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_________________ T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , J u n e 5, 2 0 0 3 Don't miss this... our lowest rate ever! ONE-DAY CAR SALE Saturday, June 14, 2003 • 9am-2pm Location: Centrally lo ca te d a t the Clatskanie Branch, 101 Truhaak St. r 5- Food Handler’s Schedule of lane closures for class at Natal deck work on Lewis & Clark Bridge A Food H a n d le r’s C lass will be held at the N atal G range Hall, 67542 N ehalem N w y N near M ist, on Monday, June 9, at 10:00 a.m. The test is based on in fo r m ation in the Food H a n d le r’s booklet. It is recom m ended that attendees read the booklet be fore taking the test. T he booklet m ay be checked ou t fro m the V e rn o n ia and C latskanie Public Libraries, or it m ay be purchased for $2.00 from C olum bia C ounty Public Health, 2370 G able Road, St. H elens (across from St. H elens H igh S chool). Pens and pencils are not provided. For m ore inform ation, call M a rk E d in g to n at 5 0 3 -3 6 6 - 3828. Columbia County Fair Board meeting changes •Membej of WFCU and qualified borrowers only. Our usual credit criteria apply Actual rate determined by Individual credit (actors. Minimum loan rate Is an Annual Percentage Rate. Is sublect to change and requires automatic payment. Other exclusions and/or restrictions may apply yJCWjVAUNA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION w Y o u r / / o r n e i o t r n Financial Solution Astoria 503-325-1044 • Clatskanie 503-728-4321 Vernonia 503-429-8031 • Warrenton 503-861-7526 Toll-free 1-800-773-3236 • www.waunafcu.orq T he C olum bia C ounty Fair Board w ill m eet tw ice a m onth until after the co u n ty fair. M e e t ings w ill be June 9, June 23, and July 7. In A ugust, the re gu lar schedule will resum e. For m ore inform ation, call 503-397-4231. Because deck replace m en t on the Lew is & C la rk B ridge (the Longvie w /R ainier Bridge) requires som e single lane c lo sures, The IN D E P E N D E N T will publish the dates and tim es of scheduled closures. In order to m inim ize im pacts to m otorists using th e bridge, W ashington S ta te D e p a rtm e n t of T ra n s portation w ill m a ke eve ry effort to avoid having to close a lane on the bridge w h e n e ve r p o ssi ble. SCHEDULED SINGLE LANE CLOSURES* Weekend L&C bridge closure is changed • Thursday, June 5, 9:30 p.m. *til5:30 p.m. Friday • Sunday, June 8, 9:30 p.m. ‘til 5:30 a.m. Monday • Monday, June 9, 9:30 p.m. ‘til 5:30 a m. Tuesday • Tuesday, June 10, 9:30 p.m. ‘til 5:30 a.m. Wednesday • Wednesday, June 11, 9:30 p.m. ‘til 5:30 a.m. Thursday The w ee kend closure of the Lew is and C lark B ridge that w as o rig in a lly s ch e d u le d fo r Friday, June 20, to Monday, June 23, has been cancelled. T he bridge w ill be open this w eekend. The first full w ee kend c lo sure of th e b rid g e is now scheduled fro m 11 p.m . on Fri day, June 27, until 5:30 a.m. Monday, Jun e 30. No tra ffic will be allow ed across the bridge during this closure. A ll b rid g e c lo s u re s are w e a th e r d e pen den t and m ay have to be can celled and im m e d ia te ly re s c h e d u le d . S ee w ebsite (in adjacen t colum n) fo r ca le n d a r of sche dule d c lo sures. S 1 8 15 22 29 ||1 1 V E R N O N IA 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 Vernonia Garden Group 1 st Thursday Vernonia Grange 4th Saturday Vernonia Health Center 2nd Monday Vernonia Planning Comm. 1 st Thursday Vernonia Pride Last Thursday Vernonia Ridge Riders Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday 2nd Thursday Vernonia School Board 1st Friday Vernonia Sr. Center Board Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc 1 st Thursday 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 3rd Tuesday WOEC Directors P age 5 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 7:00 p.m., Pioneer Museum 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 U 2 9 16 23 30 JUNE T 3 10 17 24 W 4 11 18 25 T 5 12 19 26 F 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28 5 6 13 20 27 M 7 14 21 28 JULY T 1 8 15 22 29 W 2 9 16 23 30 T 3 10 17 24 31 "Scheduled single lane closures may be can celled if it is determined that it won’t be nec essary to close a lane in order to complete scheduled work activities. All bridge closures are weather depend ent and may have to be cancelled and im mediately rescheduled Notification of weath er-related cancellations and rescheduled clo sures will be released as soon as the infor mation is available • Toll Free Project Hotline: 1-866-427-4630 • Project Web Page: www. wsdot. wa. gov/p rojects/lewis clarkbridge • Project E-mail: lewisclarkbridge@wsdot.wa.gov F 4 11 18 26 S 5 12 19 26 M IS T -B IR K E N F E L D M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg. 2nd Tuesday M-BRFPD Board Workshop 4th Tuesday M-B Volunteer Assoc. 1st Tuesday M-B Ambulance Drill 1st & 2nd Thursdays M-B Fire Drill 1st & 2nd Wednesdays M-B Helping Circle 2nd Monday Natal Grange 2nd Wednesday T.O.P.S. Mondays Upr Nehalem Watershed Council For date call 429-2401 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. T.O.P.S. Tri-City RFPD Board W omen’s Aglow S M 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 L31__________ i 7 14 15 16 21 22 28 29 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 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station 6:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 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, W ednesdays 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 Wedmesdays 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Station 13 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library C O L U M B IA C O U N TY (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 W ednesday Noon, location call 429-3713 Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 o rb y mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.
