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The INDEPENDENT, January 2, 2004
Business Notes
Extension offers classes on new Vernonia Chamber of Commerce
options for taxes on forest land prepares for challenging year
The property tax options
available for forest landowners
are changing in 2004, notes
OSU Extension forester, Chal
Landgren. To assist forestland
owners wishing additional in-
formation, local class sessions
have been scheduled as follows:
• January 6 from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. in the OSU Extension
Conference Room, 505 N. Co-
lumbia River Hwy., St. Helens.
• January 13 from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. in the basement of
the Clatskanie Senior Center
(Flippen House), 620 Tichenor
Street.
• February 10 from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. in the Council Room
at Vernonia City Hall, 1001
Bridge Street.
Light refreshments will be
provided courtesy of Columbia
County Small Woodland Asso-
ciation.
Instructors for the classes
will be OSU Extension forester,
Chal Landgren, and Paul Nys,
local forest landowner. The
classes are co-sponsored by
OSU Extension and the Colum-
bia County Small Woodlands
Association.
For further information, call
the Columbia County OSU Ex-
tension office at 503-397-3462.
Pre-registration for any of the
classes is appreciated.
Officers will be elected at the
first meeting of the Vernonia
Chamber of Commerce for
2004, at noon on Wednesday,
January 14, at the Buckhorn
Cafe.
Also on the agenda will be
selecting meeting dates to in-
clude evening and/or early
morning meetings, in order to
accommodate those members
who cannot attend midday
meetings.
Following up on the Eco-
nomic Development Town Hall
hosted by the City of Vernonia,
members will discuss how the
Chamber can be most effective
in helping and promoting local
businesses, especially during
the scheduled Hwy. 47 work.
Decisions made at this
meeting will have an impact on
local business and all interest-
ed people are urged to attend.
Food Handlers Class scheduled
Columbia County
Commission meets
A Food Handler’s Class will
be held Friday, January 16, at
3:15 p.m. in the Vernonia Head
Start building, 500 California
Avenue.
A test will be given, based on
information in the Food Han-
dler’s booklet, which is avail-
able at the Vernonia Public Li-
brary. It may also be purchased
The first meeting in 2004 of
the Columbia County Board of
Commissioners will be Mon-
day, January 5, at 10 a.m.
The meeting will be held in
the Commissioner’s Meeting
Room, Room 308, Columbia
County
Courthouse,
230
Strand Street, St. Helens.
for $3.00 from Columbia Coun-
ty Public Health, 2370 Gable
Road, St. Helens.
The cost of the test is $10;
pre-registration is not required.
Participants should read the in-
formation before taking the
test, and bring a pen or pencil.
For addition information, call
Mark Edgington, 503-366-3828.
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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Meeting Jan. 21 on
illegal dumping
There will be a public meet-
ing of the Columbia County Re-
duce Illegal Dumping (RID)
Task Force on Wednesday,
January 21, at 6:30 p.m. The
meeting will be held in the
Roads-Parks conference room,
1054 Oregon Street in St. He-
lens.
County Parks panel
schedules meeting
There will be a public meet-
ing of the Columbia County
Parks Advisory Commission on
Thursday, January 8 at 6:00
p.m. The meeting will be held in
the Columbia County Parks
Department office, 1054 Ore-
gon Street in St. Helens.
This is a different week due
to the New Year’s Holiday.
Regular meetings will resume
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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
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., Natal Grange Hall
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.