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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 2003)
The INDEPENDENT, October 2, 2003 WEATHER REPORT SEPTEMBER 2003 DATE TEMPÉRATURE ill LQ_ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 81 93 95 94 89 78 67 52 62 65 72 67 77 68 65 65 65 70 63 69 73 81 74 85 78 83 92 86 63 72 _PREC1P. AM I — — — — — 38 41 48 42 44 45 43 44 53 56 45 39 37 37 41 42 43 43 41 39 36 36 39 38 38 40 40 42 54 47 .25 .34 .40 .01 .02 — — — — .17 .01 — T T — — — — — — — — T .08 T Temperature and precipitation amounts are from the official U.S. weather station at the Vernonia wa ter plant. Measurable precipitation in September totalled 1.28 inches. A ction A ds W o rk Page 17 Suggestions developed after long Town Hall meeting From page 1 enforcem ent advisory co m m it tee to help hire, deal w ith is sues, prepare for com m unity events and co n sider potential im pacts. The subject of police/com - m unity interaction received a lot of attention, w ith sug ges tions ranging from m ore police involvem ent in com m unity a c tivities, to an occasional O pen H ouse at the po lice d e p a rt m ent, to o rg a n iz in g p o lic e boosters to help raise funds for the departm ent. By far the greatest concern, however, w as the need to d e velop m uch better com m un ica tions betw een the police d e partm ent and the com m unity, w ith the goal of increasing un derstanding in both directions. S uggestions included a link to the police d e partm en t from the city w eb site; a d e partm en t con tact fo r qu estions by e-m ail; a regular colum n in The IN D E P E N D E N T by either the chief o r his d e s ig n e e ; a b u lle tin board in C ity Hall; a w ay fo r c it izens to ask questions (a n o n y m ously, w hen necessary) and get answ ers; a suggestion box at C ity Hall; a liaison to listen to com plaints and refer the m to the a p p ro p ria te resource; and m o nthly pre se n ta tio n s by the p o lice d e p a rtm e n t in va rio u s venues. O th e r s u g g e stio n s included m ore w alking pa trols, m ore c iti zen in vo lve m en t, clarifica tion of ord in a n ce s/la w s, developm ent of a list of volunteers w ho w ill take people hom e from bars w hen necessary. T he m eeting co n clude d at 10:30 p.m . We Have Puppies 1922 19 th A ve , F orest G rove 503-357-3631 503-359-7664 Vernonia Fall Salmon Festival Saturday October 4 11 am - 7 pm 5 0 3 -4 2 9 -9 4 1 0 A bounty of quilts greeted visitors at St. Mary's greatly anticipated annual quilt fair. — Ws ■ S?«: rvr MIKE PIHL LOGGING CO., INC. SPECIALIZING IN PRIVATE TIMBER FREE ESTIMATES 34515 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy • Cornelius 503-648-1254 • Fax 503-640-5858 503-429-1470 Mobile: 503-789-1268 • Fax: 503-429-0252 1010 Bridge Street • P.O. Box 321 Vernonia, OR 97064 anks L umber C o L ocally O wned & O perated D an P hillips L og B uyer 162 C om m erce P. O. Box 8 Banks, OR 97106 Ofc: (503) 324-2681 Cell: (503) 702-2560 Fax: (503) 324-1782 www.tvipowerandsports.com TVI is your equipment headquarters offering sales, parts and services for all your power equipment needs TORO 5L P O L A R IS ' 503-324-2786 Office Chip Yard 503-728-2817 50 3-324-2787 F ax F ax 503-728-2627 P.O. Box 369 • B an k s , OR 97106 S T IH L TURNER LOGGING, INC. SPECIALIZING IN THINNING OPERATIONS _ JONSERED • HUSQVARNA • TROY-BILT S ales & S e rvice S aw s • M o w e rs • T rim m e rs • Tillers A cce sso rie s & L o g g e r S u p p lie s 503-429-1011 7 1 7 Rose A v e ., V e r n o n ia F red B eroerson L ogoino OREGON PROFESSIONAL LOGGER No job too big No job too small We log ’em all Thinning Specialist T our T im b er M a n a g e d to Y our N eed s 43995 NW Caldwell Ln. Banks, OR 97106 5 0 3 -3 2 4 -0 2 2 9 503-429-6783 L. JEPSON & SONS, L.L.C C ontract L ogging H auling • R oad B uilding cpeerc TRIPLE S SERVICE 13794 C lear C reek Road, Vernonia, O R 97064 BIGHORN LOGGING CORPORATION L O G G IN G , INC. SINCE 1981 ROAD BUILDING • RIGHT OF WAYS LOGGING IN OREGON & WASHINGTON WE BUY TIMBER 8 5 4 G rant Ave. • P.O. Box 127 • Vernonia, OR 9 7 0 6 4 • 503-324-2422 V E R N O N IA , O R E G O N
