The INDEPENDENT, May 16, 2002
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Free workshops on new North Coast agricultural water management plan
Three free w orkshops have
been scheduled in C olum bia
County to discuss the North
Coast Agricultural W ater Q uali
ty M anagem ent Area Plan (SB
1010), which went into effect on
January 1. The w orkshops are
open to all interested people
and may provide im portant in
form ation for property owners.
They are sponsored by the C o
lumbia Soil and W ater C onser
vation District and OSU Exten
sion Service.
How new rules and com pli
ance issues may affect individ
ual landowners will be high
L
lighted in the workshops. Also
covered will be what land prac
tices assure protection for w a
ter quality; how to get assis
tance in designing and im ple
menting a conservation/water
quality plan; how to take advan
tage of available technical pro
gram and cost-share a s s is
tance; and methods to assure
that regulations remain within
the scope of a “voluntary pro
cess to address w ater quality.”
Rural landowners with re
source issues that adversely in
flue nce w ate r quality, m ust
show that they are taking steps
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to resolve the problems. The
workshops will provide sugges
tions to address and resolve
such issues, in a voluntary
manner.
Columbia SWCD, watershed
councils and partner agencies
are working hard to educate
property owners regarding the
changing rules toward protec
tion of the environment, believ
ing that a “voluntary" rather
than an “enforcem ent” a p
proach is the best solution to
attaining a balanced, self-sus
taining program for clean water.
The first workshop was held
May 7 at the Colum bia Tech
Center in St. Helens. It was
hosted by the Scappoose Bay
W atershed Council.
Tonight, Thursday, May 16,
the Lower Colum bia River W a
tershed C ouncil w ill host a
workshop at the C latskanie Fire
Hall, 280 SE 3rd, from 6:00 to
9:00 p.m.
The Upper Nehalem W ater
shed Council will host the third
workshop in Mist. It will be held
Thursday, May 23, from 6:00 to
9:00 p.m., at the Mist-Birken-
feld Fire Hall, 12525 Hwy 202.
For more information, call
the Columbia Soil and Water
Conservation District at 503-
397-4555.
Volunteers are needed to restart
local land use advisory panel
In most areas of Colum bia
County, there are Citizen Plan
ning A dvisory
C om m ittees
(CPACs) that study local land
use activities and develop rec
om m endations to the county’s
Land D evelopm ent S ervices
Wealth Building System
Would you like to earn some
extra CASH?
Departm ent and the Planning
Comm ission. This is a formal
part of the citizen participation
process and CPAC members
are elected by residents in
each district.
There has been no CPAC in
the Nehalem valley for a few
years and volunteers are want
ed who are interested in plan
ning. For more information, see
Vernonia City Hall or contact
Gayle Lee at cpac@ vernonia.
com
Business is never so healthy
as when, like a chicken, it
must do a certain am ount of
scratching for what it gets.
Make your financial dreams a reality!
Call 503-429-1078
—Henry Ford
JUN E
MAY
Community 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., Vernonia 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
1 st & 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
1st Friday
Vernonia Sr. Center Board
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1 st Thursday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters
2nd Monday
7:00 p.m., WOEC
WOEC Directors
3rd Tuesday
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Natal Grange
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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
COLUM BIA 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
: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, Vernonia, OR 97064.