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Thp INDEPENDENT. October 4. 2000 Page 5 Northwest authors will autograph books at St. Helens Book Shop The St. Helens Book Shop has scheduled two Northwest authors for book signing and discussion in October. On Thursday, October 12, at 7:00 p.m., Portland author, Craig Lesley will be signing his most recent novel Storm Riders. Lesley is well known for his prior books, Winterkill, River- song and The Sky Fisherman. Storm Riders is an autobio graphical novel based on his experience raising an emotion ally and physically damaged Tlingit foster child. His foster son was born with Fetal Alco hol Syndrome and developed a PAUL PULLIAM... Clearly, the best choice host of other problems brought on by abuse and neglect. Storm Riders is a story of love in the wake of violence, a story of encouragement and healing in a hopeless situation. On Tuesday, October 17, at 7:00 p.m., Seattle author Terry Brooks, will be signing his most recent novel Voyage of the Jer- Land owners’ water quality needs being surveyed COPIES MADE ✓ He has worked for Columbia County citizens for over 20 years at city, county, regional, state and national levels. ✓ He has a degree in Economics from OSU. ✓ He has 21 years experience as a bank manager, helping rural locally-owned businesses be successful. ✓ As a city councilor he has balanced budgets with surpluses. ✓ As a consultant, he wrote the Port of St. Helens original strategic business plan. projects or who may have oth er suggestions, is asked to call Cheryl Luttrell at the Columbia SWCD, 503-397-4555, ext. 3. (NNRCS) are surveying land- owners interested in improving water quality in Columbia County. Funds are available for countywide projects, but before a grant application can be writ ten, it is necessary to deter mine what the needs are. So far, water quality ideas that livestock owners have identified include installing downspouts on barns, con structing drainfields, planting grass filter strips, building small compost facilities and fencing off winter sacrifice pastures. Anyone interested in these The Columbia Soil and Wa ter Conservation District (SWCD) and National Re source Conservation Service Paul has more experience FAX SERVICE TYPESETTING The INDEPENDENT 725 Bridge Street Vernonia Paul gets results ✓ Appointed by the County Commissioners to the North west Oregon Economic Alliance, Paul has fought for over SI million in Lottery funds for projects such as the Vernonia Scout Cabin remodel, Rainier Marina, CCTV web-casting, Clatskanie dredging and Scappoose Park improvements. ✓ Paul helped create a million dollar loan fund for small businesses as the city representative on Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District. the Demon. His latest novel, Use Witch, returns to the land of Shannara for the first time in many years and is book one in a new trilogy. The St. Helens Book Shop is located at 1550 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens, Oregon. For more information, call the bookstore at 503-397-4917. le Shannara: Use Witch. Brooks became a New York Times bestselling author with his first book Sword of Shan nara over twenty years ago. Since then, he has published seventeen more novels includ ing: Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, First King of Shannara and Running With M c G o w a n -N e a ry w e d d in g v o w s The Health Habit 503-429-0501 C o m p le te C o -E d G y m F a c ility PERSONAL TRAINING AVAILABLE Weight Loss/Gain Body Building General Conditioning Toning & Shaping Wolff Tanning Nutritional Counseling Olympic Weights Full Line Apparatus OPEN: 7a-9p M-F, 7a-5p Sat • 16720 Noakes Rd., Vernonia, OR 97064 PULLIAM County Commissioner Patricia and Douglas Neary Patricia McGowan of Ver nonia and Douglas Neary of Cloverdale were married Sep tember 16, 2000, at the Ver nonia Community Church, with Pastor Grant Williams conduct ing the ceremony. Following the ceremony, a reception was held in the church fellowship hall. The newlyweds are mak ing their home in Cloverdale. Sunnyside Cafe Sunday Breakfast Buffet $795, 12/under $495 • No lunch served on Sundays. Experience ★ Knowledge ★ Results Lunch & Breakfast Specials M-Sat. ORDERS TO GO: 503-429-4810 Paid by Paul A. Pulliam for County Commissioner Committee, Pam Powell treasurer PO Box 1055, St. Helens, OR 97051 ★ columbia-center.org/pulliam Mon-Sat 5-2, Sun 7-2 • 58360 Nehalem Hwy. S., Vernonia 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 5 6 7 8 3 4 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 FEBRUARY JANUARY DECEMBER NOVEMBER OCTOBER 1 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 ’ 1 12 13 M ARCH 1 2 J 4 14 15 16 17 !3 1? »O ' 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 » 2 3 4 5 ò 7 e Í, 13 14 15 H 17 11 1? • Í ’ 4 -5 ’ 6 1 ' 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 3 1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1r 9 20 21 22 23 24 :« 11» 25 i l 2. 23 ?4 " 25 26 22 28 29 30 J 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 2< 27 28 29 30 29 » 31 25 26 27 ?ö 29 30 J ’ | VERNONIA Al-Anon Mondays 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays Saturdays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Alcoholics Anonymous 2nd Thursday 2:00 p.m., City Library Arts & Crafts Society 2nd Wednesday 7:30 p.m., VHS Library Boosters Tuesdays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Boy Scout Troop 201 Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., LDS Church Boy Scout Troop 860 Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday Noon, Lew’s Place 4th Tuesday 1:00 p.m., Senior Center Doll Club Thursdays Girl Scouts 6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday For location call 429-7193 Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place Narcotics Anonymous Thursdays 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Nehalem Valley Car Club For Info Call 429-4074 Preschool Story Hour Mondays 10:30 a.m., City Library Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday For location call 429-2401 Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., City Library Vernonia Cares Directors 1st Thursday For location call 429-1414 Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays 6:30 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Tuesday Noon, City Hall Vernonia Grange 2nd Friday 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall Vernonia Health Center 2nd Thursday 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. Vernonia Planning Comm. 1st Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Pride For Info Call, 429-1204 7:00 p.m., City Library Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia RFPD Board Vernonia School Board 2nd Thursday 8:00 p.m., District Office Vernonia Sr. Center Board 1st Friday 1:00 p.m., Senior Center Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station WOEC Directors 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., WOEC 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 Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Fridays 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church Banks City Council 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m., City Hall Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Banks School Board 2nd Monday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library Banks Youth Group Sundays, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Chamber of Commerce 1st Thursday 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby Citizen Participation Org 3rd Monday, odd months 7:15 p.m., City Hall Friends of the Library 1st Saturday 10:00 a.m., City Library Lions Club 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church Sunset Park Assoc. 3rd Wednesday 8:00 p.m., Gun Club TOPS Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. Tri-City RFPD Board 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Station 13 COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Board of Commissioners Wednesdays 10 a.m., Courthouse Citizens for Senior Justice 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church COLCO Transportation 2nd Friday 10:30 a.m., Courthouse County Council of Seniors 2nd Friday 1:00 p.m., Courthouse County Fair Board 2nd & 4th Mondays 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds County Parks Commission 3rd Thursday 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. Emergency Comm. Dist. (9- 1-1) 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Historical Society 4th Wednesday Noon, location call 429-3713 Traffic Safety Commission 1st Wednesday 7:00 a.m., Village Inn Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410
