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Page 4 The INDEPEPENDENT, August 2, 2007 Homeowners beware: Construction scammers arrive with summer Jeffrey Douglas Wood- house, 34, Vancouver, Wash- ington, was arrested July 18 by the Oregon State Police at the offices of the Construction Con- tractors Board (CCB) on war- rants stemming from a joint in- vestigation by Florence police and the CCB Enforcement sec- tion’s Special Investigations Unit. Woodhouse was arrested on Theft II charges and working as an unlicensed contractor for al- legedly taking a deposit from a 78-year old Florence woman for a garage door installation and not doing the work. Woodhouse is also suspect- ed of taking construction de- posits from other elderly home- owners and not doing work in Warrenton, Eugene, Reedsport and Albany. The CCB has re- Eyes Wide Open for all humanity From page 1 hopes, “We can bring back some empathy for the people of Iraq and see that they are like us.” He asks that people, “Really look at their American values. Is it an American value to occupy a country against their will and to spend scarce resources that are badly need- ed at home?” “Our soldiers are good people who love their country and have been put in an awful situation,” Hunter added. Regardless of anyone’s po- sition on the Iraq War, this ex- hibit offers well-researched in- formation and a powerful look at the human toll. If you get a chance to see it, you will be moved. The exhibit will be at Reed College in Portland on August 4 and in Lincoln City at the Lin- coln City Cultural Center Au- gust 24-26. For more informa- tion, go to www.afsc.org/eyes. ferred the cases to the respec- tive police departments and the Oregon Department of Justice. “Older adults are often targets because they tend to be more trusting,” said Gina Fox, CCB’s Public Information Officer. Protect Yourself From Construction Fraud Every year, unscrupulous in- dividuals pretending to be con- tractors, make their way city-to- city, through neighborhoods and manufactured home parks, looking for victims, mostly the elderly. Sometimes, they offer to pave your driveway, repair your roof, paint your house, or some other improvement with supplies left over from another job. This is a scam. If they do any work, it is completed very quickly, the quality of the work is poor and the repairs usually cost more to fix than the origi- nal estimate. Community Calendar VERNONIA 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 M 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 Sometimes they just take the money and never return. Scam artists working a home improvement scheme typically will be driving a commercial van Please see page 22 Low interest loans available for home repairs, energy saving work Low to moderate income homeowners may qualify for loans with no interest and de- ferred payments for structural repairs, foundation work, ener- gy-saving measures or other health and safety repairs. Oth- er eligible repairs include plumbing, electrical work, roof- ing, windows, weatherization and foundation work. Also in- cluded are siding, furnace and heating systems, dry rot, and septic and drainage systems. Not eligible are new construc- tion, additions, furnishings, ap- pliances, repairs to outbuild- ings, landscape and fencing. Community Action Team ad- ministers the loan program in Columbia, Tillamook and Clat- AUGUST 2007 T W T 2 1 8 7 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 F 3 10 17 24 31 S 4 11 18 25 S M 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 SEPTEMBER 2007 T W T F 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 sop counties. To qualify for the program, you must own and re- side in a home in one of the three counties. Homeowners must meet income guidelines and eligibility requirements. Depending on the source of the loan funds used, loans must be paid back when the property is sold, if the title to the property changes or if the property is no longer the resi- dence of the borrower. For more information, home- owners may call Katie Lewis at 800-955-1675 or 503-397- 1675. Contractors interested in learning more about the pro- gram may call Cindy Peake at 503-325-8098. S S 1 8 15 22 29 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 M 1 8 15 22 29 OCTOBER T W 3 2 10 9 16 17 23 24 30 31 2007 T 4 11 18 25 F 5 12 19 26 S 6 13 20 27 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 7:30 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 Library Commission 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Library 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.
