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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, August 7,1996 ••■■■■ _____ — ............... _ .... - __ ___ ___ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G loria’s Spar Tree rebuilt, restaurant is now open for business Nearly six months follow ing the Flood of 1996, Gloria and Keith A tchley were putting the finishing touches on the restoration of Gloria’s Spar Tree Restaurant, deter mined to have it open for the Vernonia Friendship Jam boree. It was a tremendous effort and an unbelievable fu lfill ment on their part and the many friends who came to help. The Atchleys lost, not only the restaurant, but their home as well, and struggled for m onths...getting little o r no help from FEMA or insurance. Finally, after long, drawn-out negotiations, they secured a loan from the Small Business Administration to help them rebuild. The pain for the Atchleys and many others in the com munity is not over and the im pact of the flood will be with them all for years to come. Nevertheless, Gloria’s Spar Tree Restaurant is together again - completely redone - with new wiring, plumbing, w alls, floors, counter and kitchen. One fixture hasn’t changed, however: the inlaid rock tables are back in place, fascinating people with their infinite designs. Beside that, Gloria and her staff are sm il ing, waiting to resume the high quality of food and ser vice that has been their hall mark for years. Loft to right, Gloria Atchley, Bobby Jo Harmon, Barb McKedy and Willie Brewer are ready to serve you. Aardvarks Always Answer, so local Internet hookup nearing reality for Webheads in Vernonia Vernonia will be hooked up to the world by the end of A u gust — if everything stays on schedule. A t this tim e everything is com ing together, and every thing includes a high-speed T1 line fo r Internet access, W orld W ide W eb and E-mail, plus dedicated leased lines with static IP and other spe cialized services. Steve Johnson, owner/op- erator of A ardvarks Always Answer, a Scappoose-based Internet server, has been working with local people to provide full service Internet access, a business he is al ready conducting in the Scap- poose/St. Helens area. Rates for Unlimited access — 24-hours/7 days a week — to all services are as follows: 30 da ys........... ..... $20 90 da ys........... ..... $50 180 days......... ..... $90 13 mon th s ...... .... $180 In addition, there are spe- cial non-prim e rates, arrange m ents fo r occasional users and a free dial-up account th a t w ill allow no n-profit groups to dissem inate and ex change information. Any com puter with a mo dem will be able to use the VERNONIA FIRE DISTRICT REPORT FOR JULY, 1996 FIRE COMPANY TYPE OF CALL Medical Motor Vehicle Accident Illegal Burn Public Assist Structure Fire Search & Rescue TOTAL: 23 2 5 1 1 1 33 Personnel Responding 205 Equipment Responses 57 Hours on Incident Scene 20.25 All New Rooms 1 cBed&>Breakfast 429-4006 900 Madison Ave., Vernonia »..Just 1 block off Hwy. 47 Run with Extra Confidence with Chevron s c rib e rs sta rts , a B B S fo r lo ca l D E L O 400 " P L U S M O T O R O IL use will be available. Johnson, a Certified Public Accountant, cam e to Oregon about ten yea rs ago from southern California. Since that time, he has been self-em ployed under the name of Basement Micro, where he builds custom com puters, makes repairs and does up grades of existing systems. For the past year-and-a-half he has also operated Aard varks Always Answer. S ubscription form s and brochures are available at The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street. Questions re garding the service should be directed to (503) 543-6943; o r telenet: bbs.ardvark.com or http: //www.ardvark.com 16 4 5 1 1 Private Baths • Some Hot Tubs Continental Breakfast The name you trust for: Steve Johnson • • • • Gasoline 'Delo Diesel Fuel Multigrade Oils • Solvents Additives »Greases" WESTERN WEAR BY WRANGLER ROCKY MOUNTAIN • BAILEY JUSTIN • TONY LAMA »TEX TAN I SADDLES, TACK ACCESSORIES, SUPPLIES 360 St. Helens St., St. Helens-397-9711 TREYNOLDS LA N D S U R V E Y IN G , INC. N w- Land Development Consulting s Boundary & Construction • Water Rights Surveys Partitions & Subdivisions • Licensed in OR & WA (503) 397-5516 • Fax (503) 397-5518 Troy W. Horton G overnment S ecurities • R etirement P lans B onds • M utual F unds • S tocks • IRAs OTHER Bum Permits Issued Inspections Conducted Road Ord. Inspections Fire Invest. Conducted Violation Notices Issued Comfort & Convenience friendly state-of-the-art soft ware - W indows, Mac, DOS - Johnson explained. He will also sche dule classes, as needed, fo r people who are unfam iliar with the process. Prior to com pleting the full hook-up, those interested can try a local Bulletin Board Ser vice (BBS) that will be offered as a free trial when the local telephone hookup becom es available. A fter the Internet telephone connection is com plete and service fo r sub First Allied Securities, Inc. PROTECT YOUR DECK WITH SHINGLE OIL! ECONOMY PRODUCT PREMIUM PRODUCT • Wilcox & Flegel Product • Light brown color Slight colorizing effect Chevron Product • Clear in color No colorizing effect AVA ILAB LE IN 5 G AL. PAIL OR 55 G AL. DRUM Chevron Call Jack (503) 429-6606 M em ber NASD / SIPC 71273 North shore Dr., Birkenfeld, OR 97016 Call: 755-2008 or 1-800-248-1173 WILCOX & FLEGEL 720 Rose Avenue • Vernonia
