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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (April 19, 2007)
Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, April 19, 2007 Special District ballots ready for mailing Ballots will arrive soon, if they’re not already in your mail- box for the May 15, 2007, Spe- cial Districts Election. Voters will decide who they want to have on school boards, fire dis- trict boards and other special districts. Most positions have only one candidate, but some, par- ticularly in the Jewell School District, will present choices. A few vacancies may be filled by write-in votes, otherwise the position will be filled by appoint- ment. Here is a round-up of candidates in The Independent circulation area. Banks School District Position 3, Duane Ludsten Position 5, Gene Kelly and Kathleen Edison Vernonia School District Position 1, Angie Rhodes Position 2, NO CANDIDATE Position 3, Tim Bamburg Position 4, Ernest (Ernie) W. Smith Position 7, Tammy Jennings Jewell School District Position 1, Gerald L. Coy and Allen Foster Position 3, Cathy Rozinek and Tania Skinner Position 5, Carolyn Eady and Karl E. Meier Portland Community College District Zone 7, Marilyn McGlasson Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District Position 2, Joel R. Glass and Tim Buchanan Position 3, Don Schulte Position 4, Jeremy Woodall Banks Fire District #13 Position 2, Mitch Vandehey Position 4, Mark Schmidlin Position 5, Michael W Durham Elsie-Vine Maple Rural Fire Protection District Position 1, Rick L. Luttrel Position 2, Lisa Clapp Position 4, Jobina Lacock Mist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire Protection District Position 1, Stephen Butsko Position 2, Donna Adams Columbia 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District Zone 1, Dee Wooley, Clats- kanie Zone 2, Edmund L Clark, St. Helens; Wes McMahan, Rainier; Joshua Marks, Columbia City Zone 4, Katharine Denckla, Vernonia Clatsop County Rural Law Enforcement Dist. Zone 3, Burr Allegaert, War- renton Zone 4, Dave A. Samuelson, Jewell Community Calendar VERNONIA Al-Anon Fridays 7:00 p.m. Grange Hall Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays & 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 6:30 p.m., City Hall 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 Municipal Airport Committee 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Narcotics Anonymous Saturdays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Pioneer Museum For Info Call 503-429-3713 Public Works Committee 4th Tuesday 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 1 8 15 22 29 M 2 9 16 23 30 VPD officers honored by peers From page 1 perts in Police Canine, for what is now known as the ACCJT National Canine Standards and Grant Program. Sgt. Kay also assisted in the development of the ACCJT “Active Shooter Instructor De- velopment Program” which teaches small law enforcement agencies how to effectively re- spond and stop the threat in an active shooter situation. Sgt. Kay was also recog- nized for his work in develop- ment and mentoring of depart- mental instructors from around the Northwest as a Survival Skills instructor, Defensive Tac- tics instructor and continued development of the National CARES program, which in- cludes a Women’s Self-De- fense Program. Sgt. Kay was promoted to Assistant Director of the AC- CJT after a vote of the National Council. Sgt. Kay is responsi- 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 S M 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 MAY 2007 T W T 1 2 3 10 8 9 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31 F 4 11 18 25 S 5 12 19 26 ble for the direct supervision of all ACCJT activities in Wash- ington and Oregon. Director Webb described Sgt. Kay as one of the top law enforcement trainers he has worked with. Director Webb is a 22-year law enforcement trainer, former director of the Montana Public Safety Academy and is now captain at the Oregon Depart- ment of Public Safety Training Academy. Webb is considered a national expert in Law En- forcement Practices, Use of Force and Training. The American Council on Criminal Justice Training is a national non-profit organization with over 3300 members. They currently provide training and program development for near- ly all Oregon law enforcement organizations, plus organiza- tions in Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Montana. S M JUNE 2007 T W T 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 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 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 F 1 8 15 22 29 S 2 9 16 23 30 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
