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Page 8 The INDEPENDENT, December 20, 2000 Business Notes M a g g ie P e y to n h o n o r e d f o r w o r k o n N e h a le m R iv e r w a te r s h e d outstanding work as a volun way of restoring natural sys els and groups of citizens, re teer in watershed restoration or tems — the “Oregon Ap sulting in voluntary and cooper conservation and outstanding proach”. This approach mesh ative actions. More information on the support for watershed restora es scientific actions with local Oregon Plan is available at tion or conservation exhibited watershed-based public sup 222.oregon-plan.org. or by over several years. port. It relies on teamwork be calling the Oregon Watershed Candidates were nominated tween governments at all lev InfoLine at 1-888-854-8377. by OWEB regional coordina tors and the Governor’s Natur al Resources Office staff. Each winner received a deep-etched glass likeness of a jumping salmon set in a cherry wood base. The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds is designed to restore the healthy function of Oregon’s natural aquatic sys tems. It focuses on salmon be cause they have great cultural, economic and recreational sig nificance to Oregonians and are important indicators of wa tershed health. The plan repre sents commitments from inter est groups, government and private citizens from all sectors Gov. John Kitzhaber and Maggie Peyton, coordinator of the of the state. While it originated as an ef Nehalem River Watershed Councils. watersheds and salmon popu Conservation Corps. She also fort to address declining popu lations of coastal coho salmon, lations, at the first joint confer works in the traditional school ence of the Oregon Watershed system involving students in it now covers the entire state Enhancement Board (OWEB) water quality monitoring and and additional fish species. In contrast to endangered spe and the Oregon Association of tree planting projects.” cies recovery and environmen Conservation Districts (OACD), 834 BRIDGE STREET, VERNONIA • 429-6364 The success of the Oregon tal protection that rely primarily in Eugene last month. More than 500 people wit Plan for Salmon and Water on regulatory approaches, the Oregon Plan represents a new nessed the governor’s presen sheds depends on Oregonians tation of the “Spirit of the Ore to be stewards of the state’s gon Plan Leadership Award" to watersheds, noted Kitzhaber. Peyton and fifteen other Ore “It simply can’t happen without gonians. It was the first time the kind of dedication that these award winners have the award has been given. Louise Solliday, the Gover shown,” the governor said. “We nor’s Natural Resources Advi need to recognize contributions sor, described Peyton’s work people from all over the state as the Governor presented the have made to improve condi HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR THE tions in our watersheds and award. “Maggie is responsible CITIES OF SCAPPOOSE AND VERNONIA for the formation of the Upper communities.” Your garbage pickup will be delayed one day the weeks of Dec. 25th and Jan. 1st. Nehalem Watershed Council The award program was The only two holidays that the garbage and recycling drivers do not pick up are Christ and worked as a volunteer co created to recognize leader mas and New Year’s Day. ordinator for the initial two ship in such areas as adopting This holiday season, both Christmas day and New Year’s day fall on a Monday. As years of its existence. Now, a and/or practicing innovative or a result, your garbage will be picked up one day later than your normal collection day full time coordinator for both unprecedented conservation during the weeks o f December 25th and January 1st. the Upper Nehalem and Lower strategies in the watershed, Nehalem councils, she was in bringing together a community If your regular pickup day is: strumental in organizing the to accomplish watershed M onday your pickup will be on T tiesd ay during both weeks. Lower Nehalem as well. restoration or conservation. T tiesday your pickup will be on W e d n e sd a y during both weeks. Maggie Peyton of Vernonia was recognized by Governor John Kitzhaber for her contri butions to restoring the state’s “She has been tireless in watershed restoration projects involving the Hire the Fisher Program and the Oregon Youth (fou- ¿on tfonn- frotnottaçte- in- 2 0 0 0 emcC (uioA- tfon- “P&ace- and- ÿoy tAnoucfJtJMt 'Tfotv tyeon. WESTERN AUTO ASSOC. STORE Arnie, Mary, Craig, Bill, Kathy WASTE MANAGEMENT Russell Green elected by peers to lead statewide ORECA group Russell Green, general manager of West Oregon Elec- Other officers elected to the board are Vice-president Jerry Healy, manager of Columbia Basin Electric Co-op in Heppn er; and Secretary/Treasurer Jeri Nelson, vice-president of Lane Electric Co-op in Eugene. The additional board members are David Crowell, chairman of Blachly-Lane Electric Co-op in Eugene and Bryan Wolfe, di rector of Umatilla Electric Co op in Hermiston. ORECA is a trade associa tion representing 17 rural elec tric cooperatives who provide services to over 250,000 Ore gonians in 32 of the state’s 36 counties.______________ Russell Green President of the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Associa tion (ORECA) by its Board of Directors following their 57th Annual Meeting, held Novem ber 30 and December 1 at the Embassy Suites in Tigard. Subscribe today! The INDEPENDENT 725 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 503-429-9410 W ed n esd a y T h u r sd a y F r id a y your pickup will be on T h u r sd a y during both weeks. your pickup will be on F r id a y during both weeks. your pickup will be on S a tu r d a y during both weeks. This change in pickup days will only affect these two holiday weeks in Scappoose and Vernonia. Your pickup days will return to their normal collection day the week of Jan. 8th. % % WASTE WISE TIPS N O T J U S T F O R T H E H O L ID A Y S • Donate items you no longer use to a non-profit group or thrift store. • Consider purchasing used items. • Avoid disposable items whenever possible. • Before recycling it, use the blank sides of scrap paper for notes and lists. • Think about packaging before you buy. Purchase gifts with little or no packaging, or with packaging that is recyclable or reusable. • Buy tickets to events rather than an other tie for Dad. • Wrap gifts in reusable items like towels, napkins, or shopping bags. • Donate extra prepared but not served, food from parties to the food bank. BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS When roads are covered with snow or ice, your collection services will likely be disrupted. Hazardous weather conditions generally exist on any day when local schools are closed. When weather conditions make driving or collection unsafe, your hauler may have to postpone collection. Because the trucks are large, it may be unsafe for them in some conditions even though it seems safe to drive your car. If your garbage is not picked up, your hauler will make every effort to pick it up by the end o f the following day. However, sometimes this will not be possible due to continued hazardous driving or collection conditions. If this happens, please cal us at 1-888-323- 2307 for information concerning your pickup.
