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The INDEPENDENT, June 5, 2003 Page 21 Liner sets women’s record qualifying time at River City Speedway ftv M k p \A hpr By M l ike W /p eber ic h û H m in h h o fn rn ished t h though, before steady Mother Nature sure has pre rain, starting around 8 p.m., sented a number of problems brought a halt to the action on for stock car racing competitors the quarter mile clay oval track. at River City Speedway with Last year, there wasn’t even just one race completed out of one race cancelled at the Co three events on the Columbia lumbia County Fairgrounds fa County Racing Association cility and the next scheduled May schedule. The May 3 sea event — weather permitting, is son opener was cancelled be the Coyner’s Auto Body spon cause of rain, which delayed sored race June 7. the 2003 opener until May 10. Despite the inclement More ugly weather plagued weather, Lisa Liner of St. He the Carousel Concessions lens had another notable ac sponsored race Saturday as complishment as she set a new rain forced the cancellation of women’s division track record all main events. Qualifying, tro in qualifying (15.36 seconds) phy dashes and heat races fin while driving the Liner Racing .. Pontiac Gran Prix owned u by Scott Wells of Scappoose. Lin er, 20, broke the previous mark (15.60) that she set just a year ago on May 25, 2002. Liner, defending women's champion, also competes in the Longview Napa sportsman class while driving the Heck man Trucking sponsored Chevrolet Malibu - and took sixth place in the heat race. In the wom en’s division, Liner took second in the dash to Van couver’s Jacki Graham and was runnerup in the heat to Hillsboro’s Kari Puncochar. Kerry Smith of Scappoose also D a a ü a a ____i _ i ▲ . notched a heat race win. Tricia Brittain of St. Helens, Michael Holland of Portland and Longview’s Troy Schreiner won Sportsman heats. Long view’s ’’Flying" Brian Vaughn won the dash and Sandy’s Randy Allen, the current divi sion leader in the point stand ings, also won a heat race. St. Helens drivers Bernie Lu jan and Bill Hoekstra recorded mini-stock heat wins and two- time series cham pion Joe Cherington of Vancouver, won the dash. In the street stock, Gresham’s Mark Jones, Port land’s Skip Pillow and Rob Frederiksen of St. Helens, cap tured heat wins and Vancou ver’s Dennis Krohling won the dash. In the m odified division, CCRA president Jeremy Marlin of St. Helens, won the dash and took third in the heat while driving the R eser’s Fine Foods/Superior Torque Con verter sponsored car owned by Sam Jeffers of Scappoose. Heat race winners included de fending series champion Matt Sayre of Portland and Rainier’s Ron Greer, along with Portland drivers Jeremy Brookshire and Brian Timmons. Call 503 429-9410 to place your ad in the only Service Directory in the Upper Nehalem Valley. J& R S tump G rinding S tump G rinding L imb R emoval T ractor W ork T ree R emoval C hipping 7 D ays A W eek FREE ESTIMATES 503-429-0172 Vernonia, Oregon Licensed and Insured EAGLE STAR ROCK PRODUCTS, LLC 503-397-7861 503-397-3708 • Clay • Top Soil • Pea Gravel • Pit Run • Sand & Gravel • Crushed Rock • Asphalt Roc 34365 Hankey Rd., St. Helens OR 97051 Make a connection w ith your dog! Stay Come /j Now let's I Have fk ' ' Some f un!! A x Good "bog! Basic bog Obedience by Lisa O rth Classes f ill up rast! Call to register 5Ö3-429-3018 WROUGHT IRO CURTAIN RO F/fl£ SCREENS 'ARE AND MORE http://www. woirffongrorgo.com Oregon CCB# 133542 The only number you need for all your well water issues. 503-324-2361 Your Local W ater System Specialist For Overm 30 Years C om plete Screen P rinting and E m broidery S ervice 5 0 3 -4 2 9 -0 2 1 4 10-6 TUE-SAT • 831 BRIDGE ST., VERNONIA % NORTHWEST EXCAVATING SERVICES OR LIC. 106893 DEO 37308 THE YARD DOCTOR, INC. • SEPTIC INSTALLATIONS • DITCHES • SITE PREPARATION LAND CLEARING & LEVELING • DRIVEWAYS • DRAIN FIELDS Landscaping • Sprinkler systems Allen Reinsch • 503-429-4761 LICENSED • BONDED * INSURED DICK TITUS - 503-429-1492 57230 Timber Road. Vernonia, OR 97064 P. O. Box 316, Vernonia, OR 97064 • LCB 5012 DEVLAEMINCK WELL DRILLING PAT’S SEPTIC SERVICE Septic Tank Pumping FREE ESTIMATES Water Wells Since 1950 1-503-397-4632 • Flow Tests • Domestic & Irrigation • Water Quality Samples • Well Monitoring • Abandonments LOW, LOW PRICES 24-HOUR SERVICE LOCATED IN ST. HELENS STORAGE, TOO Licensed & Bonded 1-503-647-2864 S°^e & OPEN 10-5 TUES-SAT • 12-4 SUNDAYS • CLOSED MONDAYS RV STORAGE ENCLOSED STORAGE PADLOCKS AVAILABLE 503-429-STORoa503-429-7867 58605 NEHALEM HWY. S., VERNONIA, OR 97064 Custom Tractor Work ROTOTILLING - FIELD MOWING TRENCHING - DRIVEWAYS BACK HOE SERVICE Call Greg: 5 0 3 -3 2 4 -3 5 0 3 CCB#83667 STEVEHEMEON~* TSOS^TSS^TW QUALITY SANDY LOAM TOP SOIL SHOE REPAIR Repairs on All Leather Goods & More Orthopedic Work lu u o o o t u ---------- fe a Crushed Rock ALL WORK GUARANTEED Open Mon - Sat • 202 S. Main St., Banks Mark A. Benson 503-324-2226 YOU CALL, WE HAUL
