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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 2007)
Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, February 1, 2007 Emergency food/shelter fund reduced A 21 percent reduction in federal National Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) funds left local agen- cies with $10,860 in unfunded requests. This is the second consecutive year of reductions in funds for this emergency pro- gram. United Way of Columbia County administers the distri- bution of EFSP funds, but the allocation is determined by a lo- cal board of volunteers repre- senting American Red Cross, VFW, City of Vernonia, home- less, Columbia County Emer- gency Services, Salvation Army, Catholic Church, and re- tired citizens. Funding requests to the EFSP board totaled $41,300. Funds available for distribution totaled $30,440. “The decrease in funding from this program for a second year has made a difficult job even more difficult,” the EFSP Board stated. “We know that requests from our community for emergency services contin- ue to increase. We […] hope everyone understands that the decisions we made were ex- tremely difficult. Thank you for all you do to improve the lives of those in need in our county.” The available funds were al- located as follows: A. Women’s Resource Center, $4,000 – to help defray the cost of shelter for victims of domestic violence. B. Community Action Team, $6,000 – for Emergency Homeless Assistance. C. Columbia Pacific Food Bank, $15,140 – to purchase high protein and emergency food products. D. Turning Point Commu- nity Center, $5,000 for Emer- gency Homelessness Assis- tance. E. United Way of Colum- bia County, $300 – for adminis- trative costs associated with EFSP Board support. The money will be distrib- uted directly from the national board to each agency in 2007. Columbia Circuit Court vacancy Governor Ted Kulongoski is accepting applications for ap- pointment to the Columbia County Circuit Court, due to the retirement of Judge Berkeley County unemployment rate is unchanged Columbia County’s season- ally-adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.9 per- cent in December and down slightly from the year before (6.3 percent). The rate was higher than the statewide rate (5.4 percent) and the national rate (4.5 percent). Total em- ployment dropped by 201 to 22,305 from the previous 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 month and the number of un- employed people was essen- tially unchanged (-4) at 1,359. Total employment this Decem- ber was 536 greater than one year before and 60 fewer peo- ple were unemployed. Unemployment rates for oth- er counties can be found at http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmis j/AllRates. Happy Valentine’s Day S M 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 FEBRUARY 2007 T W T 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 F 2 9 16 23 S 3 10 17 24 S M 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 MARCH 2007 T W T 1 8 7 6 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 F 2 9 16 23 30 S 3 10 17 24 31 Smith effective June 1, 2007. Interested attorneys must submit an Interest Form for Ju- dicial Appointments to the Gov- ernor’s office by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 23. Mail forms to: David Reese, Office of the Governor, 900 Court Street NE, Salem, OR 97301. Governor Kulongoski fills ju- dicial vacancies based on mer- it. Applications from lawyers with a wide variety of back- grounds and experiences are encouraged. ORS 3.041 and 3.050 provide that at the time of appointment to the court, the candidate must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Oregon and a member of the Oregon State Bar. ORS 3.041(5) provides the required length of time for the residency requirements. For additional information, call Cassie Tarr at 503-378- 6246 or go to www.governor. oregon.gov. S 1 8 15 22 29 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 M 2 9 16 23 30 APRIL 2007 T W T 3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 F 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28 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 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.
