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The INDEPENDENT, April 21, 2005
See rally cars Sunday at Washington Grade School service area
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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
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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.
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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
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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
7:00 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.