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The INDEPENDENT, February 21, 2001
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Business Notes
M-B CPAC election set; no candidates in Vernonia
Columbia County is sched
uling Citizen Planning Advisory
Committee (CPAC) elections,
for those positions whose term
is expiring.
CPACs advise and make
recommendations to various
County land use planning
agencies, including the Plan
ning Department, the Planning
Commission and the Board of
County Commissioners. CPAC
members serve for two-year
terms.
Each CPAC is divided into
neighborhoods. Members rep
resent neighborhoods in which
they reside or own property,
and are elected by residents
and/or property owners within
their CPAC members. At least
five voters are required to hold
an election for the neighbor
hood. To prove eligibility, elec
tors must provide either picture
identification showing official
Bill requires license to shell fish
Senator Joan Dukes, D-
Svensen, is seeking public in
put on a proposed license re
quirement for shell fishing. As
proposed, Senate Bill 517
would create a new require
ment for a fishing license for
anyone to individually take
shellfish in Oregon.
For the first time, an Oregon
fishing license would be re
quired for individuals taking
abalone, clams, crayfish, craw
fish, mussels, oysters, pid-
docks, scallops and shrimp,
noted Dukes.
Those holding a valid Ore
gon fishing license would not
be impacted, but any Oregon
ian 14 or older, or an out-of-
Book signing at
St. Helens shop
The St. Helens Book Shop
will host a book signing and
demonstration for Scappoose
author, Casey Kellar, on Thurs
day, March 1, at 7:00 p.m. She
will be creating a custom
fragrance bath oil blend for at
tendees, as well as discussing
and signing her most recent
book The Good Earth Beauty,
Bath & Health Book, published
by Krause Publications.
Kellar is the founder of Rain
Country Naturals and Rain
Shadow Labs, both based in
Scappoose, which formulate
and manufacture all natural
bath, beauty and fragrance
products. She is also the au
thor of The Natural Beauty &
Bath Book and Natural Clean
ing for Your Home.
The St. Helens Book Shop
is located at 1550 Columbia
Blvd. in St. Helens. This event
is free and open to the public.
For more information, please
call the bookstore at 503-397-
4917.
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state visitor, would have to pur
chase a license. Presently, the
cost is $19.75 for an annual
resident fishing license or $8
for a one-day license.
Senator Dukes will distribute
copies of the bill to chambers
of commerce around the
district and individuals may find
the bill on the Internet at
www.leg.state.or/ (select bills &
laws).
Sen. Dukes may be reached
in her Salem office toll free at
1-800-332-2313, directly at
503-986-1701, by fax at 503-
986-1080 or by e-mail at
dukes.sen @ state.or.us
residence, or a tax statement
proving that you own property
within the neighborhood where
you are voting. Voters must be
18 years or older.
CPAC elections and the
terms that will expire are as fol
lows:
Mist-Birkenfeld, Wednes
day, March 7, 7:00 p.m. at
Hemeon Residence, 14090
Wallace Road, Mist, 3 positions
- Jeri Hemeon, Larry O’Black
and Robert VanNatta.
Upper Nehalem, no date
set, City - vacant; Highway 47 -
vacant; Keasey - vacant; Peb
ble Creek - vacant; Pittsburg-
Stoney Point - vacant; Timber
Route - vacant; Treharne - va
cant.
If interested in forming a
CPAC in the Vernonia area or
for more information about
CPAC boundaries and the
elections process, call Glen
Higgins, Chief Planner, Land
Development Services, County
Courthouse, 503-397-1501.
Free c o m p u te r
accounting class
A Quick Books Workshop
will be offered without charge
in Vernonia. Under the guid
ance of instructor Jared
Hogue, local business people
Many working, low-income
will have the opportunity to
families can get money back learn the popular computerized
from their taxes. The Federal accounting system.
and Oregon Earned Income
Management and Training
Credits and the Oregon Work Corporation (MTC) will provide
ing Family Child Care Credit the classroom by bringing their
can help families make ends
training van, complete with
meet.
computers and software, to
Materials describing these
Vernonia on March 26 for the
important tax credits are avail
first of two three-hour classes.
able from the Oregon Center
The second class will be held
for Public Policy. All organiza
the following week.
tions serving low income,
While the class is free,
working Oregonians are en
space is limited and registra
couraged to contact the Ore
tion is required. Call Mike
gon Center for Public Policy to
Sykes at Vernonia City Hall,
receive the free materials.
503 429-5291, to apply. There
The Oregon Center for
will be additional classes, but
Public Policy is a statewide re
they are not yet scheduled.
search and education organi
The class was arranged by
zation established to assist low
and moderate income Oregoni the Vernonia Business Assis
tance Team (V-BAT) in re
ans by expanding the debate
sponse to a survey of local
on a variety of fiscal issues.
For more information, call business owners and others
503-873-1202; write OCPP, who are considering starting a
P. O. Box 7, Silverton, OR business. It is funded by the
97381-0007,
or
email Workforce Quality Council and
MTC.
credits @ occpp.org/tc/
Tax credits can
bring $$ refund
Precision Building
M aintenance, Inc.
General Contractor
Minor Plumbing Repairs • HVAC • Welding
Commercial/lndustrial Electrical Maintenance
Overhead Doors • And Much More!
Guy Lester has brought his Prime Time Video to Vernonia, j
Prime Tim e Video opens its doors
For seven of the 10 years
Guy Lester has been in the
video business, he and his
wife, Lee, have lived in Vernon
ia and he has commuted to
Manning, Forest Grove or Cor
nelius. He has now eliminated
the commute by opening his
Prime Time Video business at
847 Bridge Street, Vernonia.
The leaky old building has
been refurbished with a new
roof, new carpeting, paint, of
fice and kitchen space and a
rear entrance. The store front,
for now, is locked and being re
served for future development.
Lester has 8000 movies, all
15 Years Experience • Superior Customer Service
LOW CO$T
CAR LOANS
Vernonia Federal
Credit Union
503-429-8031
DEADLINE 2001 DOG LICENSE
Elizabeth E. Huser, Columbia County Clerk, reports that the
deadline for licensing dogs in Columbia County is
MARCH 6, 2001
You may mail your rabies vaccination certificate (if not on file in our
office) along with the appropriate fee to Columbia County Clerk’s
Office, Courthouse, St. Helens, OR 97051. Commercial and non
commercial kennel licenses are available. Contact Clerk’s Office for
information.
To All Columbia County Dog Owners
$10 Penalty after March 6, 2001
$25 Penalty after April 6, 2001 (Without Citation)
$50 PENALTY IF CITATION IS ISSUED
Dog License Fees are due on all dogs with permanent teeth or
that are six month of age for year of 2000.
FEES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
On or Before March 6, 2001
REGULAR, NOT SPAYED OR NEUTERED....................... $26.00
DOG SPAYED OR NEUTERED.............................................$10.00
SENIOR CITIZEN-DOG NOT SPAYED OR NEUTERED...$15.00
SENIOR CITIZEN-DOG SPAYED OR NEUTERED............. $5.00
(Senior Citizen is 65 Years or Older - 1 per Household)
REPLACEMENT TABS............................................................. $5.00
ASK ABOUT OUR OPTIONAL THREE-YEAR LICENSE
2001 APPLICATION FOR DOG LICENSE
Owner:
Residential Address:
Mailing Address:__
Zip:
2000 License No.
24 HOUR SERVICE • 7 DAYS A WEEK
5 day rentals, including new ar
rivals, and 2000 movies for
sale at $5 each.
Rental categories are: cata
log (old movies), $1; budget,
$1.50; new arrivals, $2; DVD,
$2.50; and adult, $2.50.
Phone:
Dog’s Nam e:___
Breed:________
“We will meet or exceed our customers’ expectations. ”
503-429-1042
24-H our: 5 0 3 -7 0 8 -6 8 0 9
Sex (Check one): M ale_
Female
Neutered:_____ Spayed:
A V A L ID (Good through Oct. 31, 2001) Rabies Vaccination Certificate MUST
accompany this application or be ON FILE in the Courthouse, along w ith a
spayed/neutered certificate if applicable
WE WILL RETURN YOUR LICENSE AND DOG TAG TO YOU BY RETURN MAIL
LICENSED, BONDED, INSURED • CCB 144926