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The INDEPENDENT, August 16, 2000 Page 5 County emergency services prepares for Hood-to-Coast throng While 20,000 participants in this year’s Hood to Coast and Portland to Coast relays might be good news to area busi nesses, the addition of that many people along with 2,000 support vans, means added re sponsibility for local emergency management personnel. In preparation for this year’s event, to be held Aug. 25 and 26, law enforcement, fire, med ical and relay officials have m ade contingency plans to UNLIMITED 56K 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 W W W .A G A LIS.N ET or call Jeff at 429-2701 or 307-7479 nelp minimize the impact on lo cal residents and emergency service providers, as well as to ensure the safety of relay par ticipants. “O ur number one objective is to maintain essential em er gency services for local resi dents while at the same time providing medical support and traffic enforcem ent for those participating in the event,” said John Clouse, Colum bia County Emergency Management Co ordinator. St. Helens RFPD and Mist- Birkenfeld RFPD personnel will man first aid stations at various points along the route. This will provide relay participants with aid and the impact on local emergency medical services. As with any large event, com munication is a critical fac tor. The ham operators group A m ateur Radio Em ergency Services (ARES) will be on duty again this year to provide information to em ergency serv ice providers and relay officials. The relays, which begin ear ly on Aug. 25, will enter Colum bia County on Highway 30 and continue through Scappoose until turning west onto Berg Road. W inding past the County Fairgrounds and through Yank- ton, the course continues on Pittsburg Road, Schaffer Road and Apiary Road until reaching Hwy. 47. On Hwy. 47, the run- ners/walkers will travel north west to Mist, then onto Hwy. 202 toward the final destination at Seaside. With the number of people and vehicles on the road, a pri- cle. Other information, such as the team name, and vehicle make and model is also help ful. Race officials for the first time will be issuing “parking tickets" which could lead to the team being penalized. Run/walk fundraiser to benefit 4-H The Columbia County 4-H Youth Development Program will host its first 5K Run/Walk fund raiser Saturday, August 19, with a 9:00 a.m. start. The event will begin and end at the plaza in Old Towne St. Helens. The proceeds will be used to fund educational programs and special awards, according to Woody Davis, OSU Extension Service 4-H Agent. Davis also expressed the hope that the run/walk will become an annu al event. Registration is $15.00 be fore August 14 and $20.00 on the day of the race. The fee in cludes a T-shirt for those who register before the 14th. Door prizes will be given after the event. Boise Cascade Corp., Co lum bia R iver PUD, Friesen Lumber, KOHI Radio, and Wal Mart are also sponsoring the event. “W ithout them, we could have never gotten this off the ground,” said Davis. End of Summer Your voice is heard when you speak from the ballot box, so please Register and Vote The Health Habit 429-0501 C om plete Co-Ed Gym Facility * < 1 Wolff Tanning Nutritional Counseling Olympic Weights Full Line Apparatus Sunnyside Cafe w ith the Steve Coats Band A 11V Lunch Specials D M I Li Breakfast Specials Saturday, A ug. Z6 — 9 pm-Z am The Lyon’s Den Pub & Eatery Orders to Go: 429-4810 5 am-2 pm Daily • 58360 Nehalem Hwy. S., Vernonia 733 BRIDGE STREET, VERNONIA • 429-0606 AUGUST ¿000 S t FT EMBER 2000 OCTOBER 2000 NOVEMBER 2000 DECEMBER 2000 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 • 7 io n 12 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 8 1 7 1 « 1® 2 D 71 2 22 3 94 2526 27 28 2» 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 ® • 1011 1 21 3 1 4 1 5 1 « 171« 182D21 22 23 24 25 2« 27 29 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 » 1 0 1 1 121314 1 51 9 1 7 1 9 1 9 2 0 2 1 222 32 4 2 5 2 9 2 7 29 293931 1 1 9 4 5 • 7 8 9 W 11 1 21314 15 18 17 18 I t » 2 1 22 2324 25 2A 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 « 17 18 192021 2223 24 25 28 27 25 29 30 31 a e 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 1:00 p.m., New Hong Kong 2nd Thursday Arts & Crafts Society 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 No meetings July and August Cham ber of Commerce 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 4th Tuesday Doll Club 6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church Thursdays Girl Scouts For location call 429-7193 3rd Thursday Izaak Walton League 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Lions Club 6:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Thursdays Narcotics Anonymous For Info Call 429-4074 Nehalem Valley Car Club 10:30 a.m., City Library Mondays Preschool Story Hour 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 Hall 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 2nd Friday Vernonia Grange 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 2nd Thursday Vernonia Health Center 7:00 p.m., City Hall 1st Thursday Vernonia Planning Comm. For Info Call, 429-1204 Vernonia Pride 7:00 p.m., City Library 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 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 1st Friday Vernonia Sr. Center Board 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 7:00 p.m., WOEC 3rd Tuesday W OEC Directors PERSONAL TRAINING AVAILABLE OPEN: 7a-9p M-F, 7a-5p Sat • 16720 Noakes Rd., Vernonia, OR 97064 Dance VERNONIA Registration forms are avail able at the OSU Extension of fice in St. Helens. On race day, registration will start at 8:00 a.m. at the Old Towne plaza Weight Loss/Gain Body Building General Conditioning Toning & Shaping Join us (or th e GREAT FOOD BEER & WINE hide, which is to be posted on the front and rear of the vehi mary concern is that drivers of the support vehicles follow both traffic laws and the relay rules. Citizens who have com plaints about relay vehicles or participants are urged to call Gail MacIntyre at (503) 319- 8016. Callers are asked to re port the nature of the complaint and the team number of the ve- 1 MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange 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 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 1st 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 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. 3rd Thursday County Parks Commission 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
