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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, May 6, 2004 SWCD offering workshops for small landowners Have you had the good for- tune to buy a place on a creek and are wondering how to care for your stream and improve it for livestock and fish? Are you raising horses and wondering why you have to buy more feed each year as your land’s pro- ductivity declines? Do you know if the beautiful plant you just received from a nursery across the country might be on the state’s noxious weed list? The “Living on the Land” se- ries of workshops answers these and many other ques- tions facing today’s small landowners. Upcoming work- shops sponsored by the Co- lumbia County Soil & Water Conservation District (CSW- CD), include the following: Water workshop on May 6, 7-9:00 p.m., covers Water Qua- lity, SB1010, Water Rights & Law, and Conservation Plan- ning. Land workshop on May 13, 7-9:00 p.m., will cover Pasture & Grazing, Weeds, Soil Ero- sion, Organic Farming and NRCS Programs. Animal workshop on May 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will include Equine, Livestock, Mud/Manure Management, An- imal Health and Pasture Man- agement. This workshop in- cludes a tour (1-3:00 p.m.) of a successful equine ranch using Best Practices for raising healthy horses. All workshops will be held at the OSU Extension office. Space is limited, please call the Columbia SWCD at 503-397- 4555, ext. 100 to participate. Ballot drop sites for the May 18 election for voters who do not mail their ballots will be as follows: • Vernonia Library during regular hours, and noon to 8:00 p.m. on May 18. • Mist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire Dist. Main Station during regu- lar office hours, and noon to 8:00 p.m. on May 18. 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 Info call 503-429-1414 Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Community PTA 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., WGS Library 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., Senior Center Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia School Board 2nd Thursday 6:00 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 Two website-building class- es will be offered by the City of Vernonia in May. The first, an HTML class on May 8 will be held in the Washington Grade School (WGS) library from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The sec- ond class offered will be Front- page 2002, on May 15 in the WGS library from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Vernonia is able to offer these classes for $37.50 each as part of its marketing grant program. The classes will be taught by instructors from the Columbia Learning Center in St. Helens. Textbooks can be purchased at class for $30 each or can be rented for $5 for both classes. Contact Kate Conley at 503- 429-5291 or Donna Webb at 503-429-5201 for more infor- mation or to sign up. The public is invited to learn more about presiden- tial candidate John F. Kerry at meetings scheduled May 11 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., in Scappoose and Vernonia. There will be a brief video of Sen. Kerry’s background, as well as the opportunity to ask questions about his pro- posed policies and issues. The meeting in Vernonia will be held in the Scout Cab- in in Hawkins Park (901 Park Drive). The Scappoose meeting will be in the Scap- poose School District board room at 33589 SE High School Way. These meetings are sponsored by Columbia County for Kerry Crew, a non-partisan organization. Ballot drop sites Community Calendar Classes offered on how to build your own website Get acquainted meeting slated by supporters of Sen. John Kerry S M T MAY W T F 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 S 1 8 15 22 29 S M 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 T 1 8 15 22 29 JUNE W 2 9 16 23 30 T 3 10 17 24 F 4 11 18 25 S 5 12 19 26 S M 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 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 JULY W T 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 T F 2 9 16 23 30 S 3 10 17 24 31 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., Fire District Office 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.
