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i Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, January 21,1998 Business Notes New owners at V e rn o n ia c a fe W O EC w eathers snow /ice storm By Jim Buxton For the most part, the in vestment in brush removal paid off for members of West Ore gon Electric Cooperative mem bers during the recent ice storm. The line crews followed es tablished priorities by restoring power to the greatest number of people first, repairing the easiest problems next, then concentrating on the tough and isolated outages. Crazy Charlie's Restaurant is now the Silver City Café, with local residents Lynda James and her son, Shawn Jackson, taking over operations at the beginning of the year. Jackson formerly cooked in Alaska and in the Galaxy Restaurant in Portland. James has many years of experience in all phases of restaurant work, although she has been an accountant in a pipe fabrica tion business for the past ten years. The restaurant is open six days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Silver City Café is located at 866 Bridge Street; the phone number is 429-2415. Annual loggers conference slated Fair B oard seeks public opinion on RV park plan Local citizens are encour aged to attend a “Town Hall” meeting scheduled for Thurs day, January 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the Pavilion at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The Fair Board is seeking input on a proposed RV park develop ment, development of the adja cent Asburry Acres, and other future development needs at the fairgrounds. Oral comments may be lim- Free lesson offered on ballroom dancing A free Ballroom Dance Workshop will be offered Satur day, February 7, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Vernonia High School. Michael and Cynthia Parent, owners and dance instructors of Impressions Dance Club, will host the workshop. The couple moved from Phoenix in 1997 to open their dance stu dio in Tigard. They have hosted many workshops and are com mitted to re-vitalize the art and joy of ballroom dance. The Parents are expecting their second child in March. Depending upon the re- "#! Scheduled contract crews cancelled at the last minute and setbacks were experi enced by crews working on the Elsie transmission line, which resulted in some members be ing without power for about two days. Nevertheless, the system was almost fully restored while Portland General Electric, WOEC’s neighboring utility, still had thousands of customers without power. ited, depending on attendance P.O. Box 74, St. Helens 97051 and time available at the meet Submit comments by Januar ing. Written comments are also 31, 1998. welcome and may be sent to: For more information call the Columbia County Fair Board, fairgrounds office at 397-4231. Update on United Way cam paign The United Way of Colum bia County Campaign has reached 95 percent of the $300,000 goal. The confirmed amount to date is $285,110. The $300,000 goal is 8.4 per cent above last year’s cam paign, according to Suzanne Arnits, executive director. “We fully expect to reach our campaign goal of $300,000,” said Brian Burright, volunteer campaign chair. “The final total will be announced on January 30.” In other United Way busi- sponse to this workshop, group lessons may be made avail able in Vernonia. Dances featured in the Feb. 7 workshop will be the Swing, Foxtrot and Waltz. Everyone is welcome, couples and singles. For further information, call Pat Stacklie, 429-7563. W estern!Fam ily! ”" ness, the board of directors elected Jeff Mihajlov, from Arm strong World Industries, as a new member. He is replacing Armstrong employee Blane Pe terson who will be leaving the board after six years. Paper!T ow els! | I 3-Roll Package | (fa o tiv ß University of Montana and for mer U.S. Forest Service chief; and Oregon State Forester Jim Brown. Other speakers will be AOL President Mike Wiedeman of BTP Logging, former Oregon Representative Larry Campbell and Bill Sizemore of Oregon Taxpayers United. fc&fl/l&AÂi) ß o A ICED DRINKS & ITALIAN SODAS TEMPORARY HOURS: M & TH 5:30-12:30 TU, W & F 5:30-5:30 • SAT 7-5:30 • SUN 8-5 854 Bridge Sit • 429-9Öi l Jonnini}, TloiiA and Oth&A SoN)k&A fominq Soon! Computer Classes S FIRST $ ANNIVERSARY Though rocky at times, it has been a good first year, and we have a bra nd new s e rv e r to bring you better service with Local Access Inter net. We look forward to serving your needs in the future. Thanks for your support. 4 2 9 -4 0 4 5 507 Rose Ave., Vernonia I! The theme for the 28th an nual Associated Oregon Log gers (AOL) convention will be “Sound Management For Our Forests.” More than 400 log ging business owners will gath er Jan. 22-24 in Eugene for the convention. Speakers will include Sen. Gordon Smith, Dr. Jack Ward Thomas, a professor at the Q *N eed help Serving Columbia County Since Your Community Non-Profit Technok $ Various Classes Offered to Meet Yi r Needs) Call 397-1139 For More Information or Stop by 3 7 5 S. 118th Street, St. Hetensr- Columbia Technoiogy Center On Sale at Sentry: That They Might Live By Paul McShane The book deals with drug abuse and features the community of Vernonia and the Drug Testing Program started in 1989. Price $14.95. A good anti-drug book. ANNUAL collecting past- due accounts? A* Give us a call! WESTERN UNION • MONEY ORDERS • FAX SERVICE LAMINATING • BOOKS • GREETING CARDS VIDEOS • LOTTERY GAMES Look for Randy's Special Buys! Open 8 am - 9 pm Seven Days a Week - VISA & MasterCard Vernonia Sentry 735 Jefferson Ave. * Vernonia * 429-3811 The Credit Bureau of Columbia County 1-800-953-3190 Accounts Mgt. Co. (503) 397-0346 “Supporting Columbia County business since 1933" MEETING!TIME Election of Officers Door Prizes • Refreshments Wednesday, February 18,1998 - 7:30 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, 446 Bridge Street, Vernonia Please use side entrance. 4 2 9 -8 0 3 1 VERNONIA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Serving the Nehalem Valley since 1940 622 BRIDGE STREET, VERNONIA »
