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The INDEPENDENT, March 6, 2003 7th Annual Columbia County 2003 Job & Career Fair March 19 • 1-4 p.m. 500 N. Columbia River Hwy., Suites 300 & 320, St. Helens Sponsored by Management &C Training Corporation and the Oregon Employment Department Job Seekers should. •• • Bring Resumes • Be “Interview Ready“ in dress and appearance • Enter for chance to win a fantastic door prize • Come network with a variety of employers ‘‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then A it not an act but a h a b i t . . .Aristotle ) C Free Workshops "Get going and get hired," 1:30 PM, by Dr.Leonard Mees "How to survive in hard times," 3 PM, by Cecilia Hack Contact persons: Diana Riggs Nish, MTC 503-397-6495 orJeanette Sharinghousen, OED, 503-397-4995 Email: mtc@mtctps.com AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. AUXILIARY AIDS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Special event to initiate bridge project A special event celebrating the start of the Lewis and Clark Bridge deck replacement proj ect is scheduled for 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 10, at the Port of Longview. In addition to speakers from both sides of the Columbia Riv er, the event will feature inter active displays and light re freshments. Attendees will have time to socialize and view the displays until 3:30, at which time the program will begin. . Speakers will include Wash ington State Department of Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald and Southwest Re gion Administrator Don Wagn er, Oregon Departm ent of Transportation Regional Direc tor Kay Van Sickle and Rainier business owner and Port of Longview Commission Presi dent Larry Larson. The cooperative nature of the project involving Washing ton and Oregon, Longview, Kel so and Rainier, will be high lighted. Other topics will include the emergency medical heli- copter transport service, the project’s closure schedule, the communications plan, the eco nomic benefits of the project to the Longview, Kelso and Rai nier areas and a request from Rainier business owners to their Longview customers to keep visiting their side of the bridge during construction. The ► Œ 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., Scout Cabin 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 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 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 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 ♦ Í project’s contractor, Max J. Kuney Company of Spokane, will also be introduced. For more information, call 1- 360-442-1341. Regular updates on the status of the deck re placement project will be avail able by calling 1-866-427- 4630, or at <www.wsdot.wa. gov/pro jects/lewisclarkbridge> Charter schools are Chamber topic; B-V trail cleanup day set for March 22 If you want to know more about how Charter schools work in Oregon, you are invited to attend the Vernonia Area Chamber of Commerce meet ing Wednesday, March 12 at noon, at Lew’s Place. A guest speaker will discuss Oregon’s regulations and how they differ from other states. The chamber has planned a cleanup day on the Banks-Ver nonia Linear Trail for Saturday, March 22. The Cham ber is adopting four miles of trail, from Anderson Park south. At this time, equipm ent needed in- S M 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 Hands On Art Committee 3rd Wednesday Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Nehalem Valley Car Club Preschool Story Hour Mondays Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday Vernonia Cares Directors Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Tuesday 4th Saturday Vernonia Grange Vernonia Health Center 2nd Monday Vernonia Planning Comm. 1 st 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. 1st Thursday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday WOEC Directors 3rd Tuesday Page 5 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 MARCH T W T 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 f s 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 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. Upr Nehalem Watershed Council BANKS Alcoholics Anonymous Banks City Council Banks Planning Commission Banks School Board Banks Youth Group Chamber of Commerce CPO 14 Friends of the Library Lions Club Sunset Park Assoc. TO PS. Tri-City RFPD Board Women’s Aglow 5 6 13 20 27 M 7 14 21 28 APRIL r 1 8 15 22 29 W 2 9 16 23 30 T 3 10 17 24 F 4 11 18 25 eludes gloves, shovels, leaf blowers, trash bags, rakes, broom s and picker-uppers. W heelbarrows and wheeled trash cans will be very helpful, too. Assignments will be handed out at Anderson Park, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to at tend Chamber meetings and events. The no-host luncheon meetings are held in the ban quet room at Lew’s. Meetings start at 12 Noon and are usual ly over by 1:15 p.m. so mem bers can return to work. s 5 12 19 28 $ 4 11 18 25 M MAY T W r 5 12 19 26 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 F 2 9 16 23 30 s 3 10 17 24 31 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Main Fir« 3 Station 4th Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Main Fin 3 Station 1 st & 2nd Thurs. 7:00 p.m., Main Fin 3 Station 1 st & 2nd Wed. 7:00 p.m., Main Fin 3 Station 3rd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Main Fin i Station 2nd Wednesday 10:00 am, 755-2346 for info, 2nd Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Gra nge Hall Sundays 7:00 p.m., Main Fin ì Station For date call 429-2401 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 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 1 st & 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 Wednesdays 10 a.m., Courthouse Citizens for Senior Justice 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church COLCO Transportation 2nd Friday 10:30 a.m., Courthouse County Council of Seniors 2nd Friday 1:00 p.m., Courthouse County Fair Board 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. County Parks Commission 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. Historical Society 4th Wednesday Noon, location call 429-3713 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. I ir»
