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Vernonia, OR 97064
Permit No. 37
Vol. 22, No. 5
“Voice of the Upper Nehalem River Valley”
Time to file for school,
fire district openings
These fur coats are warm!
Filing is now open for posi-
tions on the boards of directors
of school and fire districts. The
election will be on May 15,
2007. All terms are for a period
of four years unless otherwise
specified.
Vernonia School District
Cattle, in the field behind Hawkins Park, did not seem to mind the snow that fell on Tues-
day morning, February 28. Area residents also saw snow fall on February 27.
Vernonia Council sets schedules, Meetings set for
hears possible speed limit change public review of
The Vernonia City Council committee member requested new linear trail
meeting of February 20 was
short, just under an hour long,
and mostly concerned with cal-
endars:
• The supplemental budget
calendar was amended to in-
clude a March 19 public hear-
ing, which was made neces-
sary by additional changes.
• The council’s goal setting
calendar was adopted, includ-
ing workshops to be held on
March 19 and April 16.
• The budget calendar was
sent back for re-work after a
Change of meeting
date for WOEC
West Oregon Electric Coop-
erative’s March board meeting
has been changed from March
20 to March 27.
a change and that other com-
mittee members be contacted
with a proposed calendar.
There was no report from
City Administrator Dick Kline,
who was unable to attend the
meeting.
Chief of Police Mat Work-
man reported on the possibility
of changing the speed limit
from 25 to 20 mph in the down-
town corridor. Council gave
consensus to schedule a town
hall-style workshop in April for
citizen input on the idea.
The next Vernonia City
Council meeting will be March
5, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
March 1, 2007
A Crown-Zellerbach Trail (C-
Z Trail) meeting will be held
Tuesday, March 13, from 7:00
to 9:00 p.m. at the Scout Cab-
in in Hawkins Park, Vernonia.
The purpose of the meeting is
to provide an opportunity for
the general public to see and
discuss the draft plan for the
trail. When the trail is complet-
ed, it will go from the Columbia
slough in Scappoose, to Ver-
nonia Lake.
A Monday, March 12, meet-
ing will also be held in Scap-
poose, same time and same
purpose, at the City of Scap-
poose Council Chambers.
Vernonia St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Saturday, March 17, 2007, 2 PM
Position 1, currently held by
Angie Rhodes, who was ap-
pointed to fill a seat vacated by
Angie Taylor. (2 year term). No
filing yet.
Position 2, currently held by
Randy Hansen, who has indi-
cated that he may not seek an-
other term. No filing yet.
Position 3, currently held by
Tim Titus, who has indicated
that he may not seek another
term. No filing yet.
Position 4, currently held by
Ernie Smith, who was appoint-
ed to fill a seat vacated by Dick
Brunsman. (2 year term). No fil-
ing yet.
Position 7, currently held by
Tammy Jennings, who was ap-
pointed to fill a seat vacated by
Debbie Brown. No filing yet.
Banks School District
Position 3, currently held by
Duane Lundsten. No filing yet.
Position 5, currently held by
Gene Kelly. No filing yet.
Jewell School District
Position 1, currently held by
Oly Schockelt. No filing yet
Position 3, currently held by
Carrie Thompson. No filing yet
Position 5, currently held by
Karl Meier.
Carolyn Eady has filed nom-
ination papers for Position 5.
Mist-Birkenfeld Rural
Fire Protection District
Position 1, currently held by
Stephen Butsko, who has filed
for another term.
Position 2, currently held by
Donna Adams. Adams was ap-
pointed to replace Lauren Ja-
cobson, who resigned.
Banks Fire District
Position 3, currently held by
Mitch Vandehey, who has indi-
cated he will file for another
term.
Position 4, currently held by
Mark Schmidlin, who has indi-
cated he will file for another
term.
Position 5, recently held by
Dick Buchanan, who no longer
lives in the district. No filing yet.
Vernonia Rural Fire
Protection District
Position 2, currently held by
Don Skinner, who will not seek
another term. No filing yet.
Position 3, currently held by
Don Schulte, who has indicat-
ed he will file for another term.
Position 4, currently held by
Jeremy Woodall, who has indi-
cated he will file for another
term.
How to File
Anyone interested in serving
in one of these volunteer posi-
tions must file nomination pa-
pers with their County Elec-
tions office no later than March
15, 2007.
Potential candidates may file
in two different ways. Either
way, they must complete a Fil-
ing of Candidacy for Special
District Nomination form. They
may then choose to pay a
$10.00 fee or, in lieu of a fee,
gather at least 25 signatures of
registered voters within the
boundaries of their School or
Fire District, on a Petition for
Special District Nomination sig-
nature form .