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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.
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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-
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nminh/ forest-farm
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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
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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. The workshop will also
consider amendments to clarify
or modify provisions of the
county’s Comprehensive Plan
and Zoning Ordinance regard
ing the role of the county’s Big
Game Habitat protection rules
in the siting of new dwellings.
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