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The INDEPENDENT, November 7, 2002____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Recycling W eek reminds US of wise use Signup time for Master Gardener
November 9-16 is Recycling
Awareness Week, 2002. For
the first time since the Oregon
Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ) has been col
lecting data, waste generation
declined. In addition to reusing,
recycling and com posting,
waste prevention is another
way to be active in the solution
to solid waste problems.
Consumers impact the envi
ronment in both positive and
negative w ays through the
choices they make. Keep in
mind that because the majority
of environm ental dam age is
caused during mining, manu
facture and shipping of a prod
uct to market, each individual
plays a critical roll in sustain
ability at the point of purchase.
Some useful questions to be
asked before making a pur
chase are:
• Is this item really neces
sary, or is there a more produc
tive way to spend the money?
• Can the items be bor
rowed, rented or purchased
used, rather than new?
• Is this product made to
last? Can it be repaired if it
breaks? Will the manufacturer
take it back to use the parts
when it can no longer be used?
• Is the product recyclable
when it can no longer be used?
• Is the product made local
ly? Does it have excessive
packaging? Is the manufacture
of it harmful to the environ
ment?
By asking these simple
C a llig r a p h y a r t d is p la y a t P a c ific
“Masters
of
Calligraphy:
Artists from Japan” , featuring
calligraphy by Seishi Sato,
Seisui Yokoyama, Seiou Shishi-
do and Shigetsu Shinohara, will
be on display at Pacific Universi
ty’s Katherin Cawein Gallery
through November 27.
A blend of Asian calligraphic
styles will be presented. Many
of these works were previously
shown in exhibits at the Port-
land Art Museum and Port
land’s Japanese Gardens.
The artists, who are all
teachers at the same school in
Kamagawa, Japan, will be un
able to attend the exhibit’s
opening.
Gallery hours are Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by ap
pointment. Admission is free.
questions, we can preserve
Oregon’s beauty for future gen
eration and send signals to
manufacturers about the type
of products we prefer.
For more information, visit
the Oregon DEQ website at
www.dep.state.or.us or call
Tara Hurm at 503-543-1501.
Vernonia Pride
seeks history
of old buildings
A Walking Tour of Ver
nonia, with inform ation
about some of the older
buildings, is a new project
for Vernonia Pride.
Last
month, letters were deliv
ered to several businesses
asking
for
inform ation
about their buildings, the
year of construction, prior
ow ners’ names and any
other pertinent facts.
The information will be
used on plaques to be
placed on the buildings. A
booklet containing the in
formation may also be pub
lished.
Anyone with information
that might help in this proj
ect is asked to send it to
Vernonia Pride, c/o Enid
Parrow, 842 2nd Avenue,
Vernonia, OR 97064.
classes in Columbia County
The avid home gardener
with a thirst for more gardening
knowledge and a willingness to
pass that knowledge on to oth
ers, can now take advantage of
the Oregon State University
Extension Service Master Gar
dener program in C olum bia
County.
The Master Gardener pro
gram is designed to teach vol
unteers how to make better use
of gardening resources and
abilities, in order to pass this
knowledge on to others. Volun
teers are given training in soil
management, vegetable gar
dening techniques, landscape
maintenance, pest control and
many other aspects of garden
ing. During the gardening sea
son, the new Master Gardeners
help teach others to do a better
job of growing and caring for
plants, fighting off pests and
making our communities a bet
ter place to live.
Classes will be held in St.
Helens on Mondays from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. beginning in
January. The first class is Mon
day, January 6. There is a $40
fee for reference materials.
For more information, con
tact the Columbia County Ex
tension office, 505 N. Columbia
River Highway in St. Helens,
503-397-3462.
M u ltim e d ia s a le w ill b e n e fit C h o ra le
The Colum bia Chorale of
Oregon will hold a Fall Multime
dia Sale on Saturday, Novem
ber 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., at the Columbia Center,
375 S. 18th Street, St. Helens.
Used books, videos, CDs,
cassettes and similar items will
be offered for sale. Vintage and
contemporary items will be in
cluded. Raffle tickets for a pi
ano will also be available at
$1.00 each, or six for $5.00.
There is no admission charge
for the Multimedia Sale. All pro
ceeds from this fundraiser will
go to the Columbia Chorale of
Oregon, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization.
The chorale’s next program,
a perform ance of H andel’s
Messiah, will be presented on
Saturday and Sunday, Decem
ber 7-8, at Olmscheid Auditori
um on the St Helens High
School campus. Advance tick
ets for those performances will
be available at the Multimedia
Sale.
D u k e s e le c t e d v i c e - c h a ir o f s t a t e l e g i s la t u r e ’s t a s k f o r c e o n s t a b le s c h o o l f u n d in g
State Senator Joan Dukes
(D-Svensen) has been elected
Vice-Chair of a new legislative
task force on school funding at
the group’s first m eeting in
Salem.
D ukes w ill help lead the
Joint Task Force on Revenue
Options, School Funding and
Accountability, which is charged
The INDEPENDENT
ACTION ADS
with reviewing as many options
to the state’s school funding
problem as possible, including
revenue, cost containment and
accountability. It will make rec
ommendations to the Legisla
ture that provide a stable fiscal
environment for Oregon schools
for the next ten to twenty years.
“There may be no more im
portant issue before the Legis
lature than finding a stable,
sustainable funding source for
our schools, so they don’t have
to go through deep cuts and
turmoil like they did this year,”
said Dukes.
“The quality of education in
Oregon affects our economy,
public safety and our communi
ties. It’s often our smaller com
munities that are the hardest hit
when cuts are made,” Dukes
said.
To get a broad range of
choices and to encourage Ore
gonians to participate, the task
force will meet in every con
gressional district in the state.
In compiling a list of options, it
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“ I’m honored to be serving
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will study policies of other
states and methods used in
Oregon in the past, according
to Dukes.
Dukes was chosen for the
leadership position of the task
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