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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 2005)
Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, December 1, 2005 Parking ideas presented at workshop A workshop on public park- ing preceded the Vernonia City Council meeting, November 12. Council heard some recom- mendations from the Planning Commission and there was dis- cussion with the audience. One suggestion was to make Jefferson Avenue, Shady Lane, and Madison Avenue one way so 45 degree parking could be used and/or to use Shady Lane for RV day-use parking. All of the ideas will be included as possibilities and parking information will be in- cluded in the Comprehensive Plan that the City will be work- ing on early in 2006. When the council meeting This Year Give a Gift Subscription to The INDEPENDENT Only $15.00 per year. Call 503-429-9410 Today! was convened, City Administra- tor Robyn Bassett asked for council permission to move for- ward with the Learning Center project so bids can be solicited and grant monies requested. Council approved Bassett’s plan to get the Learning Center underway. Council heard the first read- ing of an ordinance change that will prohibit the use of remote control planes at Vernonia Air- port. In other business, council: • Set a public hearing for De- cember 5 at 7:00 p.m. on the Hazard Mitigation Plan, • Approved the transfer of the lease on old city hall from Dixie Palmer to Rietta Behnke and Sharon Bernal, • Heard from Bassett about some improvements at Spenc- er Park, • Approved an employment contract with Chief of Police Mathew Workman. 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 4:00 p.m., City Hall 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 S M 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 Emergency Management Summit An Emergency Management Summit for all Public Safety and Homeland Security County stakeholders will be held Mon- day, December 12, beginning Bassett honors From page 1 “I am extremely proud of Robyn and am looking forward to the benefit to the citizens of Vernonia,” said Mayor Sally Harrison. “She is to be congratulated for her diligence. She has been running the city in addition to attending classes and we couldn’t be more proud of her,” Harrison added. Bassett was appointed inter- im City Administrator in August of 2004 and was officially ap- pointed to the position in Feb- ruary, 2005. She has worked for the City of Vernonia for 17 years and was Director of Pub- lic Works prior to accepting the City Administrator position. DECEMBER 2005 T W T F 1 2 7 9 8 6 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 S 3 10 17 24 31 S 1 8 15 22 29 M 2 9 16 23 30 JANUARY 2006 T W T F 4 5 3 6 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 31 S 7 14 21 28 at 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by Co- lumbia County, the meeting will be held at the Rainier Senior Center, 48 7th St. West. The meeting will provide an opportunity for local public safety and homeland security stakeholders to discuss the status of emergency manage- ment and homeland security in Columbia County. Topics for discussion will be how emer- gency management and home- land security have changed, how to sustain and improve the County’s efforts, provide edu- cation and assure compliance with federal and state man- dates, and other related issues. Ken Murphy, Director of Ore- gon Emergency Management will attend the summit to an- swer questions and describe how the federal and state regu- lations and the focus of those regulations have shifted from natural disaster preparedness to homeland security. S M 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 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 FEBRUARY 2006 T W T 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 F 3 10 17 24 S 4 11 18 25 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.
