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T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , J u n e 16, 20 05
Explanation of 47J loan conditions Changes in family eligibility for USDA and Food Bank
D u rin g th e V e rn o n ia S chool
B oard m e e tin g last w e e k, Joel
G la ss a ske d a b o u t th e in te re st
fre e loa n th a t th e d is tric t is a p
plyin g fo r to fu n d c o m p le tio n of
th e m id d le sch o o l project.
T h e bo a rd had no a d d itio n a l
in fo rm a tio n at th a t tim e , but d is
tric t b u s in e s s m a n a g e r D aw n
P le w s to ld IN D E P E N D E N T re
p o rte r S ch a n n N e lso n th a t the
m oney, g ive n to sta te s as pa rt
o f th e Tax P a ye r R e lie f A c t of
1997, is still a va ila b le and th e re
w e re no o th e r a p p lica tio n s.
R e g a rd in g th e $1 m illio n
b o rro w e d to b e g in c o n s tru c
tio n , P le w s e x p la in e d th a t,
th o u g h th e in te re s t ra te in
c re a s e s a n n u a lly, it re m a in s
low. T h e ra te fo r th e firs t ye a r
(th is s c h o o l yea r) is 1.8 p e r
cen t, n e x t y e a r it w ill be 2 p e r
cen t. In cre a se s w ill co n tinue ,
b u t th e a m o u n t paid on the
d e b t w ill d e c re a s e b e c a u s e the
h ig h e r ra te is c h a rg e d a g a in s t
th e d e c re a s in g p rin cip a l. For
e x a m p le , d e b t s e rvice th is ye a r
w a s $ 7 8 ,9 0 0 ; in fo u r y e a rs the
in te re s t rate w ill be 3.1 p e rce n t
but d e b t service w ill be $74,9 00.
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$ 3,9 8 8
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$ 4,491
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$ 5,5 95
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A d d ’l A dd $ 50 3 pe r person
p e o p le co u ld be go in g h u n g ry
fo r lack of th a t k n o w le d g e .”
T h e local foo d b a n k trie s to
m a k e th re e d a y s w o rth o f
e m e rg e n c y g ro c e rie s availa ble,
on ce a m onth, fo r th o se w h o
cou ld use a little e xtra help.
R e g istra tio n ta ke s o n ly a few
m in u te s, w ith a s im p le on e-
pa ge form to co m p le te .
“ B ring in yo u r p ro o f of re s i
d e n c y (i.e. a re nt o r utility re
ceipt, a pie ce of m ail w ith y o u r
addre ss, o r a d riv e r’s lic e n s e ),”
W elch e xp la in e d . A lso needed
are the na m es o f p e rso n s w ith
in y o u r ho u se h o ld , th e ir ages,
birth d a te s and w h e th e r c o m
bin ed ho u se h o ld in co m e falls
w ith in th e e lig ib ility g u ideline s,
w h ich you v e rify th ro u g h yo u r
tim e . W e try to m a ke th e visit
as s tre a m lin e d as possible. W e
kn o w pe o p le ha ve bu sy s c h e d
u le s ,” co n c lu d e d W elch.
T h e foo d b a n k se rve s an a v
era g e of 82 h o u se h o ld s per
m o nth, he lp in g 231 people, 38
p e rc e n t of w h o m are children.
V e rn onia C a re s Food B ank, lo
ca te d w ithin the Legion B u ild
ing at 62 7 A d a m s A venu e, is
op en T u e sd a y and Thursday,
fro m 10:00 a.m . to 2:0 0 p.m . A l
te rn a te food pick up tim e s are
p o s s ib le ,
by
a p p o in tm e n t.
Q u e s tio n s m a y be d ire cte d to
W elch at 5 0 3 -4 2 9 -1 4 1 4 .
“ M a ny pe o p le d o n ’t realize
th e y q u a lify fo r e m e rg e n c y g ro
c e ry a s s is ta n c e ,” said C a re s
D ire cto r S a n d y W elch. “ It’s a
sad th o u g h t to realize w e have
fo o d a va ila b le fo r th o se w ho
m ig h t need th is help and th a t
sign ature.
“A s h o rt foo d in te rvie w fo l
low s so th e o rd e r can be ta i
lored to y o u r fa m ily ’s p re fe r
e n c e s ,” she c o n tin u e d . “T h e o r
d e r is the n filled by vo lu n te e rs,
and y o u ’re o u t th e d o o r w ithin
1 5 -3 0 m in u te s , m o s t o f th e
T h e C o lu m b ia 9-1-1 C o m
m u n ica tio n s D istrict B oard of
D ire cto rs n e xt re g u la r board
m e e tin g w ill be Jun e 23 from
9 :0 0 a.m . to 11:00 a.m . at the
C o lu m b ia 9-1-1 C o m m u n ic a
tio n s D istrict F a cility in St. H e
V e rn o n ia C a re s Food B ank,
in c o o p e ra tio n w ith th e O re gon
F o o d B a n k a n d U S D A p ro
g ra m s, has in cre a se d c lie n t e li
g ib ility g u id e lin e s . T h e y no w
are:
Household
Size
Gross Monthly
Income
(all household residents)
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V E R N O N IA
Mondays
Alcoholics Anonymous
Saturdays
Alcoholics Anonymous
2nd
Thursday
American Legion Post #119
2nd Thursday
Arts & Crafts Society
2nd W ednesday
Booster Club
Tuesdays
Boy Scout Troop 201
W ednesdays
Boy Scout Troop 860
2nd Thursday
Cemetery Beautification Comm.
2nd W ednesday
Cham ber of Commerce
2nd Monday
Comm unity Coalition
Scout Cabin
Cub Scout Pack 201
4th Tuesday
Doll Club
1st Tuesday
Friends of the Library
1 st & 3rd Thursdays
Hands On Art Committee
3rd Thursday
Home Extension Club
3rd Thursday
Izaak W alton League
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
Lions Club
Nehalem Valley C ar Club
Pioneer Museum
M ondays
Preschool Story Hour
2nd Tuesday
Upper Nehalem C.P.A.C.
1 s t& 3 rd Thursdays
Venturing Crew 201
3rd W ednesday
Vernonia Airport Committee
Vernonia Cares Directors
1 s t& 3 rd M ondays
Vernonia City Council
3rd Thursday
Vernonia Comm unity PTA
4th Saturday
Vernonia Grange
2nd Monday
Vernonia Health Center
1st & 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
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters
2nd Monday
W O EC 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
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 GS 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
lens.
AUGUST 2005
JULY 2005
JUNE 2005
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17
24
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4
11
18
25
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12
19
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13
20
27
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14
21
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8
15
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16
23
30
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14
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M IS I-B L R K E N F E L D
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 W orkshop
7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
1st & 2nd Thursdays
M-B Ambulance Drill
7:00 p.m. , Main Fire Station
1 st & 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 W ednesday
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 W ednesday
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
CPO 14
Friends of the Library
Lions Club
Sunset Park Assoc.
T.O.P.S.
W om en’s Aglow
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 W ednesday
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, W ednesdays
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 W ednesday
7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg.
W ednesdays
7:00 p.m., City Library
2nd Thursday
C O L U M B IA C O U N T Y (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.)
10 a.m., Courthouse
W ednesdays
Board of Commissioners
7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church
2nd Tuesday
Citizens for Senior Justice
7:30 p.m., N R C S , 2514 Sykes
3rd W ednesday
Columbia Soil & W ater 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 Com m .
3rd Thursday 5 3 0 p.m. OSU Ext, 550 N. Hwy. 30
Com m , on Children & Families
3:00 p.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse
2nd Tuesday
Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm
Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The
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