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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 2003)
Election equipment certification test The Puhlin o rtifira tin n Toct P ublic C ertifica tion Test of the cou nting e q uipm ent for the S pecial E lection to be held Jan uary 28, 20 03 w ill be held on Friday, Ja n u a ry 17, 2003. The testing w ill begin at 2:00 p.m . in the C ou nty E lections D epartm ent. T h e public is w e l com e to attend. D ropsites fo r the election will be as follow s: R ainier Library: Jan. 13-27 during Lib rary hours; Jan. 28, 12:00 to 8:00 p.m . C latskanie I ¡kron<. Library: Jan. -io 13- 27 during Library hours; Jan. 28, 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. S cappoose Library: Jan. 13- 27 during Library hours; Jan. 28, 12:00 - 8:00 p.m. V ernonia Library: Jan. 13-27 during Library hours; Jan. 28, 12:00 - 8:00 p.m. C o u n ty C o u rth o u s e E le c tions D epartm ent: 8:3 0 a.m . - 5:00 p.m ., M onday - Friday; E le ctio n Day, Jan. 28, 7:00 a.m . - 8:00 p.m. dnqajul&si ¿AfüuL&Ajo (B o a & (Deli H O T , IC E D & B L E N D E D D R IN K S & T E A P A S T R IE S • M U F F IN S • C O O K IE S • B A G E L S S O U P S • C H IL I • C H IL I D O G S Tanning byAppt. or Walk-in Nails byAppointment______ WINTER HOURS: Mon 5a-1 p • Tu-F 5a-3p • Sa 7a-4p • Su 8a-1 p • Deli open 11a 854 BRIDGE ST., VERNONIA • 503-429-9011 CRPUD earns Fair Supporter award i- «A* _ . . In recognition of exceptional e ffo rts, th e C o lu m b ia R ive r PUD received the “Local Fair S upporter A w ard,” on Sunday, J a n u a ry 12, at th e O re g o n Fairs A ssociation A nnual C o n v e n tio n at the D o u b le tre e Jantzen Beach. T he C olum bia C ounty Fair Board and the C o lum bia R iver PUD will both a t tend the presentation. Follow ing are som e of the contributions m ade by C o lu m bia R iver PUD and the ir e m ployees since 1998: • A dopted the Pavilion, an a (Buds&(B(ooms florist and gifts & Weddings & Everyday Arrangements & Wire Service & Gifts & Plants 503-429-9273 859 Bridge St., Vernonia „ 11,500 sq u a re fo o t b u ild in g , w hich holds over 700 people at a sit dow n dinner. • Shut dow n the ir business for an entire day and the e m ployees w orked on cleaning, re pairin g and re p a in tin g the Pavilion. • Installed a $40,000 s ta in less steel com m ercial kitchen. • R eplaced all the old b a th room fixtures w ith new fixtures. • D onated labor and project supervision to install area lights do w n the fa irg ro u n d ’s m ain street. • P rovid ed fu n d in g a s s is tance for a fairgrounds lighting retrofit project. • PU D e m p lo y e e s have served as Fair Board m em bers alm ost continually since 1985. • E ach year, b e fo re the C ounty Fair, PUD em ployees and the P U D ’s C om m unity In volvem ent Team m ake repairs needed on the Pavilion, m ove heavy display cases out of s to r age into the E xhibit Hall, clean the display cases, repaint the outside ven dor booths, scrub JANUARY S M r W T F s .. 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 FEBRUARY r w r r the floors inside the P avilion, clea n the bathro om s, help w ith landscaping, prin t the updated d a ily F a ir s c h e d u le s , p rin t form s fo r the “ M eet-M e" C enter w hich allow parents and c h il dren to id e n tify them selves in case som eon e is lost during the Fair, fin a n cia lly s p o n s o r the J u n io r R odeo a t the Fair, set poles for the logging show and exh ibition s and hang signage aroun d the co u n ty about the fair. • D uring the Fair, PU D e m p lo y e e s v o lu n te e r all w ee k, picking up m anure at the barns; staffing the inform ation booth; and w orking behind the scenes at the Ju n io r Rodeo. • W hen the Fair ends, P U D volunteers help clea n up and put things ba ck into storage. Mental Health meeting C o lu m b ia C o u n ty M e n ta l H ealth A dvisory C om m ittee w ill m eet January 21 at 10:00 a.m. at the C olum bia C o u n ty C ourt house E x te n s io n M e e tin g R oom . s m 2 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 % a a s i? s $ 22 $ M 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 24 MARCH t w r 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 VERNONIA Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous Saturdays American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday Arts & Crafts Society 2nd Thursday Boosters 2nd Wednesday Boy Scout Troop 201 Tuesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 Wednesdays Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday Cub Scout Pack 201 Scout Cabin Doll Club 4th Tuesday Friends of the Library 1st Tuesday Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday Lions Club 1 st & 3rd Tuesdays Nehalem Valley Car Club Preschool Story Hour Mondays T.O.P.S. Wednesdays Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday Vernonia Cares Directors Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Tuesday Vernonia Grange 4th Saturday Vernonia Health Center 2nd Monday Vernonia Planning Comm. 1st Thursday Vernonia Pride Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday Vernonia School Board 2nd Thursday Vernonia Sr. Center Board 1st Friday Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1 st Thursday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday W OEC Directors 3rd Tuesday 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000 2:00 p.m., City Library 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 7:00 p.m., LDS Church 7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill Noon, Lew’s Place For Info Call 503-429-0188 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library For location call 503-429-7193 6:30 p.m., Lew’s Place For Info Call 503-429-4074 10:30 a.m., City Library 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church For location call 429-2401 7:00 p.m., City Library For location call 503-429-1414 7:00 p.m., City Hall Noon, City Hall 10:30 a.m., Grange Hall 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 7:00 p.m., City Hall For Info Call, 503-429-5201 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 8:00 p.m., District Office 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 7:00 p.m., WOEC MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg. M-BRFPD Board Workshop M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange T.O.P.S. 2nd Tuesday 4th Tuesday 1st & 2nd Thurs. 1st & 2nd Wed. 3rd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday Sundays 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 10:00 am, 755-2346 for info. 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall 7:00 p.m , Main Fire Station banks Alcoholics Anonymous Banks City Council Banks Planning Commission Banks School Board Banks Youth Group Chamber of Commerce C P O 14 Friends of the Library Lions Club Sunset Park Assoc. T.O.P.S. Tri-City RFPD Board Women’s Aglow Fridays 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m., City Hall Last Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall 2nd Monday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library Sundays, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. 1st Thursday 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m., City Library 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Library 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., Schlegel Hall 3rd Wednesday 8:00 p.m., Gun Club Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Station 13 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Board of Commissioners Citizens for Senior Justice COLCO Transportation County Council of Seniors County Fair Board County Parks Commission Historical Society Wednesdays 2nd Tuesday 2nd Friday 2nd Friday 2nd Monday 3rd Monday 4th Wednesday 10 a.m., Courthouse 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church 10:30 a.m., Courthouse 1:00 p.m., Courthouse 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. __ 429-3713 Noon, location call Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia. OR 97064
