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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, September 5, 2002 Business Notes_________________________________ '______ OFRI program puts Rainier teacher out in the middle of the trees Sherry Evans, a Rainier M id dle School teacher spent her sum m er “vacation” in Vernonia learning about w ildlife trees, stream protection buffers, healthy wildlife habitat, how to count the number of trees in an acre through sam pling, and much, much more. As director of her district’s outdoor school program, Evans wanted to learn more so she could present a balanced pic ture of environmental and eco nomic issues in the northwest. She also wanted to learn more about the areas that surround her school in order to be a more effective teacher. In order to do so, she signed up to participate in Oregon Teachers on Summer Assign ment (ORTOSA), a unique edu cation opportunity in Oregon’s forest industry, under the aus pices of the Oregon Forest Re sources Institute*. Evans spent six weeks as a forestry technician for Olympic Resource Management (ORM) in Vernonia. She was paid for her w ork as she assisted foresters with field data collec tion, designation of w ildlife trees and stream protection buffers, harvest setting layout TVI Power & Sport ready to meet needs of professionals and road design. “ Most of these summer pro grams let a teacher learn only one thing,” Evans said, “but at Olympic, I've been out on all kinds of assignments. I’m so glad to have this opportunity.” She also expressed grati tude to the staff at ORM for their patient explanations and their willingness to share their knowledge. Evans will now develop a new unit of study for Rainier outdoor school sudents, a process that will be aided with curriculum workshops provided by ORTOSA. She also sees an opportunity to use this sum m er’s experience in teaching math and science as practical, workplace subjects. (*The Oregon Forest Re sources Institute was created in 1991 by the state legislature to im prove public understanding of the state’s forest resources and to en courage sound forest m anage ment.) Sherry Evans spent a lot time this summer in an “outdoor classroom.” Here she is counting trees in the Natal area. Tired of telemarketers? Try this Jose Sosa, left, Georgia Todd-Tiffany and Todd McLeod will be happy to help you find what you need in sales, service or parts. TVI Power & Sports, of C or nelius, dealer for Stihl, Toro, Polaris and Bombardier, is fam ily-ow ned and operated by Gary and Georgia Tiffany at 34515 SW Tualatin Valley Highway, on the eastern edge of Cornelius. The family greeter is Chelsea, a yellow lab who frequently meets customers at their cars or trucks with a stick, hoping they’ll take time for a lit tle game of fetch. T V I’s repair shop has techni cians certified with Stihl, Toro, Briggs and Stratton, Tecumseh, Polaris and Bombardier. Be cause they recognize the spe cial needs of professional log gers and landscapers, TVI pro vides special (red-tag) priority for equipment repairs they may need. So, for parts, sales or serv ice, stop in and meet the family at TVI. LOW CO$T CAR LOANS Vernonia Federal Credit Union • 5 0 3 4 2 9 -8 0 3 1 Oregonians who want to stop most telemarketing calls to their homes have until Septem ber 15 to register for the Ore gon No Call List. The No Call Law, enacted by the Oregon Legislature in 1999, gives residential phone cus tomers the opportunity to get on the “No Call List” and get off telemarketers' lists. Companies that call homes on the No Call list are subject to fines of up to $25,000. To date, Oregon Attor ney General Hardy Myers has fined 120 companies more than $450,000 for violating the No Call Law. The Oregon No Call list is updated quarterly and distrib uted to more than 1,000 tele marketers in 49 states and two foreign, countries. People who miss the September deadline for the October list may register for the January 2003 list. More than 83,000 Oregonians have signed up for annual No Call List subscriptions, which costs $6.50 for the first year and $3.00 each year thereafter. To subscribe or for more in formation about the No Call List call toll-free 1-877-700-NO CALL (1-877-700-6622), or go online to www.ornocall.com AJI Rechnen Sofas and Lom eats Sleeper» Glider Chairs and Gourmet Candy Shop Bridge S treet M all 902 Bridge St., Vernonia $03-429-8603 The Upper Nehalem Citizen Planning Advisory Committee (CPAC) has been formed by lo cal residents with the support of the Columbia County Board of Commissioners to help the board, county Planning Depart ment and Planning Comm is sion address land use issues in the Vernonia area. Meetings will be on the second Tuesday of each month at Vernonia City Hall at 6:30 p.m. All are wel come to participate. T During Murph A Annual Upholstery Sale Oh Fudge! 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