re v e a lin g a n y a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n ca ll s o m e o f h is la id -b a c k hum or. 3 2 4 -5 7 0 0 . Sen. Dukes receives interim appointment to Emergency Board S ta te S e n . J o a n D u k e s h a s b e e n a p p o in te d t o f ill a v a c a n c y o n t h e L e g is la t iv e E m e rg e n c y B o a rd d u rin g th e 1 9 9 3 -9 5 in te rim p e rio d . T h e B o a rd is th e in flu e n tia l b u d g e t c o m m it t e e t h a t d i s t r ib u t e s fu n d s w h e n th e L e g is la tu re is n o t in s e s s io n . D u k e s , D - S v e n s e n , w i ll tra n s p o rta tio n , p o rts , fis h in g , w a t e r q u a lit y , b u d g e t s — in te rim a s s ig n m e n ts , b e c a u s e it e n a b le s m e to b e o u t in th e s e a r e is s u e s th a t to u c h v irtu a lly e v e ry o n e in th e d is tr ic t," D u k e s s a id . "In a d d i tio n , th e E m e r g e n c y B o a rd c a n a llo c a te fu n d s f o r o th e r fro n t o n th e p ro b le m s a n d is n e e d s ." "T h is is a n e x c e lle n t list o f a n d fis c a l is s u e s . D u rin g th e 1 9 9 3 le g is la tiv e s e s s io n , s h e w a s a m e m b e r o f th e S e n a te W a y s a n d M e a n s C o m m itte e , w h ic h a p p r o v e s a ll a g e n c y b u d g e ts a n d o th e r a llo c a t io n s . T h e c o m m it t e e c u t $ 8 7 0 m illio n fro m s ta te p r o s u e s w e f a c e in T illa m o o k , C la ts o p a n d C o lu m b ia C o u n tie s , "s h e sa id . D u k e s w a s n a m e d to th e E m e rg e n c y B o a rd b e c a u s e o f h e r e x p e r ie n c e w ith b u d g e t g ra m s in o rd e r to b a la n c e th e 1 9 9 3 -9 5 s ta te b u d g e t. D u k e s w ill a ls o s e rv e d u r ing th e in te rim o n th e E x e c u t iv e A p p o in tm e n ts C o m m it te e , w h ic h m u s t r e v ie w a n d a p p ro v e a p p o in tm e n ts m a d e b y t h e G o v e r n o r to v a r io u s s ta te a n d lo c a l b o a r d s a n d a g e n c ie s . a g a in c h a ir th e S e n a te T ra n s p o r t a tio n C o m m itte e d u r in g t h e in t e r im . S h e w i ll a ls o s e rv e o n th e G e n e ra l G o v e rn m e n t s u b c o m m it t e e o f t h e E m e rg e n c y B o a rd , th e T ra d e a n d E c o n o m ic D e v e lo p m e n t C o m m it te e , t h e L e g is la t iv e A d m in is t r a t io n C o m m it t e e , a n d th e C o lu m b ia R iv e r T a s k F o rc e , w h ic h fo c u s e s o n th e riv e r's th re a te n e d a n d e n d a n g e re d s p e c ie s . D u k e s s a id s h e is e x c ite d a b o u t h e r in te r im c o m m itte e r e s p o n s ib ilit ie s , p a r t ic u la r ly b e c a u s e th e y d ir e c t ly a ffe c t h e r d is tr ic t a n d c o n s titu e n ts . S h e a ls o s e rv e s a s A s s is ta n t M a jo r i t y L e a d e r f o r D e m o c ra tic C a u c u s . th e 'E c o n o m ic d e v e lo p m e n t, These are just two of the approximately thirty classic cars that stopped in Vernonia on September 18 for a visit at the Coiumbia County Historical Society Museum, as members VERNONIA Adult Volleyball Aerobics AFS Alcoholics Anonymous Al-Anon American Cancer Society AWANA Clubs Boosters Boy Scouts CC Citizens for Human Dignity Chamber of Commerce Cub Scouts Girt Scouts Home Extension Club Izaak Walton League Jamboree Committee Jaycees Ladies Golf Club Lions Club Men's Golf Club Nehalem Valley Car Club Parent-Teacher Club Preschool Story Hour Ridge Riders Senior Center Directors Society of Arts & Crafts TOPS Vernonia Cares Directors Vernonia City Council Tuesdays Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 1st Wednesday Tuesdays & Fridays Thursdays 2nd Wednesday Wednesdays 2nd Wednesday Wednesdays 1st Thursday 2nd Wednesday Tuesdays 1st Monday 3rd Thursday 3rd Thursday 2nd Monday Tuesdays Tuesdays 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Wednesdays 1st Tuesday 3rd Thursday Wednesdays Last Tuesday 1st Friday 1st Monday Tuesdays 2nd Thursday* 1st & 3rd Mondays 7-9 p.m., WGS Gym 7 p.m., WGS Gym 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 8 p.m.,1st Baptist Church 7 p.m., 1st Baptist Church 12:30 p.m., Golf Course 6:30-8 p.m., Evangelical Bible Church 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 7:00 p.m., LDS Church 7:00 p.m., for site call 429-6063 7:30 a.m., Crazy Charlie's 7:00 p.m., WGS Gym 7 p.m., WGS Library For location call 429-5533 For location call 429-7193 7 p.m.,Vernonia Country Kitchen 7 p.m., WGS Library 5 p.m., Golf Course 6:30 p.m., Vernonia Cafe 5 p.m., Golf Course 7 p.m., Options Restaurant 7 p.m., WGS Library 10:30 a.m., City Library 7:30 p.m., City Library 1 p.m., Senior Center 7 p.m., WGS Library 6:30 p.m., 627 Adams (Preschool) 7:30 p.m., 627 Adams 7:30 p.m., City Library of the Historical Automobile Club of Oregon journied to Long Beach, via Vernonia and Clatskanie. The club is head- quartered in Portland. Vernonia Doll Club Vernonia Grange Vernonia Health Center Vernonia Planning Commission Vernonia Preschool Directors Vernonia Rural Fire District Vernonia School District Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters W0EC Directors 4th Tuesday 1 p.m. Senior Citizens Center 2nd Saturday 2nd Thursday 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library 7 p.m., 627 Adams 1st Tuesday 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Thursday 8 p.m., School District Office 2nd Monday 3rd Tuesday MIST-BIRKENFELD Mist-Birkenfeld Fire Bd. of Direct. 2nd Tuesday M-B Firefighters Assoc. 1 st, 2nd & 3rd Wednesdays M-B Ambulance Assoc. Natal Grange 7:30 p.m., Health Center* 1 st, 2nd & 3rd Thursdays 2nd Wednesday 7 p.m., Fire Station 7 p.m., WOEC 7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station 7 p.m., Main Fire Station 7 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted) Board of Commissioners Wednesdays 10 a.m., Courthouse Citizens for Senior Justice 2nd Tuesday 7 p.m., Sunset Park Comm. Church COLCO Transportation Committee 2nd Friday 10:30 a.m., Courthouse County Council of Seniors 2nd Friday 1:00 p.m., Courthouse Columbia Educ. Service Dist. 3rd Wednesday 7:30 p.m., 800 Port Ave. County Fair Board 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Fairgrounds County Parks Commission 2nd Wednesday 6 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. Emergency Communications Dist. 3rd Tuesday 7 p.m., Courthouse Historical Society 4th Wednesday Noon, For location call 429-3713 Traffic Safety Commission 1st Wednesday 7 a.m., Village Inn •January, April, July & October only Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410, or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 1206 State Avenue, Vernonia, OR 97064.
