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The INDEPENDENT, January 18, 2007
ODFW seeks leaders for angling classes
If you have a passion for
fishing and want to share your
love of the sport with others,
the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife is looking for you.
The ODFW’s Angler and
Aquatic Education Program is
recruiting individuals to be-
come instructors to introduce
children and adults to the sport
of fishing. You must be at least
21 years-old to participate in
the instructor program.
“It is very rewarding to see
children and adults excited
about fishing and instructors
play an important role in mak-
ing sure the learning environ-
ment is a positive experience,”
said ODFW Angler and Aquatic
Education Program Coordina-
tor Chris Willard.
The Angler and Aquatic Edu-
cation Program is a certified
training program that teaches
Angling Skills, Angler Ethics
and Responsibilities, Water
Safety and Basic Understand-
ing of Aquatic Ecology.
Training courses are avail-
able over the next three months
at the following locations; Janu-
ary 27 in Bend, February 17 in
Salem and March 3 in La
Grande.
This training will provide in-
dividuals with the knowledge
and skills needed to success-
fully share their fishing expert-
ise with others. Programs are
conducted throughout Oregon
in conjunction with a variety of
groups including schools, boys
and girls clubs, 4-H, police ath-
letic leagues, scouting troops,
Campfire Girls groups, park
and recreation departments,
senior centers and retail stores.
“Getting involved in the An-
gler and Aquatic Education
Program is a great way to give
back to the sport,” said Willard.
If interested, contact Willard
at 503-947-6017, or by email at
chris.a.willard@state.or.us.
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Community Calendar
VERNONIA
Al-Anon
Fridays
7:00 p.m. Grange Hall
Alcoholics Anonymous
Mondays
6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursdays
6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
American Legion Post #119
2nd Thursday
7:00 p.m., 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 503-429-3018
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 503-429-4250
Friends of the Library
1st Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library
Girl Scouts, Neighborhood 4-2
For Info Call 503-429-8133
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
Narcotics Anonymous
Saturdays
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Pioneer Museum
For Info Call 503-429-3713
Public Works Committee
2nd & 4th Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Venturing Crew 201
1st & 3rd Thursdays 5:30 p.m., Buckhorn Restaurant
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
7:00 p.m., WGS Library
Vernonia Grange
3rd Monday
7:00 p.m., Grange Hall
Vernonia Health Center
2nd Monday
6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St.
Vernonia Learning Center
1st Wednesday
7:00 p.m., VLC
Vernonia Parks Committee
3rd Wednesday
6:30 p.m., City Hall
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
2nd 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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Climate change is topic of lecture
Dr. David Orr, professor of
environmental studies at Ober-
lin College, will give an Oregon
State University Starker Lec-
ture January 25, discussing “To
Ourselves and Our Posterity:
Climate Change and the Rights
to Life, Liberty and Property.”
The talk will begin at 4:00 p.m.
in the ballroom at the CH2M
HILL Alumni Center.
The focus of the expanded
2006-2007 Starker Lecture Se-
ries is the 100th anniversary of
forestry in the Pacific North-
west. Modern forestry in Ore-
gon traces its roots to the first
forestry program at what is now
OSU where the College of
Forestry is celebrating its 100th
anniversary this year.
Four more lectures are
scheduled for 2007, including:
• Forest Industry Globaliza-
tion and Consolidation: A Fam-
ily-held Company’s Perspec-
tive, February 15 by Andrew
Miller, president and chief ex-
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• Haida Gwaii’s Forests:
Sustaining Culture and Long-
Term Islands-Stability, March
15 by Terri-Lynn Williams-
Davidson, attorney, White
Raven Law.
• Preparing Resource Pro-
fessionals for an Uncertain
World, April 5 by Jerry Franklin,
professor of ecosystem sci-
ence, University of Washington.
• Science and the Sustain-
ability Transition, May 3 by
Pamela Matson, dean of the
School of Earth Sciences,
Stanford University
The Starker Lecture Series
is sponsored by the Starker
Family in memory of T.J. and
Bruce Starker, leaders of mod-
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sionaries for sustainable fores-
try in Oregon.
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go to www.cof.orst.edu/starker
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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
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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
7:30 p.m., Natal Grange Hall
6:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
BANKS
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fridays
7:00 p.m., Methodist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesdays
7:30 p.m., Methodist 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.
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.