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The INDEPENDENT, September 19, 2002
' Business Notes
J, Forest owners
It’s not a zoo, but it’s aptly named “The Menagerie
field day slated
The Menagerie, the newest
business in Vernonia, is a joint
at Woodland
venture of some of Vernonia’s
finest “collectors,” including
Larry and Gail Snethen, Debbie
VanZant, Florence Moring, Ann
Mitchell, Pat Lloyd, Dixie Palm
er, Pam Ostrander, and Ben
and Lisa Edgar—all sharing
space and time at 736 Bridge
Street.
The remarkably broad selec
tion of merchandise includes
antiques, collectibles, artwork,
new and used clothing, table
ware, toys, baby items, tools,
jewery, household furnishings,
books and much, much more.
Also included are consignment
items from other collectors, in
cluding Mike and Carolyn
Cook.
The Menagerie is an adven
ture designed by collectors who
love to share their talents with
the public. The collective is
open Monday through Satur
day from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Stop in and check it out.
Free disposal day for old, Hyde named to NACo panel
residential,
Columbia County Commis redevelopment;
unsafe propane tanks
commercial
and
industrial
de
sioner Tony Hyde has been
A “Propane Tank Round-
Up,” jointly sponsored by Co
lumbia County Department of
Land Development Services,
St. Helens Rural Fire Protec
tion District and Clatskanie
Rural Fire Protection District,
will be held from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. at 58555 McNulty
Way in St. Helens on October
12, and at 280 SE 3rd Street in
Clatskanie on October 13.
Columbia County residents
my either dispose of old
propane tanks without charge,
or exchange them for new
tanks, for a fee.
As of April 1, 2002, national
fire protection laws have out
lawed refilling small propane
cylinders (4 to 40 pounds) with
out an overfill protection device
(OPD). New propane tanks are
required to have the safety de
vice. Outdated cylinders may
be retrofitted, which supports
the waste reduction rule of
reuse, but only by a licensed
person.
The OPD was developed to
help prevent injuries and
deaths caused by leaks in
propane tanks. At the very
least, fumes from leaking tanks
can cause headaches and
breathing problems. Leaking
tanks can also contaminate
groundwater and drinking wa
ter. The most serious problems
associated with leaking pro
pane tanks are fires and explo
sions.
The new propane tanks
have valve handles with three
prongs. The older tanks have
valve handles with five prongs.
To see if an older tank has the
new safety device, check the
valve handle.
For more information, call
Tara Hurm, Columbia County
Solid Waste Program Coordi
nator at 503-397-1501, ext
7222,
or email
her at
hurmt@co.columbia.or.us
Oh Fudge!
G o u rm e t C andy Shop
Swedish Berries • Dutch Mints
Rock Pebbles • O range Slices
Assorted Jelly Beans
Brittles - 7 Types
Old-Fashioned Candy Sticks
O regon Saltwater Taffy
Trailblazer Preserves
Local Honey & More!!!
B ridge S tre e t M all
903 Bridge St., Vernonia
fO 5-429«*O 3
named to the Community and
Economic Development Steer
ing Committee of the National
Association of Counties (NACo)
by President Kenneth A. May-
field.
NACo’s eleven steering
committees form the policy
making arm of the association.
Each committee is comprised
of approximately 60 to 90 coun
ty officials who meet several
times during the year to exam
ine issues critical to local gov
ernment.
The Community and Eco
nomic Development Steering
Committee focuses on general
community development and
velopment; housing programs;
building and housing codes;
subdivision regulation; and
public works and economic de
velopment.
Washington-Oregon
Re
gional Forest Owners Field
Day, an “out in the woods” ed
ucational experience for peo
ple who own forest land in
Northwest Oregon and South
west Washington, will be held
September 21, in Woodland,
Wash.
Topics will include Wildlife
Habitat Improvement, Refor
estation, Fish Habitat, Forest
Health, Alternate Plans, Thin
ning and Pruning, Animal Dam
age Control, Selling Your Tim
ber, Special Forest Products
and Controlling Competing
Vegetation. There will also be
demonstrations of Horse Log
ging and Small Scale Forestry
Equipment.
Additionally, two three-hour
workshops will be offered -
Managing Hardwoods and For
est Measurements - on a first
come, first served, basis.
Space must be reserved.
At-the-door registration to
this event is $25, $30 and $35.
The Forest Stewardship
Program is funded, in part, by
USDA Forest Service, State
and Private Forestry—Cooper
ative Programs.
Libertarians nominate Helen McDaniel
Helen McDaniel of Astoria
was nominated by the Libertar
ian Party of Oregon (LPO) for
the 16th Oregon Senate Dis
trict, which includes Clatsop,
Columbia and Tillamook and
part of Washington County. The
nominating convention was
held August 26 in Beaverton.
McDaniel, who has the
chaired the Clatsop County Lib
ertarian Party for the past two
years, will challenge incumbent
Democrat Joan Dukes in the
November General Election.
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Help Kerry Celebrate tbe Sale of
The Lyon’s
Den
Saturday, Sept. 21st - 8 PM til ???
Music by Rock Creek
Potluck - Please call 503-429-0606
Bring your favorite dish!