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The INDEPENDENT, January 16, 2002
Business Notes
Vernonia Mercantile emphasizing Vernonia-friendly merchandise
When Dana Roach first
opened Vernonia Mercantile,
people were concerned, saying
“This isn’t a big enough town to
make a living from a tee shirt
shop.” But T-shirts were only
the beginning.
It was a logical beginning,
however. The Roach fam ily
business, KO Screening in
Hillsboro, has been handling
the work of J. Angus McLean,
the Vernonia artist who designs
so many Jamboree shirts, as
well as designs from many oth
ers. Vernonia Mercantile can
provide ready made and cus
tom T- shirts, sweat shirts and
jackets for individuals, teams or
organizations, plus athletic
bags. Many designs are avail
able, with transfers done in Ver
nonia. Silk screening and em
broidery are done in Hillsboro.
Vernonia Mercantile will also
be representing additional work
usiness Plan Competition announced
The second annual Oregon
Business Plan Competition has
been announced by The Busi
ness Journal. The competition
is designed to help promote
and support the entrepreneurial
spirit throughout Oregon.
The grand prizewinner of the
competition will receive up to
$70,000 in cash and services.
There will also be a second
prize of up to $35,000 in cash
and services.
The Oregon Business Plan
Competition is open to anyone
with a business plan for a com
pany that has been in exis
tence for less than two years
with less than $200,000 in rev
enue. All entrants must plan to
locate their business in Oregon
or Southwest Washington.
The Business Journal’s Ore
gon Business Plan Competition
is sponsored by HR North-
west/Answers Inc., KPMG LLP,
Lane Powell Spears Lubersky
LLP, Oregon Economic and
Community Development De
partment, and Pacific Conti
nental Bank.
Each of the sponsors has
demonstrated commitment to
the Portland small and emerg
ing
business
community
through the products and serv
ices they provide, and they will
be instrumental in helping the
winners get their businesses off
the ground.
Judging will be done by a
panel of experts on small busi
ness development from the
companies listed above, The
Business Journal editorial staff,
and members of the Oregon
Entrepreneur’s Forum Busi
ness Plan Review committee.
Deadline for entry is Febru
ary 3, 2003. Anyone interested
in entering the Oregon Busi
ness Plan Competition can re
quest an entry packet online at
<http://portland.bizjournals.co
m/portland/networking/nomina-
tions/538>, or call the competi
tion at 503-219-3482. You may
also e-mail cjohns@ bizjour-
nals.com for additional informa
tion.
by McLean, plus Jeanne War
ren’s award-winning wildlife
paintings, custom ornamental
wrought iron by W olfgang
Forge, antique clocks from
Jess’ Clockworks, and Tanya’s
French Milled Soap— all Ver
nonia residents and products.
Roach has also added
Wesco Boots, from West Coast
Shoe Co. in Scappoose, mak
ers of handmade boots since
1918.
Many
more
lines
are
planned for Vernonia Mercan
tile and, little by little, the
shelves and walls are filling up.
One thing isn’t for sale, though
- that classic British motorcy
cle in the store window.
Dana and his wife, Brenda,
moved to Vernonia nearly four
years ago. Their three children
- Preston, Parker and Makayla
- attend Vernonia schools.
Commissioners set meeting schedule
The Columbia County Board
of Commissioners will hold its
regularly scheduled Board
meeting every Wednesday at
10:00 a.m.; Work Sessions
every second and fourth Tues
day at 10:00 a.m.; and Staff
meetings every Wednesday at
9:00 a.m. in the Commission
er’s Meeting Room, Room 308
of the Columbia County Court-
Then and Now...
house, 230 Strand Street, St.
Helens, Oregon. Any changes
and/or cancellations to this
schedule will be noticed.
The County does not dis
criminate on the basis of hand
icap status. If any special ac
com m odations are required,
please contact the Board office
at 503-397-4322 the day be
fore the meeting.
at Hutchins
Emergency program fund distribution announced
United Way of Columbia
County has announced the al
location for phase two of funds
from the national Emergency
Food and Shelter Program
(EFSP). The organization has
local jurisdiction for EFSP and
the local EFSP board, which
determines how the funds will
be distributed. The board in
cludes volunteers representing
the American Red Cross, City
of Rainier, VFW, City of Ver
nonia, homeless people, veter
ans, Columbia County Emer
gency Services, Rainier Metho
dist Church, the Salvation
Army, and PGE. Four commu
nity agencies providing servic
es to Columbia County resi
dents applied to the EFSP
board requesting $51,350, and
will share in the available
funds, which totaled $42,413.
The volunteer board allocat
ed the funds as follows:
• Women’s Resource Center:
$10,000 to help defray the cost
of shelter for homeless women
and children.
• Community Action Team:
$5,000 for Emergency Home
less Assistance and $3,000 for
Emergency Utility Assistance
• Columbia Pacific Food
Bank: $18,000 to purchase
high protein and emergency
food products and $300 for a
large commercial scale.
• Turning Point Community
Center: $4,113 for Emergency
Homelessness Assistance and
$2,000 for Emergency Utility
Assistance
The money will be distrib
uted directly from the national
board to each agency in two
equal payments during 2003.
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