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The INDEPENDENT, October 6, 2005
Knotweed cannot be eradicated by burning, mowing or digging
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plicator working for Clatsop
SWCD was employed to use
an injection gun to apply
glyphosate (the active ingredi-
ent in Roundup) herbicide to in-
dividual
knotweed
stalks
through the summer.
From late August through
October, the Department of
Agriculture will join forces will
Clatsop SWCD so larger patch-
es, and those farther from wa-
ter, will be sprayed with the
same herbicide. The herbicide
Grad brings business skills back home
Real Estate Broker Andrea
Grant has joined Steve Cal-
houn in the Vernonia office of
Oregon Realty.
Grant, whose maiden name
is Jones, grew up in Vernonia.
After graduating from Vernonia
High School, she took classes
at Pacific University and gradu-
ated from Portland State Uni-
versity. While at Pacific, she
took real estate classes, since
she had always been interest-
ed in real estate. She got her
real estate license in 1998,
started working in the field,
then took a break to marry Ja-
son Grant, another Vernonia
graduate. She returned to work
in real estate in 2001.
Grant, her husband, and two
sons, Nolan and Taylor, moved
back to Vernonia in May of this
year after buying a house listed
with Oregon Realty. That con-
tact with Oregon Realty result-
ed in a decision to bring her
skills to the local market and
leave the commute behind.
The flexibility of real estate
agrees with Grant, not only in
being able to have time with
family, but also being able to
use her skills in any community.
“I’m looking forward to doing
business here in Vernonia, be-
cause it’s home,” said Grant.
Asked why people should
contact her for their real estate
needs, Grant answered, “Be-
cause my heart is in it and Ore-
gon Realty is a great company.”
Andrea Grant
To take advantage of Grant’s
enthusiasm for real estate, and
her local knowledge, she can
be reached at the Vernonia
Oregon Realty office at 825
Bride Street, or by phone at
503-702-1572 (direct) or 503-
429-4300 (office).
Community Calendar
VERNONIA
Alcoholics Anonymous
Mondays
6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Saturdays
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
American Legion Post #119
2nd Thursday
627 Adams Avenue
Arts & Crafts Society
2nd Thursday
2:00 p.m., City Library
Booster Club
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., VHS Library
Boy Scout Troop 201
Tuesdays
7:00 p.m., Scout Cabin
Boy Scout Troop 860
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., LDS Church
Cemetery Beautification Comm.
2nd Thursday
7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill
CERT
4th Wednesday
For Info Call 503-429-6033
Chamber of Commerce
2nd Wednesday
For Info Call 503-429-6081
Community Coalition
2nd Monday
12:30 p.m. School District Ofc.
Cub Scout Pack 201
Scout Cabin
For Info Call 503-429-8133
Doll Club
4th Tuesday
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
Friends of the Library
1st Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library
Hands On Art Committee
1st & 3rd Thursdays
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Izaak Walton League
3rd Thursday
For location call 503-429-7193
Lions Club
1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Buckhorn Restaurant
Nehalem Valley Car Club
For Info Call 503-429-4074
Pioneer Museum
For Info Call 503-429-3713
Preschool Story Hour
Mondays
10:30 a.m., City Library
Upper Nehalem C.P.A.C.
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Venturing Crew 201
1st & 3rd Thursdays 5:30 p.m., Buckhorn Restaurant
Vernonia Airport Committee
3rd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Cares Directors
For Info call 503-429-1414
Vernonia City Council
1st & 3rd Mondays
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Community PTA
3rd Thursday
6:30 p.m., WGS Library
Vernonia Grange
4th Saturday
10:30 a.m., Grange Hall
Vernonia Health Center
2nd Monday
6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St.
Vernonia Planning Comm.
1st & 3rd Thursdays
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Pride
3rd Thursday
1:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Ridge Riders
Last Thursday
7:00 p.m., Senior Center
Vernonia RFPD Board
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
Vernonia School Board
2nd Thursday
6:00 p.m., District Office
Vernonia Sr. Center Board
3rd Friday
1:00 p.m., Senior Center
Vern. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Thursday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters
2nd Monday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
WOEC Directors
3rd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., WOEC
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will be applied only to
Knotweed leaves and care will
be taken not to spray other
plants. Timing and amounts will
be carefully monitored and all
herbicide application regula-
tions followed.
As time and weather condi-
tions allow, patches that have
been injected will be revisited to
kill off any resprouting plants.
Over the next two to three
years, there will be short visits
to check on the treated patch-
es. Any resprouting will be
again treated.
Large areas of bare ground
left after the knotweed is eradi-
cated will be replanted with na-
tive shrubs and trees.
By signing a “Permission to
Access” form, property owners
will allow eradicators to enter
land only to look for Japanese
Knotweed and to treat any that
is found. Eradicators agree to
take responsibility for herbicide
use. The permission form also
allows someone to return for
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two years to check for and
eradicate any small regrowth.
Property owners who would
like to treat the plants them-
selves can receive guidance
and the proper injection and
spray equipment.
Digging up the plant, burning
it and/or mowing it doesn’t work
and will only contribute to its
spread. Many organic means
have been tried to control
knotweed and are essentially
ineffective. One small piece of
living plant can re-infest the
treated area.
The council will keep all in-
formation confidential except to
share the location of identified
knotweed patches with those
involved in assisting with its
control.
Contact Maggie Peyton –
Upper Nehalem Watershed
Council Project Manager at
503-429-2401, or email <info@
nehalem.org> for assistance
and/or additional information.
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MIST-BIRKENFELD
M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg.
2nd Tuesday
M-BRFPD Board Workshop
4th Tuesday
M-B Ambulance Drill
1st & 2nd Thursdays
M-B Fire Drill
1st & 2nd Wednesdays
M-B Helping Circle
2nd Monday
M-B SAR Drill
3rd Wednesday
M-B Volunteer Assoc.
1st Tuesday
Natal Grange
2nd Wednesday
T.O.P.S.
Mondays
Upr Nehalem Watershed Council For date call 429-2401
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7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:30 p.m., Natal Grange Hall
6:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
BANKS
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fridays
8:00 p.m., Methodiist Church
American Legion Post #90
2nd Tuesdays
7:30 p.m., Main Street Post
Banks City Council
2nd Tuesday
7:30 p.m., City Hall
Banks Fire District #13
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Station 13
Banks Planning Commission
Last Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Banks School Board
2nd Monday
7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library
Banks Youth Group
Sundays, Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg.
Chamber of Commerce
1st Thursday
12:30 p.m., Fire District Office
CPO 14
3rd Monday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Friends of the Library
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Lions Club
1st & 3rd Mondays
7:00 p.m., Brown Derby
Sunset Park Assoc.
3rd Wednesday
8:00 p.m., Gun Club
T.O.P.S.
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg.
Women’s Aglow
2nd Thursday
7:00 p.m., City Library
COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.)
Board of Commissioners
Wednesdays
10 a.m., Courthouse
Citizens for Senior Justice
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church
Columbia Soil & Water District
3rd Wednesday
7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes
County Fair Board
2nd Monday
7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg.
County Parks Commission
3rd Monday
6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St.
Mental Health Advisory Comm.
3rd Tuesday
10 a.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse
Comm. on Children & Families
3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 550 N. Hwy. 30
Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm. 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.