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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, July 15, 2004 Vintage cars visit Pioneer Museum Dramatic increase in losses due to wildfires Time seemed to stand still as a group of Studebakers appeared in Vernonia on Saturday, July 10. Members of the NW Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club cruised to the Vernonia Pioneer Museum then lunched at Shay Park. Eleven of the 15 to 20 The threat to life and com- munities, as well as structural losses, due to wildfires has increased dramatically over the last 10 years cautions Krista K. Fischer, executive director of the Insurance Information Service of Oregon & Idaho (IISOI). In Oregon, from 1996 to 2003 reported structure fire loss in areas not protected by fire departments exceeded $8 million. “Fire loss is responsible for 35% of all insured homeowner property claims,” says Fischer. “That’s why the IISOI encour- ages you to be active in your local community wildfire risk reduction efforts all year long to help you make sure YOUR home is wildfire ready.” With little, if any, cost a homeowner can: • Keep needles and leaves from your home’s roof and rain gutters. Needles and leaves in your gutter can ignite easily and quickly spread fire to your Studebaker owners, made the trip from Portland to visit Vernonia. Represented were Studebakers from the 1930s through the 1960s. For more information about the club, visit their website at <www.sdc-nw.org>. Carla Weber, right, drove her 1937 Studebaker to Vernonia, along with 10 other classic cars belonging to members of a Studebaker Drivers Club. Accompanying Weber was Bonnie Perry. 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 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 S M T 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 home. • Rake and remove flamma- ble debris such as dead grass, pine or fir needles from around your home and out buildings. • Keep flammable materials away from wooden decks or walkways, clean between the cracks of your walkway. Fire has been known to slowly burn the length of a deck or porch to ignite a home. • Store firewood at least 30 feet away from your home. Woodpiles can cause a very intense fire. • If you have a wooden fence attached to your house, consid- er replacing with non-com- bustible fencing material. A wooden fence can act as a wick and start your house on fire. • Replace flammable deck furniture with non-combustible furniture. • Cover vents (roof or foun- dation) with a fine mesh screen (1/8 inch or less) to prevent sparks or embers from being JULY W T 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 F 2 9 16 23 30 S 3 10 17 24 31 S 1 8 15 22 29 M 2 9 16 23 30 AUGUST T W T 3 5 4 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 F 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28 blown in or under your home. • Keep flammable materials away from any propane, oil or fuel tanks. All in Oregon share in the responsibility to lessen the like- lihood of damage from wildfire. A home that is wildfire ready has the greatest chance of sur- viving. For a free brochure on how to “Protect Your Home from Wildfire” or other related mate- rials, contact the IISOI at 503- 241-1757 or toll free at 800- 457-8713 or visit us on the web at <www.insuranceoregon.org>. Sewer rate increase will be presented The City of Vernonia will present information about the waste water treatment upgrade and sewer rate increase on Monday, July 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the beginning of the regularly scheduled City Council meet- ing at City Hall. S M 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 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 SEPTEMBER T W T 2 1 7 9 8 14 15 16 21 22 23 29 29 30 F 3 10 17 24 S 4 11 18 25 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.
