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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
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Vernonia 503-429-8031 • Warrenton 503-861-7526
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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.
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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