The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2001
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SOLV seeking nominations for the annual Citizenship Awards
Nominations for the 2001
SOLV Citizenship Awards are
now being sought. Volunteers
who provide personal or pro
L
fessional resources that con
tribute to the livability of their
communities; assist distressed
Oregon communities toward
eonetti s
Pizza & Grill
Starting Friday, July 6, 5-8 pm
Family Style Italian Dinners
Great Menu — Come & Enjoy!
W E DELIVER • PARTY PLATTERS AVAILABLE
environmental and economic
health; or educate and involve
Oregon youth in volunteerisn
are eligible. Service is not limit
ed to anti-litter and vandalism
efforts.
Four citizenship awards will
be presented — Individual,
School/Educator, Business and
Community/Group.
Shirlee
Daughtry, of Vernonia, previ
ously won the Individual award.
Nomination deadline is Au
gust 10, 2001. Award winners
are invited to the SOLV Citizen
ship Awards Banquet sched
uled this year on October 26, at
the new Tiger Woods Confer
ence Center at the Nike World
Campus in Beaverton. Winners
receive a beautiful glass
award, as well as overnight
lodging compliments of Shilo
Inns.
The Tom McCall Leadership
Award is presented to an out
standing Oregon leader whose
significant
achievements
strenghthen Oregon communi
ties. This year’s award winner
Conservation funds available for approved projects
O PEN M ON-SAT 1 1 - 9 * SUNDAY 1 2 - 7
721 Madison Ave., Vernonia • 503-429-5018
I Alpo Dog Food
Look for Randy's Special Buys!
WESTERN UNION • MONEY ORDERS • FAX SERVICE
LAMINATING • BOOKS • GREETING CARDS • LOTTERY GAMES
8 am - 9 pm Seven Days a Week — VISA & MasterCard
Vernonia Sentry
735 Jefferson Ave. • Vernonia • 503-429-3811
will be announced in July. Past
recipients are Ken Harrison,
Arlene Schnitzer, U. S. Senator
Mark O. Hatfield, Brian and
Gwyneth Gamble Booth, David
B. Frohnmayer, U. S. Senators
Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith
and Marty Brantley. The Tom
McCall Leadership Award was
created in 1994.
For more information, call
SOLV at 503-844-9571 or 800-
322-3326. The nomination
form is available on the world
wide web at www.solv.org
The Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS)
in Oregon State will receive ap
proximately $513,300 in cost-
share funds for a new program
called Soil and Water Conser
vation Assistance (SWCA).
This program is a result of the
Agricultural Risk Protection Act
of 2000.
SWCA is a voluntary oppor
tunity for farmers that provides
cost-share and incentive pay
ments to address threats to
soil, water and related natural
resources, including grazing
land, wetland and wildlife habi
tat. Funds can only be used for
conservation projects outside
of the fiscal year 2001 Geo
graphical Priority Areas for the
Environmental Quality Incen
tives Program.
SWCA contracts range from
five to ten years. The total pay
ment per participant shall not
exceed $50,000, with cost-
share for land management
practices limited to $10,000 per
contract. The federal cost-
share will be 75 percent of eli
gible practices.
Landowners who want to
participate in SWCA this year
need to sign up for SWCA prior
to the close of business on July
13, 2001. A ranking cut-off date
of July 31, 2001 was estab
lished to ensure the obligation
of funds by October 1, 2001.
For additional information
and to sign up for SWCA, con-
Vernonia seminar for homebuyers
Vernonia Realty & Insurance
Center, Mortgage People and
First American Title will spon
sor a First Time Homebuyers
Seminar on Tuesday, July 10,
2001 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Topics of interest include
lending procedures, what es
crow is, what a title company
does, buyers and sellers
agency and what it means, and
what to do first.
VERNONIA
6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Mondays
Alcoholics Anonymous
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Saturdays
Alcoholics Anonymous
American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday 627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000
2:00 p.m., City Library
2nd Thursday
Arts & Crafts Society
7:30
p.m., VHS Library
2nd Wednesday
Boosters
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Tuesdays
Boy Scout Troop 201
7:00 p.m., LDS Church
Wednesdays
Boy Scout Troop 860
7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill
Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday
Noon, Lew’s Place
2nd Wednesday
Chamber of Commerce
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
4th Tuesday
Doll Club
6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church
Thursdays
Girl Scouts
For
location call 503-429-7193
3rd Thursday
Izaak Walton League
6:30 p.m., Lew's Place
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
Lions Club
6:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Fridays
Narcotics Anonymous
For Info Call 503-429-4074
Nehalem Valley Car Club
10:30 a.m., City Library
Mondays
Preschool Story Hour
For location call 429-2401
Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday
For location call 503-429-1414
Vernonia Cares Directors
6:30 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia City Council
1st & 3rd Mondays
Noon, City Hall
Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Grange Hall
2nd Friday
Vernonia Grange
6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St.
2nd Thursday
Vernonia Health Center
7:00 p.m., City Hall
1st Thursday
Vernonia Planning Comm.
For
Info
Call,
503-429-5201
Vernonia Pride
7:00 p.m., City Library
Last Thursday
Vernonia Ridge Riders
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
2nd Tuesday
Vernonia RFPD Board
8:00
p.m., District Office
2nd Thursday
Vernonia School Board
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
1st Friday
Vernonia Sr. Center Board
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
2nd Monday
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters
7:00 p.m., WOEC
3rd Tuesday
WOEC Directors
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The seminar is open to the
public but reservations are re
quired. There will be a drawing
for a free appraisal (credited at
the closing of your home) and
all who attend will receive a
free credit report.
The location of the seminar
will be confirmed with your
reservation.
For more information, call
Vernonia Realty at 503-429-
6203.
Jamboree Committee meet tonite
The next m eeting of the
Jamboree Committee will be
held at Lew’s Place, Thursday,
July 5 at 7:00 p.m.
The public is invited and
your input is welcome. Any
group or individual who plans
to be involved in Jamboree
activities is advised to attend
committee meetings.
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Jamboree Committee has se
lected “ Friendships Forever”
as the theme for the 45th an
nual festivities. The winning
entry was by Zelma Wall of
Beaverton. Mrs. Wall empha
sized that six generations of
her family have called Vernon
ia home!
For more information, call
Randy Parrow at 503-429-
1093 or 503 429-3811.
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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
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
BANKS
8:00 p.m., Methodist Church
Fridays
Alcoholics Anonymous
7:30 p.m., City Hall
2nd Tuesday
Banks City Council
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday
7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library
2nd Monday
Banks School Board
Sundays, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg.
Banks Youth Group
1st Thursday
12:30 p.m., Brown Derby
Chamber of Commerce
3rd
Monday,
odd
months
7:15 p.m., City Hall
Citizen Participation Org.
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Friends of the Library
1st & 3rd Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church
Lions Club
3rd Wednesday
8:00 p.m., Gun Club
Sunset Park Assoc.
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg.
T.O.P.S.
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Station 13
Tri-City RFPD Board
COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.)
10 a.m., Courthouse
Wednesdays
Board of Commissioners
7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church
2nd Tuesday
Citizens for Senior Justice
10:30 a.m., Courthouse
2nd Friday
COLCO Transportation
1:00 p.m., Courthouse
2nd Friday
County Council of Seniors
7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg.
2nd Monday
County Fair Board
6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St.
3rd Monday
County Parks Commission
7:00 p.m., Courthouse
Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) 3rd Tuesday
Noon, location call 429-3713
Historical Society
4th Wednesday
Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410
or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064