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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.
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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
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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
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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
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to p re s c rib e d fire d u e to its
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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
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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.