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The INDEPENDENT, April 18, 2002 Page 5 With proper storage, leftover house paint will be usable for years What do you do with your leftovers? At a restaurant, you probably bring them home in a doggie bag to enjoy later. At home, you carefully wrap your leftovers so you can keep them fresh for later. Did you know that what’s good for food is also good for paint? Many people don’t, be cause far too much perfectly good leftover paint ends up in our nation’s landfills. It doesn't even need to be an issue for our environment at all, because leftover paint isn’t a waste product, and, when stored properly, it stays fresh for years. The National Paint & Coat ings Association has developed the following Six-Point Program for Leftover Paint. It helps the environment, and it saves you money: 1. When getting ready to paint, buy just the amount you need to do the job. When you avoid buying too much at the start, there’s less chance that leftovers land in the trash later. 2. If you do have leftover paint, store it so it lasts for years. Just cover the opening with plastic wrap and make sure the lid fits securely so the n eo n etti s Pizza & Grill Large Pizza get a 2 Liter Pepsi Product FREE With any OFFER EXPIRES APRIL 30, 2002 WE DELIVER • PARTY PLATTERS AVAILABLE • FOOD TO GO OPEN MON-SAT 11 - 9 • N O W OPEN SUNDAY 1 2 - 7 721 Madison Ave., Vernonia • 503-429-5018 ... ■ * . paint doesn’t leak. Then store the paint can upside down! This creates a tight seal and keeps the paint fresh to use again. 3. Use up all your leftover paint. It’s great for touch-up jobs and smaller projects. You can also blend and mix smaller quantities of similar colors of la tex paint to use as a primer on larger jobs, or jobs where the fi nal finish is not critical. 4. After you use up the paint, what next? Always recycle the empty paint can, of course, fol lowing the can recycling proce dures in you community. Plastic paint pails and containers may also be recycled in some areas. 5. If you can’t use your left over paint, donate it or ex change it. Community groups, schools, churches and others can use your leftover paint, and you may even be able to take a tax deduction! 6. As a last resort, if you need to dispose of your leftover paint, make sure you do it prop erly. Let latex paint air dry away from children and pets. One method is to pour the latex paint into a paper box or bag inimuiitÿ Calendar VERNONIA 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Saturdays Alcoholics Anonymous 627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000 2nd Thursday American Legion Post #119 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 2nd Thursday Cemetery Beautification Comm Noon, Lew’s Place 2nd Wednesday Chamber of Commerce For Info Call 503-429-0188 Scout Cabin Cub Scout Pack 201 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 4th Tuesday Doll Club 7:00 p.m., Vemonia Library 1st Tuesday Friends of the Library For location call 503-429-7193 3rd Thursday Izaak Walton League 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Lions Club For Info Call 503-429-4074 Nehalem Valley Car Club 10:30 a.m., City Library Mondays Preschool Story Hour 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church Wednesdays T.O.P.S. For location call 429-2401 Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library 3rd Wednesday Vernonia Airport Committee For location call 503-429-1414 Vernonia Cares Directors 7:00 p.m., City Hall 1st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia City Council Noon, City Hall 2nd Tuesday Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 10:30 a.m., Grange Hall 4th Saturday Vernonia Grange 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 2nd Monday 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 1 st Friday Vernonia Sr. Center Board 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Thursday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 7:00 p.m., WOEC 3rd Tuesday WOEC Directors _i _ add — I — i— absorbent — — — I— ~ — A material I and such as shredded paper or cat litter to speed drying. Recycle the empty can, then throw the dried paint away with your nor mal trash. A ir drying liquid solvent- based paint is not recommend ed, but if the paint has already solidified in a closed can, you can dispose of it in the regular m m m m m ■ <<• i i i/-J solvent-based trash. I Liquid paint should not be discarded with normal trash. Instead, save it for the Household Haz ardous Waste Event taking place on May 4 at 58555 Mc Nulty Way in St. Helens. Make sure that leftover paint stays out of our landfills...that’s good for our communities and our environment. Area liquor stores will open Sundays choose to open Sundays and others w ill remain closed. Liquor stores inside other busi nesses that normally stay open on Sundays, are the most likely to take advantage of the extra day. In this area, the liquor stores in Vernonia, Banks and Birken- feld - all in businesses that nor mally operate on Sundays - will be open on Sundays. W here the liquor stores stand alone, as in the rest of Columbia County, they will re main closed on Sundays. According to the temporary rule, participating liquor stores may operate anytime between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Sun days or holidays. Oregon liquor stores may open Sundays and holidays, since April 14, under a bill passed in February during a special session of the state Legislture. Under HB 4028, Sunday participation by liquor agents is optional, but a num ber of stores, especially in tourist or recreation areas, will be open Sundays, according to the Ore gon Liquor Control Com m is sion. The bill, passed with an em ergency clause, was d e signed to raise an additional $3 million in revenue for the state general fund during the 2001- 2003 biennium. Since Sunday/holiday sales are optional, some stores will S M 1 7 1 14 IS 21 22 29 29 T 2 « 1« 23 30 W T F S Ì 10 17 24 4 S- « 11 12 13 ,9 I t 20 25 20 27 S M 7 S 12 19 2« MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg. 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. « 13 20 27 MAY W 7 1 2 7 0 9 14 15 1« 21 22 23 29 29 30 F S 3 4 10 11 17 1» 24 25 31 S M 7 JÜNÎ W 7 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 ,0 17 11 19 23 24 25 20 30 2nd Tuesday 4th Tuesday 1st & 2nd Thurs. 1 st & 2nd Wed. 3rd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday Sundays JULY F 0 7 13 14 20 21 27 29 S 1 9 15 22 29 S M 1 7 9 14 15 21 22 29 29 7 » 7 F S 2 3 4 5 9 9 10 11 12 13 19 17 19 19 20 23 24 25 20 27 30 31 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 1st 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. 7:00 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.) 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 Mon day County Parks Commission 7:00 p.m., Courthouse 3rd Tuesday Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) Noon, location call 429-3713 4th Wednesday Historical Society Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vemonia, OR 97064.
