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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, December 5, 2001 Business Notes The winners are... W atershed tech jo in s C olum bia SW C D The walls of the Vernonia branch of US Bank were literally covered with entries in their fall coloring contest and, after the community voted, the winners for each of the three age groups were announced. With the scooters they won for their skills are, from left to right, Katelyn Shadday, Brittany Murray and Shelby Grittman. After spending 32 years as a forest management engineer, Hoyt Laney, of Rainier, has tak en a position as a Watershed Technical Specialist with the Columbia Soil and Water Con servation District. Laney’s pri mary responsibility will be to provide technical assistance to individual landowners in the development of water quality management plans. Because of public concerns about improving water quality standards for the protection of people, fish and wildlife, law makers passed SB1010, a plan to prevent water pollution from agricultural activities and soil erosion. Efforts to save salmon and improve watershed health are also statewide conserva tion issues that will eventually require the owners of even small acreages to be aware of changes required for individual operations. Wu representative in Vernonia Wednesday in the W ashington Grade School Library. Also on the agenda will be a decision about which organiza tions will receive donations from Jamboree proceeds. The Jamboree Committee welcomes public participation and invites anyone interested to attend. For more information call Ran dy Parrow at 503-429-1093, or Glenda Delemos, 503-429-4074. VERNONIA INN personalized conservation plan and, where applicable, apply for cost-sharing incentive pro- J out on a ' AL im b Gifts < Antiques < Collectibles STOCKING STUFFERS CANDLES Enjoy a quiet weekend with us. FULL SIZE, IN ROOM $55* HOT TUBS HOLIDAY DECOR $8o* Q u e e n B e d s • P r iv a te B a th • S e p a ra te E n tra n c e C a b le T V • P h o n e s • H a n d ic a p p e d A c c e s s CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST C onvenient S hopping H ours FOR RESERVATIONS CALL T ues , W ed , T hua & S aturday , 10 am -6 pm F ridays , N oon -7 pm S undays , N oon -4 pm 1-800-354-9494 / 503-429-4006 I GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE 900 MADISON AVE., VERNONIA, OR 97064 Just one block off scenic Nehalem River Hwy. (Oregon 47) New Items Weeklyï Something for Everyone on Your Listi y REfi. ROOM $45" 1 A staff member in the office of Congressman David Wu, will be in Vernonia on Wednesday, December 5, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street. Hoyt Laney Larry Steele speaker at Jamboree Committee final meeting of 2002 Larry Steele, who operates Cedar Ridge Sports Camp and Community Sports & Events, will be guest speaker at the fi nal 2001 meeting of the Ver nonia Friendship Jam boree Committee. Steele will discuss ideas for prom otions to in crease attendance and help in sure the continued success of Jamboree. The meeting will be held December 6 at 7:00 p.m. grams such as the Environ mental Quality Incentives Pro gram (EQIP), the Conservation Reserve E nhancem ent Pro gram (CREP), or others. Laney’s position is funded by the Oregon Watershed En hancement Board, which, with other state and federal agen cies, funds watershed councils, including the Nehalem Water shed Councils. For more inform ation re garding programs and local wa tershed council contacts, call Laney or Don Mehlhoff, NRCS Conservationist, at 1-503-397- 4555. Laney will help landowners as they work their way through the various programs, design a OS Handi n i a de fV7//, ° * F ut niture Flandi made Anti Don’t know what to get for your special lady? call usi We ll shop for you, wrap your gift and even deliver it// Fur, nituTe )r° d u c t ions G ifts for M en and W omen of all ages H ome D ecor I ndoor & O utdoor O riginal P aintings D epression G lass C andles O S oaps 58650 Nehalem Hwy. S., Vernonia Next to Storage, Too < 503 429-0156 Gift Certificates
