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
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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