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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, March 1, 2007 County needs citizen planners Board of Forestry schedules multi-purpose meeting The Oregon Board of Forestry will discuss prelimi- nary work on a vision for the role and contributions of feder- al forestlands in Oregon at its March 7 meeting in Salem. Other subjects before the board will include conserving coastal salmon runs, managing smoke from controlled forest- land burning, and measuring the benefits that state-man- aged forests produce. Key agenda items include: Federal Forestlands Adviso- ry Committee – The board will meet with members of its Fed- eral Forestlands Advisory Com- mittee, which was formed re- cently to assist in fulfilling Gov. Kulongoski’s charge to “create a unified vision of how federal lands should contribute” to the sustainability of Oregon’s for- ests. Of the 28.5 million acres of forest in the state, about 60 percent are managed by the federal government. For more information on the committee, visit <www.oregon.gov/ODF/B OARD/FFAC.shtml>. Smoke management rules – Dept. of Forestry Fire Program staff will present proposed rule changes to the Oregon Smoke Management Plan. At its Janu- ary 3 meeting, the board ex- pressed concern over some of the draft rule changes, includ- ing criteria for designating ar- eas considered particularly sensitive to the intrusion of smoke from logging slash. Coastal salmon runs – Pri- vate Forests Program staff will give a briefing on a new strate- gy to conserve coastal coho salmon runs. Forest landowner representatives, the depart- ment and the public took part in the planning process. The plan, to be presented to the Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission for adoption on March 17, seeks to conserve and restore coho populations. State forests performance measures – The board will con- tinue its discussion of perform- ance measures for evaluating the management of state forestlands, and will consider a proposed final package of per- formance measures for adop- tion. The department has draft- ed a range of measures de- signed to help the board deter- mine over time if these public lands are providing appropriate environmental, social and eco- nomic outcomes. Elliott State Forest plans – State Forests Program staff will present a status report on the draft revised Elliott State Forest Management Plan and the draft Habitat Conservation Plan for the Elliott. The former will guide managers of the 93,000-acre forest northeast of Coos Bay in maintaining a sustainable, 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 503-819-0143 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 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 Vernonia Transfer Station 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Behind VHS 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 even-flow harvest of timber and resulting revenue to the Com- mon School Fund, while provid- ing for fish and wildlife habitat. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. at ODF headquar- ters, in the Tillamook Room, Bldg. C, 2600 State St. The meeting is public, and com- ments will be received on forestry-related items not in- cluded in the agenda between 8-8:30 a.m. Members of the public wishing to comment on specific agenda items will have opportunity to do so during the time each item is scheduled. Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services or assis- tance can be arranged by call- ing the Oregon Department of Forestry Agency Affairs Office at least 48 hours before the meeting - 503-945-7200, text telephone 503-945-7213 (in Salem). 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 S 1 8 15 22 29 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 The Columbia County Board of Commissioners is soliciting applications from county citi- zens who are interested in serving on the nine member Planning Commission, or to fill vacancies as alternate mem- bers. Representation is need- ed for the areas of Scappoose, Clatskanie and the north coun- ty Rainier, but all applicants will be considered. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month with agenda items and infor- mation packets mailed to members one week in ad- vance. Training seminars are available. If you are interested in serv- ing on the commission and shaping the development in Columbia County, please con- tact the Board of Commission- ers Office at 503-397-4322 for interest forms. S M 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 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 MAY 2007 T W T 1 3 2 9 8 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31 F 4 11 18 25 S 5 12 19 26 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.
