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The INDEPENDENT, December 18, 2003
Business Notes
Wishing
you all
a very
Merry
Christmas
and a
Joyous New Year
Vernonia Dental
Town Hall is Chamber will hold elections
first meeting of 2004 for able to provide more help dur-
rescheduled to the The
Vernonia Chamber of Com- ing Jamboree or other commu-
merce will be on Wednesday, nity events.
January 12
The Vernonia Town Hall
meeting on economic develop-
ment has been rescheduled for
January 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Scout Cabin. Originally set for
mid-December, it was resched-
uled due to the holidays and
businesses’ extended hours.
This meeting will be pivotal
in setting the direction of
growth for the City of Vernonia.
Participants will set goals and
help put committees into place.
Everyone with a stake in
Vernonia’s economic develop-
ment is urged to attend.
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Community Calendar
VERNONIA
Alcoholics Anonymous
Mondays
6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Saturdays
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
American Legion Post #119
2nd Thursday
627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000
Arts & Crafts Society
2nd Thursday
2:00 p.m., City Library
Boosters
2nd Wednesday
7:30 p.m., VHS Library
Boy Scout Troop 201
Tuesdays
7:00 p.m., Scout Cabin
Boy Scout Troop 860
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., LDS Church
Cemetery Beautification Comm.
2nd Thursday
7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill
Chamber of Commerce
2nd Wednesday
Noon, Lew’s Place
Cub Scout Pack 201
Scout Cabin
For Info Call 503-429-0188
Doll Club
4th Tuesday
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
Friends of the Library
1st Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library
Hands On Art Committee
3rd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Home Extension Club
3rd Thursday
10:30 a.m., Christian Church
Izaak Walton League
3rd Thursday
For location call 503-429-7193
Lions Club
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
6:30 p.m., Lew's Place
Nehalem Valley Car Club
For Info Call 503-429-4074
Pioneer Museum
For Info Call 503-429-8134
Preschool Story Hour
Mondays
10:30 a.m., City Library
Upper Nehalem C.P.A.C.
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Airport Committee
3rd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Vernonia Cares Directors
For location call 503-429-1414
Vernonia City Council
1st & 3rd Mondays
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Garden Group
1st Thursday
7:00 p.m., Pioneer Museum
Vernonia Grange
4th Saturday
10:30 a.m., Grange Hall
Vernonia Health Center
2nd Monday
6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St.
Vernonia Planning Comm.
1st Thursday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Pride
For Info Call, 503-429-5201
Vernonia Ridge Riders
Last Thursday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Vernonia RFPD Board
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
Vernonia School Board
2nd Thursday
8:00 p.m., District Office
Vernonia Sr. Center Board
3rd Friday
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
Vern. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Thursday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters
2nd Monday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
WOEC Directors
3rd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., WOEC
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January 14 at noon, for a no-
host lunch at the Buckhorn
Cafe (formerly Lew’s Place).
On the agenda will be elec-
tion of officers, setting subse-
quent meeting dates to include
some evening and/or early
morning meetings, and ap-
pointments to two committees,
one for downtown marketing,
the other for development of
the chamber web site.
Also under consideration will
be how the chamber may be
This coming year will be dif-
ficult for business in Vernonia
because of the Highway 47
paving project. It will be more
important than ever for busi-
nesses to combine their efforts.
Fair Board will meet
The Columbia County Fair
Board will meet January 5 at
7:00 p.m. at the 4-H Building.
In February they will resume
regularly scheduled meetings
on the second Monday of each
month.
Contact numbers for Lewis & Clark Bridge
There have been many changes recently in previously sched-
uled closures. Since holidays and weather can play havoc with
schedules, it may be wise to call before heading for Longview.
– Toll Free Lewis & Clark Bridge Deck Replacement Project Hotline:
1-866-427-4630
– Project Web Page: (Follow the Project Update link to the monthly cal-
endar) www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/lewisclarkbridge
– Lewis & Clark Bridge Deck Replacement Project
E-mail: lewis clarkbridge@wsdot.wa.gov
– Highway Advisory Radios: Kelso, AM 1580 or Rainier, AM 530
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MIST-BIRKENFELD
M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg.
2nd Tuesday
M-BRFPD Board Workshop
4th Tuesday
M-B Ambulance Drill
1st & 2nd Thursdays
M-B Fire Drill
1st & 2nd Wednesdays
M-B Helping Circle
2nd Monday
M-B SAR Drill
3rd Wednesday
M-B Volunteer Assoc.
1st Tuesday
Natal Grange
2nd Wednesday
T.O.P.S.
Mondays
Upr Nehalem Watershed Council For date call 429-2401
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7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
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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
7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station
6:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
BANKS
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fridays
8:00 p.m., Methodist Church
Banks City Council
2nd Tuesday
7:30 p.m., City Hall
Banks Fire District #13
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Station 13
Banks Planning Commission
Last Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Banks School Board
2nd Monday
7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library
Banks Youth Group
Sundays, Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg.
Chamber of Commerce
1st Thursday
12:30 p.m., Brown Derby
CPO 14
3rd Monday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Friends of the Library
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Lions Club
1st & 3rd Mondays
7:00 p.m., Schlegel Hall
Sunset Park Assoc.
3rd Wednesday
8:00 p.m., Gun Club
T.O.P.S.
Wedmesdays
7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg.
Women’s Aglow
2nd Thursday
7:00 p.m., City Library
COLUMBIA COUNTY (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
Columbia Soil & Water District
3rd Wednesday
7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes
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.