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The INDEPENDENT, March 20, 2002 Page 5 Good guys to the rescue! It was early on a cold, cold day and the weather threat ened to make it a long day, too, for line crews, but West Oregon Electric Cooperative em ploy ees said, “Sure, w e’ll see what we can do” about getting a fam ily cat out of a tall fir tree. The one-year-old cat had been stuck in the tree for three days and her owners (if cats truly have owners), Amber and Doug Dahl, 6-year-old Sarah, 13-year-old Jessica and grand ma Vivian Skaggs were getting very worried. W hen A m ber Dahl ap proached W OEC operations n manager Steve Hursh, he gave the okay to talk to the linemen. Gary Gulleckson and Gunny Cox agreed to help and stopped at the Dahl home on Cherry Street before heading out on the job. Gulleckson ran the rescue, going high into the tree in the bucket of a lift truck, grabbed the cat and brought her down. The job was done before 8:00 a.m. and Grandma was very re lieved. “People like to com plain about West Oregon,” Amber Dahl said, “ I think they should be thanked publicly, too.” eonetti s Pizza & Grill Left, Gary Gulleckson maneuvers himself into position to grab a frightened kitten. He and Gunny Cox are pleased with the results, Daisy, the cat, was happy to get down, too. Great Soup & Sandwiches C u p ...$1.25 Small B ow l...$2.25 Lg. B ow l...$3.25 Add 1/2 Sandw ich...$1.95 WE DELIVER • PARTY PLATTERS AVAILABLE • FOOD TO GO O PEN MON-SAT 1 1 - 9 * N O W OPEN SUNDAY 1 2 - 7 721 Madison Ave., Vernonia • 503-429-5018 Please support the advertisers who make your free community newspaper possible. -------- KKKCR-------- S M T w r f s 3 4 5 0 10 11 12 13 17 11 1« 20 24 25 26 27 31 1 2 7 1 « 14 1$ 1« 21 22 23 2« 2» 30 VERNONIA MIST-BIRKENFELD Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous Saturdays Alcoholics Anonymous 2nd Thursday American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday Arts & Crafts Society 2nd Wednesday Boosters Tuesdays Boy Scout Troop 201 Wednesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 2nd Thursday Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Wednesday Chamber of Commerce Scout Cabin Cub Scout Pack 201 4th Tuesday Doll Club 1st Tuesday Friends of the Library 3rd Thursday Izaak Walton League 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Lions Club Nehalem Valley Car Club Mondays Preschool Story Hour Wednesdays T.O.P.S. 4th Thursday Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 3rd Wednesday Vernonia Airport Committee Vernonia Cares Directors 1st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia City Council 2nd Tuesday Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 4th Saturday Vernonia Grange 2nd Monday Vernonia Health Center 1st Thursday Vernonia Planning Comm. Vernonia Pride Last Thursday Vernonia Ridge Riders 2nd Tuesday Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Thursday Vernonia School Board 1st Friday Vernonia Sr. Center Board Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Thursday 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 3rd Tuesday WOEC Directors M-BRFPD Board Business IV g. M-BRFPD Board Workshop M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange T.O.P.S. 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000 2:00 p.m., City Library 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 7:00 p.m., LDS Church 7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill Noon, Lew’s Place For Info Call 503-429-0188 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library For location call 503-429-7193 6:30 p.m., Lew’s Place For Info Call 503-429-4074 10:30 a.m., City Library 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church For location call 429-2401 7:00 p.m., City Library For location call 503-429-1414 7:00 p.m., City Hall Noon, City Hall 10:30 a.m., Grange Hall 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 7:00 p.m., City Hall For Info Call, 503-429-5201 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 8:00 p.m., District Office 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 7:00 p.m., WOEC MAY APRIL S M 1 7 « 14 15 21 22 2» 29 T Ì 9 1» 23 30 T F S 3 4 S « 10 11 12 13 17 11 1» 20 24 25 2« 27 W S M 5 12 1» 20 T W 1 6 7 9 13 14 15 20 21 22 V 24 29 2nd Tuesday 4th Tuesday 1 st & 2nd Thurs. 1st & 2nd Wed. 3rd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday Sundays T JUNE F S 2 3 4 9 10 11 1« 17 11 23 24 25 30 31 S M 2 9 1« 23 30 T W 3 4 10 11 17 1« 24 25 5 12 19 29 T F S 1 « 7 9 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 21 29 7:00 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 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 Last Tuesday Banks Planning Commission 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 2nd Monday Banks School Board 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Sundays, Wednesdays Banks Youth Group 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby 1 st Thursday Chamber of Commerce 7:15 p.m., City Hall 3rd Monday, odd months Citizen Participation Org. 7:00 p.m., City Library 2nd Tuesday Friends of the Library 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church 1st & 3rd Wednesdays Lions Club 8:00 p.m., Gun Club 3rd Wednesday Sunset Park Assoc. :00 p.m., Administration Bldg. Wednesdays T.O.P.S. 7:00 p.m., Station 13 2nd Wednesday Tri-City RFPD Board COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Board of Commissioners Citizens for Senior Justice COLCO Transportation County Council of Seniors County Fair Board County Parks Commission Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) Historical Society Wednesdays 2nd Tuesday 2nd Friday 2nd Friday 2nd Monday 3rd Mon day 3rd Tuesday 4th Wednesday 10 a.m., Courthouse 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church 10:30 a.m., Courthouse 1:00 p.m., Courthouse 7 .00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Noon, location call 429-3713 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.
