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The INDEPENDENT, February 2, 2000 Page 5 Wheels park organizers hear from top skateboard park designer The Vernonia Scout Cabin He has worked with youth all The morning was devoted to was the scene Saturday for a over the country and is the au talks by advisors Michelle Blum Youth in Action event which fea thor of the manual A Complete and Michele Kunkel and four tured a presentation by skate Step-by-Step Guide for Con park designer Tony Gembeck. crete Skate Park Construction. MEETING TIME Election of Officers • Door Prizes February 23, 2000 - 7:30 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, 446 Bridge Street, Vernonia Please use side entrance. & 429-8031 VERNONIA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Serving the Nehalem Valley since 1940 622 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 Quality, Comfort and Convenience Each room equipped with Color TV, Private Bath and Separate Entrance. Continental Breakfast • Hot Tubs Handicapped Access • Children Welcome 800-354-9494 or 503-429-4006 900 Madison Ave., Vernonia Just 1 block off Hwy. 47 Tony Gem beck youth speakers. Tegan Jones spoke about liability and related issues; Denny Peters explained why Vernonia needs a skate park; Lynn Becker talked about skateboarding today; and David M cM urtry gave a history of skateboarding. The invitation- Story and photos by Judy Hill of The INDEPENDENT. INTERNET Just $17.50/month for: WEB Space Unlimited E-mail Accounts 40,000 Newsgroups Domain Hosting Shell Accounts FREE SET UP FREE MONTH OF SERVICE with SIX MONTH SIGNUP Michele Kunkel’s presentation gets a laugh out of Tegan Jones and Lynn Becker. or call Jeff at z1 months to raise $150,000 to construct the park. City Coun cilor Gayle Shriver will help with this phase but more volunteers are needed, said Blum. UNLIMITED WWW.AGALIS.NET VISA Vernonia Inn - a fully licensed Bed & Breakfast only audience, which included com munity leaders, was also treated to a talk and video pre sentation by Gembeck who em phasized the im portance of making skate park construction a quality endeavor. “ If the park isn’t done right, the kids w on’t use it, which can lead to all kinds of bad feelings on the part of everyone,” said Gembeck. After a pizza lunch, the de sign com m ittee proceeded across the river to the skate park site w here the youth staked out the four corners of the park. “This is our first official event since the land was dedicated by the city,” said Blum. The previ ous 18 m onths have been spent teaching the youth how to deal with the adult world. The next four weeks will be devoted to design, with the help of Jeff and Linda Patterson of Vernon ia. The group will also need to do fundraising for about six Have The Independent delivered. Call 429-9410 for information. 429-2701 or 307-7479 FEBRUARY MARCH 5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S 6 13 20 27 VERNQN1A 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Mondays Al-Anon 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Saturdays Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 2nd W ednesday Boosters 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Tuesdays Boy Scout Troop 201 7:00 p.m., LDS Church W ednesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 7:00 p.m., City Library Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday Noon, Lew’s Place Cham ber of Comm erce 2nd Wed. 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 4th Tuesday Doll Club 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 10:30 a.m., City Library W ednesdays Preschool Story Hour 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 1st Friday Senior Center Directors 6:30 p.m., 1st Baptist Church Thursdays TOPS For location call 429-2401 Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library Vernonia Airport Comm ittee 3rd W ednesday For location call 429-1414 Vernonia Cares Directors 1st Thursday 6:30 p.m., City Library Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall Vernonia Grange 2nd Friday 6:00 p.m., 854 Grant Ave. Vernonia Health Center 2nd W ednesday 7:00 p.m., C 'ty 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 WOEC Directors 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 3 4 5 10 11 12 171 819 24 25 26 MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 12 3 4 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 1C 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1st & 2nd Thurs. 1st & 2nd Wed. 3rd W ednesday 2nd W ednesday 2nd W ednesday APRIL S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 MAY S M T W T F S 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 5 6 11 1213 18 19 20 25 26 27 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., G range Hall BANKS 8:00 p.m., M ethodist Church Fridays Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m., City Hall 2nd Tuesday Banks City Council 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 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby 1st Thursday Cham ber 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 8:00 p.m., Gun Club 3rd W ednesday Sunset Park Assoc. 7:00 p.m., Jr. High Library W ednesdays TOPS 7:00 p.m., Station 13 2nd W ednesday 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 Emergency 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.
