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Seismic safety work very expensive on old masonry buildings
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story, unreinforced masonry
structure.
The plan would also pro
vide $3,145,000 for the pre
sent high school, where up
grading the heating and venti
lating system would require
the largest chunk of money,
$410,000. It does not include
improvements to the athletic
fields, tennis courts or grand
stand, which the group felt
wouldn’t be necessary if the
fa c ility becom es a m iddle
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tenance building.
Other things included are
two modular structures with
two classrooms each, electri
cal upgrades including those
needed fo r com puters and
oth er tech no log ica l e q u ip
ment; a permanent covered
play area at WGS and a
sm all wooden, roofed play
area at LGS; sprinkler sys
tem s in the classroom s at
VHS and WGS; more parking
at WGS and LGS; replacing
the roof, gutters and down
sp o u ts at WGS and VHS;
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program to promote profes
sional growth through educa
tion that will recognize profes
sional loggers in Oregon. The
Oregon Professional Logger
Program was unveiled at the
Northwest Regional Logging
S a fe ty C o n fe re n ce , held
November 18th in Bend, at
the Inn of the Seventh Moun-
tain.
The Pro-Logger program
seeks to recognize tim b e r
harvesting professionalism
and continuing education in
forest practices which p ro
mote sustainable forests, as
w ell as lo g g in g b u s in e s s
practices and safety. The goal
of the program is to perpetu
ate logger knowledge to ad
vance forest stewardship in
tim ber harvesting activities.
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equipment and furnishings for
new classrooms.
The p re lim in a ry fig u re s
also include estimated costs
for bond issue expenses, in
terest, inflation, permits and
all other m iscellaneous ex
penses.
The next meeting of the
Facilities Study committee will
be November 28 at the WGS
library at 7:00 p.m. This is the
tim e to ask questions and
provide input on the future of
educational facilities in Ver
nonia.
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Only $155,000 would be
spent at LGS under the pro
posal, which assum es the
Lincoln property will be sold
as soon as possible because
it would be extremely expen
sive to bring up to current
standards and would still pro
vide only four classrooms in
the main building.
The proposal provides no
improvements to the District
Office building, but includes
$16,000 to improve heating
and ventilation in the main
Vernonia Firefighters Association
Toy and Joy
fundraising drive
With your help, needy families in the Nehalem
Valley w ill enjoy a very special Christm as-
one that includes a gift especially
selected for each child!
In conjunction with Vernonia Cares, Toy and Joy barrels
will also be used to collect non-perishable food items.
Here is how you can help:
Please bring donations of new, unwrapped toys or other gifts designed to delight children from birth
through high school age to any of the collection barrels located throughout the community. Cash
Contributions are especially appreciated to buy gifts for specific children when donated gifts fail to
meet the need. Cash contributions can be made at the Vernonia Firefighters Toy and Joy Savings
Account—U. S. Banks, Vernonia Branch. Contributions may also be made in cans placed at
selected Vernonia merchants. For additional information, please leave a message for Kathy
Brekken at the Vernonia Fire Hall, 429-8252.
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Companies meeting program
standards will be recognized
as “Oregon Pro-Loggers".
The idea of forest steward
ship is not new to O regon
loggers, as lo g g e rs and
foresters have been regarded
stewards of our forests for
generations. Today, public
perception is different, but the
logger is still a key player with
respect to tending Oregon’s
forests. It is the intent of this
educational program to rein
force the stewardship ethic
and, at the same tim e, en
co u ra g e the p ro fe s s io n a l
growth of logging contractors.
The S a fe ty C o n fe re n c e
keynote address, "Loggers
Are Professionals - Sustain
able Forestry Initiative” , was
p re se n te d by Jim Jam e s,
general manager of Western
T im b e r and L o g g in g fo r
W illam ette Ind ustrie s, Inc.
James spoke about im prov
ing industry-wide commitment
to excellence in logging and
forestry stewardship in Ore
gon. Over 150 loggers from
across the six-state N orth
west region met in Bend for
the conference, which is held
annually to address logging
sa fe ty issu e s in O reg on ,
Washington, Idaho, Alaska,
California, and Montana.
Associated Oregon Log
gers P re sid e n t Bob Luoto
emphasized that, “The Pro-
L o gg er pro gra m d e m o n
s tra te s lo g g e rs c o n tin u e d
commitment to sound forestry
standards.”
Jim Gahlsdorf, of Gahls-
dorf Logging, Inc. in Salem,
who played a lead role in de
veloping the program, added,
“Professional loggers improve
the stature of logging. We’re
building trust in what we do
and how we do it.” Program
input also came from Oregon
Department of Forestry, Ore
gon State University Forestry
Extension, and others.
Associated Oregon Log
gers represents nearly 800
family owned logging compa
nies. In 1994, 4 .1 7 b illio n
board feet of timber, enough
wood to build 278,000 homes,
was harvested by O regon
loggers.