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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
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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
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