The INDEPENDENT, April 18, 2002
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.