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Newspaper Page TextPage 4 T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , J u ly 7, 20 05 Planning for “National Night Out" Emergency equipment to be on display F ro m p a g e 1 d a y fa ir w ill be to d isp la y the M o b ile D a ta T e rm in a ls th a t ha ve be en ne w ly in sta lle d in v a rio u s e m e rg e n c y re sp o n s e ve h icle s. F undin g fo r the te rm i nals ca m e fro m a su cce ssfu l H o m e la n d S e cu rity grant. O th e r a ctivitie s w ill include s a fe ty o u ta g e in fo rm a tio n by C o lu m b ia R iver P e o p le ’s U tility D is tric t (C R P U D ), and 9-1-1 c a ll d e m o n s tra tio n s by d is p a tch e rs fro m the C o lu m b ia 9- 1-1 E m e rg e n c y C o m m u n ic a tio n s D istrict. C o lu m b ia C ou nty S h e r iff’s D e p a rtm e n t m a rin e d e p u tie s w ill d is p la y th e ir e m e r g e n c y ve h icle s, w hile G ru m p y ’s Tow ing w ill tow in som e s e ri H ANEY IRONWORKS Custom Metal Fabrication Ornamental Iron Gates & Fencing Wrought Iron Fabrication Mobile Welding & Repairs Call for a quote: 503-730-4944 CCB# 116256 van. S p o n so rs fo r the E m ergen cy S e rv ic e s F a ir in c lu d e B o ise C asca de, C R P U D , the C ities of St. H elens and S capp oo se, C o lu m b ia E n fo rce m e n t N arcotics Team (C E N T), O pu s In tera c tiv e , S a n d e rs o n S afety, M o to ro la , Inc., G ru m p y ’s Towing, E v o s u s S o lu tio n s , F ire -M e d , A uto A d d itio n s, Insu ran ce S e r vic e s N orthw est, and S unb elt C orp o ra tio n . Don’t miss the Columbia County Fair July 22 - 23, 2005 ■ ■ VERNONIA 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 Wednesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 2nd Thursday Cemetery Beautification Comm 4th W ednesday CERT 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 Izaak Walton League 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Lions Club Nehalem Valley C ar Club Pioneer Museum Mondays Preschool Story Hour 2nd Tuesday Upper Nehalem C.P.A.C. 1 st & 3rd Thursdays Venturing Crew 201 3rd W ednesday Vernonia Airport Committee Vernonia Cares Directors 1 st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia City Council 3rd Thursday Vernonia Comm unity PTA 4th Saturday Vernonia Grange 2nd Monday Vernonia Health Center 1 st & 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 W O EC Directors O n A u g u st 2, the V ernonia P olice D e p a rtm e n t w ill jo in the N ational A sso cia tio n of Town W atch (N A TW ) to p a rticip a te in th e 2 2 n d a n n u a l “ N a tio n a l N ight O u t” (N N O ) fro m 6:0 0 to 8 :0 0 p.m . at A n d e rso n Park. T h e N N O is a crim e p re v e n tion e ve n t invo lvin g o ve r 34 m il lion pe o p le in m o re tha n 10,000 co m m u n itie s a cro ss the nation. O n A u g u st 2, th e se c o m m u n i tie s w ill jo in fo rce s to prom o te p o lic e -c o m m u n ity p a rtn e rsh ip s; crim e, drug and violen ce p re v e n tio n ; and n e ig h b o rh o o d u n i ty. V ernonia is on e of 30 O re gon c o m m u n itie s re gistered to p a rticip a te in N NO . For the V ern onia N N O c e le bration, C h ie f of P olice M athew W orkm an is see king the help of m any o rg a n iza tio n s. P lans in clud e pa rticip a tio n by the V er nonia Fire D ep artm ent, M etro- W est A m b u la n c e S e rv ic e , A m erica n Red C ross, V ernonia Lions and others. T h ere w ill be fre e BBQ , raffles, m usic, and o u sly d a m a g e d cars th a t w ere in v o lv e d in d rin k in g /d riv in g cra shes. O S P w ill sho w off the new cars th e y are using in the ir A g g re s s iv e D riv e r E d u c a tio n P ro g ra m (A D E P ), a n d th e A m erica n Red C ross w ill bring se ve ra l D isaste r R esp onse Ve hicles including a m a ss fee ding 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 503-429-6033 For Info Call 503-429-6081 12:30 p.m. School District Ofc. For Info Call 503-429-8133 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 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 s M JULY 2005 T W T 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 F 1 8 15 22 29 s 2 9 16 23 30 s 7 14 21 28 M 1 8 15 22 29 AUGUST 2005 T W T 4 2 3 11 10 9 17 18 16 24 23 25 30 31 F 5 12 19 26 s 6 13 20 27 o th e r a ctivitie s. T h e nig ht w ill be fun w h ile sho w in g th a t Ver- n o n ia n s are unified in th e ir fig h t a g a in s t crim e. B u sin e sse s and in d ivid u a ls can help in any of the follo w in g w ays, p a rtic u la rly the first one: • C om e o u t w ith y o u r fa m ily and p a rtic ip a te on A u g u s t 2 fro m 6:0 0 to 8 :0 0 p.m . • M ake a d o n a tio n of go o d s a n d /o r se rv ic e s (m eat, buns, chips, co o kie s, cake s, etc). • M ake a m o n e ta ry c o n trib u tion o r give a new item to be used as a raffle prize. C o n ta c t C h ie f W orkm an at th e V e rn o n ia P o lic e D e p a rt m e nt re garding d o natio ns. T h is y e a r’s N A TW national c o rp o ra te s p o n s o r o f N N O is Target. N A TW has also p a rt nered w ith the U.S. D e p a rt m e n t o f H o m e la n d S e c u rity (D H S ) to p ro m o te the “ R e a d y” ca m p a ig n , a n a tiona l e ffo rt to p re p a re A m e ric a n s fo r e m e r g e n cie s, fro m natural d isa ste rs to poten tial te rro ris t attacks. s 4 11 18 25 SEPTEMBER 2005 T „W T F 1 2 8 9 5 6 7 14 IS 16 12 13 23 20 21 22 19 27 28 29 30 26 M s 3 10 17 24 M IS T-B JR K EN E E LD 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 1 st & 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 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 C PO 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 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 1 st Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m., City Library 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Schlegel Hall 1 st & 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 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 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 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 Comm . 3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 550 N. Hwy. 30 Com m , 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.