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Hage 4 I he INDEPENDENT, April 18, 2002 Vernonia Business Expo provides exposure for local entrepreneurs Who says there’s nothing to do in Vernonia? The mer chants, organizations and churches serving Vernonia are invited to present their “wares” during the second annual Ver nonia Business Expo. This event, sponsored by Vernonia Cares Food Bank, will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on May 11 in the Washington Grade School gym, 199 Bridge Street. “There are many Vernonia businesses and groups, both well-established and new,” said food bank director Sandy Welch. “The Expo is the perfect avenue for them to come and show Vernonians what our lo cal area has to offer. I would encourage vendors to contact Vernonia Cares to reserve table space right away. There are a limited number of tables available,” encourages Welch. “This event also would allow or ganizations and churches to present their goals and upcom ing events,” Welch states. Cost per table is $25. Pro ceeds benefit the food bank. Registration forms for the Expo are available by calling Vernonia Cares at 503-429- 1414 or by email to: cares ©vernonia.com Don’t dig up trouble on the job Buried underground are a complex web of electric, natur al gas, oil, fiber-optic, tele phone, cable-television, water and sewer lines. One wrong move may cause hundreds or thousands of residents to be cut off from heat, electricity, telephone, 911 and other vital services. . • The Oregon Utility Notifica tion Center (OUNC) has a toll Wu representative will be in area In April, Jillian Schoene, a field representative with Con gressman David Wu, will be available at the following times and locations, so constituents may share concerns, express opinions or discuss problems with federal agencies: Vernonia City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Thursday, April 25 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Rainier City Hall, 106 West B Street, Council Chambers, Wednesday, April 24 from 11:00 a.m. to Noon. Clatskanie City Hall, 95 S. Nehalem, Wednesday, April 24 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. County Republicans schedule meeting The Columbia County Re publicans will be hosting a “Re store America" presentation with David Crowe on April 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Scappoose Li brary, 52469 SE 2nd, Scap poose. The public is invited to the presentation. free number for homeowners and excavators to have under ground lines marked with col or-coded paint. The One-Call number is 1-800-332-2344. The One-Call Center noti fies affected facility operators. The ground is marked in the work area, and the first stop to avoid damage or injury has been taken. Under Oregon law, anyone planning an excavation project must call the toll free number and wait for the lines to be marked. Failure to make the call subjects the excavator to liability for accidents and, po tentially, fines. There are four important steps to Dig Safely: 1) Call the Oregon One-Call Center at least two business days before beginning the pro ject. The center will notify facil ity operators, who will locate and mark underground utili ties. 2) Wait for the lines to be marked with color-coded paint. 3) Respect the marks. 4) Dig with care. For more information, call the Oregon Utility Notification Center at 503-232-1987 or vis- OSHA plans “brown bag” workshops Oregon OSHA will offer a no-cost simple safety and health program to the Cor nelius and Scappoose busi ness communities through “brown bag” lunch workshops in May. The Public Education and Conferences Section of Ore gon OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Division) designed the Safety and the Small Business Employer (SATSBE) program to help small business owners start implementing safety and health programs in their work places. The program consists of two one-hour “brown bag" workshops. Participants bring their own lunches and Oregon OSHA provides workshop ma terials for participants. The workshop is free. The SATSBE workshop is presented in two phases. At tendance is required at the first meeting to participate in the Phase Two meeting two weeks later. Participants will learn how to integrate a safety and health program into their business plan, receive indus try-specific resource materials and be introduced to the pro gram’s ten short duration safe ty and health training mod ules. Cornelius: May 1, Noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Old Fire Hall, 1310 North Adair Street (Phase II class on May 15 from Noon to 1:00 p.m.) Scappoose: May 9, Noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Scappoose Library, 52469 SE Second (Phase II class on May 15 from Noon to 1:00 p.m.) For more information about these workshops or to register, call the Oregon OSHA Educa tion Section, 503-947-7443 or toll-free in Oregon, 888-292- 5247 Option 2. Additional in formation and resources are available on Oregon OSHA’s website, www.orosha.org Habitat for Humanity active in local area it www.digsafelyoregon.com In 25 years, Habitat for Hu manity, a nonprofit, ecumeni cal, Christian housebuilding organization, has become a familiar name throughout the United States and in many oth er countries around the world. Habitat’s most famous volun teer, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, has a lot to do with that, but the basic princi ple that guides the work - that people need safe, decent homes in which to raise their families - has even more to do with the organization’s rapid, global growth. Since the organization’s founding in 1976, more than 100,000 houses have been built or rehabilitated, and those houses now are home to more than 500,000 people. . To. be more precise, volun teers and future Habitat for Humanity homeowners build these houses together, learn ing from each other, sweating with one another, celebrating together each step accom plished in the construction process. Habitat doesn’t build houses for people; it builds houses with people. Construction is not the end Sunnyside Cafe Sunday Buffet is Back! Every Sunday 8 am -1 pm Adults $7.95 • Srs. $6.95 • Under 12 $5.95 ORDERS TO GO: 503-429-4810 Open Mon-Sat 5 am-2 pm • Sunday 7 am-2 pm 58360 Nehalem Hwy. S., Vernonia of the process, but the begin ning. Habitat homeowners buy their homes through no-profit, no-interest loans over a 20 or 30 year period. Homeowners’ monthly payments go into a lo cal Fund for Humanity that is used to build additional mod est, but sturdy and healthy houses, so homeowners not only receive help, but also give it. Habitat for Humanity, al though worldwide in scope, is local in operation. It is neigh bors helping neighbors, local people solving local problems. Ultimately, Habitat works be cause people care. Habitat’s goal is to eradi cate poverty housing. That goal will be realized with mil lions of helping hands in thou sands of communities doing many different tasks. At Habi tat, regardless of who you are, what your talents are, your creed, your color, or your age, the welcome mat is always out. Columbia County Habitat for Humanity is a fairly new chapter, but is already working on building a second home for a local family. To get involved with the Columbia County Habitat for Humanity, consider some of the ways you can be come a Habitat committee vol unteer—as part of the Habitat construction crew, preparing meals for construction work ers, making a financial contri bution, supplying construction materials, or in many other vol unteer positions. For more information, call 503-366-4595. Publicize Vour Business or Organization at the 2nd Annual Uernonia Business Expo Sat., may 11,2002 • 10 nm - 4 pm Washington Grade School Gym 199 Bridge Street • Space Rental $25.00 Space is Limited - Registration Deadline IDay 3. For more information contact Sandy Welch at Uernonia Cares Food Bank: 503-429-1414 Home: 503-429-9602 e-mail: cares(3)uernonia.com prociibs will Btntmucnnomn amts pobb bubk
