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T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , A u g u s t 7, 2003 P age 5 M E E T IN G N O T IC E S Upper Nehalem CPAC to review use permit Regional Workforce Board meeting slated The U pper N ehalem C itizen P lanning A dvisory C om m ittee w ill m eet A ugu st 12 at 7:00 p.m . at V ernonia C ity Hall to discuss a condition al use pe r m it to r the U pper N ehalem . For m ore inform ation, call G ayle Lee at 50 3-704-2686. T h e R e g io n #1 R e g io n a l W o rk fo rc e B o a rd w ill m eet T h u rsd a y, A u g u s t 14, fro m 12:00 to 1:30 p.m ., at F ultano’s Pizza in C latskanie. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n call M anagem ent & Training C orp o ration at 503-397-6495. 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Local Drug & Alcohol Committee meeting T he next m eeting of the Local A lc o h o l an d D rug P la n n in g C om m ittee will be A ugust 12, at 3:00 p.m in the 2nd flo o r co n ference room of the C olum bia C o u n ty C o u rth o u s e , 230 S trand St., St. H elens. F o r in fo rm a tio n , ca ll 503- 397-7211. S e v e ra l d e sig n an d c o n s tru c tio n s c h e d u le m o d ific a tions fo r the Lew is and C lark Bridge deck replacem ent proj ect w ill go into effect starting in A ugust, announced the W ash in g to n S ta te D e p a rtm e n t of T ransportation (W SD O T). A recently detected problem w ith the pro je ct’s design will de lay certain portions of the proj ect by a p p ro x im a te ly five w e e ks w h ile W S D O T e n g i neers refine a solution to the problem and get construction back on track. W S D O T also has determ ined that it will be necessary to close the bridge for longer than eight hours on No August meet for Mental Health group The C olum bia C ounty M en tal H ealth A dvisory C om m ittee w ill not m eet in August. The next m eeting w ill be S eptem ber 16, at 10 a.m . in the se c ond flo o r conference room of the C olum bia C ou nty C o u rt house, 23 0 S trand St., St. H e lens. F o r in fo rm a tio n , ca ll the C om m ission on C hildren and Fam ilies at 503-397-7211. three S unday nights in order to replace three especially co m plex deck panels. S e ve ra l d e s ig n an d c o n s tru c tio n s c h e d u le m o d ific a tions for the Lew is and C lark Bridge deck replacem ent proj ect will go into effect starting in August, announced the W ash in g to n S ta te D e p a rtm e n t of T ransportation (W SD O T). The first extended closure will be 12 hours long and w ill start on Sunday, A ugust 10, at 5:30 p.m. The bridge w ill still re open at 5:30 a.m. on M onday m orning (A ugust 11) as usual. The second extended c lo sure w ill start on Sunday, A u gust 17. The bridge m ay be closed starting as early as 5:30 p.m ., but an exact tim e w ill not be know n until A ugust 11. E ngi neers m ust w ait until after the first extended closu re on A u gust 10 has occurred before deciding the hours for the sec ond closure. T he co n tra cto r will be allow ed up to 12 hours for the closure, but the closu re will be kept as brief as possible. T he bridge w ill reopen at 5:30 a.m . on M onday m orning, 3 10 17 24 31 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 Scout Cabin Cub Scout Pack 201 4th Tuesday Doll Club 1 st Tuesday Friends of the Library 3rd Wednesday Hands On Art Committee 3rd Thursday Izaak Walton League 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Lions Club Nehalem Valley Car Club Mondays Preschool Story Hour 3rd Wednesday Vernonia Airport Committee Vernonia Cares Directors 1st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia City Council 2nd Tuesday Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 1st Thursday Vernonia Garden Group 4th Saturday Vernonia Grange 2nd Monday Vernonia Health Center 1 st Thursday Vernonia Planning Comm. Vernonia Pride Last Thursday Vernonia Ridge Riders 2nd Tuesday Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Thursday Vernonia School Board 3rd Friday Vernonia Sr. Center Board Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1 st Thursday 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 3rd Tuesday W OEC Directors 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 ,W F , 1 S 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 27 28 29 30 3 A ugust 18. T he third extended c lo s u re has not ye t been scheduled, but also w ill take place on a S unday night. During all full closures, the bridge is close d to all traffic, in cluding bicycles and p e destri ans. All brid g e closu res are w eather d e pen den t and m ay have to be cancelled and im m ediately rescheduled as a re sult. N otification about w e a th e r-re la te d c a n c e lla tio n s and rescheduled closures will be re leased as soon as the info rm a tion is available. See the proj ect W eb site fo r a m onthly c a l endar of scheduled closures, including dates w hen closures cannot be scheduled. Contact numbers for Lewis & Clark Bridge - Toll F ree L e w is & C la rk Bridge D eck R eplacem ent P ro ject H otline: 1-866-427-4630 - P roject W eb Page: (Follow the Project U pdate link to the m onthly calendar) w w w .w s d o t.w a .g o v /p ro je c ts /le w isclarkb ridge - Lewis & Clark Bridge Deck Re placement Project E-mail: lew is clarkbridge@ w sdot.w a.gov SEPTEMBER T W r F $ W 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 28 29 30 4 5 6 11 12 13 18 19 20 25 26 27 M IS T-B IR K E N F E L D 2nd Tuesday M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg M-BRFPD Board Workshop 4th Tuesday 1st Tuesday M-B Volunteer Assoc. M-B Ambulance Drill 1st & 2nd Thursdays 1st & 2nd Wednesdays M-B Fire Drill 2nd Monday M-B Helping Circle 2nd Wednesday Natal Grange Mondays T.O.P.S. 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 Women’s Aglow S 5 12 19 26 M OCTOBER 6 13 20 27 T W 7 F S 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 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 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church Fridays 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m., City Hall Last Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 2nd Monday Sundays, Wednesdays 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 1st & 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 LU M B IA C O U N T Y (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 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. Mental Health Advisory Comm. 3rd Tuesday 10 a.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse Comm, on Children & Families 3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 550 N . Hwy. 30 Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm 2nd Tuesday 3:00 p.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.
