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The INDEPENDENT, June 19, 2003
State Insurance
Division offers
free information
for consumers
Garden art stock moves from Manning to Clatskanie
T
h o s p who
w h n have
h av/a been
h o o n buy-
Kin<
Those
:_
.
Columbia n : River i Highway
(Hwy
ing, or planning to buy, the 30). She has improved the site
great garden art at Yard Decor with help from her husband,
in Manning have been disap Kevin, and two dedicated em
pointed to find that they closed ployees, Jennifer and Tammy.
that part of their business. But
Carla’s eclectic selection of
the same great buys are now merchandise surely has some
available at Carla’s Closet in thing for everyone in the family
Clatskanie.
- clothing (mostly new, but
When Carla Hess heard some used) for men, women
about Yard Decor going out of and children; baby furniture,
business, she checked it out. jewelry, and now garden statu-
hked What she saw and bou9ht ary' benches, bird baths and
the inventory. Carla has been in fountains.
Consumers may be able to
save money by shopping
around for auto and homeown
er insurance, according to the
Oregon Insurance Division.
The
Insurance
Division
asked major insurance compa-
r ir h tr « Pr° h 'de fa 6 qU° ,eS ° r
drivers,
hom eowners
and
Rates varied widely among
the 21 auto insurers respond-
ing to the survey. For example,
the six-month premium ranged
from $281 to $512 for a typical
Eugene family with a teenage
son.
Rates also varied for the 14
homeowner insurers respond
ing to the survey. For example,
the annual premium ranged
from $387 to $671 for a policy
covering a frame house in Port-
land with a $200,000 replace-
ment value and a $250 de-
ductible.
Two free booklets with the
results of the surveys are avail-
able from the Insurance Divi-
sion, entitled Consumer Guide
to Auto Insurance and Con-
sum er Guide to Homeowner
and Tenant Insurance.
The rate comparisons in the
booklets are designed to be
used as a guide and don’t cov-
er all situations. Consumers
should contact individual insur
business for three years in
Clatskanie, starting about a
block away from her current Io-
cation, then moving two years
ago to larger quarters at 220
i
i
Stop in and check out the
garden art and the great cus-
tomer service provided by Car
la and her staff. See Carla’s ad
on paqe 6.
State Goal 5 has potential for negative affects on rural properties
From page 1
ceived, will be available for in
spection at no cost. Copies
may be obtained at reasonable
cost at least seven days prior to
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ance agents or companies for
specific rate information,
The booklets also include
tips consumers can use to
save money on insurance, plus
information on consumer rights
and obligations and how to file
claims.
To receive free copies of the
booklets, write to: Publications,
Oregon Insurance Division, PO
Box 14480, Salem, OR 97309-
0405 or visit the’ website at
<oregoninsurance.org>. Click
on “Publications”.
C e le b r a te Y o u r
the hearing, from Land Devel-
opment Services in the Colum
bia County Courthouse; they
will also be posted on the
County website, <http://www.
co.Columbia.or.us/LandUse/Pla
nning/index.asp>.
Planning Commission will
begin deliberations on June 30,
at or after 6:30 p.m. in Room
351, Circuit Courtroom, on the
Third Floor of the Courthouse
Annex, 230 Strand, St. Helens.
After the Planning Commis-
sion sends its recommenda
tions to the County Board of
Commissioners, the board will
hold a public hearing before fi
nal action is taken. The date of
the public hearing will be pub
lished in The INDEPENDENT.
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