The INDEPENDENT, October 6, 2005
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Business Notes
Continuing work learned in childhood System results from combined
Need carpet, flooring, or up-
holstery? Looking for more per-
sonalized service and good
prices? Clint Vandehey Carpet
& Upholstery in Cornelius can
help. They offer lower prices for
Customers will find friendly, professional service at Clint
Vandehey Carpet & Upholstery.
the same or better quality than
can be found in the “Big Box”
stores.
Clint Vandehey Carpet &
Upholstery has a wide selec-
tion of carpet and flooring, with
over a hundred and twenty car-
pet styles to choose from, as
well as a full line of vinyl and
laminate flooring. Estimates
are free, even in outlying areas.
Vandehey learned uphol-
stery working in the shop his fa-
ther and grandfather ran while
he was growing up in Banks. In
1985, he went to work for Dave
Kemper and bought the store
from Kemper in 1994. Vande-
hey expanded from upholstery
to add floor coverings in 2000.
Explaining how he can beat
big store prices, Vandehey said,
“Low overhead allows me to of-
fer lower prices while providing
excellent customer service.”
Clint Vandehey Carpet &
Upholstery is still in its original
location, 1216 Baseline in Cor-
nelius, open Monday through
Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. and on Saturdays from
10:00 a.m. til noon. The phone
number is 503-357-4424.
If you want experienced, li-
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Carpet & Upholstery.
Boise to fund study on salvage harvest
Boise Cascade announced
September 12 that the compa-
ny will fund a scientific review
by technical experts in forest
restoration to determine the im-
pact on forest health of salvage
harvesting and replanting. Tom
Stephens, Boise chairman and
CEO, made the commitment at
a meeting initiated with the
Rainforest Action Network
(RAN) in San Francisco to get
input on Boise’s environmental
policy.
It is Stephens’ philosophy to
solicit feedback from a variety
of stakeholders on how the
company can improve its wood
procurement and environmen-
tal methods.
“One of our core values is to
manage our businesses to sus-
tain environmental resources
for future generations,” he said.
“We feel it is important to seek
input from environmental or-
ganizations, government agen-
cies, academia, and others on
how to sustain and restore for-
est resources.”
Talks with RAN made it clear
that more scientific fact is need-
ed on the impact on forest
health of removing trees de-
stroyed by wildfires and re-
planting those forests, he ex-
plained.
“Utilizing salvage logging to
help restore burned and dis-
eased forests is an area Boise
and
some
environmental
groups have differing opinions,”
said Stephens. “We believe a
study by technical forest ex-
perts will give us the quantified
science we need to improve
our ability to make responsible
timber purchase decisions.”
Boise implemented a policy
of not harvesting from old-
growth forests in 2004. The
company also committed to
support public forest managers
in their efforts to maintain and
restore forest health, which of-
ten leads to harvesting in over-
stocked areas at high risk for
catastrophic fire and areas de-
stroyed by wildfires. These ar-
eas are typically replanted after
harvest.
Some environmental groups
have filed lawsuits to stop two
salvage harvests on timber
sales made by the U.S. Forest
Service to Boise. The lawsuits
have not yet been resolved by
the courts.
“We feel the U.S. Forest
Service practices rigorous sci-
ence,” Stephens said. “How-
ever, additional opinions from
forest experts will help all par-
ties better understand how to
restore forests that have been
burned, are overgrown, or are
infected with disease and sus-
ceptible to fire.”
efforts of emergency agencies
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radio system, particularly when
radio traffic is heavy, to support
coordination of responses and
resources,” said St. Helens Po-
lice Chief Steve Salle, a lead
coordinator of the project.
Wireless data also provides
a method of communicating
sensitive information between
the dispatcher and the first re-
sponder when wireless tele-
phone conversation is not pos-
sible or available. The system
is expandable, allowing local
public safety agencies to in-
clude access to maps and map
overlays, pre-fire plans, haz-
ardous materials information,
criminal records and other data
bases.
The communications district,
police, fire and emergency
medical agencies in Columbia
County joined together in ap-
plying for Homeland Security
grant funding to obtain the sys-
tem. “This is a good example of
how the public safety agencies
based in Columbia County
work together to maximize re-
sources,” said Sally Jones, ad-
ministrator for Columbia 9-1-1
Communications District.
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