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The INDEPENDENT, September 15, 2005 Page 5 Business Notes Miller will lead OFRI again The board of directors of the Oregon Forest Resources In- stitute (OFRI) has elected Greg Miller of Salem, Weyerhaeuser Company’s government affairs manager for Oregon and Cali- fornia, to a second one-year term as its chair. The board also elected Carol Whipple, who owns and manages the Rocking C Ranch, a family for- age and timber growing opera- tion at Elkton, as its vice chair. OFRI’s board appointed Miller to a vacated board posi- tion in 2002, and the Oregon State Forester reappointed him to a three-year term in 2004. He represents large producers (companies paying the timber harvest tax on more than 100 million board feet annually). The board appointed Whipple to a producer-at-large position in 2001, and in 2004 the State Forester reappointed her to represent small producers (those who pay the harvest tax on less than 20 million board feet annually). OFRI is funded by a portion of Oregon’s tax on timber har- vests. Its board includes repre- sentatives of small, medium and large producer classes and small woodland owners plus members representing employ- ees and the public. The dean of the Oregon State University College of Forestry is an ex of- ficio member. The Oregon Legislature cre- ated OFRI in 1991 to improve understanding of forestry and the state’s forest resources and to encourage sound forest management. Key OFRI pro- grams include forest tours, conferences and forums, sup- port for scientific research, publications, teacher work- shops and classroom educa- tion as well as training work- shops and other educational programs for forest landown- ers. W a u na n am es M cF ad d en a s n e w m ar ke ti n g s p ec i a li s t Aimee McFadden has been named Marketing Specialist for Wauna Federal Credit Union. McFadden is no stranger to customer service and market- ing, with 15 years experience in customer service and sales, over seven years experience in web development, ad develop- ment and marketing campaign development and implementa- tion, more than two years as project manager at a lending in- stitution. She also has a strong computer background including a degree in Microcomputer Programming and Networking. INTRODUCING THE ONLY LOAN THAT PAYS YOU BACK. Fibre lands opened From page 1 the company’s lands west of I- 5 in Cowlitz, Lewis, Wahkia- kum and Pacific Counties in Washington. All other Longview Fibre tim- berlands in Oregon and Wash- ington remain closed to hunt- ing and other public recreation due to continuing forest-fire danger. 4 7J b o ar d d i sc u s s es p ol ic ie s o n co m p la i nt pr oc ed u r es A review of specific board policies and employment con- tracts was the focus of the Sep- tember 8 meeting of the Ver- nonia School District Board of Directors. Director Kim Wallace had requested the review as a follow-up to the workshop pre- sented last month by the Ore- gon School Boards Association (OSBA). Board members attending the first meeting of the new school year included chairman Randy Hansen, Tim Titus, Cari Levenseller, Angie Taylor and Wallace. Board members Deb- bie Brown and Dick Brunsman were not at the meeting. Superintendent Mike Fun- derburg told the board that, as members of OSBA, Vernonia receives new and revised poli- cies that provide legal require- ments and references. The two sets of policies reviewed de- scribe acceptable avenues of communication and outline complaint procedures. Policies developed by OSBA are de- signed to keep the board out of [legal] trouble and “in some ways we may be headed that way” according to Funderburg. District policies say that all formal communications should be made through the superin- tendent and follow the estab- lished line of authority ap- proved by the board. Wallace asked several questions to clarify how communications from staff, or members of the public, can be evaluated. Infor- mal conversations may not need to be referred to the for- mal process, but complaints that may require action should be referred to the appropriate level, Funderburg explained. Board members should not ac- cept information about a dis- pute or complaint outside of board meetings, he said, be- cause the board is the final – not the first – step in the resolu- tion process. Information re- Please see page19 You heard us right, so come see us. As soon as you come to. For a limited time, get our EquiLine Home Equity Line of Credit and you’ll get more than a great rate — you’ll get a rebate. We’ll give you back 10% of the interest you pay, for 3 years. Plus no closing costs, points or fees, and our Five Star Service Guarantee. Best of all, if rates increase, we’ll increase your reward. So hurry. Before we change our minds. 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