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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
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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
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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