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Newspaper Page TextPage 4 T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , J u n e 2, 2005 Small community grants for eligible nonprofit groups U n ite d W a y o f C o lu m b ia C o u n ty h a s a n n o u n c e d th e a v a ila b ility o f S m all C o m m u n ity grants. T h is p ro g ra m p ro v id e s a m a xim u m o f $5 00 pe r pro- g ra m /p ro je c t re q u e s t on a one- tim e -o n ly basis. T h e fu n d in g is no t g u a ra n - High Speed Wireless Internet. As fast as DSL for less cost. ETWORK ERVICES Domain Services Low cost registration and hosting. Unlimited Dialup Surf up to 5x faster with dialup accelerator included FREE. Local Areas Wireless Internet Heather Ln. to Cherry St., Downtown Vernonia Timber Rd./Hwy 47 Jet. to the Golf Course Check your email from anywhere using Agalis' Webmail. All Agalis Internet accounts include: Email accounts, Email Virus & SPAM filtering, FREE Internet related support. Website: www.agalis.net Phone: 503-201-1846 O w n e d a n d O p e ra te d in V e rn o n ia s in c e 19 98 teed and o rg a n iz a tio n s p a rtic i pating in the g ra n t p ro c e s s w ill n o t be c o n s id e re d m e m b e r a g encie s of U nited Way. To ap ply fo r th e s e grants, o r g a n iza tio n s m u st m e e t the fo l low ing criteria. 1. M a y N O T be a cu rre n t U nited W ay m e m b e r agency. 2. Be loca ted w ithin C o lu m bia C o u n ty o r use fun d in g to p ro vid e se rv ic e s o n ly to C o lu m bia C o u n ty residents. 3. Be a 5 0 1 (c)(3 ) o rg a n iz a tion. 4. S ign a m e m o ra n d u m of a g re e m e n t if re q u e st is funded. 5. H ave a v o lu n te e r board of d ire c to rs o f at le a st five pe ople and p ro vid e d o c u m e n ta tio n of such. 6. Be ab le to p ro vid e a q u a r te rly fin a n c ia l sta te m e n t, y e a r- e n d sta te m e n t, a n d /o r an audit, fin a n c ia l re vie w o r 1RS form 9 9 0 by an in d e p e n d e n t C e rti fied P ublic A c c o u n ta n t in c o m p lian ce w ith the U nite d W ay policy, as re q u e ste d by U nited I II S a 1 V E R N O N IA Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous Saturdays American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday Arts & Crafts Society 2nd Thursday Booster Club 2nd W ednesday Boy Scout Troop 201 Tuesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 W ednesdays 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 Venturing Crew 201 1st & 3rd Thursdays Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd W ednesday Vernonia Cares Directors Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia Comm unity 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 Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1 st Thursday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday W OEC Directors 3rd Tuesday 12 19 26 M Way. 7. Be ab le to pro vid e a re p o rt on se rv ic e s de live re d , in clu d in g p rogram o u tco m e s, if re q u e s t ed. F o rm a t to be d e te rm in e d by U nited Way. 8. P ro v id e all in fo rm a tio n and fo rm s re que sted on the a p plicatio n ch e ck list. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n o r an a p p lica tio n call 5 0 3-5 56-361 4. J o in in a B an ks-V e rn o n ia Trail C le a n -u p Day, on S a tu r day, J u n e 4 fro m 10:00 a.m . to noon, starting at A n d e rso n P ark in V ernonia. B ring gloves, rakes, w e e d eaters, etc. and jo in o th e rs in helping tid y up th e tra il so m a n y e n jo y using. Manual on alternatives to burning F o rest m a n a g e rs and land o w n e rs se e kin g w a ys to reduce the risk of d a m a g in g w ild fire s w ith o u t using c o n tro lle d bu rns n o w h a v e a h o w -to g u id e . N o n -B u rn in g A lte rn a tiv e s to P rescrib ed Fire on W ild la n d s in the W estern U nited S tate s is a re fere nce m a nua l for reducin g th e fuel build up th a t has pu t w e s te rn fo re s ts , in c lu d in g m a n y in O regon, at risk of c a t astro p h ic fire. C o n trolled burnin g has been the m o st co m m o n m e th o d of JUNE 2005 T w T 1 6 13 20 27 Citizens invited to help clean up Banks -Vernonia Trail 2 7 a a 14 21 29 15 22 29 16 23 30 E. 3 10 17 24 S 4 11 19 25 i 5 M 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 JULY 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 c le a n in g up fo re s t fu e ls th a t can in te n s ify a w ild fire . B u t p o p u la tio n e x p a n s io n has re sulted in m o untin g re sista n ce to p re s c rib e d fire d u e to its s h o rt-te rm e ffe ct on a ir q u a lity and the risk of e s ca p e fro m co n tro l. A link to the N o n -b u rn in g A l te rn a tiv e s m anual is a va ila b le on the D e p a rtm e n t o f F o re stry w e b s ite ,< h ttp ://w w w . o d f. s ta te . o r.u s /D IV IS IO N S /p ro te c tio n /fir e _ p ro te c tio n /s m p /s m o k e m g t_ o — s 7 14 21 28 M 1 8 15 22 29 AUGUST 2005 w T T 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31 ” F 5 12 19 26 s 6 13 20 27 MIST-BIRKENFELD 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 627 Adam s 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 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., W G S 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., W OEC M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg. 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station M-BRFPD Board Workshop 4th Tuesday 7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station M-B Ambulance Drill 1 st & 2nd Thursdays 7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station M-B Fire Drill 1st & 2nd W ednesdays 7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station M-B Helping Circle 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station M-B SAR Drill 3rd W ednesday 7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station M-B Volunteer Assoc. 1st Tuesday 7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station Natal Grange 2nd W ednesday 7:30 p.m., Natal Grange Hall T.O.P.S. Mondays 6:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station 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 C PO 14 Friends of the Library Lions Club Sunset Park Assoc. T.O.P.S. W om en’s Aglow Fridays 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church 2nd Tuesdays 7:30 p.m., Main Street Post 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m., City Hall 2nd W ednesday 7:00 p.m., Station 13 Last Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall 2nd Monday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library Sundays, W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. 1st Thursday 12:30 p.m., Fire District Office 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m., City Library 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Library 1 st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., Schlegel Hall 3rd W ednesday 8:00 p.m., Gun Club W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library C O L U M B IA C O U N T Y (All meet Board of Commissioners Citizens for Senior Justice Columbia Soil & Water District County Fair Board County Parks Commission Mental Health Advisory Com m . Com m , on Children & Families Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) W ednesdays 10 a.m., Courthouse 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church 3rd W ednesday 7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. 3rd Tuesday 10 a.m., 2nd Floor, C ourthouse 3rd Thursday 5 3 0 p.m. OSU Ext, 550 N. Hwy. 30 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.