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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
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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
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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.
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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
SEPTEMBER
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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
7:30 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.