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The INDEPENDENT, May 5, 2005
Council adopts contracting ordinance Basic forestry, resource class
The May 2 meeting of the
Vernonia City Council started
with Mayor Sally Harrison pro
claiming the week of May 15-21
as Medical Services Week then
was recessed for a Public
Hearing on the Public Contract
ing Ordinance.
City Attorney Julie Steffen
explained that the ordinance
required a change due to
changes in Oregon law, to al
low more flexibility and to sim
plify. C ounty C om m issioner
Tony Hyde spoke in favor of the
change saying it will allow Ver
nonia to expedite specialized
and/or small job contracts. He
went on to say that “Due dili
gence is in here, but this makes
sense and is already used in all
the large cities.” There were no
comments in opposition or neu
tral. The hearing was then
closed and the council meeting
reconvened.
After approving the consent
agenda, the council heard a re
quest from Janet Wright, of Co
lumbia County Transit Com m is
sion, to include $3,500-$5,000
in the city’s 2005-06 budget for
transportation, to maintain the
services that Metro West offers
with rides inside and outside
Vernonia.
The council approved the
new Public Contract ordinance
and an am endm ent to the
Property Code M aintenance
Ordinance that sets timelines
for corrective action on viola
tions. A resolution was also
passed that set fines and fees
for the maintenance ordinance.
A letter from Vernonia Senior
Center President Bill James
was reviewed, indicating that
there is still some question as
to where the new Senior Center
will be located, with sites on
Rose Ave. and by Vernonia
Lake both still possibilities. The
Senior Center has agreed to
hold off a final decision for six
months to allow the City to
work on finding money for the
Rose Avenue site.
Ever wonder what kind of
trees you have on your proper
ty? Or if they’re worth any
thing? Or how to re-establish a
forest? Or how to enhance the
wilderness experience in your
backyard? Are there enough of
you out there with questions to
get classes taught right here in
Vernonia?
The Oregon State University
Extension Service has devel
oped a curriculum to help prop
erty owners with these ques
tions. The classes in Basic
Forestry and Resource Man
agement Planning (RMP), are
designed to give property own
ers the tools and resources to
survey, inventory, and evaluate
their property, so they can set
goals and plan for the future.
Think that your little piece of
heaven isn ’t big enough to
bother with? In a recently com
pleted RMP class, participants
did a field study on two parcels
of land, each between two-and-
a-half and three acres, compar-
City Adm inistrator Robyn
Bassett reported that the
Learning Center contract is ex
pected to go out for bid some
time in the latter part of May.
The next City Council meet
ing will be a workshop on the
Parks Master Plan, to be held
Monday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Test of vote counting
equipment scheduled
The public certification test
of C olum bia C ounty’s vote
counting equipm ent for the
May 17 election, will be May 10
at 1:00 p.m. in the Elections
Department at the courthouse.
Ballot drop sites for voters
who do not mail their ballots
will be as follows:
• Vernonia Library during
regular hours, plus noon to
8:00 p.m. on May 17.
• Mist-Birkenfeld Fire Dist.
Main Station during regular of
fice hours. Hours for May 17
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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
1st Tuesday
Friends of the Library
1
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&
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.
1st & 3rd Thursdays
Venturing Crew 201
3rd Wednesday
Vernonia Airport Committee
Vernonia Cares Directors
1 st & 3rd Mondays
Vernonia City Council
3rd Thursday
Vernonia Community PTA
4th Saturday
Vernonia Grange
2nd Monday
Vernonia Health Center
1
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&
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. 1 st 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 Libraiy
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
5:30 p.m., Buckhorn Restaurant
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
ing the survival of cedar pro
tected from browse by either an
8 ’ fence or tubes. The property
ow ner expects a profitable
cedar harvest from both plots.
If you have, or want, significant
tree cover, you have the oppor
tunity to take advantage of
these classes.
Chai Landgren, Forestry Ex
tension Agent, told The Inde
pendent that both courses
could be offered in Vernonia if
there were enough interested
people. The course would be
taught during the fall and
spring, with m ostly evening
classes, over a ten to eleven
week period. There would
probably be a couple of Satur
day field days. The format has
not been set because the
classes have been taught as a
series of day-long workshops,
most recently in St. Helens.
Landgren is very interested in
seeing what response there is
to the idea of evening classes,
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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
1st & 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
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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
7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg.
Sundays, Wednesdays
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
1st & 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 in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.)
10 a.m., Courthouse
Wednesdays
Board of Commissioners
7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church
2nd Tuesday
Citizens for Senior Justice
7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes
3rd Wednesday
Columbia Soil & Water District
7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg.
2nd Monday
County Fair Board
6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St.
3rd Monday
County Parks Commission
10 a.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse
3rd Tuesday
Mental Health Advisory Comm.
3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 550 N. Hwy. 30
Comm, on Children & Families
3:00 p.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse
Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm. 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,