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The INDEPENDENT, April 7, 2005
School boards, education districts get most candidate attention
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holm and Angi Duyck are unop
posed for Positions 1 and 4, re
spectively.
Jewell School District
Four candidates have filed
for two positions. Incumbent
Teri Greenwood, who was ap
pointed to the board, will face
Carolyn Eady for Position 2.
Ann Samuelson and Bonnie
Uerling are seeking Position 4,
which was vacated by David
Samuelson.
Northwest Regional
Education Service
District
N orthwest Regional ESD
serves school districts in Wash
ington, Columbia, Clatsop and
Tillam ook Counties. Board
m em bers are nom inated by
zone, but elected at large.
Nick Gelbard of Pacific City
is challenging Harry E. Hewitt
of Tillamook for Zone 1.
There are also two candi
dates for Zone 7 - Henry Kane
of Beaverton and Kenda Shoe
maker of Portland.
Zone 3 and Zone 5 candi
dates, Sally Bunnell of Port
land, and Larry M. Spier of Alo
ha, respectively, are unop
posed.
Vernonia Rural Fire
Protection District
Position 1 incumbent Frank
Cieloha, who was appointed to
a vacant seat, and Position 5
incumbent Steve Weller are un
opposed for new terms.
Mist-Birkenfeld Rural
Fire Protection District
There are no opponents
challenging incumbents Bill De-
Jager in Position 3, Trish
Wright in Position 4 and Troy
Horton in Position 5.
Banks Fire District
Mathew Pihl has filed for Po
sition 1, currently held by Joe
Evers, who did not seek re-
election. Position 3 incumbent
Steve Harr is also unopposed.
Elsie-Vinemaple Rural
Fire Protection District
Three candidates have filed
for four positions - W illiam
Stevens for Position 2, Fred
Wildgrube for Position 3, and
John llg for Position 5.
No one filed for Position 4.
Portland Community
College District
Washington County and part
of Columbia County are in the
PCC district, with candidates
nominated by zone and elected
at large.
Three candidates are seek
ing the open Zone 4 position -
Jim Harper, George Hendrix
and Richard F. Lamountain.
Zone 5 incumbent Doreen
Margolin is being challenged by
David C. Squire.
Clatsop Community
College District
Jewell and Elsie voters’ bal
lots will include candidates for
CCC. Nominated by zone and
elected at large, all of the in-
cumbents are unopposed.
Zone 2, Position 2, candidate
is Karen M. Mellin. Zone 2, Posi
tion 3 is Frank H. Satterwhite
Zone 3, Position 5 is Rose
mary Baker-Monaghan, and
Doug Grant for Zone 3, Position 7.
Port of Astoria
Voter choices galore, with
multiple candidates for each
position.
Candidates for Position 1
are Peter Huhtala, Lawrence A.
Pfund and Edward Niemi.
Position 2 candidates are
Glenn Taggart and Tom Brown-
son.
Vying for Position 5 are Daniel
R. Hess, Rose Priven, John B.
Dunzer and Lisa Lamping
Sunset Empire
Transportation District
Two candidates are seeking
Position 2, Ronald Bline and
Charlotte Mendenhall.
Jack Harris and Bob Gann
away are unopposed for Posi
tions 3 and 4, respectively.
Clatsop Care Center
Health District
Donald Accuardi in Position
1, Roy J. Little in Position 2,
Norman Stutznegger in Posi
tion 3, and Dave Corkill in Posi
tion 6 are all unopposed.
Hazardous Waste
facility being built
A full service household
hazardous waste collection fa
cility is being built as part of the
new Columbia County Transfer
Station facility, now under con
struction in St. Helens. The
new facility is expected to open
in mid-October. The house
hold hazardous waste collec
tion portion will be open the
last Saturday of each month.
Satellite collection events in
Vernonia and Clatskanie are
also being considered but a
guaranteed funding source has
not yet been identified for
these events.
MIST-BIRKENFELD
VERNONIA
Mondays
Alcoholics Anonymous
Saturdays
Alcoholics Anonymous
2nd Thursday
American Legion Post #119
2nd Thursday
Arts & Crafts Society
2nd Wednesday
Booster Club
Tuesdays
Boy Scout Troop 201
Wednesdays
Boy Scout Troop 860
2nd Thursday
Cemetery Beautification Comm
2nd Wednesday
Chamber of Commerce
2nd Monday
Community Coalition
Scout Cabin
Cub Scout Pack 201
4th Tuesday
Doll Club
1 st Tuesday
Friends of the Library
1 st & 3rd Thursdays
Hands On Art Committee
3rd Thursday
Home Extension Club
3rd Thursday
Izaak Walton League
1
st
& 3rd Tuesdays
Lions Club
Nehalem Valley Car Club
Pioneer Museum
Mondays
Preschool Story Hour
2nd Tuesday
Upper Nehalem C.P.A.C.
3rd
Wednesday
Vernonia Airport Committee
Vernonia Cares Directors
1 st & 3rd Mondays
Vernonia City Council
3rd Thursday
Vernonia Community PTA
4th Saturday
Vernonia Grange
Vernonia Health Center
2nd Monday
1 st & 3rd Thursdays
Vernonia Planning Comm.
3rd Thursday
Vernonia Pride
Last Thursday
Vernonia Ridge Riders
2nd Tuesday
Vernonia RFPD Board
2nd Thursday
Vernonia School Board
3rd Friday
Vernonia Sr. Center Board
Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Thursday
2nd Monday
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters
3rd Tuesday
WOEC Directors
6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
627 Adams Avenue
2:00 p.m., City Library
7:00 p.m., VHS Library
7:00 p.m., Scout Cabin
7:00 p.m., LDS Church
7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill
For Info Call 503-429-6081
12:30 p.m. School District Ofc.
For Info Call 503-429-0188
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
10:30 a.m., Christian Church
For location call 503-429-7193
6:30 p.m., Buckhorn Restaurant
For Info Call 503-429-4074
For Info Call 503-429-3713
10:30 a.m., City Library
7:00 p.m., City Hall
7:00 p.m., City Hall
For Info call 503-429-1414
7:00 p.m., City Hall
6:30 p.m., WGS Library
10:30 a.m., Grange Hall
6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St.
7:00 p.m., City Hall
1:00 p.m., City Hall
7:00 p.m., Senior Center
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
6:00 p.m., District Office
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
7:00 p.m., WOEC
7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg.
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
4th Tuesday
M-BRFPD Board Workshop
7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
1 st & 2nd Thursdays
M-B Ambulance Drill
7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
1st & 2nd Wednesdays
M-B Fire Drill
7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
2nd Monday
M-B Helping Circle
7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
3rd Wednesday
M-B SAR Drill
7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
1st Tuesday
M-B Volunteer Assoc.
7:30
p.m., Natal Grange Hall
2nd Wednesday
Natal Grange
6:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
Mondays
T.O.P.S.
Upr Nehalem Watershed Council For date call 429-2401 7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
BANKS
Alcoholics Anonymous
American Legion Post #90
Banks City Council
Banks Fire District #13
Banks Planning Commission
Banks School Board
Banks Youth Group
Chamber of Commerce
CPO14
Friends of the Library
Lions Club
Sunset Park Assoc.
T.O.P.S.
Women’s Aglow
8:00 p.m., Methodist Church
Fridays
7:30 p.m., Main Street Post
2nd Tuesdays
7:30 p.m., City Hall
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Station 13
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Last Tuesday
7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library
2nd Monday
Sundays, Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg.
12:30 p.m., Fire District Office
1st Thursday
7:00 p.m., City Library
3rd Monday
7:00 p.m., City Library
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Schlegel Hall
1 st & 3rd Mondays
8:00 p.m., Gun Club
3rd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg.
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., City Library
2nd Thursday
COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet
Board of Commissioners
Citizens for Senior Justice
Columbia Soil & Water District
County Fair Board
County Parks Commission
Mental Health Advisory Comm.
Comm, on Children & Families
Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm.
in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.)
10 a.m., Courthouse
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church
2nd Tuesday
7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes
3rd Wednesday
7:00
p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg.
2nd Monday
6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St.
3rd Monday
10 a.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse
3rd Tuesday
3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 550 N. Hwy. 30
3:00 p.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse
2nd Tuesday
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.