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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (April 3, 2003)
P age 4 T h e IN D E P E N D E N T, A pril 3, 2003 anks storage facility open B anks has a new storage fa cility, since the M arch 3 o p e n ing of B anks Mini S torage at 140 N W O ak Way, behind Jim 's S entry M arket. The fa cility is m anaged by H ea ther Bently, w ho is new to Banks, but not new to the job. B ently recently m oved to B anks from C anby w he re she m a n aged B arlow M ini S torage. Bently, he r husband, A dam , th e ir 11 yea r-o ld son, G arret, and eig ht yea r-o ld daughter, M organ, have found the frie n d ly a tm osph ere of the Banks com m un ity m akes it an easy place to live. H eather said the children are enjoying th e ir new school and teachers, as w ell as baseball. She added that the tea che rs seem to be “ hands on" and involved. The m ove also brings A dam clo se r to his jo b as su p erviso r of nine sto r age facilities, all in W estern W ashin gton County. N ow he can spend m ore tim e with his fam ily and less tim e co m m u t ing. T he g a te s at B anks M ini S torage operate daily from 7:00 a.m . to 9:00 p.m. O ffice hours are 9:00 a.m . to 6:00 p.m. M o n day through Friday, and 8:00 a.m . to noon on S aturdays. For m ore inform ation call 503-324- 0552. Free seminar on effective supervisory practices H elen R usson, P rogram C o ordina tor of the Bureau of La bor & Industries will present a free sem in ar on E ffective S u pervisory P ractices, April 9 and 10 at three locations in C o lu m bia County. The topics w ill include e m p lo ym en t at will, exceptions to e m ploym e nt at will, protected classes, fed era l and state civil rights law s, conducting effec tive interview s, m edical e xa m i nations and inquiries, getting em ployees started on the right foot, positive discipline (co ach ing), co n d u ctin g perform ance appraisals, docum e nta tion, te r m ination as a last resort, and personnel records. E ffective S upe rvisory P rac tices w ill be held A pril 9, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the C o lum bia Technology Center, 375 S. 18th S treet in St. Helens; and from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at L e w ’s Place, 934 B ridge Street in V ernonia. April 10 it w ill be presented from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m . at H um ps R estaurant, 50 W C o lu m b ia R iv e r Hwy, in C latskanie. This presentation is m ade possible by a grant fro m the R egional W orkforce Investm ent A ct B oard and W alm art in St. H elens. It is sponsored by the O re g o n E m p lo ym e n t D e p a rt m ent, M anagem ent & Training C o rp o ra tio n , the St. H e le n s / S cappoose C h a m be r of C o m m erce, Vernonia C h a m be r of C om m erce and the C latskanie C h a m be r of C om m erce. M anag er H eather Bently, w ith daug hter M organ, at new B an ks Mini S torag e. Site picked for county transfer station C olum bia C ounty has te n ta tively agreed to purchase a site on R ailroad A venue in St. H e lens fo r a new solid w aste tra nsfe r station. The proposed 6.38 acre site, at 36525 R ail road A venue, is in a H eavy In dustrial (HI) zone in un incorpo rated C olum bia County. The C ou nty plans to relocate and expand facilities currently lo ca te d at H ig h w a y 30 and G a b le R oad to in c lu d e a H o u s e h o ld H aza rd W aste (HHW ) D rop Off Facility. C on struction of the new HHW Fa cility w ill be funded by a grant from the O regon D epartm ent of E nvironm ental Quality. Purchase of the site is con- tingent upon the satisfa ction of several conditions, including a determ ination of zoning c o m patibility, approval of an on-site septic system , an acceptable appraisal, a level one e n v iro n m ental report and access. T he C ounty will begin site and fa c il ity design planning w hen the site is a ctu ally purchased. The C o u n ty ’s goal is to have a new T ra n s fe r S tatio n and H ousehold H azardous W aste D rop-O ff F acility in operation by the end of the current T ra n s fer S tation fra nchise in 2005. ( Family Practice Clinic? "Medical Care For the Entire Family" UNLIMITED 56K INTERNET For information call 503-429-2701 MEETING TIME SATURDAY. MAY 10.2003.2:00 P.M. V e rnonia S co u t C ab in, P ark D rive V o te o n P ro p o sed M e rg e r w i t h W a u n a F e d e ra l C r e d it U n io n ❖ E le c tio n o f O ffic e rs ❖ D oor P rizes • R efre shm e nts t o VERNONIA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Serving the Nehalem Valley since 1940 622 Bridge S i. Vernonia, Oregsn • 503-429-8031 w w w .a g a lis .n e t —J HAWAII SPECIALIST - WAYNE - PLUS WORLD PACKAGES Mexico • Las Vegas • Disney • Europe Now in your neighborhood Travel Packages by Wayne 1 -8 8 8 2 9 7 -1 2 9 8 Tell Free er 5 9 3 -7 5 5 -2 1 9 9 L to R: Barb Fulmer R.N., Roger Reynolds D.O., Douglas Holmes D.O., Walter Hardin D.O., Cris RettlerP. A., Conley Lynch M.D., Michelle Stewart P. A. T akin g N e w P a tie n ts A g e 1 to 1OO Clinic Hours Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:30 pm • Sat 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Maple Street Clinic P.C. 1825 Maple Street • Forest Grove • 503-357-2136 Accepting Most Insurances
