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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
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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
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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.
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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.