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The INDEPENDENT, May 17, 2007
Council meeting included proclamations, citizen comments, more
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representing Metro West
Ambulance and local EMS per-
sonnel, presented Harrison
with a plaque recognizing the
city’s support of EMS services.
Officer Jeff Dalrymple
Vernonia’s newest Police Of-
ficer, Jeff Dalrymple, was sworn
in. Dalrymple’s most recent job
was as a reserve officer in Mil-
waukie, though he has helped
out in Vernonia at several Jam-
borees in recent years.
Council responses to Topics
from the Floor are usually in-
cluded in the next council meet-
ing, not at the time the topic is
brought up. Topics from the
Floor included;
• Scott Laird telling council
that the Bicycle Skills Park proj-
ect just received the news the
project had received a $5,000
grant from Bikes Belong of
Boulder, Colorado.
• Pamela Cohen telling the
council that she understood
that one option for use of efflu-
ent from the sewer upgrade
was to put it in Vernonia Lake
(see more information in her
Letter to the Editor in this is-
sue). Mayor Sally Harrison told
Cohen that, “You have gotten a
lot of misinformation,” and, “Af-
ter going to one Public Works
(PW) meeting, you are way be-
hind on this.” Harrision went on
to encourage Cohen, saying
that being a member of the PW
committee would be very help-
ful to her.
Clark McGaugh asked coun-
cil which of them agreed or dis-
agreed with the letter he re-
ceived from City Administrator
M.R. “Dick” Kline and asked
that they let him know by next
council meeting (information
from the letter was included in
the May 3 Opinion in The Inde-
pendent). He went on to ex-
press concern about the hiring
process that was used to hire
Kline, specifically that no other
applicants were considered
and that the standard full back-
ground check had been can-
celled by Mayor Harrison.
No action was taken on a
conditional use request to Co-
lumbia County for a dog rescue
facility on Airport Road. Parks
Committee had recommended
the city object to the use be-
cause of potential problems at
adjacent Airport Park. Council
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
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did not make a recommenda-
tion to the county because of
contradictory information. They
will seek accurate information.
City Administrator Kline told
council he knows the Learning
Center has been a source of
contention and that when he
got here last July the city had
not collected a penny of the
$500,000 grant to build the
Learning Center. Kline said
that the city has received
$492,000 and hopes to close
the grant this year. Kline went
on to say, “Jesse (Jones) is re-
sponsible for that. Jesse is
about a $550,000 achievement
in my book.”
In other business;
• Harrison distributed checks
from the proceeds of the May-
or’s Ball, held December 31,
2006, with $1,000 to the Ver-
nonia Community Learning
Center for a scholarship fund,
$500 to Hands on Art, and $500
to the Lions Club skateboard
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park project.
• Council unanimously ap-
proved the second reading, by
title only, of ordinances estab-
lishing new committees for the
Vernonia Public Library and the
Vernonia Airport.
• Council unanimously ap-
proved the first reading, by title
only, of ordinances establishing
new committees for the ceme-
tery, public works, and the Ver-
nonia Community Learning
Center.
• Mayor Harrison read a let-
ter from 2006 Jamboree Queen
Sahrina Smith. Smith was
seeking donations to help her
as she enters the National
American Miss Oregon Teen
Pageant. Harrison said there
were no city funds available for
this, but that anyone wishing to
donate could contact Shirlee
Daughtry.
The next regular council
meeting will be May 21, at City
Hall, starting at 7:00 p.m.
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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
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
7:00 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.