Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, April 21, 2005 See rally cars Sunday at Washington Grade School service area From page 1 enter the front straight for a fi- nal time it’s a dash to be first across the finish line. The inclu- sion of the 7:00 p.m. start super special stage evening finale will be a first for the Oregon event and promises to be an exciting spectator attraction. Four short- er stages will kick off the rally action for spectators at PIR starting at 3:00 p.m. The event continues on Sat- urday with the start of day two from Hillsboro stadium where a car display (Parc Expose) at 9:00 a.m. will provide the public an opportunity to see the cars and competitors up close and feel the excitement of rally competition. Saturday’s special stages sees the event return to the Tillamook area and the gravel roads of the Tillamook State Forest around Trask Park. There will be two free for- est spectator locations open to the public to view the competi- tion on the day. Sunday’s competition stages, also free and open to the pub- lic, will again be hosted by the city of Vernonia in Columbia County, west of Hillsboro. “The people of Vernonia and Colum- bia County have been very supportive of our rally event for a number of years. We are de- lighted to be able to show our appreciation for their great hos- pitality through the positive economic impact our event has and our support of the local food bank and grade school,” Nagle said. Competitors will run five challenging special stages around the area, servic- ing in Vernonia before the event finishes back in Hillsboro. In between competitive stages the teams return to the service areas for refueling and necessary repairs. The service areas are open to the public and are similar to being in the pits at a circuit track race. Take a walk through the service area and you will see the technicians work on the cars under time re- strictions. The top teams can change a transmission and get a car back on the road within 20 minutes. Spectator guides with direc- tions and maps are available before the event at The INDE- PENDENT office, McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse or at the Red Lion Hotel in Hills- boro. Guides will also be avail- able at PIR and at Hillsboro Stadium. A printable version is also available at <www.Ore gonTrailRally.com>. What is Rally Racing? The sport of Rally racing takes place on every continent around the world, attracting more fans than Formula 1, Indy Car or NASCAR. Rally is one of the world’s most challenging extreme motorsports. Unlike circuit racing, a Rally takes place on gravel roads, and the course is unknown to competitors until they face the roads at speed. The cars race against the clock on closed roads, and the team with the lowest total elapsed time at the end of the event is the winner in each class. Racing takes place only on “special stages,” using demanding back roads closed by local authorities for the event. “Transits” connect the “special stage” sections together and are driven at normal highway speeds, with teams fully subject to all traffic laws. Each vehicle carries a driver and a co-driver/navigator. Using a detailed route book or stage notes and a sophisticated rally com- puter, the co-driver keeps the team on-course and advises the driver of any hazards ahead. This role is as critical as the driver’s skill, since the team is traveling at full racing speeds over roads they have never before seen, in any type of weather. Community Calendar VERNONIA Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous Saturdays American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday Arts & Crafts Society 2nd Thursday Booster Club 2nd Wednesday Boy Scout Troop 201 Tuesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 Wednesdays Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday Community Coalition 2nd Monday Cub Scout Pack 201 Scout Cabin Doll Club 4th Tuesday Friends of the Library 1st Tuesday Hands On Art Committee 1st & 3rd Thursdays Home Extension Club 3rd Thursday Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Nehalem Valley Car Club Pioneer Museum Preschool Story Hour Mondays Upper Nehalem C.P.A.C. 2nd Tuesday Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday Vernonia Cares Directors Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia Community PTA 3rd Thursday Vernonia Grange 4th Saturday Vernonia Health Center 2nd Monday Vernonia Planning Comm. 1st & 3rd Thursdays Vernonia Pride 3rd Thursday Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday Vernonia School Board 2nd Thursday Vernonia Sr. Center Board 3rd Friday Vern. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Thursday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday WOEC Directors 3rd Tuesday 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 S 3 10 17 24 M 4 11 18 25 APRIL 2005 T W T 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 F 1 8 15 22 29 S 2 9 16 23 30 S 1 8 15 22 29 M MAY 2005 T W T F S 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 SWCD workshops cover many topics Landowner workshops by Columbia Soil and Water Con- servation District will begin April 26, with others on May 3, 12 and 19. The first two will be held in the Clatskanie School District Office, 505 Bryant. The next two at Riverside Commu- nity Church, 304 3rd St., Rai- nier. All workshops will begin at 7:00 p.m. and participation is free. The April 26 workshop will be about Backyard Wildlife, Birds and Bat Houses, Home- stead Horticulture, Your Septic System, and Wells and Water Quality. Future workshops will include topics such as Organic Farming, NRCS Programs, Weeds and the Weed Board, Soil Health and Erosion, Water Rights and Water Law, Gutters and Recycling Rain Water, TMDLs, Sheep, Conservation Plans, Mud and Manure, and Vaccination and Parasites in Live stock. S M JUNE 2005 T W T 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 29 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 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 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 American Legion Post #90 2nd Tuesdays 7:30 p.m., Main Street Post 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. Wednesdays 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.