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Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, August 16, 2007 Vote for your 10 favorite dinosaurs Power of the People By W. Marc Farmer, General Manager, West Oregon Electric Cooperative WOEC 63rd Annual Meeting It is time once again for the Annual Membership Meeting for West Oregon Electric Cooperative. This is our 63rd Annual Meeting and we welcome the op- portunity to spend some time with our members, conduct business, and elect directors. Top it all off with a great meal and door prizes and we have a lot of great reasons for our members to come out and join us. This meeting is an important event for our members to attend. As an electric cooperative, we are owned by our members and have a Board of Directors that are elected by and repre- sent the members. This year Directors will be elected for Districts 2 and 5. The Directors serve for three year terms. It is a mail-in ballot, but bal- lots will be available at the meeting for those who misplaced theirs or forgot to send them back. The annual meeting provides our members an opportunity to hear reports from our Board of Directors, the General Manager, Operations Manager, and Manager of Finance and Adminis- tration. They will report on the past year, present, and future state of the cooperative and provide information important for the members to know about their utility. There is also an opportunity for the members to ask questions of the Board and Staff. Registration will be open at 10:00 a.m. and the business meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m., at which time the ballot box will officially be closed. During the meeting we will be making a special presentation to two of our honored guests who have done a great deal for our membership. There are a lot of great reasons to attend, from the door prizes to the information about your util- ity, to the chance to be a part of the cooperative process or have a great meal, we would like to see you there. Speaking of the meal part, it you are planning to attend, you need to contact Sarah Rossi at 503-429-3021 by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 24, so we have an accurate count on the number of meals. The meeting will be held at the Scout Cabin in Hawkins Park on Saturday, August 25. I have al- ways looked forward to the Annual Meetings as we get a chance to interact with our members for the common good of our cooperative. We work hard to provide good electric service for your homes and businesses throughout the year, and this is our chance to share with you how the past year has gone, what we are doing currently, and what the future looks like as we move into the next year. So come be a part of your electric co- operative’s annual meeting. I hope to see you all there. A ferociously lifelike tyrannosaur encourages people to “Vote Rex!” The Oregon Zoo is seeking the public’s help in choosing which prehistoric beasts to feature in a new anima- tronic dino exhibit, set to open in May 2008. Towering dinosaurs sur- round you. One of them, a tyrannosaurus rex, greets you with a ferocious roar. No, he won’t eat you. These fearsome creatures are part of the Ore- gon Zoo’s new dinosaur exhib- Meeting in Astoria on salmon/steelhead recovery The Lower Columbia Recov- ery Stakeholder Team will meet tomorrow, August 17, in Asto- ria, to discuss and review the draft plan for recovery of threat- ened and endangered salmon and steelhead in the Lower Co- lumbia River basin. The meeting is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St, Astoria. The public is invited to attend and time will be sched- uled for public comments. The stakeholder team will discuss the current situation of chinook salmon, chum salmon, coho salmon and steelhead in the Lower Columbia River W illiams M etal F ab Custom Fabrication & Welding All Metals Including Stainless Steel & Aluminum Portable W ELDING A VAILABLE 5 0 3 - 4 2 9 - 8 4 3 1 17819 Noakes Rd., Vernonia, Oregon basin and work toward agree- ment on recovery goals and how to achieve those goals. National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Science Center and Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife re- leased an assessment of the current status of salmon and steelhead populations in the Willamette and Lower Colum- bia basins for public review. The Viability Status of Oregon Salmon and Steelhead Popula- tions in the Willamette and Lower Columbia Basins can be found at www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/ trt/trt_wlc_psr2007.cfm. Stakeholder team members represent watershed councils, agriculture, forestry, conserva- tion, recreation, fishing, com- merce, and utility interests and local and federal governments. Input from the stakeholder team is helping the State of Oregon and NOAA Fisheries in developing a recovery plan for the region of the Lower Colum- bia River that extends from Hood River to Astoria, up- stream to Willamette Falls. The mission of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is to protect and enhance Ore- gon fish and wildlife and their habitats for use and enjoyment by present and future genera- tions. For additional informa- tion, visit www.dfw.state.or. Alley Auto Wrecking ✮ ✮ Gasoline 503-429-7581 Open Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Closed Sunday and Monday 54372 Nehalem Hwy South Vernonia, OR 97064 6 miles south of town on Hwy 47 Accepting unwanted vehicles with clear title it, scheduled to open in May 2008. More than 20 animatronic di- nosaurs are set to arrive next summer, and the zoo is asking the public to help choose which prehistoric beasts should be featured in the exhibit. Visitors to the zoo’s Web site can vote for their favorites among a vari- ety of dinosaurs, from the flesh- eating tyrannosaurus to the plant-eating stegosaurus and the fish-eating baryonyx. To vote and check out the possibilities, visit www.oregon zoo.org/dinos and take the on- line survey. Each dinosaur is built on a steel frame and covered with intricately painted foam-rubber skin. State-of-the-art electron- ics and air pistons power the di- nosaurs’ movements, making them remarkably lifelike. “These realistic dinosaurs will send chills down your spine,” said Tony Vecchio, zoo director. “When people hear the roar of a T. rex or al- losaurus, they’ll be searching for a place to hide.” The exhibit trail will be locat- ed in a lush, tropical setting, similar to the ones dinosaurs once inhabited. The zoo opens at 9:00 a.m. daily and is located just off High- way 26. General admission is $9.75 (12-64), seniors $8.25 (65+), children $6.75 (3-11), and infants 2 and under are free. Ad- ditional information is available at www.oregon zoo.org or by calling 503-226-1561.
