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The INDEPENDENT, April 2 1 ,1 9 9 9 Quality, Comfort and Convenience From page 3 R e s e rv o ir so w e s p e n t th e next hour-and-a-half traveling up the road we had been on so many times before. T h e w e a th e r had tu rn e d cold and windy and the fishing w a s d is a p p o in tin g . A fte r a q u ick d in n e r from a can, we Each room equipped with Color TV, Private Bath and Separate Entrance. decided to get warm ed up at the hot springs. The owner at the hot springs was going to drain and clean the pool, but we got to swim fo r about an hour before he cam e to pull th e p lu g . He s a id th e p o o l drains in tw enty m inutes and State Sen. Joan Dukes (Dist. 1) has scheduled Town- From page 4 opment Services Department will be modifying its adm inistra tive review requirem ents for farm agricultural building per mit exemption requests to as sure that the proposed farm agricultural building meets the definition provided in State Law before an exemption is grant ed. The change in administra tive processing of Farm Agri cultural Building Exemption ap plications was prompted by an evaluation of current County procedures for granting the ex emption based on a review of applicable State Statutes and the Oregon Structural Specialty Code. In its exemption applica tion, the County had not previ ously requested inform ation which would distinguish a “farm agricultural build ing” which must be located on a “farm ” as defined by State Statute and a “non-farm agricultural building” 800-354-9494 or 503-429-4006 900 Madison Ave., Vernonia Just 1 block off Hwy. 47 Vernonia Inn - a fully licensed Bed & Breakfast IS FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE PARENTING FOR YOU? Here’s an opportunity to talk to the experts! Foster and adoptive parents will discuss their experiences and andwer your questions at an orientation sponsored by the St. Helens Branch of Services to Children and Families Wednesday, May 5 6 :3 0 p .m . 5 0 0 No. Hwy. 30 (s ta te o ffic e s & m e d ic a l b ld g .) 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Schools Site Council 7:00 p.m., City Library 4th Monday Friends of the Scout Cabin 6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church Thursdays Girl Scouts For location call 429-7193 3rd Thursday Izaak W alton League 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Lions Club For Info Call 429-4074 Nehalem Valley C ar Club 7:00 p.m., W GS Library 3rd Thursday Parent-Teacher Assoc. 10:30 a.m., City Library W ednesdays Preschool Story Hour 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 1st Friday Senior Center Directors 6:15 p.m., 1st Baptist Church Tuesdays TOPS For location call 429-2401 Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday 3:15 p.m., VHS Library VHS Site Council 1 st Monday 7:00 p.m., City Library Vernonia Airport C om m ittee 3rd W ednesday 10:00 a.m., U.S. Bank 1st Friday Vernonia Cares Directors 6:30 p.m., City Library 1 st Monday Vernonia C ity Council 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall 2nd Friday Vernonia Grange 6:00 p.m., 854 Grant Ave. 2nd W ednesday Vernonia Health C enter 7:00 p.m., City Library 1st Thursday Vernonia Planning Comm . For Info Call, 429-1204 Vernonia Pride 7:00 p.m., VHS, Rm. 6 Last Thursday Vernonia Ridge Riders 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Tuesday Vernonia RFPD Board 8:00 p.m., District Office 2nd Thursday Vernonia School Board 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 7:00 p.m., WOEC 3rd Tuesday W OEC Directors . itSMä^Ur I B B II ■ SMiA, ta k e s e le v e n h o u rs to re fill w ith w a te r th a t c o m e s in at about 113 degrees. A fter spending the night at A n n a R e se rvo ir, M ike and I headed for home after a great, adventurous trip. Dukes slates town hall meetings Changes in farm building permits Continental Breakfast • Hot Tubs Handicapped Access • Children Welcome Page 5 which is a structure “which by use or character of its occu pancy is similar to a farm agri cultural building, but which is not located on a farm .” Under State law, the non-farm agricul tural building is not exempt from the requirement to obtain a building permit. Beginning June 1, Land De velopment Services will require submission of an exemption application which more accu rately demonstrates that the farm agricultural building is lo cated on a farm. The criteria for determining that the building is located on a farm will consist of either documentation of farm income of at least $650 for the first five acres and $100 for each acre over five acres, or documentation that the proper ty on which the agricultural building is to be placed has been granted a farm deferral by the Tax Assessor. hall meetings April 24, in St. Helens and Clatskanie. The agenda includes an an update on what is happening in Salem at the Legislature, Leg islation that has been heard, and a time for questions and the sharing of ideas. In St. Helens, the meeting will be at 1:00 p.m. in the Co lumbia Technology Center, 375 S. 18th, and in Clatskanie at 10:00 a.m. in the Clatskanie City Hall, 95 N. Nehalem. Any questions may be di rected to Sen. Dukes’ Salem Office, 503-986-1701. Dinner to benefit housing program A ham dinner to benefit Habitat for Humanity in Colum bia County will be served May 15 at 1:00 p.m. in the Vernonia Senior Center dining room. The cost is $6.00 general, $5.00 for children (12 and un der) and seniors (55 and old er). Virtue is insufficient tempation. — George Bernard Shaw Kinman Construction and Drywall “ Drywall the way YOU want It’’ Serving Western Washington County for over 28 years New Construction • Taping • Repairs • Spraying • Remodels Painting/Priming • Expert Problem Solving • Free Estimates For prompt, coureous, professional service-give us a call. Phone 640-6975 or 936-8395 MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange Fully Licensed & Bonded CCB #85006 “ Vernonia area references available” 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1st & 2nd Thurs. 1st & 2nd Wed. 3rd W ednesday 2nd W ednesday 2nd W ednesday 7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 10:00 am, 755-2346 for info. 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall BANKS 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous Fridays 7:30 p.m., City Hall Banks City Council 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 2nd Monday Banks School Board Sundays, W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Banks Youth Group 1 st Thursday 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby Chamber of Commerce 3rd Monday, odd months 7:15 p.m., City Hall Citizen Participation Org. 1st Saturday 10:00 a.m., City Library Friends of the Library 1st & 3rd W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church Lions Club 3rd W ednesday 8:00 p.m., Gun Club Sunset Park Assoc. W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., Jr. High Library TOPS 2nd W ednesday 7:00 p.m., Station 13 Tri-City RFPD Board COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) 10 a.m., Courthouse W ednesdays Board of Commissioners 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church 2nd Tuesday Citizens for Senior Justice 10:30 a.m., Courthouse 2nd Friday COLCO Transportation 1:00 p.m., Courthouse 2nd Friday County Council of Seniors 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 2nd & 4th Mondays County Fair Board 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. County Parks Commission 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m., Courthouse FmRrgency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) 3rd Tuesday Noon, location call 429-3713 Historical Society 4th W ednesday 7:00 a.m., Village Inn Traffic Safety Commission 1 st W ednesday Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT. 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia. OR 97064. \
