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The INDEPENDENT, July 19, 2000 Page 9 “incompatible”, council decides Fire danger high, more Tower Banks City Council last Lumber Company is on the and Councilor Judy Clifford voted against a request east side. abstained because of a possi restrictions are in effect week by VoiceStream Wireless, a Councilors Norma Stewart, ble conflict of interest. Fire clanger from rapidly drying conditions in north west forests have caused Oregon Department of Forestry officials to impose further public restrictions to those already in effect. The additional restrictions prohib it the non-industrial use of chainsaws and ban all camp fires. Fire officials are urging persons using forested areas to avoid any activities that could cause a wildfire. Ac cording to Dan Logan, Pro tection Supervisor at ODF Columbia City, the woods are drying rapidly and the poten tial for a large fire exists. “With our recent hot weather, forest areas are getting very dry. It’s time for us to tighten restrictions to prevent recre ation-related fires.” Fire officials emphasize that before people go into the woods, they must be pre pared to take special precau tions to prevent fires. The fol lowing restrictions apply to lands in Washington, Yamhill, Tillamook, Clatsop, Colum bia and parts of Multnomah County protected by the Ore gon Department of Forestry. These regulations are now in effect. • Smoking is prohibited while traveling, except in vehicles on improved roads, in boats on the water, and at designated loca tions. • Open fires are prohibited, including cam pfires, charcoal fires, cooking fires and warming fires, except at designated loca tions. Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fluids are allowed. • Chain saw use is prohibited between the hours of 1:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. • Motorized vehicles, includ ing motorcycles and All Terrain Vehicles are prohibited except on improved (paved) roads. • Fireworks are prohibited. • Cutting, grinding and weld ing of metal is prohibited. • Recreational fires are per mitted only in pre-approved fire pits in official campgrounds. • No firewood cutting is al lowed. Possession of the follow ing fire fighting equipment is required while traveling, ex cept on state and county roads: one shovel and one gallon of water, or one opera- Please see page 12 nationwide communications company, to erect a communi cations tower at 300 Sunset Avenue. The property is zoned for general industrial use, but the city’s planning consultant, K. J. Won, advised the council to consider a city regulation re quiring development to be compatible with surrounding land uses. The 120 foot tower would be easily seen from ad jacent single family residential areas to the north, south and west of the property. Banks Bob Orlowsky, Tim Hardy and Gary Coffey voted against the request. Councilor Dana Campbell voted in favor of it Banks woman passes national test Charlene Bechen, R.Ph., a Banks resident, recently passed a national certification examination for anticoagula tion care providers. She was part of the first group of antico agulation care providers to go through the national certifica tion process and is now one of Results from the races at Sunset Speedway on July 8 are as follows. SUMMARY Bomber: DASH - Mike M astrangelo, Stan Asanovic, Jay Silas Jr., Shawn Thomson HEAT 1 - Michael Meyer, Greg Long, Doug Trout, Phillip Herinckx, Kendall Lee HEAT 2 - Shawn Thomson, Dave Ruby, Tom Finley, George Daniels, John Weinant HEAT 3 - Clint Meyer, Mas trangelo, Brian Staley, Terry Talbot, Asanovic MAIN - Thomson, Long, Mas trangelo, Staley, M Meyer, C. Meyer, Talbot, Herinckx, Ruby, Lee, Finley, Asanovic, Weinant, Daniels, Lonni Finley, Trout, Brian Clark, Steve Anderson Street Stock: DASH - Gary Meyers, A. J. Tip- ton, Brent Porter, Mark Bell HEAT 1 - Jimmy Masure, Bob Trout, Don Grentz, Nathan Rol- ston, Mike Mastrangelo HEAT 2 - Porter, Greg Smith, Mike Fitzpatrick, Doug Sprecher, FU N FOR TH E W HOLE FA M IL YU S aturday J uly 22 / \ P lus ... S treets B ombers 360 S prints S aturday J uly 2 9 th C ascade H ardtops ___ ______ adm -. adult ... $12.00 under 1 2-$6. oo • under 4- free HEATS - FEATURES - TROPHY DASHES 1/4 MILE DIRT TRACK ACTION!! GATES - 5 PM • HOT LAPS - 6 PM • RACING - 7 PM just two anticoagulation care providers in Oregon. Bechen is a pharmacist in the anticoagulation clinic at Providence St. Vincent. As an member of Friends of the Li brary she formerly wrote the Banks Library column in The INDEPENDENT. Thomas, Mayden take sprints at Sunset Speedway INTERMOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES P lus ... 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