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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.
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854 BRIDGE ST., VERNONIA • 503-429-9011
CRPUD earns Fair Supporter award
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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
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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
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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
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3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15
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16
23
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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