T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , A u g u s t 7, 2003
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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.
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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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CCCCF meeting set
The next m eeting of the C o
lum bia C ounty C om m ission on
C hildren and Fam ilies w ill be
A ugust 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the
O S U E x te n s io n c o n fe re n c e
room, 550 N. C olum bia R iver
Hwy. (H w y 30), St. H elens.
For in fo rm a tio n , call 503-
397-7211.
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,
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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
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
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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)
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w isclarkb ridge
- Lewis & Clark Bridge Deck Re
placement Project E-mail: lew is
clarkbridge@ w sdot.w a.gov
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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
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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
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.