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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
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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.
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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.
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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.