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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, July 4, 2002 Business Notes New owners take over at Lew’s Place A combined fifty years of restaurant experience should give George and Donna Tice a head start as they assume the ownership of Lew's Place, in Vernonia. George studied business management at California State University in Los Ange les, then went to work for Mar riott Corporation. In 21 years, fifteen of them with Marriott, he was involved in managing all types of restaurants, plus build ing maintenance and account ing. Growing up on • the East Illy. *■ ---------- Coast, he was already familiar with construction, having learned that in the family busi ness. Donna has less manage ment experience and more in side experience, although, after working as a server for 18 years, she switched to man agement with Lyons. Experi enced with everything from cof fee shops to continental restau rants, Donna says her favorite is still the family restaurant. There won’t be a lot of changes at Lew’s, but the first thing George and Donna did was enlarge the kitchen. While keeping proven favorites, in cluding the prime rib on Friday nights, the menu will be ex panded and will eliminate most fried foods (except the favorite fried shrimp). There will be daily lunch and dinner specials, and, until fu ture remodeling plans can be accomplished, meals are being served in the banquet room for people who prefer a smoke- free atmosphere. Vernonia workshop on forest/farm dwellings George and Donna Tice Cut-off date near for early ranking in expanded program of incentives for environmental improvements Oregon agricultural produc ers who want to be considered for the current round of cost- share funding through the Envi ronmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) need to apply by July 8, the Natural Re sources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced. “EQIP has a continuous sign-up period for producers in terested in the program, but a ranking cut-off date of July 8, 2002, has been established to ensure the obligation of funds by October 1, 2002,” said State Conservationist Bob Graham. Applications received after this date will be retained for a future ranking cutoff, Graham explained. Future cutoffs will be established as funding is avail able. Under provisions in the 2002 Farm Bill, the EQIP program al lows larger contract amounts and has options for contract pe riods ranging from one to ten years. The federal portion of the cost-share amount may be as high as 75 percent for eligi ble conservation practices. “EQIP helps Oregon’s farm ers and ranchers continue with their efforts to improve water- shed health, water quality and wildlife habitat,” he said. For more information and to sign up for EQIP, call Columbia Soil and Water Conservation District at 503-397-4555 ext. 105. The Columbia County Board of Commissioners, in compli ance with state law, has started the formal process for amend ing the county’s current regula tions governing placement of forest and farm dwellings with two primary objectives in mind: 1. Amend the county Zoning Ordinance, as necessary, to bring the forest/farm dwelling rules into compliance with cur rent state minimum standards. 2. Consider possible justifi- catlon and options for more re- «♦-¡Ml»*« county nminh/ forest-farm fnrûct-tarm strictive dwelling policies and rules. Prior to drafting any amend ments to forest-farm dwelling regulations which may be more restrictive than state law, the county wants input from those BRIDGE STREET ESPRESSO who would be affected by such regulations. In particular, com ment is being sought on the ad equacy or deficiency of current state rules which may justify adoption of more restrictive county forest-farm dwelling rules and what form such regu lations should take. The Columbia County Board of Commissioners is hosting an informal public workshop on July 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Vernon ia City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, to hear from people who may be affected by changes in forest-farm dwelling regulations. All those interested, includ ing property owners in forest or farm zoned areas, and people involved in commercial forestry operations, are invited to attend this public workshop and offer their comments on forest-farm dwelling rules in Columbia County. 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